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    "Skate Estate being sold",
    "**Lost Dog Mardi Gras ft. Basin St. Jazz Ban**",
    "**Broome County Historical Society: Art, Architecture, and History in Downtown Binghamton**",
    "**Postcard from Morocco: Binghamton University Opera**",
    "**Wizard of Oz on Ice**",
    "**Opening Reception: Joshua Lasky | Unexpected Passion**",
    "**Joshua Lasky**",
    "**Lunar New Year 2026 Celebration**",
    "**Dominican Independence Day**",
    "**Winter Star Party – Kopernik’s 553rd Birthday**",
    "**24-Hour Draw-a-thon & Non-perishable Food Drive**",
    "**Agnes of God**",
    "**Saber Stage Productions: The Snow Queen**",
    "**Whitney Point High School Drama Club: Bye Bye Birdie**",
    "**DCP Presents: The Vagina Monologues**",
    "**Chenango River Theatre Annual Fundraising Gala**",
    "**Homebrewed Comedy at Irish Kevins ft. Tina Mauro, Brian Enck, Bill Lake, Mike Peters**",
    "**Next Stop Comedy at Farm by Beer Tree Brew**",
    "**Lonely Ladies V-Day Show: Comedy Open Mic Night**",
    "**WordPlace Poetry Open Mic Thursday at WordPlace: The Southern Tier Literary Center**",
    "**Monroe & Viola: SERVING Bianca Drag Show**",
    "**Comedy: Michael Augunbiade, Sam Grim, Mike Terry, Jason Thomson**",
    "**This & That: Villains Show **",
    "**Hotbox Blazin' Brunch Drag Show**",
    "**Luds Lament**",
    "**Kipani**",
    "**Unwithered, Odin's Gate, Screwed Ends, Surrounded in Static, Bodied, All In Blood**",
    "**Stay Off the Fence, Stormhood, Dead Internet**",
    "_@BinghamtonShows_",
    "**Momenta at the Museum**",
    "**VHS Chamber Music & Cookies**",
    "**Owego Jazz Night Concert**",
    "**Binghamton University Wind Symphony Winter '26 Concert: Heroes Take Flight**",
    "**Binghamton Community Orchestra Concert: Where the Heart Is**",
    "**Binghamton Theatre Organ Society Pop Pipes ROCK**",
    "**Acoustic Brew**",
    "**Hotbox Dance and Drag**",
    "**Date Night Duo**",
    "**Neo Politans**",
    "**Shambles**",
    "**Hi-Way Fruit Market**",
    "**Goodnight Human bids farewell to Annie's Bar and Grill**",
    "**Rick Hine**",
    "**Two Johns, No Waiting**",
    "**Back in Action**",
    "**Mike Mullenax**",
    "**Last Call**",
    "**Remnant**",
    "**Interchangeable Parts**",
    "**Higher Ground**",
    "**CF Baseball Bingo Fundraiser**",
    "**XCite Wrestling's JonnyStock**",
    "MaxPreps",
    "**Bulldogs Sports Complex Presidents Day Basketball Camp**",
    "**CCE Move and Improve Class**",
    "**Gentle Yoga**",
    "**Sip n Ride**",
    "**Knitting Group**",
    "**YHPL Classics Club: Things Fall Apart**",
    "**Beginner Crochet**",
    "**Miniature Figure (Mini) Painting**",
    "**Sit & Stitch**",
    "**Hype Waves 110 Super Smash Bros. Tournament**",
    "**Board Game Night**",
    "**Scrapbooking Crop**",
    "**Open Crafting and Scrapbooking with Bonnie's Scrapbook Friends**",
    "**International Plastic Modelers' Society Meeting**",
    "**Monthly Munchkin Meetup**",
    "**MtG Pre-Modern Format $1k Tournament**",
    "**Topps Hobby Cards Rip Night**",
    "**Bunco at Kilmer Mansion**",
    "Great Escape Adventures",
    "Dragon Master Games",
    "Binghamton Tabletop Society",
    "Greater Binghamton TTRPG Society",
    "Southern Tier Smash Bros. Discord",
    "**AARP Tax Aid**",
    "_George F. Johnson Memorial Library_",
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    "**Urban Archaology: Rt. 363 Gateway Project Archaeological Survey Overview by Kyle Somerville, NYSDOT**",
    "**Android Tech Help**",
    "**Visions Federal Credit Union Financial Counseling Open Office Hours**",
    "**Farm & Food Start-Up Training**",
    "**Check out our local government meeting guide here**",
    "**Broome County Public Library here**",
    "**Zoom Book Launch — For, On, or After (JC STUDIO Press)**",
    "**‘I believe in God, only I spell it Nature’: The Organic Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright**",
    "**RE/Collected Art Sale**",
    "**Open Figure Drawing**",
    "**Sashiko Stitch Book**",
    "**Bling in the New Year, Make and Sip**",
    "**Sophisticated Sausage Dog painting**",
    "**Layered Words: Affirmations in Collage**",
    "**Watercolor Class**",
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    "**Glass Fused Angel! Nightlight/SunCatcher**",
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    "_Broome County Arts Council calendar_",
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    "_Binghamton Hikers' Group_",
    "_Triple Cities Hiking Club_",
    "**No School Special - Make Glass Fused Hearts**",
    "**Presidents' Day Celebration at the Discovery Center**",
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    "**Lunar New Year Youth Craft**",
    "**PBS Screening with WSKG**",
    "**Youth Lunar New Year Craft**",
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    "**Classic Movie Club: Adventures of Robin Hood**",
    "**Spring 2026 Screenings Harpur Cinema: Harpur Cinema Presents: Animation Mixtape**",
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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\nHello! A fun week is coming up. Congratulations to HistoryForge for reaching its first year anniversary, the high school theatre season continues, and the Binghamton comedy scene continues to blow up among a lot else.\n\nHave 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  * 🎵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\n🛼With Skate Estate being sold, it is extremely likely that it is nearing its last days.\n\nWhile I'm not sure when their next adult night is going to be - why not one last ride sometime before it's a memory?\n\n> _Let me know ways I can improve this newsletter!_\n\n* * *\n\n## Spotlights and Festivals\n\n**🎺Tues. 2/17****Lost Dog Mardi Gras ft. Basin St. Jazz Ban**\n _Lost Dog Cafe, Binghamton_\n4 pm\n$10\n\n**📜Wed. 2/18****Broome County Historical Society: Art, Architecture, and History in Downtown Binghamton**\nMr. Tomic’s slide show tour of downtown Binghamton will highlight buildings and spaces we pass by each day and reveal their artistic or historic significance, starting with the ACA Memorial and ending at the Martin Luther King, Jr., statue. He will discuss public buildings, public art available for viewing, and help us learn about the people and places in the city center. Come enjoy this “walking tour” from your seat in the Decker Community Room or on Zoom at your home.\n_Broome County Public Library, 185 Court St., Binghamton_\n6:30 pm - 8 pm\n\n**🎭Fri. 2/20 & Sun. 2/22 ****Postcard from Morocco: Binghamton University Opera**\nSet in a railway station, this poetic and quietly surreal opera follows a group of travelers who reveal their inner lives through postcards they never send.\n_Anderson Center, Binghamton University_\nFri. 7:30 pm, Sun. 3 pm\n\n**👠Fri. 2/20****Wizard of Oz on Ice**\n _Broome County Forum Theatre_\n7:30 pm\n$45 (discount for children 2-12)\n\n**🖼️Sat. 2/21****Opening Reception: Joshua Lasky | Unexpected Passion**\nEmbracing the aesthetic of master painters and photography pioneers, **Joshua Lasky**’s bold portraits blur the line between photo and painting to create a wholly unique style. In this solo exhibition Lasky shares the series of photographs that ignited his unexpected passion for capturing light and the human condition.\n_Roberson Museum and Science Center, 30 Front St., Binghamton_\n12 pm - 2 pm\n$8\n\n**🐴Sat. 2/21****Lunar New Year 2026 Celebration**\n _Broome County Arts Council, 223 State St., Binghamton_\n1 pm - 3 pm\n\n**🎉Sat. 2/21****Dominican Independence Day**\nCome enjoy a night of culture, community, and celebration as we honor the Dominican Republic. Everyone is welcome—bring your family and friends!\n_American Civic Association, 131 Front St., Binghamton_\n6 pm - 9 pm\n$5 - $10\n\n**🔭Sat. 2/21****Winter Star Party – Kopernik’s 553rd Birthday**\nKopernik’s annual Winter Star Party tradition continues this year and we’ll be celebrating Mikołaj Kopernik’s 553rd Birthday (February 19, 1473) with cake. This is a family-friendly event with activities and night sky observing will begin at 6 PM when the doors open. If clear, throughout the evening view winter constellations, a waxing crescent moon, the Orion Nebula, Saturn, and Jupiter and much more through Kopernik’s powerful telescopes.\n_Kopernik Observatory & Science Center, 698 Underwood Rd., Vestal_\n6 pm - 10 pm\n\n**✏️Sat. 2/21 - Sun. 2/22****24-Hour Draw-a-thon & Non-perishable Food Drive**\n10 student-artists will participate in creating large-scale drawings to compete for prizes. The participating artists will be at work for the duration of the marathon and visitors may observe them working throughout the competition.\n_Kilmer Mansion, 9 Riverside Drive, Binghamton_\n11 am - 11 am\n\n## Theatre and Comedy\n\n### 🎭Live Theatre\n\n**⛪🎭Fri. 2/20 - Sun. 2/22****Agnes of God**\n _Know Theatre, 74 Carroll St., Binghamton_\nFri., Sat. 8 pm, Sun. 3 pm\n$28\n\n**🎭Fri. 2/20 - Sun. 2/22****Saber Stage Productions: The Snow Queen**\n _Susquehanna Valley High School_\nFri., Sat 7 pm, Sun. 2 pm __\n$10\n\n**🎭Fri. 2/20 - Sat. 2/21****Whitney Point High School Drama Club: Bye Bye Birdie**\n _Whitney Point High School_\n7 pm\n$10\n\n**🎭Fri. 2/20****DCP Presents: The Vagina Monologues**\n _C4 Multipurpose Room, Binghamton University_\n8 pm\n\n**🎭Sat. 2/21****Chenango River Theatre Annual Fundraising Gala**\n _Tavern 1244 at Baron's Inn, 12444 State Hwy 12, Greene_\n6 pm - 9 pm\n\n### 🤣👢Other Performing Arts & Comedy\n\n**🤣Mon. 2/16****Homebrewed Comedy at Irish Kevins ft. Tina Mauro, Brian Enck, Bill Lake, Mike Peters**\n47 Riverside Dr., Johnson City\n6 pm\n\n**🤣Tues. 2/17****Next Stop Comedy at Farm by Beer Tree Brew**\n _Farm by Beer Tree Brew, 197 New York 369, Port Crane_\n7 pm\n$25\n\n**🤣Thurs. 2/19****Lonely Ladies V-Day Show: Comedy Open Mic Night**\n _The Bundy Museum Annex, 129 Main St., Binghamton_\n6:30 pm - 10 pm (Signups at 7 pm, 7:30 start)\n\n**🎤Thurs. 2/19****WordPlace Poetry Open Mic Thursday at WordPlace: The Southern Tier Literary Center**\n _WordPlace: The Southern Tier Literary Center, 26 Cedar St., Binghamton_\n8 pm - 10 pm\n\n**👢Fri. 2/20****Monroe & Viola: SERVING Bianca Drag Show**\n _Lost Dog Cafe, Binghamton_\n10 pm\n\n**🤣Sat. 2/21****Comedy: Michael Augunbiade, Sam Grim, Mike Terry, Jason Thomson**\n _Crooked Mouth Brewing, 231 Vestal Ave., Endicott_\n7 pm - 10 pm\n$10\n\n**👢Sat. 2/21****This & That: Villains Show **\n_The Bundy Museum Annex, 129 Main St., Binghamton_\n8 pm\n$5\n\n**👢Sun. 2/22****Hotbox Blazin' Brunch Drag Show**\n _Blazin' Saddles, 41 Court St., Binghamton_\n11 am - 1 pm\n$25\n\n## Concerts\n\n### **🎸** Local Rock & Pop\n\n**Fri. 2/20****Luds Lament**\n _Crooked Mouth Brewing, Endicott_\n7 pm\n\n**Sat. 2/21****Kipani**\n _Lost Dog Cafe, Binghamton_\n10 pm\n\n### 👨‍🎤DIY & Underground\n\n**Sat. 2/21****Unwithered, Odin's Gate, Screwed Ends, Surrounded in Static, Bodied, All In Blood**\n _Crowbar Arcade, Binghamton_\n7 pm\n$10\n\n**Sat. 2/21****Stay Off the Fence, Stormhood, Dead Internet**\n _Hellbank (DM For Address)_\n8 pm\n$5\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 Concert Hall\n\n**Wed. 2/18****Momenta at the Museum**\n _Binghamton University Art Museum, Vestal_\n5 pm\n\n**Thurs. 2/19****VHS Chamber Music & Cookies**\n _Vestal High School_\n7 pm\n\n**Thurs. 2/19****Owego Jazz Night Concert**\n _Owego Free Academy, Owego_\n7 pm\n\n**Sat. 2/21****Binghamton University Wind Symphony Winter '26 Concert: Heroes Take Flight**\n _Anderson Center, Binghamton University_\n7:30 pm\n\n**Sun. 2/22****Binghamton Community Orchestra Concert: Where the Heart Is**\n _East Middle School, 167 E Frederick St., Binghamton_\n3 pm\n$12\n\n**Sun. 2/22****Binghamton Theatre Organ Society Pop Pipes ROCK**\n _Broome County Forum Theatre, Binghamton_\n2 pm - 4 pm\n\n### 🪕Folk & Country\n\n**Sat. 2/21**[**Mike Agranoff**\n](https://cranberrycoffeehouse.org/upcoming-performances/) _The Cranberry Coffeehouse, 183 Riverside Dr. Binghamton_\n7 pm - 9:30 pm\n$15\n\n**Sat. 2/21****Acoustic Brew**\n _Studio 56, 56 Clinton St., Binghamton_\n7:30 pm\n\n### 🎧EDM, Dance & DJs\n\n**Thurs. 2/17****Hotbox Dance and Drag**\n _Deep State, 214 State St., Binghamton_\n9 pm\n$10\n\n### **📻Classic Rock & Covers**\n\n**Thurs. 2/19****Date Night Duo**\n _McGirks Irish Pub, 1 Kattelville Rd, Chenango Bridge_\n7 pm\n\n**Fri. 2/20****Neo Politans**\n _The Belmar, 95 Main St., Binghamton_\n9 pm\n\n**Fri. 2/20****Shambles**\n _McGirks Irish Pub, 1 Kattelville Rd, Chenango Bridge_\n7 pm\n\n**Fri. 2/20****Hi-Way Fruit Market**\n _Post 1645 American Legion, 177 Robinson St., Binghamton_\n7 pm\n\n**Fri. 2/21****Goodnight Human bids farewell to Annie's Bar and Grill**\n _1083 Old Rt. 17, Windsor_\n8 pm\n\n**Fri. 2/20****Rick Hine**\n _New Leaf Cider, 800 Nowland Rd., Port Crane_\n6 pm\n\n**2/20****Two Johns, No Waiting**\n _Stu's, 118 N Page Ave, Endicott_\n7 pm\n\n**Sat. 2/21****Back in Action**\n _The Topper, Endicott_\n8 pm\n\n**Sat. 2/21****Mike Mullenax**\n _New Leaf Cider, 800 Nowland Rd., Port Crane_\n6 pm\n\n**Sat. 2/21****Last Call**\n _Kelly's, 102 N Page Ave., Endicott_\n8 pm\n\n**Sat. 2/21****Remnant**\n _McGirks Irish Pub, 1 Kattelville Rd, Chenango Bridge_\n7 pm\n\n**Sat. 2/21****Interchangeable Parts**\n _Old Fireside, 69 NY 7B, Port Crane_\n7 pm\n\n**Sat. 2/21****Higher Ground**\n _Thirsty's Tavern, Binghamton_\n8 pm\n\n## Sports\n\n### 🏀Professional, Spectator, & Fan Events\n\n**⚾Sat. 2/21****CF Baseball Bingo Fundraiser**\n _800 Nowlan Rd., Port Crane_\n1 pm - 3 pm\n\n**🤼Sun. 2/22****XCite Wrestling's JonnyStock**\n _American Legion Post 80, 76 Main St., Binghamton_\n4 pm - 6 pm\n$20\n\n> Looking for school sports? Check your school district's sports schedule on MaxPreps\n\n### 🏅Competitions, Tournaments, Exercise & Clinics\n\n**🏀Mon. 2/16****Bulldogs Sports Complex Presidents Day Basketball Camp**\n _Bulldogs Sports Complex, 1025 Robinson Hill Rd., Johnson City_\n$40-60\n\n**🧘Wed. 2/18****CCE Move and Improve Class**\n _840 Upper Front St., Binghamton_\n10:30 am - 11:30 am\n\n**🧘Wed. 2/18****Gentle Yoga****and**[**Beginner/Advanced Beginner Yoga**\n](https://www.thebcpl.org/event/beginneradvanced-beginner-yoga-15561) _Broome County Public Library, 185 Court St., Binghamton_\n4:15 pm, 5:15 pm\n\n**🐴Sat. 2/21****Sip n Ride**\n _Oakwood Manor, 673 Hill Rd., Binghamton_\n4 pm - 6 pm\n\n## Games and Hobbies\n\n**🧵Tues. 2/17****Knitting Group**\n _Broome County Public Library, Binghamton_\n5 PM - 7:30 PM\n\n**📖Tues. 2/17****YHPL Classics Club: Things Fall Apart**\n _Your Home Public Library, Johnson City_\n5:30 pm\n\n**🧶Tues. 2/17****Beginner Crochet**\n _George F. Johnson Memorial Library, Endicott_\n6 pm - 7:30 pm\n\n**🖌️tWed. 2/18****Miniature Figure (Mini) Painting**\n _Broome County Public Library, 185 Court St., Binghamton_\n5:30 pm - 7:30 pm\n\n**🧵Wed. 2/18****Sit & Stitch**\n _Broome County Public Library, 185 Court St., Binghamton_\n1 pm - 2:30 pm\n\n**🎮Wed. 2/18****Hype Waves 110 Super Smash Bros. Tournament**\n _University Union Room 102, Binghamton University_\n7 pm\n\n**🎲Thurs. 2/19****Board Game Night**\n _Your Home Public Library, Johnson City_\n4 pm - 7 pm\n\n**✂️Fri. 2/20 & Sat. 2/20 ****Scrapbooking Crop**\n _729 Main St., Vestal_\nFri. 5 pm - 10 pm, Sat. 9 am - 5 pm\n$30-40\n\n**✂️Fri. 2/20 - Sun. 2/22****Open Crafting and Scrapbooking with Bonnie's Scrapbook Friends**\n _39 Montague St., Binghamton_\nFri. 10 am - 11 pm, Sat. 9 am - 11 pm, Sun. 9 am - 5 pm\n\n**🚗Sat. 2/21****International Plastic Modelers' Society Meeting**\n _1003 US Rt. 11, Kirkwood_\n11 am - 1 pm\n\n**🐉Sat. 2/21****Monthly Munchkin Meetup**\n _Broome County Public Library, 185 Court St., Binghamton_\n2 pm - 3:30 pm\n\n**🃏Sat. 2/21****MtG Pre-Modern Format $1k Tournament**\n _Dragon Master Games, 1235 Upper Front St., Binghamton_\n11 am\n$30\n\n**🃏Sat. 2/21****Topps Hobby Cards Rip Night**\n _174 Clinton St., Binghamton_\n5 pm - 8 pm\n\n**🎲Sun. 2/22****Bunco at Kilmer Mansion**\n _9 Riverside Dr., Binghamton_\n11 am - 1 pm\n$25\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**💸Tues. 2/17 & Thurs. 2/19 ****AARP Tax Aid**\n _George F. Johnson Memorial Library_ _, Endicott & _ _Broome County Public Library_ _, Binghamton_\n9 am - 3 pm\n\n**🛣️Tues. 2/17****Urban Archaology: Rt. 363 Gateway Project Archaeological Survey Overview by Kyle Somerville, NYSDOT**\n _Vestal Public Library, Vestal_\n7 pm - 8:30 pm\n\n**📱Tues. 2/17****Android Tech Help**\n _George F. Johnson Memorial Library, Endicott_\n1 pm - 3 pm\n\n**🏦Thurs. 2/19****Visions Federal Credit Union Financial Counseling Open Office Hours**\n _Broome County Public Library, 185 Court St., Binghamton_\n3 pm - 5 pm\n\n**🧑‍🌾Sat. 2/21****Farm & Food Start-Up Training**\n _Koffman Southern Tier Incubator_ , _Binghamton_\n9 am - 3 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**📖Tues. 2/22****Zoom Book Launch — For, On, or After (JC STUDIO Press)**\n_Zoom_\n3 pm - 4:30 pm\n\n**📐Thurs. 2/19****‘I believe in God, only I spell it Nature’: The Organic Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright**\n _Binghamton University Art Museum, Vestal_\n5 pm - 7 pm\n\n**🖼️2/6 - 2/21****RE/Collected Art Sale**\n _BCAC Artisan Gallery, 223 State St., Binghamton_\nVarious times\n\n### 🎨Classes and Workshops\n\n**✏️Tues. 2/17****Open Figure Drawing**\n _BCAC, 223 State St., Binghamton_\n6 pm - 9 pm\n$15\n\n**🪡Thurs. 2/19****Sashiko Stitch Book**\n _BCAC, 223 State St., Binghamton_\n6 pm - 8 pm\n$75 Plus $20 materials fee to be paid to the instructor\n\n**🍺Fri. 2/20****Bling in the New Year, Make and Sip**\n _Waterman's Cafe and Tasting Barn, Apalachin_\n6 pm\n$20\n\n**🧑‍🎨Sat. 2/21****Sophisticated Sausage Dog painting**\n _Uncorked Creations, 205 State Street, 2nd & 3rd floors, Binghamton_\n10 am - 12 pm\n$27\n\n**✂️Sat. 2/21****Layered Words: Affirmations in Collage**\n _3010 E Main St., Endwell_\n9 am - 11 am\n\n**🖌️Sat. 2/21****Watercolor Class**\n _Your Home Public Library, Johnson City_\n11 am - 12:30 pm\n\n**🎨Sat. 2/21****NoMa Aspiring Artists Workshop**\n _30 Main St., Binghamton_\n10 am - 12 pm\n\n**🧑‍🎨Sat. 2/21****Glass Fused Angel! Nightlight/SunCatcher**\n _Jablon Studios, 2240 Coleman Street, Vestal_\n6 pm\n$35\n\n**🧑‍🎨Sun. 2/22****Glass Burst Suncatchers**\n _Jablon Studios, 2240 Coleman Street, Vestal_\n5 pm\n$40\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**🌾Wed. 2/19****Hay Forage Analysis Workshop**\n _Cornell Cooperative Extension of Broome County, 840 Upper Front St., Binghamton_\n5:30 pm\n\n**🐛Sat. 2/21****Improving Habitat for Insects**\n _George F. Johnson Memorial Library, 1001 Park St., Endicott_\n1 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**❤️Mon. 1/16****No School Special - Make Glass Fused Hearts**\n _Jablon Studios, 2240 Coleman St., Vestal_\n10:30 am, 1:30 pm, 4:30 pm\n$10\n\n**🏛️Mon. 2/16****Presidents' Day Celebration at the Discovery Center**\n _The Discovery Center, Binghamton_\n11 am - 1 pm\n\n**🐴Tues. 2/17****Lunar New Year Celebration at the Discovery Center**\n _The Discovery Center, Binghamton_\n11 am - 1 pm\n\n**🐴Tues. 2/17****Lunar New Year with Fun in Mandarin at Vestal Public Library**\n _Vestal Public Library, Vestal_\n9:30 am - 12 pm\n\n**🐴Tues. 2/17****Lunar New Year Youth Craft**\n _Lee Barta Community Center, 108 Liberty St., Binghamton_\n4 pm - 5:30 pm\n\n**📽️Tues. 2/17****PBS Screening with WSKG**\n _George F. Johnson Public Library, Endicott_\n1 pm - 1:45 pm\n\n**🐴Tues. 2/17****Youth Lunar New Year Craft**\n _Lee Barta Community Center, 108 Liberty St., Binghamton_\n4 pm\n\n**❌Tues. 2/17****Kids Clay Tic Tac Toe Class**\n _Uncorked Creations, 205 State Street, 2nd & 3rd floors, Binghamton_\n1 pm - 3 pm\n\n**🖌️Wed. 2/18****Family Paint Night w/ Ms. Rebecca**\n _Lee Barta Community Center, 108 Liberty St., Binghamton_\n5 pm - 6 pm\n\n**🪡Wed. 2/18****Tween and Teen Sit & Stitch**\n _Broome County Public Library, 185 Court St., Binghamton_\n5 pm\n\n**👩‍🍳Wed. 2/18**[**Whitney Point PAL Center Toddler Cooking Class**\n](https://binghamton.macaronikid.com/events/695ea9d6815f9d397ef27a09/whitney-point-pal-center-%E2%80%8D-toddler-cooking-class) _Whitney Point PAL Center, 2652 Main St., Whitney Point_\n10 am\n\n**📽️Fri. 2/20****PBS Screening with WSKG**\n _Broome County Public Library, 185 Court St., Binghamton_\n10 am - 11 am\n\n**🐶Sat. 2/21****Read with the Therapy Dogs**\n _George F. Johnson Memorial Library, Endicott_\n10:30 am - 12:30 pm\n\n**🤔Sat. 2/21****Odyssey of the Mind Competition**\n _Broome-Tioga BOCES, Binghamton_\n8 am\n\n**🐲Sat. 2/21****Teen Dungeons and Dragons**\n _Broome County Public Library, 185 Court St., Binghamton_\n11 am - 4 pm\n\n**🧩Sat. 2/21****LEGO Club**\n _Broome County Public Library, 185 Court St., Binghamton_\n9 am - 1 pm\n\n**📐Sat. 2/21****BU Engineering Community Day**\n _Innovative Technologies Complex, Binghamton University_\n9:30 am - 12 pm & 1 pm - 3:30 pm\n\n**🤔Sat. 2/21 & Sun. 2/22 ****Midwinter Mystery: The Uninvited Guest**\n _Waterman Conservation Education Center, 403 Hilton Rd, Apalachin_\nSat. 3 pm, 5:30 pm, Sun. 1 pm, 3:30 pm, 6 pm\n$40 + $5 per additional participant\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**💹Mon. 2/16****Startup to Growth Bootcamp**\n _Koffman Southern Tier Incubator, Binghamton_\n5:30 pm\n$149\n\n**💻Thurs. 2/19****HistoryForge 1 Year Celebration**\n _Phelps Mansion Museum, 191 Court St., Binghamton_\n6 pm - 8 pm\n\n**🏫Thurs. 2/19****Modern Physics Lecture Series with the Engineering Club**\n _SUNY Broome BB-110_\n5 pm - 7 pm\n\n**👻Sat. 2/20****The Historic Bundy House Ghost Tours: Hosted by Phantom Visions Paranormal**\n _The Bundy Museum of History & Art, 129 Main St., Binghamton_\n8 pm - 10 pm\n\n**📜Sat. 2/21****Mansion Tours | Servants Quarters: Butlers, Drivers, and Maids, Oh My!**\n_Roberson Museum, 30 Front St., Binghamton_\n1 pm, 2 pm & 3 pm\n$4\n\n## Fundraisers and Nonprofits\n\n**❓Sat. 2/21****Trivia night fundraiser for Southern Tier Independence Center**\n _Sons of Italy, 126 Odell Ave., Endicott_\n6 pm - 8 pm\n$20\n\n**🧑‍🚒Sun. 2/22****Beef and Brew for JC Professional Firefighters**\n _Giblin's Irish Pub, 256 Main St., Johnson City_\n2 pm - 6 pm\n$30\n\n## Screenings\n\n**📽️Thurs. 2/19****Classic Movie Club: Adventures of Robin Hood**\n _George F. Johnson Memorial Library, Endicott_\n2 pm\n\n**📽️Fri. 2/20****Spring 2026 Screenings Harpur Cinema: Harpur Cinema Presents: Animation Mixtape**\n _Binghamton University Lecture Hall 6_\n7:00 pm - 9:30 pm\n$4\n\n## Other Events\n\n**🪈Fri. 2/20****Ed Maloney Memorial Pipe Band Tee Shirt Party**\n _AOH Hall, 148 Main St., Binghamton_\n6 pm - 10 pm\n\n**🥳Fri. 2/20**[**Mardi Gras Party**\n](https://www.wskg.org/community-calendar/event/mardi-gras-party-20-01-2026-17-06-22) _Endicott Elks Lodge, 619 Nanticoke Ave., Endicott_\n6 pm - 9 pm\n\n**🧚Sat. 2/21****First All-Call Worthy Crew Meeting of the 2026 New York Faerie Festival**\n _183 Riverside Dr., Binghamton_\n12 pm - 3 pm\n\n**📖Sat. 2/21****Book Sale**\n _Your Home Public Library, Johnson City_\n10 am - 12:30 pm\n\n**👕Sat. 2/21 & Sun. 2/22 ****Stellar Human Five Year Celebration**\n _Stellar Human, 159 Washington St., Binghamton_\n12 pm - 6 pm\n\n**👗Sun. 2/22****Ever After Bridal Vendor Event**\n _Doubletree Hotel, Binghamton_\n1 pm - 4 pm\n\n🌶️**Sun. 2/22****Russian Club Chili Cookoff**\n _1006 Watson Blvd., Endicott_\n2 pm\n\n**🌱Sun. 2/22****607 Plants Opening Day**\n _257 Vestal Pkwy, Vestal_\n10 am - 4 pm\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 2/16/26: Mardi Gras, Art Exhibits, Opera, Stars and More",
  "updatedAt": "2026-02-23T02:41:33.945Z"
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