Community Calendar

Saxophonist Eddie Barbash and KASA Quartet from the Caroga Arts Ensemble unite to breathe new life into the timeless tradition of jazz with strings. The joyous improvisation and swing of Eddie's jazz quartet combined with KASA’s lush sound brings the best of both worlds: an octet that will make you shout with joy or bring you to tears. From soulful American roots music to the vibrant rhythms of Mexico, France, and Brazil, this program highlights the works of iconic composers such as Duke Ellington, Claude Debussy, and Roy Orbison, all united by a simple shared theme of timeless melody.

In a fresh twist, area-renown poets take the stage to perform with interpretive musicians with “The Verb Takes a Walk: Poetry Meets Music,” on Sunday, July 23, at the Lansing Performance Hall from 3:00 to 5:00. Featuring Peaches Gillette, Brooke Lange, Daphne Sola, Adin Luca, and Mike Finn, it promises to deliver poetry and music interactions in a memorably unique way.

“During Beatnik times, poetry and music hooked up,” according to Mark Zuss, former poetry professor and organizer of this Savage Club sponsored event. “But since those Kerouac days, this whole genre has been largely lost.”

Each of the “mixed media” readings that afternoon involve readings of diverse original poetry that is matched with live musical or other artform accompaniments or interpretations of that poetry. One of the many highlights is a reading by the 95-year-old poet, Daphne Sola, who will be followed by a high school protégé.

Early music ensemble The Sebastians charts a musical journey across the Alps, tracing the Italian virtuosic style through Castello, Corelli, and Vivaldi, then following its influence north into the German and Austrian masters: Biber, Froberger, Handel, and Bach.

Grammy-nominated brass quartet The Westerlies has forged a sound that defies category with an organic blend of jazz, classical, new improvised music, and Americana that is entirely their own. In Paradise, they draw on the rich tradition of American hymns and folk music, presenting kaleidoscopic arrangements of traditional songs alongside new compositions inspired by the same spirit.

Widely regarded as the defining bluegrass fiddler of his generation, Michael Cleveland is a Grammy winner, twelve-time IBMA Fiddle Player of the Year, National Fiddler Hall of Fame inductee, and recipient of the NEA’s National Heritage Fellowship, our nation’s highest honor in folk and traditional arts. He brings his powerhouse band Flamekeeper to Cooperstown for a night of blazing, deeply rooted bluegrass.

Comedy IMPROV Show similar to Whose Line

An interactive, zany, improvised FUN show! The New Puzzled Players get suggestions from the audience & make up funny scenes on the spot!
COMEDY IMPROV SHOW-The NEW Puzzled Players of Greater Binghamton are a group of funny improvisers who share their love of the art of improvisation and their sense of humor with you! It's THE fun place to go on the Second Friday of every month. You might even volunteer to help them with one of the Improv Games or just laugh at the zany antics.
Similar to TV's Whose Line is it Anyway, NYC's Upright Citizen's Brigade, Chicago's Second City, & The Groundlings of Los Angeles.
Here's what some said about Greater Binghamton's Puzzled Players:
"YES, YES, YES!, And I know ZANY!"-Robin Williams
"I laughed so hard it killed me!"-Paul Reubens

The Puzzled Players Comedy Improv Theater, 19 Madison Ave, Endicott, NY
Shows on the Second Friday of every month.
Doors open at 7:30pm, Show starts at 8:pm, Only $10,
PG-13, No alcohol, No smoking, No refunds. Refreshments available.
Guaranteed seating via tickets on Eventbrite, or cash and Venmo accepted at the door.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/864192130927?aff=oddtdtcreator

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Executive Director and Creative Director-Russ the BIg Guy
More about Russ, the shows and Improv FUNshops for your organization through our training center.: www.RussTheBIGGuy.com/improv-workshops