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Events for Wednesday, October 21, 2015

8:00 AM-2:00 AM Mark Topp: Here & There LeMoyne College

9:00 AM-4:00 PM Locally Grown Art Exhibit Baltimore Woods Weeks Art Gallery

9:00 AM-4:00 PM Be the Change: Works by Zachary Skinner Onondaga Community College

9:00 AM-7:00 PM Black Utopias Syracuse University Library Special Collections Research Center

9:00 AM-4:00 PM 25: Multi-media artwork by Erin Fassinger Westcott Community Art Gallery

9:30 AM-6:00 PM A Conscious Allusion Edgewood Gallery (Read a review!)

10:00 AM-5:00 PM Resistance: Work by Najee Dorsey Community Folk Art Center (Read a review!)

10:00 AM-5:00 PM My Fabric Art: Works by Jan Navales Gallery 54

10:00 AM-9:00 PM Rotimi Fani-Kayode (1955-1989) Light Work Gallery (Read a review!)

10:00 AM-9:00 PM 2015 Light Work Grants in Photography Exhibition: Allison Beondé, Thilde Jensen, Costa Sakellariou Light Work Gallery

10:00 AM-4:00 PM Snowy Splendor: Winter Scenes of Onondaga County Onondaga Historical Association

10:00 AM-4:00 PM A Life in Art: Highlights of Women Artists in OHA's Collection 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-4:30 PM Hard Earned: The Military Photographs of Stacy Pearsall Syracuse University Art Museum

11:00 AM-4:30 PM James Rosenquist: Illustrious Works on Paper, Illuminating Paintings Syracuse University Art Museum

11:00 AM-4:30 PM The Portraits of Gregory Heisler Syracuse University Art Museum

12:00 PM-2:00 PM Jazz at the Plaza: Dave Solazzo CNY Jazz Arts Foundation

12:00 PM-5:00 PM Three Graces Everson Museum of Art (Read a review!)

12:00 PM-5:00 PM Gods and Monsters: Three Centuries of Portraiture Everson Museum of Art

12:00 PM-5:00 PM On My Own Time Everson Museum of Art

12:00 PM-5:00 PM Joy, Beauty & Wonder Everson Museum of Art

12:00 PM-5:00 PM He Maketh a Path to Shine After Him; One Would Think the Deep to be Hoary (2013) Everson Museum of Art

12:00 PM-5:00 PM Béisbol at the Heart of Latino Community La Casita Cultural Center

12:00 PM-5:00 PM Continuum Point of Contact Gallery (Read a review!)

12:15 PM Lunchtime Lecture: Illustrious Works on Paper, Illuminating Paintings Syracuse University Art Museum

12:30 PM Martiros Shakhzadyan, violin; Ahreum Kim, violin; Peter Rovit, violin; and friends Civic Morning Musicals

2:00 PM-7:00 PM The Global Citizen: Graphic Art of Marlena Buczek Smith ArtRage Gallery

7:30 PM An Evening with Chicago, Live in Concert Landmark Theatre

7:30 PM Preview: The Underpants Syracuse Stage (Read a review!)

Events for Thursday, October 22, 2015

8:00 AM-2:00 AM Mark Topp: Here & There LeMoyne College

9:00 AM-4:00 PM Locally Grown Art Exhibit Baltimore Woods Weeks Art Gallery

9:00 AM-4:00 PM Be the Change: Works by Zachary Skinner Onondaga Community College

9:00 AM-5:00 PM Black Utopias Syracuse University Library Special Collections Research Center

9:00 AM-4:00 PM 25: Multi-media artwork by Erin Fassinger Westcott Community Art Gallery

9:30 AM-6:00 PM A Conscious Allusion Edgewood Gallery (Read a review!)

10:00 AM-5:00 PM Resistance: Work by Najee Dorsey Community Folk Art Center (Read a review!)

10:00 AM-5:00 PM My Fabric Art: Works by Jan Navales Gallery 54

10:00 AM-9:00 PM Rotimi Fani-Kayode (1955-1989) Light Work Gallery (Read a review!)

10:00 AM-9:00 PM 2015 Light Work Grants in Photography Exhibition: Allison Beondé, Thilde Jensen, Costa Sakellariou Light Work Gallery

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 A Life in Art: Highlights of Women Artists in OHA's Collection Onondaga Historical Association

10:00 AM-4:00 PM Snowy Splendor: Winter Scenes of Onondaga County Onondaga Historical Association

11:00 AM-8:00 PM Hard Earned: The Military Photographs of Stacy Pearsall Syracuse University Art Museum

11:00 AM-8:00 PM The Portraits of Gregory Heisler Syracuse University Art Museum

11:00 AM-8:00 PM James Rosenquist: Illustrious Works on Paper, Illuminating Paintings Syracuse University Art Museum

12:00 PM-8:00 PM Three Graces Everson Museum of Art (Read a review!)

12:00 PM-8:00 PM Joy, Beauty & Wonder Everson Museum of Art

12:00 PM-8:00 PM He Maketh a Path to Shine After Him; One Would Think the Deep to be Hoary (2013) Everson Museum of Art

12:00 PM-8:00 PM On My Own Time Everson Museum of Art

12:00 PM-8:00 PM Gods and Monsters: Three Centuries of Portraiture Everson Museum of Art

12:00 PM-5:00 PM Béisbol at the Heart of Latino Community La Casita Cultural Center

12:00 PM-5:00 PM Continuum Point of Contact Gallery (Read a review!)

12:15 PM Lunchtime Lecture: James Rosenquist Gallery Tour with curator Sarah C. Bancroft Syracuse University Art Museum

2:00 PM-7:00 PM The Global Citizen: Graphic Art of Marlena Buczek Smith ArtRage Gallery

6:30 PM Gallery Walk: Meet the Artists Everson Museum of Art

6:30 PM-11:00 PM Leviathan Urban Video Project (Read a review!)

6:45 PM A Tomb With A View Acme Mystery Company

7:00 PM The Rosenquist Network: Collaboration and Connections in the American Print Workshop Syracuse University Art Museum

7:30 PM Southern Style Tour: Darius Rucker, with David Nail & CAM

7:30 PM Preview: The Underpants Syracuse Stage (Read a review!)

8:00 PM Little Shop of Horrors Central New York Playhouse (Read a review!)

8:00 PM Journey Through Music of the African Diaspora: Noble Vibes Community Folk Art Center

8:00 PM *SOLD OUT* Lizzie Borden Took an Axe Covey Theatre Company (Read a review!)

Events for Friday, October 23, 2015

8:00 AM-8:00 PM Mark Topp: Here & There LeMoyne College

9:00 AM-4:00 PM Locally Grown Art Exhibit Baltimore Woods Weeks Art Gallery

9:00 AM-4:00 PM Be the Change: Works by Zachary Skinner Onondaga Community College

9:00 AM-5:00 PM Black Utopias Syracuse University Library Special Collections Research Center

9:00 AM-4:00 PM 25: Multi-media artwork by Erin Fassinger Westcott Community Art Gallery

9:30 AM-6:00 PM A Conscious Allusion Edgewood Gallery (Read a review!)

10:00 AM-5:00 PM Resistance: Work by Najee Dorsey Community Folk Art Center (Read a review!)

10:00 AM-6:00 PM My Fabric Art: Works by Jan Navales Gallery 54

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

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 Snowy Splendor: Winter Scenes of Onondaga County Onondaga Historical Association

10:00 AM-4:00 PM A Life in Art: Highlights of Women Artists in OHA's Collection Onondaga Historical Association

11:00 AM-4:30 PM James Rosenquist: Illustrious Works on Paper, Illuminating Paintings Syracuse University Art Museum

11:00 AM-4:30 PM The Portraits of Gregory Heisler Syracuse University Art Museum

11:00 AM-4:30 PM Hard Earned: The Military Photographs of Stacy Pearsall Syracuse University Art Museum

11:15 AM Music Department Faculty Recital Onondaga Community College

12:00 PM-5:00 PM Joy, Beauty & Wonder Everson Museum of Art

12:00 PM-5:00 PM Three Graces Everson Museum of Art (Read a review!)

12:00 PM-5:00 PM He Maketh a Path to Shine After Him; One Would Think the Deep to be Hoary (2013) Everson Museum of Art

12:00 PM-5:00 PM Gods and Monsters: Three Centuries of Portraiture Everson Museum of Art

12:00 PM-5:00 PM On My Own Time Everson Museum of Art

12:00 PM-5:00 PM Béisbol at the Heart of Latino Community La Casita Cultural Center

12:00 PM-5:00 PM Continuum Point of Contact Gallery (Read a review!)

2:00 PM-7:00 PM The Global Citizen: Graphic Art of Marlena Buczek Smith ArtRage Gallery

6:00 PM-1:00 AM Friday the 13th Film Festival Palace Theatre

6:30 PM-11:00 PM Leviathan Urban Video Project (Read a review!)

7:00 PM The Yes Men are Revolting ArtRage Gallery

7:00 PM Poets Jeffrey Harrison and Christopher Citro Downtown Writer's Center

7:00 PM Eclipsed Syracuse Academy of Science

7:00 PM A Journey Toward Justice Paul Robeson Performing Arts Company

8:00 PM Little Shop of Horrors Central New York Playhouse (Read a review!)

8:00 PM *SOLD OUT* Lizzie Borden Took an Axe Covey Theatre Company (Read a review!)

8:00 PM Jay Ungar and Molly Mason Folkus Project

8:00 PM Pericles, Prince of Tyre LeMoyne College (Read a review!)

8:00 PM Triassic Parq: The Musical Rarely Done Productions (Read a review!)

8:00 PM Lab Series: There, Is Nothing Redhouse

8:00 PM Opening: The Underpants Syracuse Stage (Read a review!)

Events for Saturday, October 24, 2015

9:00 AM-8:00 PM Mark Topp: Here & There LeMoyne College

9:00 AM-11:00 AM Annual Pottery Garage Sale Independent Potters' Association

10:00 AM-4:00 PM Locally Grown Art Exhibit Baltimore Woods Weeks Art Gallery

10:00 AM-5:00 PM On My Own Time Everson Museum of Art

10:00 AM-5:00 PM Gods and Monsters: Three Centuries of Portraiture Everson Museum of Art

10:00 AM-5:00 PM He Maketh a Path to Shine After Him; One Would Think the Deep to be Hoary (2013) Everson Museum of Art

10:00 AM-5:00 PM Three Graces Everson Museum of Art (Read a review!)

10:00 AM-5:00 PM Joy, Beauty & Wonder Everson Museum of Art

10:00 AM-6:00 PM My Fabric Art: Works by Jan Navales Gallery 54

10:30 AM Kids Series: Storybook Halloween Syracuse Orchestra (formerly Symphoria)

11:00 AM-5:00 PM Resistance: Work by Najee Dorsey Community Folk Art Center (Read a review!)

11:00 AM-6:00 PM The Almighty Cup Gandee Gallery

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 A Life in Art: Highlights of Women Artists in OHA's Collection Onondaga Historical Association

11:00 AM-4:00 PM Snowy Splendor: Winter Scenes of Onondaga County Onondaga Historical Association

11:00 AM-4:30 PM James Rosenquist: Illustrious Works on Paper, Illuminating Paintings Syracuse University Art Museum

11:00 AM-4:30 PM Hard Earned: The Military Photographs of Stacy Pearsall Syracuse University Art Museum

11:00 AM-4:30 PM The Portraits of Gregory Heisler Syracuse University Art Museum

12:00 PM-4:00 PM The Global Citizen: Graphic Art of Marlena Buczek Smith ArtRage Gallery

12:00 PM-5:00 PM Continuum Point of Contact Gallery (Read a review!)

12:30 PM Aladdin Magic Circle Children's Theatre

1:00 PM-9:00 PM 2015 Light Work Grants in Photography Exhibition: Allison Beondé, Thilde Jensen, Costa Sakellariou Light Work Gallery

1:00 PM-2:00 PM Dreams & Found Objects Studio 24

2:00 PM-5:00 PM Vocal Jazz Jam CNY Jazz Arts Foundation

2:00 PM *SOLD OUT* Lizzie Borden Took an Axe Covey Theatre Company (Read a review!)

2:00 PM Fall Ghostalk: The Way They Were Onondaga Historical Association

3:00 PM The Underpants Syracuse Stage (Read a review!)

6:30 PM-2:00 AM Palace Theater Halloween Bash Palace Theatre

6:30 PM-11:00 PM Leviathan Urban Video Project (Read a review!)

7:00 PM Eclipsed Syracuse Academy of Science

7:00 PM Fall Ghostalk: The Way They Were Onondaga Historical Association

7:30 PM Jen Chapin Steeple Coffee House

7:30 PM Fakin' It Studio 24

7:30 PM Music for Chorus and Organ Syracuse Vocal Ensemble, featuring Brian Glikes, organ

8:00 PM The Devil's Backbone ArtRage Gallery

8:00 PM Little Shop of Horrors Central New York Playhouse (Read a review!)

8:00 PM Pericles, Prince of Tyre LeMoyne College (Read a review!)

8:00 PM Triassic Parq: The Musical Rarely Done Productions (Read a review!)

8:00 PM Lab Series: There, Is Nothing Redhouse

8:00 PM The Underpants Syracuse Stage (Read a review!)

Events for Sunday, October 25, 2015

10:00 AM-5:00 PM My Fabric Art: Works by Jan Navales Gallery 54

11:00 AM-4:00 PM The Almighty Cup Gandee Gallery

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 Snowy Splendor: Winter Scenes of Onondaga County Onondaga Historical Association

11:00 AM-4:00 PM A Life in Art: Highlights of Women Artists in OHA's Collection Onondaga Historical Association

11:00 AM-4:30 PM The Portraits of Gregory Heisler Syracuse University Art Museum

11:00 AM-4:30 PM Hard Earned: The Military Photographs of Stacy Pearsall Syracuse University Art Museum

11:00 AM-4:30 PM James Rosenquist: Illustrious Works on Paper, Illuminating Paintings Syracuse University Art Museum

12:00 PM-5:00 PM Joy, Beauty & Wonder Everson Museum of Art

12:00 PM-5:00 PM Gods and Monsters: Three Centuries of Portraiture Everson Museum of Art

12:00 PM-5:00 PM On My Own Time Everson Museum of Art

12:00 PM-5:00 PM Three Graces Everson Museum of Art (Read a review!)

12:00 PM-2:00 AM Mark Topp: Here & There LeMoyne College

1:00 PM-9:00 PM 2015 Light Work Grants in Photography Exhibition: Allison Beondé, Thilde Jensen, Costa Sakellariou Light Work Gallery

1:30 PM Jazzuits in the Marren LeMoyne College, featuring Ronnie Leigh

2:00 PM Little Shop of Horrors Central New York Playhouse (Read a review!)

2:00 PM Fakin' It Studio 24

2:00 PM The Underpants Syracuse Stage (Read a review!)

3:00 PM Music for Chorus and Organ Syracuse Vocal Ensemble, featuring Brian Glikes, organ

3:00 PM Founding of Literacy Volunteers of America University Neighbors Lecture Series, featuring Ruth Colvin

4:00 PM Syracuse, In the Presence of the Past Syracuse Children's Chorus

4:30 PM Jazzuits in the Marren LeMoyne College, featuring Ronnie Leigh

5:00 PM Jazz Vespers CNY Jazz Arts Foundation, featuring Winsome Graham, guest vocalist

7:00 PM-9:30 PM Stars of Tomorrow Cabaret CNY Jazz Arts Foundation, featuring Nancy Kelly

7:00 PM Syracuse Area Live Theater (SALT) Awards

Events for Monday, October 26, 2015

8:00 AM-2:00 AM Mark Topp: Here & There LeMoyne College

9:00 AM-4:00 PM Locally Grown Art Exhibit Baltimore Woods Weeks Art Gallery

9:00 AM-4:00 PM Be the Change: Works by Zachary Skinner Onondaga Community College

9:00 AM-5:00 PM Black Utopias Syracuse University Library Special Collections Research Center

9:00 AM-4:00 PM 25: Multi-media artwork by Erin Fassinger Westcott Community Art Gallery

10:00 AM-5:00 PM My Fabric Art: Works by Jan Navales Gallery 54

10:00 AM-9:00 PM 2015 Light Work Grants in Photography Exhibition: Allison Beondé, Thilde Jensen, Costa Sakellariou Light Work Gallery

12:00 PM-5:00 PM Béisbol at the Heart of Latino Community La Casita Cultural Center

7:30 PM Halloween Horror Double Feature: The Mummy’s Hand and The Black Cat Syracuse Cinephile Society

Events for Tuesday, October 27, 2015

8:00 AM-2:00 AM Mark Topp: Here & There LeMoyne College

9:00 AM-4:00 PM Locally Grown Art Exhibit Baltimore Woods Weeks Art Gallery

9:00 AM-4:00 PM Be the Change: Works by Zachary Skinner Onondaga Community College

9:00 AM-5:00 PM Black Utopias Syracuse University Library Special Collections Research Center

9:00 AM-4:00 PM 25: Multi-media artwork by Erin Fassinger Westcott Community Art Gallery

10:00 AM-5:00 PM Resistance: Work by Najee Dorsey Community Folk Art Center (Read a review!)

10:00 AM-5:00 PM My Fabric Art: Works by Jan Navales Gallery 54

10:00 AM-9:00 PM 2015 Light Work Grants in Photography Exhibition: Allison Beondé, Thilde Jensen, Costa Sakellariou Light Work Gallery

11:00 AM-4:30 PM James Rosenquist: Illustrious Works on Paper, Illuminating Paintings Syracuse University Art Museum

11:00 AM-4:30 PM Hard Earned: The Military Photographs of Stacy Pearsall Syracuse University Art Museum

11:00 AM-4:30 PM The Portraits of Gregory Heisler Syracuse University Art Museum

12:00 PM-5:00 PM Béisbol at the Heart of Latino Community La Casita Cultural Center

12:00 PM-5:00 PM Continuum Point of Contact Gallery (Read a review!)

7:00 PM AbdulKarim Al Makadma, Palestinian author ArtRage Gallery

7:00 PM The 46ers Palace Theatre

7:30 PM The Producers Broadway in Syracuse (Read a review!)

8:00 PM Lizzie Borden Took an Axe Covey Theatre Company (Read a review!)

8:00 PM Bill Horace Jazz Trio Syracuse University Setnor School of Music

Events for Wednesday, October 28, 2015

8:00 AM-2:00 AM Mark Topp: Here & There LeMoyne College

9:00 AM-4:00 PM Be the Change: Works by Zachary Skinner Onondaga Community College

9:00 AM-7:00 PM Black Utopias Syracuse University Library Special Collections Research Center

9:00 AM-4:00 PM 25: Multi-media artwork by Erin Fassinger Westcott Community Art Gallery

10:00 AM-5:00 PM Resistance: Work by Najee Dorsey Community Folk Art Center (Read a review!)

10:00 AM-5:00 PM My Fabric Art: Works by Jan Navales Gallery 54

10:00 AM-9:00 PM 2015 Light Work Grants in Photography Exhibition: Allison Beondé, Thilde Jensen, Costa Sakellariou Light Work Gallery

10:00 AM-4:00 PM A Life in Art: Highlights of Women Artists in OHA's Collection Onondaga Historical Association

10:00 AM-4:00 PM Snowy Splendor: Winter Scenes 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-4:30 PM The Portraits of Gregory Heisler Syracuse University Art Museum

11:00 AM-4:30 PM Hard Earned: The Military Photographs of Stacy Pearsall Syracuse University Art Museum

11:00 AM-4:30 PM James Rosenquist: Illustrious Works on Paper, Illuminating Paintings Syracuse University Art Museum

12:00 PM-2:00 PM Jazz at the Plaza: Melissa Gardiner CNY Jazz Arts Foundation

12:00 PM-5:00 PM Three Graces Everson Museum of Art (Read a review!)

12:00 PM-5:00 PM On My Own Time Everson Museum of Art

12:00 PM-5:00 PM Gods and Monsters: Three Centuries of Portraiture Everson Museum of Art

12:00 PM-5:00 PM Joy, Beauty & Wonder Everson Museum of Art

12:00 PM-5:00 PM He Maketh a Path to Shine After Him; One Would Think the Deep to be Hoary (2013) Everson Museum of Art

12:00 PM-5:00 PM Béisbol at the Heart of Latino Community La Casita Cultural Center

12:00 PM-5:00 PM Continuum Point of Contact Gallery (Read a review!)

12:30 PM Highland Winds Clarinet Quartet Civic Morning Musicals

6:00 PM The Signs of Cross-Culture Point of Contact Gallery

7:30 PM The Producers Broadway in Syracuse (Read a review!)

7:30 PM Grace Potter Landmark Theatre

7:30 PM The Underpants Syracuse Stage (Read a review!)

Next week  >>>

Wednesday, October 21, 2015


Art
 

8:00 AM - 2:00 AM, October 21



Mark Topp: Here & There
LeMoyne College

Price: Free
Wilson Art Gallery, Noreen Reale Falcone Library
LeMoyne College, Syracuse

An exhibit of paintings and pastels of landscape and figurative works by Mark Topp.

For information, call 315-445-4153.


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9:00 AM - 4:00 PM, October 21



Locally Grown Art Exhibit
Baltimore Woods Weeks Art Gallery

Price: Free
Baltimore Woods Nature Center
4007 Bishop Hill Rd., Marcellus

Central New York artists Lucie Wellner and Robert Glisson will display their watercolor and oil paintings.

Although generally open to the public, the program room is occasionally used for nature-themed classes and private parties. Those interested in the gallery may wish to call before their visit to be sure that the program room will not be in use when they arrive.


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9:00 AM - 4:00 PM, October 21



Be the Change: Works by Zachary Skinner
Onondaga Community College

Price: Free
Ann Felton Multicultural Center and Gallery
Onondaga Community College, Syracuse

Artist Statement:
Inter-connection is what I cultivate in my artworks. It has led me to create a political space where a viewer is engaged, but has the freedom to draw her/his own conclusion. Expanding on that premise, I believe in an art that can function in a non-polarized, intimate political way. The evidence isn't found within a heroic gesture on the wall by the artist (me), but rather in the inner strength and creativity of the viewer. So I invite the viewers as participants/collaborators, to draw on handmade chalkboards, incorporated within my visual cacophony of imagery, and objects.

The imagery I have been focused on relates to Activist Philosophy, non-violent resistance, mind-maps of Humanitarian Leaders, and recently of what I call "Geo-Robots" which are inspired by Survivalism, and Geo-Engineering. In other words, I am interested in models and catalysts for social change, outside of mainstream media discourse.


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9:00 AM - 7:00 PM, October 21



Black Utopias
Syracuse University Library Special Collections Research Center

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

Co-curated by Dr. Joan Bryant, associate professor in the African American Studies Department, and Dr. Lucy Mulroney, interim senior director of the Special Collections Research Center, "Black Utopias" commemorates the 50th anniversary of the publication of The Autobiography of Malcolm X, the best-selling narrative of one of the most prominent men of the Civil Rights era.

This anniversary holds special significance for Syracuse University because the Libraries' Special Collections Research Center is home to the records of Grove Press, the avant-garde publisher of the Autobiography. Grove hailed the book as one of its "most important" publications. The first printing of 10,000 copies sold out before it was released in October 1965.

"Black Utopias" takes the personal transformations that form the narrative arc of Malcolm X's Autobiography as the framework for exploring a range of utopian visions that have shaped Black American life. Although utopias are, by definition, the stuff of dreams, the examples presented in this exhibition are firmly rooted in historical experiences of subjugation, inequality, and injustice. They are at once visionary and modest endeavors to craft worlds of freedom, unity, power, equality, and beauty.

The exhibit will feature the handwritten letter that Malcolm X sent to Alex Haley during his pilgrimage to Mecca, as well as other unique and rare materials from the collections. It includes documents by little-known individuals and such prominent figures as W.E.B. Dubois, Langston Hughes, Madam C. J. Walker, James Ford, and Martin Luther King, Jr.


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9:00 AM - 4:00 PM, October 21



25: Multi-media artwork by Erin Fassinger
Westcott Community Art Gallery

Price: Free
Westcott Community Center
Corner of Euclid Ave. and Westcott St., Syracuse

Once upon a time, and a very good time it was, a little girl was born. 25 years later, this is the story of how that girl flourished from the care of her family, of the unforgettable experiences she shared with her friends, of the heavenly refuges she found through her passions. This is a portrait of the artist.


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9:30 AM - 6:00 PM, October 21



A Conscious Allusion
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

Nicora Gangi: Recent pastel and oil paintings including still-life and landscape imagery
R. Jason Howard and Doug Williams: Collaborative glass "prayer bowls" incorporating Howard's "cage" series and Williams' Fillacello glass drawing
Gail Sustare: Fine jewelry

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10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, October 21



Resistance: Work by Najee Dorsey
Community Folk Art Center

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

Our exhibition season opens with "Resistance" by artist, collector, and founder/CEO of Black Art in America Najee Dorsey. His mixed media works features a number of the heroes of the civil rights movements as well as 20th century activists. An essay entitled My Art is my Voice, written by Dr. Kamasi C. Hill describes the works stating, "Najee Dorsey's mixed media series "Resistance," is an artistic commentary on the various ways individuals have used their voice and bodies to "resist" and fight against the powers that be. Partially inspired by the Occupy Movement, Dorsey's renditions include the Haitian Freedom Fighter Toussaint L'ouverture, A Native American man taking up modern arms, and an ode to unsung she-ro Claudette Colvin, amongst others."

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10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, October 21



My Fabric Art: Works by Jan Navales
Gallery 54

Gallery 54
54 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles

Artist, teacher, and entrepreneur Jan Navales has enjoyed a broad artistic career including working as a textile artist, a master screen printer, dyer, block printer, and deconstructive printer for more than 25 years. Jan owned a large screenprinting business in Syracuse and is also a watercolor illustrator. She currently teaches Textile Hand Printing and Dyework Design at Syracuse University.

This will be the last show of fabric art Jan will be exhibiting. Following this show, she will be focusing on watercolor illustration.


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10:00 AM - 9:00 PM, October 21



Rotimi Fani-Kayode (1955-1989)
Light Work Gallery

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

Light Work, in partnership with Autograph ABP, is pleased to present Rotimi Fani-Kayode (1955-1989), a solo retrospective of the work of this seminal and highly influential figure in 1980s Black British and African contemporary art. Although his career was cut short by his untimely death at the age of 34, Fani-Kayode nonetheless remains an important influence in contemporary photography.

Curated in collaboration with Mark Sealy and Rene´e Mussai of Autograph ABP, whose co-founder and first chair was Fani-Kayode, the exhibition features a selection of his most important photographic works produced between 1985-1989, including large-scale color works and arresting black and white images. Fani-Kayode's photographic portraits explore complex personal and politically engaged notions of desire, spirituality and cultural dislocation. They depict the black male body as a focal point both to interpret and probe the boundaries of spiritual and erotic fantasy, and of cultural and sexual difference. Ancestral rituals and a provocative, multi-layered symbolism fuse with archetypal motifs from European and African cultures and subcultures, inspired by what Yoruba priests call "the technique of ecstasy." Hence Fani-Kayode uses the medium of photography not only to question issues of sexuality and homoerotic desire, but also to address themes of diaspora and belonging, and the tensions between his homosexuality and his Yoruba upbringing. This exhibition coincides with the introduction of new punitive legislation in Nigeria, Fani-Kayode's country of birth, as well as other countries in Africa in recent years outlawing same-sex marriages and membership in gay rights organizations.

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10:00 AM - 9:00 PM, October 21



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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10:00 AM - 4:00 PM, October 21



Snowy Splendor: Winter Scenes of Onondaga County
Onondaga Historical Association

Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

OHA is proud to present the third annual Snowy Splendor: Winter Scenes of Onondaga County. The exhibition features oil, acrylic, and watercolor paintings, photographs, and pastel drawings of winter scenes of Onondaga County from area artists and photographers. The 40 scenes include downtown Syracuse, parks, rural vistas, and woodland settings. The imagery also is varied; sometimes stark, sometimes colorful, yet all evocative of a season we love and hate.


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10:00 AM - 4:00 PM, October 21



A Life in Art: Highlights of Women Artists in OHA's Collection
Onondaga Historical Association

Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

This exhibit highlights artwork created by local women artists whose work is represented in OHA's collection. The exhibition features over 40 paintings, prints, drawings, and sculptures ranging from the mid-19th century through the end of the 20th century.


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10:00 AM - 4:00 PM, October 21



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 - 4:30 PM, October 21



Hard Earned: The Military Photographs of Stacy Pearsall
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
Syracuse University Art Museum, Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

The exhibit presents over 15 years of Pearsall's career documenting military events and persons. Curated by Theresa Moir, a second year Syracuse University graduate student pursuing concurrent degrees in Museum Studies and Art History, this exhibition draws its content from Pearsall's combat photography taken overseas on active duty in the Air Force, as well as her more recent Veterans Portrait Project.

Stacy L. Pearsall got her start as an Air Force photographer at the age of 17. During her time in the service, she traveled to over 41 countries, and attended S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. Now combat disabled and retired from military service, Pearsall continues to work worldwide as a freelance photographer, and is an author, educator, military consultant, public speaker and founder of the Veterans Portrait Project. Pearsall was one of only two women to win NPPA's Military Photographer of the Year competition, and the only woman to have earned it twice. She's been honored as the Air Force Veteran of the Year by the Air Force Band and PBS, presented the Trojan Labor American Hero Award, honored with the Daughters of the American Revolution Margaret Cochran Corbin Award, lauded by the White House as a Champion of Change, and holds an honorary doctoral degree from The Citadel.


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11:00 AM - 4:30 PM, October 21



James Rosenquist: Illustrious Works on Paper, Illuminating Paintings
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
Syracuse University Art Museum, Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

The SU Art Galleries is pleased to announce the exhibition "James Rosenquist: Illustrious Works on Paper, Illuminating Paintings." Developed in collaboration with the Oklahoma State Museum of Art and curated by Sarah C. Bancroft, co-curator of the artist's 2003 retrospective at the Guggenheim Museum, "Illustrious Works on Paper, Illuminating Paintings" investigates the impact Rosenquist has had, and continues to have, on American art. The exhibition presents over 35 works from the artist's long career, including examples of his earliest abstractions from the 1950s and his exploration and evolution into Pop Art.

James Rosenquist (American, b. 1933) became well known in the 1960s as a leader in the American Pop art movement alongside contemporaries Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, and Claes Oldenburg, and for more than five decades has created seminal works in printmaking, collage, drawing, and painting.


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11:00 AM - 4:30 PM, October 21



The Portraits of Gregory Heisler
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
Syracuse University Art Museum, Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

The exhibit presents large-scale images captured by one of professional photography's most respected practitioners. Heisler's iconic portraits of celebrities, athletes, and world leaders are instantly recognizable for their technical mastery and thoughtful responsiveness, many of which have appeared as cover images for well-known magazines. Curated by Domenic Iacono, Director of the Syracuse University Art Galleries, this exhibition presents a small but powerful overview of Heisler's career photographing some of the world's most influential persons.

Gregory Heisler's portraits have appeared as cover images on more than 70 issues of Time magazine, and his stunning portraits of Julia Roberts, Hillary Clinton, Muhammad Ali, Bruce Springsteen and others have appeared in Life, Esquire, Fortune, Sports Illustrated, and many more. Heisler has been said to combine "the eye of an artist, the mind of a scientist, and the heart of a journalist." His photographic career has spanned over 35 years, and among the many awards he has received are the Alfred Eisenstadt Award and the Leica Medal of Excellence. A sought-after speaker and educator, teaching classes and seminars throughout the country and overseas, Heisler was appointed a Distinguished Professor of Photography in the Multimedia Photography & Design program at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University in 2014. His bestselling book, Gregory Heisler: 50 Portraits, will be available for sale in the Gallery Shop.


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12:00 PM - 5:00 PM, October 21



Three Graces
Everson Museum of Art

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

The Three Graces were known in ancient mythology as enchanting goddesses who personified the primary attributes of creativity: Beauty, Wonder and Joy. In a recasting of this mythical triumvirate, the Everson introduces three contemporary artists from New York – Polly Apfelbaum, Tony Feher and Carrie Moyer – whose spectacular abstract works embody these qualities. More than just a typical exhibition, Three Graces is also a revelatory experience, as the artists have created new works inspired by pieces from the Museum's collection, which are also included. From Moyer's biomorphic paintings, to Apfelbaum's playful textiles, and Feher's magical installations, Three Graces connects the past and present through beauty, wonder, and joy.

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12:00 PM - 5:00 PM, October 21



Gods and Monsters: Three Centuries of Portraiture
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

This exhibition represents an overview of the portraiture genre for over three centuries, examining how artists have portrayed themselves and others within different contexts and in a variety of media and styles. From 19th-century painted miniatures to contemporary color photographs, these portraits drawn from the Everson collection depict a heterogeneous cast of characters both remembered and forgotten, lauded and reviled. Stretching the conventions of the genre, the exhibition includes works by Andy Warhol, William Wegman and others as well as more traditional portrait paintings by artists such as Cecelia Beaux and Gilbert Stuart.


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12:00 PM - 5:00 PM, October 21



On My Own Time
Everson Museum of Art
CNY Arts

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

CNY Arts' 42nd annual On My Own Time exhibit connects Central New York businesses in a collaboration that promotes the benefits of the creative process across community sectors.

On My Own Time highlights original works of visual art created by local employees in a variety of professions who are also amateur artists. Each participating company held its own on-site exhibitions this past spring. This year, 171 artists submitted 370 pieces in a wide range of media. Volunteers who work professionally in different arts fields selected 60 pieces to be included in this grand finale exhibition.


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12:00 PM - 5:00 PM, October 21



Joy, Beauty & Wonder
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

A companion community exhibition to "Three Graces: Polly Apfelbaum, Tony Feher, and Carrie Moyer," "Joy, Beauty & Wonder" is the result of a call to photographers of all ages to share their original photographs expressing the themes of joy, beauty and wonder. Themes are drawn from the exhibition Three Graces. Participants shared their photographs on social media using the hashtags #3GracesJoy, #3GracesBeauty or #3GracesWonder. All submissions were reviewed by a panel of professional artists and a selection will be on display at the Everson Museum.


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12:00 PM - 5:00 PM, October 21



He Maketh a Path to Shine After Him; One Would Think the Deep to be Hoary (2013)
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Filmmakers Véréna Paravel and Lucien Castaing-Taylor, of the Harvard Sensory Ethnography Lab, drew from footage obtained while shooting their award-winning movie Leviathan (2012) to create this film. The mesmerizing and haunting footage, filmed both in and from the ocean and projected at 1/50 of the speed at which it was recorded, shows the sea to be a vast and watery expanse full of slow-moving, unidentifiable forms.


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12:00 PM - 5:00 PM, October 21



Béisbol at the Heart of Latino Community
La Casita Cultural Center

Price: Free
La Casita Cultural Center
109 Otisco St., Syracuse

Our gallery-wide collective explores the vital role of the national pastime, baseball, in the life of our Latino communities. A stunning collection of artifacts, photography, and video relate stories about local heroes who inspire us all. The project was documented by La Casita's community outreach team, Luz Encarnacion and Herve Yves Comeau, in close collaboration with Syracuse-based photojournalist and videographer from Puerto Rico, Marilú López Fretts.


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12:00 PM - 5:00 PM, October 21



Continuum
Point of Contact Gallery

Price: Free
Point of Contact Gallery
350 W. Fayette St., Syracuse

"Continuum" tells the story of Point of Contact's journey over the last 40 years through the lens of its permanent art collection. Many of the pieces included in the exhibition have been created specifically for Point of Contact publications and exhibitions and provide a unique perspective on the evolution of the organization. Including artists such as Judy Pfaff, Nam June Paik, Liliana Porter, and Gregory Crewdson, the collection tends to blur visual and verbal, geographic and cross-cultural boundaries, evolving year-after-year, advancing an essential discussion about contemporary art. By revisiting its past, Point of Contact looks toward its future, refining its vision and turning each new encounter into an experimentation with unlimited insights.

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2:00 PM - 7:00 PM, October 21



The Global Citizen: Graphic Art of Marlena Buczek Smith
ArtRage Gallery

Price: Free
ArtRage Gallery
505 Hawley Ave., Syracuse


As a medium for social change, posters record our struggles for peace, social justice, environmental defense, and liberation from oppression. From the confrontational and political, to the promotional, persuasive and educational, the poster in all its forms has persisted as a vehicle for the public dissemination of ideas, information, and opinion. The stunning Giclée prints included in this exhibition span a range of political, humanitarian and environmental issues. Buczek Smith is a New Jersey-based artist originally from Poland. She has exhibited her insightful and passionate posters in North America, Asia and Europe, and her work has appeared in publications such as Graphis and Print.


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Lecture
 

12:15 PM, October 21



Lunchtime Lecture: Illustrious Works on Paper, Illuminating Paintings
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
Syracuse University Art Museum, Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

Sarah C. Bancroft, guest curator of "Illustrious Works on Paper, Illuminating Paintings" will lead a gallery tour of the exhibition.


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Music
 

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM, October 21



Jazz at the Plaza: Dave Solazzo
CNY Jazz Arts Foundation

Price: Free
LeMoyne Plaza
1135 Salt Springs Rd., Syracuse


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12:30 PM, October 21



Martiros Shakhzadyan, violin; Ahreum Kim, violin; Peter Rovit, violin; and friends
Civic Morning Musicals

Price: Free
Hosmer Auditorium, Everson Museum
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Mendelssohn Octet for strings and other chamber music.


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Theater
 

7:30 PM, October 21



An Evening with Chicago, Live in Concert
Landmark Theatre

Landmark Theatre
362 S. Salina St., Syracuse

Hailed as one of the "most important bands in music since the dawn of the rock and roll era" by former President Bill Clinton, the legendary rock-and-roll band with horns, Chicago, came in at #13, the highest charting American band in Billboard Magazine's list of Top 100 artists of all time. And Chicago is the first American rock band to chart Top 40 albums in six decades. Chicago's album, Chicago Transit Authority, was inducted into the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame in 2014, and that year, the band performed on the Grammy stage for the first time, playing four songs with Grammy nominee Robin Thicke.

Lifetime achievements include a Grammy Award, multiple American Music Awards, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, a Chicago street dedicated in their honor, and keys to and proclamations from an impressive list of US cities. Record sales top the 100,000,000 mark, and include 21 Top 10 singles, 5 consecutive Number One albums, 11 Number One singles and 5 Gold singles. An incredible 25 of their 36 albums have been certified platinum, and the band has a total of 47 gold and platinum awards.

The line-up includes original band members Robert Lamm on keyboards, vocals, Lee Loughnane on trumpet, James Pankow on trombone and Walt Parazaider on woodwinds, as well as Jason Scheff on bass, vocals, Tris Imboden on drums, Keith Howland on guitar, Lou Pardini on keyboards, vocals and Walfredo Reyes, Jr. on percussion.

Tickets are available at the Landmark Theatre Box Office, by calling 800-745-3000, or visiting www.ticketmaster.com.


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7:30 PM, October 21



Preview: The Underpants
Syracuse Stage
Bill Fennelly, director

Archbold Theater, Syracuse Stage
820 E. Genesee St., Syracuse

A guffaw-inducing comedy from the wild and crazy mind of the incomparable Steve Martin. Dusseldorf, 1910. A very public wardrobe malfunction (a young woman's underpants fall down at a parade—for the King!) becomes the talk of the town in this ribald update of an uproarious German farce. (Yes, there is such a thing.) Chock-full of sexual innuendo, verbal jousting, and non-stop laughter, The Underpants skewers the absurdity of instant fame. Das ist funny!

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Thursday, October 22, 2015


Art
 

8:00 AM - 2:00 AM, October 22



Mark Topp: Here & There
LeMoyne College

Price: Free
Wilson Art Gallery, Noreen Reale Falcone Library
LeMoyne College, Syracuse

An exhibit of paintings and pastels of landscape and figurative works by Mark Topp.

For information, call 315-445-4153.


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9:00 AM - 4:00 PM, October 22



Locally Grown Art Exhibit
Baltimore Woods Weeks Art Gallery

Price: Free
Baltimore Woods Nature Center
4007 Bishop Hill Rd., Marcellus

Central New York artists Lucie Wellner and Robert Glisson will display their watercolor and oil paintings.

Although generally open to the public, the program room is occasionally used for nature-themed classes and private parties. Those interested in the gallery may wish to call before their visit to be sure that the program room will not be in use when they arrive.


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9:00 AM - 4:00 PM, October 22



Be the Change: Works by Zachary Skinner
Onondaga Community College

Price: Free
Ann Felton Multicultural Center and Gallery
Onondaga Community College, Syracuse

Artist Statement:
Inter-connection is what I cultivate in my artworks. It has led me to create a political space where a viewer is engaged, but has the freedom to draw her/his own conclusion. Expanding on that premise, I believe in an art that can function in a non-polarized, intimate political way. The evidence isn't found within a heroic gesture on the wall by the artist (me), but rather in the inner strength and creativity of the viewer. So I invite the viewers as participants/collaborators, to draw on handmade chalkboards, incorporated within my visual cacophony of imagery, and objects.

The imagery I have been focused on relates to Activist Philosophy, non-violent resistance, mind-maps of Humanitarian Leaders, and recently of what I call "Geo-Robots" which are inspired by Survivalism, and Geo-Engineering. In other words, I am interested in models and catalysts for social change, outside of mainstream media discourse.


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9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, October 22



Black Utopias
Syracuse University Library Special Collections Research Center

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

Co-curated by Dr. Joan Bryant, associate professor in the African American Studies Department, and Dr. Lucy Mulroney, interim senior director of the Special Collections Research Center, "Black Utopias" commemorates the 50th anniversary of the publication of The Autobiography of Malcolm X, the best-selling narrative of one of the most prominent men of the Civil Rights era.

This anniversary holds special significance for Syracuse University because the Libraries' Special Collections Research Center is home to the records of Grove Press, the avant-garde publisher of the Autobiography. Grove hailed the book as one of its "most important" publications. The first printing of 10,000 copies sold out before it was released in October 1965.

"Black Utopias" takes the personal transformations that form the narrative arc of Malcolm X's Autobiography as the framework for exploring a range of utopian visions that have shaped Black American life. Although utopias are, by definition, the stuff of dreams, the examples presented in this exhibition are firmly rooted in historical experiences of subjugation, inequality, and injustice. They are at once visionary and modest endeavors to craft worlds of freedom, unity, power, equality, and beauty.

The exhibit will feature the handwritten letter that Malcolm X sent to Alex Haley during his pilgrimage to Mecca, as well as other unique and rare materials from the collections. It includes documents by little-known individuals and such prominent figures as W.E.B. Dubois, Langston Hughes, Madam C. J. Walker, James Ford, and Martin Luther King, Jr.


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9:00 AM - 4:00 PM, October 22



25: Multi-media artwork by Erin Fassinger
Westcott Community Art Gallery

Price: Free
Westcott Community Center
Corner of Euclid Ave. and Westcott St., Syracuse

Once upon a time, and a very good time it was, a little girl was born. 25 years later, this is the story of how that girl flourished from the care of her family, of the unforgettable experiences she shared with her friends, of the heavenly refuges she found through her passions. This is a portrait of the artist.


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9:30 AM - 6:00 PM, October 22



A Conscious Allusion
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

Nicora Gangi: Recent pastel and oil paintings including still-life and landscape imagery
R. Jason Howard and Doug Williams: Collaborative glass "prayer bowls" incorporating Howard's "cage" series and Williams' Fillacello glass drawing
Gail Sustare: Fine jewelry

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10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, October 22



Resistance: Work by Najee Dorsey
Community Folk Art Center

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

Our exhibition season opens with "Resistance" by artist, collector, and founder/CEO of Black Art in America Najee Dorsey. His mixed media works features a number of the heroes of the civil rights movements as well as 20th century activists. An essay entitled My Art is my Voice, written by Dr. Kamasi C. Hill describes the works stating, "Najee Dorsey's mixed media series "Resistance," is an artistic commentary on the various ways individuals have used their voice and bodies to "resist" and fight against the powers that be. Partially inspired by the Occupy Movement, Dorsey's renditions include the Haitian Freedom Fighter Toussaint L'ouverture, A Native American man taking up modern arms, and an ode to unsung she-ro Claudette Colvin, amongst others."

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10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, October 22



My Fabric Art: Works by Jan Navales
Gallery 54

Gallery 54
54 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles

Artist, teacher, and entrepreneur Jan Navales has enjoyed a broad artistic career including working as a textile artist, a master screen printer, dyer, block printer, and deconstructive printer for more than 25 years. Jan owned a large screenprinting business in Syracuse and is also a watercolor illustrator. She currently teaches Textile Hand Printing and Dyework Design at Syracuse University.

This will be the last show of fabric art Jan will be exhibiting. Following this show, she will be focusing on watercolor illustration.


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10:00 AM - 9:00 PM, October 22



Rotimi Fani-Kayode (1955-1989)
Light Work Gallery

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

Light Work, in partnership with Autograph ABP, is pleased to present Rotimi Fani-Kayode (1955-1989), a solo retrospective of the work of this seminal and highly influential figure in 1980s Black British and African contemporary art. Although his career was cut short by his untimely death at the age of 34, Fani-Kayode nonetheless remains an important influence in contemporary photography.

Curated in collaboration with Mark Sealy and Rene´e Mussai of Autograph ABP, whose co-founder and first chair was Fani-Kayode, the exhibition features a selection of his most important photographic works produced between 1985-1989, including large-scale color works and arresting black and white images. Fani-Kayode's photographic portraits explore complex personal and politically engaged notions of desire, spirituality and cultural dislocation. They depict the black male body as a focal point both to interpret and probe the boundaries of spiritual and erotic fantasy, and of cultural and sexual difference. Ancestral rituals and a provocative, multi-layered symbolism fuse with archetypal motifs from European and African cultures and subcultures, inspired by what Yoruba priests call "the technique of ecstasy." Hence Fani-Kayode uses the medium of photography not only to question issues of sexuality and homoerotic desire, but also to address themes of diaspora and belonging, and the tensions between his homosexuality and his Yoruba upbringing. This exhibition coincides with the introduction of new punitive legislation in Nigeria, Fani-Kayode's country of birth, as well as other countries in Africa in recent years outlawing same-sex marriages and membership in gay rights organizations.

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10:00 AM - 9:00 PM, October 22



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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10:00 AM - 4:00 PM, October 22



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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10:00 AM - 4:00 PM, October 22



A Life in Art: Highlights of Women Artists in OHA's Collection
Onondaga Historical Association

Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

This exhibit highlights artwork created by local women artists whose work is represented in OHA's collection. The exhibition features over 40 paintings, prints, drawings, and sculptures ranging from the mid-19th century through the end of the 20th century.


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10:00 AM - 4:00 PM, October 22



Snowy Splendor: Winter Scenes of Onondaga County
Onondaga Historical Association

Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

OHA is proud to present the third annual Snowy Splendor: Winter Scenes of Onondaga County. The exhibition features oil, acrylic, and watercolor paintings, photographs, and pastel drawings of winter scenes of Onondaga County from area artists and photographers. The 40 scenes include downtown Syracuse, parks, rural vistas, and woodland settings. The imagery also is varied; sometimes stark, sometimes colorful, yet all evocative of a season we love and hate.


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11:00 AM - 8:00 PM, October 22



Hard Earned: The Military Photographs of Stacy Pearsall
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
Syracuse University Art Museum, Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

The exhibit presents over 15 years of Pearsall's career documenting military events and persons. Curated by Theresa Moir, a second year Syracuse University graduate student pursuing concurrent degrees in Museum Studies and Art History, this exhibition draws its content from Pearsall's combat photography taken overseas on active duty in the Air Force, as well as her more recent Veterans Portrait Project.

Stacy L. Pearsall got her start as an Air Force photographer at the age of 17. During her time in the service, she traveled to over 41 countries, and attended S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. Now combat disabled and retired from military service, Pearsall continues to work worldwide as a freelance photographer, and is an author, educator, military consultant, public speaker and founder of the Veterans Portrait Project. Pearsall was one of only two women to win NPPA's Military Photographer of the Year competition, and the only woman to have earned it twice. She's been honored as the Air Force Veteran of the Year by the Air Force Band and PBS, presented the Trojan Labor American Hero Award, honored with the Daughters of the American Revolution Margaret Cochran Corbin Award, lauded by the White House as a Champion of Change, and holds an honorary doctoral degree from The Citadel.


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11:00 AM - 8:00 PM, October 22



The Portraits of Gregory Heisler
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
Syracuse University Art Museum, Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

The exhibit presents large-scale images captured by one of professional photography's most respected practitioners. Heisler's iconic portraits of celebrities, athletes, and world leaders are instantly recognizable for their technical mastery and thoughtful responsiveness, many of which have appeared as cover images for well-known magazines. Curated by Domenic Iacono, Director of the Syracuse University Art Galleries, this exhibition presents a small but powerful overview of Heisler's career photographing some of the world's most influential persons.

Gregory Heisler's portraits have appeared as cover images on more than 70 issues of Time magazine, and his stunning portraits of Julia Roberts, Hillary Clinton, Muhammad Ali, Bruce Springsteen and others have appeared in Life, Esquire, Fortune, Sports Illustrated, and many more. Heisler has been said to combine "the eye of an artist, the mind of a scientist, and the heart of a journalist." His photographic career has spanned over 35 years, and among the many awards he has received are the Alfred Eisenstadt Award and the Leica Medal of Excellence. A sought-after speaker and educator, teaching classes and seminars throughout the country and overseas, Heisler was appointed a Distinguished Professor of Photography in the Multimedia Photography & Design program at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University in 2014. His bestselling book, Gregory Heisler: 50 Portraits, will be available for sale in the Gallery Shop.


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11:00 AM - 8:00 PM, October 22



James Rosenquist: Illustrious Works on Paper, Illuminating Paintings
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
Syracuse University Art Museum, Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

The SU Art Galleries is pleased to announce the exhibition "James Rosenquist: Illustrious Works on Paper, Illuminating Paintings." Developed in collaboration with the Oklahoma State Museum of Art and curated by Sarah C. Bancroft, co-curator of the artist's 2003 retrospective at the Guggenheim Museum, "Illustrious Works on Paper, Illuminating Paintings" investigates the impact Rosenquist has had, and continues to have, on American art. The exhibition presents over 35 works from the artist's long career, including examples of his earliest abstractions from the 1950s and his exploration and evolution into Pop Art.

James Rosenquist (American, b. 1933) became well known in the 1960s as a leader in the American Pop art movement alongside contemporaries Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, and Claes Oldenburg, and for more than five decades has created seminal works in printmaking, collage, drawing, and painting.


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12:00 PM - 8:00 PM, October 22



Three Graces
Everson Museum of Art

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

The Three Graces were known in ancient mythology as enchanting goddesses who personified the primary attributes of creativity: Beauty, Wonder and Joy. In a recasting of this mythical triumvirate, the Everson introduces three contemporary artists from New York – Polly Apfelbaum, Tony Feher and Carrie Moyer – whose spectacular abstract works embody these qualities. More than just a typical exhibition, Three Graces is also a revelatory experience, as the artists have created new works inspired by pieces from the Museum's collection, which are also included. From Moyer's biomorphic paintings, to Apfelbaum's playful textiles, and Feher's magical installations, Three Graces connects the past and present through beauty, wonder, and joy.

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12:00 PM - 8:00 PM, October 22



Joy, Beauty & Wonder
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

A companion community exhibition to "Three Graces: Polly Apfelbaum, Tony Feher, and Carrie Moyer," "Joy, Beauty & Wonder" is the result of a call to photographers of all ages to share their original photographs expressing the themes of joy, beauty and wonder. Themes are drawn from the exhibition Three Graces. Participants shared their photographs on social media using the hashtags #3GracesJoy, #3GracesBeauty or #3GracesWonder. All submissions were reviewed by a panel of professional artists and a selection will be on display at the Everson Museum.


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12:00 PM - 8:00 PM, October 22



He Maketh a Path to Shine After Him; One Would Think the Deep to be Hoary (2013)
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Filmmakers Véréna Paravel and Lucien Castaing-Taylor, of the Harvard Sensory Ethnography Lab, drew from footage obtained while shooting their award-winning movie Leviathan (2012) to create this film. The mesmerizing and haunting footage, filmed both in and from the ocean and projected at 1/50 of the speed at which it was recorded, shows the sea to be a vast and watery expanse full of slow-moving, unidentifiable forms.


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12:00 PM - 8:00 PM, October 22



On My Own Time
Everson Museum of Art
CNY Arts

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

CNY Arts' 42nd annual On My Own Time exhibit connects Central New York businesses in a collaboration that promotes the benefits of the creative process across community sectors.

On My Own Time highlights original works of visual art created by local employees in a variety of professions who are also amateur artists. Each participating company held its own on-site exhibitions this past spring. This year, 171 artists submitted 370 pieces in a wide range of media. Volunteers who work professionally in different arts fields selected 60 pieces to be included in this grand finale exhibition.


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12:00 PM - 8:00 PM, October 22



Gods and Monsters: Three Centuries of Portraiture
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

This exhibition represents an overview of the portraiture genre for over three centuries, examining how artists have portrayed themselves and others within different contexts and in a variety of media and styles. From 19th-century painted miniatures to contemporary color photographs, these portraits drawn from the Everson collection depict a heterogeneous cast of characters both remembered and forgotten, lauded and reviled. Stretching the conventions of the genre, the exhibition includes works by Andy Warhol, William Wegman and others as well as more traditional portrait paintings by artists such as Cecelia Beaux and Gilbert Stuart.


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12:00 PM - 5:00 PM, October 22



Béisbol at the Heart of Latino Community
La Casita Cultural Center

Price: Free
La Casita Cultural Center
109 Otisco St., Syracuse

Our gallery-wide collective explores the vital role of the national pastime, baseball, in the life of our Latino communities. A stunning collection of artifacts, photography, and video relate stories about local heroes who inspire us all. The project was documented by La Casita's community outreach team, Luz Encarnacion and Herve Yves Comeau, in close collaboration with Syracuse-based photojournalist and videographer from Puerto Rico, Marilú López Fretts.


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12:00 PM - 5:00 PM, October 22



Continuum
Point of Contact Gallery

Price: Free
Point of Contact Gallery
350 W. Fayette St., Syracuse

"Continuum" tells the story of Point of Contact's journey over the last 40 years through the lens of its permanent art collection. Many of the pieces included in the exhibition have been created specifically for Point of Contact publications and exhibitions and provide a unique perspective on the evolution of the organization. Including artists such as Judy Pfaff, Nam June Paik, Liliana Porter, and Gregory Crewdson, the collection tends to blur visual and verbal, geographic and cross-cultural boundaries, evolving year-after-year, advancing an essential discussion about contemporary art. By revisiting its past, Point of Contact looks toward its future, refining its vision and turning each new encounter into an experimentation with unlimited insights.

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2:00 PM - 7:00 PM, October 22



The Global Citizen: Graphic Art of Marlena Buczek Smith
ArtRage Gallery

Price: Free
ArtRage Gallery
505 Hawley Ave., Syracuse


As a medium for social change, posters record our struggles for peace, social justice, environmental defense, and liberation from oppression. From the confrontational and political, to the promotional, persuasive and educational, the poster in all its forms has persisted as a vehicle for the public dissemination of ideas, information, and opinion. The stunning Giclée prints included in this exhibition span a range of political, humanitarian and environmental issues. Buczek Smith is a New Jersey-based artist originally from Poland. She has exhibited her insightful and passionate posters in North America, Asia and Europe, and her work has appeared in publications such as Graphis and Print.


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6:30 PM - 11:00 PM, October 22



Leviathan
Urban Video Project

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

"Leviathan" (2012) is a groundbreaking, immersive portrait of the contemporary commercial fishing industry. Filmed off the coast of New Bedford, MA, "Leviathan" follows a hulking groundfish trawler into the surrounding murky black waters on a weeks-long fishing expedition. But instead of romanticizing the labor, filmmakers Lucien Castaing-Taylor ("Sweetgrass") and Véréna Paravel ("Foreign Parts") of Sensory Ethnography Lab present a vivid, almost kaleidoscopic representation of the work, the sea, the machinery and the players, both human and marine. The film that emerges is unlike anything that has been seen before. Entirely dialogue-free, but mesmerizing and gripping throughout, it is a cosmic portrait of one of mankind's oldest endeavors.

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Lecture
 

12:15 PM, October 22



Lunchtime Lecture: James Rosenquist Gallery Tour with curator Sarah C. Bancroft
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
Syracuse University Art Museum, Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

Sarah C. Bancroft, guest curator for "James Rosenquist: Illustrious Works on Paper, Illuminating Paintings" will give a gallery tour, discussing Rosenquist's long and influential career and the selected works on view. Bancroft is the Associate Director at Fluent~Collaborative/testsite, a contemporary art space in Austin, Texas and was the co-curator of James Rosenquist's 2003 retrospective exhibition at the Guggenheim Museum in New York City.


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6:30 PM, October 22



Gallery Walk: Meet the Artists
Everson Museum of Art

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

Meet "Three Graces" artists in this guided gallery walk. The artists will discuss their contemporary art practices, materials and processes and explore the inspiration of incorporating works from the Everson's collection in their installation. Join in lively discussion with the artists.


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7:00 PM, October 22



The Rosenquist Network: Collaboration and Connections in the American Print Workshop
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
Slocum Hall Auditorium
Syracuse University campus, Syracuse

The panel discussion will assemble some of the most influential print publishers and scholars to explore role the printmaking workshop has played in the career of artist James Rosenquist. Participants will include guest curator Sarah C. Bancroft, Bill Goldston, Master Printer and Director of Universal Limited Art Editions, and Donald Saff, founder of Graphicstudio workshop at the University of South Florida.

The event is co-sponsored by The Syracuse University Humanities Center, organizer of the 2015 Syracuse Symposium on Networks.


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Music
 

7:30 PM, October 22



Southern Style Tour: Darius Rucker, with David Nail & CAM

War Memorial at Oncenter
800 S. State St., Syracuse

Tickets are available in person at the Oncenter Box Office (760 S. State St.), charge by phone 315-435-2121, or online at Ticketmaster.


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8:00 PM, October 22



Journey Through Music of the African Diaspora: Noble Vibes
Community Folk Art Center

Price: Free (donations accepted)
Community Folk Art Center
805 E. Genesee St., Syracuse

From Rochester, New York Noble Vibes is an exciting new voice in reggae music. Since 2013, they have earned a reputation as one of the most dynamic original acts in Western New York.


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Theater
 

6:45 PM, October 22



A Tomb With A View
Acme Mystery Company

Price: $34.75 (includes meal, show, tax and gratuities)
Spaghetti Warehouse
689 N. Clinton St., Syracuse

The megacorporation Arrested Developments has come to the old Possum Estate, sight of the tragic mining disaster oh, so many years ago, with the desire to turn it into a shopping mall. This has caused great concern among those living on (and below) the estate. In fact, the zombie descendants of the miners trapped in the disaster have hired a lawyer and plan a class-action lawsuit. The local newspaper is going to have a field day with this one. Gather around, good townsfolk, and let the battle begin!


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7:30 PM, October 22



Preview: The Underpants
Syracuse Stage
Bill Fennelly, director

Archbold Theater, Syracuse Stage
820 E. Genesee St., Syracuse

A guffaw-inducing comedy from the wild and crazy mind of the incomparable Steve Martin. Dusseldorf, 1910. A very public wardrobe malfunction (a young woman's underpants fall down at a parade—for the King!) becomes the talk of the town in this ribald update of an uproarious German farce. (Yes, there is such a thing.) Chock-full of sexual innuendo, verbal jousting, and non-stop laughter, The Underpants skewers the absurdity of instant fame. Das ist funny!

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8:00 PM, October 22



Little Shop of Horrors
Central New York Playhouse
Dustin M. Czarny, director

Price: $22
CNY Playhouse
Shoppingtown Mall, Entrance No. 4 (adjacent to parking garage), Dewitt

A deviously delicious Broadway and Hollywood sci-fi smash musical, Little Shop of Horrors has devoured the hearts of theater goers for over 30 years. Howard Ashman and Alan Menken (Disney's The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, and Aladdin) are the creative geniuses behind what has become one of the most popular shows in the world.

The meek floral assistant Seymour Krelborn stumbles across a new breed of plant he names "Audrey II", after his coworker crush. This foul-mouthed, R&B-singing carnivore promises unending fame and fortune to the down and out Krelborn as long as he keeps feeding it BLOOD. Over time, though, Seymour discovers Audrey II's out-of-this-world origins and intent towards global domination!

Choreography by Jessie Dobryzinski, music direction by Abel Searor.

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8:00 PM, October 22



*SOLD OUT* Lizzie Borden Took an Axe
Covey Theatre Company

Barnes Hiscock Mansion
930 James St., Syracuse

In 1892, the most foul and mysterious double axe murders of the 19th century took place in Fall River, MA. To this day, historians and lovers of the macabre still try to understand the events that occurred the morning Andrew and Abby Borden were murdered.

A completely immersive experience, Lizzie Borden Took an Axe at the Barnes-Hiscock Mansion will provide audience members with an experience unlike any other. In this innovative production, director/writer Garrett Heater brings the audience within arm's reach of the complex emotions and events leading up to the Borden's brutal fate. Join us for Covey Theatre's final production before we close for good October 30th.

Limit of 45 patrons per show!

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Friday, October 23, 2015


Art
 

8:00 AM - 8:00 PM, October 23



Mark Topp: Here & There
LeMoyne College

Price: Free
Wilson Art Gallery, Noreen Reale Falcone Library
LeMoyne College, Syracuse

An exhibit of paintings and pastels of landscape and figurative works by Mark Topp.

For information, call 315-445-4153.


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9:00 AM - 4:00 PM, October 23



Locally Grown Art Exhibit
Baltimore Woods Weeks Art Gallery

Price: Free
Baltimore Woods Nature Center
4007 Bishop Hill Rd., Marcellus

Central New York artists Lucie Wellner and Robert Glisson will display their watercolor and oil paintings.

Although generally open to the public, the program room is occasionally used for nature-themed classes and private parties. Those interested in the gallery may wish to call before their visit to be sure that the program room will not be in use when they arrive.


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9:00 AM - 4:00 PM, October 23



Be the Change: Works by Zachary Skinner
Onondaga Community College

Price: Free
Ann Felton Multicultural Center and Gallery
Onondaga Community College, Syracuse

Artist Statement:
Inter-connection is what I cultivate in my artworks. It has led me to create a political space where a viewer is engaged, but has the freedom to draw her/his own conclusion. Expanding on that premise, I believe in an art that can function in a non-polarized, intimate political way. The evidence isn't found within a heroic gesture on the wall by the artist (me), but rather in the inner strength and creativity of the viewer. So I invite the viewers as participants/collaborators, to draw on handmade chalkboards, incorporated within my visual cacophony of imagery, and objects.

The imagery I have been focused on relates to Activist Philosophy, non-violent resistance, mind-maps of Humanitarian Leaders, and recently of what I call "Geo-Robots" which are inspired by Survivalism, and Geo-Engineering. In other words, I am interested in models and catalysts for social change, outside of mainstream media discourse.


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9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, October 23



Black Utopias
Syracuse University Library Special Collections Research Center

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

Co-curated by Dr. Joan Bryant, associate professor in the African American Studies Department, and Dr. Lucy Mulroney, interim senior director of the Special Collections Research Center, "Black Utopias" commemorates the 50th anniversary of the publication of The Autobiography of Malcolm X, the best-selling narrative of one of the most prominent men of the Civil Rights era.

This anniversary holds special significance for Syracuse University because the Libraries' Special Collections Research Center is home to the records of Grove Press, the avant-garde publisher of the Autobiography. Grove hailed the book as one of its "most important" publications. The first printing of 10,000 copies sold out before it was released in October 1965.

"Black Utopias" takes the personal transformations that form the narrative arc of Malcolm X's Autobiography as the framework for exploring a range of utopian visions that have shaped Black American life. Although utopias are, by definition, the stuff of dreams, the examples presented in this exhibition are firmly rooted in historical experiences of subjugation, inequality, and injustice. They are at once visionary and modest endeavors to craft worlds of freedom, unity, power, equality, and beauty.

The exhibit will feature the handwritten letter that Malcolm X sent to Alex Haley during his pilgrimage to Mecca, as well as other unique and rare materials from the collections. It includes documents by little-known individuals and such prominent figures as W.E.B. Dubois, Langston Hughes, Madam C. J. Walker, James Ford, and Martin Luther King, Jr.


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9:00 AM - 4:00 PM, October 23



25: Multi-media artwork by Erin Fassinger
Westcott Community Art Gallery

Price: Free
Westcott Community Center
Corner of Euclid Ave. and Westcott St., Syracuse

Once upon a time, and a very good time it was, a little girl was born. 25 years later, this is the story of how that girl flourished from the care of her family, of the unforgettable experiences she shared with her friends, of the heavenly refuges she found through her passions. This is a portrait of the artist.


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9:30 AM - 6:00 PM, October 23



A Conscious Allusion
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

Nicora Gangi: Recent pastel and oil paintings including still-life and landscape imagery
R. Jason Howard and Doug Williams: Collaborative glass "prayer bowls" incorporating Howard's "cage" series and Williams' Fillacello glass drawing
Gail Sustare: Fine jewelry

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10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, October 23



Resistance: Work by Najee Dorsey
Community Folk Art Center

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

Our exhibition season opens with "Resistance" by artist, collector, and founder/CEO of Black Art in America Najee Dorsey. His mixed media works features a number of the heroes of the civil rights movements as well as 20th century activists. An essay entitled My Art is my Voice, written by Dr. Kamasi C. Hill describes the works stating, "Najee Dorsey's mixed media series "Resistance," is an artistic commentary on the various ways individuals have used their voice and bodies to "resist" and fight against the powers that be. Partially inspired by the Occupy Movement, Dorsey's renditions include the Haitian Freedom Fighter Toussaint L'ouverture, A Native American man taking up modern arms, and an ode to unsung she-ro Claudette Colvin, amongst others."

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10:00 AM - 6:00 PM, October 23



My Fabric Art: Works by Jan Navales
Gallery 54

Gallery 54
54 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles

Artist, teacher, and entrepreneur Jan Navales has enjoyed a broad artistic career including working as a textile artist, a master screen printer, dyer, block printer, and deconstructive printer for more than 25 years. Jan owned a large screenprinting business in Syracuse and is also a watercolor illustrator. She currently teaches Textile Hand Printing and Dyework Design at Syracuse University.

This will be the last show of fabric art Jan will be exhibiting. Following this show, she will be focusing on watercolor illustration.


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10:00 AM - 6:00 PM, October 23



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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10:00 AM - 4:00 PM, October 23



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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10:00 AM - 4:00 PM, October 23



Snowy Splendor: Winter Scenes of Onondaga County
Onondaga Historical Association

Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

OHA is proud to present the third annual Snowy Splendor: Winter Scenes of Onondaga County. The exhibition features oil, acrylic, and watercolor paintings, photographs, and pastel drawings of winter scenes of Onondaga County from area artists and photographers. The 40 scenes include downtown Syracuse, parks, rural vistas, and woodland settings. The imagery also is varied; sometimes stark, sometimes colorful, yet all evocative of a season we love and hate.


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10:00 AM - 4:00 PM, October 23



A Life in Art: Highlights of Women Artists in OHA's Collection
Onondaga Historical Association

Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

This exhibit highlights artwork created by local women artists whose work is represented in OHA's collection. The exhibition features over 40 paintings, prints, drawings, and sculptures ranging from the mid-19th century through the end of the 20th century.


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11:00 AM - 4:30 PM, October 23



James Rosenquist: Illustrious Works on Paper, Illuminating Paintings
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
Syracuse University Art Museum, Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

The SU Art Galleries is pleased to announce the exhibition "James Rosenquist: Illustrious Works on Paper, Illuminating Paintings." Developed in collaboration with the Oklahoma State Museum of Art and curated by Sarah C. Bancroft, co-curator of the artist's 2003 retrospective at the Guggenheim Museum, "Illustrious Works on Paper, Illuminating Paintings" investigates the impact Rosenquist has had, and continues to have, on American art. The exhibition presents over 35 works from the artist's long career, including examples of his earliest abstractions from the 1950s and his exploration and evolution into Pop Art.

James Rosenquist (American, b. 1933) became well known in the 1960s as a leader in the American Pop art movement alongside contemporaries Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, and Claes Oldenburg, and for more than five decades has created seminal works in printmaking, collage, drawing, and painting.


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11:00 AM - 4:30 PM, October 23



The Portraits of Gregory Heisler
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
Syracuse University Art Museum, Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

The exhibit presents large-scale images captured by one of professional photography's most respected practitioners. Heisler's iconic portraits of celebrities, athletes, and world leaders are instantly recognizable for their technical mastery and thoughtful responsiveness, many of which have appeared as cover images for well-known magazines. Curated by Domenic Iacono, Director of the Syracuse University Art Galleries, this exhibition presents a small but powerful overview of Heisler's career photographing some of the world's most influential persons.

Gregory Heisler's portraits have appeared as cover images on more than 70 issues of Time magazine, and his stunning portraits of Julia Roberts, Hillary Clinton, Muhammad Ali, Bruce Springsteen and others have appeared in Life, Esquire, Fortune, Sports Illustrated, and many more. Heisler has been said to combine "the eye of an artist, the mind of a scientist, and the heart of a journalist." His photographic career has spanned over 35 years, and among the many awards he has received are the Alfred Eisenstadt Award and the Leica Medal of Excellence. A sought-after speaker and educator, teaching classes and seminars throughout the country and overseas, Heisler was appointed a Distinguished Professor of Photography in the Multimedia Photography & Design program at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University in 2014. His bestselling book, Gregory Heisler: 50 Portraits, will be available for sale in the Gallery Shop.


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11:00 AM - 4:30 PM, October 23



Hard Earned: The Military Photographs of Stacy Pearsall
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
Syracuse University Art Museum, Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

The exhibit presents over 15 years of Pearsall's career documenting military events and persons. Curated by Theresa Moir, a second year Syracuse University graduate student pursuing concurrent degrees in Museum Studies and Art History, this exhibition draws its content from Pearsall's combat photography taken overseas on active duty in the Air Force, as well as her more recent Veterans Portrait Project.

Stacy L. Pearsall got her start as an Air Force photographer at the age of 17. During her time in the service, she traveled to over 41 countries, and attended S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. Now combat disabled and retired from military service, Pearsall continues to work worldwide as a freelance photographer, and is an author, educator, military consultant, public speaker and founder of the Veterans Portrait Project. Pearsall was one of only two women to win NPPA's Military Photographer of the Year competition, and the only woman to have earned it twice. She's been honored as the Air Force Veteran of the Year by the Air Force Band and PBS, presented the Trojan Labor American Hero Award, honored with the Daughters of the American Revolution Margaret Cochran Corbin Award, lauded by the White House as a Champion of Change, and holds an honorary doctoral degree from The Citadel.


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12:00 PM - 5:00 PM, October 23



Joy, Beauty & Wonder
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

A companion community exhibition to "Three Graces: Polly Apfelbaum, Tony Feher, and Carrie Moyer," "Joy, Beauty & Wonder" is the result of a call to photographers of all ages to share their original photographs expressing the themes of joy, beauty and wonder. Themes are drawn from the exhibition Three Graces. Participants shared their photographs on social media using the hashtags #3GracesJoy, #3GracesBeauty or #3GracesWonder. All submissions were reviewed by a panel of professional artists and a selection will be on display at the Everson Museum.


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12:00 PM - 5:00 PM, October 23



Three Graces
Everson Museum of Art

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

The Three Graces were known in ancient mythology as enchanting goddesses who personified the primary attributes of creativity: Beauty, Wonder and Joy. In a recasting of this mythical triumvirate, the Everson introduces three contemporary artists from New York – Polly Apfelbaum, Tony Feher and Carrie Moyer – whose spectacular abstract works embody these qualities. More than just a typical exhibition, Three Graces is also a revelatory experience, as the artists have created new works inspired by pieces from the Museum's collection, which are also included. From Moyer's biomorphic paintings, to Apfelbaum's playful textiles, and Feher's magical installations, Three Graces connects the past and present through beauty, wonder, and joy.

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12:00 PM - 5:00 PM, October 23



He Maketh a Path to Shine After Him; One Would Think the Deep to be Hoary (2013)
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Filmmakers Véréna Paravel and Lucien Castaing-Taylor, of the Harvard Sensory Ethnography Lab, drew from footage obtained while shooting their award-winning movie Leviathan (2012) to create this film. The mesmerizing and haunting footage, filmed both in and from the ocean and projected at 1/50 of the speed at which it was recorded, shows the sea to be a vast and watery expanse full of slow-moving, unidentifiable forms.


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12:00 PM - 5:00 PM, October 23



Gods and Monsters: Three Centuries of Portraiture
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

This exhibition represents an overview of the portraiture genre for over three centuries, examining how artists have portrayed themselves and others within different contexts and in a variety of media and styles. From 19th-century painted miniatures to contemporary color photographs, these portraits drawn from the Everson collection depict a heterogeneous cast of characters both remembered and forgotten, lauded and reviled. Stretching the conventions of the genre, the exhibition includes works by Andy Warhol, William Wegman and others as well as more traditional portrait paintings by artists such as Cecelia Beaux and Gilbert Stuart.


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12:00 PM - 5:00 PM, October 23



On My Own Time
Everson Museum of Art
CNY Arts

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

CNY Arts' 42nd annual On My Own Time exhibit connects Central New York businesses in a collaboration that promotes the benefits of the creative process across community sectors.

On My Own Time highlights original works of visual art created by local employees in a variety of professions who are also amateur artists. Each participating company held its own on-site exhibitions this past spring. This year, 171 artists submitted 370 pieces in a wide range of media. Volunteers who work professionally in different arts fields selected 60 pieces to be included in this grand finale exhibition.


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12:00 PM - 5:00 PM, October 23



Béisbol at the Heart of Latino Community
La Casita Cultural Center

Price: Free
La Casita Cultural Center
109 Otisco St., Syracuse

Our gallery-wide collective explores the vital role of the national pastime, baseball, in the life of our Latino communities. A stunning collection of artifacts, photography, and video relate stories about local heroes who inspire us all. The project was documented by La Casita's community outreach team, Luz Encarnacion and Herve Yves Comeau, in close collaboration with Syracuse-based photojournalist and videographer from Puerto Rico, Marilú López Fretts.


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12:00 PM - 5:00 PM, October 23



Continuum
Point of Contact Gallery

Price: Free
Point of Contact Gallery
350 W. Fayette St., Syracuse

"Continuum" tells the story of Point of Contact's journey over the last 40 years through the lens of its permanent art collection. Many of the pieces included in the exhibition have been created specifically for Point of Contact publications and exhibitions and provide a unique perspective on the evolution of the organization. Including artists such as Judy Pfaff, Nam June Paik, Liliana Porter, and Gregory Crewdson, the collection tends to blur visual and verbal, geographic and cross-cultural boundaries, evolving year-after-year, advancing an essential discussion about contemporary art. By revisiting its past, Point of Contact looks toward its future, refining its vision and turning each new encounter into an experimentation with unlimited insights.

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2:00 PM - 7:00 PM, October 23



The Global Citizen: Graphic Art of Marlena Buczek Smith
ArtRage Gallery

Price: Free
ArtRage Gallery
505 Hawley Ave., Syracuse


As a medium for social change, posters record our struggles for peace, social justice, environmental defense, and liberation from oppression. From the confrontational and political, to the promotional, persuasive and educational, the poster in all its forms has persisted as a vehicle for the public dissemination of ideas, information, and opinion. The stunning Giclée prints included in this exhibition span a range of political, humanitarian and environmental issues. Buczek Smith is a New Jersey-based artist originally from Poland. She has exhibited her insightful and passionate posters in North America, Asia and Europe, and her work has appeared in publications such as Graphis and Print.


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6:30 PM - 11:00 PM, October 23



Leviathan
Urban Video Project

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

"Leviathan" (2012) is a groundbreaking, immersive portrait of the contemporary commercial fishing industry. Filmed off the coast of New Bedford, MA, "Leviathan" follows a hulking groundfish trawler into the surrounding murky black waters on a weeks-long fishing expedition. But instead of romanticizing the labor, filmmakers Lucien Castaing-Taylor ("Sweetgrass") and Véréna Paravel ("Foreign Parts") of Sensory Ethnography Lab present a vivid, almost kaleidoscopic representation of the work, the sea, the machinery and the players, both human and marine. The film that emerges is unlike anything that has been seen before. Entirely dialogue-free, but mesmerizing and gripping throughout, it is a cosmic portrait of one of mankind's oldest endeavors.

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Film
 

6:00 PM - 1:00 AM, October 23



Friday the 13th Film Festival
Palace Theatre

Price: $20
Palace Theater
2384 James St., Syracuse

6:00 pm: Musical performance by One Last Shot
6:30 pm: HACK-O-LANTERN (Upstate NY Premiere of Long Lost Horror Film)
8:30 pm: Friday the 13th, Part 4: The Final Chapter (35mm print w/ Spanish Subtitles)
9:45 pm: One Last Shot
10:00 pm: Friday the 13th, Part 5: A New Beginning (35mm print w/ Spanish Subtitles)
11:30 pm: Friday the 13th, Part 6: Jason Lives (Pristine 35mm print)


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7:00 PM, October 23



The Yes Men are Revolting
ArtRage Gallery

Price: Donations welcome
ArtRage Gallery
505 Hawley Ave., Syracuse

For two decades, the Yes Men have pulled off spectacular media hoaxes to expose corporate crimes. Now, these hilarious activists are approaching middle age, struggling to stay inspired in their fight against climate change. Can they get it together before the ice caps melt?


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Music
 

11:15 AM, October 23



Music Department Faculty Recital
Onondaga Community College

Price: Free
Storer Auditorium
Onondaga Community College, Syracuse



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8:00 PM, October 23



Jay Ungar and Molly Mason
Folkus Project

Price: $20 regular, $17 members
May Memorial Unitarian Society
3800 E. Genesee St., Syracuse

The heart and soul of American roots music with a well-loved repertoire of original tunes.

A Jay Ungar and Molly Mason concert appeals to everyone. Their versatility and stylistic depth lets them move from bluegrass to blues, folk and acoustic jazz with equal ease. There are timeless renditions of hard-driving Appalachian melodies, Cajun and Celtic fiddle tunes, stirring Civil War classics, sassy songs from the golden age of swing and country, stunning waltzes, and moving original works. With their comfortable sense of fun and their love of music, they make each concert a musical journey—sometimes spanning two continents and two centuries.


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Poetry/Reading
 

7:00 PM, October 23



Poets Jeffrey Harrison and Christopher Citro
Downtown Writer's Center

Price: Free
YMCA
340 Montgomery St., Syracuse

Jeffrey Harrison is the author of five books of poetry, including The Singing Underneath, selected by James Merrill for the National Poetry Series, Incomplete Knowledge, which was a runner-up for the Poets' Prize, and Into Daylight, published in 2014 by Tupelo Press as the winner of the Dorset Prize, as well as of The Names of Things: New and Selected Poems, published in 2006 by Waywiser Press in the U.K. A recipient of Guggenheim and NEA Fellowships, he has taught at George Washington University, Phillips Academy, College of the Holy Cross, Framingham State College, and the Stonecoast and Solstice MFA Programs.

Christopher Citro is the author of The Maintenance of the Shimmy-Shammy (Steel Toe Books, 2015). His poetry was shortlisted for the 2015 Booth Poetry Prize, and won the 2015 Poetry Writing Competition at Columbia: A Journal of Literature and Art. His writing has appeared in such journals and anthologies as Best New Poets 2014, Prairie Schooner, Ninth Letter, Third Coast, Salt Hill, Poetry Northwest, Boulevard, and Verse Daily. He lives in Syracuse.


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Theater
 

7:00 PM, October 23



Eclipsed
Syracuse Academy of Science

Price: $12 adults, $8 students, $5 children under 10
Syracuse Academy of Science
1001 Park Ave., Syracuse

Eclipsed is an interactive murder mystery dinner show. The hosts, Lord and Lady Moon are holding a gala; a necklace goes missing and a body soon follows. The audience is encouraged to help determine who the killer is while watching the events unfold.

For advance tickets, email a.mcginnis@sascs.org or call 315-428-8997.


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7:00 PM, October 23



A Journey Toward Justice
Paul Robeson Performing Arts Company

Price: Free
Jazz Central
441 E. Washington St., Syracuse

An evening of storytelling and music exploring the African American experience on the Freedom Trail from reconstruction to today.

A Journey Toward Justice is a celebration, in story and music, of the recent release of over 1.5 million records documenting the lives of 4 million African American slaves freed at the end of the civil war.

The public is invited to join the journey for an evening of performances by the Paul Robeson Performing Arts Co. and the Syracuse Community Choir.

In addition to the performances you will find out how you can participate in indexing the records to help build a searchable digital archive and how you can easily access ancestral records hidden for decades.

Sponsored by Plymouth Church, InterFaith Works of CNY, Alliance of Communities Transforming Syracuse, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and The Paul Robeson Performing Arts Company.


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8:00 PM, October 23



Little Shop of Horrors
Central New York Playhouse
Dustin M. Czarny, director

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

A deviously delicious Broadway and Hollywood sci-fi smash musical, Little Shop of Horrors has devoured the hearts of theater goers for over 30 years. Howard Ashman and Alan Menken (Disney's The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, and Aladdin) are the creative geniuses behind what has become one of the most popular shows in the world.

The meek floral assistant Seymour Krelborn stumbles across a new breed of plant he names "Audrey II", after his coworker crush. This foul-mouthed, R&B-singing carnivore promises unending fame and fortune to the down and out Krelborn as long as he keeps feeding it BLOOD. Over time, though, Seymour discovers Audrey II's out-of-this-world origins and intent towards global domination!

Choreography by Jessie Dobryzinski, music direction by Abel Searor.

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8:00 PM, October 23



*SOLD OUT* Lizzie Borden Took an Axe
Covey Theatre Company

Barnes Hiscock Mansion
930 James St., Syracuse

In 1892, the most foul and mysterious double axe murders of the 19th century took place in Fall River, MA. To this day, historians and lovers of the macabre still try to understand the events that occurred the morning Andrew and Abby Borden were murdered.

A completely immersive experience, Lizzie Borden Took an Axe at the Barnes-Hiscock Mansion will provide audience members with an experience unlike any other. In this innovative production, director/writer Garrett Heater brings the audience within arm's reach of the complex emotions and events leading up to the Borden's brutal fate. Join us for Covey Theatre's final production before we close for good October 30th.

Limit of 45 patrons per show!

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8:00 PM, October 23



Pericles, Prince of Tyre
LeMoyne College

Price: $15 regular, $10 seniors, $5 students and LeMoyne community
Coyne Center for the Performing Arts
LeMoyne College, Syracuse

In Shakespeare's most fantastical tale, Pericles embarks on a tempest-tossed quest in search of adventure, wealth and love. On his odyssey to parts unknown, our hero is confronted by villains, pirates, goddesses and kings. In the end, he discovers an essential truth—the renewal of love and life itself.

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8:00 PM, October 23



Triassic Parq: The Musical
Rarely Done Productions
Dan Tursi, director

Price: $20
Jazz Central
441 E. Washington St., Syracuse

Religion, identity, sex....and raptors! A raucous retelling of that famous dinosaur-themed film, this time seen from the dinos' point of view. Mature themes.

Music by Marshall Pailet; book and lyrics by Marshall Pailet, Bryce Norbitz and Steve Wargo. Musical director Michael Stephan, choreographer Cassie Angerosa.

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8:00 PM, October 23



Lab Series: There, Is Nothing
Redhouse

Price: Free
Former Redhouse Theater
219 S. West St., Syracuse

There, Is Nothing, by Morgan Embry, is a passionate mixed-media/movement work that follows the at times, dysfunctional relationship between two people. The various temporal settings and perspectives from which the story is told make for an emotionally-charged experience for both the performers and audience. The couple must determine the difference between complacency and happiness. They must decide whether things that were can ever exist in the here and now. This all-original work features dance, film, acting, and both prerecorded and live aspects. There, Is Nothing will be debuting in the Redhouse Lab space.


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8:00 PM, October 23



Opening: The Underpants
Syracuse Stage
Bill Fennelly, director

Archbold Theater, Syracuse Stage
820 E. Genesee St., Syracuse

A guffaw-inducing comedy from the wild and crazy mind of the incomparable Steve Martin. Dusseldorf, 1910. A very public wardrobe malfunction (a young woman's underpants fall down at a parade—for the King!) becomes the talk of the town in this ribald update of an uproarious German farce. (Yes, there is such a thing.) Chock-full of sexual innuendo, verbal jousting, and non-stop laughter, The Underpants skewers the absurdity of instant fame. Das ist funny!

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Saturday, October 24, 2015


Art
 

9:00 AM - 8:00 PM, October 24



Mark Topp: Here & There
LeMoyne College

Price: Free
Wilson Art Gallery, Noreen Reale Falcone Library
LeMoyne College, Syracuse

An exhibit of paintings and pastels of landscape and figurative works by Mark Topp.

For information, call 315-445-4153.


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9:00 AM - 11:00 AM, October 24



Annual Pottery Garage Sale
Independent Potters' Association

6361 Thompson Rd.
Syracuse

If you like a bargain, bring a basket or box so you can stock up on slightly imperfect but still beautiful pottery made by 22 local potters. Participating IPA members include Millie St. John, Jen Gandee, Ed Feldman, Peter Valenti, Tina Parker, Leslie Green Guilbault, Jessica Pilowa, John Smolenski, Don Seymour, and Tim See. Preview at 8:30 am.


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10:00 AM - 4:00 PM, October 24



Locally Grown Art Exhibit
Baltimore Woods Weeks Art Gallery

Price: Free
Baltimore Woods Nature Center
4007 Bishop Hill Rd., Marcellus

Central New York artists Lucie Wellner and Robert Glisson will display their watercolor and oil paintings.

Although generally open to the public, the program room is occasionally used for nature-themed classes and private parties. Those interested in the gallery may wish to call before their visit to be sure that the program room will not be in use when they arrive.


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10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, October 24



On My Own Time
Everson Museum of Art
CNY Arts

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

CNY Arts' 42nd annual On My Own Time exhibit connects Central New York businesses in a collaboration that promotes the benefits of the creative process across community sectors.

On My Own Time highlights original works of visual art created by local employees in a variety of professions who are also amateur artists. Each participating company held its own on-site exhibitions this past spring. This year, 171 artists submitted 370 pieces in a wide range of media. Volunteers who work professionally in different arts fields selected 60 pieces to be included in this grand finale exhibition.


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10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, October 24



Gods and Monsters: Three Centuries of Portraiture
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

This exhibition represents an overview of the portraiture genre for over three centuries, examining how artists have portrayed themselves and others within different contexts and in a variety of media and styles. From 19th-century painted miniatures to contemporary color photographs, these portraits drawn from the Everson collection depict a heterogeneous cast of characters both remembered and forgotten, lauded and reviled. Stretching the conventions of the genre, the exhibition includes works by Andy Warhol, William Wegman and others as well as more traditional portrait paintings by artists such as Cecelia Beaux and Gilbert Stuart.


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10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, October 24



He Maketh a Path to Shine After Him; One Would Think the Deep to be Hoary (2013)
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Filmmakers Véréna Paravel and Lucien Castaing-Taylor, of the Harvard Sensory Ethnography Lab, drew from footage obtained while shooting their award-winning movie Leviathan (2012) to create this film. The mesmerizing and haunting footage, filmed both in and from the ocean and projected at 1/50 of the speed at which it was recorded, shows the sea to be a vast and watery expanse full of slow-moving, unidentifiable forms.


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10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, October 24



Three Graces
Everson Museum of Art

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

The Three Graces were known in ancient mythology as enchanting goddesses who personified the primary attributes of creativity: Beauty, Wonder and Joy. In a recasting of this mythical triumvirate, the Everson introduces three contemporary artists from New York – Polly Apfelbaum, Tony Feher and Carrie Moyer – whose spectacular abstract works embody these qualities. More than just a typical exhibition, Three Graces is also a revelatory experience, as the artists have created new works inspired by pieces from the Museum's collection, which are also included. From Moyer's biomorphic paintings, to Apfelbaum's playful textiles, and Feher's magical installations, Three Graces connects the past and present through beauty, wonder, and joy.

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10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, October 24



Joy, Beauty & Wonder
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

A companion community exhibition to "Three Graces: Polly Apfelbaum, Tony Feher, and Carrie Moyer," "Joy, Beauty & Wonder" is the result of a call to photographers of all ages to share their original photographs expressing the themes of joy, beauty and wonder. Themes are drawn from the exhibition Three Graces. Participants shared their photographs on social media using the hashtags #3GracesJoy, #3GracesBeauty or #3GracesWonder. All submissions were reviewed by a panel of professional artists and a selection will be on display at the Everson Museum.


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10:00 AM - 6:00 PM, October 24



My Fabric Art: Works by Jan Navales
Gallery 54

Gallery 54
54 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles

Artist, teacher, and entrepreneur Jan Navales has enjoyed a broad artistic career including working as a textile artist, a master screen printer, dyer, block printer, and deconstructive printer for more than 25 years. Jan owned a large screenprinting business in Syracuse and is also a watercolor illustrator. She currently teaches Textile Hand Printing and Dyework Design at Syracuse University.

This will be the last show of fabric art Jan will be exhibiting. Following this show, she will be focusing on watercolor illustration.


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11:00 AM - 5:00 PM, October 24



Resistance: Work by Najee Dorsey
Community Folk Art Center

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

Our exhibition season opens with "Resistance" by artist, collector, and founder/CEO of Black Art in America Najee Dorsey. His mixed media works features a number of the heroes of the civil rights movements as well as 20th century activists. An essay entitled My Art is my Voice, written by Dr. Kamasi C. Hill describes the works stating, "Najee Dorsey's mixed media series "Resistance," is an artistic commentary on the various ways individuals have used their voice and bodies to "resist" and fight against the powers that be. Partially inspired by the Occupy Movement, Dorsey's renditions include the Haitian Freedom Fighter Toussaint L'ouverture, A Native American man taking up modern arms, and an ode to unsung she-ro Claudette Colvin, amongst others."

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11:00 AM - 6:00 PM, October 24



The Almighty Cup
Gandee Gallery

Price: Free
Gandee Gallery
7846 Main St., Fabius

The Gandee Gallery and the Shaped Clay Society at Syracuse University are happy to present The Almighty Cup, a national juried and invitational exhibition. The show presents an eclectic mix of styles of drinking vessels made by 47 ceramic artists from all over the country.

This group exhibition features hand-crafted cups that range from functional to sculptural. Jeremy Randall, a ceramic artist who lives and works in Tully, NY was the juror and selected 100 cups from over 300 submissions. The Shaped Clay Society, a student-run club at Syracuse University, received the entry fees from the juried artists to support student activities and projects. Local business, Clayscapes, is sponsoring the prizes for the exhibition. The pieces in the show will be posted on the Gandee Gallery website and available for online purchase. Call or email to make a purchase.


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11:00 AM - 4:00 PM, October 24



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, October 24



A Life in Art: Highlights of Women Artists in OHA's Collection
Onondaga Historical Association

Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

This exhibit highlights artwork created by local women artists whose work is represented in OHA's collection. The exhibition features over 40 paintings, prints, drawings, and sculptures ranging from the mid-19th century through the end of the 20th century.


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11:00 AM - 4:00 PM, October 24



Snowy Splendor: Winter Scenes of Onondaga County
Onondaga Historical Association

Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

OHA is proud to present the third annual Snowy Splendor: Winter Scenes of Onondaga County. The exhibition features oil, acrylic, and watercolor paintings, photographs, and pastel drawings of winter scenes of Onondaga County from area artists and photographers. The 40 scenes include downtown Syracuse, parks, rural vistas, and woodland settings. The imagery also is varied; sometimes stark, sometimes colorful, yet all evocative of a season we love and hate.


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11:00 AM - 4:30 PM, October 24



James Rosenquist: Illustrious Works on Paper, Illuminating Paintings
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
Syracuse University Art Museum, Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

The SU Art Galleries is pleased to announce the exhibition "James Rosenquist: Illustrious Works on Paper, Illuminating Paintings." Developed in collaboration with the Oklahoma State Museum of Art and curated by Sarah C. Bancroft, co-curator of the artist's 2003 retrospective at the Guggenheim Museum, "Illustrious Works on Paper, Illuminating Paintings" investigates the impact Rosenquist has had, and continues to have, on American art. The exhibition presents over 35 works from the artist's long career, including examples of his earliest abstractions from the 1950s and his exploration and evolution into Pop Art.

James Rosenquist (American, b. 1933) became well known in the 1960s as a leader in the American Pop art movement alongside contemporaries Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, and Claes Oldenburg, and for more than five decades has created seminal works in printmaking, collage, drawing, and painting.


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11:00 AM - 4:30 PM, October 24



Hard Earned: The Military Photographs of Stacy Pearsall
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
Syracuse University Art Museum, Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

The exhibit presents over 15 years of Pearsall's career documenting military events and persons. Curated by Theresa Moir, a second year Syracuse University graduate student pursuing concurrent degrees in Museum Studies and Art History, this exhibition draws its content from Pearsall's combat photography taken overseas on active duty in the Air Force, as well as her more recent Veterans Portrait Project.

Stacy L. Pearsall got her start as an Air Force photographer at the age of 17. During her time in the service, she traveled to over 41 countries, and attended S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. Now combat disabled and retired from military service, Pearsall continues to work worldwide as a freelance photographer, and is an author, educator, military consultant, public speaker and founder of the Veterans Portrait Project. Pearsall was one of only two women to win NPPA's Military Photographer of the Year competition, and the only woman to have earned it twice. She's been honored as the Air Force Veteran of the Year by the Air Force Band and PBS, presented the Trojan Labor American Hero Award, honored with the Daughters of the American Revolution Margaret Cochran Corbin Award, lauded by the White House as a Champion of Change, and holds an honorary doctoral degree from The Citadel.


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11:00 AM - 4:30 PM, October 24



The Portraits of Gregory Heisler
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
Syracuse University Art Museum, Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

The exhibit presents large-scale images captured by one of professional photography's most respected practitioners. Heisler's iconic portraits of celebrities, athletes, and world leaders are instantly recognizable for their technical mastery and thoughtful responsiveness, many of which have appeared as cover images for well-known magazines. Curated by Domenic Iacono, Director of the Syracuse University Art Galleries, this exhibition presents a small but powerful overview of Heisler's career photographing some of the world's most influential persons.

Gregory Heisler's portraits have appeared as cover images on more than 70 issues of Time magazine, and his stunning portraits of Julia Roberts, Hillary Clinton, Muhammad Ali, Bruce Springsteen and others have appeared in Life, Esquire, Fortune, Sports Illustrated, and many more. Heisler has been said to combine "the eye of an artist, the mind of a scientist, and the heart of a journalist." His photographic career has spanned over 35 years, and among the many awards he has received are the Alfred Eisenstadt Award and the Leica Medal of Excellence. A sought-after speaker and educator, teaching classes and seminars throughout the country and overseas, Heisler was appointed a Distinguished Professor of Photography in the Multimedia Photography & Design program at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University in 2014. His bestselling book, Gregory Heisler: 50 Portraits, will be available for sale in the Gallery Shop.


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12:00 PM - 4:00 PM, October 24



The Global Citizen: Graphic Art of Marlena Buczek Smith
ArtRage Gallery

Price: Free
ArtRage Gallery
505 Hawley Ave., Syracuse


As a medium for social change, posters record our struggles for peace, social justice, environmental defense, and liberation from oppression. From the confrontational and political, to the promotional, persuasive and educational, the poster in all its forms has persisted as a vehicle for the public dissemination of ideas, information, and opinion. The stunning Giclée prints included in this exhibition span a range of political, humanitarian and environmental issues. Buczek Smith is a New Jersey-based artist originally from Poland. She has exhibited her insightful and passionate posters in North America, Asia and Europe, and her work has appeared in publications such as Graphis and Print.


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12:00 PM - 5:00 PM, October 24



Continuum
Point of Contact Gallery

Price: Free
Point of Contact Gallery
350 W. Fayette St., Syracuse

"Continuum" tells the story of Point of Contact's journey over the last 40 years through the lens of its permanent art collection. Many of the pieces included in the exhibition have been created specifically for Point of Contact publications and exhibitions and provide a unique perspective on the evolution of the organization. Including artists such as Judy Pfaff, Nam June Paik, Liliana Porter, and Gregory Crewdson, the collection tends to blur visual and verbal, geographic and cross-cultural boundaries, evolving year-after-year, advancing an essential discussion about contemporary art. By revisiting its past, Point of Contact looks toward its future, refining its vision and turning each new encounter into an experimentation with unlimited insights.

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1:00 PM - 9:00 PM, October 24



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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1:00 PM - 2:00 PM, October 24



Dreams & Found Objects
Studio 24

Studio 24
433 Hawley Ave., Syracuse

Original art work from local artist Marylou Colgin, and installations by Kathy Rabuzzi and JT Lee.

Exhibit is also open by appointment.


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6:30 PM - 11:00 PM, October 24



Leviathan
Urban Video Project

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

"Leviathan" (2012) is a groundbreaking, immersive portrait of the contemporary commercial fishing industry. Filmed off the coast of New Bedford, MA, "Leviathan" follows a hulking groundfish trawler into the surrounding murky black waters on a weeks-long fishing expedition. But instead of romanticizing the labor, filmmakers Lucien Castaing-Taylor ("Sweetgrass") and Véréna Paravel ("Foreign Parts") of Sensory Ethnography Lab present a vivid, almost kaleidoscopic representation of the work, the sea, the machinery and the players, both human and marine. The film that emerges is unlike anything that has been seen before. Entirely dialogue-free, but mesmerizing and gripping throughout, it is a cosmic portrait of one of mankind's oldest endeavors.

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Film
 

6:30 PM - 2:00 AM, October 24



Palace Theater Halloween Bash
Palace Theatre

Price: $20
Palace Theater
2384 James St., Syracuse

6:30pm: The Last Man on Earth (35mm)
8:00 pm: Killer Klowns from Outer Space: (35mm print)
10:30pm: Palace Theater Halloween Dance Party
12:00 am: The Rocky Horror Picture Show (digital)


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8:00 PM, October 24



The Devil's Backbone
ArtRage Gallery

Price: $5 suggested donation
ArtRage Gallery
505 Hawley Ave., Syracuse

Halloween is near ... and here is the mournful fable of the Santa Lucia School, haven for orphans of the Spanish Civil War. Young Carlos arrives at this desolate place in the last days of the war. Soon he will learn the meaning of fear ... and the chilling secret that haunts the school. (2001, 106 minutes, directed by Guillermo del Toro)


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Lecture
 

2:00 PM, October 24



Fall Ghostalk: The Way They Were
Onondaga Historical Association

Price: $12 OHA members, $15 non-members
The Warehouse, Main Auditorium
350 W. Fayette St., Syracuse

Experience special stories plucked from past years of OHA's Historic Ghost Walks as told by "those who lived them." Enjoy the comfort of SU's Nancy Cantor Warehouse auditorium as actors portray personalities from yesteryear.

Parking available in the rear of the building. Call 428-1864 X 312 for information and reservations.


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7:00 PM, October 24



Fall Ghostalk: The Way They Were
Onondaga Historical Association

Price: $12 OHA members, $15 non-members
The Warehouse, Main Auditorium
350 W. Fayette St., Syracuse

Experience special stories plucked from past years of OHA's Historic Ghost Walks as told by "those who lived them." Enjoy the comfort of SU's Nancy Cantor Warehouse auditorium as actors portray personalities from yesteryear.

Parking available in the rear of the building. Call 428-1864 X 312 for information and reservations.


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Music
 

10:30 AM, October 24



Kids Series: Storybook Halloween
Syracuse Orchestra (formerly Symphoria)
Heather Buchman, conductor

Inspiration Hall (formerly St. Peter's Church)
709 James St., Syracuse

Featuring Prokofiev's Peter & The Wolf and other Halloween inspired music.


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2:00 PM - 5:00 PM, October 24



Vocal Jazz Jam
CNY Jazz Arts Foundation

Price: $10 regular, $20 participating vocalists
Jazz Central
441 E. Washington St., Syracuse

The Vocal Jazz Jam and Sunday's Stars of Tomorrow Cabaret will give aspiring jazz singers a chance to perform songs with a live band, receive professional coaching, and tune up their performance credentials and resume.

Participants are coached on all elements of song delivery, such as posture, tone, key placement, deportment, and interaction with the audience. School-age participants usually are recommended by their choral director, but the event is open to anyone, including college-age and older adults. Vocalists are encouraged to prepare songs from the "Great American Songbook." For students, the New York State School Music Association (nyssma.org) has a recommended list of songs — and this event precedes the annual NYSSMA solo competition as a benefit to students.


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7:30 PM, October 24



Jen Chapin
Steeple Coffee House

Price: $15 suggested donation covers entertainment, dessert, coffee/tea
United Church of Fayetteville
310 E. Genesee St., Fayetteville

Singer/songwriter Jen Chapin (Harry's daughter) describes her work as "jazz-tinged urban folk soul...incorporating the funk, soul and improvisation of the city..."


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7:30 PM, October 24



Music for Chorus and Organ
Syracuse Vocal Ensemble
Joseph Downing, conductor
Featuring Brian Glikes, organ

First Presbyterian Church of Skaneateles
97 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles

Rejoice is the theme as SVE sings works by Purcell, Westra, Franck, and Benjamin Britten. Thrill to the playing of Brian Glikes, the 2015 winner of the Arthur Poister Competition in Organ Playing.


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Theater
 

12:30 PM, October 24



Aladdin
Magic Circle Children's Theatre

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

Interactive retelling of the children's classic.


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2:00 PM, October 24



*SOLD OUT* Lizzie Borden Took an Axe
Covey Theatre Company

Barnes Hiscock Mansion
930 James St., Syracuse

In 1892, the most foul and mysterious double axe murders of the 19th century took place in Fall River, MA. To this day, historians and lovers of the macabre still try to understand the events that occurred the morning Andrew and Abby Borden were murdered.

A completely immersive experience, Lizzie Borden Took an Axe at the Barnes-Hiscock Mansion will provide audience members with an experience unlike any other. In this innovative production, director/writer Garrett Heater brings the audience within arm's reach of the complex emotions and events leading up to the Borden's brutal fate. Join us for Covey Theatre's final production before we close for good October 30th.

Limit of 45 patrons per show!

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3:00 PM, October 24



The Underpants
Syracuse Stage
Bill Fennelly, director

Archbold Theater, Syracuse Stage
820 E. Genesee St., Syracuse

A guffaw-inducing comedy from the wild and crazy mind of the incomparable Steve Martin. Dusseldorf, 1910. A very public wardrobe malfunction (a young woman's underpants fall down at a parade—for the King!) becomes the talk of the town in this ribald update of an uproarious German farce. (Yes, there is such a thing.) Chock-full of sexual innuendo, verbal jousting, and non-stop laughter, The Underpants skewers the absurdity of instant fame. Das ist funny!

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7:00 PM, October 24



Eclipsed
Syracuse Academy of Science

Price: $12 adults, $8 students, $5 children under 10
Syracuse Academy of Science
1001 Park Ave., Syracuse

Eclipsed is an interactive murder mystery dinner show. The hosts, Lord and Lady Moon are holding a gala; a necklace goes missing and a body soon follows. The audience is encouraged to help determine who the killer is while watching the events unfold.

For advance tickets, email a.mcginnis@sascs.org or call 315-428-8997.


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7:30 PM, October 24



Fakin' It
Studio 24
Gerard Moses, director

Price: $10
Studio 24
433 Hawley Ave., Syracuse

Scenes, songs, and monologues centered around acts of faking, lying and posing, presented by the studio24 ensemble.


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8:00 PM, October 24



Little Shop of Horrors
Central New York Playhouse
Dustin M. Czarny, director

Price: $39.95 dinner theater, $25 show only
CNY Playhouse
Shoppingtown Mall, Entrance No. 4 (adjacent to parking garage), Dewitt

Tonight's show will be preceded by dinner at 6:30 pm.

A deviously delicious Broadway and Hollywood sci-fi smash musical, Little Shop of Horrors has devoured the hearts of theater goers for over 30 years. Howard Ashman and Alan Menken (Disney's The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, and Aladdin) are the creative geniuses behind what has become one of the most popular shows in the world.

The meek floral assistant Seymour Krelborn stumbles across a new breed of plant he names "Audrey II", after his coworker crush. This foul-mouthed, R&B-singing carnivore promises unending fame and fortune to the down and out Krelborn as long as he keeps feeding it BLOOD. Over time, though, Seymour discovers Audrey II's out-of-this-world origins and intent towards global domination!

Choreography by Jessie Dobryzinski, music direction by Abel Searor.

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8:00 PM, October 24



Pericles, Prince of Tyre
LeMoyne College

Price: $15 regular, $10 seniors, $5 students and LeMoyne community
Coyne Center for the Performing Arts
LeMoyne College, Syracuse

In Shakespeare's most fantastical tale, Pericles embarks on a tempest-tossed quest in search of adventure, wealth and love. On his odyssey to parts unknown, our hero is confronted by villains, pirates, goddesses and kings. In the end, he discovers an essential truth—the renewal of love and life itself.

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8:00 PM, October 24



Triassic Parq: The Musical
Rarely Done Productions
Dan Tursi, director

Price: $20
Jazz Central
441 E. Washington St., Syracuse

Religion, identity, sex....and raptors! A raucous retelling of that famous dinosaur-themed film, this time seen from the dinos' point of view. Mature themes.

Music by Marshall Pailet; book and lyrics by Marshall Pailet, Bryce Norbitz and Steve Wargo. Musical director Michael Stephan, choreographer Cassie Angerosa.

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8:00 PM, October 24



Lab Series: There, Is Nothing
Redhouse

Price: Free
Former Redhouse Theater
219 S. West St., Syracuse

There, Is Nothing, by Morgan Embry, is a passionate mixed-media/movement work that follows the at times, dysfunctional relationship between two people. The various temporal settings and perspectives from which the story is told make for an emotionally-charged experience for both the performers and audience. The couple must determine the difference between complacency and happiness. They must decide whether things that were can ever exist in the here and now. This all-original work features dance, film, acting, and both prerecorded and live aspects. There, Is Nothing will be debuting in the Redhouse Lab space.


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8:00 PM, October 24



The Underpants
Syracuse Stage
Bill Fennelly, director

Archbold Theater, Syracuse Stage
820 E. Genesee St., Syracuse

A guffaw-inducing comedy from the wild and crazy mind of the incomparable Steve Martin. Dusseldorf, 1910. A very public wardrobe malfunction (a young woman's underpants fall down at a parade—for the King!) becomes the talk of the town in this ribald update of an uproarious German farce. (Yes, there is such a thing.) Chock-full of sexual innuendo, verbal jousting, and non-stop laughter, The Underpants skewers the absurdity of instant fame. Das ist funny!

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Sunday, October 25, 2015


Art
 

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, October 25



My Fabric Art: Works by Jan Navales
Gallery 54

Gallery 54
54 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles

Artist, teacher, and entrepreneur Jan Navales has enjoyed a broad artistic career including working as a textile artist, a master screen printer, dyer, block printer, and deconstructive printer for more than 25 years. Jan owned a large screenprinting business in Syracuse and is also a watercolor illustrator. She currently teaches Textile Hand Printing and Dyework Design at Syracuse University.

This will be the last show of fabric art Jan will be exhibiting. Following this show, she will be focusing on watercolor illustration.


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11:00 AM - 4:00 PM, October 25



The Almighty Cup
Gandee Gallery

Price: Free
Gandee Gallery
7846 Main St., Fabius

The Gandee Gallery and the Shaped Clay Society at Syracuse University are happy to present The Almighty Cup, a national juried and invitational exhibition. The show presents an eclectic mix of styles of drinking vessels made by 47 ceramic artists from all over the country.

This group exhibition features hand-crafted cups that range from functional to sculptural. Jeremy Randall, a ceramic artist who lives and works in Tully, NY was the juror and selected 100 cups from over 300 submissions. The Shaped Clay Society, a student-run club at Syracuse University, received the entry fees from the juried artists to support student activities and projects. Local business, Clayscapes, is sponsoring the prizes for the exhibition. The pieces in the show will be posted on the Gandee Gallery website and available for online purchase. Call or email to make a purchase.


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11:00 AM - 4:00 PM, October 25



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, October 25



Snowy Splendor: Winter Scenes of Onondaga County
Onondaga Historical Association

Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

OHA is proud to present the third annual Snowy Splendor: Winter Scenes of Onondaga County. The exhibition features oil, acrylic, and watercolor paintings, photographs, and pastel drawings of winter scenes of Onondaga County from area artists and photographers. The 40 scenes include downtown Syracuse, parks, rural vistas, and woodland settings. The imagery also is varied; sometimes stark, sometimes colorful, yet all evocative of a season we love and hate.


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11:00 AM - 4:00 PM, October 25



A Life in Art: Highlights of Women Artists in OHA's Collection
Onondaga Historical Association

Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

This exhibit highlights artwork created by local women artists whose work is represented in OHA's collection. The exhibition features over 40 paintings, prints, drawings, and sculptures ranging from the mid-19th century through the end of the 20th century.


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11:00 AM - 4:30 PM, October 25



The Portraits of Gregory Heisler
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
Syracuse University Art Museum, Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

The exhibit presents large-scale images captured by one of professional photography's most respected practitioners. Heisler's iconic portraits of celebrities, athletes, and world leaders are instantly recognizable for their technical mastery and thoughtful responsiveness, many of which have appeared as cover images for well-known magazines. Curated by Domenic Iacono, Director of the Syracuse University Art Galleries, this exhibition presents a small but powerful overview of Heisler's career photographing some of the world's most influential persons.

Gregory Heisler's portraits have appeared as cover images on more than 70 issues of Time magazine, and his stunning portraits of Julia Roberts, Hillary Clinton, Muhammad Ali, Bruce Springsteen and others have appeared in Life, Esquire, Fortune, Sports Illustrated, and many more. Heisler has been said to combine "the eye of an artist, the mind of a scientist, and the heart of a journalist." His photographic career has spanned over 35 years, and among the many awards he has received are the Alfred Eisenstadt Award and the Leica Medal of Excellence. A sought-after speaker and educator, teaching classes and seminars throughout the country and overseas, Heisler was appointed a Distinguished Professor of Photography in the Multimedia Photography & Design program at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University in 2014. His bestselling book, Gregory Heisler: 50 Portraits, will be available for sale in the Gallery Shop.


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11:00 AM - 4:30 PM, October 25



Hard Earned: The Military Photographs of Stacy Pearsall
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
Syracuse University Art Museum, Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

The exhibit presents over 15 years of Pearsall's career documenting military events and persons. Curated by Theresa Moir, a second year Syracuse University graduate student pursuing concurrent degrees in Museum Studies and Art History, this exhibition draws its content from Pearsall's combat photography taken overseas on active duty in the Air Force, as well as her more recent Veterans Portrait Project.

Stacy L. Pearsall got her start as an Air Force photographer at the age of 17. During her time in the service, she traveled to over 41 countries, and attended S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. Now combat disabled and retired from military service, Pearsall continues to work worldwide as a freelance photographer, and is an author, educator, military consultant, public speaker and founder of the Veterans Portrait Project. Pearsall was one of only two women to win NPPA's Military Photographer of the Year competition, and the only woman to have earned it twice. She's been honored as the Air Force Veteran of the Year by the Air Force Band and PBS, presented the Trojan Labor American Hero Award, honored with the Daughters of the American Revolution Margaret Cochran Corbin Award, lauded by the White House as a Champion of Change, and holds an honorary doctoral degree from The Citadel.


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11:00 AM - 4:30 PM, October 25



James Rosenquist: Illustrious Works on Paper, Illuminating Paintings
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
Syracuse University Art Museum, Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

The SU Art Galleries is pleased to announce the exhibition "James Rosenquist: Illustrious Works on Paper, Illuminating Paintings." Developed in collaboration with the Oklahoma State Museum of Art and curated by Sarah C. Bancroft, co-curator of the artist's 2003 retrospective at the Guggenheim Museum, "Illustrious Works on Paper, Illuminating Paintings" investigates the impact Rosenquist has had, and continues to have, on American art. The exhibition presents over 35 works from the artist's long career, including examples of his earliest abstractions from the 1950s and his exploration and evolution into Pop Art.

James Rosenquist (American, b. 1933) became well known in the 1960s as a leader in the American Pop art movement alongside contemporaries Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, and Claes Oldenburg, and for more than five decades has created seminal works in printmaking, collage, drawing, and painting.


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12:00 PM - 5:00 PM, October 25



Joy, Beauty & Wonder
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

A companion community exhibition to "Three Graces: Polly Apfelbaum, Tony Feher, and Carrie Moyer," "Joy, Beauty & Wonder" is the result of a call to photographers of all ages to share their original photographs expressing the themes of joy, beauty and wonder. Themes are drawn from the exhibition Three Graces. Participants shared their photographs on social media using the hashtags #3GracesJoy, #3GracesBeauty or #3GracesWonder. All submissions were reviewed by a panel of professional artists and a selection will be on display at the Everson Museum.


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12:00 PM - 5:00 PM, October 25



Gods and Monsters: Three Centuries of Portraiture
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

This exhibition represents an overview of the portraiture genre for over three centuries, examining how artists have portrayed themselves and others within different contexts and in a variety of media and styles. From 19th-century painted miniatures to contemporary color photographs, these portraits drawn from the Everson collection depict a heterogeneous cast of characters both remembered and forgotten, lauded and reviled. Stretching the conventions of the genre, the exhibition includes works by Andy Warhol, William Wegman and others as well as more traditional portrait paintings by artists such as Cecelia Beaux and Gilbert Stuart.


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12:00 PM - 5:00 PM, October 25



On My Own Time
Everson Museum of Art
CNY Arts

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

CNY Arts' 42nd annual On My Own Time exhibit connects Central New York businesses in a collaboration that promotes the benefits of the creative process across community sectors.

On My Own Time highlights original works of visual art created by local employees in a variety of professions who are also amateur artists. Each participating company held its own on-site exhibitions this past spring. This year, 171 artists submitted 370 pieces in a wide range of media. Volunteers who work professionally in different arts fields selected 60 pieces to be included in this grand finale exhibition.


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12:00 PM - 5:00 PM, October 25



Three Graces
Everson Museum of Art

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

The Three Graces were known in ancient mythology as enchanting goddesses who personified the primary attributes of creativity: Beauty, Wonder and Joy. In a recasting of this mythical triumvirate, the Everson introduces three contemporary artists from New York – Polly Apfelbaum, Tony Feher and Carrie Moyer – whose spectacular abstract works embody these qualities. More than just a typical exhibition, Three Graces is also a revelatory experience, as the artists have created new works inspired by pieces from the Museum's collection, which are also included. From Moyer's biomorphic paintings, to Apfelbaum's playful textiles, and Feher's magical installations, Three Graces connects the past and present through beauty, wonder, and joy.

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12:00 PM - 2:00 AM, October 25



Mark Topp: Here & There
LeMoyne College

Price: Free
Wilson Art Gallery, Noreen Reale Falcone Library
LeMoyne College, Syracuse

An exhibit of paintings and pastels of landscape and figurative works by Mark Topp.

For information, call 315-445-4153.


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1:00 PM - 9:00 PM, October 25



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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Lecture
 

3:00 PM, October 25



Founding of Literacy Volunteers of America
University Neighbors Lecture Series
Featuring Ruth Colvin

Price: $10 regular, $5 with student ID
Westcott Community Center
Corner of Euclid Ave. and Westcott St., Syracuse

From the Sunshine Coast of South Africa to a remote Ashram in India, Ruth Colvin has traveled around the world, visiting 62 countries and providing literacy training in 26 developing nations. The founder of Literacy Volunteers of America (now ProLiteracy), Colvin is the recipient of nine honorary doctorates, the President's Volunteer Action Award, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. She was inducted into the Women's Hall of Fame in 1991.


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Music
 

1:30 PM, October 25



Jazzuits in the Marren
LeMoyne College
Featuring Ronnie Leigh

Price: $15 regular, $10 seniors, $5 students
Marren Studio Theatre, Coyne Performing Arts Ctr
LeMoyne College, Syracuse

The Le Moyne College Jazzuits join forces with Ronnie Leigh to perform the hits of Billy Joel, including Piano Man, She's Got A Way, and New York State of Mind.


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3:00 PM, October 25



Music for Chorus and Organ
Syracuse Vocal Ensemble
Joseph Downing, conductor
Featuring Brian Glikes, organ

Hendricks Chapel
Syracuse University, Syracuse

Rejoice is the theme as SVE sings works by Purcell, Westra, Franck, and Benjamin Britten. Thrill to the playing of Brian Glikes, the 2015 winner of the Arthur Poister Competition in Organ Playing.


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4:00 PM, October 25



Syracuse, In the Presence of the Past
Syracuse Children's Chorus
Stephanie Mowery, conductor

Price: $22/$18 regular, $20/$15 seniors, $10 children
Most Holy Rosary Church
111 Roberts Ave., Syracuse

Featuring "Syracuse, In the Presence of the Past," a world premiere by Nick Page, nationally renowned composer, arranger, choral conductor, teacher, song leader, and author. Also featuring original compositions based on narratives of area school children.


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4:30 PM, October 25



Jazzuits in the Marren
LeMoyne College
Featuring Ronnie Leigh

Price: $15 regular, $10 seniors, $5 students
Marren Studio Theatre, Coyne Performing Arts Ctr
LeMoyne College, Syracuse

The Le Moyne College Jazzuits join forces with Ronnie Leigh to perform the hits of Billy Joel, including Piano Man, She's Got A Way, and New York State of Mind.


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5:00 PM, October 25



Jazz Vespers
CNY Jazz Arts Foundation
Featuring Winsome Graham, guest vocalist

Price: Free
United Church of Christ in Bayberry
215 Blackberry Rd., Liverpool

The services are a combination of inspirational and meditative readings, homily, and jazz played by members of the CNY Jazz Orchestra and various guest vocalists. The jazz selections are drawn from secular and sacred sources. The concerts are free and open to all faiths.


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7:00 PM - 9:30 PM, October 25



Stars of Tomorrow Cabaret
CNY Jazz Arts Foundation
Featuring Nancy Kelly

Price: $10 regular, $5 children under 18, participating vocalists free
Jazz Central
441 E. Washington St., Syracuse

The Stars of Tomorrow Cabaret will give aspiring jazz singers a chance to perform songs with a live band and tune up their performance credentials and resume.

Cabaret features bar service and finger food. Nancy Kelly closes the show with the CNY Jazz Trio.


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Theater
 

2:00 PM, October 25



Little Shop of Horrors
Central New York Playhouse
Dustin M. Czarny, director

Price: $22
CNY Playhouse
Shoppingtown Mall, Entrance No. 4 (adjacent to parking garage), Dewitt

A deviously delicious Broadway and Hollywood sci-fi smash musical, Little Shop of Horrors has devoured the hearts of theater goers for over 30 years. Howard Ashman and Alan Menken (Disney's The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, and Aladdin) are the creative geniuses behind what has become one of the most popular shows in the world.

The meek floral assistant Seymour Krelborn stumbles across a new breed of plant he names "Audrey II", after his coworker crush. This foul-mouthed, R&B-singing carnivore promises unending fame and fortune to the down and out Krelborn as long as he keeps feeding it BLOOD. Over time, though, Seymour discovers Audrey II's out-of-this-world origins and intent towards global domination!

Choreography by Jessie Dobryzinski, music direction by Abel Searor.

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2:00 PM, October 25



Fakin' It
Studio 24
Gerard Moses, director

Price: $10
Studio 24
433 Hawley Ave., Syracuse

Scenes, songs, and monologues centered around acts of faking, lying and posing, presented by the studio24 ensemble.


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2:00 PM, October 25



The Underpants
Syracuse Stage
Bill Fennelly, director

Archbold Theater, Syracuse Stage
820 E. Genesee St., Syracuse

A guffaw-inducing comedy from the wild and crazy mind of the incomparable Steve Martin. Dusseldorf, 1910. A very public wardrobe malfunction (a young woman's underpants fall down at a parade—for the King!) becomes the talk of the town in this ribald update of an uproarious German farce. (Yes, there is such a thing.) Chock-full of sexual innuendo, verbal jousting, and non-stop laughter, The Underpants skewers the absurdity of instant fame. Das ist funny!

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7:00 PM, October 25



Syracuse Area Live Theater (SALT) Awards

Price: $20 in advance, $25 at the door
Syracuse Stage
820 E. Genesee St., Syracuse

The nominations are in and the winners will be announced during the annual Syracuse Area Live Theater (SALT) Awards. The ceremony will be co-hosted by Rita Worlock and Abel Searor.

The theater will hold a pre-show reception from 6:00-7:00 pm at the Sutton Pavilion, as well as a gala after-party at 9:30 pm.

For the full list of nominees, see http://www.syracusenewtimes.com/just-add-salt.


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Monday, October 26, 2015


Art
 

8:00 AM - 2:00 AM, October 26



Mark Topp: Here & There
LeMoyne College

Price: Free
Wilson Art Gallery, Noreen Reale Falcone Library
LeMoyne College, Syracuse

An exhibit of paintings and pastels of landscape and figurative works by Mark Topp.

For information, call 315-445-4153.


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9:00 AM - 4:00 PM, October 26



Locally Grown Art Exhibit
Baltimore Woods Weeks Art Gallery

Price: Free
Baltimore Woods Nature Center
4007 Bishop Hill Rd., Marcellus

Central New York artists Lucie Wellner and Robert Glisson will display their watercolor and oil paintings.

Although generally open to the public, the program room is occasionally used for nature-themed classes and private parties. Those interested in the gallery may wish to call before their visit to be sure that the program room will not be in use when they arrive.


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9:00 AM - 4:00 PM, October 26



Be the Change: Works by Zachary Skinner
Onondaga Community College

Price: Free
Ann Felton Multicultural Center and Gallery
Onondaga Community College, Syracuse

Artist Statement:
Inter-connection is what I cultivate in my artworks. It has led me to create a political space where a viewer is engaged, but has the freedom to draw her/his own conclusion. Expanding on that premise, I believe in an art that can function in a non-polarized, intimate political way. The evidence isn't found within a heroic gesture on the wall by the artist (me), but rather in the inner strength and creativity of the viewer. So I invite the viewers as participants/collaborators, to draw on handmade chalkboards, incorporated within my visual cacophony of imagery, and objects.

The imagery I have been focused on relates to Activist Philosophy, non-violent resistance, mind-maps of Humanitarian Leaders, and recently of what I call "Geo-Robots" which are inspired by Survivalism, and Geo-Engineering. In other words, I am interested in models and catalysts for social change, outside of mainstream media discourse.


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9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, October 26



Black Utopias
Syracuse University Library Special Collections Research Center

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

Co-curated by Dr. Joan Bryant, associate professor in the African American Studies Department, and Dr. Lucy Mulroney, interim senior director of the Special Collections Research Center, "Black Utopias" commemorates the 50th anniversary of the publication of The Autobiography of Malcolm X, the best-selling narrative of one of the most prominent men of the Civil Rights era.

This anniversary holds special significance for Syracuse University because the Libraries' Special Collections Research Center is home to the records of Grove Press, the avant-garde publisher of the Autobiography. Grove hailed the book as one of its "most important" publications. The first printing of 10,000 copies sold out before it was released in October 1965.

"Black Utopias" takes the personal transformations that form the narrative arc of Malcolm X's Autobiography as the framework for exploring a range of utopian visions that have shaped Black American life. Although utopias are, by definition, the stuff of dreams, the examples presented in this exhibition are firmly rooted in historical experiences of subjugation, inequality, and injustice. They are at once visionary and modest endeavors to craft worlds of freedom, unity, power, equality, and beauty.

The exhibit will feature the handwritten letter that Malcolm X sent to Alex Haley during his pilgrimage to Mecca, as well as other unique and rare materials from the collections. It includes documents by little-known individuals and such prominent figures as W.E.B. Dubois, Langston Hughes, Madam C. J. Walker, James Ford, and Martin Luther King, Jr.


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9:00 AM - 4:00 PM, October 26



25: Multi-media artwork by Erin Fassinger
Westcott Community Art Gallery

Price: Free
Westcott Community Center
Corner of Euclid Ave. and Westcott St., Syracuse

Once upon a time, and a very good time it was, a little girl was born. 25 years later, this is the story of how that girl flourished from the care of her family, of the unforgettable experiences she shared with her friends, of the heavenly refuges she found through her passions. This is a portrait of the artist.


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10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, October 26



My Fabric Art: Works by Jan Navales
Gallery 54

Gallery 54
54 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles

Artist, teacher, and entrepreneur Jan Navales has enjoyed a broad artistic career including working as a textile artist, a master screen printer, dyer, block printer, and deconstructive printer for more than 25 years. Jan owned a large screenprinting business in Syracuse and is also a watercolor illustrator. She currently teaches Textile Hand Printing and Dyework Design at Syracuse University.

This will be the last show of fabric art Jan will be exhibiting. Following this show, she will be focusing on watercolor illustration.


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10:00 AM - 9:00 PM, October 26



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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12:00 PM - 5:00 PM, October 26



Béisbol at the Heart of Latino Community
La Casita Cultural Center

Price: Free
La Casita Cultural Center
109 Otisco St., Syracuse

Our gallery-wide collective explores the vital role of the national pastime, baseball, in the life of our Latino communities. A stunning collection of artifacts, photography, and video relate stories about local heroes who inspire us all. The project was documented by La Casita's community outreach team, Luz Encarnacion and Herve Yves Comeau, in close collaboration with Syracuse-based photojournalist and videographer from Puerto Rico, Marilú López Fretts.


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Film
 

7:30 PM, October 26



Halloween Horror Double Feature: The Mummy’s Hand and The Black Cat
Syracuse Cinephile Society

Price: $3.50 non-members, $3 members
Spaghetti Warehouse
689 N. Clinton St., Syracuse

The Mummy's Hand (1940)
Director: Christy Cabanne
Cast: Dick Foran, Wallace Ford, Tom Tyler, Peggy Moran, Cecil Kellaway, George Zucco, Eduardo Ciannelli

The first in Universal's "Kharis" series of "Mummy" films is an entertaining story of archeologists seeking a lost tomb and finding a deadly mummy that comes to life!

The Black Cat (1934)
Director: Edgar G. Ulmer
Cast: Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, David Manners, Jacqueline Wells, Henry Armetta

This first teaming of Karloff and Lugosi is a stylish, eerie, and bizarre tale, with the two masters of horror at their best.


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Tuesday, October 27, 2015


Art
 

8:00 AM - 2:00 AM, October 27



Mark Topp: Here & There
LeMoyne College

Price: Free
Wilson Art Gallery, Noreen Reale Falcone Library
LeMoyne College, Syracuse

An exhibit of paintings and pastels of landscape and figurative works by Mark Topp.

For information, call 315-445-4153.


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9:00 AM - 4:00 PM, October 27



Locally Grown Art Exhibit
Baltimore Woods Weeks Art Gallery

Price: Free
Baltimore Woods Nature Center
4007 Bishop Hill Rd., Marcellus

Central New York artists Lucie Wellner and Robert Glisson will display their watercolor and oil paintings.

Although generally open to the public, the program room is occasionally used for nature-themed classes and private parties. Those interested in the gallery may wish to call before their visit to be sure that the program room will not be in use when they arrive.


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9:00 AM - 4:00 PM, October 27



Be the Change: Works by Zachary Skinner
Onondaga Community College

Price: Free
Ann Felton Multicultural Center and Gallery
Onondaga Community College, Syracuse

Artist Statement:
Inter-connection is what I cultivate in my artworks. It has led me to create a political space where a viewer is engaged, but has the freedom to draw her/his own conclusion. Expanding on that premise, I believe in an art that can function in a non-polarized, intimate political way. The evidence isn't found within a heroic gesture on the wall by the artist (me), but rather in the inner strength and creativity of the viewer. So I invite the viewers as participants/collaborators, to draw on handmade chalkboards, incorporated within my visual cacophony of imagery, and objects.

The imagery I have been focused on relates to Activist Philosophy, non-violent resistance, mind-maps of Humanitarian Leaders, and recently of what I call "Geo-Robots" which are inspired by Survivalism, and Geo-Engineering. In other words, I am interested in models and catalysts for social change, outside of mainstream media discourse.


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9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, October 27



Black Utopias
Syracuse University Library Special Collections Research Center

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

Co-curated by Dr. Joan Bryant, associate professor in the African American Studies Department, and Dr. Lucy Mulroney, interim senior director of the Special Collections Research Center, "Black Utopias" commemorates the 50th anniversary of the publication of The Autobiography of Malcolm X, the best-selling narrative of one of the most prominent men of the Civil Rights era.

This anniversary holds special significance for Syracuse University because the Libraries' Special Collections Research Center is home to the records of Grove Press, the avant-garde publisher of the Autobiography. Grove hailed the book as one of its "most important" publications. The first printing of 10,000 copies sold out before it was released in October 1965.

"Black Utopias" takes the personal transformations that form the narrative arc of Malcolm X's Autobiography as the framework for exploring a range of utopian visions that have shaped Black American life. Although utopias are, by definition, the stuff of dreams, the examples presented in this exhibition are firmly rooted in historical experiences of subjugation, inequality, and injustice. They are at once visionary and modest endeavors to craft worlds of freedom, unity, power, equality, and beauty.

The exhibit will feature the handwritten letter that Malcolm X sent to Alex Haley during his pilgrimage to Mecca, as well as other unique and rare materials from the collections. It includes documents by little-known individuals and such prominent figures as W.E.B. Dubois, Langston Hughes, Madam C. J. Walker, James Ford, and Martin Luther King, Jr.


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9:00 AM - 4:00 PM, October 27



25: Multi-media artwork by Erin Fassinger
Westcott Community Art Gallery

Price: Free
Westcott Community Center
Corner of Euclid Ave. and Westcott St., Syracuse

Once upon a time, and a very good time it was, a little girl was born. 25 years later, this is the story of how that girl flourished from the care of her family, of the unforgettable experiences she shared with her friends, of the heavenly refuges she found through her passions. This is a portrait of the artist.


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10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, October 27



Resistance: Work by Najee Dorsey
Community Folk Art Center

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

Our exhibition season opens with "Resistance" by artist, collector, and founder/CEO of Black Art in America Najee Dorsey. His mixed media works features a number of the heroes of the civil rights movements as well as 20th century activists. An essay entitled My Art is my Voice, written by Dr. Kamasi C. Hill describes the works stating, "Najee Dorsey's mixed media series "Resistance," is an artistic commentary on the various ways individuals have used their voice and bodies to "resist" and fight against the powers that be. Partially inspired by the Occupy Movement, Dorsey's renditions include the Haitian Freedom Fighter Toussaint L'ouverture, A Native American man taking up modern arms, and an ode to unsung she-ro Claudette Colvin, amongst others."

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10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, October 27



My Fabric Art: Works by Jan Navales
Gallery 54

Gallery 54
54 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles

Artist, teacher, and entrepreneur Jan Navales has enjoyed a broad artistic career including working as a textile artist, a master screen printer, dyer, block printer, and deconstructive printer for more than 25 years. Jan owned a large screenprinting business in Syracuse and is also a watercolor illustrator. She currently teaches Textile Hand Printing and Dyework Design at Syracuse University.

This will be the last show of fabric art Jan will be exhibiting. Following this show, she will be focusing on watercolor illustration.


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10:00 AM - 9:00 PM, October 27



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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11:00 AM - 4:30 PM, October 27



James Rosenquist: Illustrious Works on Paper, Illuminating Paintings
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
Syracuse University Art Museum, Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

The SU Art Galleries is pleased to announce the exhibition "James Rosenquist: Illustrious Works on Paper, Illuminating Paintings." Developed in collaboration with the Oklahoma State Museum of Art and curated by Sarah C. Bancroft, co-curator of the artist's 2003 retrospective at the Guggenheim Museum, "Illustrious Works on Paper, Illuminating Paintings" investigates the impact Rosenquist has had, and continues to have, on American art. The exhibition presents over 35 works from the artist's long career, including examples of his earliest abstractions from the 1950s and his exploration and evolution into Pop Art.

James Rosenquist (American, b. 1933) became well known in the 1960s as a leader in the American Pop art movement alongside contemporaries Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, and Claes Oldenburg, and for more than five decades has created seminal works in printmaking, collage, drawing, and painting.


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11:00 AM - 4:30 PM, October 27



Hard Earned: The Military Photographs of Stacy Pearsall
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
Syracuse University Art Museum, Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

The exhibit presents over 15 years of Pearsall's career documenting military events and persons. Curated by Theresa Moir, a second year Syracuse University graduate student pursuing concurrent degrees in Museum Studies and Art History, this exhibition draws its content from Pearsall's combat photography taken overseas on active duty in the Air Force, as well as her more recent Veterans Portrait Project.

Stacy L. Pearsall got her start as an Air Force photographer at the age of 17. During her time in the service, she traveled to over 41 countries, and attended S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. Now combat disabled and retired from military service, Pearsall continues to work worldwide as a freelance photographer, and is an author, educator, military consultant, public speaker and founder of the Veterans Portrait Project. Pearsall was one of only two women to win NPPA's Military Photographer of the Year competition, and the only woman to have earned it twice. She's been honored as the Air Force Veteran of the Year by the Air Force Band and PBS, presented the Trojan Labor American Hero Award, honored with the Daughters of the American Revolution Margaret Cochran Corbin Award, lauded by the White House as a Champion of Change, and holds an honorary doctoral degree from The Citadel.


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11:00 AM - 4:30 PM, October 27



The Portraits of Gregory Heisler
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
Syracuse University Art Museum, Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

The exhibit presents large-scale images captured by one of professional photography's most respected practitioners. Heisler's iconic portraits of celebrities, athletes, and world leaders are instantly recognizable for their technical mastery and thoughtful responsiveness, many of which have appeared as cover images for well-known magazines. Curated by Domenic Iacono, Director of the Syracuse University Art Galleries, this exhibition presents a small but powerful overview of Heisler's career photographing some of the world's most influential persons.

Gregory Heisler's portraits have appeared as cover images on more than 70 issues of Time magazine, and his stunning portraits of Julia Roberts, Hillary Clinton, Muhammad Ali, Bruce Springsteen and others have appeared in Life, Esquire, Fortune, Sports Illustrated, and many more. Heisler has been said to combine "the eye of an artist, the mind of a scientist, and the heart of a journalist." His photographic career has spanned over 35 years, and among the many awards he has received are the Alfred Eisenstadt Award and the Leica Medal of Excellence. A sought-after speaker and educator, teaching classes and seminars throughout the country and overseas, Heisler was appointed a Distinguished Professor of Photography in the Multimedia Photography & Design program at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University in 2014. His bestselling book, Gregory Heisler: 50 Portraits, will be available for sale in the Gallery Shop.


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12:00 PM - 5:00 PM, October 27



Béisbol at the Heart of Latino Community
La Casita Cultural Center

Price: Free
La Casita Cultural Center
109 Otisco St., Syracuse

Our gallery-wide collective explores the vital role of the national pastime, baseball, in the life of our Latino communities. A stunning collection of artifacts, photography, and video relate stories about local heroes who inspire us all. The project was documented by La Casita's community outreach team, Luz Encarnacion and Herve Yves Comeau, in close collaboration with Syracuse-based photojournalist and videographer from Puerto Rico, Marilú López Fretts.


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12:00 PM - 5:00 PM, October 27



Continuum
Point of Contact Gallery

Price: Free
Point of Contact Gallery
350 W. Fayette St., Syracuse

"Continuum" tells the story of Point of Contact's journey over the last 40 years through the lens of its permanent art collection. Many of the pieces included in the exhibition have been created specifically for Point of Contact publications and exhibitions and provide a unique perspective on the evolution of the organization. Including artists such as Judy Pfaff, Nam June Paik, Liliana Porter, and Gregory Crewdson, the collection tends to blur visual and verbal, geographic and cross-cultural boundaries, evolving year-after-year, advancing an essential discussion about contemporary art. By revisiting its past, Point of Contact looks toward its future, refining its vision and turning each new encounter into an experimentation with unlimited insights.

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Film
 

7:00 PM, October 27



The 46ers
Palace Theatre

Palace Theater
2384 James St., Syracuse

This documentary by Blake Cortright will tell the stories of many ordinary men and women who have done the extraordinary. Through extensive nature footage this documentary will highlight the inspiring beauty of Upstate New York, educate the public about environmental conservation, and encourage people of all ages to explore the beauty of these natural wonders.


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Music
 

8:00 PM, October 27



Bill Horace Jazz Trio
Syracuse University Setnor School of Music

Price: Free
Setnor Auditorium, Crouse College
Syracuse University, Syracuse

For most events, free and accessible concert parking is available on campus in the Q-1 lot, located behind Crouse College. If this lot is full or unavailable, guests will be re-directed. Campus parking availability is subject to change, so please call 315-443-2191 for current information.


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Poetry/Reading
 

7:00 PM, October 27



AbdulKarim Al Makadma, Palestinian author
ArtRage Gallery

Price: Free
ArtRage Gallery
505 Hawley Ave., Syracuse

AbdulKarim Al Makadma, the author of The Tears of Olive Trees will read passages from his book about growing up in Al Shati refugee camp in Gaza. The book is a multi-generational non-fiction memoir of a Palestinian family's heroic struggle against poverty, violence and oppression.


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Theater
 

7:30 PM, October 27



The Producers
Broadway in Syracuse

Crouse Hinds Concert Theater, Mulroy Civic Center
411 Montgomery St., Syracuse

A scheming producer and his mousy accountant aim to produce the biggest flop on Broadway in Mel Brooks' laugh-out-loud spectacle.

Bialystock and Bloom! Those names should strike terror and hysteria in anyone familiar with Mel Brooks' classic cult comedy film. Now as a big Broadway musical, The Producers once again sets the standard for modern, outrageous, in-your-face humor. It is a truly "boffo" hit, winning a record 12 Tony Awards and wowing capacity crowds night after night.

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8:00 PM, October 27



Lizzie Borden Took an Axe
Covey Theatre Company

Barnes Hiscock Mansion
930 James St., Syracuse

In 1892, the most foul and mysterious double axe murders of the 19th century took place in Fall River, MA. To this day, historians and lovers of the macabre still try to understand the events that occurred the morning Andrew and Abby Borden were murdered.

A completely immersive experience, Lizzie Borden Took an Axe at the Barnes-Hiscock Mansion will provide audience members with an experience unlike any other. In this innovative production, director/writer Garrett Heater brings the audience within arm's reach of the complex emotions and events leading up to the Borden's brutal fate. Join us for Covey Theatre's final production before we close for good October 30th.

Limit of 45 patrons per show!

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Wednesday, October 28, 2015


Art
 

8:00 AM - 2:00 AM, October 28



Mark Topp: Here & There
LeMoyne College

Price: Free
Wilson Art Gallery, Noreen Reale Falcone Library
LeMoyne College, Syracuse

An exhibit of paintings and pastels of landscape and figurative works by Mark Topp.

For information, call 315-445-4153.


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9:00 AM - 4:00 PM, October 28



Be the Change: Works by Zachary Skinner
Onondaga Community College

Price: Free
Ann Felton Multicultural Center and Gallery
Onondaga Community College, Syracuse

Artist Statement:
Inter-connection is what I cultivate in my artworks. It has led me to create a political space where a viewer is engaged, but has the freedom to draw her/his own conclusion. Expanding on that premise, I believe in an art that can function in a non-polarized, intimate political way. The evidence isn't found within a heroic gesture on the wall by the artist (me), but rather in the inner strength and creativity of the viewer. So I invite the viewers as participants/collaborators, to draw on handmade chalkboards, incorporated within my visual cacophony of imagery, and objects.

The imagery I have been focused on relates to Activist Philosophy, non-violent resistance, mind-maps of Humanitarian Leaders, and recently of what I call "Geo-Robots" which are inspired by Survivalism, and Geo-Engineering. In other words, I am interested in models and catalysts for social change, outside of mainstream media discourse.


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9:00 AM - 7:00 PM, October 28



Black Utopias
Syracuse University Library Special Collections Research Center

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

Co-curated by Dr. Joan Bryant, associate professor in the African American Studies Department, and Dr. Lucy Mulroney, interim senior director of the Special Collections Research Center, "Black Utopias" commemorates the 50th anniversary of the publication of The Autobiography of Malcolm X, the best-selling narrative of one of the most prominent men of the Civil Rights era.

This anniversary holds special significance for Syracuse University because the Libraries' Special Collections Research Center is home to the records of Grove Press, the avant-garde publisher of the Autobiography. Grove hailed the book as one of its "most important" publications. The first printing of 10,000 copies sold out before it was released in October 1965.

"Black Utopias" takes the personal transformations that form the narrative arc of Malcolm X's Autobiography as the framework for exploring a range of utopian visions that have shaped Black American life. Although utopias are, by definition, the stuff of dreams, the examples presented in this exhibition are firmly rooted in historical experiences of subjugation, inequality, and injustice. They are at once visionary and modest endeavors to craft worlds of freedom, unity, power, equality, and beauty.

The exhibit will feature the handwritten letter that Malcolm X sent to Alex Haley during his pilgrimage to Mecca, as well as other unique and rare materials from the collections. It includes documents by little-known individuals and such prominent figures as W.E.B. Dubois, Langston Hughes, Madam C. J. Walker, James Ford, and Martin Luther King, Jr.


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9:00 AM - 4:00 PM, October 28



25: Multi-media artwork by Erin Fassinger
Westcott Community Art Gallery

Price: Free
Westcott Community Center
Corner of Euclid Ave. and Westcott St., Syracuse

Once upon a time, and a very good time it was, a little girl was born. 25 years later, this is the story of how that girl flourished from the care of her family, of the unforgettable experiences she shared with her friends, of the heavenly refuges she found through her passions. This is a portrait of the artist.


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10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, October 28



Resistance: Work by Najee Dorsey
Community Folk Art Center

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

Our exhibition season opens with "Resistance" by artist, collector, and founder/CEO of Black Art in America Najee Dorsey. His mixed media works features a number of the heroes of the civil rights movements as well as 20th century activists. An essay entitled My Art is my Voice, written by Dr. Kamasi C. Hill describes the works stating, "Najee Dorsey's mixed media series "Resistance," is an artistic commentary on the various ways individuals have used their voice and bodies to "resist" and fight against the powers that be. Partially inspired by the Occupy Movement, Dorsey's renditions include the Haitian Freedom Fighter Toussaint L'ouverture, A Native American man taking up modern arms, and an ode to unsung she-ro Claudette Colvin, amongst others."

Read a review!


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10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, October 28



My Fabric Art: Works by Jan Navales
Gallery 54

Gallery 54
54 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles

Artist, teacher, and entrepreneur Jan Navales has enjoyed a broad artistic career including working as a textile artist, a master screen printer, dyer, block printer, and deconstructive printer for more than 25 years. Jan owned a large screenprinting business in Syracuse and is also a watercolor illustrator. She currently teaches Textile Hand Printing and Dyework Design at Syracuse University.

This will be the last show of fabric art Jan will be exhibiting. Following this show, she will be focusing on watercolor illustration.


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10:00 AM - 9:00 PM, October 28



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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10:00 AM - 4:00 PM, October 28



A Life in Art: Highlights of Women Artists in OHA's Collection
Onondaga Historical Association

Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

This exhibit highlights artwork created by local women artists whose work is represented in OHA's collection. The exhibition features over 40 paintings, prints, drawings, and sculptures ranging from the mid-19th century through the end of the 20th century.


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10:00 AM - 4:00 PM, October 28



Snowy Splendor: Winter Scenes of Onondaga County
Onondaga Historical Association

Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

OHA is proud to present the third annual Snowy Splendor: Winter Scenes of Onondaga County. The exhibition features oil, acrylic, and watercolor paintings, photographs, and pastel drawings of winter scenes of Onondaga County from area artists and photographers. The 40 scenes include downtown Syracuse, parks, rural vistas, and woodland settings. The imagery also is varied; sometimes stark, sometimes colorful, yet all evocative of a season we love and hate.


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10:00 AM - 4:00 PM, October 28



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 - 4:30 PM, October 28



The Portraits of Gregory Heisler
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
Syracuse University Art Museum, Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

The exhibit presents large-scale images captured by one of professional photography's most respected practitioners. Heisler's iconic portraits of celebrities, athletes, and world leaders are instantly recognizable for their technical mastery and thoughtful responsiveness, many of which have appeared as cover images for well-known magazines. Curated by Domenic Iacono, Director of the Syracuse University Art Galleries, this exhibition presents a small but powerful overview of Heisler's career photographing some of the world's most influential persons.

Gregory Heisler's portraits have appeared as cover images on more than 70 issues of Time magazine, and his stunning portraits of Julia Roberts, Hillary Clinton, Muhammad Ali, Bruce Springsteen and others have appeared in Life, Esquire, Fortune, Sports Illustrated, and many more. Heisler has been said to combine "the eye of an artist, the mind of a scientist, and the heart of a journalist." His photographic career has spanned over 35 years, and among the many awards he has received are the Alfred Eisenstadt Award and the Leica Medal of Excellence. A sought-after speaker and educator, teaching classes and seminars throughout the country and overseas, Heisler was appointed a Distinguished Professor of Photography in the Multimedia Photography & Design program at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University in 2014. His bestselling book, Gregory Heisler: 50 Portraits, will be available for sale in the Gallery Shop.


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11:00 AM - 4:30 PM, October 28



Hard Earned: The Military Photographs of Stacy Pearsall
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
Syracuse University Art Museum, Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

The exhibit presents over 15 years of Pearsall's career documenting military events and persons. Curated by Theresa Moir, a second year Syracuse University graduate student pursuing concurrent degrees in Museum Studies and Art History, this exhibition draws its content from Pearsall's combat photography taken overseas on active duty in the Air Force, as well as her more recent Veterans Portrait Project.

Stacy L. Pearsall got her start as an Air Force photographer at the age of 17. During her time in the service, she traveled to over 41 countries, and attended S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. Now combat disabled and retired from military service, Pearsall continues to work worldwide as a freelance photographer, and is an author, educator, military consultant, public speaker and founder of the Veterans Portrait Project. Pearsall was one of only two women to win NPPA's Military Photographer of the Year competition, and the only woman to have earned it twice. She's been honored as the Air Force Veteran of the Year by the Air Force Band and PBS, presented the Trojan Labor American Hero Award, honored with the Daughters of the American Revolution Margaret Cochran Corbin Award, lauded by the White House as a Champion of Change, and holds an honorary doctoral degree from The Citadel.


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11:00 AM - 4:30 PM, October 28



James Rosenquist: Illustrious Works on Paper, Illuminating Paintings
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
Syracuse University Art Museum, Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

The SU Art Galleries is pleased to announce the exhibition "James Rosenquist: Illustrious Works on Paper, Illuminating Paintings." Developed in collaboration with the Oklahoma State Museum of Art and curated by Sarah C. Bancroft, co-curator of the artist's 2003 retrospective at the Guggenheim Museum, "Illustrious Works on Paper, Illuminating Paintings" investigates the impact Rosenquist has had, and continues to have, on American art. The exhibition presents over 35 works from the artist's long career, including examples of his earliest abstractions from the 1950s and his exploration and evolution into Pop Art.

James Rosenquist (American, b. 1933) became well known in the 1960s as a leader in the American Pop art movement alongside contemporaries Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, and Claes Oldenburg, and for more than five decades has created seminal works in printmaking, collage, drawing, and painting.


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12:00 PM - 5:00 PM, October 28



Three Graces
Everson Museum of Art

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

The Three Graces were known in ancient mythology as enchanting goddesses who personified the primary attributes of creativity: Beauty, Wonder and Joy. In a recasting of this mythical triumvirate, the Everson introduces three contemporary artists from New York – Polly Apfelbaum, Tony Feher and Carrie Moyer – whose spectacular abstract works embody these qualities. More than just a typical exhibition, Three Graces is also a revelatory experience, as the artists have created new works inspired by pieces from the Museum's collection, which are also included. From Moyer's biomorphic paintings, to Apfelbaum's playful textiles, and Feher's magical installations, Three Graces connects the past and present through beauty, wonder, and joy.

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12:00 PM - 5:00 PM, October 28



On My Own Time
Everson Museum of Art
CNY Arts

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

CNY Arts' 42nd annual On My Own Time exhibit connects Central New York businesses in a collaboration that promotes the benefits of the creative process across community sectors.

On My Own Time highlights original works of visual art created by local employees in a variety of professions who are also amateur artists. Each participating company held its own on-site exhibitions this past spring. This year, 171 artists submitted 370 pieces in a wide range of media. Volunteers who work professionally in different arts fields selected 60 pieces to be included in this grand finale exhibition.


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12:00 PM - 5:00 PM, October 28



Gods and Monsters: Three Centuries of Portraiture
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

This exhibition represents an overview of the portraiture genre for over three centuries, examining how artists have portrayed themselves and others within different contexts and in a variety of media and styles. From 19th-century painted miniatures to contemporary color photographs, these portraits drawn from the Everson collection depict a heterogeneous cast of characters both remembered and forgotten, lauded and reviled. Stretching the conventions of the genre, the exhibition includes works by Andy Warhol, William Wegman and others as well as more traditional portrait paintings by artists such as Cecelia Beaux and Gilbert Stuart.


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12:00 PM - 5:00 PM, October 28



Joy, Beauty & Wonder
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

A companion community exhibition to "Three Graces: Polly Apfelbaum, Tony Feher, and Carrie Moyer," "Joy, Beauty & Wonder" is the result of a call to photographers of all ages to share their original photographs expressing the themes of joy, beauty and wonder. Themes are drawn from the exhibition Three Graces. Participants shared their photographs on social media using the hashtags #3GracesJoy, #3GracesBeauty or #3GracesWonder. All submissions were reviewed by a panel of professional artists and a selection will be on display at the Everson Museum.


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12:00 PM - 5:00 PM, October 28



He Maketh a Path to Shine After Him; One Would Think the Deep to be Hoary (2013)
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Filmmakers Véréna Paravel and Lucien Castaing-Taylor, of the Harvard Sensory Ethnography Lab, drew from footage obtained while shooting their award-winning movie Leviathan (2012) to create this film. The mesmerizing and haunting footage, filmed both in and from the ocean and projected at 1/50 of the speed at which it was recorded, shows the sea to be a vast and watery expanse full of slow-moving, unidentifiable forms.


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12:00 PM - 5:00 PM, October 28



Béisbol at the Heart of Latino Community
La Casita Cultural Center

Price: Free
La Casita Cultural Center
109 Otisco St., Syracuse

Our gallery-wide collective explores the vital role of the national pastime, baseball, in the life of our Latino communities. A stunning collection of artifacts, photography, and video relate stories about local heroes who inspire us all. The project was documented by La Casita's community outreach team, Luz Encarnacion and Herve Yves Comeau, in close collaboration with Syracuse-based photojournalist and videographer from Puerto Rico, Marilú López Fretts.


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12:00 PM - 5:00 PM, October 28



Continuum
Point of Contact Gallery

Price: Free
Point of Contact Gallery
350 W. Fayette St., Syracuse

"Continuum" tells the story of Point of Contact's journey over the last 40 years through the lens of its permanent art collection. Many of the pieces included in the exhibition have been created specifically for Point of Contact publications and exhibitions and provide a unique perspective on the evolution of the organization. Including artists such as Judy Pfaff, Nam June Paik, Liliana Porter, and Gregory Crewdson, the collection tends to blur visual and verbal, geographic and cross-cultural boundaries, evolving year-after-year, advancing an essential discussion about contemporary art. By revisiting its past, Point of Contact looks toward its future, refining its vision and turning each new encounter into an experimentation with unlimited insights.

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Lecture
 

6:00 PM, October 28



The Signs of Cross-Culture
Point of Contact Gallery

Price: Free
Point of Contact Gallery
350 W. Fayette St., Syracuse

An informal discussion with guest artists, scholars, poets, and curators about Point of Contact's artistic vision.


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Music
 

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM, October 28



Jazz at the Plaza: Melissa Gardiner
CNY Jazz Arts Foundation

Price: Free
LeMoyne Plaza
1135 Salt Springs Rd., Syracuse


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12:30 PM, October 28



Highland Winds Clarinet Quartet
Civic Morning Musicals

Price: Free
Hosmer Auditorium, Everson Museum
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

John Flaver, Tom Soccocio, Ed O'Rourke, and Tom McKay present works from Bach to Piazzolla with stops in between—a diverse concert of music for clarinet quartet.


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7:30 PM, October 28



Grace Potter
Landmark Theatre

Price: $25.50-$51.00
Landmark Theatre
362 S. Salina St., Syracuse

After a two year gap, Grace Potter will be sharing her talent with Syracuse, right on the Landmark Theatre stage. With her recent album, "Midnight," Grace will rock the house. This is a show you do not want to miss! Tickets available in person at the Landmark Theatre box office, by phone at 315-475-7979, or online at Ticketmaster.


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Theater
 

7:30 PM, October 28



The Producers
Broadway in Syracuse

Crouse Hinds Concert Theater, Mulroy Civic Center
411 Montgomery St., Syracuse

A scheming producer and his mousy accountant aim to produce the biggest flop on Broadway in Mel Brooks' laugh-out-loud spectacle.

Bialystock and Bloom! Those names should strike terror and hysteria in anyone familiar with Mel Brooks' classic cult comedy film. Now as a big Broadway musical, The Producers once again sets the standard for modern, outrageous, in-your-face humor. It is a truly "boffo" hit, winning a record 12 Tony Awards and wowing capacity crowds night after night.

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7:30 PM, October 28



The Underpants
Syracuse Stage
Bill Fennelly, director

Archbold Theater, Syracuse Stage
820 E. Genesee St., Syracuse

A guffaw-inducing comedy from the wild and crazy mind of the incomparable Steve Martin. Dusseldorf, 1910. A very public wardrobe malfunction (a young woman's underpants fall down at a parade—for the King!) becomes the talk of the town in this ribald update of an uproarious German farce. (Yes, there is such a thing.) Chock-full of sexual innuendo, verbal jousting, and non-stop laughter, The Underpants skewers the absurdity of instant fame. Das ist funny!

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