ITHACA, NY — Likened to a modern-day Mark Twain on two wheels, Joe Kurmaskie is better known by the moniker “The Metal Cowboy.” Ithaca College will present “Mud, Sweat and Gears: An Evening with the Metal Cowboy” on Thursday, Nov. 18, at 7 p.m. in Textor 101. The event is free and open to the public.

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ITHACA, NY — One of the nation’s leading environmentalists, whose books have shaped public perception — and public action — on climate change, alternative energy and the need for more localized economies, will speak at Ithaca College on Thursday, Nov. 11. Bill McKibben will present “From Walden to Warming: Global, Local,...

ITHACA, NY — Matthea Harvey, whose most recent collection of poems was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, will read from her works on Wednesday, Oct. 27, at Ithaca College. Part of the Distinguished Visiting Writers Series, her presentation will take place...

ITHACA, NY — Before there was Wikileaks, there was Daniel Ellsberg. His 1971 leak of the Pentagon Papers — a secret study detailing the lies of a succession of presidents about the war in Vietnam — created an uproar and nearly landed him in prison for life.

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ITHACA, NY -- An expert on the history of how lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people have been portrayed in the media will speak at Ithaca College for National Coming Out Day on Thursday, Oct. 7. Stephen Tropiano will present “Truth, Lies, and Everything In Between:...