Archive: Arts & Entertainment

Once again, the Rotary and Savage Clubs of Ithaca are teaming up with the Ithaca City School District for the 7th Annual Little Apple Fall Follies - LAFF. The two hour family-friendly talent showcase will be held at Ithaca High School's Kulp Auditorium beginning at 7:00pm on Saturday, October 1st.

Proceeds from LAFF will support the community grant programs of the Ithaca Rotary Club and the Savage Club, as well as the programming of the Ithaca City School District Fine Arts Department.

This year's LAFF features the talents of Sally Ramirez & Doug Robinson, Beauty & The Beast Storytellers, the Cornell Glee Club's Hangovers, the Armstrong School of Dance, Karen Wonder Dumont, The Ithaca Gay Men's Chorus, Lisa Frank, the Ithaca High School Men's and Women's Choirs and much more. Emcees for the show are Brett Bossard, executive director of Cinemapolis and Joey Steinhagen, artistic director of Running to Places. Plenty of free parking is available.

Ithaca Rotary Club grants promote the quality of life in Tompkins County and the greater Ithaca area. In 2015, Rotary grants were presented to the Cancer Resource Center of the Finger Lakes, Catholic Charities of Tompkins & Tioga, Dryden Town Historical Society, Foodnet Meals on Wheels, Ithaca Generator, Northside United, Southside Community Center, Tompkins Learning Partners, and the Ulysses Philomathic Library. The Savage Club makes annual donations to community arts organizations that include the Community School of Music and Arts, Vitamin L Chorus, Running to Places Theatre Company and Armstrong School of Dance. The Ithaca City School District Fine Arts Department is comprised of programs in Art, Music, Theatre and Dance. It embraces the ideals that all students are welcome and can play an important role in the success of Ithaca Fine and Performing Arts.

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