Wednesday, August 5, 2015

The Automobile: Design Considerations and Local Manifestations
Syracuse University Library Special Collections Research Center

Price: Free
Bird Library, 6th Floor
Syracuse University, Syracuse

"The Automobile" provides a sampling of the ways in which the automobile evolved in the Syracuse area and a glimpse into the innovations of some of the most significant mid-20th-century automobile designers. The centerpiece of the exhibition is the air-cooled Franklin car, the most famous of Syracuse's automobile lines, with its remarkably flexible and durable wooden frame.

The exhibition will also include drawings, sketches, and photographs from SCRC's industrial design collections by designers Howard A. Darrin, Claude Hill, Raymond Loewy, Budd Steinhilber, and Walter Dorwin Teague. Darrin was known for his designs for exotic luxury and sports cars. Claude Hill created some important concept car designs, while Raymond Loewy's photographs document a number of striking Studebaker model designs. Budd Steinhilber was a member of the design team for the revolutionary rear-engine 1948 Tucker automobile, and Walter Dorwin Teague designed for both the Ford Motor Company and the Marmon Motor Company.

Beneath the Clouds
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

Jay Hart: large format geographic compositions using natural and custom-colored elevation surfaces
Vicki Thaler: fine jewelry
John Franklin: vessels turned from found Texan woods
June Szabo: layered wood wall and standing sculpture

Green Eyes: El Viejo -- Work by Ben Cleeton
Community Folk Art Center

Community Folk Art Center
805 E. Genesee St., Syracuse

Green Eyes the Viejo copped out to a 7-year sentence after being arrested for possession of 300 grams of heroin in September. The photo series contrasts his life at home and on the streets of the Near Westside of Syracuse before his sentencing, with the impact on him and his family of his upcoming incarceration. Like Green Eyes' family, many within the Latino community feel the effects of drug arrests. While focusing on Green Eyes and his family, the show will include a series of portraits of individuals/families who have directly or indirectly felt the effects of the prison industrial complex.

See Me Too
Community Folk Art Center

Price: Free
Community Folk Art Center
805 E. Genesee St., Syracuse

A collaboration with NAMI Syracuse, whose mission is to support families of persons with mental illness, fight stigma, advocate for services, and educate the community about mental illness.

Look at What We Got! New to the OHA Collection
Onondaga Historical Association

Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

The OHA is displaying some of the unique and exceptional local history objects that curatorial staff collected during the past two years. This exhibit will include unusual items recently donated to OHA, such as a framed potato chip--the first chip produced by Jean's Foods in the 1940s; a "Glass Victory Washboard," as well as a "Camp Fire Girls Ceremonial Gown" from 1944-45. Adorning the walls will be art both by local artists and of local history. Alongside a framed photograph of the last train that rumbled down Washington Street c. 1936 will be a series of paintings by renowned Syracuse impressionist Hall Groat, including "Syracuse City Hall," "Alarm, Syracuse, NY," "Parade Day, Salina St. Syracuse," and "Canal Days, Clinton Square, Syracuse, NY." New additions from the archival collection will introduce sheet music from the 1895 Syracuse Post March and the diary of a local high school student reacting to the 1963 Kennedy assassination.

Patterns in History: Vintage Quilts of Onondaga County
Onondaga Historical Association

Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

Approximately 20 crazy, patchwork, signature, applique, log cabin, and children's quilts, as well as individual quilt squares from the 1850s to the early 20th century, will adorn OHA's second floor gallery this summer and fall. Decorated with beautiful fabrics, patterns, and embroidered characters, OHA's collection represents the array of vintage quilts once used throughout Onondaga County. While some quilts were primarily utilitarian, made to keep their users warm, others were elaborate show pieces that highlighted the artistic skill of the maker. The collection also contains several quilts created to commemorate local people and/or events. A selection of intricate, colorful and even amusing quilts of excellent quality will be on display for all to see!

During the quilt exhibit, OHA will raffle off a new quilt made by local quilter and businesswoman Joan Ford. The lap-sized quilt, named "Diamond Jubilee," is nearly all hand-pieced with floral fabrics cut into hexagons and triangles. The hand-quilting and hand embroidered details add to the vintage look of this special quilt.

Let's Play!
Everson Museum of Art

Price: $5 suggested donation
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

"Let's Play!" presents a selection of ceramic works from the Everson's renowned collection that embodies a playful spirit, whether through subject or form. Spanning more than 60 years, the works on view represent a vast diversity of ceramic materials, techniques, styles, and forms utilized by some of the most influential international practitioners of the medium. Reflecting the often colorful, humorous, and whimsical imaginations of the artists, these works remind us that play is a critical part of the creative process and that art can also make us smile.

Hillerbrand+Magsamen: Higher Ground
Everson Museum of Art

Price: $5 suggested donation
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

This husband-and-wife artistic team explores the domestic side of life using their Houston home and its contents (including the kids and family dog) as both inspiration and material. Part performance and part installation, the artists record their process through videos and photographs that comment on family dynamics, life in the suburbs, and American consumerism. Their recent project, "Higher Ground," documents the family's efforts to build a spaceship in their backyard and then pilot it to the moon. Through video, sculpture, and photographs, visitors will follow their humorous yet poignant journey into outer space.

Bricks and Blocks
Everson Museum of Art

Price: $5 suggested donation
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

"Bricks and Blocks" combines two seemingly dissimilar mediums, LEGOs and quilts, to celebrate color, pattern and construction and to take play and ingenuity to new heights. The exhibition features original small-scale LEGO designs alongside works by some of the finest quilters in the region.

The LEGO Design Challenge: Build Your Syracuse called upon the community to reimagine Syracuse and its structures. Working in small scale, contributors of all ages gave a fresh look to Syracuse through the magic of LEGOs, considering new and improved buildings and modes of transportation they wish to see in their city. A panel of professional architects and local government officials carefully evaluated and selected submissions based on the creative application of LEGO bricks, imaginative design and concept, as well as difficulty of execution and vision.

Concurrently, Central New York quilters were invited to submit original, contemporary quilts whose vibrant fabric narratives treat the eye to the themes of color, play and geometry and whose work demonstrates original feats of fiber engineering.

Creativity comes in many forms. Together, the beauty and artistry of quilts and the innovation and imagination of the LEGO constructions entwine to create a vivid and playful presentation.

Handmade: The Art of Susan Roth
Everson Museum of Art

Price: $5 suggested donation
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

This major exhibition surveys more than 40 years of work produced by the Canastota-based artist, ranging from her early stain paintings influenced by the Color Field painters to recent works in powder-coated steel. Roth's abstract, shaped canvases are composed of layers of color which often take on three-dimensional, sculptural forms. These innovative works are made possible through the use of acrylic products that Roth has had a hand in developing over the years in collaboration with Golden Artist Colors, a Central New York-based company that specializes in acrylic colors and mediums. Roth's restless experimentation has resulted in a body of work that pushes painting to the limits and has repeatedly opened new areas for exploration. Featuring more than 30 works from private and public collections, "Handmade" connects works across various periods in order to highlight the material and conceptual concerns that have remained constant throughout Roth's long career but which also continues to evolve.

Playing With Perception: Photographs by Florence Henri
Everson Museum of Art

Price: $5 suggested donation
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Drawn from the Everson's collection, this exhibition presents a selection of photographs by Florence Henri, an accomplished artist of the early 20th century who remains relatively unknown today. Henri studied painting with some of the major avant-garde artists of the 20th century, including Fernand Leger and Lazlo Moholy-Nagy, before turning to photography. Intrigued by notions of playing with perception in life as well as art, the androgynous Henri frequently utilized mirrors in her works to create reflections, distort images, and challenge reality. Her abstract compositions, portraits, and advertising images exploited the possibilities of photography and share affinities with the works of contemporaries like Herbert Bayer, Adolph Baron de Meyer, and Man Ray.

Flicks on the Crick: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

Price: Free
Sound Garden
310 W. Jefferson St., Syracuse

Ten years after simian flu wiped out much of the world's homo sapiens, genetically enhanced chimpanzee Caesar (Andy Serkis) and his growing band of followers have established a thriving colony just outside San Francisco in Muir Woods. Meanwhile, a small band of human survivors emerges, which forces Caesar—as leader—to grapple with the dual challenge of protecting his people and re-establishing a relationship with the remaining human population—the latter being Caesar's secret wish. (PG-13)

Films will be shown outdoors beginning at dusk, projected on the side of Sound Garden. Bring lawn chairs or blankets. That's What's Up food truck will be parked nearby.

Changes in the film schedule, delays or cancellations due to weather will be noted on The Sound Garden and Flicks on the Crick Facebook pages.

Dancin' in the Park: Smokin'

Price: Free
Lonergan Park
Route 11, just north of Taft Road, North Syracuse

Outdoor concert — bring lawn chairs or blankets. If cancelled due to rain, concerts will be
held on the following evening. A decision will be made by 4pm. Call 315-458-8050 for details or check the village website.

Mickey Vendetti’s Good Time Band
Liverpool is the Place

Price: Free
Johnson Park
Corner of Vine and Oswego Streets, Liverpool

Oldies and classic rock

Thursday, August 6, 2015

The Automobile: Design Considerations and Local Manifestations
Syracuse University Library Special Collections Research Center

Price: Free
Bird Library, 6th Floor
Syracuse University, Syracuse

"The Automobile" provides a sampling of the ways in which the automobile evolved in the Syracuse area and a glimpse into the innovations of some of the most significant mid-20th-century automobile designers. The centerpiece of the exhibition is the air-cooled Franklin car, the most famous of Syracuse's automobile lines, with its remarkably flexible and durable wooden frame.

The exhibition will also include drawings, sketches, and photographs from SCRC's industrial design collections by designers Howard A. Darrin, Claude Hill, Raymond Loewy, Budd Steinhilber, and Walter Dorwin Teague. Darrin was known for his designs for exotic luxury and sports cars. Claude Hill created some important concept car designs, while Raymond Loewy's photographs document a number of striking Studebaker model designs. Budd Steinhilber was a member of the design team for the revolutionary rear-engine 1948 Tucker automobile, and Walter Dorwin Teague designed for both the Ford Motor Company and the Marmon Motor Company.

Beneath the Clouds
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

Jay Hart: large format geographic compositions using natural and custom-colored elevation surfaces
Vicki Thaler: fine jewelry
John Franklin: vessels turned from found Texan woods
June Szabo: layered wood wall and standing sculpture

Green Eyes: El Viejo -- Work by Ben Cleeton
Community Folk Art Center

Community Folk Art Center
805 E. Genesee St., Syracuse

Green Eyes the Viejo copped out to a 7-year sentence after being arrested for possession of 300 grams of heroin in September. The photo series contrasts his life at home and on the streets of the Near Westside of Syracuse before his sentencing, with the impact on him and his family of his upcoming incarceration. Like Green Eyes' family, many within the Latino community feel the effects of drug arrests. While focusing on Green Eyes and his family, the show will include a series of portraits of individuals/families who have directly or indirectly felt the effects of the prison industrial complex.

See Me Too
Community Folk Art Center

Price: Free
Community Folk Art Center
805 E. Genesee St., Syracuse

A collaboration with NAMI Syracuse, whose mission is to support families of persons with mental illness, fight stigma, advocate for services, and educate the community about mental illness.

Look at What We Got! New to the OHA Collection
Onondaga Historical Association

Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

The OHA is displaying some of the unique and exceptional local history objects that curatorial staff collected during the past two years. This exhibit will include unusual items recently donated to OHA, such as a framed potato chip--the first chip produced by Jean's Foods in the 1940s; a "Glass Victory Washboard," as well as a "Camp Fire Girls Ceremonial Gown" from 1944-45. Adorning the walls will be art both by local artists and of local history. Alongside a framed photograph of the last train that rumbled down Washington Street c. 1936 will be a series of paintings by renowned Syracuse impressionist Hall Groat, including "Syracuse City Hall," "Alarm, Syracuse, NY," "Parade Day, Salina St. Syracuse," and "Canal Days, Clinton Square, Syracuse, NY." New additions from the archival collection will introduce sheet music from the 1895 Syracuse Post March and the diary of a local high school student reacting to the 1963 Kennedy assassination.

Patterns in History: Vintage Quilts of Onondaga County
Onondaga Historical Association

Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

Approximately 20 crazy, patchwork, signature, applique, log cabin, and children's quilts, as well as individual quilt squares from the 1850s to the early 20th century, will adorn OHA's second floor gallery this summer and fall. Decorated with beautiful fabrics, patterns, and embroidered characters, OHA's collection represents the array of vintage quilts once used throughout Onondaga County. While some quilts were primarily utilitarian, made to keep their users warm, others were elaborate show pieces that highlighted the artistic skill of the maker. The collection also contains several quilts created to commemorate local people and/or events. A selection of intricate, colorful and even amusing quilts of excellent quality will be on display for all to see!

During the quilt exhibit, OHA will raffle off a new quilt made by local quilter and businesswoman Joan Ford. The lap-sized quilt, named "Diamond Jubilee," is nearly all hand-pieced with floral fabrics cut into hexagons and triangles. The hand-quilting and hand embroidered details add to the vintage look of this special quilt.

Playing With Perception: Photographs by Florence Henri
Everson Museum of Art

Price: $5 suggested donation
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Drawn from the Everson's collection, this exhibition presents a selection of photographs by Florence Henri, an accomplished artist of the early 20th century who remains relatively unknown today. Henri studied painting with some of the major avant-garde artists of the 20th century, including Fernand Leger and Lazlo Moholy-Nagy, before turning to photography. Intrigued by notions of playing with perception in life as well as art, the androgynous Henri frequently utilized mirrors in her works to create reflections, distort images, and challenge reality. Her abstract compositions, portraits, and advertising images exploited the possibilities of photography and share affinities with the works of contemporaries like Herbert Bayer, Adolph Baron de Meyer, and Man Ray.

Handmade: The Art of Susan Roth
Everson Museum of Art

Price: $5 suggested donation
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

This major exhibition surveys more than 40 years of work produced by the Canastota-based artist, ranging from her early stain paintings influenced by the Color Field painters to recent works in powder-coated steel. Roth's abstract, shaped canvases are composed of layers of color which often take on three-dimensional, sculptural forms. These innovative works are made possible through the use of acrylic products that Roth has had a hand in developing over the years in collaboration with Golden Artist Colors, a Central New York-based company that specializes in acrylic colors and mediums. Roth's restless experimentation has resulted in a body of work that pushes painting to the limits and has repeatedly opened new areas for exploration. Featuring more than 30 works from private and public collections, "Handmade" connects works across various periods in order to highlight the material and conceptual concerns that have remained constant throughout Roth's long career but which also continues to evolve.

Bricks and Blocks
Everson Museum of Art

Price: $5 suggested donation
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

"Bricks and Blocks" combines two seemingly dissimilar mediums, LEGOs and quilts, to celebrate color, pattern and construction and to take play and ingenuity to new heights. The exhibition features original small-scale LEGO designs alongside works by some of the finest quilters in the region.

The LEGO Design Challenge: Build Your Syracuse called upon the community to reimagine Syracuse and its structures. Working in small scale, contributors of all ages gave a fresh look to Syracuse through the magic of LEGOs, considering new and improved buildings and modes of transportation they wish to see in their city. A panel of professional architects and local government officials carefully evaluated and selected submissions based on the creative application of LEGO bricks, imaginative design and concept, as well as difficulty of execution and vision.

Concurrently, Central New York quilters were invited to submit original, contemporary quilts whose vibrant fabric narratives treat the eye to the themes of color, play and geometry and whose work demonstrates original feats of fiber engineering.

Creativity comes in many forms. Together, the beauty and artistry of quilts and the innovation and imagination of the LEGO constructions entwine to create a vivid and playful presentation.

Hillerbrand+Magsamen: Higher Ground
Everson Museum of Art

Price: $5 suggested donation
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

This husband-and-wife artistic team explores the domestic side of life using their Houston home and its contents (including the kids and family dog) as both inspiration and material. Part performance and part installation, the artists record their process through videos and photographs that comment on family dynamics, life in the suburbs, and American consumerism. Their recent project, "Higher Ground," documents the family's efforts to build a spaceship in their backyard and then pilot it to the moon. Through video, sculpture, and photographs, visitors will follow their humorous yet poignant journey into outer space.

Let's Play!
Everson Museum of Art

Price: $5 suggested donation
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

"Let's Play!" presents a selection of ceramic works from the Everson's renowned collection that embodies a playful spirit, whether through subject or form. Spanning more than 60 years, the works on view represent a vast diversity of ceramic materials, techniques, styles, and forms utilized by some of the most influential international practitioners of the medium. Reflecting the often colorful, humorous, and whimsical imaginations of the artists, these works remind us that play is a critical part of the creative process and that art can also make us smile.

Summer Review 2015
Urban Video Project

Price: Free
Everson Museum of Art Plaza
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

UVP's annual Summer Review 2015 features all of the works included in the 2014-2015 curatorial program, "Celestial Navigation: A Year Into the Afro Future."

The following works will be played on a continuous loop: "Isaac Julien: Western Union: Small Boats (The Leopard)," "Sanford Biggers: Shuffle & Shake," "Jeannette Ehlers: Black Bullets," and "Cauleen Smith: Crow Requiem."

"Xaviera Simmons: Number Sixteen" will be screened for a limited, solo review from July 9-18.

Cuse Comedy Championships: Opening Round 1
Central New York Playhouse

Price: $12
CNY Playhouse
Shoppingtown Mall, Entrance No. 4 (adjacent to parking garage), Dewitt

We are hosting five nights of incredible comedy as the winners and best comics from our Cuse Comedy Showcase battle it out for our first championships. And we have some major headliners to cap off the night.

Tonight's headliner: Jarwan Nelson
Competing comics: Nick Galoni, Madelein Smith, Adam Stringer, RJ Purpura, Walter Millerl, Lisa Brown, Steve Sørensen, Rico Tigner

Summer Film Under the Stars Family Night: The Lego Movie
Everson Museum of Art

Price: Free
Everson Museum of Art Plaza
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

The Everson presents the annual Summer Film Under the Stars Series, in partnership with Urban Video Project. Bring your blankets, lawn chairs and snacks and settle in on the Everson Community Plaza to enjoy films projected onto the façade of the Museum building.

Come before the film and play with LEGOs to build your very own creations. Prior to the movie view short stop-motion animations created by students in Art Blast! Summer Art Camp. Pre-film activities begin at 7:00 pm.

Jazz in the City
CNY Jazz Arts Foundation
Featuring The Black Lites with Rick Chisholm, Mr. Bus Driver, and the Elk Pride Step Team

Price: Free
Kirk Park
1101 South Ave. to 400 W. Borden Ave., Syraucuse

The Jazz in the City series kicks off with a mini-festival in Kirk Park on the South Side, with opening acts Mr. Bus Driver and the Elk Pride Step Dancers, followed by the blockbuster 14-piece RnB tribute Band, The Black Lites, with special guest vocalist Ricky Chisholm, veteran of many regional touring bands, including Atlas and C.R.A.C. Food, arts and crafts, social service and military recruiting vendors will be on hand. In case of rain, the concert will move inside the Park's ample covered pavilion.

Concerts in the Park: Maria DeSantis Band with special guests
Dewitt Parks and Recreation

Price: Free
Ryder Park
5400 Butternut Dr., DeWitt

Outdoor concert — bring lawn chairs or blankets for seating. For more information, phone 315-446-9250 x9.

Die Another Death
Acme Mystery Company

Price: $32.50 (includes meal, show, tax and gratuities)
Spaghetti Warehouse
689 N. Clinton St., Syracuse

Agent Double Y of Her Majesty's Service is on another high-stakes mission. The legendary Alchemists' Cauldron is set to be on display during a ceremony at the Sylvanian Consulate. Rumored to possess supernatural powers, the Cauldron is sought by every bad guy around the globe. Who will get it first? Who will die trying? The European crime boss? The Texas-sized American politician? The back-stabbing reporter? Or will Double Y come to the rescue again and keep the Cauldron from falling into the wrong hands?

*SOLD OUT* 13 The Musical
Redhouse
Patrick Burns, director

Price: $20 members/$30 non-members
Former Redhouse Theater
219 S. West St., Syracuse

Evan Goldman's life seems full of possibilities until his parents' divorce forces him to move with his mom from New York City to Appleton, Indiana. 13 the Musical, with music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown, focuses on the fun-filled adventure of navigating through a world of cool kids and nerds, jocks and cheerleaders, first kisses and heartbreak. Will Evan come to understand how to survive the school year, not to mention, the rest of his life?

This production stars Redhouse's Theatrical Institute students. Redhouse Theatrical Institute is a month-long intensive education program that immerse students in the exciting work of theatre. Working alongside professional actors, students work through the theatre process and perform a full-length production as part of Redhouse's Summer Season.

Read a review!

Friday, August 7, 2015

The Automobile: Design Considerations and Local Manifestations
Syracuse University Library Special Collections Research Center

Price: Free
Bird Library, 6th Floor
Syracuse University, Syracuse

"The Automobile" provides a sampling of the ways in which the automobile evolved in the Syracuse area and a glimpse into the innovations of some of the most significant mid-20th-century automobile designers. The centerpiece of the exhibition is the air-cooled Franklin car, the most famous of Syracuse's automobile lines, with its remarkably flexible and durable wooden frame.

The exhibition will also include drawings, sketches, and photographs from SCRC's industrial design collections by designers Howard A. Darrin, Claude Hill, Raymond Loewy, Budd Steinhilber, and Walter Dorwin Teague. Darrin was known for his designs for exotic luxury and sports cars. Claude Hill created some important concept car designs, while Raymond Loewy's photographs document a number of striking Studebaker model designs. Budd Steinhilber was a member of the design team for the revolutionary rear-engine 1948 Tucker automobile, and Walter Dorwin Teague designed for both the Ford Motor Company and the Marmon Motor Company.

Beneath the Clouds
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

Jay Hart: large format geographic compositions using natural and custom-colored elevation surfaces
Vicki Thaler: fine jewelry
John Franklin: vessels turned from found Texan woods
June Szabo: layered wood wall and standing sculpture

Green Eyes: El Viejo -- Work by Ben Cleeton
Community Folk Art Center

Community Folk Art Center
805 E. Genesee St., Syracuse

Green Eyes the Viejo copped out to a 7-year sentence after being arrested for possession of 300 grams of heroin in September. The photo series contrasts his life at home and on the streets of the Near Westside of Syracuse before his sentencing, with the impact on him and his family of his upcoming incarceration. Like Green Eyes' family, many within the Latino community feel the effects of drug arrests. While focusing on Green Eyes and his family, the show will include a series of portraits of individuals/families who have directly or indirectly felt the effects of the prison industrial complex.

See Me Too
Community Folk Art Center

Price: Free
Community Folk Art Center
805 E. Genesee St., Syracuse

A collaboration with NAMI Syracuse, whose mission is to support families of persons with mental illness, fight stigma, advocate for services, and educate the community about mental illness.

Look at What We Got! New to the OHA Collection
Onondaga Historical Association

Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

The OHA is displaying some of the unique and exceptional local history objects that curatorial staff collected during the past two years. This exhibit will include unusual items recently donated to OHA, such as a framed potato chip--the first chip produced by Jean's Foods in the 1940s; a "Glass Victory Washboard," as well as a "Camp Fire Girls Ceremonial Gown" from 1944-45. Adorning the walls will be art both by local artists and of local history. Alongside a framed photograph of the last train that rumbled down Washington Street c. 1936 will be a series of paintings by renowned Syracuse impressionist Hall Groat, including "Syracuse City Hall," "Alarm, Syracuse, NY," "Parade Day, Salina St. Syracuse," and "Canal Days, Clinton Square, Syracuse, NY." New additions from the archival collection will introduce sheet music from the 1895 Syracuse Post March and the diary of a local high school student reacting to the 1963 Kennedy assassination.

Patterns in History: Vintage Quilts of Onondaga County
Onondaga Historical Association

Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

Approximately 20 crazy, patchwork, signature, applique, log cabin, and children's quilts, as well as individual quilt squares from the 1850s to the early 20th century, will adorn OHA's second floor gallery this summer and fall. Decorated with beautiful fabrics, patterns, and embroidered characters, OHA's collection represents the array of vintage quilts once used throughout Onondaga County. While some quilts were primarily utilitarian, made to keep their users warm, others were elaborate show pieces that highlighted the artistic skill of the maker. The collection also contains several quilts created to commemorate local people and/or events. A selection of intricate, colorful and even amusing quilts of excellent quality will be on display for all to see!

During the quilt exhibit, OHA will raffle off a new quilt made by local quilter and businesswoman Joan Ford. The lap-sized quilt, named "Diamond Jubilee," is nearly all hand-pieced with floral fabrics cut into hexagons and triangles. The hand-quilting and hand embroidered details add to the vintage look of this special quilt.

Let's Play!
Everson Museum of Art

Price: $5 suggested donation
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

"Let's Play!" presents a selection of ceramic works from the Everson's renowned collection that embodies a playful spirit, whether through subject or form. Spanning more than 60 years, the works on view represent a vast diversity of ceramic materials, techniques, styles, and forms utilized by some of the most influential international practitioners of the medium. Reflecting the often colorful, humorous, and whimsical imaginations of the artists, these works remind us that play is a critical part of the creative process and that art can also make us smile.

Hillerbrand+Magsamen: Higher Ground
Everson Museum of Art

Price: $5 suggested donation
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

This husband-and-wife artistic team explores the domestic side of life using their Houston home and its contents (including the kids and family dog) as both inspiration and material. Part performance and part installation, the artists record their process through videos and photographs that comment on family dynamics, life in the suburbs, and American consumerism. Their recent project, "Higher Ground," documents the family's efforts to build a spaceship in their backyard and then pilot it to the moon. Through video, sculpture, and photographs, visitors will follow their humorous yet poignant journey into outer space.

Bricks and Blocks
Everson Museum of Art

Price: $5 suggested donation
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

"Bricks and Blocks" combines two seemingly dissimilar mediums, LEGOs and quilts, to celebrate color, pattern and construction and to take play and ingenuity to new heights. The exhibition features original small-scale LEGO designs alongside works by some of the finest quilters in the region.

The LEGO Design Challenge: Build Your Syracuse called upon the community to reimagine Syracuse and its structures. Working in small scale, contributors of all ages gave a fresh look to Syracuse through the magic of LEGOs, considering new and improved buildings and modes of transportation they wish to see in their city. A panel of professional architects and local government officials carefully evaluated and selected submissions based on the creative application of LEGO bricks, imaginative design and concept, as well as difficulty of execution and vision.

Concurrently, Central New York quilters were invited to submit original, contemporary quilts whose vibrant fabric narratives treat the eye to the themes of color, play and geometry and whose work demonstrates original feats of fiber engineering.

Creativity comes in many forms. Together, the beauty and artistry of quilts and the innovation and imagination of the LEGO constructions entwine to create a vivid and playful presentation.

Handmade: The Art of Susan Roth
Everson Museum of Art

Price: $5 suggested donation
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

This major exhibition surveys more than 40 years of work produced by the Canastota-based artist, ranging from her early stain paintings influenced by the Color Field painters to recent works in powder-coated steel. Roth's abstract, shaped canvases are composed of layers of color which often take on three-dimensional, sculptural forms. These innovative works are made possible through the use of acrylic products that Roth has had a hand in developing over the years in collaboration with Golden Artist Colors, a Central New York-based company that specializes in acrylic colors and mediums. Roth's restless experimentation has resulted in a body of work that pushes painting to the limits and has repeatedly opened new areas for exploration. Featuring more than 30 works from private and public collections, "Handmade" connects works across various periods in order to highlight the material and conceptual concerns that have remained constant throughout Roth's long career but which also continues to evolve.

Playing With Perception: Photographs by Florence Henri
Everson Museum of Art

Price: $5 suggested donation
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Drawn from the Everson's collection, this exhibition presents a selection of photographs by Florence Henri, an accomplished artist of the early 20th century who remains relatively unknown today. Henri studied painting with some of the major avant-garde artists of the 20th century, including Fernand Leger and Lazlo Moholy-Nagy, before turning to photography. Intrigued by notions of playing with perception in life as well as art, the androgynous Henri frequently utilized mirrors in her works to create reflections, distort images, and challenge reality. Her abstract compositions, portraits, and advertising images exploited the possibilities of photography and share affinities with the works of contemporaries like Herbert Bayer, Adolph Baron de Meyer, and Man Ray.

First Friday
Gallery 54
Featuring Wendy Harris, guest artist; Jane Zell, singer/songwriter

Price: Free
Gallery 54
54 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles

Summer Review 2015
Urban Video Project

Price: Free
Everson Museum of Art Plaza
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

UVP's annual Summer Review 2015 features all of the works included in the 2014-2015 curatorial program, "Celestial Navigation: A Year Into the Afro Future."

The following works will be played on a continuous loop: "Isaac Julien: Western Union: Small Boats (The Leopard)," "Sanford Biggers: Shuffle & Shake," "Jeannette Ehlers: Black Bullets," and "Cauleen Smith: Crow Requiem."

"Xaviera Simmons: Number Sixteen" will be screened for a limited, solo review from July 9-18.

Cuse Comedy Championships: Opening Round 2
Central New York Playhouse

Price: $12
CNY Playhouse
Shoppingtown Mall, Entrance No. 4 (adjacent to parking garage), Dewitt

We are hosting five nights of incredible comedy as the winners and best comics from our Cuse Comedy Showcase battle it out for our first championships. And we have some major headliners to cap off the night.

Tonight's headliner: Nick Marra
Competing comics: Phil Cleary, Justin Choco Bear Jackson, Motier F. Haskins, Joshua Barry, Steven Rogers, Jason D Falk, Matt Clark, Larry O'Grady

Third Day
CNY Crossroads

Price: $25 general admission, $75 VIP
North Syracuse Baptist Church
420 S. Main St., North Syracuse

Since their debut album more than two decades ago, Third Day has produced 12 Gold albums, notched 31 No. 1 singles and sold more than 10 million albums (including several Platinum and multi-Platinum) in the United States. The group has been honored by the music community and fans with four Grammy Awards, two Dove Awards and an American Music Award. In 2009, the Atlanta-based group was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame. Third Day will be leading a Night of Worship Concert.

Bring It On: The Musical
Syracuse City School District

Price: $5, $8
Nottingham High School
3100 E. Genesee St., Syracuse

For more information, phone 315-435-4181.

13 The Musical
Redhouse
Patrick Burns, director

Price: $20 members/$30 non-members
Former Redhouse Theater
219 S. West St., Syracuse

Evan Goldman's life seems full of possibilities until his parents' divorce forces him to move with his mom from New York City to Appleton, Indiana. 13 the Musical, with music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown, focuses on the fun-filled adventure of navigating through a world of cool kids and nerds, jocks and cheerleaders, first kisses and heartbreak. Will Evan come to understand how to survive the school year, not to mention, the rest of his life?

This production stars Redhouse's Theatrical Institute students. Redhouse Theatrical Institute is a month-long intensive education program that immerse students in the exciting work of theatre. Working alongside professional actors, students work through the theatre process and perform a full-length production as part of Redhouse's Summer Season.

Read a review!

Annie, Jr. and Guys and Dolls, Jr.
Syracuse Children's Theatre

Price: $15
Carrier Theater, Mulroy Civic Center
411 Montgomery St., Syracuse

Syracuse Children's Theatre presents Annie, Jr. and Guys and Dolls, Jr. featuring students ranging from Pre-K to 12th grade. Come see your favorite characters in these fun family-friendly musicals.

Saturday, August 8, 2015

Beneath the Clouds
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

Jay Hart: large format geographic compositions using natural and custom-colored elevation surfaces
Vicki Thaler: fine jewelry
John Franklin: vessels turned from found Texan woods
June Szabo: layered wood wall and standing sculpture

Hillerbrand+Magsamen: Higher Ground
Everson Museum of Art

Price: $5 suggested donation
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

This husband-and-wife artistic team explores the domestic side of life using their Houston home and its contents (including the kids and family dog) as both inspiration and material. Part performance and part installation, the artists record their process through videos and photographs that comment on family dynamics, life in the suburbs, and American consumerism. Their recent project, "Higher Ground," documents the family's efforts to build a spaceship in their backyard and then pilot it to the moon. Through video, sculpture, and photographs, visitors will follow their humorous yet poignant journey into outer space.

Let's Play!
Everson Museum of Art

Price: $5 suggested donation
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

"Let's Play!" presents a selection of ceramic works from the Everson's renowned collection that embodies a playful spirit, whether through subject or form. Spanning more than 60 years, the works on view represent a vast diversity of ceramic materials, techniques, styles, and forms utilized by some of the most influential international practitioners of the medium. Reflecting the often colorful, humorous, and whimsical imaginations of the artists, these works remind us that play is a critical part of the creative process and that art can also make us smile.

Playing With Perception: Photographs by Florence Henri
Everson Museum of Art

Price: $5 suggested donation
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Drawn from the Everson's collection, this exhibition presents a selection of photographs by Florence Henri, an accomplished artist of the early 20th century who remains relatively unknown today. Henri studied painting with some of the major avant-garde artists of the 20th century, including Fernand Leger and Lazlo Moholy-Nagy, before turning to photography. Intrigued by notions of playing with perception in life as well as art, the androgynous Henri frequently utilized mirrors in her works to create reflections, distort images, and challenge reality. Her abstract compositions, portraits, and advertising images exploited the possibilities of photography and share affinities with the works of contemporaries like Herbert Bayer, Adolph Baron de Meyer, and Man Ray.

Handmade: The Art of Susan Roth
Everson Museum of Art

Price: $5 suggested donation
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

This major exhibition surveys more than 40 years of work produced by the Canastota-based artist, ranging from her early stain paintings influenced by the Color Field painters to recent works in powder-coated steel. Roth's abstract, shaped canvases are composed of layers of color which often take on three-dimensional, sculptural forms. These innovative works are made possible through the use of acrylic products that Roth has had a hand in developing over the years in collaboration with Golden Artist Colors, a Central New York-based company that specializes in acrylic colors and mediums. Roth's restless experimentation has resulted in a body of work that pushes painting to the limits and has repeatedly opened new areas for exploration. Featuring more than 30 works from private and public collections, "Handmade" connects works across various periods in order to highlight the material and conceptual concerns that have remained constant throughout Roth's long career but which also continues to evolve.

Bricks and Blocks
Everson Museum of Art

Price: $5 suggested donation
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

"Bricks and Blocks" combines two seemingly dissimilar mediums, LEGOs and quilts, to celebrate color, pattern and construction and to take play and ingenuity to new heights. The exhibition features original small-scale LEGO designs alongside works by some of the finest quilters in the region.

The LEGO Design Challenge: Build Your Syracuse called upon the community to reimagine Syracuse and its structures. Working in small scale, contributors of all ages gave a fresh look to Syracuse through the magic of LEGOs, considering new and improved buildings and modes of transportation they wish to see in their city. A panel of professional architects and local government officials carefully evaluated and selected submissions based on the creative application of LEGO bricks, imaginative design and concept, as well as difficulty of execution and vision.

Concurrently, Central New York quilters were invited to submit original, contemporary quilts whose vibrant fabric narratives treat the eye to the themes of color, play and geometry and whose work demonstrates original feats of fiber engineering.

Creativity comes in many forms. Together, the beauty and artistry of quilts and the innovation and imagination of the LEGO constructions entwine to create a vivid and playful presentation.

Meet the Artist: Green Eyes: El Viejo -- Work by Ben Cleeton
Community Folk Art Center

Community Folk Art Center
805 E. Genesee St., Syracuse

The artist will be in attendance 1:00-3:00 pm.

Green Eyes the Viejo copped out to a 7-year sentence after being arrested for possession of 300 grams of heroin in September. The photo series contrasts his life at home and on the streets of the Near Westside of Syracuse before his sentencing, with the impact on him and his family of his upcoming incarceration. Like Green Eyes' family, many within the Latino community feel the effects of drug arrests. While focusing on Green Eyes and his family, the show will include a series of portraits of individuals/families who have directly or indirectly felt the effects of the prison industrial complex.

See Me Too
Community Folk Art Center

Price: Free
Community Folk Art Center
805 E. Genesee St., Syracuse

A collaboration with NAMI Syracuse, whose mission is to support families of persons with mental illness, fight stigma, advocate for services, and educate the community about mental illness.

New Growth
Gandee Gallery

Gandee Gallery
7846 Main St., Fabius

Artwork that celebrates the innate beauty of nature, created by Central New York artists, including Jen Gandee, Bob Gates, Momoko Takeshita Keane, Colleen McCall, Maria Rizzo, Lucie Wellner, and Pualani Wiley.

Read a review!

Patterns in History: Vintage Quilts of Onondaga County
Onondaga Historical Association

Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

Approximately 20 crazy, patchwork, signature, applique, log cabin, and children's quilts, as well as individual quilt squares from the 1850s to the early 20th century, will adorn OHA's second floor gallery this summer and fall. Decorated with beautiful fabrics, patterns, and embroidered characters, OHA's collection represents the array of vintage quilts once used throughout Onondaga County. While some quilts were primarily utilitarian, made to keep their users warm, others were elaborate show pieces that highlighted the artistic skill of the maker. The collection also contains several quilts created to commemorate local people and/or events. A selection of intricate, colorful and even amusing quilts of excellent quality will be on display for all to see!

During the quilt exhibit, OHA will raffle off a new quilt made by local quilter and businesswoman Joan Ford. The lap-sized quilt, named "Diamond Jubilee," is nearly all hand-pieced with floral fabrics cut into hexagons and triangles. The hand-quilting and hand embroidered details add to the vintage look of this special quilt.

Look at What We Got! New to the OHA Collection
Onondaga Historical Association

Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

The OHA is displaying some of the unique and exceptional local history objects that curatorial staff collected during the past two years. This exhibit will include unusual items recently donated to OHA, such as a framed potato chip--the first chip produced by Jean's Foods in the 1940s; a "Glass Victory Washboard," as well as a "Camp Fire Girls Ceremonial Gown" from 1944-45. Adorning the walls will be art both by local artists and of local history. Alongside a framed photograph of the last train that rumbled down Washington Street c. 1936 will be a series of paintings by renowned Syracuse impressionist Hall Groat, including "Syracuse City Hall," "Alarm, Syracuse, NY," "Parade Day, Salina St. Syracuse," and "Canal Days, Clinton Square, Syracuse, NY." New additions from the archival collection will introduce sheet music from the 1895 Syracuse Post March and the diary of a local high school student reacting to the 1963 Kennedy assassination.

Summer Review 2015
Urban Video Project

Price: Free
Everson Museum of Art Plaza
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

UVP's annual Summer Review 2015 features all of the works included in the 2014-2015 curatorial program, "Celestial Navigation: A Year Into the Afro Future."

The following works will be played on a continuous loop: "Isaac Julien: Western Union: Small Boats (The Leopard)," "Sanford Biggers: Shuffle & Shake," "Jeannette Ehlers: Black Bullets," and "Cauleen Smith: Crow Requiem."

"Xaviera Simmons: Number Sixteen" will be screened for a limited, solo review from July 9-18.

Cuse Comedy Championships: Opening Round 3
Central New York Playhouse

Price: $12
CNY Playhouse
Shoppingtown Mall, Entrance No. 4 (adjacent to parking garage), Dewitt

We are hosting five nights of incredible comedy as the winners and best comics from our Cuse Comedy Showcase battle it out for our first championships. And we have some major headliners to cap off the night.

Tonight's headliner: Carolyn Castiglia
Competing comics: AJ Foster, Corey Smithson, Phil Farda, RJ McCarthy, Jim Klaisle, Allish Bespalko,
Mikael Gregg, Brennan Pimpinella

Improv Comedy Night
Don't Feed the Actors

Price: $25 dinner and show, $12 show only
CNY Playhouse
Shoppingtown Mall, Entrance No. 4 (adjacent to parking garage), Dewitt

DFtA specializes in audience interactive improv and is one of the longest-running improv troupes in Central New York. Having toured all over the area, their large stable of theatrically trained actors rotate in and out of each show, ensuring a unique experience each time. Come enjoy an evening of improv in the style of "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" and Drew Carey's "Improvaganza."

The performance will be preceded by dinner at 6:30 pm.

Movie Night: Finding Nemo

Price: Free
Green Lakes State Park
7900 Green Lakes Rd., Fayetteville

Free movie at the park's Nature Center or Lakeview Picnic Area. Bring chairs, blankets, bug spray.

For more information, phone 315-637-6111.

Bring It On: The Musical
Syracuse City School District

Price: $5, $8
Nottingham High School
3100 E. Genesee St., Syracuse

For more information, phone 315-435-4181.

Gonstermachers
ArtRage Gallery

Price: $10-$20 sliding scale
ArtRage Gallery
505 Hawley Ave., Syracuse

Gonstermachers, featuring Leo Crandall, Curtis Waterman, Hymie Witthoft, Richard Curry, perform to benefit ArtRage.

Snow White
Magic Circle Children's Theatre

Price: $5
Spaghetti Warehouse
689 N. Clinton St., Syracuse

Interactive retelling of the children's classic. Children are invited to dress up as a princess or prince and join the Royal Court.

13 The Musical
Redhouse
Patrick Burns, director

Price: $15 members/$25 non-members
Former Redhouse Theater
219 S. West St., Syracuse

Evan Goldman's life seems full of possibilities until his parents' divorce forces him to move with his mom from New York City to Appleton, Indiana. 13 the Musical, with music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown, focuses on the fun-filled adventure of navigating through a world of cool kids and nerds, jocks and cheerleaders, first kisses and heartbreak. Will Evan come to understand how to survive the school year, not to mention, the rest of his life?

This production stars Redhouse's Theatrical Institute students. Redhouse Theatrical Institute is a month-long intensive education program that immerse students in the exciting work of theatre. Working alongside professional actors, students work through the theatre process and perform a full-length production as part of Redhouse's Summer Season.

Read a review!

13 The Musical
Redhouse
Patrick Burns, director

Price: $20 members/$30 non-members
Former Redhouse Theater
219 S. West St., Syracuse

Evan Goldman's life seems full of possibilities until his parents' divorce forces him to move with his mom from New York City to Appleton, Indiana. 13 the Musical, with music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown, focuses on the fun-filled adventure of navigating through a world of cool kids and nerds, jocks and cheerleaders, first kisses and heartbreak. Will Evan come to understand how to survive the school year, not to mention, the rest of his life?

This production stars Redhouse's Theatrical Institute students. Redhouse Theatrical Institute is a month-long intensive education program that immerse students in the exciting work of theatre. Working alongside professional actors, students work through the theatre process and perform a full-length production as part of Redhouse's Summer Season.

Read a review!

Sunday, August 9, 2015

City Market

Price: Free
Armory Square
Clinton and Jefferson St., Syracuse

Held the second Sunday of each month through October, the market will offer jewelry, decor, furniture, pottery, lighting, art, and more.

New Growth
Gandee Gallery

Gandee Gallery
7846 Main St., Fabius

Artwork that celebrates the innate beauty of nature, created by Central New York artists, including Jen Gandee, Bob Gates, Momoko Takeshita Keane, Colleen McCall, Maria Rizzo, Lucie Wellner, and Pualani Wiley.

Read a review!

Patterns in History: Vintage Quilts of Onondaga County
Onondaga Historical Association

Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

Approximately 20 crazy, patchwork, signature, applique, log cabin, and children's quilts, as well as individual quilt squares from the 1850s to the early 20th century, will adorn OHA's second floor gallery this summer and fall. Decorated with beautiful fabrics, patterns, and embroidered characters, OHA's collection represents the array of vintage quilts once used throughout Onondaga County. While some quilts were primarily utilitarian, made to keep their users warm, others were elaborate show pieces that highlighted the artistic skill of the maker. The collection also contains several quilts created to commemorate local people and/or events. A selection of intricate, colorful and even amusing quilts of excellent quality will be on display for all to see!

During the quilt exhibit, OHA will raffle off a new quilt made by local quilter and businesswoman Joan Ford. The lap-sized quilt, named "Diamond Jubilee," is nearly all hand-pieced with floral fabrics cut into hexagons and triangles. The hand-quilting and hand embroidered details add to the vintage look of this special quilt.

Look at What We Got! New to the OHA Collection
Onondaga Historical Association

Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

The OHA is displaying some of the unique and exceptional local history objects that curatorial staff collected during the past two years. This exhibit will include unusual items recently donated to OHA, such as a framed potato chip--the first chip produced by Jean's Foods in the 1940s; a "Glass Victory Washboard," as well as a "Camp Fire Girls Ceremonial Gown" from 1944-45. Adorning the walls will be art both by local artists and of local history. Alongside a framed photograph of the last train that rumbled down Washington Street c. 1936 will be a series of paintings by renowned Syracuse impressionist Hall Groat, including "Syracuse City Hall," "Alarm, Syracuse, NY," "Parade Day, Salina St. Syracuse," and "Canal Days, Clinton Square, Syracuse, NY." New additions from the archival collection will introduce sheet music from the 1895 Syracuse Post March and the diary of a local high school student reacting to the 1963 Kennedy assassination.

Let's Play!
Everson Museum of Art

Price: $5 suggested donation
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

"Let's Play!" presents a selection of ceramic works from the Everson's renowned collection that embodies a playful spirit, whether through subject or form. Spanning more than 60 years, the works on view represent a vast diversity of ceramic materials, techniques, styles, and forms utilized by some of the most influential international practitioners of the medium. Reflecting the often colorful, humorous, and whimsical imaginations of the artists, these works remind us that play is a critical part of the creative process and that art can also make us smile.

Hillerbrand+Magsamen: Higher Ground
Everson Museum of Art

Price: $5 suggested donation
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

This husband-and-wife artistic team explores the domestic side of life using their Houston home and its contents (including the kids and family dog) as both inspiration and material. Part performance and part installation, the artists record their process through videos and photographs that comment on family dynamics, life in the suburbs, and American consumerism. Their recent project, "Higher Ground," documents the family's efforts to build a spaceship in their backyard and then pilot it to the moon. Through video, sculpture, and photographs, visitors will follow their humorous yet poignant journey into outer space.

Bricks and Blocks
Everson Museum of Art

Price: $5 suggested donation
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

"Bricks and Blocks" combines two seemingly dissimilar mediums, LEGOs and quilts, to celebrate color, pattern and construction and to take play and ingenuity to new heights. The exhibition features original small-scale LEGO designs alongside works by some of the finest quilters in the region.

The LEGO Design Challenge: Build Your Syracuse called upon the community to reimagine Syracuse and its structures. Working in small scale, contributors of all ages gave a fresh look to Syracuse through the magic of LEGOs, considering new and improved buildings and modes of transportation they wish to see in their city. A panel of professional architects and local government officials carefully evaluated and selected submissions based on the creative application of LEGO bricks, imaginative design and concept, as well as difficulty of execution and vision.

Concurrently, Central New York quilters were invited to submit original, contemporary quilts whose vibrant fabric narratives treat the eye to the themes of color, play and geometry and whose work demonstrates original feats of fiber engineering.

Creativity comes in many forms. Together, the beauty and artistry of quilts and the innovation and imagination of the LEGO constructions entwine to create a vivid and playful presentation.

Handmade: The Art of Susan Roth
Everson Museum of Art

Price: $5 suggested donation
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

This major exhibition surveys more than 40 years of work produced by the Canastota-based artist, ranging from her early stain paintings influenced by the Color Field painters to recent works in powder-coated steel. Roth's abstract, shaped canvases are composed of layers of color which often take on three-dimensional, sculptural forms. These innovative works are made possible through the use of acrylic products that Roth has had a hand in developing over the years in collaboration with Golden Artist Colors, a Central New York-based company that specializes in acrylic colors and mediums. Roth's restless experimentation has resulted in a body of work that pushes painting to the limits and has repeatedly opened new areas for exploration. Featuring more than 30 works from private and public collections, "Handmade" connects works across various periods in order to highlight the material and conceptual concerns that have remained constant throughout Roth's long career but which also continues to evolve.

Playing With Perception: Photographs by Florence Henri
Everson Museum of Art

Price: $5 suggested donation
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Drawn from the Everson's collection, this exhibition presents a selection of photographs by Florence Henri, an accomplished artist of the early 20th century who remains relatively unknown today. Henri studied painting with some of the major avant-garde artists of the 20th century, including Fernand Leger and Lazlo Moholy-Nagy, before turning to photography. Intrigued by notions of playing with perception in life as well as art, the androgynous Henri frequently utilized mirrors in her works to create reflections, distort images, and challenge reality. Her abstract compositions, portraits, and advertising images exploited the possibilities of photography and share affinities with the works of contemporaries like Herbert Bayer, Adolph Baron de Meyer, and Man Ray.

Bring It On: The Musical
Syracuse City School District

Price: $5, $8
Nottingham High School
3100 E. Genesee St., Syracuse

For more information, phone 315-435-4181.

American Escapades
Liam Cunningham Symphony Orchestra
Liam Cunningham, conductor
Featuring Jayde Martin, concertmaster; Benjamin Daly, piano

Price: $12
Palace Theater
2384 James St., Syracuse

George Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue
Leonard Bernstein "Symphonic Dances" from West Side Story
Aaron Copland Appalachian Spring
Liam Cunningham Song of Kathleen

For more information, visit www.liam-cunningham.com.

Monday, August 10, 2015

The Automobile: Design Considerations and Local Manifestations
Syracuse University Library Special Collections Research Center

Price: Free
Bird Library, 6th Floor
Syracuse University, Syracuse

"The Automobile" provides a sampling of the ways in which the automobile evolved in the Syracuse area and a glimpse into the innovations of some of the most significant mid-20th-century automobile designers. The centerpiece of the exhibition is the air-cooled Franklin car, the most famous of Syracuse's automobile lines, with its remarkably flexible and durable wooden frame.

The exhibition will also include drawings, sketches, and photographs from SCRC's industrial design collections by designers Howard A. Darrin, Claude Hill, Raymond Loewy, Budd Steinhilber, and Walter Dorwin Teague. Darrin was known for his designs for exotic luxury and sports cars. Claude Hill created some important concept car designs, while Raymond Loewy's photographs document a number of striking Studebaker model designs. Budd Steinhilber was a member of the design team for the revolutionary rear-engine 1948 Tucker automobile, and Walter Dorwin Teague designed for both the Ford Motor Company and the Marmon Motor Company.

Stroke
Liverpool is the Place

Price: Free
Johnson Park
Corner of Vine and Oswego Streets, Liverpool

Rhythm and blues

Tuesday, August 11, 2015

The Automobile: Design Considerations and Local Manifestations
Syracuse University Library Special Collections Research Center

Price: Free
Bird Library, 6th Floor
Syracuse University, Syracuse

"The Automobile" provides a sampling of the ways in which the automobile evolved in the Syracuse area and a glimpse into the innovations of some of the most significant mid-20th-century automobile designers. The centerpiece of the exhibition is the air-cooled Franklin car, the most famous of Syracuse's automobile lines, with its remarkably flexible and durable wooden frame.

The exhibition will also include drawings, sketches, and photographs from SCRC's industrial design collections by designers Howard A. Darrin, Claude Hill, Raymond Loewy, Budd Steinhilber, and Walter Dorwin Teague. Darrin was known for his designs for exotic luxury and sports cars. Claude Hill created some important concept car designs, while Raymond Loewy's photographs document a number of striking Studebaker model designs. Budd Steinhilber was a member of the design team for the revolutionary rear-engine 1948 Tucker automobile, and Walter Dorwin Teague designed for both the Ford Motor Company and the Marmon Motor Company.

Beneath the Clouds
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

Jay Hart: large format geographic compositions using natural and custom-colored elevation surfaces
Vicki Thaler: fine jewelry
John Franklin: vessels turned from found Texan woods
June Szabo: layered wood wall and standing sculpture

Green Eyes: El Viejo -- Work by Ben Cleeton
Community Folk Art Center

Community Folk Art Center
805 E. Genesee St., Syracuse

Green Eyes the Viejo copped out to a 7-year sentence after being arrested for possession of 300 grams of heroin in September. The photo series contrasts his life at home and on the streets of the Near Westside of Syracuse before his sentencing, with the impact on him and his family of his upcoming incarceration. Like Green Eyes' family, many within the Latino community feel the effects of drug arrests. While focusing on Green Eyes and his family, the show will include a series of portraits of individuals/families who have directly or indirectly felt the effects of the prison industrial complex.

See Me Too
Community Folk Art Center

Price: Free
Community Folk Art Center
805 E. Genesee St., Syracuse

A collaboration with NAMI Syracuse, whose mission is to support families of persons with mental illness, fight stigma, advocate for services, and educate the community about mental illness.

Movies in the Park: Frozen

Price: Free
Manlius Amphitheater
Behind the swan pond, Manlius

Outdoor film. Bring a lawn chair or blanket for seating.
Rain date: Aug. 13.

Wednesday, August 12, 2015

The Automobile: Design Considerations and Local Manifestations
Syracuse University Library Special Collections Research Center

Price: Free
Bird Library, 6th Floor
Syracuse University, Syracuse

"The Automobile" provides a sampling of the ways in which the automobile evolved in the Syracuse area and a glimpse into the innovations of some of the most significant mid-20th-century automobile designers. The centerpiece of the exhibition is the air-cooled Franklin car, the most famous of Syracuse's automobile lines, with its remarkably flexible and durable wooden frame.

The exhibition will also include drawings, sketches, and photographs from SCRC's industrial design collections by designers Howard A. Darrin, Claude Hill, Raymond Loewy, Budd Steinhilber, and Walter Dorwin Teague. Darrin was known for his designs for exotic luxury and sports cars. Claude Hill created some important concept car designs, while Raymond Loewy's photographs document a number of striking Studebaker model designs. Budd Steinhilber was a member of the design team for the revolutionary rear-engine 1948 Tucker automobile, and Walter Dorwin Teague designed for both the Ford Motor Company and the Marmon Motor Company.

Beneath the Clouds
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

Jay Hart: large format geographic compositions using natural and custom-colored elevation surfaces
Vicki Thaler: fine jewelry
John Franklin: vessels turned from found Texan woods
June Szabo: layered wood wall and standing sculpture

Green Eyes: El Viejo -- Work by Ben Cleeton
Community Folk Art Center

Community Folk Art Center
805 E. Genesee St., Syracuse

Green Eyes the Viejo copped out to a 7-year sentence after being arrested for possession of 300 grams of heroin in September. The photo series contrasts his life at home and on the streets of the Near Westside of Syracuse before his sentencing, with the impact on him and his family of his upcoming incarceration. Like Green Eyes' family, many within the Latino community feel the effects of drug arrests. While focusing on Green Eyes and his family, the show will include a series of portraits of individuals/families who have directly or indirectly felt the effects of the prison industrial complex.

See Me Too
Community Folk Art Center

Price: Free
Community Folk Art Center
805 E. Genesee St., Syracuse

A collaboration with NAMI Syracuse, whose mission is to support families of persons with mental illness, fight stigma, advocate for services, and educate the community about mental illness.

Look at What We Got! New to the OHA Collection
Onondaga Historical Association

Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

The OHA is displaying some of the unique and exceptional local history objects that curatorial staff collected during the past two years. This exhibit will include unusual items recently donated to OHA, such as a framed potato chip--the first chip produced by Jean's Foods in the 1940s; a "Glass Victory Washboard," as well as a "Camp Fire Girls Ceremonial Gown" from 1944-45. Adorning the walls will be art both by local artists and of local history. Alongside a framed photograph of the last train that rumbled down Washington Street c. 1936 will be a series of paintings by renowned Syracuse impressionist Hall Groat, including "Syracuse City Hall," "Alarm, Syracuse, NY," "Parade Day, Salina St. Syracuse," and "Canal Days, Clinton Square, Syracuse, NY." New additions from the archival collection will introduce sheet music from the 1895 Syracuse Post March and the diary of a local high school student reacting to the 1963 Kennedy assassination.

Patterns in History: Vintage Quilts of Onondaga County
Onondaga Historical Association

Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

Approximately 20 crazy, patchwork, signature, applique, log cabin, and children's quilts, as well as individual quilt squares from the 1850s to the early 20th century, will adorn OHA's second floor gallery this summer and fall. Decorated with beautiful fabrics, patterns, and embroidered characters, OHA's collection represents the array of vintage quilts once used throughout Onondaga County. While some quilts were primarily utilitarian, made to keep their users warm, others were elaborate show pieces that highlighted the artistic skill of the maker. The collection also contains several quilts created to commemorate local people and/or events. A selection of intricate, colorful and even amusing quilts of excellent quality will be on display for all to see!

During the quilt exhibit, OHA will raffle off a new quilt made by local quilter and businesswoman Joan Ford. The lap-sized quilt, named "Diamond Jubilee," is nearly all hand-pieced with floral fabrics cut into hexagons and triangles. The hand-quilting and hand embroidered details add to the vintage look of this special quilt.

Playing With Perception: Photographs by Florence Henri
Everson Museum of Art

Price: $5 suggested donation
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Drawn from the Everson's collection, this exhibition presents a selection of photographs by Florence Henri, an accomplished artist of the early 20th century who remains relatively unknown today. Henri studied painting with some of the major avant-garde artists of the 20th century, including Fernand Leger and Lazlo Moholy-Nagy, before turning to photography. Intrigued by notions of playing with perception in life as well as art, the androgynous Henri frequently utilized mirrors in her works to create reflections, distort images, and challenge reality. Her abstract compositions, portraits, and advertising images exploited the possibilities of photography and share affinities with the works of contemporaries like Herbert Bayer, Adolph Baron de Meyer, and Man Ray.

Handmade: The Art of Susan Roth
Everson Museum of Art

Price: $5 suggested donation
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

This major exhibition surveys more than 40 years of work produced by the Canastota-based artist, ranging from her early stain paintings influenced by the Color Field painters to recent works in powder-coated steel. Roth's abstract, shaped canvases are composed of layers of color which often take on three-dimensional, sculptural forms. These innovative works are made possible through the use of acrylic products that Roth has had a hand in developing over the years in collaboration with Golden Artist Colors, a Central New York-based company that specializes in acrylic colors and mediums. Roth's restless experimentation has resulted in a body of work that pushes painting to the limits and has repeatedly opened new areas for exploration. Featuring more than 30 works from private and public collections, "Handmade" connects works across various periods in order to highlight the material and conceptual concerns that have remained constant throughout Roth's long career but which also continues to evolve.

Hillerbrand+Magsamen: Higher Ground
Everson Museum of Art

Price: $5 suggested donation
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

This husband-and-wife artistic team explores the domestic side of life using their Houston home and its contents (including the kids and family dog) as both inspiration and material. Part performance and part installation, the artists record their process through videos and photographs that comment on family dynamics, life in the suburbs, and American consumerism. Their recent project, "Higher Ground," documents the family's efforts to build a spaceship in their backyard and then pilot it to the moon. Through video, sculpture, and photographs, visitors will follow their humorous yet poignant journey into outer space.

Let's Play!
Everson Museum of Art

Price: $5 suggested donation
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

"Let's Play!" presents a selection of ceramic works from the Everson's renowned collection that embodies a playful spirit, whether through subject or form. Spanning more than 60 years, the works on view represent a vast diversity of ceramic materials, techniques, styles, and forms utilized by some of the most influential international practitioners of the medium. Reflecting the often colorful, humorous, and whimsical imaginations of the artists, these works remind us that play is a critical part of the creative process and that art can also make us smile.

Flicks on the Crick: Whiplash

Price: Free
Sound Garden
310 W. Jefferson St., Syracuse

Andrew Neiman (Miles Teller) is an ambitious young jazz drummer who hopes to rise to the top of his elite music conservatory. Terence Fletcher (J.K. Simmons), an instructor known for his terrifying teaching methods, discovers Andrew and transfers the aspiring drummer into the top jazz ensemble, forever changing the young man's life. But Andrew's passion to achieve perfection quickly spirals into obsession, as his ruthless teacher pushes him to the brink of his ability and his sanity. (Rated R)

Films will be shown outdoors beginning at dusk, projected on the side of Sound Garden. Bring lawn chairs or blankets. That's What's Up food truck will be parked nearby.

Changes in the film schedule, delays or cancellations due to weather will be noted on The Sound Garden and Flicks on the Crick Facebook pages.

KidsFest: Aesop's Fables: Music and Stories with Susan Reed
Skaneateles Festival

Price: Free
First Presbyterian Church of Skaneateles
97 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles

Nationally recognized singer-songwriter, violinist, banjo player and storyteller Susan Reed captures the hearts and imaginations of audiences of all ages with her delightful blend of folk music and stories. Festival musicians join Susan to weave together Aesop's beloved fables with her own original songs in a participatory program sure to be a lot of fun. Check out Susan's original song UP, UP, UP! which has 1.8 million hits on YouTube!

Dancin' in the Park: American Eagle

Price: Free
Lonergan Park
Route 11, just north of Taft Road, North Syracuse

Outdoor concert — bring lawn chairs or blankets. If cancelled due to rain, concerts will be
held on the following evening. A decision will be made by 4pm. Call 315-458-8050 for details or check the village website.

Mark Hoffmann and The Hoffmann Family Band
Liverpool is the Place

Price: Free
Johnson Park
Corner of Vine and Oswego Streets, Liverpool

Classic rock and R&B