December can be a beautiful month, with snow on the ground and free time during break, but sometimes we find ourselves with nothing to do. Luckily, there is a plethora of engaging events and activities during the winter in our community.
Antigone Project: A Play in Five Parts – December 3 through December 8
Come see an adaptation of Sophocles’ Antigone conceived by Chiori Miyagawa and Sabrina Peck at Ithaca College’s Clark Theatre.
First Friday Gallery Night – December 6, 5-8 P.M.
Head downtown and check out the monthly tour of local art at venues on and around the Commons.
13: the Musical – December 7, 7 P.M.
Catch the classic coming-of-age musical before the movie adaptation hits Netflix! The performance will be at the Park School Auditorium at Ithaca College.
Campus Choral Ensemble – December 10, 7 P.M.
Enjoy a range of choral music sung by the talented singers at IC. Free and open to the public at Hockett Family Recital Hall.
Student-Directed One Acts – December 13-14, 7 P.M.; December 15, 2 P.M.
Come see the impressive work of our own IHS students as the producers, directors, and actors of the Student Directed One Acts.
Winter Solstice Garden Tour – December 20, 12-1:30 P.M.
Learn about plants in winter and seasonal folklore while looking at the plants of the Mullestein Family Garden. Meet in the Nevin Welcome Center at Cornell to warm up with hot cocoa and visit the gift shop afterward.
Fashion & Feathers – through January 20
Visit the exhibition on birds and fashion, a collaboration between the Cornell Costume and Textile Collection, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, and Cornell University Museum of Vertebrates. The exhibition is on display on Level T of the Human Ecology Building at Cornell.