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SUMMARY:Felted Woodland Creatures - Wool Ornament Making with Buffalo Street Books
DESCRIPTION:Make some felted woodland creatures with Sheepy Hollow and Buffalo Street Books! Participants will learn how to craft two woodland creature ornaments of their choosing: an owl\, fox\, badger\, deer\, and/or bear. All materials will be provided. 🌱🍄🌳🦉🦝 $15 – $25 sliding scale\, all materials provided.
URL:https://www.downtownithaca.com/event/felted-woodland-creatures-wool-ornament-making-with-buffalo-street-books/
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:20251202T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251202T180000
DTSTAMP:20260427T112223
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SUMMARY:ON THE MOORS OF OMAHA: AN EVENING WITH TREBBE JOHNSON
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Buffalo Street Books with Trebbe Johnson for an author reading and conversation of ON THE MOORS OF OMAHA \nAbout the author: \nTrebbe Johnson is the author of Fierce Consciousness: Surviving the Sorrows of Earth and Self\, Radical Joy for Hard Times: Finding Meaning and Making Beauty in Earth’s Broken Places\, and other books\, as well as many articles and essays that explore the human bond with nature. She is also the founder of the global community Radical Joy for Hard Times\, devoted to finding and making beauty in wounded places. Trebbe speaks five languages; has camped alone in the Arctic wilderness; studied classical Indian dance; and worked as an artist’s model\, a street sweeper in an English village\, and an award-winning multimedia producer. She has led contemplative journeys in a clear-cut forest\, Ground Zero in New York City\, the Sahara Desert\, and with military veterans. She lives in Ithaca\, New York. \nON THE MOORS OF OMAHA: Essays \nTrebbe Johnson neither hides from pain nor romanticizes joy. In the distinctive voice for which she is known\, she explores how the true value of a sacred site is not always where we think it is\, how a motorcycle ride upended a fear of desire\, how it’s possible to make friends with a clearcut forest\, and other pieces that bring startling new perspectives to things we often take for granted. These sixteen essays not only chart one woman’s journey through a passionate life\, they inspire all of us to open up to the marvels that are waiting to reveal themselves.
URL:https://www.downtownithaca.com/event/on-the-moors-of-omaha-an-evening-with-trebbe-johnson/
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:20251121T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251121T180000
DTSTAMP:20260427T112223
CREATED:20251114T205509Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251114T205509Z
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SUMMARY:BOOK SIGNING WITH DR. CHRIS ELLIS - RESILIENT CITIZENS: THE PEOPLE\, PERILS\, AND POLITICS OF MODERN PREPAREDNESS
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Buffalo Street Books with Dr. Chris Ellis for a discussion and signing of RESILIENT CITIZENS \nAbout the book: Resilience is a mindset. From war zones to wildfires\, pandemics to power outages\, the threats we face today seem bigger\, scarier\, and more unrelenting than ever before. Why\, then\, does society take a critical view of those who prepare for the worst while hoping for the best? Why do so many people write them off as crazy\, conspiracy-minded “doomsday preppers”?\nIn Resilient Citizens\, Army officer and disaster expert Dr. Chris Ellis challenges the myths\, dismisses the fearmongering\, and takes a much-needed\, long-overdue scholarly look not just at prepper culture in America\, but our overall social\, physical\, intellectual\, emotional\, and spiritual health. This isn’t another doomsday prepper guide or government-endorsed emergency brochure. It’s a deep dive into the people\, perils\, and politics of preparedness—from ranchers in the Rockies to policymakers globally—and a call to action for those who refuse to outsource their safety to luck or bureaucracy. \nAbout the author: Dr. Chris Ellis is a career Army officer\, disaster readiness expert\, and lifelong student of how people\, communities\, and nations prepare for the worst. With over twenty-six years of military service—including time in combat zones and collaborative work across five continents—Chris has seen firsthand what resilience looks like under pressure.\nChris holds a Ph.D. in Government from Cornell University\, along with four other advanced degrees covering public policy\, military strategy\, and international security. His work blends academic insight with boots-on-the-ground experience\, tackling big-picture threats like civil unrest\, nuclear catastrophe\, economic collapse\, and even the end of the world.
URL:https://www.downtownithaca.com/event/book-signing-with-dr-chris-ellis-resilient-citizens-the-people-perils-and-politics-of-modern-preparedness/
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:20251119T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251119T183000
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CREATED:20251001T142731Z
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SUMMARY:LET’S READ + TALK ABOUT CLIMATE - CLIMATE LIT. DISCUSSION
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Buffalo Street Books for community-led conversations about climate change\, as we discuss We Will Be Jaguars: A Memoir of My People and The Hunger and The Hunger – which will also have free article printouts available at BSB!
URL:https://www.downtownithaca.com/event/lets-read-talk-about-climate-climate-lit-discussion/
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:20251115T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251115T160000
DTSTAMP:20260427T112223
CREATED:20251027T165502Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251027T165502Z
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SUMMARY:"Mindful By Nature" Book Launch with Tim Drake and Jason Hamilton
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the official book launch of “Mindful by Nature: The Inner Work of Being Outdoors” and a conversation and book signing with authors Tim Drake and Jason Hamilton.  \nAuthor bios:  \nTim Drake has worked in environmental education for over twenty-five years\, with a focus on nature connection\, mindfulness\, and natural history. He is a cofounder of Primitive Pursuits in Ithaca\, NY. \nJason Hamilton is Professor in the Department of the Environment at Ithaca College. He is the founder and Education Director of the Ithaca College Natural Lands reserve system. \nBook description: Connection to the natural world\, to community\, and to ourselves is fundamental to our well-being. When we nurture these connections\, we thrive\, drawing strength from the web of interdependence that sustains life. In an increasingly fragmented and urbanized world\, accessing nature and knowing how to engage with it can be challenging. “Mindful by Nature” points the way\, bridging nature connection and mindfulness practices.
URL:https://www.downtownithaca.com/event/mindful-by-nature-book-launch-with-tim-drake-and-jason-hamilton/
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:20251109T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251109T160000
DTSTAMP:20260427T112223
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SUMMARY:"The Wolf at Twilight" by Kent Nerburn - GLP Book Club
DESCRIPTION:Join Buffalo Street Books for a GLP Book Club discussion of Kent Nerburn’s “The Wolf at Twilight.”
URL:https://www.downtownithaca.com/event/the-wolf-at-twilight-by-kent-nerburn-glp-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:20251108T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251108T170000
DTSTAMP:20260427T112223
CREATED:20251027T165517Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251027T165517Z
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SUMMARY:"Palestine: People\, Land\, and Solidarity" Book Launch with Lou and Milt Taam
DESCRIPTION:Please join Buffalo Street Books to welcome Lou Taam and Milt Taam\, a writer and photographer\, respectively\, for the launch of their book “Palestine: People\, Land\, and Solidarity”. Every dollar from book sales during this event will be donated to the Sameer Project.
URL:https://www.downtownithaca.com/event/palestine-people-land-and-solidarity-book-launch-with-lou-and-milt-taam/
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:20251106T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251106T200000
DTSTAMP:20260427T112223
CREATED:20251001T142704Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251001T142704Z
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SUMMARY:QUEER HORROR BOOK CLUB - BLACK FLAME
DESCRIPTION:A cursed film. A haunted past. A deadly secret. \nJoin us at Buffalo Street Books  for a book club discussion of Black Flame\, led by staff member Anamarie \nBook Club Books 10% Off
URL:https://www.downtownithaca.com/event/queer-horror-book-club-black-flame/
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:20251102T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251102T160000
DTSTAMP:20260427T112223
CREATED:20251027T165546Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251027T165546Z
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SUMMARY:"Remembering Tomorrow" with Ink Alchemy
DESCRIPTION:Join Buffalo Street Books for a reading and Q&A on “Remembering Tomorrow\,” an anthology from Ink Alchemy. 
URL:https://www.downtownithaca.com/event/remembering-tomorrow-with-ink-alchemy/
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:20251017T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251017T190000
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CREATED:20251014T140931Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251014T140931Z
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SUMMARY:"The Gilda Stories" - Jewelle Gomez with Nancy Bereano
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://www.downtownithaca.com/event/the-gilda-stories-jewelle-gomez-with-nancy-bereano/
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:20251015T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251015T183000
DTSTAMP:20260427T112223
CREATED:20251001T142811Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251001T142811Z
UID:10005044-1760545800-1760553000@www.downtownithaca.com
SUMMARY:LET’S READ + TALK ABOUT CLIMATE - CLIMATE LITERATURE DISCUSSION
DESCRIPTION: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 \nShop with us for 10% off these titles!
URL:https://www.downtownithaca.com/event/lets-read-talk-about-climate-climate-literature-discussion/
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:20251010T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251010T190000
DTSTAMP:20260427T112223
CREATED:20250919T184216Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250919T184216Z
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SUMMARY:Make Me a Monster - Kalynn Bayron
DESCRIPTION:“Sometimes the dead don’t stay dead” \nJoin us at Buffalo Street Books with author Kalynn Bayron for a reading from her newest novel\, Make Me a Monster
URL:https://www.downtownithaca.com/event/make-me-a-monster-kalynn-bayron/
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:20251007T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251007T180000
DTSTAMP:20260427T112223
CREATED:20250919T184435Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250919T184435Z
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SUMMARY:READING TOGETHER - Katarzyna Bartoszynska
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Buffalo Street Books for Katarzyna Bartoszynska in conversation with Alexis Becker as we celebrate the release of Reading Together \nAbout 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.  \nAbout the Book: Reading Together is a memoir-essay about book clubs and different ways we read with different people; how books create community.
URL:https://www.downtownithaca.com/event/reading-together-katarzyna-bartoszynska/
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:20251005T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251005T150000
DTSTAMP:20260427T112223
CREATED:20250919T163824Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250919T163824Z
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SUMMARY:ALMANAC: A MURMURATION - Christine Gelineau
DESCRIPTION: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 \nAbout the Author: Christine Gelineau is past Associate Director of the Creative Writing Program at Binghamton University and teaches creative nonfiction and poetry at the Maslow Family Graduate Program in Creative Writing at Wilkes University\, a program she helped to found. She is the prize-winning author of three books of poetry: Crave\, Appetite for the Divine\, and Remorseless Loyalty; and editor\, with Jack B. Bedell\, of the anthology French Connections: A Gathering of Franco-American Poets. \nAlmanac: A Murmuration is a memoir that is stitched through with a thread of autobiography and by a thread about the nature of language and narrative: the stories we tell ourselves about ourselves\, the stories we fashion about how we matter as a nation\, and stories we weave about our relationships with other-than-human animals and with the endangered natural world we are a part of.
URL:https://www.downtownithaca.com/event/almanac-a-murmuration-christine-gelineau/
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:20251003T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251003T193000
DTSTAMP:20260427T112223
CREATED:20250912T173312Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250912T173312Z
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SUMMARY:POETRY AS SPELLCASTING - POETRY FOR PALESTINE
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Buffalo Street Books for Poetry as Spellcasting – A Reading For Palestine \n There will be a collection of Author Readings\, as well as Zines\, Broadsides\, and Performances
URL:https://www.downtownithaca.com/event/poetry-as-spellcasting-poetry-for-palestine/
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:20251002T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251002T200000
DTSTAMP:20260427T112223
CREATED:20250912T173329Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250912T173329Z
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SUMMARY:QUEER HORROR BOOK CLUB - CHLORINE
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Buffalo Street Books with author Jade Song\, and our staff member Anamarie\, in a book club discussion of Chlorine! A book about a ravenous swimmer and her longing to become a mermaid\, by any means necessary.  \nJade Song is a writer and artist whose debut novel Chlorine was published by William Morrow. Awarded the American Library Association Alex Award and the Writer’s Center First Novel Prize\, Chlorine was selected as a New York Times Editor’s Choice and will be translated into French\, Chinese\, Italian\, and other languages. Their second novel\, I Love You Don’t Die\, and debut short story collection\, Ox Ghost Snake Demon\, are forthcoming from William Morrow in March 2026 and 2027. Song has received support and fellowships from the Vermont Studio Center and the Black List\, which selected her adapted screenplay of Chlorine for its annual Writers Lab. She is based in Brooklyn\, where they pole dance and live with too many books. \nInterested in other horrifying reads? Check out our Queer Horror Book Club page to get content warnings\, meeting times\, book titles\, and more!
URL:https://www.downtownithaca.com/event/queer-horror-book-club-chlorine/
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:20250924T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250924T190000
DTSTAMP:20260427T112223
CREATED:20250909T141832Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250909T141832Z
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SUMMARY:BIPOC Rom. Book Club - Love Is a War Song
DESCRIPTION:A book club focused on BIPOC authors that write romance and fantasy based on central-america\, meso-america and indigenous cultures!
URL:https://www.downtownithaca.com/event/bipoc-rom-book-club-love-is-a-war-song/
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:20250921T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250921T160000
DTSTAMP:20260427T112223
CREATED:20250805T034658Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250805T034658Z
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SUMMARY:ECODEVIANCE: A GENERATIVE WRITING CLASS
DESCRIPTION:With nicole v. basta. ECODEVIANCE is a term borrowed from the poet CA Conrad. Here\, we will use the idea (“subversive syllabus for a queer ecopoetics”) to practice presence with our words and with the earth outside the typical constraints of our society and our minds. Through extensive multi-step prompts\, you will be asked to burrow forward without turning back (i.e. keep your pen moving in a way that allows your mind to slip out of its linear grip). This is a generative creative writing class where we will use the cycles of nature and the vastness of time (starting back in pre-human times) to explore unconventional ways to approach a page and emerge more potent writers. We will reject time and question what it means to be in touch with “nature” in a world constantly distancing itself/ exploiting nature. We will also borrow inspiration from queer revolutionaries and resistors. This class is meant for all types of creatives\, all people.
URL:https://www.downtownithaca.com/event/ecodeviance-a-generative-writing-class/
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:20250918T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250918T190000
DTSTAMP:20260427T112223
CREATED:20250912T173256Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250912T173256Z
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SUMMARY:ZALAZNICK READING SERIES: KEVIN YOUNG
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, September 18\, 5pm \nLOCATION: Rhodes-Rawling Auditorium\, Klarman Hall KG70 \nThe Fall 2025 Zalaznick Reading Series kicks off with a reading by Kevin Young\nKevin Young is the poetry editor of The New Yorker\, where he hosts the poetry podcast\, and is widely regarded as one of the leading poets of his generation. He was the director of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture from 2008 – 2016\, and served as Curator of the Raymond Danowski Poetry Library—a 75\,000-volume collection of rare and modern poetry housed at Emory University – from 2005 – 2016.\nHe is the author of sixteen books of poetry and prose\, including Brown (Knopf\, 2018); Blue Laws: Selected & Uncollected Poems 1995-2015 (Knopf\, 2016)\, longlisted for the National Book Award; Book of Hours (Knopf\, 2014)\, a finalist for the Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award and winner of the Lenore Marshall Prize for Poetry; and Stones (Knopf\, 2021) a Library Journal Top Ten poetry titles of 2021\, and shortlisted for the T.S. Eliot Prize.\nYoung is the editor of ten other volumes\, including The Collected Poems of Lucille Clifton\, 1965- 2010 (BOA Editions\, 2012)\, The Hungry Ear: Poems of Food and Drink (Bloomsbury\, 2012)\, and African American Poetry 1770–2020: 250 Years of Struggle & Song (Library of America\, October 2020). He is series editor and wrote the introduction and forward for Unsung: Unheralded Narratives of American Slavery & Abolition. Most recently he was editor for A Century of Poetry in The New Yorker: 1925-2025 (Knopf\, February 4\, 2025).\nHe is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and was named a Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets in 2020. In 2021 he was voted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters\, and elected as a Fellow of the Society of American Historians. In 2024 he received the Harvard Arts Medal. \nReception and book signing to follow in the English Lounge\, 258 Goldwin Smith Hall
URL:https://www.downtownithaca.com/event/zalaznick-reading-series-kevin-young/
LOCATION:Cornell University\, 232 East Ave\, Ithaca\, 14853
CATEGORIES:Featured
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ORGANIZER;CN="Buffalo Street Books":MAILTO:lisa@buffalostreetbooks.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250918T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250918T190000
DTSTAMP:20260427T112223
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SUMMARY:Return of The Lost Son - Christopher Gonzales
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Buffalo Street Books with author Christopher Gonzales to celebrate the release of Return of The Lost Son. The memoir is set primarily in the Ithaca of the 60’s as the author explores his fathers past\, and his own heritage.
URL:https://www.downtownithaca.com/event/return-of-the-lost-son-christopher-gonzales/
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:20250917T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250917T183000
DTSTAMP:20260427T112223
CREATED:20250909T141713Z
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SUMMARY:CLIMATE LIT. DISCUSSION - LET'S READ + TALK ABOUT CLIMATE
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Buffalo Street Books for community discussions about climate change\, seen through fiction and non-fiction books!
URL:https://www.downtownithaca.com/event/climate-lit-discussion-lets-read-talk-about-climate/
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:20250907T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250907T160000
DTSTAMP:20260427T112223
CREATED:20250909T141649Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250909T141649Z
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SUMMARY:Book Club - Neither Wolf Nor Dog
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Buffalo Street Books with author Kent Nerburn for a book club discussion of Neither Wolf Nor Dog!   \nBook club titles are 10% off at BSB!
URL:https://www.downtownithaca.com/event/book-club-neither-wolf-nor-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:20250824T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250824T170000
DTSTAMP:20260427T112223
CREATED:20250721T152700Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250721T152700Z
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SUMMARY:CHILD OF LIGHT - JESI BENDER
DESCRIPTION:esi Bender is an artist from Upstate New York.  She is the author of two novels\, Child of Light and The Book of the Last Word\, the play Kinderkrankenhaus\, and a poetry collection Dangerous Women.  In her free time\, she runs KERNPUNKT Press\, a home for experimental writing. www.jesibender.com  \nSynopsis – Thirteen-year-old Ambrétte Memenon has lived her entire life estranged from her family. After a series of financial failures\, they reunite in upstate NY in the Spring of 1896. Together in the new house but basically strangers\, Ambrétte endeavors to connect to her parents through their interests: Spiritualism for her Maman and electricity for her Papa.  In her pursuit\, Ambrétte is drawn into a deep abyss of the unknown as she learns more about both death and the invisible pulse of the human spirit. \nThis event will be a reading and conversation with moderator Jen Savran Kelly.  We will discuss experimental literature\, upstate New York history\, Spiritualism\, and the beginnings of electrical engineering.
URL:https://www.downtownithaca.com/event/child-of-light-jesi-bender/
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:20250823T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250823T180000
DTSTAMP:20260427T112223
CREATED:20250812T162332Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250812T162332Z
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SUMMARY:ERICA ROSE EBERHART - DIMINISHED
DESCRIPTION:Join local author Erica Rose Eberhart in conversation with Wren Cotrone for the release of her novel Diminished \nAuthor bio:\nErica Rose Eberhart is a neurodivergent\, disabled writer of queer characters\, dragons\, girls who grow feathers\, and boys who become trees. She resides in the Finger Lakes of New York with her partner and child\, and has sampled landscape inspiration from her time living near mountain ranges of New York\, Pennsylvania\, and Virginia. Having written stories since she could string a sentence together\, she now focuses primarily on young adult and adult fantasy\, as well as whimsical personal essays.\nErica dabbles in many creative pursuits such as embroidery\, crochet\, painting and baking\, but writing is her first love. She has a BA and MA in English\, as well as a copyediting certification. Erica has worked with words her entire life\, whether at libraries\, bookstores\, or as a communications and technical editor for the federal government\, periodicals\, and novels. Her writing has appeared in Bella Grace Magazine and her debut novel\, Tarnished\, released in January 2025. The Elder Tree Trilogy is her first trilogy. \nSynopsis:\nA queen haunted by ghosts. A dragon cursed in human skin. A kingdom on the brink of war.  \nIn the aftermath of her father’s death\, Queen Greer stands at the edge of grief and revelation. Magic—once forbidden—has returned to Wimleigh\, but so have enemies. When a prophetic funeral warns of rising death\, it sets into motion a chain of events that will test the mettle of queens\, heirs\, and warriors alike.\nAs Greer grapples with panic attacks and the vengeful ghost of her father\, her sister\, Caitriona\, struggles under the weight of monstrous expectations. Bearing horns\, scales\, and the voice of a dragon in her mind\, Caitriona must lead a secret mission with Ailith MacCree—now a royal guard—north to find a lost prince who could stop a war—if he’s willing to fight.\nBut treachery weaves through the forests\, poisons creep in\, and fae assassins lurk in the shadows. With kingdoms falling to darkness\, an ancient tree bleeding out its final life\, and bonds shattered by betrayal\, Wimleigh’s hope rests on a dragon no longer afraid to rise. \nWhen magic is reborn and monsters wear crowns\, who dares to lead the charge?
URL:https://www.downtownithaca.com/event/erica-rose-eberhart-diminished/
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:20250821T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250821T180000
DTSTAMP:20260427T112223
CREATED:20250721T152633Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250721T152633Z
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SUMMARY:THE PARTS OF HIM I KEPT: THE GIFTS OF MY FATHERS MADNESS
DESCRIPTION:Join Natasha Williams with Sandra Sorensen (Executive Director of NAMI Finger Lakes) for a conversation on the power of storytelling to help make sense of caring for those with mental illness \nTHE PARTS OF HIM I KEPT: The Gifts of My Father’s Madness\, is an intimate account of a daughter’s coming of age in the face of her father’s schizophrenic unraveling. Williams investigates the limits of our medical and cultural understanding of schizophrenia while chronicling the shared burden and benefits of caring for a mentally ill family member.  \nIn the tradition of Michael Greenberg’s Hurry Down Sunshine and Robert Kolker’s Hidden Valley Road\, The parts of Him I Kept asks us to consider the ways mental illness is as much a social issue as it is a biological condition.
URL:https://www.downtownithaca.com/event/the-parts-of-him-i-kept-the-gifts-of-my-fathers-madness/
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:20250727T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250727T170000
DTSTAMP:20260427T112223
CREATED:20250721T152611Z
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SUMMARY:FUTURE ARCHAEOLOGY CRAFT FAIR
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Buffalo Street Books for the Future Archaeology Craft Fair \nJuly 27th: 11AM – 5PM \nPresented by Buffalo Street Books\, Show Pony Studios\, & The Paleontological Research Institution – and featuring special guest Museum of the Earth
URL:https://www.downtownithaca.com/event/future-archaeology-craft-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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250629T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250629T160000
DTSTAMP:20260427T112223
CREATED:20250610T210742Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250610T210742Z
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SUMMARY:NORTH ROSE 1940 – ALEXANDER SKUTT
DESCRIPTION:If Wayne County seceded from New York to became our 51st state\, only three entire states would surpass it in apple production. In the early part of the 20th century\, North Rose claimed the title of the busiest railroad shipping station for fruit in the country. Hundreds of farmers planted millions of apple trees just inland from Lake Ontario\, one of the Great Lakes. The ability of a huge body of water to moderate winter temperatures created a micro-climate with the perfect temperatures for apple trees to flourish. Some local fruit farms also grew pears\, peaches\, and sour cherries. \nSmall commercial centers grew to provide these farmers\, farm laborers\, and their families with stores to buy food and other supplies\, hardware\, and appliances. They were also a natural location for schools\, churches and community organizations. North Rose was such a commercial center. One of its principal functions was to provide a convenient market for farmers to sell the goods that they grew. \nAfter the railroad passed through North Rose\, fruit warehouses and other enterprises grew along the tracks and brought a population and business boom to the hamlet of North Rose. \nNorth Rose 1940 is an unusually thorough history of the nearly 190 households in North Rose at the time of the 1940 Federal Census. The story of each family is told in complete and entertaining detail. \nAlex Skutt lived in North Rose until he completed second grade. He spent long summers at the Skutt cottage on LeRoy Island. Skutt then moved to Ithaca\, NY\, where he still lives. Alex’s grandfather\, Orin Skutt\, and father\, A. Gray Skutt\, owned and operated O. A. Skutt Co.\, an international dealer in red kidney beans. Alex\, a life-long entrepreneur\, has owned three bookstores\, several video stores\, a game store\, and a book publishing company\, McBooks Press. Jane Flood Skutt was his mother\, and Marilyn Skutt Roberts is his sister. McBooks Press was sold to Rowman & Littlefield on March 15\, 2019. At that time\, Skutt retired.
URL:https://www.downtownithaca.com/event/north-rose-1940-alexander-skutt/
LOCATION:Buffalo Street Books\, 215 N. Cayuga St.\, Ithaca
CATEGORIES:Featured
ORGANIZER;CN="Buffalo Street Books":MAILTO:lisa@buffalostreetbooks.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250628T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250628T170000
DTSTAMP:20260427T112223
CREATED:20250620T040749Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250620T040749Z
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SUMMARY:A READING AND CONVERSATION WITH ELLEN STONE AND JESSICA FEMIANI
DESCRIPTION:About the Books: \nEverybody Wants to Keep the Moon Inside Them is a collection of poems exploring what women hold\, what they keep\, and how they let go— of sorrow\, loss and grief. Using the natural world as buffer\, Ellen Stone writes poems exploring motherhood and mental illness\, sexual assault\, marriage and parenthood—as well as how loss filters down through family generations. The poems investigate daughters leaving home while trying to carry home within them. The moon is the mother in the book\, waxing and waning\, but always there\, always coming back around. \nThe American Gun is a poem in ten parts delving into the modern phenomenon of mass shootings in the United States. It’s a narrative account of a young teacher in NYC wrestling with the reality of American gun culture. From the classroom to the subway platform\, The American Gun is a meditation on tragedy and what it means to live in a country where domestic terrorism is a constant threat. Femiani’s poetry illuminates what the media cannot: the residuals of monumental loss\, months and years after the fact\, in the face of an unyielding “democracy” unable to protect the lives of its citizenry and its children. \nAbout the Authors: \nEllen Stone grew up on the north branch of the Susquehanna River in the Appalachian Mountains of rural Pennsylvania. She taught in Kansas and Michigan public schools for 35 years while raising three daughters with her husband. Ellen advises a poetry club at Community High School\, co-hosts a monthly poetry series\, Skazat!\, and is a founding editor of Public School Poetry in Ann Arbor\, Michigan.  She is the author of Everybody Wants to Keep the Moon Inside Them (Mayapple Press\, 2025)\, What Is in the Blood (Mayapple Press\, 2020)\, and The Solid Living World which won the Michigan Writers’ Cooperative Press chapbook prize in 2013. Ellen’s poetry has been nominated for the Pushcart prize and Best of the Net.  \nJessica Femiani is the granddaughter of immigrants. She received her PhD in English at Binghamton University (SUNY). Her poems and essays have been published in the Paterson Literary Review\, Labor: Studies in Working-Class History\, The Italian American Review\, #MeToo\, Anch’io\, and Mom Egg Review. She lives in Binghamton\, New York\, is an adjunct lecturer at SUNY Oneonta\, where she teaches composition and creative writing.
URL:https://www.downtownithaca.com/event/a-reading-and-conversation-with-ellen-stone-and-jessica-femiani/
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:20250620T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250620T190000
DTSTAMP:20260427T112223
CREATED:20250620T040729Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250620T040729Z
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SUMMARY:LGBTQ+ OPEN MIC - LOVE POEMS
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Buffalo Street Books for an open mic night and share queer love poems of any kind (including self-love!) \nWith a reading of “Winter Becomes Us” by Laura Ward\, from Love is For All of Us.
URL:https://www.downtownithaca.com/event/lgbtq-open-mic-love-poems/
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:20250618T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250618T190000
DTSTAMP:20260427T112223
CREATED:20250605T010754Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250605T010754Z
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SUMMARY:LGBTQ+ Fiction Writing Workshop with Elisabeth Nonas
DESCRIPTION:Join Buffalo Street Books for a writing workshop series with incredible local author\, Elisabeth Nonas! \nThis practical workshop will help you develop a work-in-progress or begin a new project in a safe\, encouraging environment!\nThrough discussion of writing exercises and prompts we will cover elements of craft—structure\, character development\, dialogue—as well as process\, deadlines\, critique guidelines\, even writer’s block. \nThree Wednesdays in June from 5 – 7 PM\, starting on June 4th.\nSliding scale $40-$60 for all three classes.
URL:https://www.downtownithaca.com/event/lgbtq-fiction-writing-workshop-with-elisabeth-nonas/2025-06-18/
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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