Broome Arts Mirror
Coping with COVID update: Three groups schedule holiday shows
EDITOR’s NOTE: Recently, Broome Arts Mirror writer George Basler reported on how local arts organizations have been “Coping with COVID.” As groups formulate or revise plans, BAMirror will publish updates like the following article. By George Basler Three performing arts organizations are continuing holiday traditions even as they remain [...]
Coping with COVID: BU, SUNY Broome performers stay active during pandemic
EDITOR's NOTE: In these distressing times, we need the arts more than ever, but the pandemic has wreaked havoc with performance and exhibition schedules. Over the past few weeks, BAMirror writer George Basler has been reporting on how local arts organizations are "Coping with COVID." By George Basler SUNY [...]
Coping with COVID: SRO, Savoyards and BCO survive with pluck and hope
EDITOR's NOTE: In these distressing times, we need the arts more than ever, but the pandemic has wreaked havoc with performance and exhibition schedules. Over the past few weeks, BAMirror writer George Basler has been reporting on how local arts organizations are "Coping with COVID." By George Basler Summer [...]
Coping with COVID: TCO takes innovative approach
EDITOR's NOTE: In these distressing times, we need the arts more than ever, but the pandemic has wreaked havoc with performance and exhibition schedules. Over the past few weeks, BAMirror writer George Basler has been reporting on how local arts organizations are "Coping with COVID." By George Basler Tri-Cities [...]
Coping with COVID: Madrigal Choir and Downtown Singers work to keep going
EDITOR's NOTE: In these distressing times, we need the arts more than ever, but the pandemic has wreaked havoc with performance and exhibition schedules. Over the next few weeks, BAMirror writer George Basler will be reporting on how local arts organizations are "Coping with COVID." By George Basler The [...]
Coping with COVID: EPAC, Goodwill regroup and forge ahead
EDITOR's NOTE: In these distressing times, we need the arts more than ever, but the pandemic has wreaked havoc with performance and exhibition schedules. Over the next few weeks, BAMirror writer George Basler will be reporting on how local arts organizations are "Coping with COVID." By George Basler EPAC [...]
Coping with COVID: KNOW and Ti-Ahwaga Players adapt to stay active
EDITOR's NOTE: In these distressing times, we need the arts more than ever, but the pandemic has wreaked havoc with performance and exhibition schedules. Over the next several weeks, BAMirror writer George Basler will be reporting on how local arts organizations are "Coping with COVID." By George Basler The [...]
Coping with COVID: BPO scrambles to preserve season
EDITOR's NOTE: In these distressing times, we need the arts more than ever, but the pandemic has wreaked havoc with performance and exhibition schedules. Over the next several weeks, BAMirror writer George Basler will be reporting on how local arts organizations are "Coping with COVID." By George Basler The [...]
Another Day on the Broome Art Trail
The following rural travel guide for Broome Art Trail 2020 was written by Connie Barnes, Artisan Gallery Retail Manager and Broome Art Trail Site Coordinator After a very successful and pleasant drive last week, we struck out this past Saturday on the 2020 Broome Art Trail to explore a [...]
One Day on the Broome Art Trail
The following rural travel guide for Broome Art Trail 2020 was written by Connie Barnes, Artisan Gallery Retail Manager and Broome Art Trail Site Coordinator I’ve always loved the fall art trail events in our region. Every year I’ve made it a point to travel the Susquehanna County Art [...]
New BCO music director plans diverse programs
By George BaslerEvan Meccarello’s musical tastes run a wide gamut from Handel and Ravel to hip hop and rap.Asked to name composers at the top of his listening list if he was marooned on a desert island, the Rochester-based conductor and violinist names Brahms and Bach.But he also names [...]
Get your ears out: KNOW Theatre goes on the air with audio plays
By George BaslerThe fact that the COVID-19 pandemic has shut down the local community theater scene is one more reason to bemoan 2020 which has been, to paraphrase a T-shirt I bought, a truly “sucky” year.That’s why a project being launched by the Binghamton-based KNOW Theatre is welcome news [...]
Ti-Ahwaga’s ‘Spamalot’ provides laughs galore
Reviewed by George Basler Spamalot begins with a quick summary of the good old days of the Middle Ages when plague, pestilence, wars and more plague were the order of the day. Not exactly a laugh riot, but don’t tell that to the inspired cast of zanies now on [...]
Summer Savoyard actors delight in dark Irish comedy at the Bundy
EDITOR's NOTE: Due to concerns about the coronavirus, this weekend's performances (March 13-15) have been canceled. Patrons who have prepaid for tickets will be contacted. By Katherine Karlson Nothing will get you into the spirit of the Emerald Isle and all things Irish ahead of St. Patrick’s Day better [...]
Strong EPAC cast tackled non-traditional musical
EDITOR'S NOTE: Due to a computer glitch, this review, originally published on Feb. 16, was erased from Broome Arts Mirror. It is being reprinted (in updated form) for archival purposes. By George Basler Songs for a New World is not a show in which audiences see spectacular dancing or [...]