Good morning, Ithaca.

Dryden Center for Community is hosting a free storytelling festival Oct.

1-3 at 9 E. Main St. The three-day event offers live storytelling, creative workshops, and a shadow puppet party — a chance for locals to share and learn the art of storytelling.

Upstate Shredding owner Adam Weitsman commissioned Danish artist Thomas Dambo+renowned for recycled art to create a troll sculpture for the former Carl Sagan House overlooking Fall Creek gorge in Ithaca.

Renovation work on the property is expected to finish this November.

Cinemapolis will offer free movie screenings on Saturday, Oct.

3 as it marks its 40th anniversary with live musical accompaniment at a screening of Snow White + raffles for prizes, while Cornell Cinema hosts CatVideoFest at 4:30 p.m. to benefit the SPCA.

Jen X Academy of Dance moved on Sept.

14 into its new Groton home at 143 E. Cortland St., expanding into two studios from the former village office with recent renovations and an open house held on Sept. 19 (and it continues to welcome new students).

This fall, researchers note that spotted lanternflies are more established in the Finger Lakes, with hundreds found near the Asteri Ithaca building downtown; grape growers say they may need to treat vineyards for pests.

Ulysses Town Board will vote on Oct.

13 to designate the 32-acre Henry A. Smith Woods as a Critical Environmental Area — a step required by its donation agreement. Supporters say the move will help regulate public use and protect the forest's unique ecology.

Ithaca College's men's soccer team hosts Hamilton College today at 4 p.m. (mid-60s temperatures are expected) after Hamilton recorded a 2-0 win in their last meeting in September 2025.