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Events for Monday, August 10, 2015

9:00 AM-5:00 PM The Automobile: Design Considerations and Local Manifestations Syracuse University Library Special Collections Research Center

7:00 PM Stroke Liverpool is the Place

Events for Tuesday, August 11, 2015

9:00 AM-7:00 PM The Automobile: Design Considerations and Local Manifestations Syracuse University Library Special Collections Research Center

9:30 AM-6:00 PM Beneath the Clouds Edgewood Gallery

10:00 AM-5:00 PM Green Eyes: El Viejo -- Work by Ben Cleeton Community Folk Art Center

10:00 AM-5:00 PM See Me Too Community Folk Art Center

8:00 PM Movies in the Park: Frozen

Events for Wednesday, August 12, 2015

9:00 AM-5:00 PM The Automobile: Design Considerations and Local Manifestations Syracuse University Library Special Collections Research Center

9:30 AM-6:00 PM Beneath the Clouds Edgewood Gallery

10:00 AM-5:00 PM Green Eyes: El Viejo -- Work by Ben Cleeton Community Folk Art Center

10:00 AM-5:00 PM See Me Too Community Folk Art Center

10:00 AM-4:00 PM Patterns in History: Vintage Quilts of Onondaga County Onondaga Historical Association

10:00 AM-4:00 PM Look at What We Got! New to the OHA Collection Onondaga Historical Association

11:00 AM KidsFest: Aesop's Fables: Music and Stories with Susan Reed Skaneateles Festival

12:00 PM-5:00 PM Playing With Perception: Photographs by Florence Henri Everson Museum of Art

12:00 PM-5:00 PM Handmade: The Art of Susan Roth Everson Museum of Art

12:00 PM-5:00 PM Let's Play! Everson Museum of Art

12:00 PM-5:00 PM Hillerbrand+Magsamen: Higher Ground Everson Museum of Art

6:00 PM-8:00 PM Dancin' in the Park: American Eagle

7:00 PM Mark Hoffmann and The Hoffmann Family Band Liverpool is the Place

8:30 PM Flicks on the Crick: Whiplash

Events for Thursday, August 13, 2015

9:00 AM-7:00 PM The Automobile: Design Considerations and Local Manifestations Syracuse University Library Special Collections Research Center

9:30 AM-6:00 PM Beneath the Clouds Edgewood Gallery

10:00 AM-5:00 PM Green Eyes: El Viejo -- Work by Ben Cleeton Community Folk Art Center

10:00 AM-5:00 PM See Me Too Community Folk Art Center

10:00 AM-4:00 PM Look at What We Got! New to the OHA Collection Onondaga Historical Association

10:00 AM-4:00 PM Patterns in History: Vintage Quilts of Onondaga County Onondaga Historical Association

11:00 AM-6:00 PM New Growth Gandee Gallery (Read a review!)

12:00 PM-8:00 PM Playing With Perception: Photographs by Florence Henri Everson Museum of Art

12:00 PM-8:00 PM Handmade: The Art of Susan Roth Everson Museum of Art

12:00 PM-8:00 PM Hillerbrand+Magsamen: Higher Ground Everson Museum of Art

12:00 PM-8:00 PM Let's Play! Everson Museum of Art

6:45 PM Die Another Death Acme Mystery Company

7:00 PM-9:00 PM Jazz in the City CNY Jazz Arts Foundation, featuring Urban Jazz Coalition with Elan Trotman

8:00 PM Cuse Comedy Championships: Opening Round 4 Central New York Playhouse

8:00 PM Opening Night Skaneateles Festival (Read a review!)

8:30 PM-11:00 PM Summer Review 2015 Urban Video Project

Events for Friday, August 14, 2015

9:00 AM-5:00 PM The Automobile: Design Considerations and Local Manifestations Syracuse University Library Special Collections Research Center

9:30 AM-6:00 PM Beneath the Clouds Edgewood Gallery

10:00 AM-5:00 PM Green Eyes: El Viejo -- Work by Ben Cleeton Community Folk Art Center

10:00 AM-5:00 PM See Me Too Community Folk Art Center

10:00 AM-4:00 PM Patterns in History: Vintage Quilts of Onondaga County Onondaga Historical Association

10:00 AM-4:00 PM Look at What We Got! New to the OHA Collection Onondaga Historical Association

11:00 AM-6:00 PM New Growth Gandee Gallery (Read a review!)

12:00 PM-5:00 PM Playing With Perception: Photographs by Florence Henri Everson Museum of Art

12:00 PM-5:00 PM Handmade: The Art of Susan Roth Everson Museum of Art

12:00 PM-5:00 PM Let's Play! Everson Museum of Art

12:00 PM-5:00 PM Hillerbrand+Magsamen: Higher Ground Everson Museum of Art

5:30 PM All's Well That Ends Well Syracuse Shakespeare-in-the-Park (Read a review!)

8:00 PM Treasure Island Appleseed Productions

8:00 PM White Liars and Black Comedy: Two One-Acts Central New York Playhouse (Read a review!)

8:00 PM Song & Dance Skaneateles Festival

8:30 PM-11:00 PM Summer Review 2015 Urban Video Project

Events for Saturday, August 15, 2015

10:00 AM-2:00 PM Beneath the Clouds Edgewood Gallery

10:00 AM-5:00 PM Handmade: The Art of Susan Roth Everson Museum of Art

10:00 AM-5:00 PM Hillerbrand+Magsamen: Higher Ground Everson Museum of Art

10:00 AM-5:00 PM Let's Play! Everson Museum of Art

10:00 AM-5:00 PM Playing With Perception: Photographs by Florence Henri Everson Museum of Art

11:00 AM-5:00 PM See Me Too Community Folk Art Center

11:00 AM-5:00 PM Green Eyes: El Viejo -- Work by Ben Cleeton Community Folk Art Center

11:00 AM-6:00 PM New Growth Gandee Gallery (Read a review!)

11:00 AM-4:00 PM Look at What We Got! New to the OHA Collection Onondaga Historical Association

11:00 AM-4:00 PM Patterns in History: Vintage Quilts of Onondaga County Onondaga Historical Association

12:30 PM Snow White Magic Circle Children's Theatre

5:30 PM All's Well That Ends Well Syracuse Shakespeare-in-the-Park (Read a review!)

6:30 PM Badfish: A Tribute to Sublime Paper Mill Island

7:30 PM A Night at the Met Skaneateles Festival, featuring Musicians from the Met Opera; David Chan, concertmaster; Lisette Oropesa, soprano

8:00 PM Treasure Island Appleseed Productions

8:00 PM White Liars and Black Comedy: Two One-Acts Central New York Playhouse (Read a review!)

8:30 PM-11:00 PM Summer Review 2015 Urban Video Project

Events for Sunday, August 16, 2015

11:00 AM-4:00 PM New Growth Gandee Gallery (Read a review!)

11:00 AM-4:00 PM Patterns in History: Vintage Quilts of Onondaga County Onondaga Historical Association

11:00 AM-4:00 PM Look at What We Got! New to the OHA Collection Onondaga Historical Association

12:00 PM-5:00 PM Let's Play! Everson Museum of Art

12:00 PM-5:00 PM Hillerbrand+Magsamen: Higher Ground Everson Museum of Art

12:00 PM-5:00 PM Playing With Perception: Photographs by Florence Henri Everson Museum of Art

12:00 PM-5:00 PM Handmade: The Art of Susan Roth Everson Museum of Art

2:00 PM White Liars and Black Comedy: Two One-Acts Central New York Playhouse (Read a review!)

2:00 PM All's Well That Ends Well Syracuse Shakespeare-in-the-Park (Read a review!)

Events for Monday, August 17, 2015

9:00 AM-4:00 PM The Boys of Summer: Baseball Meets Art Syracuse Technology Garden Gallery

9:00 AM-5:00 PM The Automobile: Design Considerations and Local Manifestations Syracuse University Library Special Collections Research Center

10:00 AM-6:00 PM 2015 Light Work Grants in Photography Exhibition: Allison Beondé, Thilde Jensen, Costa Sakellariou Light Work Gallery

7:00 PM Mario DeSantis Orchestra Liverpool is the Place

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Monday, August 10, 2015


Art
 

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, August 10



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.


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Music
 

7:00 PM, August 10



Stroke
Liverpool is the Place

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

Rhythm and blues


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Tuesday, August 11, 2015


Art
 

9:00 AM - 7:00 PM, August 11



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.


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9:30 AM - 6:00 PM, August 11



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


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10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, August 11



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.


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10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, August 11



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.


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Film
 

8:00 PM, August 11



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.


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Wednesday, August 12, 2015


Art
 

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, August 12



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.


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9:30 AM - 6:00 PM, August 12



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


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10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, August 12



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.


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10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, August 12



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.


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10:00 AM - 4:00 PM, August 12



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.


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10:00 AM - 4:00 PM, August 12



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.


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12:00 PM - 5:00 PM, August 12



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.


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12:00 PM - 5:00 PM, August 12



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.


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12:00 PM - 5:00 PM, August 12



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.


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12:00 PM - 5:00 PM, August 12



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.


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Film
 

8:30 PM, August 12



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.


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Music
 

11:00 AM, August 12



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!


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6:00 PM - 8:00 PM, August 12



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.


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7:00 PM, August 12



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


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Thursday, August 13, 2015


Art
 

9:00 AM - 7:00 PM, August 13



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.


Back to list
 

 

9:30 AM - 6:00 PM, August 13



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


Back to list
 

 

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, August 13



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.


Back to list
 

 

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, August 13



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.


Back to list
 

 

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM, August 13



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.


Back to list
 

 

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM, August 13



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.


Back to list
 

 

11:00 AM - 6:00 PM, August 13



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!


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12:00 PM - 8:00 PM, August 13



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.


Back to list
 

 

12:00 PM - 8:00 PM, August 13



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.


Back to list
 

 

12:00 PM - 8:00 PM, August 13



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.


Back to list
 

 

12:00 PM - 8:00 PM, August 13



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.


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8:30 PM - 11:00 PM, August 13



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.


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Comedy
 

8:00 PM, August 13



Cuse Comedy Championships: Opening Round 4
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: Anna Phillips
Competing comics: Lauren Turczak, Jon Tenace, Charlie Frusci, Grant Fletcher, Jenny Red, Steve O'Connell, Justin Trimm, Bryan VanCampen


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Music
 

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM, August 13



Jazz in the City
CNY Jazz Arts Foundation
Featuring Urban Jazz Coalition with Elan Trotman

Price: Free
700 Block of North Salina St.
Syracuse


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8:00 PM, August 13



Opening Night
Skaneateles Festival

Price: $28, $24 regular; $26, $22 students/seniors
First Presbyterian Church of Skaneateles
97 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles

Brahms Violin Sonata, Op. 100
Dorman Udacrep Akubrad
Britten Cello Sonata
Faure Piano Quartet, Op. 15

Featuring Julia Bruskin, cello; Jeffrey Irving, percussion; Michael Kannen, cello; Jennifer Koh, violin; Maria Lambros, viola; Ian Sullivan, percussion; Orion Weiss, piano; Aaron Wunsch, piano

Read a review!


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Theater
 

6:45 PM, August 13



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?


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Friday, August 14, 2015


Art
 

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, August 14



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.


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9:30 AM - 6:00 PM, August 14



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


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10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, August 14



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.


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10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, August 14



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.


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10:00 AM - 4:00 PM, August 14



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.


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10:00 AM - 4:00 PM, August 14



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.


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11:00 AM - 6:00 PM, August 14



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!


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12:00 PM - 5:00 PM, August 14



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.


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12:00 PM - 5:00 PM, August 14



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.


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12:00 PM - 5:00 PM, August 14



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.


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12:00 PM - 5:00 PM, August 14



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.


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8:30 PM - 11:00 PM, August 14



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.


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Music
 

8:00 PM, August 14



Song & Dance
Skaneateles Festival

Price: $28, $24 regular; $26, $22 students/seniors
First Presbyterian Church of Skaneateles
97 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles

Bizet Songs
Adams Road Movies
Dvorák Slavonic Dances
Schubert Octet

Featuring musicians from the Met Opera; Julia Bruskin, cello; Jennifer Koh, violin; Lisette Oropesa, soprano; Orion Weiss, piano; Aaron Wunsch, piano

There will be a pre-concert discussion with the musicians preceding the concert, beginning at 7:00.
In the high-stakes world of grand opera, there is plenty of drama both on and off stage. Discover what it's like to make music at the famed Metropolitan Opera from three perspectives: conductor Daniel Stewart, orchestra member Julia Bruskin, and star singer Lisette Oropesa share their stories.


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Theater
 

5:30 PM, August 14



All's Well That Ends Well
Syracuse Shakespeare-in-the-Park
Nick Bessette, director

Price: Free
Thornden Park Amphitheater
Ostrom Ave., Syracuse

We're keeping it light in August with a Napoleonic Era setting for this comedy of love and class mixed with gender reversals and a dose of cynicism. Bring the whole family.

Read a review!


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8:00 PM, August 14



Treasure Island
Appleseed Productions
Sharon Sorkin, director

Price: $18 regular; $15 students/seniors
Atonement Lutheran Church
116 W. Glen Ave., Syracuse

A stage adaptation, written by Phil Willmot, of the Robert Louis Stevenson novel, presented by Apple Core, the junior high education program at Appleseed, with some venerable local actors along for the adventure. The classic coming-of-age story is complete with a stolen map, pirates, swashbuckling battles, betrayal, and the infamous Long John Silver. A great summer production for the whole family.


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8:00 PM, August 14



White Liars and Black Comedy: Two One-Acts
Central New York Playhouse
Christopher Best and Justin Polly, director

Price: $20
CNY Playhouse
Shoppingtown Mall, Entrance No. 4 (adjacent to parking garage), Dewitt

The White Liars revolves around Sophie Lemberg, an eccentric and disillusioned fortune teller (who imagines herself to be a baroness of the Holy Roman Empire) living in a decaying seaside resort, and the two young men -- Tom, the lead singer in a rock band, and Frank, his business manager -- who consult her. It soon becomes clear that their lives are much stranger than the fiction Sophie tries to create in her magic ball.

In Black Comedy, Brindsley Miller, a young sculptor, and his debutante fiancée Carol Melkett have borrowed some expensive, antique furniture from his neighbor Harold's flat without his permission in order to impress an elderly millionaire art collector coming to view Brindsley's work, and Carol's father Colonel Melkett. When the power fails, Harold returns early, and Brindsley's ex-mistress Clea shows up unexpectedly, so things slide into disaster for him.

Read a review!


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Saturday, August 15, 2015


Art
 

10:00 AM - 2:00 PM, August 15



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


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10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, August 15



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.


Back to list
 

 

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, August 15



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.


Back to list
 

 

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, August 15



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.


Back to list
 

 

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, August 15



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.


Back to list
 

 

11:00 AM - 5:00 PM, August 15



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.


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11:00 AM - 5:00 PM, August 15



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.


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11:00 AM - 6:00 PM, August 15



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!


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11:00 AM - 4:00 PM, August 15



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.


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11:00 AM - 4:00 PM, August 15



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.


Back to list
 

 

8:30 PM - 11:00 PM, August 15



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.


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Music
 

6:30 PM, August 15



Badfish: A Tribute to Sublime
Paper Mill Island

Paper Mill Island
Baldwinsville


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7:30 PM, August 15



A Night at the Met
Skaneateles Festival
Daniel Stewart, conductor
Featuring Musicians from the Met Opera; David Chan, concertmaster; Lisette Oropesa, soprano

Price: $28, $22
Brook Farm
2.5 miles south of the village on Route 41A, Skaneateles

Strauss Die Fledermaus Overture
Handel Piangero la sorte mia from Giulio Cesare
Mozart Deh vieni from The Marriage of Figaro
Donizetti Chacun le sait from La Fille du Regiment
Verdi Sempre libera from La Traviata
Mahler Symphony No. 4 (arr. Klaus Simon)



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Theater
 

12:30 PM, August 15



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.


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5:30 PM, August 15



All's Well That Ends Well
Syracuse Shakespeare-in-the-Park
Nick Bessette, director

Price: Free
Thornden Park Amphitheater
Ostrom Ave., Syracuse

We're keeping it light in August with a Napoleonic Era setting for this comedy of love and class mixed with gender reversals and a dose of cynicism. Bring the whole family.

Read a review!


Back to list
 

 

8:00 PM, August 15



Treasure Island
Appleseed Productions
Sharon Sorkin, director

Price: $18 regular; $15 students/seniors
Atonement Lutheran Church
116 W. Glen Ave., Syracuse

A stage adaptation, written by Phil Willmot, of the Robert Louis Stevenson novel, presented by Apple Core, the junior high education program at Appleseed, with some venerable local actors along for the adventure. The classic coming-of-age story is complete with a stolen map, pirates, swashbuckling battles, betrayal, and the infamous Long John Silver. A great summer production for the whole family.


Back to list
 

 

8:00 PM, August 15



White Liars and Black Comedy: Two One-Acts
Central New York Playhouse
Christopher Best and Justin Polly, director

Price: $20
CNY Playhouse
Shoppingtown Mall, Entrance No. 4 (adjacent to parking garage), Dewitt

The White Liars revolves around Sophie Lemberg, an eccentric and disillusioned fortune teller (who imagines herself to be a baroness of the Holy Roman Empire) living in a decaying seaside resort, and the two young men -- Tom, the lead singer in a rock band, and Frank, his business manager -- who consult her. It soon becomes clear that their lives are much stranger than the fiction Sophie tries to create in her magic ball.

In Black Comedy, Brindsley Miller, a young sculptor, and his debutante fiancée Carol Melkett have borrowed some expensive, antique furniture from his neighbor Harold's flat without his permission in order to impress an elderly millionaire art collector coming to view Brindsley's work, and Carol's father Colonel Melkett. When the power fails, Harold returns early, and Brindsley's ex-mistress Clea shows up unexpectedly, so things slide into disaster for him.

Read a review!


Back to list
 


 

Sunday, August 16, 2015


Art
 

11:00 AM - 4:00 PM, August 16



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!


Back to list
 

 

11:00 AM - 4:00 PM, August 16



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.


Back to list
 

 

11:00 AM - 4:00 PM, August 16



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.


Back to list
 

 

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM, August 16



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.


Back to list
 

 

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM, August 16



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.


Back to list
 

 

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM, August 16



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.


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12:00 PM - 5:00 PM, August 16



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.


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Theater
 

2:00 PM, August 16



White Liars and Black Comedy: Two One-Acts
Central New York Playhouse
Christopher Best and Justin Polly, director

Price: $17
CNY Playhouse
Shoppingtown Mall, Entrance No. 4 (adjacent to parking garage), Dewitt

The White Liars revolves around Sophie Lemberg, an eccentric and disillusioned fortune teller (who imagines herself to be a baroness of the Holy Roman Empire) living in a decaying seaside resort, and the two young men -- Tom, the lead singer in a rock band, and Frank, his business manager -- who consult her. It soon becomes clear that their lives are much stranger than the fiction Sophie tries to create in her magic ball.

In Black Comedy, Brindsley Miller, a young sculptor, and his debutante fiancée Carol Melkett have borrowed some expensive, antique furniture from his neighbor Harold's flat without his permission in order to impress an elderly millionaire art collector coming to view Brindsley's work, and Carol's father Colonel Melkett. When the power fails, Harold returns early, and Brindsley's ex-mistress Clea shows up unexpectedly, so things slide into disaster for him.

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2:00 PM, August 16



All's Well That Ends Well
Syracuse Shakespeare-in-the-Park
Nick Bessette, director

Price: Free
Thornden Park Amphitheater
Ostrom Ave., Syracuse

We're keeping it light in August with a Napoleonic Era setting for this comedy of love and class mixed with gender reversals and a dose of cynicism. Bring the whole family.

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Monday, August 17, 2015


Art
 

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM, August 17



The Boys of Summer: Baseball Meets Art
Syracuse Technology Garden Gallery

Price: Free
Syracuse Technology Garden
235 Harrison St., Syracuse


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9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, August 17



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.


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10:00 AM - 6:00 PM, August 17



2015 Light Work Grants in Photography Exhibition: Allison Beondé, Thilde Jensen, Costa Sakellariou
Light Work Gallery

Light Work Gallery
316 Waverly Ave., Syracuse University, Syracuse

Allison Beondé is a visual artist currently living in Syracuse. She holds her B.F.A. from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, in partnership with Tufts University. She has exhibited work in the Boston area and is the recipient of a 2015 Traveling Fellowship through the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

Thilde Jensen was born in Denmark and moved to New York City in 1997. Six years later, her life and career as a documentary and editorial photographer were cut short by a sudden development of severe environmental illness. Jensen's first monograph, The Canaries, is about environmental illness and was published in 2013. It has since received much international acclaim. Her book was selected by many as one of the best photobooks of the year 2013. The Canaries was shortlisted for the Paris Photo/Aperture Foundation First Photobook Award 2013, longlisted for the Kraszna-Krausz Book Awards 2014, nominated for the Kassel Best Photobook Award 2014, and is in the collection at MoMA. The project has been exhibited in solo shows at Light Work and the Center for Photography at Woodstock, NY; featured in the New York Times, Esquire Russia, Wired.com rawfile, Vision Magazine China, Business Insider, Slate.com; and selected for Slate.com's Best Photography Shows of 2012. The Canaries was featured in the TONY: 2012 exhibition at the Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse. Jensen is a 2013 NYFA Fellowship recipient.

Costa Sakellariou is a photographer currently living and working in Binghamton, NY. From the mid-1980s until 1992, he was a working photographer based in Athens, Islamabad, and New Delhi. His clients were the weekly news magazines and his work was represented by JB Pictures in New York City. In 1992, he began work on a long-term project on the dwindling Greek population of Istanbul. The project was published as a book titled The Last Greeks of Istanbul, and was one of the first photobooks to be published in Greece. The Benaki Museum plans to acquire a portfolio of the work for their permanent photography collection. In 1998, Sakellariou and his wife moved to Binghamton. A year later, he began teaching photography at Binghamton University, where he continues to teach today.


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Music
 

7:00 PM, August 17



Mario DeSantis Orchestra
Liverpool is the Place

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

Swing and standards


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