Unity in Shades Roundtable

Aug 14 | 1-2:30pm

Our Roundtables serve as peer affinity groups, providing a confidential setting for sharing insights, seeking advice, and obtaining mentorship. Join us for this session in the Large Conference Room at the Tompkins Chamber offices. Come hungry, refreshments will be available!

This roundtable is specifically designed for Black, Indigenous, Latinx, and Asian individuals. While we encourage support and promotion from allies, participation is reserved for those who share this identity.

Congrats on 3 Years of Accreditation!

The Sciencenter has once again achieved accreditation by the American Alliance of Museums (AAM), the highest national recognition a museum can receive. This marks their third consecutive accreditation since 2000!

This achievement reaffirms that the Sciencenter continues to meet the National Standards and Best Practices for U.S. Museums and remains part of a community that holds itself publicly accountable to excellence.

Seeing Ithaca sponsored by State of the Art Gallery

August 1-31

"Promoting our beautiful and diverse city and the artists who love it!"

Events and programs include:

• Gallery Night, August 1, 5-8pm
• Finger Lakes Land Trust Presentation at gallery on August 3, 2pm
• Artist Market-August 8, noon-7:30pm
• Open Artist Studios-August 10, 12-5pm
• Look Club in gallery, August 10, 2-3pm
• Presentation and reception at Kendal, August 14, 4pm
• Art in Bloom with Ithaca Garden Club in gallery, August 15-17, 12-5pm

No-Cost Health Services Offered Innovative Readiness Training (IRT)

August 11-20 at SUNY Broome 

No-Cost Services Offered (9am-3:30pm) at SUNY Broome Ice Center:

Medical: Health exams & school physicals, health education, occupational and physical therapy & behavioral health screenings

Dental: Dental exams & extractions

Optometry: Eye exams & eyeglasses

Open to all residents in the 5 county area seeking medical care and looking for volunteers to assist people with checking in.

More about the program: Led by the U.S. Army Reserve, in partnership with the U.S. Air National Guard, and U.S. Naval Ophthalmic Readiness Activity and Southern Tier 8 Regional Board. Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) delivers opportunities for service members to train in a joint environment to enhance military readiness, while building civil-military partnerships and providing key services with lasting benefits to the communities of Broome County.

SouthWorks Second Annual Open House Tuesday, August 12th

August 12, 3-7pm

SouthWorks invites you to its Second Annual Open House on Tuesday, August 12th from 3:00–7:00 PM. Join us for hourly site tours (closed-toed, no-heel shoes required), meet incoming businesses, and learn more about the future of the project. RSVPs are appreciated and can be submitted here. Former employees are also invited to attend and share their stories as part of celebrating the site's history.

First-Time Homebuyer Classes

In-person and online

The journey to purchase a first home can be overwhelming, but INHS is here to help. Our Homebuyer Education classes are ideal for any potential homebuyer. Look for a one-day, all-day in-person class in Ithaca on Aug. 9, or join an online four-week-long class held Tuesday evenings in September. We also offer Home Inspection Classes, providing an in-person, hands-on look at how to evaluate a home for sale. Register: www.ithacanhs.org/events

New Recycling Guidelines

Applications due July 18

Do you have a product manufactured in New York that deserves to be the coolest thing? Apply to spotlight your product and compete to be New York's coolest thing!

The 2025 Coolest Thing Made in New York competition highlights the state's vibrant manufacturing industry and its products, as well as the many career opportunities available in the manufacturing sector.