The Pomarium at the Hangar Theatre — An Ithaca September Night Worth Planning Around

There is a lot happening at the Hangar Theatre this September, but The Pomarium — playing Friday, September 25 at 801 Taughannock Blvd — is the kind of show you plan a trip around. Tilia Cordata has built something genuinely unexpected: a performance that traces apples through world mythology, from Eden to Snow White to the Apple of Discord, using high-concept drag, elaborate costumes, live music, and storytelling that is wildly playful and oddly moving at the same time. The Hangar describes it simply: drag is an act of cultivation — grafted from history, nourished by community, and forever evolving into something unexpected and beautiful.

Date: Friday, September 25, 2026 Time: 7:30 PM Location: Hangar Theatre, 801 Taughannock Blvd, Ithaca, NY Cost: $20

Tickets are $20 and available through hangartheatre.org. Pair it with dinner on the Ithaca Commons or a pre-show walk along the Cayuga Lake waterfront — the theater sits right on the water.