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Mural Fest Successful!

The 5th Annual Mural Fest was held on August 24th at Cheri Lindsey Park on Binghamton’s Northside. Seven eye-popping mural panels painted at Mural Fest will be donated to Theodore Roosevelt School. The Dept of Public Art sponsored master artists and recruited volunteer artists to complete the murals in one afternoon. The theme of the

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Only in Binghamton

 Local author to premiere full and unique audiobook on WBDY radio Mixing a traditional audiobook with the ambience and effects of a radio dramatization, Awake: A Vampire Tale is a coming-of-age story by AmarA*jk Binghamton, NY – August 25, 2019 – Locally based artist and theatrical designer AmarA*jk is bringing a new experience to the

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When They HEAR Us: Community Protest at Broome County Jail

Broome County is a national outlier in discriminatory jailing—having the HIGHEST incarceration rate in the entire state of New York. The incarceration rate of Black people in Broome County is more than TEN TIMES the rate of whites—which is DOUBLE the national average. The crisis of mass incarceration and criminalization has devastated our families, friends,

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Mural Fest 2019 Line up

Fifth Annual Mural Fest at Cheri Lindsey Park Saturday The Dept. of Public Art (DPA) invites children and adults to “Come Paint With Us” at the 5th Annual Mural Fest at Cheri Lindsey Park on Saturday August 24th from 12-4 pm. DPA members have upcycled cardboard into a Box City, dinosaurs, a carousel and animals

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Mural Fest: Artists Wanted

The Dept of Public Art and CARES (Community Advocates Restoring Educational Standards) are partnering this year to sponsor a day of fun for Binghamton’s  Northside Neighborhood. CARES is offering a Backpack Giveaway, courtesy of the City of Binghamton, and free ice cream at the event from 2-4. “Any child enrolled in the Binghamton City School

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Protesting Treatment of People Seeking Asylum

The horror that most people experience in learning about the Trump Administration’s treatment of people trying to seek asylum in the US–inhumane detention in inadequate facilities, separating children from their parents, virtual concentration camp conditions– has boiled over into massive protests across the country. A Friday night vigil in Binghamton drew over 100 people on

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