🌱 Study Buddies and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• LA TRAVIATA - An Opera by Verdi at Broome County Forum Theatre
• Earth Day Festival 2026 at Cornell Cooperative Extension Tompkins County
• Study Buddies at Tompkins County Public Library

... and check out 6 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Mostly cloudy and cooler, with a high of 63 and low of 49 degrees.
• Saturday: Breezy, warm, temps: high: 78, low: 37.
• Sunday: Rain and drizzle in the a.m., with a high of 45 and low of 27 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Northwest Ithaca

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday April 18

• LA TRAVIATA - An Opera by Verdi
  Broome County Forum Theatre, 236 Washington St, Binghamton
  3:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday April 18

• Earth Day Festival 2026
  Cornell Cooperative Extension Tompkins County , 615 Willow Avenue , Ithaca
  8:00 am
• Study Buddies
  Tompkins County Public Library , 101 E Green St , Ithaca
  10:30 am
• Earth Day Festival
  Downtown Ithaca Alliance Office , 171 E M.L.K. Jr. St , Ithaca
  12:00 pm
• Third Annual Earth Day Festival
  Ithaca, NY Calendar Ithaca, NY 14850
  12:00 pm
• Cinderella ballet
  Ballet Center of Ithaca , 506 N Plain St , Ithaca
  3:00 pm
• Sorry For The Weight
  NRE Space , 402 W State St , Ithaca
  6:00 pm
• IHS Musical
  Kulp Auditorium Ithaca, NY 14851
  7:00 pm

Sunday April 19

• The Readers' Room
  Rosie’s Cafe & Parlor , 312 E Seneca St , Ithaca
  11:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• American Red Cross Blood Drive
  Tompkins County Public Library , 101 E Green St , Ithaca
  10:00 am
• Ithaca Women's Lacrosse vs St. John Fisher University
  Higgins Stadium , Lyceum Dr , Ithaca
  4:00 pm
• Dryden Varsity Softball @ Lansing
  Lansing High School , 300 Ridge Rd , Lansing
  4:30 pm
• Sidewalk Showcase
  Downtown Ithaca Alliance Office , 171 E M.L.K. Jr. St , Ithaca
  5:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Ithaca

• Ithaca Sundae Showdown to give out the scoop on local history (ithacavoice.org)
• DIY Fest: New festival amplifies Ithaca's music scene (theithacan.org)
• Hours-Long Ithaca Standoff Ends Safely, Police Report (fingerlakesdailynews.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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