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  "description": "The art galleries reopen for First Friday while winter joy and Valentines events take place all throughout the week",
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    "The Village Diner on Floral Ave. in Johnson City",
    "**Downtown Binghamton First Friday Art Walk**",
    "Full list of venues here",
    "**Broome County Parks Ice Fishing Derby**",
    "**Southern Tier Sumo Seminar**",
    "**2026 Binghamton Heart Cup: Binghamton Fire Dept. vs. Binghamton Police Dept.**",
    "**2nd Annual Crock Pot Cookoff**",
    "**St. Michael's Acry Festival of Hearts Dinner Dance w/ Brothers & Friends, Buffet Dinner**",
    "**Chunky Knit Heart Pillow Class**",
    "**Rotten Valentine Art Exhibition**",
    "**Galentine's Prosecco & Cupcakes**",
    "**Valentine's Day Market at Factory by Beer Tree**",
    "**Galentine's Brunch Collective**",
    "**Courtship Tails at Ross Park Zoo (Couples Tour and Brunch)**",
    "**Galentine's Day at The Rusty Mug**",
    "**Galentine Paint party at Crystalline Concepts**",
    "**Southern Tier Young Professionals Hilltop Valentine's Day Social**",
    "**Galentine's Day at Beer Tree Factory**",
    "**Mamabear's 2nd Annual Galentine's Event**",
    "**Groovy Love-Cookie Decorating**",
    "**Sweethearts and Sugar Cake Workshop**",
    "**OA Musical - Disney’s High School Musical**",
    "**Windsor Central Middle School Drama Club's Production of Newsies JR**",
    "**Robert Rogers Puppet Co – Great Grandma Ruth & the Treasure of Adventure Island**",
    "**Homebrewed Comedy ft. Amanda Roberto, Greg Owens, Ryan Manzo, Mike Peters**",
    "**Trampoline Presents Juvenalia at Atomic Tom's**",
    "**WordPlace Poetry Open Mic Thursday at WordPlace: The Southern Tier Literary Center**",
    "**Don't Tell Comedy**",
    "**True Point Comedy Night at The Brass Rail**",
    "**Myq Kaplan comes to headline Crooked Mouth Comedy**",
    "**Micha Lucey Live**",
    "**Caviar & Grits and Grown Ups**",
    "**Nate Gross Band at Studio 56**",
    "**Storm Hood, Ground Sweat, Siren Flower, Guano, Dungeon Slug, Drawn by Blood**",
    "_@BinghamtonShows_",
    "**Jazz Night at Frank's w/ Jorden and the Wombats**",
    "**Acoustic Jam**",
    "**Underwood Drive**",
    "**Local Honey 607**",
    "**Hotbox Anniversary Dance and Drag**",
    "**Warped Tour Music Night**",
    "**Electrokidz**",
    "**Rick Iacovelli**",
    "**Pour Shots**",
    "**Highway Fruit Market**",
    "**Higher Ground**",
    "**Brothers & Friends**",
    "**Messy Truth**",
    "**The Touch**",
    "**Luds Lament Acoustic Quartet**",
    "**Last Call**",
    "**Wreckless Marci**",
    "**Straight Up**",
    "**Dark River Stone**",
    "**Common Ground**",
    "**Binghamton Youth Sports Association**",
    "**Binghamton Black Bears Booster Club Meeting**",
    "**Binghamton University Women's Basketball vs. University of Maryland Baltimore**",
    "**Firefighters Association of the Sate of New York Winter Games**",
    "**Binghamton University Women's Lacrosse vs. Marist**",
    "**Binghamton Black Bears FPHL Hockey vs. Indiana Sentinels**",
    "**Binghamton Bulldogs Basketball vs. Buffalo Extreme**",
    "**Binghamton University Women's Basketball vs. NJ Institute of Technology**",
    "**Patriots Fan Club Super Bowl Meet Up**",
    "**Maine Endwell Youth Wrestling Tournament**",
    "MaxPreps",
    "**CCE Move and Improve Class**",
    "**Yin Yoga and Sound Bath**",
    "**Guided Meditation**",
    "**Free All-Sports Clinic with Binghamton University: National Girls & Women in Sports Day Grades 1-6**",
    "**Sit & Stitch**",
    "**Hype Waves 109 Super Smash Bros. Tournament**",
    "**Board Game Night**",
    "**First Thursday Book Club: James by Percival Everett and Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain**",
    "**Open Game Meetup**",
    "**Endicott Sports Collectibles Show**",
    "**Stitch Together**",
    "**Hadoken Hoedown 26 Fighting Game Tournament**",
    "**RC Seminar to Learn Car Setup**",
    "Great Escape Adventures",
    "Dragon Master Games",
    "Binghamton Tabletop Society",
    "Greater Binghamton TTRPG Society",
    "Southern Tier Smash Bros. Discord",
    "**Lineworker Training Program Info Session**",
    "**Vigil for the Victims of ICE**",
    "**SUNY ATTAIN Table**",
    "**Check out our local government meeting guide here**",
    "**Broome County Public Library here**",
    "**Binghamton University Operalogue**",
    "**First Friday Artist Talk: Orazio Salati | Uncovering the surface**",
    "**Live Painting ft. Lavonne and Kristen Nicole**",
    "**RE/Collected Art Sale**",
    "**Tombstone Painting Open Hours with Truth Pharm**",
    "**Intro to Cricut Design**",
    "**BCAC Words into Worlds: A Generative Poetry Workshop (6 weekly sessions online workshop)**",
    "**Abstract Watercolor Workshop**",
    "**NoMa Aspiring Artists Workshop**",
    "_Broome County Arts Council calendar_",
    "_Uncorked Creations_",
    "_Stilettos Fine Arts Studio_",
    "_Jablon Studios,_",
    "_The Party Brush_",
    "**Superb-Owl Prowl at the Waterman Center**",
    "**Naturalists' Club Porcupine Hike**",
    "**Make Your Own Maple Syrup**",
    "**CCE Seed Stratification Workshop for Improving Habitat for Insects and other Wildlife**",
    "_Binghamton Hikers' Group_",
    "_Triple Cities Hiking Club_",
    "**Family Board Game Night**",
    "**LEGO Club**",
    "**MomCo Meetup**",
    "**A4: All Ages, All Abilities**",
    "**Free Admission Night and Heart to Heart LEGO Art Show**",
    "**Vestal Public Library Take Your Child to the Library Day**",
    "**Take Your Child to the Library Day Story Time**",
    "**Secrets of Magic**",
    "**Winter and Valentine's Themed Story Hour**",
    "**Binghamton Rumble Ponies Free Ice Cream for Breakfast**",
    "**Read with the Therapy Dogs!**",
    "**Rainbow Pride Story Time**",
    "_Binghamton Macaroni KID calendar_",
    "_Broome County Public Library calendar!_",
    "**CCE Realtor Education Day**",
    "**Healthy for Life Nutrition Series at CCE Broome**",
    "**Swap Out Food Waste: Food waste workshop and recipe swap**",
    "**VINES Smart Shopping and Green Thumb Workshop**",
    "**New York Annie's Project: How to Diversify or Scale with Confidence for Profitability**",
    "**Kilmer Mansion Guided Tour**",
    "**American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Broome-Tioga Masquerade Ball**",
    "**Sip N Sweets American Heart Foundation Fundraiser**",
    "**Souper Bowl CHOW Drive**",
    "**Python: The Documentary**",
    "**Black Voices from the Ivory Tower Documentary Viewing**",
    "**Classic Movie Man: Singin' in the Rain (1952)**",
    "**Clearing the Confusion (Substance Use Disorder Education)**",
    "**Friends of the Library Book Sale**",
    "**Halupki and Haluski Dinner**",
    "**Book Sale**",
    "**Glen Aubrey Fire Co Pancake Breakfast**",
    "**Follow the Yellow Brick Road to Charlie Blonde Antiques Sale Event**",
    "**Temple Concord Sisterhood Annual Book Talk**",
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  "textContent": "> _Binghamtonian_ _is a reader-funded, writer-owned publication aimed at connecting residents of the Greater Binghamton Area with their community.\n>\n>  This list probably isn't everything - and if any events pop up or are missed, the web version will be updated throughout the week!\n>\n> Are we missing something? Please let me know at __info@binghamtonian.news_\n\nApologies for the delay on this one! Had a personal issue over the weekend that demanded my attention.\n\nPlenty of great stuff this week though! Lots of val/galentines events to pour your heart out into, and if you can believe it, it's a First Friday Art Walk once again!\n\nGo celebrate local arts, cheer for local sports, be with people and have a great week!\n\n> _Weekly events newsletters are free via email and online, with_ _paid supporters_ _receiving a weekly local news roundup and occasional extras as a bonus for their support!\n>\n>  ❗If you appreciate this publication, please consider subscribing below for $6/mo!****_\n\nSubscribe or Join as a Paid Supporter!\n\nEvents listed are free to this publication's best knowledge unless otherwise marked.\n\nBelow you can see sections for:\n\n  * 🎆Spotlights & Festivals\n  * ❤️Valentine's Events\n  * 🎵Concerts\n  * 🏀Sports\n  * 🏛️Local Government and Services\n  * 🎨Arts\n  * 🎮🎲Games & Hobbies\n  * 🍅⛰️Nature, Hiking, & Gardening\n  * 🛝Kids & Family\n  * 📜Lectures and History\n  * 💵Fundraisers and Nonprofits\n  * 🎥Screenings\n  * ‼️Other Events\n\n\n\n### **✅This week's recommendation:**\n\nThe Village Diner on Floral Ave. in Johnson City was a recent discovery of mine, and FAR too late for my taste.\n\nGreat breakfast and lunch food, great vibes with its open kitchen and kind wait staff and delightfully affordable. A new favorite! Check it out.\n\n> _Let me know ways I can improve this newsletter!_\n\n* * *\n\n## Spotlights and Festivals\n\n**🎨Fri. 2/6****Downtown Binghamton First Friday Art Walk**\nFull list of venues here\n _Various Locations_\n6 pm - 9 pm\n\n**🐟Sat. 2/7****Broome County Parks Ice Fishing Derby**\n _Greenwood Park_\n7 am - 2 pm\n$5\n\n**🤼Sat. 2/7****Southern Tier Sumo Seminar**\n _APEX Combat Sports, 19 Avenue D., Johnson City_\n11 am\nPre-registration required\n\n**🏒Sat. 2/7****2026 Binghamton Heart Cup: Binghamton Fire Dept. vs. Binghamton Police Dept.**\n_Visions Veteran Memorial Arena, Binghamton_\n3:30 pm\n$15\n\n**🍲Sat. 2/7****2nd Annual Crock Pot Cookoff**\n _Harley-Davidson of Binghamton, 1152 Front St., Binghamton_\n11:30 am - 1 pm\n\n**❤️Sat. 2/7****St. Michael's Acry Festival of Hearts Dinner Dance w/ Brothers & Friends, Buffet Dinner**\n _St. Michael's, 296 Clinton St., Binghamton_\n5 pm - 10 pm\n$50\n\n## Valentine's Events\n\n**❤️Thurs. 2/5****Chunky Knit Heart Pillow Class**\n _The Chalk Market, 800 Valley Plz, Johnson City_\n5 pm - 7 pm\n\n**🧑‍🎨Fri. 2/6****Rotten Valentine Art Exhibition**\n _Obsidian, 5 Court St., Binghamton_\n6 pm - 10 pm\n\n**❤️Sat. 2/7****Galentine's Prosecco & Cupcakes**\n _Kilmer Mansion, 9 Riverside Dr., Binghamton_\n7 pm - 8:30 pm\n\n**❤️Sat. 2/7****Valentine's Day Market at Factory by Beer Tree**\n _511 Reynolds Rd., Johnson City_\n11 am - 3 pm\n\n**❤️Sat. 2/7****Galentine's Brunch Collective**\n _Central United Methodist Church, Endicott_\n12 pm - 3 pm\n\n**❤️Sat. 2/7****Courtship Tails at Ross Park Zoo (Couples Tour and Brunch)**\n_Ross Park Zoo, Binghamton_\n9:30 am\n$75\n\n**❤️Sat. 2/7****Galentine's Day at The Rusty Mug**\n _The Rusty Mug, 869 Rt. 11, Kirkwood_\n10:30 am - 5 pm\n\n**❤️Sat. 2/7****Galentine Paint party at Crystalline Concepts**\nCrystalline Concepts By Michele, 659 Conklin Avenue, Binghamton\n2 pm - 3:30 pm\n$35\n\n**❤️Sun. 2/8****Southern Tier Young Professionals Hilltop Valentine's Day Social**\n _Hilltop Senior Living Center_\n2 pm - 3:30 pm\n\n**❤️Sun. 2/8****Galentine's Day at Beer Tree Factory**\n _Beer Tree Factory, Oakdale Commons_\n10:30 am - 2:30 pm\n\n**❤️Sun. 2/8****Mamabear's 2nd Annual Galentine's Event**\n _Mamabear Boutique, 132 Washington St., Binghamton_\n11 am - 5 pm\n\n**🍪Sun. 2/8****Groovy Love-Cookie Decorating**\n _Waterman's Cafe and Tasting Barn_\n2:30 pm\n$45\n\n**🍰Sun. 2/8****Sweethearts and Sugar Cake Workshop**\n _9 Railroad St., Whitney Point_\n2 pm - 4 pm\n$40\n\n## Theatre and Comedy\n\n### 🎭Live Theatre\n\n**🏫Fri. 2/6 - Sun. 2/8****OA Musical - Disney’s High School Musical**\n _3 Sheldon Guile Blvd., Owego_\nFri., Sat 7 pm, Sun. 2 pm\n$10\n\n**📰Fri. 2/6 - Sun. 2/8****Windsor Central Middle School Drama Club's Production of Newsies JR**\n _1191 New York 79, Windsor_\nFri., Sat 7 pm, Sun. 2 pm\n$8\n\n**🎭Sat. 2/7****Robert Rogers Puppet Co – Great Grandma Ruth & the Treasure of Adventure Island**\n _Schorr Family Firehouse Stage, Johnson City_\n11 am & 2 pm\n$14\n\n### 🤣👢Other Performing Arts & Comedy\n\n**🤣Wed. 2/4****Homebrewed Comedy ft. Amanda Roberto, Greg Owens, Ryan Manzo, Mike Peters**\n _John Barleycorn Tavern, Owego_\n7:30 pm\n\n**🎤Thurs. 2/5****Trampoline Presents Juvenalia at Atomic Tom's**\n _Atomic Tom's, Binghamton_\n7 pm - 9 pm\n$5\n\n**🎤Thurs. 2/5****WordPlace Poetry Open Mic Thursday at WordPlace: The Southern Tier Literary Center**\n _26 Cedar St., Binghamton_\n8 pm - 10 pm\n\n**🤐Fri. 2/6****Don't Tell Comedy**\n _Binghamton (Exact location TBA)_\n7 pm\n$27\n\n**🤣Fri. 2/6****True Point Comedy Night at The Brass Rail**\n _The Brass Rail, 180 Clinton St., Binghamton_\n$20\n\n**🤣Sat. 2/7****Myq Kaplan comes to headline Crooked Mouth Comedy**\n _Crooked Mouth Brewing, Endicott_\n8 pm - 10 pm\n\n## Concerts\n\n### **🎸** Local Rock & Pop\n\n**Fri. 2/6****Micha Lucey Live**\n _New Leaf Cider, 800 Nowland Rd., Port Crane_\n6 pm - 9 pm\n\n**Sat. 2/7****Caviar & Grits and Grown Ups**\n _Atomic Tom's, Binghamton_\n7 pm\n\n**Sat. 2/7****Nate Gross Band at Studio 56**\n _56 Clinton St., Binghamton_\n7:15 pm\n$15\n\n### 👨‍🎤DIY & Underground\n\n**Sat. 2/7****Storm Hood, Ground Sweat, Siren Flower, Guano, Dungeon Slug, Drawn by Blood**\n _Crowbar Arcade, Binghamton_\n7:30 pm\n$10\n\n>  _Some local & underground shows announce late and might not make it to this list - follow __@BinghamtonShows_ _on Instagram for the most up-to-date info!_\n\n### 🎹Classical & Jazz\n\n**Thurs. 2/5****Jazz Night at Frank's w/ Jorden and the Wombats**\n _Franks Pizzeria and Italian Restaurant, Maine_\n6:30 pm - 8:30 pm\n\n### 🪕Folk & Country\n\n**Fri. 2/6**[**Devon Lawton and the In-Laws**\n](https://www.facebook.com/events/1544659606838447/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A%5B%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22discovery_local_tab%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22bookmark%22%7D%5D%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3Anull%7D) _The Old Fireside, 69 NY-7B, Port Crane_\n7 pm - 10 pm\n\n**Sat. 2/7****Acoustic Jam**\n _Broome County Public Library, 185 Court St., Binghamton_\n1:30 pm - 4:30 pm\n\n**Sat. 2/7****Underwood Drive**\n _New Leaf Cider, 800 Nowland Rd., Port Crane_\n6 pm - 9 pm\n\n**Sat. 2/7****Local Honey 607**\n _Beer Tree Farm, Port Crane_\n6 pm - 9 pm\n\n### 🎧EDM, Dance & DJs\n\n**Thurs. 2/5****Hotbox Anniversary Dance and Drag**\n _Deep State, 214 State St., Binghamton_\n9 pm\n$10\n\n**Fri. 2/6****Warped Tour Music Night**\n _The Belmar, 95 Main St., Binghamton_\n9 pm\n\n**Sat. 2/7****Electrokidz**\n _Lost Dog Cafe, Binghamton_\n9 pm\n\n### **📻Classic Rock & Covers**\n\n**Thurs. 2/5****Rick Iacovelli**\n _McGirks Irish Pub, 1 Kattelville Rd, Chenango Bridge_\n7 pm\n\n**Fri. 2/6****Pour Shots**\n _Irish Kevins, 47 Riverside Dr._\n7:30 pm - 10:30 pm\n\n**Fri. 2/6****Highway Fruit Market**\n _Endicott Elks Club_\n6 pm - 9 pm\n\n**Fri. 2/6****Higher Ground**\n _McGirks Irish Pub, 1 Kattelville Rd, Chenango Bridge_\n7 pm\n\n**Fri. 2/6****Brothers & Friends**\n _Stu's Place, 114 N Page Ave., Endicott_\n7 pm - 10 pm\n\n**Fri. 2/6****Messy Truth**\n _The Topper Saloon, 1001 Union Ctr Ste 2, Endicott_\n8 pm - 11 pm\n\n**Fri. 2/6****The Touch**\n _Tap House 66, 66 N Broad St., Johnson City_\n7 pm - 10 pm\n\n**Fri. 2/6****Luds Lament Acoustic Quartet**\n _Abel's Pub, 65 Rotary Ave, Binghamton_\n8 pm - 11 pm\n\n**Sat. 2/7****Last Call**\n _McGirks Irish Pub, 1 Kattelville Rd, Chenango Bridge_\n7 pm\n\n**Sat. 2/7****Wreckless Marci**\n _Kelly's Sports Bar, 102 N Page Ave, Endicott_\n9 pm - 12 am\n\n**Sat. 2/7****Straight Up**\n _Thirsty's Tavern, Binghamton_\n8 pm - 11 pm\n\n**Sat. 2/7****Dark River Stone**\n _Crooked Mouth Brewing, Endicott_\nTime TBA\n\n**Sat. 2/7****Common Ground**\n _Blazin' Saddles, Binghamton_\n8 pm - 11 pm\n\n## Sports\n\n### 🏀Professional, Spectator, & Fan Events\n\n### Events\n\n**🏈Tues. 2/3****Binghamton Youth Sports Association******\n_162 Hawley St., Binghamton_\n6 pm - 7:15 pm\n\n**💵Wed. 2/4****Binghamton Black Bears Booster Club Meeting**\n _The Relief Pitcher, 197 Conklin Ave., Binghamton_\n7:15 pm\n\n🏀**Thurs. 2/5****Binghamton University Women's Basketball vs. University of Maryland Baltimore**\n _Binghamton University Events Center_\n6 pm\n$11.00\n\n**🧑‍🚒Fri. 2/6 - Sun. 2/8****Firefighters Association of the Sate of New York Winter Games**\n _Greek Peak, Cortland_\nVarious events, full schedule on website\n\n🥍F**ri. 2/6****Binghamton University Women's Lacrosse vs. Marist**\n _Binghamton University Events Center_\n6 pm\n\n**🏒Fri. 2/6****Binghamton Black Bears FPHL Hockey vs. Indiana Sentinels**\n _Visions Veterans Memorial Arena, Binghamton_\n7 pm\n$22.75\n\n**🏒Sat. 2/7****Binghamton Black Bears FPHL Hockey vs. Indiana Sentinels**\n _Visions Veterans Memorial Arena, Binghamton_\n7 pm\n$22.75\n\n**🏀Sat. 2/7****Binghamton Bulldogs Basketball vs. Buffalo Extreme**\n _1025 Robinson Hill Rd, Johnson City_\n7 pm\n$15\n\n🏀**Sat. 2/7****Binghamton University Women's Basketball vs. NJ Institute of Technology**\n _Binghamton University Events Center_\n12 pm\n$11.00\n\n**🏈Sun. 2/8****Patriots Fan Club Super Bowl Meet Up**\n _Food and Fire, 560 Harry L Drive, Johnson City_\n6:15 pm\n\n**🤼Sun. 2/8****Maine Endwell Youth Wrestling Tournament**\n _Maine-Endwell High School_\n7 am\n\n> I'm currently working on how to best link to High School sports! Stay tuned on that. In the meantime, check your school district's sports schedule on MaxPreps\n\n### 🏅Competitions, Tournaments, Exercise & Clinics\n\n**🧘Wed. 2/4****CCE Move and Improve Class**\n _840 Upper Front St., Binghamton_\n10:30 am - 11:30 am\n\n**🏆Wed. 2/4 Cornhole Tournament**\n _Irish Kevins, Johnson City_\n7 pm\n\n**🧘Thurs. 2/5****Yin Yoga and Sound Bath**\n _Vestal Public Library_\n6 pm\n\n**🧘Sat. 2/7****Guided Meditation**\n _Broome County Public Library, 185 Court St., Binghamton_\n9:30 am - 11 am\n\n**🏃Sat. 2/7****Free All-Sports Clinic with Binghamton University: National Girls & Women in Sports Day Grades 1-6**\n _Binghamton University Events Center_\n2:15 pm\n\n## Games and Hobbies\n\n**🪡Wed. 2/4****Sit & Stitch**\n _Broome County Public Library, 185 Court St., Binghamton_\n1 pm - 2:30 pm\n\n**🎮Wed. 2/4****Hype Waves 109 Super Smash Bros. Tournament**\n _Binghamton University University Union Room 102_\n7 pm\n\n**🎲Thurs. 2/5****Board Game Night**\n _Your Home Public Library, Johnson City_\n4 pm - 7 pm\n\n**📖Thurs. 2/5****First Thursday Book Club: James by Percival Everett and Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain**\n _Broome County Public Library, 185 Court St., Binghamton_\n6 pm - 7:30 pm\n\n**🎲Fri. 2/6****Open Game Meetup**\n _Vestal Public Library, Vestal_\n11 am - 3:30 pm\n\n**🏆Sat. 2/7****Endicott Sports Collectibles Show**\n _1305 Riverview Dr., Endicott_\n9:15 am - 3:15 pm\n\n**🧵Sat. 2/7****Stitch Together**\n _9 Railroad St., Whitney Point_\n2 pm - 4 pm\n\n**🎮Sun. 2/8****Hadoken Hoedown 26 Fighting Game Tournament**\n _Binghamton University University Union UUW B14C_\n11:45 am\n\n**🏎️Sun. 2/8****RC Seminar to Learn Car Setup**\n _6564 Rt. 434, Apalachin_\n12 pm\n\n> Into board games and deck builders? Check out the regular events from Great Escape Adventures and Dragon Master Games also join the Discord chats for the Binghamton Tabletop Society and the Greater Binghamton TTRPG Society\n>\n> Want to play fighting games? Join the Southern Tier Smash Bros. Discord\n\n## Local Government and Services\n\n**💡Thurs. 2/5****Lineworker Training Program Info Session**\n _907 Upper Front St., Binghamton_\n3 pm - 4 pm\n\n**🕯️Thurs. 2/5****Vigil for the Victims of ICE**\n _Riot Act Bookstore, 127 Main St., Binghamton_\n5:30 pm\n\n**🎓Fri. 2/6****SUNY ATTAIN Table**\n _Broome County Public Library, 185 Court St., Binghamton_\n10 am - 12 pm\n\n> 🗳️Want to find your local municipal or school board meetings? **Check out our local government meeting guide here****** and regular public service events at the **Broome County Public Library here**\n\n## Arts\n\n### 🖼️Exhibits and Showcases\n\n**💼Fri. 2/6****Binghamton University Operalogue**\n _Phelps Mansion Museum, 191 Court St., Binghamton_\n6 pm - 9 pm\n\n**🧑‍🎨Fri. 2/6****First Friday Artist Talk: Orazio Salati | Uncovering the surface**\n _Roberson Museum, Binghamton_\n6 pm - 7 pm\n\n**🖌️Fri. 2/6****Live Painting ft. Lavonne and Kristen Nicole**\n _Stellar Human, 159 Washington St., Binghamton_\n7 pm\n\n**🖼️2/6 - 2//14****RE/Collected Art Sale**\n _BCAC Artisan Gallery, 223 State St., Binghamton_\nVarious times\n\n### 🎨Classes and Workshops\n\n**🪦Wed. 2/4****Tombstone Painting Open Hours with Truth Pharm**\n _49 Pine St., Binghamton_\n6 pm\n\n**✂️Thurs. 2/5****Intro to Cricut Design**\n _Broome County Public Library, 185 Court St., Binghamton_\n6 pm - 7 pm\n\n**📝Thurs. 2/5****BCAC Words into Worlds: A Generative Poetry Workshop (6 weekly sessions online workshop)**\n_Online_\n7 pm - 9 pm\n\n**🖌️Sat. 2/7****Abstract Watercolor Workshop**\n _223 State St. Binghamton_\n1 pm - 3 pm\n$40\n\n**🎨Sat. 2/7****NoMa Aspiring Artists Workshop**\n _30 Main St., Binghamton_\n10 am - 12 pm\n\n>  _For a look at upcoming arts events further into the future or regular painting and art classes, check out the_ _Broome County Arts Council calendar_ _, and classes with_ _Uncorked Creations_ _,__Stilettos Fine Arts Studio_ _,__Jablon Studios,__or_ _The Party Brush_\n\n## Nature, Hiking, and Gardening\n\n**🦉Tues. 2/3****Superb-Owl Prowl at the Waterman Center******\n_403 Hill Rd., Apalachin_\n6 pm\nRegistration required\n\n**🦔Sat. 2/7****Naturalists' Club Porcupine Hike**\n _Aqua Terra Nature Preserve_\n11 am\n\n**🍁Sat. 2/7****Make Your Own Maple Syrup**\n _Salt Springs State Park_\n1 pm\n\n**🌱Sat. 2/7****CCE Seed Stratification Workshop for Improving Habitat for Insects and other Wildlife**\n _GFJ Public Library, Endicott_\n11 am - 1 pm\n\n>  _For more hiking events, make sure to join the_ _Binghamton Hikers' Group_ _and/or the_ _Triple Cities Hiking Club_ __\n\n## Kids and Family\n\n**🎲Tues. 2/3****Family Board Game Night**\n _Broome County Public Library, 185 Court St., Binghamton_\n5 pm - 6 pm\n\n**🧱Tues. 2/3****LEGO Club**\n _Vestal Public Library, Vestal_\n4 pm - 6 pm\n\n**🫄Tues. 2/3****MomCo Meetup**\n117 Powderhouse Rd., Vestal\n _7 pm_\n\n**🤝Thurs. 2/5****A4: All Ages, All Abilities**\n _Vestal Public Library, Vestal_\n1 pm - 3 pm\n\n**🧱Fri. 2/6****Free Admission Night and Heart to Heart LEGO Art Show**\n _The Discovery Center, Binghamton_\n4 pm - 6:30 pm\n\n**📚Sat. 2/7****Vestal Public Library Take Your Child to the Library Day**\n _Vestal Public Library, Vestal_\n11 am - 3:30 pm\n\n**📚Sat. 2/7****Take Your Child to the Library Day Story Time**\n _Fenton Free Library, 1062 Chenango St., Binghamton_\n10:30 am\n\n**🪄Sat. 2/7****Secrets of Magic**\n _Southern Tier Community Center, Endicott_\n4 pm - 6 pm\n\n**📚Sat. 2/7****Winter and Valentine's Themed Story Hour**\n _Windsor Public Library, 107 Main St., Windsor_\n10:30 am - 11:30 am\n\n**🍨 Sat. 2/7****Binghamton Rumble Ponies Free Ice Cream for Breakfast**\n _Mirabito Stadium, Binghamton_\n9 am - 11 am\n\n**🐶Sat. 2/7****Read with the Therapy Dogs!**\n_GFJ Memorial Library_\n10:30 am - 12:30 pm\n\n**🏳️‍🌈Sat. 2/7****Rainbow Pride Story Time**\n _Broome County Public Library, 185 Court St., Binghamton_\n3 pm - 4 pm\n\n**🧱Sat. 2/7****LEGO Club**\n _Broome County Public Library, 185 Court St., Binghamton_\n9 am - 1 pm\n\n>  _To find weekly recurring children’s events, check the_ _Binghamton Macaroni KID calendar_ _and_ _Broome County Public Library calendar!_\n\n## Lectures and History\n\n**🏠Tues. 2/3****CCE Realtor Education Day**\n _840 Upper Front St., Binghamton_\n9 am - 12 pm\n$10\n\n**🥗Tues. 2/3****Healthy for Life Nutrition Series at CCE Broome**\n _840 Upper Front St., Binghamton_\n2:30 pm - 3:45 pm\n\n**🥕Tues. 2/3****Swap Out Food Waste: Food waste workshop and recipe swap**\n _840 Upper Front St., Binghamton_\n5 pm - 6 pm\n\n**🥬Wed. 2/4****VINES Smart Shopping and Green Thumb Workshop**\n _157 Susquehanna St., Binghamton_\n6 pm\n\n**💼Wed. 2/4****New York Annie's Project: How to Diversify or Scale with Confidence for Profitability**\n _840 Upper Front St., Binghamton_\n11 am - 2 pm\n$25\n\n**📜Wed. 2/4****Kilmer Mansion Guided Tour**\n _9 Riverside Dr., Binghamton_\n11 am - 2 pm\n$12\n\n## Fundraisers and Nonprofits\n\n**☎️Thurs. 2/5** __[_A New Hope Center Hotline Volunteer Training_\n](https://www.pressconnects.com/things-to-do/events/?_evDiscoveryPath=/event/3452452-a-new-hope-center-hotline-volunteer-training) _Online_\n3 pm - 4:30 pm\n\n**👗Sat. 2/7****American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Broome-Tioga Masquerade Ball****(Sold Out)**\n_Doubletree Binghamton_\n6 pm\n\n**🍪Sat. 2/7****Sip N Sweets American Heart Foundation Fundraiser**\n _6172 State Rt. 434, Apalachin_\n1 pm - 4 pm\n\n**🥫Sun. 2/8****Souper Bowl CHOW Drive**\n _731 Hooper Rd., Endwell_\n10 am\n\n## Screenings\n\n**💻Wed. 2/4****Python: The Documentary**\n _SUNY Broome Titchener Hall, Room 101_\n5 pm - 8 pm\n\n**📽️Thurs. 2/5****Black Voices from the Ivory Tower Documentary Viewing**\n _SUNY Broome Wales 203B_\n1 pm - 2 pm\n\n**🌧️Thurs. 2/5****Classic Movie Man: Singin' in the Rain (1952)**\n_GFJ Memorial Library, Endicott_\n2 pm\n\n## Other Events\n\n**🌱Tues. 2/3****Clearing the Confusion (Substance Use Disorder Education)**\n_Truth Pharm, 49 Pine St., Binghamton_\n6 pm - 8 pm\n\n**🛍️Fri. 2/6****Friends of the Library Book Sale**\n _GFJ Public Library, Endicott_\n10 am - 4 pm\n\n**🍲Fri. 2/6****Halupki and Haluski Dinner**\n _American Legion Post 1700_\n4:35 pm - 6:45 pm\n\n**🛍️Fri. 2/6 & Sat. 2/7 ****Book Sale**\n _Broome County Public Library, 185 Court St., Binghamton_\n10 am - 1 pm\n\n**🥞Sat. 2/7****Glen Aubrey Fire Co Pancake Breakfast**\n _32 Octagon St., Glen Aubrey_\n8 am - 11 am\n\n**🛍️Sat. 2/7****Follow the Yellow Brick Road to Charlie Blonde Antiques Sale Event**\n _2801 Main St., Endwell_\n11 am - 5:30 pm\n\n**📖Sun. 2/8****Temple Concord Sisterhood Annual Book Talk**\n _9 Riverside Dr., Binghamton_\n11 am\n\n* * *\n\n## **🎠🙏Thank you for reading!**\n\n_❗Have an idea for the newsletter? 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  "title": "Binghamton Area Events Week of 2/2/26: Valentine's Events, Heart Cup, Ice Fishing, Sumo & More",
  "updatedAt": "2026-02-06T17:52:40.285Z"
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