The Ithaca Downtown Partnership, in conjunction with Cornell, Ithaca College and Tompkins-Cortland Community College, is sponsoring a new, annual event — College and Community Expo — on the Ithaca Commons this weekend.

College and Community Expo '99 will take place Saturday, Sept. 18, from 1 to 5 p.m. and will feature entertainment, a free drawing for prizes and more than 50 exhibitors from area colleges and community organizations, including AIDS Work, Community School of Music and Arts, Challenge Industries and the Greater Ithaca Activities Center, among others.

College and community performers will provide entertainment in the main pavilion and amphitheater on the Commons, and from 4 to 5 p.m. there will be a live swing dance, hosted by Kurt Lichtman, host of WVBR's "Saturday Swing" show. Free prizes will include a spring break trip and a mountain bike. There also will be a live remote from WVBR during the day.

For more information, call Mike Barry at (607) 255-0827 or send e-mail to mjb44@cornell.edu.