News & Updates
You are Invited! The Community Unity Music Education Program (CUMEP) invites you to the 16th annual Summer Concert at Southside Community Center. Download the 2019 CUMEP Flier
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The Southside Community Center, Inc. in Ithaca, NY is seeking an Executive Director to begin in early September 2019 The Southside Community Center, Inc. represents a historic and present space that has been building Black community to foster self-love and collective pride for 85 years. We teach a Black Conscious Curriculum that empowers the voices…
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Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of African/European slavery in the United States. Block Party Festival: Saturday, June 15th 12:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m. The WIZ Movie Night: Saturday, June 15th- 8:30 p.m. Juneteenth commemorates African-American freedom and emphasizes education, achievement, and community. Community members are invited to attend and enjoy great food,…
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The Dollar Dance program is a Southside Community Center initiative that offers series’ of consecutive dance instruction at a charge of $1 for participation on Saturdays provided by different local and well-respected dance teachers and choreographers of Ithaca, New York. The Dollar Dance program serves as one of several initiatives at the Southside Community Center that presents performing arts…
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Black college Women and Girls from the community will read their original poems and/or works by other Black Female Writers. Audience members (who may or may not identify as a Black Woman/Girl), may also be invited to read poems written by Black Women/Girls or about Black Women/Girls. Please RSVP no later than Wednesday, May 1st…
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Three of the biggest obstacles to community health are lack of funds, lack of access, and lack of knowledge. Fortunately, when community members and organizations band together, even the largest obstacles are made small. This is why the Calvary Baptist Church and the Southside Community Center proudly invite you to join us for our 1st…
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Please join us for a meal prepared by one of our Community Mothers Khadijah. We will have both vegetarian and non-vegetarian options. We will be serving this lunch along side our fresh fruits and vegetable giveaway. Stop by to feed your soul and your belly! Additionally we will offer a shuttle to and from Ithaca…
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Please Join us for the Annual Easter Egg Hunt, generously hosted by Cayuga Temple #54 Elks. The egg hunt will be in the Southside Community Center park, with activities inside the Afterschool room of the center. We hope you will join us for a fun filled afternoon!
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Please Join us for the Annual Easter Egg Hunt, generously hosted by Cayuga Temple #54 Elks. The egg hunt will be in the Southside Community Center park, with activities inside the Afterschool room of the center. We hope you will join us for a fun filled afternoon!
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On February 18th we bought out an entire theatre at Regal Cinema and took 104 community members to see Black Panther. Initiated by our DJ friends Spirit Posse we led an amazing fundraising campaign and secured enough funds to purchase movie tickets, pizza, costume making supplies and a school bus. In preparation for this amazing…
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