Upcoming Events
A Festival of Lessons and Carols
University Church invites you to join us for a beautiful Colgate tradition! Our Lessons & Carols service combines the reading of scripture passages with the joyous singing of carols, allowing us to reflect on the true meaning of Christmas. All are welcome.
Saturday Jazz
Join us at Arts At The Palace for one of our most well-loved series, Saturday Jazz in Hamilton! Hosted by professional freelance percussionist Mark Shiner and Colgate Assistant Professor of Music Brian Stark. Each month we present unique performances with featured artists.
A Celtic Christmas with Cassie & Maggie MacDonald
Nova Scotian sisters Cassie and Maggie have been lighting up the world with their unique blend of traditional and contemporary Celtic instrumentals and vocals. Appearing on stages across North America, the UK, and Europe the sisters have enchanted audiences far and wide!
Bandits on the Run: Back Home for the Holidays
BANDITS ON THE RUN are a musical trio comprised of Adrian Blake Enscoe, Sydney Shepherd, and Regina Strayhorn, known for their distinct combination of cello, guitar, accordion, and found-percussion with sophisticated three-part harmonies and rotating lead vocals.
Blaine Holcomb and Williams Road
Let's keep the holiday spirit alive with Blaine Holcomb and Williams Road performing live at the RBQ Indoor Stage on December 26th!
Winnie-the-Pooh Day
National Winnie-the-Pooh Day (January 18) honors the birthday of A.A. Milne, the author of the Winnie-the-Pooh stories. There will be a variety of activities for all ages at different times and locations throughout the village. Come to just one, or come to them all! Admission to the day’s programs and activities are free.
Hamilton Village Quartet: A-minor Romance
Join us for this special chamber music concert, A-minor Romance by the Hamilton Village Quartet. An afternoon dedicated to classical music at Arts at the Palace.
Carsie Blanton
With her unique mix of humor, craft, and social critique, Blanton has amassed a small menagerie of viral hits (Rich People, Shit List, Fishin’ With You) and a dedicated fan base. In addition to fifteen years on the road with her band, her latest full-length album After the Revolution, produced by Grammy-winner Tyler Chester.
LifeLong Learning: Playhouse Owners and Investors during Shakespeare’s Time
LifeLong Learning a collaboration between Colgate University's Upstate Institute and the community to provide adults with ongoing education for the enrichment of their lives in a diversity of fields.
Creative Endeavors Fall 2025
Creative Endeavors is a 6 week, interactive and project-based workshop led by creative experts and professionals. Take the next step in your creative work, develop your artistic process, hone your wellness practice, and launch a project that will help you move forward and connect with your audience.
Here Comes Treble and Blue Parsley Boys Concert
Join the Here Comes Treble and Blue Parsley Boys for a wonderful concert at the Park United Methodist Church, 17 Broad St., Hamilton. Concert is free. Donations appreciated.
Winter at the Palace
Save the Date! On December 6, 2025, Arts at the Palace will host our Annual Winter Gala Fundraiser, an evening of celebration, community, and support for the arts. Enjoy exceptional food and drink, plus a special Artist Showcase featuring short live performances by artists from our Artist In Residence program this past year.
Writers Accountability Group
The Writers Accountability Group (WAG) is a free monthly opportunity for writers of all ages and genres to come together in person to offer mutual support, motivate accountability and goal-setting, participate in writing exercises, share work, and offer helpful responses to the work shared.
Creative Endeavors Fall 2025
Creative Endeavors is a 6 week, interactive and project-based workshop led by creative experts and professionals. Take the next step in your creative work, develop your artistic process, hone your wellness practice, and launch a project that will help you move forward and connect with your audience.
LifeLong Learning: Publishing Sexual Aberrance in the Victorian Age
LifeLong Learning a collaboration between Colgate University's Upstate Institute and the community to provide adults with ongoing education for the enrichment of their lives in a diversity of fields.
Chris Eves
Chris Eves is a one-man orchestra, weaving together a rich sound with live looping. Sonically sprawling, he brings together a diverse array of instruments – guitar, keyboards, bass, drums, and horns – into a layered live performance to support his powerful vocals. Featuring a diverse mix of original songs and covers spanning jam bands, pop hits, and traditional blues, Chris showcases his musical range and versatility as a one-man band.
Cupboard Full of Blues
Mark your calendars: Friday, November 21 @ 7pm at the Palace Theater. A night of live blues to support a great cause! Hosted by Jake Lozo Band with Special Guests. All proceeds benefit the Hamilton Food Cupboard. Bring a canned donation or simply scan the QR code onsite to give.
Creative Endeavors Fall 2025
Creative Endeavors is a 6 week, interactive and project-based workshop led by creative experts and professionals. Take the next step in your creative work, develop your artistic process, hone your wellness practice, and launch a project that will help you move forward and connect with your audience.
LifeLong Learning: Wine is Places
LifeLong Learning a collaboration between Colgate University's Upstate Institute and the community to provide adults with ongoing education for the enrichment of their lives in a diversity of fields.
Microteatro presented by Latin American Dictatorship Theater
Colgate University’s Department of Romance Languages and Literature presents: Microteatro, an adaption of three Micro-plays by Nancho Novo.
Songwriters Showcase
Join us for a special evening of original songs and the stories behind them from the talented songwriters who participated in our Songwriting Workshop Series facilitated by Reyna Stagnaro.
Pride & Prejudice | S-E Drama Club
The S-E Drama Club presents Pride & Prejudice at the Earlville Opera House.
Pride & Prejudice | S-E Drama Club
The S-E Drama Club presents Pride & Prejudice at the Earlville Opera House.
LifeLong Learning: Artificial Intelligence: Its Uses and Limitations
LifeLong Learning a collaboration between Colgate University's Upstate Institute and the community to provide adults with ongoing education for the enrichment of their lives in a diversity of fields.
Creative Endeavors Fall 2025
Creative Endeavors is a 6 week, interactive and project-based workshop led by creative experts and professionals. Take the next step in your creative work, develop your artistic process, hone your wellness practice, and launch a project that will help you move forward and connect with your audience.
Hamilton Center for the Arts Fall Open House
Fall Open House and Celebration at Hamilton Center for the Arts.
Saturday Jazz in Hamilton
Join us at Arts At The Palace for one of our most well-loved series, Saturday Jazz in Hamilton! This month we are excited to have special guests from jazz trombonist Melissa Gardiner’s MG3 Trio.
Writers Accountability Group
The Writers Accountability Group (WAG) is a free monthly opportunity for writers of all ages and genres to come together in person to offer mutual support, motivate accountability and goal-setting, participate in writing exercises, share work, and offer helpful responses to the work shared.
LifeLong Learning: Artificial Intelligence: Its Uses and Limitations
LifeLong Learning a collaboration between Colgate University's Upstate Institute and the community to provide adults with ongoing education for the enrichment of their lives in a diversity of fields.
Creative Endeavors Fall 2025
Creative Endeavors is a 6 week, interactive and project-based workshop led by creative experts and professionals. Take the next step in your creative work, develop your artistic process, hone your wellness practice, and launch a project that will help you move forward and connect with your audience.
Grateful Upstate Toodeloo
Join us for this 3rd ANNUAL FUNdraiser with... GRATEFUL UPSTATE TOODELOO. Grateful Upstate Toodeloo brings together some of the finest musicians from across Central New York and beyond to perform the music of The Grateful Dead.
LifeLong Learning: Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Eighty Years On
LifeLong Learning a collaboration between Colgate University's Upstate Institute and the community to provide adults with ongoing education for the enrichment of their lives in a diversity of fields.
Poetry Writing Series
Poetry That Means Something: A Poetry Writing Series with Kit Boyer. Poetry should mean something and clearly and beautifully convey that meaning. This is the philosophy that guides Kit Boyer's writing workshops. Enroll in this creative writing course to learn how to write emotive, impactful pieces. Open to poets of all experience levels.
Anima Cinefest
Anima Cinefest International Animation Festival transforms the historic Hamilton Movie Theater into a global hub for animation, showcasing 14 animated films from 9 countries. The festival celebrates animation as one of the most versatile and imaginative art forms. Free & Open to the Public
Creative Endeavors Fall 2025
Creative Endeavors is a 6 week, interactive and project-based workshop led by creative experts and professionals. Take the next step in your creative work, develop your artistic process, hone your wellness practice, and launch a project that will help you move forward and connect with your audience.
Contemporaneous Performance
Colgate Department of Music presents: Contemporaneous Artists-In-Residence
Poetry Writing Series
Poetry That Means Something: A Poetry Writing Series with Kit Boyer. Poetry should mean something and clearly and beautifully convey that meaning. This is the philosophy that guides Kit Boyer's writing workshops. Enroll in this creative writing course to learn how to write emotive, impactful pieces. Open to poets of all experience levels.

