Due to a Flood Watch there will be no Market today, August 9, 2013. The Southside Community Center will be closing at 4pm. Thanks for the love and support these past few weeks! We will see you next Friday. Peace and blessings, and stay safe.
Enjoy live music at Congo Square Market in Ithaca
The Congo Square Market tonight features DJ Lightyear and Jupiter Jones performing live. Come on down and enjoy some tasty Jamaican fare, Cuban cooking, healthy fresh fruits and vegetables provided by youth market vendors, and more. Next week, August 9 will be a children’s and family night.
CONGO SQUARE is an actual place in New Orleans. This sacred ground was first used by Houma Native Americans and later by slaves in the region, as a place to enjoy one day of freedom each week. African people used this as a place to maintain a connection to their true status as free people of Africa. Native Americans, as well as Europeans often joined in the celebration. Music, abolitionist organizations, food and dance were all intertwined to make this festival.
Today, we recreate our own version of this splendor at Southside Community Center in Ithaca, NY. We welcome our WHOLE COMMUNITY to come enjoy food, music and culture every Friday in the summer from 4-8pm. Southside is located at 305 S. Plain St. The Market is a collaboration between Southside Community Center, TC Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Whole Community Project, the Youth Farm Project and community volunteers.
Our goals are:
1. To build a stronger self-reliant local community,
2. To develop Southside’s economic base
3. To encourage community and personal health.
For information on vending or general market info call Jhakeem Haltom, 607-279-3229.
Congo Square Market jam session 2012
Congo Square Ithaca 