Binghamton Area Events Week of 2/23/26: Black History Month, Philharmonic Pops, Local Opera and More

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It's one of those weeks where no matter your taste in theatre, you can find something great. Between the new Tri-City Opera production, RENT, Agnes of God and Boys in the Band - take your pick and enjoy!

Plus, learn about the county's namesake and black history, check out local comedy, or see some live music.

And for those who are, as I have been, obsessed with the Winter Olympics – the Finger Lakes Culting Club is holding a 'Learn to Curl' lesson up in Lansing if you're willing to make the drive.

Get out there and have a great week!

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Below you can see sections for:

• 🎆Spotlights & Festivals
• 🎵Concerts
• 🏀Sports
• 🎮🎲Games & Hobbies
• 🏛️Local Government and Services
• 🎨Arts
• 📜Lectures and History
• 🍅⛰️Nature, Hiking, & Gardening
• 🛝Kids & Family
• 💵Fundraisers and Nonprofits
• 🎥Screenings
• ‼️Other Events

✅This week's recommendation:

Know Theatre's production of Agnes of God is thought-provoking, emotional, intimate and intense. Do yourself a favor and get a ticket for this weekend.

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Spotlights and Festivals

🏀Mon. 2/23****Celebrating Women's Athletics Luncheon 2026 The Celebrating Women’s Athletics Luncheon (CWAL) is an annual event held to raise funds for scholarships awarded to student-athletes at Binghamton University. Join us as Alix Klineman shares insight into her distinguished career, both on and off the court, and the path that led her to where she is today. Events Center, Binghamton University 12 pm $70

✊🏿Tues. 2/24****The 6th Judicial District Presents: A Black History Month Event Hear Rev. Dr. Damond A. Wilson discuss Binghamton’s Black history and Trinity AME Zion Church’s significant role in the Underground Railroad. The conversation will connect this legacy of education and civic engagement to the present—highlighting how racial bias in the legal system continues to impact communities of color. Broome County Courthouse, 92 Court St., Binghamton 12 pm - 1 pm

🎭🌃Thurs. 2/26****RENT in Concert Anderson Center, Binghamton University 7:30 pm $10 - $60

**🎭Fri. 2/27 & Sun. 3/1 **Tri-Cities Opera: Lucidity LUCIDITY is a deeply emotional contemporary opera that explores the transformative power of music in unlocking memories and emotions in the face of dementia. Through a poignant narrative of sacrifice, identity, and love, the opera delves into the complexities of caregiving and the human experience of memory loss. Newly commissioned from Laura Kaminsky and David Cote in honor of TCO's 75th Anniversary, the production will star Judy Berry as Lili. Sung in English with projected English supertitles. Tri-Cities Opera Center, 315 Clinton St, Binghamton $40 - $60

🎭Fri. 2/27 - Sun. 3/1****Opening Weekend: The Boys in the Band It’s 1968, and a group of friends gather for a birthday party and a festive evening full of music, drinks, and a game of “Truth”. But once fueled by alcohol, tensions rise as the night progresses. This fun ”Truth’ game goes terribly wrong and ends up exposing hidden secrets and bitter unresolved issues, leading to confrontations and emotional outbursts. This groundbreaking play premiered Off-Broadway in 1968. A true theatrical game-changer, The Boys in the Band helped spark a revolution by putting gay men’s lives onstage, unapologetically and without judgment, in a world that was not yet willing to accept them fully. Cider Mill Stage, 2 Nanticoke Ave., Endicott Fri., Sat. 7:30 pm, Sun. 2:30 pm $33

✊🏿Fri. 2/27****Cultural Crossroads: A Celebration of Black Excellence Featuring food, live music, and vendors The Bridge Community Center, 143 Baldwin St., Binghamton 6 pm - 8 pm

🎻Sat. 2/28****Binghamton Philharmonic: Pops at the Forum: Canons and Cannons Pops is more than just a style of music; it’s a state of mind! With tried and true favorites that sparkle in every key, this perennial pops sensation is your go-to gathering for light classics that’ll touch your heart and make you tap your toes! Program: Antonín Dvořák: Slavonic Dance No. 1, Leroy Anderson: Belle of the Ball, Jean Sibelius: Finlandia. Hans Zimmer, arr. John Wasson: Gladiator, Harold Arlen: The Wizard of Oz, Boyd Eagle: Caprice, Richard Rodgers: Victory at Sea, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Waltz from Sleeping Beauty, Frederick Loewe: My Fair Lady Selections, Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture Broome County Forum Theatre, 236 Washington Street, Binghamton 3:30 pm $29 - $73

🦒Sat. 2/28****Animal Adventure Park Dream Big Gala We invite you to join us at the Bite Bistro Restaurant & Lounge of the Holiday Inn, in downtown Binghamton, for a formal evening of food, drink, music by Travis Rocco, conversation, and animal art auctions 2-8 Holiday Inn, Downtown Binghamton 6 pm - 9 pm $80

Theatre and Comedy

🎭Live Theatre

📖Mon. 2/23****The Hungry Ear Broome County Public Library, 185 Court St., Binghamton 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

⛪🎭Fri. 2/27 - Sun. 3/1****Agnes of God Know Theatre, 74 Carroll St., Binghamton Fri., Sat. 8 pm, Sun. 3 pm $28

🤣👢Other Performing Arts & Comedy

🤣Fri. 2/27****True Point Comedy: Zack Hammond headlines Sachs Tee House Sach’s Tee House, 34 Hazel St., Binghamton 7 pm - 9 pm $10 - $15

🤣Fri. 2/27****Puzzled Players Longform Improv Show: Expansion Pack Puzzled Players Theater, 19 Madison Ave., Endicott 8 pm $15

🤔Fri. 2/27 - Sun. 3/1****Midwinter Mystery: The Uninvited Guest Waterman Conservation Education Center, 403 Hilton Rd, Apalachin Fri. 3 pm, 5:30 pm, Sat. 3 pm, 5:30 pm, Sun. 1 pm, 3:30 pm, 6 pm $40 + $5 per additional participant

🤣Sat. 2/28****Comedy Date Night Maine Memorial School, Maine 7 pm

Concerts

🎸 Local Rock & Pop

Sat. 2/28****Making Strangers, Tom Jolu, Greg Hill Crowbar Arcade, Binghamton 7:30 pm $10

Sat. 2/28****Jeremy Bobak Stu's, 114 N Page Ave., Endicott 7 pm

Sat. 2/28****End of An Era: Travis Evans Farewell Celebration ft. Higher Grounds, Mike Cadden, Revival ft. Alyssa Crosby 2166 Airport Rd., Town of Maine 3 pm - 11 pm $10

👨‍🎤DIY & Underground

Sat. 2/28****Wound Man, Life Abuse, Self Love, Urban Camouflage, Fed Ash, Common Decency, Mind Contorted The Bundy Museum Annex, 129 Main St., Binghamton 6 pm $15

_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!

🎻Classical Concert Hall

Mon. 2/23****Maine-Endwell High School Prism Concert Maine-Endwell High School, Endwell 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Thurs. 2/26****Binghamton University Voice Area Recital: On Our Way to NATS Casadesus Hall, Binghamton University 1:30 pm

Sat. 2/28****BCMEA All-County Festival I: Grades 5-6 Orchestra, Grades 7-9 Chorus, Grades 10-12 Band Anderson Center, Binghamton University 2 pm $6

🎺Jazz

Mon. 2/23****Drew Martin Quartet Schorr Family Firehouse Stage, 48 Willow St., Johnson City 7 pm

Sun. 1/1****Blue Velvet Jazz Band Johnson City Senior Center 2 pm - 4 pm $12

🪕Folk & Country

Tues. 2/24****Java Joe Jammers Vestal Public Library, Vestal 6 pm

Thurs. 2/26****Gene Hummel McGirks Irish Pub, 1 Kattelville Rd, Chenango Bridge 7 pm

Sat. 2/28****LANCO - On the Road Tour Touch of Texas, 1240 Upper Front St., Binghamton 7 pm $32

Sat. 2/28****BC Celtic Pipes and Drums Beer Tree Factory, Oakdale Commons 4 pm - 7 pm

🎧EDM, Dance & DJs

Thurs. 2/17****Hotbox Dance and Drag Deep State, 214 State St., Binghamton 9 pm $10

Fri. 2/27****Viernes Latino w/ DJ Frankie Lost Dog Cafe, Binghamton 9 pm

Sat. 2/28****EAM Sound Lost Dog Cafe, Binghamton 9 pm

📻Classic Rock & Covers

Fri. 2/27****Paul Noyd New Leaf Cider, 800 Nowland Rd., Port Crane 6 pm

Fri. 2/27****Greg Neff Nips, Binghamton 8 pm - 11 pm

Fri. 2/27****Messy Truth Kelly's, 102 N Page Ave., Endicott 8 pm - 11 pm

Fri. 2/27 Nick G and the Neons Crooked Mouth Brewing, Endicott 7 pm

Fri. 2/27****Hi-Way Fruit Market McGirks Irish Pub, 1 Kattelville Rd, Chenango Bridge 7 pm

Fri. 2/27****Wu-Twang Tap House 66, Johnson City 8 pm

Fri. 2/27****Shaftwax Beer Tree Factory, Oakdale Commons 6 pm

Sat. 2/28****Letter 5 McGirks Irish Pub, 1 Kattelville Rd, Chenango Bridge 7 pm

Sat. 2/28****Gritty Lowdown Crooked Mouth Brewing, Endicott 7 pm

Sat. 2/28****Grateful Upstate Toodeloo Atomic Tom's, 196 State St., Binghamton 7 pm - 11 pm

Sat. 2/28****Ryan Hewitt New Leaf Cider, 800 Nowland Rd., Port Crane 6 pm

Sports

🏀Professional, Spectator, & Fan Events

🥍Wed. 2/25****Binghamton University Women's Lacrosse vs. Le Moyne Binghamton University 3 pm

🏀Thurs. 2/26****JFS Staff vs. Staff Basketball Game JFS Middle School, Endicott 6 pm

🏀Thurs. 2/26****Binghamton University Men's Basketball vs. University of New Hampshire Binghamton University Events Center 6 pm $11

🥍Fri. 2/27****Binghamton University Men's Lacrosse vs. Mercyhurst Binghamton University 3 pm

🥍Sat. 2/28****Binghamton University Women's Lacrosse vs. Villanova Binghamton University 12 pm

🏀Thurs. 2/26****Binghamton University Men's Basketball vs. University of Maine Binghamton University Events Center 2 pm $11

🏒Sat. 2/28****Binghamton Black Bears FPHL Hockey vs. Danbury Hat Tricks Alumni Night Visions Veterans Memorial Arena, Binghamton 7:00 pm $22.75

🎾Sat. 2/28****Binghamton University Women's Tennis vs. LIU Binghamton University 3 pm

🏀Sat. 2/28****Binghamton Bulldogs vs. New Hampshire Kingz Bulldogs Sports Complex, 1025 Robinson Hill Rd., Johnson City 7 pm $15

Looking for school sports? Check your school district's sports schedule on MaxPreps

🏅Competitions, Tournaments, Exercise & Clinics

💃Tues. 2/24****Line Dancing at Beer Tree Brew 167 Rt. 369, Port Crane 6 pm - 8 pm

💃Tues. 2/24****STSDS Swing Dance Tuesday Polish Community Center, 347 Prospect St., Binghamton 7 pm

🧘Wed. 2/25****CCE Move and Improve Class 840 Upper Front St., Binghamton 10:30 am - 11:30 am

🧘Wed. 2/25****Making Yoga Accessible for Everyone Fenton Free Library, 1062 Chenango St., Binghamton 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

🏃Sun. 3/1****TCRC Sunday Group Run from MacArthur Park MacArthur Park, Binghamton 8 am - 10:30 am

Games and Hobbies

🎮Tues. 2/24****Super Smash Bros. Melee @ Crowbar #12 195 State St, Binghamton 6:15 pm $5

📖Tues. 2/24****YHPL Constant Readers Book Club: Mr. Mercedes Your Home Public Library, Johnson City 10 am - 11 am

🧵Wed. 2/25****Pins & Needles Vestal Public Library, Vestal 6 pm

📖Wed. 2/25****GFJ Book Club: People of Means George F. Johnson Memorial Library, Endicott 1 pm - 2 pm

📖Thurs. 2/26****Read Between the Dines Book Club: Project Hail Mary River Bistro, 225 Water St., Binghamton 6 pm - 7:30 pm

🃏Fri. 2/27 - Sat. 2/28****MTG TMNT Prerelease Event Dragon Master Games, 1235 Upper Front St., Binghamton Various Times

🏴‍☠️Sat. 2/28****BCPL One Shot Club Presents: Pirate Borg Broome County Public Library, 185 Court St., Binghamton 12:30 pm - 4:30 pm

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

Want to play fighting games? Join the Southern Tier Smash Bros. Discord

Local Government and Services

💹Mon. 2/23****Startup to Growth Bootcamp Koffman Southern Tier Incubator, Binghamton 5:30 pm $149

**💸Mon. 2/23, Tues. 2/24, Wed. 2/25 & Thurs. 2/26 **AARP Tax Aid George F. Johnson Memorial Library _, Endicott & _ Broome County Public Library , Binghamton (Check location for dates) 9 am - 3 pm

🧑‍🌾Wed. 2/25****Farm & Food Start-Up Training Koffman Incubator, 120 Hawley St., Binghamton 12 pm - 1 pm

💼Wed. 2/25****Estate Planning Seminar George F. Johnson Memorial Library, Endicott 5:30 pm - 7 pm

🧑‍🌾Thurs. 2/26****Write Your Farm Business Plan Series Taste NY - Broome County, 840 Upper Front St., Binghamton 11 am - 1 pm $50

🍅Thurs. 2/26****Family Enrichment Network SNAP Assistance Broome County Public Library, 185 Court St., Binghamton 10 am - 12 pm

🛟2/27 - 3/7****Town of Vestal Recreation Lifeguarding Class Vestal High School, 205 Woodlawn Dr., Vestal Various Times, Multi-Session Course $200

🗳️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

Arts

🖼️Exhibits and Showcases

🖼️Thurs. 2/26****Artist Lecture and Exhibition Opening: Saloni Parekh ‘God, Otherwise’ at Rosefsky Gallery Rosefsky Gallery, Binghamton University 5 pm - 7 pm

🚬Sun. 2/1****March Exhibit - BCHS Presents Binghamton's Cigar Industry Broome County Public Library, 185 Court St., Binghamton Opening hours

🎨Classes and Workshops

🧑‍🎨Wed. 2/25****Mosaic a Tray JCC Binghamton, 500 Clubhouse Rd., Vestal 6:30 pm

🧑‍🎨Wed. 2/25****Floral Portrait: BHM Fundraiser Uncorked Creations, 205 State Street, 2nd & 3rd floors, Binghamton 6 pm $35

🍎Thurs. 2/26****Desert Class: Warm Cinnamon Raisin-Apples Your Home Public Library, 107 Main St., Johnson City 10:30 am - 12 pm

🐴Thurs. 2/26****Wild Horse Painting Lesson Uncorked Creations, 205 State Street, 2nd & 3rd floors, Binghamton 6:30 pm $40

🧑‍🎨Fri. 2/27****Daytime Life Drawing Cooperative Gallery 213, 213 State St., Binghamton 11 am - 2 pm $15

🧑‍🎨Sat. 2/28Mr. Mike's Art Class Broome County Public Library, 185 Court St., Binghamton 11 am - 12 pm

☘️Sat. 2/28****St. Patrick's Day or Green Theme Suncatcher Fundraiser for J Ralph Ingalls Building Maine Federated Church, 2615 Main St., Maine 6 pm $40

✏️Sat. 2/28****Ink Before Noon Writers Camp Koffman Incubator, 120 Hawley St., Binghamton 10 am - 12 pm

🐶Sun. 3/1****Paint Your Pet Starry Night Uncorked Creations, 205 State Street, 2nd & 3rd floors, Binghamton 6 pm $40

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

Lectures and History

📜Tues. 2/24****Dr. Edda L. Fields-Black on Harriet Tubman’s role during the Civil War Binghamton University Downtown Center, 67 Washington St, Binghamton 5 pm

**🏠Wed. 2/25 & Sun. 2/28 **Kilmer Mansion Guided Tour 9 Riverside Dr., Binghamton Wed. 11 am - 12 pm, Sun. 12 pm - 1 pm $12

📜Thurs. 2/26****History Night at Kilmer Mansion: Who Was William Bingham? 9 Riverside Dr., Binghamton 7 pm $10

📜Sun. 3/1****Genealogy 101 Vestal Museum, 328 Vestal Pkwy, Vestal 1 pm

Nature, Hiking, and Gardening

🛶Mon. 2/23****How to Stay Safe on the Water – Ahwaga Canoe and Kayak Club meeting and presentation Central United Methodist Church, 17 Nanticoke Avenue, Endicott 7 pm - 9 pm

For more hiking events, make sure to join the Binghamton Hikers' Group and/or the Triple Cities Hiking Club __

Kids and Family

☘️Tues. 2/24****Leprechaun Traps and Snacks NoMa Community Center, 30 Main St., Binghamton 3 pm - 4:30 pm

📖Tues. 2/24****YHPL Storytime Your Home Public Library, Johnson City 10 am - 11 am

👪Wed. 2/25****Vestal MomCo Meet-up 232 Pierce Hill Rd. Vestal 9 am - 11 am __

📖Thurs. 2/26****Read for the Record Broome County Public Library, 185 Court St., Binghamton 10 am Ages 3-6 recommended

🎮Fri. 2/27****Pokémon Club Broome County Public Library, 185 Court St., Binghamton 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

👪Fri. 2/27****M.O.M.S. Connect Southern Tier Community Center, Endicott 6 pm - 8 pm

🎻Sat. 2/28****Family Symphony Session: Echoes of the Land Broome County Forum Theatre, Binghamton 10 am - 11 am

🐶Sat. 2/28****Read with the Therapy Dogs Broome County Public Library, 185 Court St., Binghamton 10:30 am - 12:30 pm

🎉Sun. 3/1****Purim Carnival JCC Binghamton, 500 Clubhouse Rd., Vestal 12 pm - 2 pm

To find weekly recurring children’s events, check the Binghamton Macaroni KID calendar and Broome County Public Library calendar!

Fundraisers and Nonprofits

🛑Mon. 2/23****Woman's Club of Endicott - CHOW Update Jonathan's Restaurant 12 pm

🐺Sat. 2/28****Courtship Tails: Couples Brunch Ross Park Zoo, 60 Morgan Rd., Binghamton 9:30 am

🍀Sat. 2/28****​Volunteer Opportunity: 4-H County Level Public Presentations Cornell Cooperative Extension of Broome County, 840 Upper Front St., Binghamton 9 am - 2 pm

🍗Sat. 2/28****Chenango Bridge Fire Chicken BBQ Fundraiser 17 Kattelville Rd., Chanango Bridge 11 am

Screenings

📽️Mon. 2/23****Monday Matinee: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian Broome County Public Library, 185 Court St., Binghamton 2:30 pm - 5 pm

📽️Thurs. 2/19****Classic Movie Club: Reap the Wild Wind George F. Johnson Memorial Library, Endicott 2 pm

📽️Fri. 2/27****Crafty Cinema: Sense & Sensibility (1995) Vestal Public Library, Vestal 6 pm

📽️Sat. 2/28****Family Movie Day: Monsters, Inc. Broome County Public Library, 185 Court St., Binghamton 2 pm - 3:30 pm

Other Events

🌱Tues. 2/24****Clearing the Confusion (Addiction Education) Truth Pharm, 49 Pine St., Binghamton 6 pm - 8 pm

🏳️‍🌈Tues. 2/24****Queer Tea Hour Broome County Public Library, 185 Court St., Binghamton 6 pm - 7 pm

🍝Thurs. 2/26****Downtown by Chef Jay Pisculli: Two Year Anniversary Party 20 Hawley St., Binghamton 6 pm

**🥟Thurs. 2/26 & Fri. 2/27 **St. Michael's 63rd Annual Lenten Pirohi Sale St. Michael's Recreation Center, 296 Clinton St., Binghamton Thurs. 11 am - 1 pm, Fri. 10 am - 4 pm

🦒Fri. 2/27****Animal Adventure Gala Weekend Animal Trivia Mixer Holiday Inn, Binghamton 6:30 pm - 9 pm $15

💃Fri. 2/27****Mom's Night Out: Drinks, Delectables and Dancing Fuse Dance Center 6 pm

🍸Fri. 2/27****Link, Ink, Drink New Leaf Cider, 800 Nowland Rd., Port Crane 4 pm - 7 pm

🍺Sat. 2/28****Beer Tree Brew Winterfest Beer Tree Farm, 197 NY-369, Port Crane 11 am - 9 pm

🌱Sat. 2/28****Bridgerton Plant Bingo New Leaf Cider, 800 Nowland Rd., Port Crane 2 pm - 4 pm

🐴Sat. 2/28****Powell Performance Horses 3rd Annual Tack Sale 588 Masshland Rd., Apalachin 11:30 am - 2:30 pm

❓Sat. 2/28****Art Trivia Night Cooperative Gallery 213, 213 State St., Binghamton 11 am - 2 pm

🛍️Sun. 3/1****Rummage Sale Temple Concord, 9 Riverside Dr., Binghamton 10 am - 2 pm

💿Sun. 3/1****Vinyl Records and CD Fair Broome County Regional Farmers Market 10 am - 4 pm

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