The 96th annual Commemoration of the Armenian and Pontic Greek genocides will take place Binghamton, NY, at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 7, at the Armenian monument, located at the south end of the Washington Street pedestrian bridge off Conklin Avenue.

It’s free and open to the public and will be followed at 2 p.m. by an event featuring Prof. Peter Balakian of Colgate University, an award-winning author, poet and genocide historian. That presentation will be held at St. Gregory the Illuminator Armenian Church, 12 Corbett Ave.

Trio Pianisima, based in New York City, will also perform a musical recital, according to pressconnects.com.