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Howes Cave, NY–The Iroquois Museum in Howes Cave, NY, will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, April 4, celebrating the completion of a $400,000 expansion to its 7,500-square-foot facility. 

“We’re excited to welcome visitors to our beautiful longhouse-inspired museum with a new, light-filled entrance—and to share even more Haudenosaunee culture through expanded exhibit space,” said Steph Shultes, Iroquois Museum Director.

Binghamton, N.Y. – The Binghamton University Ballroom Dance Association will host its annual ballroom competition, Binghamton Ballroom Dance Revolution, on Saturday, March 22, at MacArthur Elementary School, located at 1123 Vestal Ave, Binghamton. The event, which runs throughout the day, is free and open to the public.

The Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens and Stitch Buffalo have teamed up for a pollinator-themed arts exhibit, and more arts opportunities flourish into the spring season. 

Buffalo, NY— The Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens and Stitch Buffalo have teamed up for Pollinators and Flowers from Around the World, a hand-crafted textile art exhibit made of embroidery hoops with floral and pollinator motifs. The exhibit is open daily from 10:00am to 4:00pm now through April 28, 2025. The Botanical Gardens' Open Art Nights also return for the spring and summer season for local artists to create in plein-air inside the conservatory on every second Wednesday from now through September from 4:00pm to 8:00pm.

With First-Ever Chancla Throwing World Championship, Abuela Approved Food Judges, and More

New York, NY (March 17, 2025)  – The NY Latin Food Fest is back on September 20-21, 2025, bringing an electrifying mix of food, music, art, and culture to New York City. This year’s festival goes beyond the plate with one-of-a-kind experiences, including the first-ever World Championship of Chancla Throwing, the Abuela Approved food squad, and an all-star lineup of over 80 food vendors and live performances.

Rensselaer, N.Y. - On Saturday, March 22, 2025, 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Crailo State Historic Site and the Friends of Fort Crailo invite the public to the third of five “Colonial Kitchen” series of events offered during the months of March and April.

SPAC and Pilobolus will co-create programming in collaboration with Skidmore College Dance Department to inform dance education practices nationwide

Multi-year partnership kicks off in Saratoga with a pilot workshop bringing together Skidmore College dance students and adults aged 50+ on March 19

Saratoga Springs, NY (March 17, 2025) — Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) announces that it has been selected as the first partner and incubation site to join modern dance company Pilobolus in the creation of a nationwide education program. Following an extensive feasibility study, SPAC is one of just three sites that the company will partner with for this multi-year initiative to expand their collective reach and impact. Aligning their missions to make art and dance inclusive and accessible to all, SPAC and Pilobolus will co-develop creative movement programming that fosters connection, creativity, and well-being. The Joyce Theater in New York City has also committed to the initiative with plans to join in the development of the program in future years.

New York, N.Y. - NIGHT OF 1000 STEVIES – the largest and most beloved STEVIE NICKS fan event in the world – returns for its 33rd annual edition on May 3. NIGHT OF 1000 STEVIES 33 is produced by show founders CHI CHI VALENTI and JOHNNY DYNELL and their creative krewe at THE JACKIE FACTORY. Neither a contest nor a karaoke show, NOTS is the ultimate Stevie Nicks celebration – a riot of shawls, lace, baby’s breath, twirling, tambourines and great performance.

Saratoga Springs, N.Y. - To celebrate Women’s History Month, the Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation will present an evening virtual program "Sarah Smiley: From Mohonk to Saratoga" on Thursday, March 27 at 7pm, with Louisa Finn and Nell Boucher. Learn more about Sarah Smiley, a trailblazing 19th-century Quaker preacher and abolitionist, who was the most famous member of the Smiley family and built a seasonal residence at 166 Excelsior Avenue, a designated Local Landmark.

Five-night series of screenings, guest-curated by Jon Davies, expands on exhibition with experimental works

Saratoga Springs, NY (March 12, 2025) — The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College announces a screening series of experimental films and videos organized in conjunction with the exhibition a field of bloom and hum. Guest-curated by film scholar Jon Davies, the series begins March 20 and pulls out threads and expands on ideas in the exhibition, which celebrates on queer lives and networks.