First Annual Upstate Anarchist Book Fair

Mark your calendars for the first annual Upstate Anarchist Book Fair on May 4 and 5, 2024 in Binghamton, co-hosted by PM Press and Riot Act Books.

In celebration of International Workers’ Day, the two-day fair will feature book/zine vendors, a warehouse sale, community organizations, two full days of panels, live music from the loading dock, and much more. For locals who fondly remember the old Penguin/Putnam book sale, we will have thousands of titles at an affordable price from mass market James Patterson to rare niche titles from independent publishers like us!

We’re still booking vendors & workshops, etc, so please reach out at upstateanarchistbookfair.com

Why an Upstate Anarchist Book Fair in Binghamton, NY?

The practical reason: PM Press bought a 17,000 square ft warehouse in Binghamton in 2021. We also purchased a used bookstore – Autumn Leaves – in Ithaca. Over the last year-and-a-half, we’ve filled the warehouse with racks on racks of literature (both PM Press and other other publishers). We also have a big parking lot, a developing event space, and connections to a local DIY community with the skills to put together a fun, productive, and thoughtful event.

This FREE vocal program will take the audience on a captivating journey through the complex and passionate emotions of the French Romantic era. In this recital, we explore the depths of human experience through love, loss, cultural mixing, and the profound connection to nature. Each section of the program represents a facet of the French Romantic soul. Music By: Bizet, Fauré, Dell’Aqua, Delibes, Poulenc, Viardot, And More! FREE and OPEN to the PUBLIC! You are also welcome to purchase tours of the mansion in person at the event.

This FREE vocal program will take the audience on a captivating journey through the complex and
passionate emotions of the French Romantic era. In this recital, we explore the depths of
human experience through love, loss, cultural mixing, and the profound connection to nature.
Each section of the program represents a facet of the French Romantic soul. Music By: Bizet,
Fauré, Dell’Aqua, Delibes, Poulenc, Viardot, And More! FREE and OPEN to the public!

The Southern Tier Singers’s Collective presents: Atomic Love at Atomic Tom’s. Join us for our first concert of the season! STSC performs contemporary a cappella and vocal jazz selections – what’s old is new again! This concert is free and open to the public – all are welcome.

FREE Lecture by Binghamton Philharmonic at Kilmer Mansion
Music, Meaning and Memory!

Dr. Julia Grella O’Connell, the Philharmonic’s Director of Education and Community Engagement, gives a free, informal talk on the ways the great musical works of the past continue to be deeply meaningful to us today.

Featuring a performance of romantic songs
-Jesse Parker, Violinist, presenting works by: Rachmaninoff, Puccini, Debussy, Elgar, and Massenet
-Kelly Rogankemp, Coloratura Soprano, presenting works by: Mozart, Puccini, Handel, and Moore

Event supports the ongoing restoration of Kilmer Mansion!

Jesse Parker: Owner, A Note of Elegance. Owner & Teacher, Parker Music Studio. Performances with Binghamton Philharmonic Orchestra, Carnegie Hall, Steinway Hall, The Eastman Kodak Theater, The Avery Fischer Center.

Kelly Roggenkamp: Performances with Tri-Cities Opera, Summer Savoyards, The Kimmel Center, Carnegie Hall, The Frederick Loewe Theater.

Join us for 30+ local vendors, food, live music, and SO MUCH Fall fun!!!

Saturday, September 23rd
10am – 3pm
356 Kattelville Road, Binghamton, NY

Binghamton Philharmonic Lecture-Recital at Kilmer Mansion

Nostalgia, Loss, and the Great War in Elgar’s Cello Concerto

Come to a free lecture-recital about Sir Edward Elgar, classical music, and the First World War. Cello soloist Annie Jacobs-Perkins, who will be performing Elgar’s famous cello concerto with the Philharmonic on September 30, and Director of Education Julia Grella O’Connell will be discussing this iconic work (as featured in the recent Academy Award-nominated film Tár) and the ways it reflects British culture in the post-World War I period.

Binghamton NY Caribbean Carnival is a celebration of Caribbean culture featuring music, food and more! Transport yourself to the Caribbean as you dance to the pulsating rhythms of Soca, Reggae and Calypso.
Enjoy the imagery of revelers bedecked in costumes featuring feathers, rhinestones and more to represent Trinidad, Jamaica, Haiti, Puerto Rico and many more! Broome County has a robust Caribbean community that is extremely proud to represent their culture.

Theatre Street Productions presents “Glitter and Gold”, a living history concert (c. 1910) of excerpts from opera and Gilbert and Sullivan. The program will feature Andrea Gregori (soprano), Kasey Stewart (mezzo-soprano), and Margaret “Pej” Reitz (pianist). Theatre Street will be performing at the International Gilbert and Sullivan Festival in England in August, and this concert will be a preview for local audiences. A light reception will follow.

Concert will be on Sunday July 16th at 2pm

Tickets are $20.00 per person.

Book online now!