August 2019
Family Movie Night: Dumbo
Get out of the house and under the stars! Join us at the Ross Park Amphitheater for a showing of Dumbo on the big outdoor screen! Admission for this movie is free, donations accepted. Amphitheater seating is limited and will be first come, first served. Concessions will be available for purchase. The Binghamton Zoo will be open on the night of the movie! Admissions will be open 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm (zoo closes at 8:00). Stop by and enjoy…
Find out more »Family Movie Night: Dumbo
Get out of the house and under the stars! Join us at the Ross Park Amphitheater for a showing of Dumbo on the big outdoor screen! Admission for this movie is free, donations accepted. Amphitheater seating is limited and will be first come, first served. Concessions will be available for purchase. The Binghamton Zoo will be open on the night of the movie! Admissions will be open 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm (zoo closes at 8:00). Stop by and enjoy…
Find out more »Fair trade Rug Event
Quality you desire, fairness artisans deserve. One World Market, Ithaca's nonprofit fair trade store, will be hosting Bunyaad's annual visit to Ithaca. The rugs are fair trade, hand-knotted and heirloom quality. More information is available at rugs.tenthousandvillages.com.
Find out more »MUSIC AT FISHS EDDY presents– Harpsichord Music from Around the World
Music at Fishs Eddy founder and Artistic Director Joyce Lindorff and Brazilian-born keyboard virtuoso Silvanio Reis will perform a program of old and new harpsichord from nine countries: China, Spain, Portugal, Germany, France, Austria, England, Brazil and USA. Joyce Lindorff is Professor of Keyboard Studies at the Boyer College of Music and Dance at Temple University, Philadelphia and has concertized internationally, receiving solo recitalist awards from the Pro Musicis Foundation (France) and National Endowment for the Arts. Silvanio Reis earned…
Find out more »The Jen Chapin Trio: Essential Stories
Jen Chapin returns with bassist Stephan Crump and guitarist Jamie Fox in a new theatrical concert in development, "Essential Stories". It promises to be a show of “brilliantly poetic urban folk music” (NPR) sculpted into an intimate narrative of family roots, parenting, and politics. Doors open at 5 PM with Venezuelan fare by Happy Pappi. Tickets $25 at door, $20 in advance on EventBrite.com
Find out more »American Dreams of Russia: Musicians of Ma’alwyck
American Dreams of Russia: a program of Russian and Russian-inspired American music as well as purely American works featuring Daniel Godfrey’s evocative “From a Dream of Russia”. The composer will be in attendance. Admission $20.00, $15.00 for Artworks members. Presented by Cherry Valley Artworks, 44 Main Street, Cherry Valley. Visit us at cvartworks.org.
Find out more »Mini-Maker Workshop: Print-Making with Styrofoam
Printmaking is a fine art that involves making a “master plate” which the children will craft and then be able to use to make multiple images. Workshops run each Wednesday in August from 3:00pm-4:30pm and are $15 individually/$50 for all four weeks. Snack provided, messes to be made and fun to be had! To register, contact Jessica by phone at (607) 760-5917 // by email at jessicapetrylak@hotmail.com.
Find out more »Special Everhart Museum Membership Opportunity – One Day Only!
On Thursday, August 29th, the Everhart Museum will be allowing visitors to join or renew an “individual” museum membership and receive “family” membership benefits for a full year. Also, all members will receive an additional 10% off (20% total) in the Museum Store. About the Everhart Museum: Founded in 1908, the Everhart Museum of Natural History, Science & Art is the largest general museum in Northeastern Pennsylvania. The Everhart Museum, located in Nay Aug Park in Scranton, is a not-for-profit…
Find out more »Join Zak Zavada, local Artist for a Guided Walking Tour
Join the Everhart on Thursday, August 29 for a Meet the Artist night with Zak Zavada. Zak’s images in “The Good News” encourage the audience to question their immediate assumptions about their everyday surroundings and promote reflection about the community that we live in. The evening begins at 6:00 pm with a walking tour of the exhibit “The Good News” followed by an optional guided walking photo tour of Nay Aug Park. All cameras types and levels of ability are…
Find out more »Join Zak Zavada, local Artist for a Guided Walking Tour
Join the Everhart on Thursday, August 29 for a Meet the Artist night with Zak Zavada. Zak’s images in “The Good News” encourage the audience to question their immediate assumptions about their everyday surroundings and promote reflection about the community that we live in. The evening begins at 6:00 pm with a walking tour of the exhibit “The Good News” followed by an optional guided walking photo tour of Nay Aug Park. All cameras types and levels of ability are…
Find out more »Sci-Fi Book Club
Last Thursday of the month. Join us for a new book club. "Ender's Game" by Orson Scott Card. Registration appreciated.
Find out more »Extinction Rebellion (XR) Ithaca – Informational Talk and Social Gathering
The recently formed local chapter of the Extinction Rebellion movement will be holding its first large public gathering and informational talk on Thursday August 29th from 7:30pm to 9:15pm in the BorgWarner Community Room of the Tompkins County Public Library at 101 East Green St. in Ithaca. The informational talk is entitled "Heading For Extinction (And What To Do About It)" and will be given by Dr. Art Weaver, a local coordinator with Extinction Rebellion. The talk will be followed…
Find out more »Pat Metheny Side Eye
Pat Metheny is launching a new playing environment called “Side Eye” for this upcoming season. Pat explains “I wanted to create an ongoing setting to feature a rotating cast of new and upcoming musicians who have particularly caught my interest along the way.” Pat continues “From my earliest days in Kansas City onward, I was the beneficiary of so many older musicians giving me a platform to develop my thing through the prism of their experience and the particular demands…
Find out more »Buy-Get-One Free Labor Day at Rose Hill Mansion
Enjoy your long weekend with a tour of Rose Hill Mansion the Friday through Sunday before Labor Day. Explore life at the house in the 19th century. Tours run from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 12 to 3:30 p.m. on Sunday. Admission is $10 for adults. The house is closed on Labor Day itself. Once a working farm, Rose Hill and the surrounding grounds are now open seasonally for guided tours. Built in 1839, the…
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