BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//CalDiscovery//caldiscovery//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH DESCRIPTION:Discovered and maintained by CalDiscovery (https://caldiscover y.com). Event details belong to their publishers. Contains information fro m CalDiscovery\, which is made available under the ODbL 1.0. SOURCE:https://caldiscovery.com/ithaca-ny/src-13588.ics X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H X-WR-CALDESC:Discovered and maintained by CalDiscovery (https://caldiscove ry.com). Event details belong to their publishers. Contains information fr om CalDiscovery\, which is made available under the ODbL 1.0. X-WR-CALNAME:CalDiscovery - ithaca-ny BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Tips and Tricks for Creating Pop-Ups and Papercraft DTSTART:20260905T180000Z DTEND:20260905T190000Z DTSTAMP:20260901T123215Z UID:10000663-1788616800-1788620400@ithacavoice.org CATEGORIES:education LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T123215Z LOCATION:Buffalo Street Books\, 215 N Cayuga St\, Ithaca\, NY\, 14850\, Un ited States URL:https://ithacavoice.org/event/tips-and-tricks-for-creating-pop-ups-and -papercraft/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Ithaca Voice X-SOURCE-URL:https://ithacavoice.org/events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Gourd-A-Palooza and Children's Picture Book Release DTSTART:20260906T180000Z DTEND:20260906T203000Z DTSTAMP:20260901T123215Z UID:10000732-1788703200-1788712200@ithacavoice.org CATEGORIES:family DESCRIPTION:Gourdlandia celebrates the release of “Vivalina Grows a Gour d!” with a family-friendly community celebration at the Ithaca Children ’s Garden on September 6. \nEvent Highlights Include: \nHands-on Craftin g: Create your own wearable “gourd snout” and strut about!\nLive Music : Performance by local favorites The Human Sprockets (Sam Schmidt\, Richie Stearns\, Joe Hayward\, and Pete Thompson).\nTasty Treats: Samosas\, spri ng rolls\, and other delicious treats by the local Karen-Burmese community . (Donations will support a school in a remote Burmese village.)\nBook Lau nch & Signing: A brief reading and story session featuring author Graham O ttoson and illustrator Sue Brightly.\nGourd Parade: A celebratory parade f eaturing snout-wearing youngsters\, followed by some favorite gourd songs! LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T123215Z LOCATION:Ithaca Children’s Garden\, 121 Turtle Lane\, Ithaca\, NY\, 1485 0\, United States URL:https://ithacavoice.org/event/gourd-a-palooza-and-childrens-picture-bo ok-release/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Ithaca Voice X-SOURCE-URL:https://ithacavoice.org/events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Tompkins County Legislature: Government Operations Committee DTSTART:20260908T130000Z DTEND:20260908T150000Z DTSTAMP:20260903T003334Z UID:10000747-1788858000-1788865200@ithacavoice.org CATEGORIES:civic DESCRIPTION:AGENDA LAST-MODIFIED:20260903T003334Z LOCATION:Governor Daniel D. Tompkins Building\, 121 E. Court Street\, Itha ca\, NY\, NY\, 14850\, United States URL:https://ithacavoice.org/event/tompkins-county-legislature-government-o perations-committee/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Ithaca Voice X-SOURCE-URL:https://ithacavoice.org/events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Tompkins County Legislature: Expanded Budget\, Capital\, and Perso nnel Committee DTSTART:20260908T210000Z DTEND:20260908T230000Z DTSTAMP:20260903T003334Z UID:10000748-1788886800-1788894000@ithacavoice.org CATEGORIES:civic DESCRIPTION:AGENDA LAST-MODIFIED:20260903T003334Z LOCATION:Governor Daniel D. Tompkins Building\, 121 E. Court Street\, Itha ca\, NY\, NY\, 14850\, United States URL:https://ithacavoice.org/event/tompkins-county-legislature-expanded-bud get-capital-and-personnel-committee-3/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Ithaca Voice X-SOURCE-URL:https://ithacavoice.org/events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Yappy Hour DTSTART:20260909T200000Z DTEND:20260909T230000Z DTSTAMP:20260901T123215Z UID:10000559-1788969600-1788980400@ithacavoice.org CATEGORIES:community,drink DESCRIPTION:Welcome back to YAPPY HOUR at The Strand Cafe! \nJoin us every 4th Wednesday from March–October for drinks\, dog-friendly vibes\, and pup social time! \nBring your furry friends to mix\, mingle\, and make new besties  \nEven better? 50% of proceeds benefit Stay Wild Rescue — eve ry sip supports animals in need. \nDrinks for you. Social hour for them. A great cause for all. \nLearn more – Click here LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T123215Z LOCATION:The Strand Cafe\, 324 E State St\, Ithaca\, NY\, NY\, 14850\, Uni ted States URL:https://ithacavoice.org/event/yappy-hour/2026-09-09/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Ithaca Voice X-SOURCE-URL:https://ithacavoice.org/events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Tompkins County Legislature: Expanded Budget\, Capital\, and Perso nnel Committee DTSTART:20260910T210000Z DTEND:20260910T230000Z DTSTAMP:20260904T183435Z UID:10000753-1789059600-1789066800@ithacavoice.org CATEGORIES:civic DESCRIPTION:AGENDA LAST-MODIFIED:20260904T183435Z LOCATION:Governor Daniel D. Tompkins Building\, 121 E. Court Street\, Itha ca\, NY\, NY\, 14850\, United States URL:https://ithacavoice.org/event/tompkins-county-legislature-expanded-bud get-capital-and-personnel-committee-4/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Ithaca Voice X-SOURCE-URL:https://ithacavoice.org/events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The Highly Connected Dispensary 2nd Anniversary Party DTSTART:20260911T210000Z DTEND:20260912T000000Z DTSTAMP:20260903T003334Z UID:10000749-1789146000-1789156800@ithacavoice.org CATEGORIES:community DESCRIPTION:The Highly Connected Dispensary Anniversary Party on September 11 from 5pm-8pm will be bringing our customers\, local community\, cannab is brands\, and industry partners together for an evening of celebration\, education and conversation. LAST-MODIFIED:20260903T003334Z LOCATION:The Highly Connected\, 423 Franklin Street\, Ithaca\, NY\, NY\, 1 4850\, United States URL:https://ithacavoice.org/event/the-highly-connected-dispensary-2nd-anni versary-party/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Ithaca Voice X-SOURCE-URL:https://ithacavoice.org/events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Seneca Sounds Music & Arts Festival DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260912 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260913 DTSTAMP:20260901T123215Z UID:10000739-1789171200-1789257599@ithacavoice.org CATEGORIES:festival DESCRIPTION:Seneca Sounds brings live music\, art\, food\, and performance to The Cracker Factory in Geneva on Sept. 12. Featuring Ithaca artists Th e Comb Down and New Planets\, plus regional acts\, installations\, vendors \, and more. Tickets: senecasounds.com LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T123215Z LOCATION:Seneca Sounds Music & Arts Festival\, 35 Lehigh St\, Geneva\, NY\ , 14456 URL:https://ithacavoice.org/event/seneca-sounds-music-arts-festival/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Ithaca Voice X-SOURCE-URL:https://ithacavoice.org/events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Jon Simon and Cal Walker with Sing Me a Story! Read Me a Song! DTSTART:20260912T170000Z DTEND:20260912T180000Z DTSTAMP:20260901T123215Z UID:10000744-1789218000-1789221600@ithacavoice.org CATEGORIES:family,literary DESCRIPTION:Children’s Reading Connection presents John Simon and Cal Wa lker for a free performance of Songs that are stories and stories that are songs. Sunday\, September 12th\, 1pm\, at Tompkins County Public Library. Info: brigid@childrensreadingconnection.org LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T123215Z LOCATION:Tompkins County Public Library\, 101 E Green St\, Ithaca\, 14850\ , United States URL:https://ithacavoice.org/event/jon-simon-and-cal-walker-with-sing-me-a- story-read-me-a-song/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Ithaca Voice X-SOURCE-URL:https://ithacavoice.org/events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Ithaca College Department of Writing: Fall 2026 Distinguished Visi ting Writers Series DTSTART:20260916T220000Z DTEND:20260916T233000Z DTSTAMP:20260904T183435Z UID:10000750-1789581600-1789587000@ithacavoice.org CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:The Ithaca College Department of Writing commences its Fall 20 26 Distinguished Visiting Writers Series on Wed. (9/16) with an in-pers on reading and Q&A with nonfiction writer\, Omar El Akkad (Klingenstein L ounge @ 6:00 p.m.).\n \nOmar El Akkad is an author and journalist. He wa s born in Egypt\, grew up in Qatar\, moved to Canada as a teenager and now lives in the United States. The start of his journalism career coincided with the start of the war on terror\, and over the following decade he rep orted from Afghanistan\, Guantanamo Bay and many other locations around th e world. His work earned a National Newspaper Award for Investigative Jour nalism and the Goff Penny Award for young journalists. His fiction and non -fiction writing has appeared in The New York Times\, The Guardian\, Le Mo nde\, Guernica\, GQ and many other newspapers and magazines. His debut nov el\, American War\, is an international bestseller and has been translated into thirteen languages. It won the Pacific Northwest Booksellers’ Awar d\, the Oregon Book Award for fiction\, the Kobo Emerging Writer Prize and has been nominated for more than ten other awards. It was listed as one o f the best books of the year by The New York Times\, Washington Post\, GQ\ , NPR\, Esquire and was selected by the BBC as one of 100 novels that chan ged our world. His second novel\, What Strange Paradise\, won the Pacific Northwest Booksellers’ Award\, the Oregon Book Award for fiction\, and w as shortlisted for the Aspen Words Literary Prize. It was also named a bes t book of the year by the New York Times\, the Washington Post\, NPR and s everal other publications. His new nonfiction book\, One Day\, Everyone Wi ll Have Always Been Against This\, won the Palestine Book Award and the Na tional Book Award. Omar lives near Portland\, Oregon\, where is on the fac ulty of the Pacific University MFA in Writing program. LAST-MODIFIED:20260904T183435Z LOCATION:Ithaca College\, Klingenstein Lounge\, 953 Danby Rd\, Ithaca\, NY \, 14850\, United States URL:https://ithacavoice.org/event/ithaca-college-department-of-writing-fal l-2026-distinguished-visiting-writers-series/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Ithaca Voice X-SOURCE-URL:https://ithacavoice.org/events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Spring Writes Literary Workshop: Memoir Kickstart DTSTART:20260917T220000Z DTEND:20260917T230000Z DTSTAMP:20260901T123215Z UID:10000664-1789668000-1789671600@ithacavoice.org CATEGORIES:education,literary LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T123215Z LOCATION:Buffalo Street Books\, 215 N Cayuga St\, Ithaca\, NY\, 14850\, Un ited States URL:https://ithacavoice.org/event/spring-writes-literary-workshop-memoir-k ickstart/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Ithaca Voice X-SOURCE-URL:https://ithacavoice.org/events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Ithaca Children's Garden: Tough Turtle Jr. DTSTART:20260919T140000Z DTEND:20260919T170000Z DTSTAMP:20260901T123215Z UID:10000742-1789812000-1789822800@ithacavoice.org CATEGORIES:family DESCRIPTION:This event invites Junior Tough Turtles to run\, climb\, leap\ , and crawl their way through a thrilling\, nature-inspired obstacle cours e at ICG. \nTICKETS LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T123215Z LOCATION:Ithaca Children’s Garden\, 121 Turtle Lane\, Ithaca\, NY\, 1485 0\, United States URL:https://ithacavoice.org/event/ithaca-childrens-garden-tough-turtle-jr/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Ithaca Voice X-SOURCE-URL:https://ithacavoice.org/events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Spring Writes Literary Panel: Life to Art DTSTART:20260919T180000Z DTEND:20260919T190000Z DTSTAMP:20260901T123215Z UID:10000665-1789826400-1789830000@ithacavoice.org CATEGORIES:literary LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T123215Z LOCATION:Buffalo Street Books\, 215 N Cayuga St\, Ithaca\, NY\, 14850\, Un ited States URL:https://ithacavoice.org/event/spring-writes-literary-panel-life-to-art / X-SOURCE-NAME:The Ithaca Voice X-SOURCE-URL:https://ithacavoice.org/events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Community Arts Partnership Networking Night (Registration requeste d) DTSTART:20260930T213000Z DTEND:20260930T230000Z DTSTAMP:20260901T123215Z UID:10000457-1790789400-1790794800@ithacavoice.org CATEGORIES:community LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T123215Z LOCATION:Community Arts Partnership\, 110 N Tioga St\, Ithaca\, NY\, 14850 \, United States URL:https://ithacavoice.org/event/community-arts-partnership-networking-ni ght-registration-requested/2026-09-30/ X-SOURCE-NAME:The Ithaca Voice X-SOURCE-URL:https://ithacavoice.org/events END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR