The First Ward Senior Center offers a wide range of opportunities for socialization: affordable healthy meals; exercise and wellness programs and volunteer opportunities. Also offer information about services and programs that help people remain healthy, active and independent.

Senior Games is an annual sporting, fitness, and fun event held every May. Over 400 athletes aged 50 and over compete in a variety of individual, dual and team events including track and field, cycling, golf and miniature golf, bocce, bowling, volleyball, archery, softball and pickleball. Events are divided into 8 age brackets, with medals awarded to the top three finishers in each age group. Nominal fees are necessary to participate.

The Chemung County Senior Games highlight the active life of people over the age of 50. Our participants exercise regularly, and some even train, all year long. We work with an alliance of partners in the field of health promotion and education to encourage health through exercise, physical activity, nutrition and positive lifestyle choices. The Games represent a collaborative public/private effort that would not be possible without the commitment of numerous volunteers, as well as the Department of Aging and Long Term Care staff, partners and private sponsors.

Sitting high atop Lillibridge Road, offering breathtaking views, enjoy our unique timber-framed pavilion which is available for rent for small gatherings, reunions, weddings, office parties, or receptions.

The pavilion has five sturdy 8-foot picnic tables and an additional six 8-foot benches, easily seating 40 – 70 people. It is equipped with exterior and interior lights, electrical outlets, an elevated BBQ, a well with potable water, and shades on the weather-sides of the building.

Due to the size of the pavilion and parking constraints, there is a maximum party size of 125 people. Please note that there are no regular bathroom facilities at the property, but a port-a-john is available from mid-April to mid-October.

For more information or to book a rental of our pavilion, please contact us at 716-933-0187 or office@pfeiffernaturecenter.org.

Overseen by Broome County Parks and Recreation, the arena is available for sports events, conventions, concerts, etc. Home of American Hockey League Binghamton Black Bears hockey team.

Country Heat Live is a high-energy, low-impact, country dance-inspired total-body workout class.

The Roberson Museum and Science Center offers classes for adults/children in drawing, painting, ceramics, computer design, and photography. Programs available in astronomy and other scientific pursuits. Facilities include: Roberson Mansion, Edwin A Link Gallery, Heritage Area Visitor Center, Planetarium, exhibit galleries, Kopernick Observatory. Exhibitions vary, call for more information.

AFTD offers modest financial assistance for people with FTD and caregivers interested in attending an FTD education conference. Comstock Travel Grants may be used to defray the cost of travel, lodging, and conference fees in order to attend.

The Chenango Valley State Park has an 18-hole golf course available to the public.

The Rollin' KNICKS is a wheelchair basketball team co-sponsored by WILC and the New York KNICKS/Madison Square Garden. The team consists of individuals with varying physical disabilities. The team is in the championship division of the National Wheelchair Basketball Association. It practices in Queens, NY and plays in tournaments throughout the United States.

Museum, Aquarium, Parks (MAP) Passes offer free or reduced admission, are available to Poughkeepsie Public Library District residents who are 18 years of age or older, have a valid email address, and have no outstanding fines. Passes to FDR Presidential Library & Museum are available for all Mid-Hudson Library System patrons.

Book up to two (2) passes for the same day to combine visits to nearby venues. These may be local places or destinations on getaway trips to the Adirondacks, Albany, Berkshires, Boston, CT coastline, Danbury or Hartford, NYC, Springfield, and Vermont. Always confirm hours and visiting information on destination’s website. Failure to cancel a pass you do not use may result in suspension of pass privileges.

Passes are available in two formats: Print on Demand and Pick Up/Return at Library. Print on Demand pass: Reserve for day of visit and marked “Closed” when Destination is closed. Print pass when reserving at home or contact the Library to print it for you after reserving pass. Pick Up/Return at Library passes are reserved for the day of pick up, and marked “Closed” when Destination is closed. These can be borrowed for three (3) days (including pick up date), must be returned to library branch where checked out, and a $5.00 per day fine is charged if returned after due date.

For questions, view website or call the Reference Desk at (845) 485-3445 x 3702.