Art Trail, Spirit Christmas, Winter weather outlook, fall book sale TCPL

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It’s Wednesday, so we’re halfway through the week. Keep it up and it’ll be the weekend in no time.

Speaking of the weekend, I’ll be showcasing something you can do this weekend later on in this newsletter.

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Without further ado, here’s an update on an Ithaca Art Trails yearly open studio weekends.

Ithaca artists open studios for tours and demos over next two weeks

The Greater Ithaca Art Trail is coming back into full swing, with over 30 artists’ studios across Tompkins County open to explore and learn from.

There’s no fee and no appointments needed, and just by registering for the trail’s Open Studio Weekends, you’re entered into an art raffle with a chance to win over 20 different art pieces from local studios.

The studios are open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day, this and next weekend, Oct. 12 – 13 and Oct. 19 – 20.

Check out some of what the trail has to offer, and other arts events in the coming weeks here.

Here’s some more of what you need to know today

• What’s this?: Jack Skellington would be happy to hear that Spirit Halloween is expanding its horizons in the northeast this year, this time repping red and green. Could it be I got my wish?
• Autumn just arrived here in New York, but …: Winter isn’t far behind, so how much snow will we get? The annual National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's U.S winter outlook report offers info here .
• New COVID vaccine reached nearly 395,000 New Yorkers so far: H ealth officials push to reverse a trend of limited uptake of the shots.

Leave room for reading but don’t break the bank 📖

Friends of the Tompkins County Public Library 2024 fall book sale runs alongside Ithaca Art Trail this and next weekend, so if you’ll be downtown and have a need to read, check this out.

Head to 509 Esty Street in Ithaca this and next weekend, Oct. 12 – 14 and Oct 26 - 29, and get in line to check out shelves full of books to buy and read to your hearts content.

The book sale is the fundraising arm of the Friends of the Tompkins County Public Library and supplies grants for reading materials, library degrees and educational programs in Tompkins County.

Donations to the book sale will resume Nov. 16.

Learn more about the sale and Friends of the Tompkins County Public Library here .

This article originally appeared on Ithaca Journal: Art Trail, Spirit Christmas, Winter weather outlook, fall book sale TCPL