Melissa Madden

Excited about the rad First Friday Partayyyyy @drewkiddooandtheblackouts @the86ers_ithaca @lady.loveday @openspacescider @aurorafacekilla #vintageclothes #music #tattoos #popupbar #dancing

Super excited to have @crunkwitch and @teencat.band back together again for this epic show at HCA May 20th!! @openspacescider will be here mixing cocktails and mocktails for your pleasure!! Come dance the night away for this fun night! #danceparty #teencat #crunkwitch #haircolorart

Please visit Enfield Elementary on Saturday! We have seeds to give you! 🌱 Get excellent advice and 3 Sisters SEEDS from the sweetest 4th graders on the planet (in addition to your own children of course). 👦 Over the past month, these incredible kiddos have created beautiful seed labels in order to launch our Seed Ambassador program in collaboration with @fruition_seeds 🌽 Through May, we’ll be out and about with our art and Glass Gem Corn, Cornell Delicata and Nor’easter Pole Beans. We share these seeds after diving into the 3 Sisters origin story and planting techniques. To do that, we spent the last of the winter and early spring listening to @robinwallkimmerer recording of her 3 Sisters chapter in Braiding Sweetgrass. We drew as we listened and are ready to grow. 🫘 Join our gardening community! Plant a 3 Sisters Garden and get the seeds from us! 🍈 This invite is to drop by on… SATURDAY, May 2nd 11a - 3pm ☀️ Enfield Elementary Beautification Day and Seed Ambassadors Launch 💝 FREE! 📍 @ Enfield Elementary School 20 Enfield Main Rd. Ithaca ✨️ I'll be there! 🙏 Thank you to Fruition Seeds for this amazing gift of seeds and the opportunity the share them with our community.

First Friday heads up! My favorite co-bartender (1 of a few, ya know ) and I will be slinging a... Sober FLX Farm Bar 🗓️ Friday, April 3rd | ⏰ 5–8 PM 📍 Orozco Gallery, 115 S Cayuga St, Ithaca 🎟️ Free | 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 All ages We are STOKED to be back with @orozco_gallery , and @yenospina , and @jojocookflx and our dear artist friends. 🎨 Come out this fantastic 3rd space with us! Luca and I are bringing bottles of last FLX Summer- juiced from a melange in part from @fullplatefarmcollective and @stickandstonefarm 🍵 Check out his Peach Sunrise and my Virgin Mary, Grapefruit-Bay-Pepper Sparkler and Tart 1118 (a real mystery of fruits blended on the spot at a @lilypadpuppettheatre event and now, it's a thing) Orozco reminds us... Now more than ever, art is an act of resistance and renewal — a way to reclaim joy, foster dialogue, and strengthen community bonds. This month-long series is organized and founded by community maker, curator, and activist Yen Ospina in collaboration with the @lcatompkins (Latino Civic Association of Tompkins County), with support from the @greenstar_coop with our opening reception catering from JoJo Cook, & Latina/o Studies Program at Cornell University.

🗓️ Friday, April 3rd | ⏰ 5–8 PM 📍 Orozco Gallery, 115 S Cayuga St, Ithaca, NY 🎟️ Free | 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 All ages | 🥤 N/A drinks available 🎨 In times of uncertainty, art remains a powerful act of resilience. This April, Orozco Gallery opens its doors for a month-long pop-up filled with arts & culture in Downtown Ithaca. Featuring artist talks, live music, dance, storytelling, and hands-on workshops, this welcoming sober space invites all ages to gather and celebrate the transformative power of art. Join us for the official opening night with food by Jojo Cook and non-alcoholic drinks by Open Spaces. Meet curator Yen Ospina and explore the exhibition that kicks off this community-driven series. 💵 Most events free or sliding scale (cash or Venmo accepted) ♿ Handicap accessible 🚗 Free street parking after 6PM 🌐 orozcogallery.com / @orozco_gallery - RSVP info: https://forms.gle/QbVYMMwfEcuVkXLMA Now more than ever, art is an act of resistance and renewal — a way to reclaim joy, foster dialogue, and strengthen community bonds. This month-long series is organized and founded by community maker, curator, and activist @yenospina in collaboration with the @lcatompkins , with support from @greenstar_coop with our opening reception catering from @jojocookflx , & @latino_studies at Cornell University & @ithacapridealliance This year’s pop-up is presented in loving memory of Debra Castillo, who championed Ospina’s work as a community maker, activist, and artist. Ospina and Castillo had envisioned building this initiative into an annual gathering. In honor of Castillo’s legacy, Ospina is committed to continuing the pop-up each year as a space for cultural celebration and collective care.

Despite or alongside everything, the lid is about to blow off of this malus Spring. I feel hopeful and extremely wary. Good luck to us all Pictured: 'Jonagold' pushing against silver tip in the bso Newfield NY March 28, 2026

Spring is springing! Visual scavenger hunt includes: 1) farmer Lucy's favorite onion at least 3x 2) very colorful roots 🌈 arriving at @icdining 3) @openspacescider eggs 🥚🍳about to be eaten 4) future @fullplatefarmcollective heirloom tomatoes🍅, onions 🧅, herbs 5) @jennycreekflowers 🌷🌷in various states of being 6) pi day tribute 7) seeds shaped like pacman 8) greens 🥬💚 and babies 🌱 and other spring-ing things!

The hens 🐔 are laying 🥚 and Open Spaces' Spring Egg CSA still has open spots! Only $7 for a weekly dozen 😍 Sign up now at openspacescider.com/poultry and pick up your CSA at Mimi's Attic #localfarm #eggcsa #spring

Today could be a sweet day to hang with me! at Mama Said Hand Pies, in Ulysses. Catch Six Mile Craic 12 -2pm, playing those Irish tunes. I'm becoming increasingly difficult to physically locate as Spring rears its chaotic head. I'm a person who loves trees and solitude and clean flowing water. I am also part Irish and have little connection to my heritage. I'm super grateful to both be in a known place today and be in community with folks who create access to the fiber of culture- music, gathering spaces, food. I'll bring the drink- sober and boozy. Thanks for having me. Menu... wine from @vagabondwinesflx cider from @evescidery beer from @liquidstatebeer spirits from Eves, myself, @pollinator.spirits n/a from meeeeeeee Spike your @mamasaidhandpies tea and coffee! love to you all, wherever you go today.

Spring means EGGS! They are synonymous. 🌱 Please partake via our EGG CSA!! 🥚 The weather is uncertain, daylight savings is disruptive, but the hens are confident and increase their lay rate on the daily. Pastured, organic-fed, goofy ass hens laying eggs for YOU! 🐔 CSA summary-- Open Spaces' EGG CSA (in collab with @meadowlarkhomestead ) runs March 12 - June 4 (sign ups prorated Tuesdays at 5pm for the following week) $7 dzn choose weekly or your own schedule flexible pick ups after Thursday deliveries each week 👩‍🌾 Stick & Stone Farm 11am - 9pm Thurs to the following Weds @ noon 👢 Mimi’s Attic Thurs 12-6pm, Fri 10am - 6pm 💚 SewGreen in Press Bay Court. Thurs 12-6pm, Fri 10am - 6pm. 💖 Link in bio!

We did it y’all & want to THANK YOU so much for making it such a super fun party! The energy everyone brought was amazing and filled our cups with so much joy. Let’s carry it with us in the days to come, spread it from side to side, and take care of each other & ourselves all the while. ❤️☮️ Until next time, XXOO ~ with LOVE from the Goodbye Winter Dance Party Crew ~ Melissa, Amadou, Caroline, Ben & Amy @openspacescider @thedjdou @ithacafamjam @ortizben @amy_bountiful_beauty

GOODBYE WINTER DANCE PARTY TONIGHT 6 pm - > as long as you're dancing At @stonebendfarm ... Yo! Getting so many questions about tonight! 💸 $10-20 at the door for the djs. Cash/venmo only. Bar and Food at Stone Bend as normal (cash, cc). 🎧 Music- yes! There is line dancing (@clairexbeth ) and there are 3 djs. There will be something for everyone, and these are skilled folks. Trust! Order btwn 7-11pm: 👢DJ DOU w Claire 🌎 DJ LINA LUV 💃 DJ ha-MEEN 🍸 Bar Take Over Featuring cider & wine from Melissa's 2 favorite sister producers- Alex from Vagabond Wines and Autumn from Eve's Cidery. Beer on tap and by the can from Liquid State and Garrett's. Sober options from Melissa's fruit collection and Claire's good graces. Spirits from Pollinator Spirits. All the STUFF!! ❤️ This party is by and for all the folks we love and work alongside. It is an honor to collaborate with the organizing team and to be delighted by dancing alongside the same folks with whom we've tackled difficult issues. 🙏 All the luv, Melissa in behalf of everybody