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2024-25 Memberships
2024-25 Memberships

Become part of the family! Your donation of just $75 or more makes you a Cherry Member all season long. Get great perks, special invitations to meet the artists, and most importantly. the knowledge that you’re a part of the community that keeps the Cherry thriving.

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Our Response to Canceled NEA Funding
RESPONSE TO CANCELED NEA FUNDING

$15,000 that had been committed to the Cherry from the federal government has been canceled.

If it’s within your capacity to donate now, you can undo one small part of the damage done by this administration and help us make work that celebrates plurality, generosity, openheartedness and joy.

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Mother in a Box
Mother in a Box
may 16 - 25
cherry artspace

Homecoming Players presents local playwright Arthur Bicknell’s new comic drama following the characters across six decades

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The West End Diorama
The West End Diorama
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An installation by David Fogel
A scale-model recreation of Ithaca's West End working class neighborhood circa 1953
guided tours with David Fogel
sat 2–4 pm until may 24
cherry gallery
June Dance 2025
June Dance 2025
INTERNATIONAL LOVER /
CROSSOVERS
june 6–7

Troy Lingelbach's tale of an artist in pursuit of a dream / Jim Self & Robin Guiver explore human states of consciousness

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Happy Birthday, Mon AmI!
Happy Birthday, Mon Ami!
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june 14
cherry artspace
Alex & Olmsted combine glove puppetry, live music, and audience participation to create a delight for the whole family!
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Action & Reaction!
Action & Reaction! Movement, Puppetry & Storytelling
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june 14
cherry artspace
Want to explore the world of movement and learn how to use your whole body to become a better puppeteer? Award-winning duo Alex & Olmsted are leading a workshop at the Cherry!
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Packrat 2
Packrat 2
june 27
cherry artspace

A sneak peek “work-in-progress” presentation from the brilliant Brooklyn-based movement company CONCRETE TEMPLE

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Creating Your Own Puppet Play
Creating Your Own Puppet Play
jun 12–27

CONCRETE TEMPLE's workshop will include the basics of dramatic structure, puppet construction, and manipulation. The final session will be a presentation of the work created in the workshop as curtain opener for PACKRAT 2!

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Art Hive: Birth to 3 play and art group
Art Hive
Open Studio Sundays

Community Art Hives and Studio Hours

A space to chill, bring kids, get into making something, and give yourself a creative break.

sun 1–3 pm
jan 26–jun 22

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(Shown: Elizabeth Mozer, Jacob White, Dean Robinson, Joshua Sedelmeyer and Erica Steinhagen in George Kaplan by Frédéric Sonntag.)

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