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New York, N.Y. (May 13, 2025) – The Public Theater’s Artistic Director Oskar Eustis and Executive Director Patrick Willingham announced today the line-up for The Public’s 2025-26 Season at their landmark Astor Place home on 425 Lafayette Street. An iconic New York theatrical institution producing bold, innovative work downtown since 1967, The Public will feature world premieres of plays and musicals by Obie Award winner and Emerging Writers Group alumnus Ethan Lipton, based on Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer Prize-winning classic The Skin of Our Teeth…

Bank of America-Sponsored Exhibit on Display for Summer Residency

Garden City, N.Y. - Raptor-ous applause all around for the latest interactive STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) exhibit at Long Island Children’s Museum (LICM). The Museum is predicting visitors will have a roar-some time this summer as they step back in time to explore Dinosaurs: Fossils Exposed. The exhibit, sponsored by Bank of America, will be in residence at LICM from May 17 to August 31, 2025.

The historic theater will host a one-night-only rock concert on Saturday, May 31 – the first in their newly launched Milemarker 27 Music Series – featuring local favorites Melodramatic Fools and The Muscle.

Irvington, NY — The beloved local musicians behind Irvington Theater’s  IRV  LA benefit are getting the bands back together – literally! As part of the theater’s newly launched Milemarker 27 Music Series, the Rivertown musicians in The Muscle and Melodramatic Fools are taking you 30 years back in time to the fresh, fly 1990s for an unmissable night of musical memorabilia!…

Full listing available on new online calendar

Waterford, N.Y. — As the NYS Canal System gets set to open for its bicentennial year, the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor and the NYS Canal Corporation are pleased to announce major bicentennial events taking place throughout 2025. A full listing of events is available using the new online Bicentennial Events Calendar at https://eriecanalway.org/events.

Parade, Historic Reenactments, Music, Living History Displays and a Period Costume Ball to Take Place

Wurtsboro, NY (May, 13 2025) – Join the Village of Wurtsboro on Sunday, July 13, 2025, for a full day of festivities celebrating the 200^th anniversary of the Delaware & Hudson (D&H) Canal. This free, family-friendly event will include a parade, historic reenactments, music, living history displays, and a period costume ball.

New York, N.Y. – Experience the best of Korean street food, culture, and K-pop right in Queens. Korea Fest is back! After making waves in Long Island City last year, Korea Fest returns with more exciting offerings – from beloved Korean eats, K-beauty products and merchandise, to high-energy entertainment.

Definitive archive of original materials reflects museum’s leadership in preservation and its commitment to contemporary art

Rochester, NY (May 13, 2025) — The Viola-Perov Trust has agreed to donate the complete set of the master recordings for the moving image artworks by Bill Viola to the George Eastman Museum for the purpose of creating the definitive digital master of each work and assuring its long-term preservation. The donation will include more than 200 artworks originally recorded on magnetic media, as well as on 35mm film.

Multiuse Path in Town of Wheatfield Fills Key Gap in Recreational Trail Stretching From Lake Erie to Lake Ontario

Project Funded With $2.5 Million From New York State Department of Transportation 

Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the opening of a new, 2.5-mile, multiuse path in the Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, that closes one of the last remaining gaps in the scenic Niagara River Shoreline Trail, making it easier for residents and visitors alike to explore the region’s natural treasures by bike or on foot. The $4.3 million project provides walkers, joggers and bicyclists with a protected pathway that runs through a forested former railroad property and connects to existing trail sections in the City of North Tonawanda and the City of Niagara Falls. The New York State Department of Transportation provided $2.5 million to help fund the creation of this new trail segment.

Sunday, June 1 @ 2 PM

Free community festival to showcase hundreds of the Capital Region’s brightest young dancers, musicians, singers, poets and visual artists, culminating in a large-scale performance on the SPAC stage

Saratoga Springs, NY (May 12, 2025) – Saratoga Performing Arts Center announced that “The Adirondack Trust Company Festival of Young Artists” will return for its eighth annual event on Sunday, June 1 from 2 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Following the theme Wonder – inspired by the work of 24^th U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón – the festival will celebrate the collaborative creativity of more than 700 of the Capital Region’s brightest young dancers, musicians, singers, poets, and visual artists all in support of SPAC’s mission to provide free and accessible arts programming for local youth.