Community Calendar

Lucidity is a new opera by composer Laura Kaminsky and librettist David Cote that explores the fragile interplay between memory, identity, and music. The story centers on Lili, a celebrated former opera singer confronting the early stages of dementia, played by Judy Berry. As her cognitive abilities decline, her son Dante—a once-promising pianist played by Roland Burks—has put his own career on hold to care for her. Their dynamic is further complicated when Dr. Claire Klugman, a neuroscientist and Lili’s former student (Darya Narymanava), introduces Lili to a music therapy study involving Sunny, a gifted young clarinetist (Kate Johnson).

As Lili struggles to retain fragments of her past, Schubert’s The Shepherd on the Rock—a song she once performed—serves as a recurring touchstone of memory and emotional clarity. Meanwhile, Dante wrestles with resentment and love as he navigates his mother’s deterioration, while Sunny and Claire each reflect on the sacrifices they’ve made for their respective paths. The relationships between the characters deepen, revealing how music acts as both a bridge and a balm in the face of personal loss and change.

Themes of memory, caregiving, ambition, and the transcendent power of music resonate throughout Lucidity. The opera is a meditation on how art can preserve identity even as the mind falters, and how love endures through the most intimate and difficult transformations. Through Kaminsky’s emotionally charged score and Cote’s poetic libretto, Lucidity offers a moving portrait of resilience, connection, and the healing capacity of sound.

Performed by permission of the publisher: Bill Holab Music

Commissioned by On Site Opera and a consortium of companies: Opera in the Heights, Opera Ithaca, Seattle Opera, and Tri-Cities Opera.

Expansion Pack performs the premier long-form comedy show in the Greater Binghamton area. Zany, interactive and fun! It's not stand-up comedy but unscripted, ensemble, comedy creations magically crafted from audience suggestions and no two shows are exactly the same! Act One, Welcome to the Cinema Saver is a unique long form originated here and created as a nod to the former occupants of the building. After a short intermission, Act Two features an interview with a volunteer audience member(s). The Expansion Pack players then incorporate details of that interview into a zany series of scenes that consume the entire second act!

Located in the former Cinema Saver/Burts building at 19 Madison Avenue in Endicott. Free large and lighted parking lot. Cheap snacks. Free door prizes. About half the ticket price of most area theaters and twice the laughs. Presale tickets available on Eventbrite and at the door starting at 7:30 pm.

Expansion Pack performs the premier long-form comedy show in the Greater Binghamton area. Zany, interactive and fun! It's not stand-up comedy but unscripted, ensemble, comedy creations magically crafted from audience suggestions and no two shows are exactly the same! Act One, Welcome to the Cinema Saver is a unique long form originated here and created as a nod to the former occupants of the building. After a short intermission, Act Two features an interview with a volunteer audience member(s). The Expansion Pack players then incorporate details of that interview into a zany series of scenes that consume the entire second act!

Located in the former Cinema Saver/Burts building at 19 Madison Avenue in Endicott. Free large and lighted parking lot. Cheap snacks. Free door prizes. About half the ticket price of most area theaters and twice the laughs. Presale tickets available on Eventbrite and at the door starting at 7:30 pm.

MR. MARMALADE
Noah Haidle’s "Mr. Marmalade" is a darkly comic and wildly imaginative play that explores the grown-up world through the eyes of a four-year-old girl named Lucy. Her imaginary friend, Mr. Marmalade, is anything but innocent; complete with an abusive streak, a cocaine habit, and a very busy schedule. Blending satire with surrealism, this bold and twisted tale offers a sharp look at childhood, loneliness, and the things we learn too soon.

Directed by Tanner Efinger

- Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026 at 7:30 p.m.
- Friday, Feb. 27, 2026 at 7:30 p.m.
- Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026 at 7:30 p.m.
- Sunday, March 1, 2026 at 2 p.m.

Location: Dowd Fine Arts, Lab Theater

Lucidity is a new opera by composer Laura Kaminsky and librettist David Cote that explores the fragile interplay between memory, identity, and music. The story centers on Lili, a celebrated former opera singer confronting the early stages of dementia, played by Judy Berry. As her cognitive abilities decline, her son Dante—a once-promising pianist played by Roland Burks—has put his own career on hold to care for her. Their dynamic is further complicated when Dr. Claire Klugman, a neuroscientist and Lili’s former student (Darya Narymanava), introduces Lili to a music therapy study involving Sunny, a gifted young clarinetist (Kate Johnson).

As Lili struggles to retain fragments of her past, Schubert’s The Shepherd on the Rock—a song she once performed—serves as a recurring touchstone of memory and emotional clarity. Meanwhile, Dante wrestles with resentment and love as he navigates his mother’s deterioration, while Sunny and Claire each reflect on the sacrifices they’ve made for their respective paths. The relationships between the characters deepen, revealing how music acts as both a bridge and a balm in the face of personal loss and change.

Themes of memory, caregiving, ambition, and the transcendent power of music resonate throughout Lucidity. The opera is a meditation on how art can preserve identity even as the mind falters, and how love endures through the most intimate and difficult transformations. Through Kaminsky’s emotionally charged score and Cote’s poetic libretto, Lucidity offers a moving portrait of resilience, connection, and the healing capacity of sound.

Performed by permission of the publisher: Bill Holab Music

Commissioned by On Site Opera and a consortium of companies: Opera in the Heights, Opera Ithaca, Seattle Opera, and Tri-Cities Opera.

MR. MARMALADE
Noah Haidle’s "Mr. Marmalade" is a darkly comic and wildly imaginative play that explores the grown-up world through the eyes of a four-year-old girl named Lucy. Her imaginary friend, Mr. Marmalade, is anything but innocent; complete with an abusive streak, a cocaine habit, and a very busy schedule. Blending satire with surrealism, this bold and twisted tale offers a sharp look at childhood, loneliness, and the things we learn too soon.

Directed by Tanner Efinger

- Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026 at 7:30 p.m.
- Friday, Feb. 27, 2026 at 7:30 p.m.
- Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026 at 7:30 p.m.
- Sunday, March 1, 2026 at 2 p.m.

Location: Dowd Fine Arts, Lab Theater

Join us for our weekly dance - every Tuesday.
It begins at 7:00 PM with a 30 minute beginner lesson and 15 minute new move
Open dance begins at 7:45 and goes until 9:30 pm Different instructors and DJs every week.
All for a $5 Donation Most weeks the lesson is East Coast Swing, once per month the lesson is West Coast swing. Most of the music is suitable for East or West Coast Swing. Other music played is suitable for Cha Cha, Night Club Two Step, Waltz, Country Two Step, Hustle, rumba and Fox Trot.

Join Us! Free and fun workshops for the community since January, 2023. No experience necessary. It's fun! Using the principles of improvisation, these workshops/FUNshops help participants destress, release their creativity, improve communication skills, gain confidence, and more! A great additional benefit is finding new friends who will connect you to other fun community activities/groups. Participants come from all walks of life with our ages spanning from mature teens to our sixties, and we all support each other!

There is no fee charged and no registration required. Come when you can, participate as you desire (or just watch), leave when you must. Mature 16-year-olds and older are welcome. Cheap snacks are available. Free, large lighted parking lot.

Did I mention it's fun?

Join us for our weekly dance - every Tuesday.
It begins at 7:00 PM with a 30 minute beginner lesson and 15 minute new move
Open dance begins at 7:45 and goes until 9:30 pm Different instructors and DJs every week.
All for a $5 Donation Most weeks the lesson is East Coast Swing, once per month the lesson is West Coast swing. Most of the music is suitable for East or West Coast Swing. Other music played is suitable for Cha Cha, Night Club Two Step, Waltz, Country Two Step, Hustle, rumba and Fox Trot.