What are you up to this weekend, Ithaca?

Here’s some happenings in and around Ithaca of the free, low-cost, educational, and musical variety to nourish your mind and spirit this weekend. If there’s a “doors time/music time” listed, we use the music time as the start in our listings.

If you’re going to Ithaca Reggae Fest this weekend, look for typewriters and say hello.

Friday, June 22

10 a.m., 12 p.m. – Hangar Theatre, 801 Taughannock Boulevard

“Playing Peter Pan.” First KiddStuff production of season. Tickets: $9 each. Performances at same time on Saturday, June 23.

10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. – Tompkins County Public Library, 101 E. Green St.

Summer Baby Storytime: Caregivers and newborns up to 24 months are invited for music, rhymes, movement and books.

3 -6 p.m. – Ithaca Bakery, 400 N. Meadow St.

L. Wiles and Wyatte plays IB. Jazz.facebook event.

4 – 5:30 p.m. – Tompkins County Public Library, 101 E. Green St.

Comic creation workshop series for ages 13-17 with Ten Van Winkle. TCPL event.

5 – 6:30 p.m. – ZaZa’s Cucina, 622 Cascadilla St.

Opening art show for Monroe Payne. Appetizers provided. facebook event.

5:30 – 7 p.m. – Fine Spirit Studio, 201 Dey St.

Fourth Friday Circle Sing. Join Ephemera for vocal music. facebook.

5:30 – 8:30 p.m. – SpiritWings of Ithaca, 154 Burdick Hill Road

Summer Solstice Sacred Circle. A “Ritual of Liberation.” Bring a snack to share and a $5 donation for space. facebook.

6 p.m. – The Range, 119 E. State/MLK Jr. St.

Acoustic happy hour with Nate Marshall. The Range site.

6 p.m., 8 p.m. – Cherry ArtSpace, 102 Cherry St.

“A Brief History of America.” Produced by The Wedge. Free. facebook.

6 – 9 p.m. – The BoatYard Grill, 525 Old Taughannock Boulevard

Little Joe & the Big Shots on the deck. facebook.

6 – 8 p.m. – Silky Jones, 214 E. State/MLK Jr. St.

Xamalian plays acoustic happy hour. facebook.

6:30 p.m. – Bethel Grove Bible Church, 1763 Slaterville Road

Celebrate Hope! – a night of cross-congregational fellowship, worship, and dessert, sponsored by Community Faith Partners. facebook.

7 p.m. – Finger Lakes Running & Triathlon, 215 E. State/MLK Jr.



June’s pub run theme is Johnny Depp characters. Bring ID & cash for bars. facebook.

7 – 11 p.m. – Ithaca Generator, 116 W. Green St.

Game night! No membership required. facebook.

8 p.m. – Casita del Polaris, 1201 N. Tioga St.

Whistlin Dyl’s Wild Cowboys with Rye Makepeace. facebook.

9 p.m. – Agava, 381 Pine Tree Road

Andrew Alling plays. Independent socialist folk singing multiinstrumentalist. facebook.

9:30 p.m. – The Nines, 311 College Ave.

Sean O’Shea. My First Day. Josh Markley. $5 cover. facebook.

10:30 p.m. – Ithaca Ale House, 111 N. Aurora St.

Kitestring plays. facebook.

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Saturday, June 23

9 – 10 a.m. – Tompkins County Public Library, 101 E. Green St.

Adult board game club. Bring a game or play one there. TCPL site.

10 – 11 a.m. – Tompkins County Public Library, 101 E. Green St.

One-on-one tech help. TCPL site.

10 a.m. – 12 p.m. – Finger Lakes Toy Library, 609 W. Clinton St., Suite 105

One year anniversary party – free face painting, henna, ice cream cake, and lawn games.

8 a.m. – 1 p.m Sunday – Danby Community Church, 1859 Danby Road

Civil War Encampment. Free will breakfast 8 – 10 a.m. Screening of Civil Warriors at 7 p.m. Runs through 1 p.m. Sunday. facebook.

11 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. – Tompkins County Public Library, 101 E. Green St.

Summer Family Storytime: Children of all ages and their caregivers are invited to celebrate reading and build their early-literacy skills.

11 a.m. – Press Bay Alley, 118 W. Green St.

Wayne Gottlieb and The Breakaway play at OmNomNomelettes brunch. facebook.

12 – 2 p.m. – Argos Warehouse, 408 E. State/MLK Jr. St.

Zephyr Teachout visits Ithaca as part of her attorney general campaign. facebook.

12 – 4 p.m. – Tompkins County Public Library, 101 E. Green St.

Dungeons & Dragons meet-up group. Library site.

12 – 2 p.m. – DeWitt/Greenwood Park, corner of Cayuga & Buffalo

As is the case every week, Food Not Bombs Ithaca will be serving a free, vegan meal in the park. The meal is outside.

1 – 3 p.m. – Cass Park Rink, 701 Taughannock Boulevard

Dragon Boat open house and mini-scrimmage. facebook.

1:30 – 4:30 p.m. – Tompkins County Public Library, 101 E. Green St.



Weekly Board Game Club for Adults.

facebook event.

2 -3 p.m. – Tompkins County Public Library, 101 E. Green St.

Summer Reading Kick-Off with Moreland the Magician. “Join David Moreland the Magician for this high-energy, 45-minute show packed with music, magic, comedy, puppetry, and several routines featuring members of the audience. Stick around after the show for Moreland’s 15-minute magic workshop.” Also, balloon animals. TCPL site.

3 – 5 p.m. – Ithaca ReUse Center, 214 Elmira Road

Ithaca Fixers Collective. “Do you need assistance getting something fixed yourself? Want to share your repair skills? Come bring your devices/projects to the Sustainability Center gallery in the Ithaca ReUse Center between 3pm-5pm every Saturday.” Webpage.

9 p.m. – Wine & Design, 124 S. Cayuga St.

Groundhog Comedy, featuring Anna Phillips. $3 cover. BYOB with wine for sale. facebook.

9 – 11 p.m. – Agava, 381 Pine Tree Road

Tru Blue plays, in three part harmony. facebook.

9:30 p.m. The Range, 119 E. Martin Luther King/The Commons

Mungo’s List. Jazz/R&B influenced jam band. Free. Range site.

Sunday, June 24



11 a.m. – Stewart Park

Guided walking tour put on by Friends of Stewart Park. facebook.

12 p.m. – Buffalo Street Books, 215 N. Cayuga St.

Drag Story Hour. facebook event.

12 – 2 p.m. – Agava, 381 Pine Tree Road

Wiles & Wyatte. Guitar & vocals, standards and pop. facebook.

1 p.m. – Sunny Days Ithaca, 123 S. Cayuga St.

$10 for 10 minute reiki session. facebook.

3 p.m. – 112 W. Jay St.

Meet NY State Senate candidate Amanda Kirchgessner. Refreshments provided. facebook.

3:33 – 4:44 p.m. – Foundation of Light, 391 Turkey Hill Road

Gong + Singing Bowl Bath. $5-15 sliding scale donation. facebook.

4 – 7 p.m. – MIX, 205 Elmira Road

Ithaca Blues & Jazz Jam. Free. facebook event.

6 p.m. – Maxie’s, 635 W. State/MLK Jr. St.

Greg Schatz Trio, with Doug Robinson and Max Buckholtz. facebook.

7 p.m. – The Westy, 516 W. MLK Jr./State St.

The Scratch Out Squad plays.

7:30 – 9:30 p.m. – Sacred Root Kava Lounge & Tea Bar, 103 S. Geneva St.

“All welcome to a Sunday night special open mic monthly event to share original or favorite works and socialize in a beautiful, relaxed community setting.” facebook event.

…. That’s all for now, folks. If you have events you’d like to submit to this calendar round-up, send them to josh.brokaw@truthsayers.org or use the Contact Us page on the top of this website.

Featured photo: Fort Monroe, Virginia Civil War encampment, 2017, Photo by C Watts/FLICKR, used under Creative Commons license.