May 17 Sunday
Final weekend of the Friends of the Library Book Sale at 509 Esty St, Ithaca. Saturday-Tuesday, May 16-19, hours: 10am-8pm. Thousands of books, DVDs, CDs & more. Prices start at 50 cents and drop daily. Monday, 5/18: all items are just 10 cents each! Tuesday, 5/19: BYO reusable shopping bag and fill it up for $1. For more information, visit www.booksale.org.
May 18 Monday
The Mentor-Student Program seeks volunteer mentors to work one on one with school-age students of various ages who benefit from having a positive adult role model in their lives. This opportunity involves training, support, and meeting with your student twice a week after school. This is a win/win experience for both the student and the mentor as you learn and grow with each other. Students are waiting and your support is needed now. Please contact Susie Kossack, Program Coordinator at 607-275-6250 mskossack@yahoo.com for info or to set up your training.
Take your ideas and successfully turn them into a simple, focused start-up plan for your small business.
Growing a successful business is our goal - create your business plan today! You will be guided through the process of harnessing the myriad of small business ideas and thoughts, and focus upon building and executing your simple, focused start-up plan.
Cost: $149. (US Veterans with DD214 ID proof provided, pay only $25)
Students that successful complete the program, including a completing a business model canvas and pitch presentation, will be eligible for the Entrepreneurship Assistance Program Microcredential.
This program is designed to assist women, minorities, veterans, individuals with disabilities, and dislocated workers in Broome, Chenango, Delaware and Tioga counties.
The SUNY Broome Entrepreneurship Assistance Center is made possible by a grant from Empire State Development and facilitated by the City of Binghamton’s Local Development Corporation.
Finger Lakes Fiddle Orchestra ConcertMonday May 18, 20267pm-8pmFirst Baptist ChurchLocated off DeWitt Park 309 North Cayuga St, Ithaca, NYAll are welcome to join for this free performance. The performance will be followed by light refreshments.https://fingerlakesfiddle.org
May 19 Tuesday
Corning History and Baseball Exhibit. Baseball collection featuring jerseys, programs, baseball cards, local history of baseball in the area and more. Featuring the Corning Red Sox PONY League and other teams.
The Newfield Historical Society's Annual Meeting is at Newfield Fire Hall on Tuesday, May 19 at 6:30 p.m. featuring a talk “Teaching the Declaration of Independence” by Tompkins County Historian Charley Githler. Free and open to the public and refreshments will be provided.
We’ll be belting on the bar and chugging between arias!
Opera & Beer has been a fan-favorite for years! This event will have you singing along and smiling from ear to ear. Tri-Cities Opera is bringing out high-class talent with a twist! This May, we’re once again taking the show to Factory by Beer Tree Brew in Johnson City—and as always, your first drink is on us!
This event is always a sell-out, so we’ve added a second date to make sure you don’t miss a moment! Both evenings will have the same program. Doors open at 6pm for you to grab your seats and order dinner and drinks!
Join us for our weekly dance - every Tuesday.It begins at 7:00 PM with a 30 minute beginner lesson and 15 minute new moveOpen dance begins at 7:45 and goes until 9:30 pm Different instructors and DJs every week.All for a $5 Donation Most weeks the lesson is East Coast Swing, once per month the lesson is West Coast swing. Most of the music is suitable for East or West Coast Swing. Other music played is suitable for Cha Cha, Night Club Two Step, Waltz, Country Two Step, Hustle, rumba and Fox Trot.
