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🌱 Which upstate songwriters are sharing stories at The Cherry Arts?
Be sure to catch Join Rock Voices, the community choir that ONLY sings rock music! on the Northwest Ithaca Patch calendar

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In today's newsletter:
- Which upstate songwriters are sharing stories at The Cherry Arts?
Also on today's calendar: Join Rock Voices, the community choir that ONLY sings rock music! and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Cloudy, with a high of 63 and low of 48 degrees.
- Wednesday: Warmer with periods of sun, temps: high: 73, low: 58.
- Thursday: Mainly cloudy and very warm, with a high of 78 and low of 58 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Songwriters in the Round at The Cherry Arts (ithaca.com) — A Nashville-style Songwriters in the Round concert is coming to The Cherry Arts in Ithaca on Friday, Oct. 2, giving Northwest Ithaca residents an intimate way to hear original music and stories. Three multi-instrumentalist performers from across upstate and central New York will trade songs onstage, aiming to connect regional music communities and encourage audiences to support live, local songwriting.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Northwest Ithaca
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- Join Rock Voices, the community choir that ONLY sings rock music! →
First Unitarian Society of Ithaca, 306 N Aurora St, Ithaca
7:00 pm
Tuesday September 29
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Other local events
- Ithaca's West End - Community Organized Monthly Meetup
The Boatyard Grill, 525 Taughannock Blvd, Ithaca
2:00 pm - Women in Business Roundtable at South Hill Business Campus in The Gallery →
South Hill Business Campus ( The Gallery), 950 Danby Rd, Ithaca
3:00 pm - Cancer Resource Center 5K & Walkathon →
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9:00 am - Fossil ID Day →
Museum of the Earth, 1259 Trumansburg Rd, Ithaca
10:00 am - Special Committee on Coordinated Unhoused Services Planning Meeting →
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2:00 pm - Cable Access Oversight Committee Meeting →
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5:00 pm - Board of Zoning Appeals →
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5:30 pm - Fossil ID Day →
Museum of the Earth, 1259 Trumansburg Rd, Ithaca
10:00 am
Wednesday September 30
Saturday October 3
Monday October 5
Tuesday October 6
Saturday October 10
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Community Conversations: Lansing →
Crossroads Bar & Grille, 3120 N Triphammer Rd, Lansing
9:00 am - Library Open Hours Afternoon →
Danby Public Library, 1830 Danby Road, Ithaca
1:00 pm - 2026 Senior Living Expo →
Hotel Ithaca, 222 S. Cayuga St., Ithaca
2:00 pm - Free Screening of The Librarians →
Cornell Cinema, 104 Willard Straight Hall, Ithaca
6:00 pm
Tuesday September 29
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🗞 Nearby News
Ithaca
- Football finishes long stretch at home with a blowout win (theithacan.org)
- Gas Prices Hold Steady Across Finger Lakes (fingerlakesdailynews.com)
- Democrats Are Distancing Themselves From AOC's Political Aspirations (victorygirlsblog.com)
Dryden
- Astronomy Picture of the Day in the Classroom (nasa.gov)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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