Binghamton First Friday

November 3 First Friday includes 31 venues throughout Downtown and the West and South sides from 6-9pm (unless otherwise noted). In addition to opening receptions listed separately at the Cooperative Gallery 213 and Broome County Arts Council, the visual arts abound, including a number of photography exhibits: Brunelli Fine Arts presents images of Binghamton in Andrew Morgan: Beyond the Garden (through November 11); Freestyle highlights the work of SUNY Broome Photography students in the Bundy’s 3rd Floor Gallery (through November 28th), while large format fine art landscape prints by Robert Bellospirito are on display in the 1st Floor Photo Gallery (November 3-December 30). At Whole in the Wall Restaurant, Expressions of Nature includes birds, animals, and flowers, by Helga Stein (through December 2017); in Breathe: An Invitation, Maureen Stroka invites us to notice the beauty surrounding us at Healing Elements Spa & Salon (their grand opening kicks off First Friday with a ribbon cutting at 4pm); Untitled, photographs by Sean Murphy are on display at Citrea Restaurant and Bar; and at First Congregational Church’s Sophia Center for Spirituality, the work of Two Rivers Photography Club and environmental art by Claudine Jones are on view in addition to Soup for Syria: Book Sale and Soup Supper (details and reservation information for Soup for Syria can be found in Food Briefs). Continuing on with the fine arts, Ice and Fire/Recent Work by Amy Hoi-Ngen Hsiao is on display at the Salati Gallery (through November 25); Color Escape: abstract expressions by Cynthia Rotella is on show at Lost Dog Café (through November); an opening reception for Jan Peterson’s Embossed Paper Prints includes an artist’s talk at 7pm at Gallery at 5 Riverside Drive/Towers (on display through December); and jewelry designer Alexis Bittar’s new collection can be seen at The Goldsmith (open First Friday from 10am-8pm). Several exhibits can be viewed one-day-only on the 3rd: colored pencil and oil pastel works by Victor Lay at Phelps Mansion Museum; Cornucopia of Art, a multimedia exhibit by Ann Marie and Peter Graham at Christ Church; the work of Zuri at Doc Con’s Kava Bar & Social Club; and Upcycled Luminaries and acrylic paintings by Carol Lanois at Community Options New York, Inc.

A complete schedule for First Friday can be found at gorgeouswashington.com. First Friday Art Walk is presented by Gorgeous Washington Street Association and sponsored in part by M&T Bank, Equinox Broadcasting, and Triple Cities Carousel.