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==Arts and culture== [[File:Binghamton JulyFest 2005.jpg|thumb|July Fest]] Since the early 2000s, the region has developed a growing and pervasive arts scene.<ref>{{cite web |title=First Friday - Binghamton, Broome County |url=https://broomearts.org/in-the-community/first-friday/ |website=Broome County Arts Council |access-date=6 September 2024}}</ref> These include a large cluster of art galleries<ref>[http://www.cityofbinghamton.com/around-town.asp City of Binghamton Around Town] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071028114719/http://www.cityofbinghamton.com/around-town.asp |date=October 28, 2007 }}</ref> and shops centered around downtown Binghamton. These galleries have given rise to the First Friday Art Walk, through the efforts an association of local artists and merchants in Downtown Binghamton.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gorgeouswashington.com/firstfridays/firstfridays.html |title=First Fridays |access-date=August 28, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130911002410/http://gorgeouswashington.com/firstfridays/firstfridays.html |archive-date=September 11, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> These events have drawn large crowds downtown since 2004. Artists of local prominence that display or have galleries include [[photorealist]] painter Anthony Brunelli, Orazio Salati, and [[Marla Olmstead]], a local child who achieved fame in the art world for her abstract art.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.meiselgallery.com/lkmg/artist/bio/index.php?aid=7 |title=Anthony Brunelli: Biography |access-date=August 28, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130627122418/http://www.meiselgallery.com/lkmg/artist/bio/index.php?aid=7 |archive-date=June 27, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.broomearts.org/portfolio-view/orazio-salati-studio-gallery/ |title=Orazio Salati Studio & Gallery |access-date=December 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170114062444/http://www.broomearts.org/portfolio-view/orazio-salati-studio-gallery/ |archive-date=January 14, 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3701484.stm Child art prodigy wows New York] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170919134111/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3701484.stm |date=September 19, 2017 }} ''[[BBC News]]'', September 29, 2004.</ref> The [[Binghamton Philharmonic Orchestra|Binghamton Philharmonic]] is the region's premier professional orchestra.<ref name="regionalarts">{{cite web |title=Regional Arts Organizations and Venues |url=http://www2.binghamton.edu/cce/volunteer/Fact%20Sheet%2019.pdf |publisher=Binghamton University Center for Civic Engagement |work=Fact Sheet No. 19 |date=February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113023908/http://www2.binghamton.edu/cce/volunteer/Fact%20Sheet%2019.pdf |archive-date=November 13, 2013 |url-status=dead}} </ref> Founded in 1955, it provides symphonic music to all of the [[Southern Tier]].<ref>[http://binghamtontoday.com/cdps/cditem.cfm?nid=808 Binghamton Philharmonic Orchestra] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113020922/http://binghamtontoday.com/cdps/cditem.cfm?nid=808 |date=November 13, 2013 }}</ref> Concerts are performed throughout the year, with a variety of classical, pops and chamber music.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.binghamtonphilharmonic.org/?action=2013_2014_season |title=2013β2014 Season |access-date=August 28, 2013 |archive-date=March 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220312032139/https://binghamtonphilharmonic.org/?action=2013_2014_season |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[Tri-Cities Opera Company|Tri-Cities Opera]] stages full-scale operas at the Broome County Forum. The professional company has performed since 1949, and is famed for its actor training program.<ref>[http://www.tricitiesopera.com/about.aspx About Tri-Cities Opera] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113032430/http://www.tricitiesopera.com/about.aspx |date=November 13, 2013 }}</ref> The region also has several other semi-professional and amateur orchestras and theaters such as the [[Cider Mill Playhouse]].<ref name="regionalarts" /> [[File:Spiedies on Grill.jpg|thumb|Spiedies being grilled]] [[File:Binghamton Blues On The Bridge.jpg|thumb|right|Blues on the Bridge]] The [[Roberson Mansion|Roberson Museum and Science Center]], in the heart of Binghamton, is home to the Binghamton Visitor Center, the Link Planetarium, and a number of exhibits detailing the culture and history of Greater Binghamton and the Southern Tier.<ref name="regionalarts" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www2.binghamton.edu/cce/ccedatabase/vieworg.php?oid=QjdDNjc2 |title=Center for Civic Engagement Database: Roberson Museum and Science Center |access-date=August 28, 2013 |archive-date=November 13, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113024011/http://www2.binghamton.edu/cce/ccedatabase/vieworg.php?oid=QjdDNjc2 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[Kopernik Observatory & Science Center]] observatory is the largest public observatory in the northeast United States.<ref name="attractions">[http://www.binghamtoncvb.com/whattosee/attractions.php Attractions] {{webarchive |url=https://archive.today/20130828144447/http://www.binghamtoncvb.com/whattosee/attractions.php |date=August 28, 2013 }}</ref> The [[Binghamton Zoo at Ross Park]], in the [[Southside, Binghamton|Southside]], opened in 1875 and is the fifth-oldest zoo in the nation.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://centralny.ynn.com/content/features/your_hometown/665052/ross-park-zoo-is-one-of-the-oldest-zoos-in-the-country/ |title=Ross Park Zoo is one of the oldest zoos in the country |access-date=August 28, 2013 |archive-date=August 28, 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130828144455/http://centralny.ynn.com/content/features/your_hometown/665052/ross-park-zoo-is-one-of-the-oldest-zoos-in-the-country/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> Binghamton is known as the Carousel Capital of the World, as it houses six of the remaining antique [[carousel]]s. Two are within city limits, one at Recreation Park and another at the Binghamton Zoo at Ross Park.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.gobroomecounty.com/community/carousels |title=Broome County Carousels |access-date=August 28, 2013 |archive-date=May 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527025740/https://www.gobroomecounty.com/community/carousels |url-status=live }}</ref> Other visitor attractions include the [[Phelps Mansion]] museum, the [[Cutler Botanic Garden]], the [[Harlow E. Bundy House|Bundy Museum of History and Art]], and the interactive, child-oriented Discovery Center.<ref name="attractions"/> The Center for Technology & Innovation, a museum dedicated to local industry, is under construction.<ref>[http://www.wbng.com/news/local/Innovating-a-New-Museum-135342603.html New Museum of Innovation] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113022516/http://www.wbng.com/news/local/Innovating-a-New-Museum-135342603.html |date=November 13, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ctandi.org/ |title=Center for Technology & Innovation |access-date=August 28, 2013 |archive-date=October 16, 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041016025310/http://www.ctandi.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The area is home to a popular regional dish known as the [[spiedie]]. Many of the area's restaurants serve spiedies, but they have only experienced limited penetration beyond the [[Southern Tier]] and [[Central New York]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://web.ccsu.edu/faculty/harmonj/atlas/spiedie.htm |title=The Spiedie β a "Tasty Morsel" |access-date=August 28, 2013 |archive-date=June 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210615232707/https://web.ccsu.edu/faculty/harmonj/atlas/spiedie.htm |url-status=dead}}</ref> Spiedies are celebrated at the Spiedie Fest and Balloon Rally, which is held at Otsiningo Park each August and attracts over 100,000 people annually.<ref>[https://archive.today/20130828144416/http://www.pressconnects.com/article/20130804/NEWS01/308040025/Spiedie-Fest-draws-more-than-100-000-people Spiedie Fest draws more than 100,000 people]</ref> The city's other annual events include the [[St. Patrick's Day]] parade in March,<ref>{{cite news |last=Mickalonis |first=Elyse |title=Binghamton St. Patrick's parade draws big crowds |url=http://binghamton.ynn.com/content/search/643969/binghamton-st--patrick-s-parade-draws-big-crowds/ |access-date=September 11, 2013 |newspaper=YNN Southern Tier |date=March 2, 2013 |archive-date=November 13, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113022043/http://binghamton.ynn.com/content/search/643969/binghamton-st--patrick-s-parade-draws-big-crowds/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> July Fest (a festival of jazz music, arts, and crafts held downtown since 1962),<ref>{{cite web |title=July Fest Binghamton |url=http://julyfestbinghamton.com/ |publisher=Downtown Binghamton Business Association |access-date=September 11, 2013 |archive-date=July 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220723055959/http://julyfestbinghamton.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref> the 100-year-old St. Mary of the Assumption Bazaar in August,<ref>{{cite news |last=Miller |first=Steve |title=Celebrating a century-long tradition |url=http://www.wbng.com/news/local/Celebrating-a-century-long-tradition-220004841.html |access-date=September 11, 2013 |newspaper=WBNG Action News |date=August 16, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113021553/http://www.wbng.com/news/local/Celebrating-a-century-long-tradition-220004841.html |archive-date=November 13, 2013}}</ref> the [[LUMA Projection Arts Festival]] in September,<ref>{{cite web |title=LUMA β America's Premiere Projection Arts Festival |url=https://lumafestival.com/ |access-date=March 1, 2019 |archive-date=August 1, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190801065301/https://lumafestival.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Binghamton Porchfest (a free annual music festival featuring hundreds of performances staged on West Side residential porches), Blues on the Bridge (a September music festival that takes place on the [[South Washington Street Parabolic Bridge|South Washington Street Bridge]]),<ref>{{cite web |title=Blues on the Bridge |url=http://bluesonthebridge.org/ |access-date=September 11, 2013 |archive-date=September 22, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130922161247/http://bluesonthebridge.org/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> and the Columbus Day Parade and Italian Festival every October, which includes a marching band competition.<ref>{{cite news |last=McDonald |first=Samantha |title=53rd Annual Columbus Day Parade Showcases High School Bands |url=http://www.wicz.com/news2005/viewarticle.asp?a=25148 |access-date=September 11, 2013 |newspaper=WICZ Fox 40 News |date=October 8, 2012 |archive-date=March 1, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190301140154/http://www.wicz.com/news2005/viewarticle.asp?a=25148 |url-status=live }}</ref> Broome County is home to several festivals (including a significant concentration of ethnic celebrations due to its heritage), which the New York Department of Economic Development recognized in 2001 as the year's official [[I Love New York]] festival, and collectively dubbed the "Festival of Festivals."<ref>{{cite news |last=Moyer |first=William |title=State will market Broome County festivals in 2001 |newspaper=Press & Sun-Bulletin |date=October 3, 2000 |location=Binghamton, NY |page=B1}}</ref> Notable former festivities include the Yegatta Regatta and the Pops on the River concert.<ref>{{cite book |last=Shay |first=Jack |title=Bygone Binghamton: Remembering People and Places of the Past, Volume 2 |year=2012 |publisher=AuthorHouse |location=Bloomington, IN |isbn=978-1-467-06506-1 |pages=134β152}}</ref> Residents of Binghamton typically speak the [[Inland Northern American English|Inland Northern dialect]] of [[American English]], and the region falls within a distinct set of [[isogloss]]es that also contain [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]], [[Rochester, New York|Rochester]], and [[Syracuse, New York|Syracuse]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Labov |first1=William |last2=Ash |first2=Sharon |last3=Boberg |first3=Charles |title=The Atlas of North American English |year=2005 |publisher=Mouton de Gruyter |location=Berlin |isbn=978-3-110-20683-8 |pages=187β215 |url=http://www.degruyter.com/view/product/178229 |access-date=September 11, 2013 |archive-date=January 21, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200121155407/https://www.degruyter.com/view/product/178229 |url-status=live }}</ref> Much of the local accent has been subject to the [[Northern cities vowel shift]], though this has not fully taken hold.<ref>{{cite web |title=Regional Maps of the Inland North |url=http://www.ling.upenn.edu/phono_atlas/maps/MapsIN/TelsurIN.html |work=Telsur Project |publisher=University of Pennsylvania Linguistics Laboratory |access-date=September 11, 2013 |archive-date=February 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220211044020/https://www.ling.upenn.edu/phono_atlas/maps/MapsIN/TelsurIN.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Unlike other Inland Northern cities, people in Binghamton typically refer to [[athletic shoe]]s as sneakers (as opposed to tennis shoes), and to [[soft drink]]s as soda (and not pop).<ref>{{cite web |last=Campbell |first=Matthew |title=Generic Names for Soft Drinks by County |url=http://www.popvssoda.com/countystats/total-county.html |publisher=Pop vs. Soda |access-date=September 11, 2013 |year=2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130905022834/http://popvssoda.com/countystats/total-county.html |archive-date=September 5, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Binghamton was also the home of a branch of the Dunder-Mifflin Paper Company from the television show the Office. The branch was closed down on a drunken bender by CEO Robert California starting a branch war between Scranton and Albany.
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