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Lucky Ducks, Local Art, & Lots o' Yarn!
Highlights for April 24-26: Watch thousands of rubber ducks go over the falls in Ithaca, plus the Corning Repair Cafe, Arts In Bloom studio tour, Twin Tiers Yarn Crawl, and "Songs of the Waterways, Farmland and Lumber Camps" special performance in Ovid!
Amelia Cueva
April 24, 2026
TOP 5
ALL WEEKEND
 | Arts in Bloom: Open Studio & Gallery Tour 2026 Visit all 11 locations on this year's Arts in Bloom: Open Studio and Gallery Tour. This events spans Chemung and Steuben Counties and aims to highlight and celebrate the amazing artistic talent in our region! |
SATURDAY
 | 5th Annual Twin Tiers Yarn Crawl This regional event coincides with Local Yarn Store Day, a national celebration designed to support and showcase the unique contributions of small fiber businesses. Needlecrafters of all skill levels are invited to embark on a "fiber-filled adventure," visiting each participating shop to collect stamps in their Yarn Crawl Passport. Participants who secure stamps from all four locations will be eligible for special prize drawings. |
 | 4-H Duck Race with Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County Join us to watch up to 3,000 bright yellow rubber ducks tumble over the Cascadilla Creek falls at the Cornell Botanic Gardens' Cascadilla Gorge Trail then bob down the creek in a frantic and fabulous race to the CCE Tompkins on Willow Avenue. Take a chance on a duck and win GREAT PRIZES if your duck is among the first to cross the finish line! Enjoy refreshments, entertainment, and activities for kids all afternoon long, Need not be present to win! *Expanded family activities with new games, hands-on demos, and kid-friendly adventures, AND MORE! |
 | Corning Repair Cafe A coalition of local organizations is hosting a community-wide Repair Café, inviting residents to bring their broken household items to repair alongside skilled volunteers, who will help troubleshoot through the repair process. This FREE event will take place at Emmanuel Lutheran Church at 149 W William St. in Corning. The event will also include a special children’s activity: the Teddy Bear Hospital, where kids can bring stuffed animals for mending and rejuvenation. Volunteer your repair skills, and discover more: |
SUNDAY
 | "Songs of the Waterways, Farmland and Lumber Camps" Special Performance by Uncle Joe & Fiddlin’ Renee |
PLUS
Grilled Cheese Fest 2026 in Odessa; 150th Birthday Celebration at Fred & Harriet Taylor Memorial Library in Hammondsport; Swap Market at ILL EAGLE in Elmira; John Popper & Ben Wilson of Blues Traveler live at Mud Creek Bison Ranch; comedy; tons of local theatre, and always so much live music!
Check out all of the events at the link below (and remember to check with the original event hosts for latest updates & cancellations):
COMING UP
Rockwell Reframed Lecture Series | The Art of Truman Lowe with Rebecca Head Trautmann | April 23 at 6:00 PM
Now that AI is everywhere…
This is just a little reminder that I’m a real person with a humble, local life doing my best to pick events that I think a broad swath of other local folks might like. I’m also lucky to continue to collaborate with two other locals to keep this calendar updated and promoted so that it may be useful and used! That means real hands are hard at work to make sure this community resource is carefully and lovingly nurtured.
Certainly AI can have its proper place at the table. BUT, it’s important to me that FLXcalendar reflect the heart and soul only found in community events with other living, breathing human beings. Nothing beats the joy of connecting with people in the same physical space. Let’s not forget the hard lessons we learned in the isolation of Covid lockdown.
With care and kindness written in my own words,
Always truly,
Amelia
Reminders
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