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A Very Green Weekend! 💚🌿
Highlights for May 1 - 3: Ithaca is hopping this weekend with Old Greeny Fringe Fest, Start Making Sense live at the State Theatre, and Friday Gallery Night. Plus Elmira Community Cycle's annual plant sale, OSFL's season finale concert, and a Kentucky Derby party!
Amelia Cueva
April 30, 2026
TOP 5
ALL WEEKEND
 | Old Greeny Fringe Fest Old Greeny Fringe Fest is a week-long, fringe festival in celebration of the weird, wacky, and whimsical, rooted in the legend of Old Greeny—the cryptid of Cayuga Lake. The festival activates traditional and non-traditional venues along the waterfront trail through performances, installations, community activities, and storytelling, with a strong commitment to sustainability, accessibility, and local culture. |
 | Annual Plant Sale Whether you are thinking about starting your garden, buying flowers early for Mother’s Day, or just looking to score some baked goods, make sure to come out to the sale. See you soon! |
SATURDAY
 | Kentucky Derby Party $75 ticket includes passed appetizers, dinner, cocktails, beer, wine, live band Music by The Notorious String Busters Cask strength, single barrel whiskey release! |
 | Orchestra of the Southern Finger Lakes & the Chorus of the Southern Finger Lakes present Haydn's "The Creation" Experience the awe and majesty of Haydn’s The Creation, a musical journey from chaos to light, brought to life by full orchestra, chorus, and soloists. Inspired by the Book of Genesis and Milton’s Paradise Lost, this timeless masterpiece bursts with vivid imagery, heavenly harmonies, and dramatic storytelling. Whether you're a classical music lover or simply curious to hear the power of over a hundred voices and instruments in delightful harmony, The Creation is a feast for the senses—and a triumphant celebration of life, nature, and the divine. |
 | Start Making Sense & The Ocean Avenue Stompers Horns |
PLUS
Mother's Day Community Art Exhibition with CCAST at 171 Cedar Arts; First Fridays on Main in Montour Falls; Elmira Drive-In Opening Weekend; 360Aurora Annual Spring Market; Valley Folk presents Tommy Sands in Corning; The Notorious G.I.B. Cheese Fest @ Grist Iron Brewing Company; 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):
YOU KNOW…. FOR THE KIDS!
 | Family Day | Robots Invade the Kids Rockwell Art Lab: Return of the Robots Open to the public | Included with regular Museum admission | No registration required |
Don’t Forget to Say, “Rabbit Rabbit!”
I decided to send out the newsletter a teensy bit early in order to observe International Workers’ Day tomorrow. Because of this, I now have a golden opportunity to explain the monthly ritual I’ve been practicing since I learned about it as a kid.
The superstition is as follows: if you say “rabbit rabbit” (or “white rabbit” or “rabbit rabbit rabbit”) before you say anything else on the first day of the month, you’ll have good luck for the rest of the month.
Apparently, kiddos back in Victorian times invented this superstition, which eventually made its way up through the ranks of adults into literature, becoming a bit more mainstream. And then those of us who religiously practice this ritual every 1st of the month tend to enthusiastically encourage everyone else around us to do the same.
Reminders
Always check with the original event host for updates and cancellations.
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