Events
Please see our calendar below for more details. Some are held online while others are in-person.
Our interactive online calendar allows you to view events by month, week or day. Click on each event title for more information, including description and details about how to RSVP. Hospicare has a list of online grief resources that may be of assistance.
Throughout the year, Hospicare holds many events and programs, including ongoing grief support groups and special one-time or limited-time sessions. Hospicare also holds fundraising activities and outreach and educational events.
Grieving Together Ongoing Support Group
OnlineThis group is for anyone 18 years of age or older grieving a loss, regardless of when the death occurred. Held via Zoom and registration is required to attend your first session. You must reside in Tompkins or Cortland County to participate. Contact Liz Wood via email to register. Details will be conveyed to all…
Finding Forgiveness: Healing After a Loss
Hospicare Ithaca Office 172 East King Road, Ithaca, NY, United StatesInstructor: Mara Alper, Hospicare volunteer, creator of “Forgiveness: A Healing Documentary” Dates: Thursday, May 9 & 16 Time: 6:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m. Location: Hospicare & Palliative Care Services, 172 E. King Road, Ithaca Description: The focus of this two-part workshop is to help heal through forgiveness after the loss of a loved one. Forgiveness can be…
Moving Stories: The Alchemy of Grief
Circus Culture 116 W. Green Street, Ithaca, NY, United StatesInstructor: Kathy Lucas Dates: Saturday, May 18 and 25, June 1 and 22. Future dates in July, August and beyond to be confirmed Time for May and June dates: 10:00-11:30am Location for May and June dates: Circus Culture, 116 W. Green Street, Ithaca This is a 6 month program for bereaved people who are interested…
Grief Support: In-Person Ongoing General Support Group
Longview Senior Living Community 1 Bella Vista Drive, Ithaca, NY, United StatesThis in-person group held at Longview Senior Living Community is for anyone 18 years of age or older grieving a loss, regardless of when the death occurred. Open to residents of Longview and other community members who reside in Tompkins or Cortland Counties. This group meets every Tuesday starting on January 9th, and will continue…
Moving Stories: The Alchemy of Grief
Circus Culture 116 W. Green Street, Ithaca, NY, United StatesInstructor: Kathy Lucas Dates: Saturday, May 18 and 25, June 1 and 22. Future dates in July, August and beyond to be confirmed Time for May and June dates: 10:00-11:30am Location for May and June dates: Circus Culture, 116 W. Green Street, Ithaca This is a 6 month program for bereaved people who are interested…
Moving Stories: The Alchemy of Grief
Circus Culture 116 W. Green Street, Ithaca, NY, United StatesInstructor: Kathy Lucas Dates: Saturday, May 18 and 25, June 1 and 22. Future dates in July, August and beyond to be confirmed Time for May and June dates: 10:00-11:30am Location for May and June dates: Circus Culture, 116 W. Green Street, Ithaca This is a 6 month program for bereaved people who are interested…
Grieving Together Ongoing Support Group
OnlineThis group is for anyone 18 years of age or older grieving a loss, regardless of when the death occurred. Held via Zoom and registration is required to attend your first session. You must reside in Tompkins or Cortland County to participate. Contact Liz Wood via email to register. Details will be conveyed to all…
The Compassionate Friends
OnlineThis group meets the first Thursday of every month via Zoom, and is open to any parents, grandparents or siblings over the age of 18 who have experienced the death of a child of any age. This group is run independently from Hospicare and is the local chapter of the national Compassionate Friends organization (visit…
Illuminations 2024
Nina K. Miller Hospicare Residence 172 East King Road, Ithaca, NY, United StatesYou are invited to...Illuminations! Thursday, June 6, 7:30-9:00 p.m. at the Hospicare Gardens (172 E. King Road, Ithaca, NY). Join Hospicare for an early summer evening of remembrance. Illuminations, our annual community memorial, is for all who are grieving a loss or wishing to remember a special loved one. All are welcome to attend! Bring…
Grieving Together Ongoing Support Group
OnlineThis group is for anyone 18 years of age or older grieving a loss, regardless of when the death occurred. Held via Zoom and registration is required to attend your first session. You must reside in Tompkins or Cortland County to participate. Contact Liz Wood via email to register. Details will be conveyed to all…