Latino Civic Association of Tompkins County

10/13/2026

Join us Oct. 16th for our 33rd Unity Dinner “Las Raices Que Nos Unen” to celebrate Latine Heritage Month!

WSH Memorial Room doors open will at 5:00 PM. Dinner is served at 5:30 PM followed by our program, including Sabor Latino, Salsa Pa’lante, Tango at Cornell, and keynote speaker, Yen Ospina, President of the Latino Civic Association of Tompkins County.

To register, please click the link to Campus Groups: https://cornell.campusgroups.com/LSP/rsvp_boot?id=2310690

Tickets are limited.

10/12/2026

‼️Location Change! We will still be at the library, but in the Tompkins Trust study room. Next to the Schwarz Jacobson Meeting Room.

10/09/2026

10/04/2026

Y’all, yesterday was for the books. Thanks to everyone to showed up for the drag show and dance party!

09/28/2026

The Latino Civic Association of Tompkins County invites you to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with an unforgettable night of music, dancing, and community. As part of this year’s Arts & Culture programming in Ithaca, NY, we’re bringing people together to celebrate the vibrant rhythms, traditions, and joy of Latin culture. Spend evening dancing to Salsa, Merengue, Bachata, Reggeaton & more! Music by The Duchess of Spirit Posse & DJ Jona, bringing the energy and keeping the dance floor moving all night.

Event Details:
Saturday | October 3rd | 8:30 PM – 1:00 AM
$5–$15 CASH or Venmo sliding scale admission

Partial proceeds will support future arts and cultural programming by the Latino Civic Association of Tompkins County.

Location: ROOM K (downstairs from K HOUSE Karaoke & Arts Hub)
121 W State St. Ithaca, NY

Whether you’re a seasoned dancer or just looking for a fun night out, everyone is welcome. Come celebrate, connect, and support a community organization investing in Latino arts and culture in Tompkins County.

LCA is an all-volunteer nonprofit dedicated to serving the Latino community of Tompkins County by creating opportunities for social, cultural, educational, and civic expression. Follow us on instagram: Latino Civic Association of Tompkins County (Ithaca,NY) & Website to learn more: LCATOMPKINS.ORG

09/28/2026

Join us for a dazzling evening of drag and burlesque honoring Hispanic Heritage Month, featuring incredible local performers from the Upstate New York region. 18+

Hosted by Noah Phence 🎭💃 Cast announcement coming soon!
📅 Saturday, October 3th
🕢 7:00–8:30 PM (Doors open at 6:30 PM)
📍 Kitchen Theatre, Ithaca, NY
🎟️ General Admission: $30 🎟️ Students: $20

Performers:
Noah Phence
Hemayde Malik
Willa DeWhisp
EeveE E. Michaels
Valentine X

Reserve your seats here: 👉 https://kitchentheatre.app.getcuebox.com/o/HCB2P8DT/shows/C3101JRV
Come early to meet the Latino Civic Association and grab a drink from the Kitchen Theatre bar before the show! 🍹✨

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Acompáñanos en una deslumbrante noche de drag y burlesque en honor al Mes de la Herencia Hispana, con increíbles artistas locales de la región del norte del estado de Nueva York. 🎭💃 ¡Muy pronto anunciaremos el elenco!
📅 Sábado, 3 de octubre
🕢 7:00–8:30 p. m. (Puertas abren a las 6:30 p. m.)
📍 Kitchen Theatre, Ithaca, NY
🎟️ Entrada general: $30 🎟️ Estudiantes: $20
Reserva tu lugar aquí 👉 https://kitchentheatre.app.getcuebox.com/o/HCB2P8DT/shows/C3101JRV
¡Llega temprano para conocer a la Asociación Cívica Latina y disfrutar de una bebida en el bar del Kitchen Theatre antes del show! 🍹✨
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This event was made possible by: The Kitchen Theatre & Arts, Latino Civic Association, and partially by Statewide Community Regrant program from the New York State Council on the Arts, with the support of the office of the Governor and NYS Legislature, administered by the Community Arts Partnership of Tompkins County.
Find us online:
Sitio web / website
• LCATOMPKINS.ORG
instagram
• instagram.com/lcatompkins
FB PAGE
• https://www.facebook.com/share/yPnv2qJsHfRYyziu
FB group
• https://www.facebook.com/share/RF8E3EUJQ5PEfWSy
General LCA Community Newsletter
• groups.google.com/g/LCA-Ithaca
Whatsapp Channel
• https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaUDOrSHltY9yx1vWj1v

09/28/2026

A community has a history long before it has an archive. We are building that archive.

For months, Donde Nos Encontramos has been sitting with the people who built Latino life in Tompkins County and have been part of shaping the larger Tompkins community. We’ve sat and have been listening to their stories, following old photographs and forgotten documents, and discovering that every answer seems to uncover another person whose story still needs to be told.

What began as an oral history project has become something larger: an attempt to understand how we found one another, how we built community here, and what we risk losing if nobody bothers to remember.

On October 3, from 3–5 p.m. on the third floor of CSMA, we’re opening that conversation to the community.

Come hear some of what we’ve uncovered. Come tell us what we’ve missed.

If your family came to Tompkins county from Puerto Rico, Mexico, Cuba, Colombia, El Salvador, Bolivia, or really anywhere else bring the story. If you’ve been here five minutes, five years or fifty, bring the memory. If you have an old photograph sitting in a drawer, bring it. If you know the person whose story everyone ought to hear before it’s too late, bring us their name.

You don’t need to be Latino. You don’t need to be a historian. You only need to be curious about the Latino people who helped make this place what it is and influenced others.

Latino food will be provided. The history belongs to all of us.

Donde Nos Encontramos — Where We Find Ourselves
October 3rd 3–5 p.m.
Community School of Music and Arts (CSMA)
Third Floor

We inherit roots we never planted.
We grow beneath skies our ancestors never knew.
And still, something in us remembers the way home.

Thanks to our sponsor : The History Center

09/23/2026

Click here to view this video from weny.com.

09/21/2026

🍎 THE HIDDEN HANDS OF THE HARVEST

In Ithaca this upcoming Apple Harvest weekend, something new is taking root in DeWitt Park.

Esquina Latina is a pilot—our first step toward making visible the Latino stories, labor, food, music, and culture that have long been part of this region, even when they haven’t always been part of the story we tell about it.

Come eat. Come listen. Come celebrate Hispanic heritage month.

And come help us uncover the history hiding in plain sight.

📍 DeWitt Park, Ithaca
📅 September 26 and 27

You aren’t just attending the first Esquina Latina.
You’re helping us build it.

Donde Nos Encontramos
Where We Meet.