Watch the Video! The Cooperative Gallery’s Exhibiting Artists are mounting a group exhibit chronicling their artistic responses to the pandemic. Some artists addressed the isolation and changes brought about by COVID precautions. Some isolated in homes and studios and continued with their work, and some were unable to work on their art. Their responses … [Read more...] about Art in the Time of COVID
Voices and Silences: Haupt and Boldina
April: Exhibit Explores “Voices and Silences” Visually Two artists at the Cooperative Gallery will present an exciting show titled Voices and Silences opening April 2nd , First Friday from 6 – 9 pm, and every Saturday through April 24th 11 am- 3 pm. Chuck Haupt, a photographer, offers “Voices: The Daughters of Uganda” taken during a visit in 2019. Alla … [Read more...] about Voices and Silences: Haupt and Boldina
BCAC: $286,500 IN GRANTS FOR UNITED CULTURAL FUND
BCAC ANNOUNCES $286,500 IN GRANTS FOR 2021 UNITED CULTURAL FUND GRANT RECIPIENTS The Broome County Arts Council (BCAC) announces the awarding of $286,500 in United Cultural Fund (UCF) grants this year to 15 local arts organizations and community non-profits. In this year of recovery for the arts nationwide, these numbers reflect a nationwide picture: a … [Read more...] about BCAC: $286,500 IN GRANTS FOR UNITED CULTURAL FUND
The Money Coming to Local Governments under Biden’s American Rescue Plan is Staggering and Fully Flexible: We Must Not Let Mayors, County Executives, and Governors Squander this Unprecedented Opportunity
Back in 2009 and 2010, as local governments started to drown in the wreckage of the Great Recession, Washington didn’t even bother to show up to lend a hand. Our federal leaders from both parties were too busy shoveling tax dollars to the very same Wall Street firms that imploded our economy and ultimately wiped-out billions in household wealth, with Black … [Read more...] about The Money Coming to Local Governments under Biden’s American Rescue Plan is Staggering and Fully Flexible: We Must Not Let Mayors, County Executives, and Governors Squander this Unprecedented Opportunity
We Can Change, America
People of America, why have we taken this wrong turn. When our founding fathers made America is this how they dreamed the people of America would be. Afraid of who we think are different. Afraid of any change of opinion. Scared to even consider how we could make ourselves better people. Have we lost our minds! Has Martin Luther King taught us … [Read more...] about We Can Change, America
NYC Equity Firm Makes Multi-Million Dollar Bet on Binghamton’s Student Rental Market: Outdated, Inequitable Assessment System Exposed
BINGHAMTON - In November 2019, a multi-million dollar transaction in student rental housing on Binghamton’s west side went completely unnoticed and unreported. Over three days that month, Stonebridge Property Group (SPG), a private equity firm from New York City, acquired 34 Binghamton properties—33 residential properties on the west side in the “college … [Read more...] about NYC Equity Firm Makes Multi-Million Dollar Bet on Binghamton’s Student Rental Market: Outdated, Inequitable Assessment System Exposed
Sierra Club Meeting: Bluestone Wind
Please join us on February 16 at 7:30 PM for a Zoom meeting on Bluestone Wind. Chris Stanton, Project Development Manager of Northland Power will give a presentation on the Bluestone Wind Project in the towns of Sanford and Windsor. This is a very important renewable energy project that has the capability of delivering power to 40,000 homes. Bluestone has … [Read more...] about Sierra Club Meeting: Bluestone Wind
Finding and Listening to Good New Music—Part 2
By Robert Ruane Jr. As the decade of the 2010s ended, there was a lot of enjoyable new music to be found, and I wanted to share some of my favorites—mostly under the Americana umbrella. There is a site called New Releases Now.com, focusing on a variety of genres. Songs I enjoy include Steel Pulse’s socially-conscious reggae song “Cry Cry Blood” and Mavis … [Read more...] about Finding and Listening to Good New Music—Part 2
Police Reform: Letter to City Council
Dear Honorable Members of City Council, We offer the following for your consideration in response to Mayor David's announcement on January 8, 2021 establishing (at this late date) the Binghamton Police Reform and Reinvention Collaborative Steering Committee as directed by Governor Andrew Cuomo in his Executive Order 203 issued last June. In his … [Read more...] about Police Reform: Letter to City Council
2021 SPRING FLOWER SHOW CALL FOR ENTRIES
CALLING BROOME COUNTY ARTISTS! Broome County Arts Council’s Artisan Gallery invites artists residing or working in Broome County to submit artwork to be considered for inclusion in the second annual “Broome County Arts Council Flower Show”, a group exhibition centered on works that celebrate florals. Selected works will be exhibited in the month of April … [Read more...] about 2021 SPRING FLOWER SHOW CALL FOR ENTRIES
