Community Calendar

Join us every Monday for cider, food, and live jazz with some of the best local musicians!

MAQ is a musical ensemble based in Ithaca, NY comprised of some of the area's best seasoned jazz and Brazilian-music musicians. Its members have individually toured throughout the United States and Europe, in venues from concert halls to clubs, performing everything from classic and modern jazz to Brazilian bossa and folk music.

MAQ will play the 1st and 3rd Mondays.

Line up:
Eric Aceto - Violin
Harry Aceto - Bass
Doug Robinson - Guitar / Vocals
Chad Lieberman - Accordion
Charlie Shew - Percussion

Many of us go year after year without unintentionally exiting our watercraft. However, there is a saying amongst paddlers that we are only in our boats between swims. At the meeting on February 23, we will review safety considerations for the coming season. Are we ready for an accidental swim by either ourselves or our fellow paddlers?

In February, over mid-winter break, Ithaca area businesses & attractions unite to host a community-wide celebration honoring preK-12 educators with over 150 activities, discounts, and events throughout Tompkins County. It's our way of saying thanks to educators everywhere for all of your hard work and dedication!
Ithaca Loves Teachers, presented by Visions Federal Credit Union, is a community initiative with a range of events and special offers to honor educators and school staff. To join the fun, sign up for the free digital pass beginning February 1st to browse deals and plan your visit.
Book your overnight stay in advance, directly through accommodations for best rates. See special offers:
https://www.visitithaca.com/coupons-page/

The address this is a community wide event, the address listed is for the Downtown Ithaca Visitor Center. For questions about the event call 607 272 1313.

Join us for the 2026 Economic Summit!
Presented by M&T Bank

Networking & Breakouts:
8:30a - 11:15a | Cinemapolis
Coffee, tea, and baked goods available

Breakout Topics include:

Research Matters: How Cornell research impacts our local economy and supports innovation around the world - Tom Schryver, Executive Director, Center for Regional Economic Advancement, Cornell University
Stronger Together: Lessons from Cross-Sector Collaboration - Cindy Wilcox, Executive Director, Human Services Coalition of Tompkins County
How Resident Sentiment Influences Successful Destination Management - Melaine Rottkamp, President & CEO of Destination Duchess; Nick Helmholdt, Tompkins County Principal Planner, Tourism Program Director; & Jodi LaPierre, PDM, Director of Visitor Experience of Visit Ithaca
Regional Partners – Key Ingredient for Local Success - Kurt Foreman, President & CEO, Ithaca Area Economic Development
Luncheon:
11:30a - 1:30p | Ithaca Downtown Conference Center

State of the Economy:
featuring:
Peggy Coleman, President | Tompkins Chamber

Keynote:
GO SEMI: Connecting Your Work
The Governor’s Office of Semiconductor Expansion, Management, and Integration is a New York State initiative to make New York a global semiconductor hub. This talk will highlight that effort and ways that businesses can connect with this burgeoning industry.

With thanks to:
Presenting Sponsor: M&T Bank
Economic Development Partner: Ithaca Area Economic Development
Keynote Sponsor: Cornell University
Breakout Session Sponsor: Ithaca Downtown Conference Center

A special thanks to our hosts: Cinemapolis & Ithaca Downtown Conference Center!

For over 20 years, Ithaca area attractions, shops, and restaurants unite to host a community-wide celebration honoring PreK-12 educators and school staff. The celebration includes events throughout Tompkins County. It's our way of saying thanks to educators & school staff everywhere for all of your hard work and dedication!

February 13-28th, 2026!

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.

Miss Heidi shares @ 45 minutes of books, rhymes, songs and learning activities with toddlers age 2-3.5 and their caregivers.

Join us On February 24th at 12:00 PM and hear Rev. Dr. Damond A. Wilson. discuss Binghamton’s Black history and Trinity AME Zion Church’s significant role in the Underground Railroad.

The conversation will connect this legacy of education and civic engagement to the present—highlighting how racial bias in the legal system continues to impact communities of color.

Media: Fields-Black will be available for interviews.

Pulitzer-winning author to bring Harriet Tubman’s history to Binghamton University
Historian Edda L. Fields-Black to discuss Tubman’s role in Civil War

In celebration of Black History Month, Pulitzer-Prize-winning historian and author Dr. Edda L. Fields-Black will present a public lecture on the civil rights icon Harriet Tubman’s role during the Civil War at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24, at the University Downtown Center, 67 Washington St., Binghamton. This event is free and open to the public.

Fields-Black, professor of history and director of the Dietrich College Humanities Center at Carnegie Mellon University, will discuss Tubman’s often-neglected involvement in the Civil War, particularly her role in the June 1863 Combahee River Raid, where she helped to liberate more than 700 people from rice plantations in South Carolina.

A descendant of one of the formerly enslaved men who fought in the raid herself, Fields-Black won the 2025 Pulitzer Prize in History and the 2025 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize for a book highlighting this chapter in Tubman’s life: COMBEE: Harriet Tubman, the Combahee River Raid, and Black Freedom during the Civil War.

This event is presented by the Harriet Tubman Center for Freedom and Equity at Binghamton University in partnership with the History Department, the Provost’s Office, Harpur Dean’s Office, the Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, and Decker School of Nursing.

For more information, email Anne Bailey, director of the Tubman Center, at abailey@binghamton.edu.

Registration is now open for the Winter 2026 NAMI Family-to-Family class!

https://www.namifingerlakes.org/nami-family-to-family

Join us virtually via Zoom on Tuesdays, February 3 – March 24, 2026, from 5:30–8:00 p.m. (ET). This free, 8-session education program is open to anyone 18+ who has a family member, partner, friend, or loved one living with a mental health condition. Participants from anywhere in the U.S. are welcome. Registration is required. Space is limited and classes fill up quickly.

NAMI Family-to-Family is an evidence-based program, taught by trained family members with lived experience. You’ll gain practical skills, up-to-date information, and compassionate support while learning how to care for your loved one and yourself.

What you’ll gain:
-- Better communication and problem-solving skills
-- Tools for self-care and stress management
-- Guidance on supporting your loved one with compassion
-- Information on mental health conditions, treatments, and crisis planning
-- Connection with others who truly understand
-- Hope for the journey ahead

Visit https://www.namifingerlakes.org/nami-family-to-family for more information or to register. Email support@namifingerlakes.org if you have any questions.

Register today and take the next step toward understanding, empowerment, and hope.

This class is offered by NAMI Finger Lakes in partnership with NAMI Steuben County.