Sep 20 Saturday
Rummage Sale. Friday 9/19/25. 9am - 6pm and Saturday 9/20/25 9am- 12 noonSo many items! Clothing,shoes,toys, books, household items, and more
Celebration of the Garlic Festival - all local growers with many varieties. It's been 25 great years of the best garlic grown in New York! Learn garlic growing, braiding, black garlic with music all day and food. Free entry and parking.
The 58th Annual Octagon Fair is Saturday, September 20, 2025 from 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. on the Elmira College main Campus. Admission is FREE and open to the community. Children are welcome. Food trucks will be on site. We will have the 40Theeves band playing live music. This project is made possible in part by the QuickARTS grant program administered by The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes and funded by the Community Foundation of Elmira-Corning and the Finger Lakes, Inc.
The Octagon Fair is a community-wide, family-oriented event held on the Elmira College campus each fall. Octagon Fair will be on the main Elmira College Campus during Family Weekend and Alumni Reunion.
Octagon Fair showcases our very own talented student-run clubs and organizations. Crafters, vendors, authors, and entertainers from the greater Elmira, NY community are also invited to participate in the fun-filled day. The EC Alumni Board awards student club prizes for best presentations at the fair as well as hosts fundraisers to support their mission. Stay up to date on our Facebook page, www.facebook.com/ECoctagonfair/.
An offbeat exhibit of visual and verbal art featuring Kyle Roberts and Kardan.* Live readings and free food at 1:00 PM.
Assault on The Art Scene is an attack on the pretension that accompanies the average art show, featuring the work of Kyle Roberts and Kardan.
This unusual exhibition is built upon the belief that: Art should not be safe. Art should not be boring. Art should feel dangerous. This provocative exhibit features pieces that lift the societal veil and allow their viewers a peek at the commonality underneath. Fueled by intangible compulsions, Kyle and Kardan both describe a loss of self/ego while creating their works. The aftermath is an offering from the other side… a primal exchange.
Kyle Roberts is a stencil/spray paint artist who delivers a deep dive into the absurd decline of society through depictions of desperation, depravity, and the irrational. Kyle’s art portrays subversive themes that resonate an unnerving unspoken universal experience. His work implores viewers to question their bias on tradition, religion, and social standards while employing a subtle satire that reverberates throughout each piece. His style has previously been described as “Animal Farm meets The Ticonderoga Express on the carousel of beatitude”.
Kardan is a 20-year old self-taught artist from Long Island who moved to upstate NY in 2015. She is not bound to any set style and loves to experiment with different forms. Her work is deeply tied to bird symbolism, which acts as a reflection of humanity’s desire, intelligence, and abandonment. Kardan believes that art is a place where wildness, pain, and truth are allowed to live unfiltered. Her pieces beg to speak to anyone with their brain and heart exposed, and serve as a reminder that - much like freedom - art is something you feel before you understand.
HCS website: https://www.hcssaia.com/
Join United Way of Tompkins County on Saturday September 20th at the YMCA of Ithaca and Tompkins County for a day of community lifting each other up! We will have our Community Carnival from 10-1 with a variety of free activities and resources, our Cornhole for a Cause fundraiser, the Stephen E. Garner Food and Personal Care Drive, and our Campaign Kick-Off. You can also get some delicious food from Babe's Burger Food Truck and Meg-A-Moo Ice Cream and give back to your community at the same time.
Gallery display of the paintings of local artist Jerry Macdonell. The main series explores Pareidolia, the human brain’s tendency to visually find patterns in chaos. Gallery hours are Tuesday - Saturday, 11am-5pm.
Beef Roast with all of the fixings. Beverages for sale. Open to the public. Advance tickets only. Tickets are available at the club or call 607-220-9702. $25 per person. Proceeds benefit the Newfield Rod and Gun Club. The trap field will be open at a cost. Fun shoots and raffles.
The 2025 New York State Ornithological Association Conference will be hosted this September by the Cayuga Bird Club in Ithaca, New York, located on Cayuga Lake in the beautiful Finger Lakes region. The meeting is open to the public, brings together birders from across the state and beyond, and offers attendees a variety of social, educational, and birding activities.
This program will take its audience on a journey through the sonic legacies of Black freedom movements. Drs. Ambre Dromgoole (Cornell University) and Khyle Wooten (Ithaca College) will contribute their performative and scholarly expertise to analyzing and showcasing the sonic, cultural, and political significance of Black music genres from folk and concertized spirituals to blues, gospel, and jazz. The Music of Freedom is a voyage through the artistic legacy of the Black liberatory tradition.
