Join us Wednesday June 29 at 5:15 pm for a free in-person screening of 'Lavender Hill: A Love Story' for PRIDE Week in Downtown Ithaca. Screening will be in the CAP ArtSpace/Gallery located inside the Tompkins Center for History & Culture.
In 1973, a motley group of young writers, artists, political activists, and recent college graduates purchased over 80 acres of land outside West Danby, New York to build, with their own hands, a two story home that became Lavender Hill — one of the few gay and lesbian communes in the Back to the Land movement. In a time when over a dozen “straight” communes thrived in Tompkins County outside Ithaca, Lavender Hill, which expanded to include several homes across the property, was a remarkable experiment in collaboration, gender exploration, and social and political integration between young gays and lesbians in the post-Stonewall era.
We’re thrilled that several members of the original group will be joining us to share their thoughts and experiences.
Facilitated by the Ithaca College Center for LGBT Education, Outreach, & Services and The History Center in Tompkins County staff following the screening.
Mask wearing required. Pre-registration not required.
Please contact The History Center at community@thehistorycenter.net with accessibility and accommodation requests.
This free community event is part of PRIDE Week in Downtown Ithaca. Shown in collaboration with The History Center in Tompkins County and the Ithaca College Center for LGBT Education, Outreach, and Services. Find more events at downtownithaca.com/pride.
