2023 Southern Tier events
Updated: 2 hours ago
March
*Please be sure to visit event links for updates/cancellations.
March 20: Happy Spring!
March 21:
Fact and Fiction: Writing the Historical Novel with author Joanna Higgins, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 21 at Owego Free Library-Coburn Academy in Owego, NY.joannahigginsauthor.com.
March 23:
Introducing a CDFI Credit Union: Access to Affordable Financial Services with Joe Cummins of Alternatives Federal Credit Union, 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 23, online event.
March 24-25:
Celebrate LGBTQ+ Health Week, 7 p.m. Friday, March 24 and 1:30 p.m. Saturday, March 25 at Beecher Hall in The Park Church, 208 W. Gray St. in Elmira. Theatre, food, and conversation, ELT will present two one-act plays written by area queer artists, J.J. Buechner and Kai DonDero. Tickets: $12.50.
Fridays thru Sundays:
Joycrest Skating Rink, 1570 Lake St., Elmira, NY. Hours: Friday 6:30 9 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 1-3:30 p.m. Admission: $10, skate rental $5. 607.732.0494.
Saturdays through March 25:
Ithaca Winter Market, 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays through March 25 at Triphammer Marketplace, 2255 N. Triphammer Rd. in Ithaca. Visit website for details.
March 26:
Pop Market Flea Market, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, March 26 at Elmira Heights American Legion, 236 Scottwood Ave.
March 30:
Taste of Downtown 2023, 5 - 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 30 at the Chemung Valley History Museum in Elmira. An evening of food, spirits, music, and community with silent and "surprise" auctions; all supporting the annual Elmira Street Painting Festival. Information and tickets available here.
Saturdays through March 25:
Ithaca Winter Market, 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays through March 25 at Triphammer Marketplace, 2255 N. Triphammer Rd. in Ithaca. Visit website for details.
april
Thru april 14:
The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes 2023 Spring Member Show, displayed through April 14 in The Evelyn Peeler Peacock Gallery at The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes, 79 W. Market St. in Corning. Exhibit features Bridget Bossart van Otterloo, Tori Burdick, Amy L. Dewing, Christopher Donaho, Elizabeth Ann Drake, Aleathia Drehmer, Steve Duprey, Anastasiya Fluegel, Lisa Gillis, Mandy L. Hand, David Hayduk, Amy Hutto, Filomena Jack, Betsy Kent, Cynthia Klingensmith, Beth A. Landin, Jami Long, Martha Manikas-Foster, Vickie Mike, Alexis Morseman, Aubrey Morseman, Pam L. Morseman, Lee O’Connell, Rod Reynolds, Drew Sacheli, JoAnne Marie Sharman, Svetlana Short, Joann Smith, Laura Jaen Smith, Lennolee Spraker, Patrick Americo Varallo, Chris Walters, Julie Waltz-Stalker, Amanda Warren, Diane Woodhouse, Mark Woodhouse.
april 16:
Trisha's Drag Show Brunch, 1 p.m. brunch, 2 p.m. show Sunday, April 16 at The Park Church, 208 W. Gray St. in Elmira. Tickets: $40, includes brunch and show. 607.331.3825.
Mister & Miss Gay Elmira Pageant: Back to the 80's, 6 p.m. Saturday, April 22 at The Loom, 439 Waverly St. in Waverly, NY. Information/applications: 607.481.1439.
April 22:
Fly Fishing Academy - Twin Tiers Five Rivers Chapter: Learn to Fly Fish In a Day, 8 a.m.-5:15 p.m., Saturday, April 22 at WIRZ Pond – Corning, NY.
May
May 6:
Walk A Mile In My Shoes, community event, May 6 at Eldridge Park in Elmira. Registration open NOW through April 21. Info: www.walkamile.net/.
Drag Story Hour with Miss Vanessa LaDiva, 11 a.m. Saturday, May 6 at Card Carrying Books & Gifts, 15 E. Market St. in Corning. 607.684.6114.
Southern Tier Literary Life: Upcoming Events
Poets in Play Poetry Reading featuring Aleathia Drehmer, 7-8 p.m. Tuesday, May 9 via Zoom and in person (location TBD). Prompt: “I think of you anyway, how you never touch the ground”.
Most sessions are held on Zoom and in person. Zoom links will be available on The ARTS Council’s Facebook page.
This event is free and open to the public and attendees are invited to an open mic forum after the reading to share their prompt-inspired work.
Poets in Play is a program held by The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes in partnership with Foothills Publishing that invites locally and nationally known writers to read and share their work every other month.
The program is funded in part by Poets & Writers.
What's Going On?
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