Wednesday, January 4, 2006

Visual Arts Showcase: Personal Best
CNY Arts

Price: Free
WCNY
415 W. Fayette St., Syracuse

Special viewing arrangements can be made by calling the Cultural Resources Council at 315-435-2155.

Syracuse and the Underground Railroad
Syracuse University College of Arts and Sciences

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

An exhibition that vividly portrays Syracuse's major role as a station along the Underground Railroad, titled "That laboratory of abolitionism, libel, and treason": Syracuse and the Underground Railroad, includes original artifacts from the Library's Special Collections Research Center and other institutions that document the flourishing of antislavery activism in Syracuse and surrounding communities from the 1830s through the 1850s.

The exhibition is presented in conjunction with this year's Syracuse Symposium lecture series and its theme of "borders." It is funded by the Kaleidoscope Project, a diversity initiative between the Divisions of Undergraduate Studies and Student Affairs to broaden the understanding of diversity and promote healthy dialogue about related issues at Syracuse University. The College of Arts and Sciences and the Warren and Edith Day Fund at Syracuse University Library have provided additional funding.

Special tours and school group visits may be arranged by calling curator William La Moy at 315-443-9752.

Flood of Florence Photos
Syracuse University School of Art and Design
Featuring Works of Swietlan Nicholas Kraczyna

Price: Free
Office of the Dean, 200 Crouse College
Syracuse University, Syracuse

Kraczyna teaches printmaking and art-on-paper classes for the studio arts program at SU's Division of International Programs Abroad Florence Center. He is the founder and past director of Il Bisonte International School of Advanced Printmaking in Florence, where he taught techniques of color etching. Kraczyna co-authored I Segni Incisi, the first Italian textbook on the history and techniques of etching. He has directed "Studio for Color Etching" workshops in Barga, Lucca and at the International Symposium for Color Etching at Palacky University, Czech Republic. His work has been exhibited in more than 100 solo shows in the United States, Italy, Germany, England, Mexico, Columbia, Czech Republic and Japan, and is represented in the Uffizi Print Collection. Kraczyna holds an MFA from Southern Illinois University and a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design.

Paid parking is available in the Irving Avenue garage.

Off the Wall
Associated Artists

Price: Free
Manlius Village Library
Manlius Village Center, 1 Arkie Albanese Dr., Manlius

The annual holiday sale show features the work of approximately two dozen artists, in a variety of media, which are available for viewing and ready for sale. During this show only, purchased artwork can be taken home immediately. A portion of each sale goes to support the library, which is currently undergoing renovation.

Aftermarket: Art, Objects and Commerce
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Interdisciplinary artist John Freyer returns to his native Syracuse for his first museum exhibition. The exhibit includes components of three different, but inter-related projects: his nationally renowned web-based performance piece, AllMyLifeForSale.Com; a new interactive installation entitled Walm-Art.Com; and Surplus, a sculpture/installation comprised of one-ton bales of surplus clothing. In addition, a twelve-foot rotating Bob's Big Boy sculpture, purchased by Freyer on eBay for the University of Iowa Museum of Art, will be on view in the Sculpture Court. Freyer was recently appointed as Visiting Professor at the University of Iowa, and a pilot of his Second Hand Stories continues to be broadcast by PBS, which is developing a series of the same name.

Student Art Open
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Art of Gold
Lowe Art Gallery

Price: Free
Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

There have been several notable exhibitions in recent decades where gold, primarily ancient gold, has figured prominently. Yet, for all the exposure this material has received, contemporary American goldsmithing has been largely overlooked. The Art of Gold is an exhibition of jewelry and objects by studio goldsmiths that puts on display some of the finest work being made in the field today. It is the first major exhibition of its kind in 25 years.

Studio goldsmithingdesigning and fabricating objects by hand in a small studio settingis a fairly recent phenomenon. While contemporary goldsmithing has developed into a richly diverse artistic field, showing influences from Pop Art, Minimalism, Neo-Expressionism, and even Conceptual Art, it maintains its own sense of craft and unique historical lineage.

The exhibition is composed of 80 objects, including jewelry, hollowware, vessels, small sculptures and other nonjewelry items. While some pieces include stones and precious gems in their designs, they are not objects in which gold is merely a backdrop or frame for other elements. In all of the pieces, gold is the essential focus. The Art of Gold is a celebration of the inventiveness of contemporary goldsmiths and the beauty of traditional materials and processes.

Curator's Choice: Not Your Grandmother's Attic
Lowe Art Gallery

Price: Free
Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

This year's Advanced Curatorship students departed from the norm in that they chose works outside of an overall theme. The criterion for a work's inclusion was that they justify the reason it belonged. Objects historically important, artistically imaginative or emotionally evocative were all offered for consideration, their merits debated in lively discussions. Students tackled these questions in developing the exhibition: What is art? Why does it matter? How will we ever fill the gallery?

Students explored the vast collections of the Genet Gallery, Light Work, and the University Art Collection to discover objects deserving of a closer look. The result is an exhibition that ponders, promotes and unifies art across all forms. Curator's Choice: Not Your Grandmother's Attic is an eclectic exhibition, a celebration of distinct forms, styles, and statements within art and design.

For visits during the winter break, Dec. 10-Jan. 16, we recommend calling ahead. The Gallery number is 315-443-3127.

Thursday, January 5, 2006

Visual Arts Showcase: Personal Best
CNY Arts

Price: Free
WCNY
415 W. Fayette St., Syracuse

Special viewing arrangements can be made by calling the Cultural Resources Council at 315-435-2155.

Syracuse and the Underground Railroad
Syracuse University College of Arts and Sciences

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

An exhibition that vividly portrays Syracuse's major role as a station along the Underground Railroad, titled "That laboratory of abolitionism, libel, and treason": Syracuse and the Underground Railroad, includes original artifacts from the Library's Special Collections Research Center and other institutions that document the flourishing of antislavery activism in Syracuse and surrounding communities from the 1830s through the 1850s.

The exhibition is presented in conjunction with this year's Syracuse Symposium lecture series and its theme of "borders." It is funded by the Kaleidoscope Project, a diversity initiative between the Divisions of Undergraduate Studies and Student Affairs to broaden the understanding of diversity and promote healthy dialogue about related issues at Syracuse University. The College of Arts and Sciences and the Warren and Edith Day Fund at Syracuse University Library have provided additional funding.

Special tours and school group visits may be arranged by calling curator William La Moy at 315-443-9752.

Flood of Florence Photos
Syracuse University School of Art and Design
Featuring Works of Swietlan Nicholas Kraczyna

Price: Free
Office of the Dean, 200 Crouse College
Syracuse University, Syracuse

Kraczyna teaches printmaking and art-on-paper classes for the studio arts program at SU's Division of International Programs Abroad Florence Center. He is the founder and past director of Il Bisonte International School of Advanced Printmaking in Florence, where he taught techniques of color etching. Kraczyna co-authored I Segni Incisi, the first Italian textbook on the history and techniques of etching. He has directed "Studio for Color Etching" workshops in Barga, Lucca and at the International Symposium for Color Etching at Palacky University, Czech Republic. His work has been exhibited in more than 100 solo shows in the United States, Italy, Germany, England, Mexico, Columbia, Czech Republic and Japan, and is represented in the Uffizi Print Collection. Kraczyna holds an MFA from Southern Illinois University and a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design.

Paid parking is available in the Irving Avenue garage.

Off the Wall
Associated Artists

Price: Free
Manlius Village Library
Manlius Village Center, 1 Arkie Albanese Dr., Manlius

The annual holiday sale show features the work of approximately two dozen artists, in a variety of media, which are available for viewing and ready for sale. During this show only, purchased artwork can be taken home immediately. A portion of each sale goes to support the library, which is currently undergoing renovation.

Student Art Open
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Aftermarket: Art, Objects and Commerce
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Interdisciplinary artist John Freyer returns to his native Syracuse for his first museum exhibition. The exhibit includes components of three different, but inter-related projects: his nationally renowned web-based performance piece, AllMyLifeForSale.Com; a new interactive installation entitled Walm-Art.Com; and Surplus, a sculpture/installation comprised of one-ton bales of surplus clothing. In addition, a twelve-foot rotating Bob's Big Boy sculpture, purchased by Freyer on eBay for the University of Iowa Museum of Art, will be on view in the Sculpture Court. Freyer was recently appointed as Visiting Professor at the University of Iowa, and a pilot of his Second Hand Stories continues to be broadcast by PBS, which is developing a series of the same name.

Curator's Choice: Not Your Grandmother's Attic
Lowe Art Gallery

Price: Free
Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

This year's Advanced Curatorship students departed from the norm in that they chose works outside of an overall theme. The criterion for a work's inclusion was that they justify the reason it belonged. Objects historically important, artistically imaginative or emotionally evocative were all offered for consideration, their merits debated in lively discussions. Students tackled these questions in developing the exhibition: What is art? Why does it matter? How will we ever fill the gallery?

Students explored the vast collections of the Genet Gallery, Light Work, and the University Art Collection to discover objects deserving of a closer look. The result is an exhibition that ponders, promotes and unifies art across all forms. Curator's Choice: Not Your Grandmother's Attic is an eclectic exhibition, a celebration of distinct forms, styles, and statements within art and design.

For visits during the winter break, Dec. 10-Jan. 16, we recommend calling ahead. The Gallery number is 315-443-3127.

Art of Gold
Lowe Art Gallery

Price: Free
Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

There have been several notable exhibitions in recent decades where gold, primarily ancient gold, has figured prominently. Yet, for all the exposure this material has received, contemporary American goldsmithing has been largely overlooked. The Art of Gold is an exhibition of jewelry and objects by studio goldsmiths that puts on display some of the finest work being made in the field today. It is the first major exhibition of its kind in 25 years.

Studio goldsmithingdesigning and fabricating objects by hand in a small studio settingis a fairly recent phenomenon. While contemporary goldsmithing has developed into a richly diverse artistic field, showing influences from Pop Art, Minimalism, Neo-Expressionism, and even Conceptual Art, it maintains its own sense of craft and unique historical lineage.

The exhibition is composed of 80 objects, including jewelry, hollowware, vessels, small sculptures and other nonjewelry items. While some pieces include stones and precious gems in their designs, they are not objects in which gold is merely a backdrop or frame for other elements. In all of the pieces, gold is the essential focus. The Art of Gold is a celebration of the inventiveness of contemporary goldsmiths and the beauty of traditional materials and processes.

Kokosingers

Price: Free
Trinity Episcopal Church
106 Chapel St., Fayetteville

All-male a capella ensemble from Ohio's Kenyon College. For more information, phone 315-446-2452, ext. 142.

The Strange Case of Sheik Yerbuti
Acme Mystery Company

Price: $25.95 plus tax and gratuities (includes meal and show)
Spaghetti Warehouse
689 N. Clinton St., Syracuse

Interactive comedy/thriller.

Nick Saint, Private Elf
Acme Mystery Company

Price: $23.95 plus tax and gratuities
Spaghetti Warehouse
689 N. Clinton St., Syracuse

Friday, January 6, 2006

Visual Arts Showcase: Personal Best
CNY Arts

Price: Free
WCNY
415 W. Fayette St., Syracuse

Special viewing arrangements can be made by calling the Cultural Resources Council at 315-435-2155.

Syracuse and the Underground Railroad
Syracuse University College of Arts and Sciences

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

An exhibition that vividly portrays Syracuse's major role as a station along the Underground Railroad, titled "That laboratory of abolitionism, libel, and treason": Syracuse and the Underground Railroad, includes original artifacts from the Library's Special Collections Research Center and other institutions that document the flourishing of antislavery activism in Syracuse and surrounding communities from the 1830s through the 1850s.

The exhibition is presented in conjunction with this year's Syracuse Symposium lecture series and its theme of "borders." It is funded by the Kaleidoscope Project, a diversity initiative between the Divisions of Undergraduate Studies and Student Affairs to broaden the understanding of diversity and promote healthy dialogue about related issues at Syracuse University. The College of Arts and Sciences and the Warren and Edith Day Fund at Syracuse University Library have provided additional funding.

Special tours and school group visits may be arranged by calling curator William La Moy at 315-443-9752.

Flood of Florence Photos
Syracuse University School of Art and Design
Featuring Works of Swietlan Nicholas Kraczyna

Price: Free
Office of the Dean, 200 Crouse College
Syracuse University, Syracuse

Kraczyna teaches printmaking and art-on-paper classes for the studio arts program at SU's Division of International Programs Abroad Florence Center. He is the founder and past director of Il Bisonte International School of Advanced Printmaking in Florence, where he taught techniques of color etching. Kraczyna co-authored I Segni Incisi, the first Italian textbook on the history and techniques of etching. He has directed "Studio for Color Etching" workshops in Barga, Lucca and at the International Symposium for Color Etching at Palacky University, Czech Republic. His work has been exhibited in more than 100 solo shows in the United States, Italy, Germany, England, Mexico, Columbia, Czech Republic and Japan, and is represented in the Uffizi Print Collection. Kraczyna holds an MFA from Southern Illinois University and a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design.

Paid parking is available in the Irving Avenue garage.

Off the Wall
Associated Artists

Price: Free
Manlius Village Library
Manlius Village Center, 1 Arkie Albanese Dr., Manlius

The annual holiday sale show features the work of approximately two dozen artists, in a variety of media, which are available for viewing and ready for sale. During this show only, purchased artwork can be taken home immediately. A portion of each sale goes to support the library, which is currently undergoing renovation.

Aftermarket: Art, Objects and Commerce
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Interdisciplinary artist John Freyer returns to his native Syracuse for his first museum exhibition. The exhibit includes components of three different, but inter-related projects: his nationally renowned web-based performance piece, AllMyLifeForSale.Com; a new interactive installation entitled Walm-Art.Com; and Surplus, a sculpture/installation comprised of one-ton bales of surplus clothing. In addition, a twelve-foot rotating Bob's Big Boy sculpture, purchased by Freyer on eBay for the University of Iowa Museum of Art, will be on view in the Sculpture Court. Freyer was recently appointed as Visiting Professor at the University of Iowa, and a pilot of his Second Hand Stories continues to be broadcast by PBS, which is developing a series of the same name.

Student Art Open
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Art of Gold
Lowe Art Gallery

Price: Free
Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

There have been several notable exhibitions in recent decades where gold, primarily ancient gold, has figured prominently. Yet, for all the exposure this material has received, contemporary American goldsmithing has been largely overlooked. The Art of Gold is an exhibition of jewelry and objects by studio goldsmiths that puts on display some of the finest work being made in the field today. It is the first major exhibition of its kind in 25 years.

Studio goldsmithingdesigning and fabricating objects by hand in a small studio settingis a fairly recent phenomenon. While contemporary goldsmithing has developed into a richly diverse artistic field, showing influences from Pop Art, Minimalism, Neo-Expressionism, and even Conceptual Art, it maintains its own sense of craft and unique historical lineage.

The exhibition is composed of 80 objects, including jewelry, hollowware, vessels, small sculptures and other nonjewelry items. While some pieces include stones and precious gems in their designs, they are not objects in which gold is merely a backdrop or frame for other elements. In all of the pieces, gold is the essential focus. The Art of Gold is a celebration of the inventiveness of contemporary goldsmiths and the beauty of traditional materials and processes.

Curator's Choice: Not Your Grandmother's Attic
Lowe Art Gallery

Price: Free
Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

This year's Advanced Curatorship students departed from the norm in that they chose works outside of an overall theme. The criterion for a work's inclusion was that they justify the reason it belonged. Objects historically important, artistically imaginative or emotionally evocative were all offered for consideration, their merits debated in lively discussions. Students tackled these questions in developing the exhibition: What is art? Why does it matter? How will we ever fill the gallery?

Students explored the vast collections of the Genet Gallery, Light Work, and the University Art Collection to discover objects deserving of a closer look. The result is an exhibition that ponders, promotes and unifies art across all forms. Curator's Choice: Not Your Grandmother's Attic is an eclectic exhibition, a celebration of distinct forms, styles, and statements within art and design.

For visits during the winter break, Dec. 10-Jan. 16, we recommend calling ahead. The Gallery number is 315-443-3127.

Cabaret Concert
Liverpool High School Music Department

Price: $5
Liverpool High School Auditorium
4338 Wetzel Rd., Liverpool

For more information, phone 315-453-1500, ext. 4433.

Folkus Project
Andrew & Noah VanNorstrand

Price: $10
May Memorial Unitarian Society
3800 E. Genesee St., Syracuse

Local music prodigies Andrew and Noah VanNorstrand are two of the most energetic and creative new faces on the acoustic music scene today. These brothers from Fulton are already well-known and respected musicians at the impressive ages of 17 and 16. Often appearing with their mother, Kim, as the Great Bear Trio, they have become known for their stunning performances in concert halls, on dance floors and at festivals across the country. Among their increasing accolades, the boys were finalists in the Talent from Twelve to Twenty Contest on Garrison Keillor's A Prairie Home Companion radio show. To have accomplished so much at this young age, imagine what is to come in the future!

Andrew and Noah both began taking fiddle lessons at age eight from the late Norma Granny Sweet. After several years they started picking up other instruments as well. Andrew developed a great love for various stringed instruments including guitar, bouzouki, banjo, nyckelharpa (Swedish keyed-fiddle) and bass while Noah has become proficient on mandolin, drums and percussion of all sorts including the Australian didgeridoo.

The VanNorstrands are talented composers and arrangers, drawing on the fiddling traditions of Ireland, Scandinavia and Appalachia as their primary influences. However, a wide variety of other musical elements can also be heard in their playing, including jazz, bluegrass, rock and world-beat percussion. The result is a fascinating and highly unique sound that¹s both striking and subtle.

For reservations email tickets@folkus.org or call 315-440-7444.

Classics Series: Symphony Fantastique
Syracuse Symphony Orchestra
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Featuring Stewart Goodyear, piano

Price: $16-$50
Crouse Hinds Concert Theater, Mulroy Civic Center
411 Montgomery St., Syracuse

Adams Short Ride in a Fast Machine
Dohnanyi Variations on a Nursery Song, op. 25
Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique

Read a review!

The Sound of Music
Syracuse Stage
Syracuse University Drama Department
Anthony Salatino, director

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

Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II revolutionized the American musical. Their songs are integral to our culture and seemingly form a part of the fabric of our daily lives. With such an overwhelming musical contribution, it's easy to overlook the carefully crafted stories at the heart of their plays. The story of the von Trapp family's dramatic escape from the Nazis reasserts the importance of saying no to malevolence and cruelty, especially when "legitimized" by popular approval. This is also a story of how a young and inexperienced woman opens a heart long closed to love and affection. It is a story of courage in the face of danger, and a story of finding hope and value in art. The music, we know, is sublime. It's time to become reacquainted with the power of this wonderful story.

Read a Review!

The Full Monty
The Talent Company

Price: $25 regular; $22 seniors/students
Empire Theater
New York State Fairgrounds, Geddes

"It was a night out for the girls...and a way out for the guys." The Full Monty is the Broadway smash hit musical comedy about six good buddies whose desperate plan to get their lives back together requires them to triumph over their fear, their nerves, and their clothes. The Full Monty is a "feel good" story of unemployed Buffalo steel workers who devise a scheme to make some quick cash when they see how much their wives and girlfriends enjoyed male strippers during their "girls night out". In the process, the guys find a sense of renewed self-esteem, how important friendship is, and how to have fun! Nominated for ten 2001 Tony Awards including Best Musical.

Read a Review!

Saturday, January 7, 2006

African Art Show
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

Student Art Open
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Aftermarket: Art, Objects and Commerce
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Interdisciplinary artist John Freyer returns to his native Syracuse for his first museum exhibition. The exhibit includes components of three different, but inter-related projects: his nationally renowned web-based performance piece, AllMyLifeForSale.Com; a new interactive installation entitled Walm-Art.Com; and Surplus, a sculpture/installation comprised of one-ton bales of surplus clothing. In addition, a twelve-foot rotating Bob's Big Boy sculpture, purchased by Freyer on eBay for the University of Iowa Museum of Art, will be on view in the Sculpture Court. Freyer was recently appointed as Visiting Professor at the University of Iowa, and a pilot of his Second Hand Stories continues to be broadcast by PBS, which is developing a series of the same name.

Curator's Choice: Not Your Grandmother's Attic
Lowe Art Gallery

Price: Free
Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

This year's Advanced Curatorship students departed from the norm in that they chose works outside of an overall theme. The criterion for a work's inclusion was that they justify the reason it belonged. Objects historically important, artistically imaginative or emotionally evocative were all offered for consideration, their merits debated in lively discussions. Students tackled these questions in developing the exhibition: What is art? Why does it matter? How will we ever fill the gallery?

Students explored the vast collections of the Genet Gallery, Light Work, and the University Art Collection to discover objects deserving of a closer look. The result is an exhibition that ponders, promotes and unifies art across all forms. Curator's Choice: Not Your Grandmother's Attic is an eclectic exhibition, a celebration of distinct forms, styles, and statements within art and design.

For visits during the winter break, Dec. 10-Jan. 16, we recommend calling ahead. The Gallery number is 315-443-3127.

Art of Gold
Lowe Art Gallery

Price: Free
Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

There have been several notable exhibitions in recent decades where gold, primarily ancient gold, has figured prominently. Yet, for all the exposure this material has received, contemporary American goldsmithing has been largely overlooked. The Art of Gold is an exhibition of jewelry and objects by studio goldsmiths that puts on display some of the finest work being made in the field today. It is the first major exhibition of its kind in 25 years.

Studio goldsmithingdesigning and fabricating objects by hand in a small studio settingis a fairly recent phenomenon. While contemporary goldsmithing has developed into a richly diverse artistic field, showing influences from Pop Art, Minimalism, Neo-Expressionism, and even Conceptual Art, it maintains its own sense of craft and unique historical lineage.

The exhibition is composed of 80 objects, including jewelry, hollowware, vessels, small sculptures and other nonjewelry items. While some pieces include stones and precious gems in their designs, they are not objects in which gold is merely a backdrop or frame for other elements. In all of the pieces, gold is the essential focus. The Art of Gold is a celebration of the inventiveness of contemporary goldsmiths and the beauty of traditional materials and processes.

Winter Landscapes and Gardens: Photographs by Linda Adlestein
Redhouse

Former Redhouse Theater
219 S. West St., Syracuse

The art critic Eric Ernst remarked that in this series of photographs the viewer immediately becomes aware that, from an aesthetic perspective, the subtlety and promise of a garden in winter illustrates more about the space than one is aware of during its season of full bloom.

Adoration of the Magi
Bells & Motley Consort

Holy Transfiguration Church
783 Franklin Park Dr., East Syracuse

A musical celebration of the old Christmas and Epiphany. For more information, phone 315-434-9540.

Classics Series: Symphony Fantastique
Syracuse Symphony Orchestra
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Featuring Stewart Goodyear, piano

Price: $16-$50
Crouse Hinds Concert Theater, Mulroy Civic Center
411 Montgomery St., Syracuse

Adams Short Ride in a Fast Machine
Dohnanyi Variations on a Nursery Song, op. 25
Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique

Read a review!

The Garbage Monster
Open Hand Theater
Featuring Tom Knight

Price: $9 adults; $6 children (members get $1 off)
International Mask and Puppet Museum
518 Prospect Ave., Syracuse

Tom Knight is one of the most beloved puppeteers and songsters for young children. Always a sell out!

The Sound of Music
Syracuse Stage
Syracuse University Drama Department
Anthony Salatino, director

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

Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II revolutionized the American musical. Their songs are integral to our culture and seemingly form a part of the fabric of our daily lives. With such an overwhelming musical contribution, it's easy to overlook the carefully crafted stories at the heart of their plays. The story of the von Trapp family's dramatic escape from the Nazis reasserts the importance of saying no to malevolence and cruelty, especially when "legitimized" by popular approval. This is also a story of how a young and inexperienced woman opens a heart long closed to love and affection. It is a story of courage in the face of danger, and a story of finding hope and value in art. The music, we know, is sublime. It's time to become reacquainted with the power of this wonderful story.

Read a Review!

The Sound of Music
Syracuse Stage
Syracuse University Drama Department
Anthony Salatino, director

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

Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II revolutionized the American musical. Their songs are integral to our culture and seemingly form a part of the fabric of our daily lives. With such an overwhelming musical contribution, it's easy to overlook the carefully crafted stories at the heart of their plays. The story of the von Trapp family's dramatic escape from the Nazis reasserts the importance of saying no to malevolence and cruelty, especially when "legitimized" by popular approval. This is also a story of how a young and inexperienced woman opens a heart long closed to love and affection. It is a story of courage in the face of danger, and a story of finding hope and value in art. The music, we know, is sublime. It's time to become reacquainted with the power of this wonderful story.

Read a Review!

The Full Monty
The Talent Company

Price: $25 regular; $22 seniors/students
Empire Theater
New York State Fairgrounds, Geddes

"It was a night out for the girls...and a way out for the guys." The Full Monty is the Broadway smash hit musical comedy about six good buddies whose desperate plan to get their lives back together requires them to triumph over their fear, their nerves, and their clothes. The Full Monty is a "feel good" story of unemployed Buffalo steel workers who devise a scheme to make some quick cash when they see how much their wives and girlfriends enjoyed male strippers during their "girls night out". In the process, the guys find a sense of renewed self-esteem, how important friendship is, and how to have fun! Nominated for ten 2001 Tony Awards including Best Musical.

Read a Review!

Sunday, January 8, 2006

Aftermarket: Art, Objects and Commerce
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Interdisciplinary artist John Freyer returns to his native Syracuse for his first museum exhibition. The exhibit includes components of three different, but inter-related projects: his nationally renowned web-based performance piece, AllMyLifeForSale.Com; a new interactive installation entitled Walm-Art.Com; and Surplus, a sculpture/installation comprised of one-ton bales of surplus clothing. In addition, a twelve-foot rotating Bob's Big Boy sculpture, purchased by Freyer on eBay for the University of Iowa Museum of Art, will be on view in the Sculpture Court. Freyer was recently appointed as Visiting Professor at the University of Iowa, and a pilot of his Second Hand Stories continues to be broadcast by PBS, which is developing a series of the same name.

Student Art Open
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Art of Gold
Lowe Art Gallery

Price: Free
Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

There have been several notable exhibitions in recent decades where gold, primarily ancient gold, has figured prominently. Yet, for all the exposure this material has received, contemporary American goldsmithing has been largely overlooked. The Art of Gold is an exhibition of jewelry and objects by studio goldsmiths that puts on display some of the finest work being made in the field today. It is the first major exhibition of its kind in 25 years.

Studio goldsmithingdesigning and fabricating objects by hand in a small studio settingis a fairly recent phenomenon. While contemporary goldsmithing has developed into a richly diverse artistic field, showing influences from Pop Art, Minimalism, Neo-Expressionism, and even Conceptual Art, it maintains its own sense of craft and unique historical lineage.

The exhibition is composed of 80 objects, including jewelry, hollowware, vessels, small sculptures and other nonjewelry items. While some pieces include stones and precious gems in their designs, they are not objects in which gold is merely a backdrop or frame for other elements. In all of the pieces, gold is the essential focus. The Art of Gold is a celebration of the inventiveness of contemporary goldsmiths and the beauty of traditional materials and processes.

Curator's Choice: Not Your Grandmother's Attic
Lowe Art Gallery

Price: Free
Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

This year's Advanced Curatorship students departed from the norm in that they chose works outside of an overall theme. The criterion for a work's inclusion was that they justify the reason it belonged. Objects historically important, artistically imaginative or emotionally evocative were all offered for consideration, their merits debated in lively discussions. Students tackled these questions in developing the exhibition: What is art? Why does it matter? How will we ever fill the gallery?

Students explored the vast collections of the Genet Gallery, Light Work, and the University Art Collection to discover objects deserving of a closer look. The result is an exhibition that ponders, promotes and unifies art across all forms. Curator's Choice: Not Your Grandmother's Attic is an eclectic exhibition, a celebration of distinct forms, styles, and statements within art and design.

For visits during the winter break, Dec. 10-Jan. 16, we recommend calling ahead. The Gallery number is 315-443-3127.

Arts Alive in Liverpool
The Lavender Trio
Featuring Elizabeth Carville Evans, flute; Heather Johnsen, clarinet; Judy Marchione, bassoon

Price: Free
Liverpool Public Library
310 Tulip St., Liverpool

Eclectic music for flute, clarinet and bassoon

La Fiesta de la Posada
CNY Jazz Arts Foundation

Price: $10 regular, $8 students/seniors
Pebble Hill Presbyterian Church
5299 Jamesville Rd., Dewitt

Open Hand Theater puppets, two choirs, and guest soloists join with musicians from the CNY Jazz Orchestra in this choral Christmas pageant. Reservations recommended - phone 315-446-0960.

The Sound of Music
Syracuse Stage
Syracuse University Drama Department
Anthony Salatino, director

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

Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II revolutionized the American musical. Their songs are integral to our culture and seemingly form a part of the fabric of our daily lives. With such an overwhelming musical contribution, it's easy to overlook the carefully crafted stories at the heart of their plays. The story of the von Trapp family's dramatic escape from the Nazis reasserts the importance of saying no to malevolence and cruelty, especially when "legitimized" by popular approval. This is also a story of how a young and inexperienced woman opens a heart long closed to love and affection. It is a story of courage in the face of danger, and a story of finding hope and value in art. The music, we know, is sublime. It's time to become reacquainted with the power of this wonderful story.

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The Full Monty
The Talent Company

Price: $25 regular; $22 seniors/students
Empire Theater
New York State Fairgrounds, Geddes

"It was a night out for the girls...and a way out for the guys." The Full Monty is the Broadway smash hit musical comedy about six good buddies whose desperate plan to get their lives back together requires them to triumph over their fear, their nerves, and their clothes. The Full Monty is a "feel good" story of unemployed Buffalo steel workers who devise a scheme to make some quick cash when they see how much their wives and girlfriends enjoyed male strippers during their "girls night out". In the process, the guys find a sense of renewed self-esteem, how important friendship is, and how to have fun! Nominated for ten 2001 Tony Awards including Best Musical.

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Monday, January 9, 2006

Visual Arts Showcase: Personal Best
CNY Arts

Price: Free
WCNY
415 W. Fayette St., Syracuse

Special viewing arrangements can be made by calling the Cultural Resources Council at 315-435-2155.

Syracuse and the Underground Railroad
Syracuse University College of Arts and Sciences

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

An exhibition that vividly portrays Syracuse's major role as a station along the Underground Railroad, titled "That laboratory of abolitionism, libel, and treason": Syracuse and the Underground Railroad, includes original artifacts from the Library's Special Collections Research Center and other institutions that document the flourishing of antislavery activism in Syracuse and surrounding communities from the 1830s through the 1850s.

The exhibition is presented in conjunction with this year's Syracuse Symposium lecture series and its theme of "borders." It is funded by the Kaleidoscope Project, a diversity initiative between the Divisions of Undergraduate Studies and Student Affairs to broaden the understanding of diversity and promote healthy dialogue about related issues at Syracuse University. The College of Arts and Sciences and the Warren and Edith Day Fund at Syracuse University Library have provided additional funding.

Special tours and school group visits may be arranged by calling curator William La Moy at 315-443-9752.

Flood of Florence Photos
Syracuse University School of Art and Design
Featuring Works of Swietlan Nicholas Kraczyna

Price: Free
Office of the Dean, 200 Crouse College
Syracuse University, Syracuse

Kraczyna teaches printmaking and art-on-paper classes for the studio arts program at SU's Division of International Programs Abroad Florence Center. He is the founder and past director of Il Bisonte International School of Advanced Printmaking in Florence, where he taught techniques of color etching. Kraczyna co-authored I Segni Incisi, the first Italian textbook on the history and techniques of etching. He has directed "Studio for Color Etching" workshops in Barga, Lucca and at the International Symposium for Color Etching at Palacky University, Czech Republic. His work has been exhibited in more than 100 solo shows in the United States, Italy, Germany, England, Mexico, Columbia, Czech Republic and Japan, and is represented in the Uffizi Print Collection. Kraczyna holds an MFA from Southern Illinois University and a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design.

Paid parking is available in the Irving Avenue garage.

Tuesday, January 10, 2006

Visual Arts Showcase: Personal Best
CNY Arts

Price: Free
WCNY
415 W. Fayette St., Syracuse

Special viewing arrangements can be made by calling the Cultural Resources Council at 315-435-2155.

Syracuse and the Underground Railroad
Syracuse University College of Arts and Sciences

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

An exhibition that vividly portrays Syracuse's major role as a station along the Underground Railroad, titled "That laboratory of abolitionism, libel, and treason": Syracuse and the Underground Railroad, includes original artifacts from the Library's Special Collections Research Center and other institutions that document the flourishing of antislavery activism in Syracuse and surrounding communities from the 1830s through the 1850s.

The exhibition is presented in conjunction with this year's Syracuse Symposium lecture series and its theme of "borders." It is funded by the Kaleidoscope Project, a diversity initiative between the Divisions of Undergraduate Studies and Student Affairs to broaden the understanding of diversity and promote healthy dialogue about related issues at Syracuse University. The College of Arts and Sciences and the Warren and Edith Day Fund at Syracuse University Library have provided additional funding.

Special tours and school group visits may be arranged by calling curator William La Moy at 315-443-9752.

Flood of Florence Photos
Syracuse University School of Art and Design
Featuring Works of Swietlan Nicholas Kraczyna

Price: Free
Office of the Dean, 200 Crouse College
Syracuse University, Syracuse

Kraczyna teaches printmaking and art-on-paper classes for the studio arts program at SU's Division of International Programs Abroad Florence Center. He is the founder and past director of Il Bisonte International School of Advanced Printmaking in Florence, where he taught techniques of color etching. Kraczyna co-authored I Segni Incisi, the first Italian textbook on the history and techniques of etching. He has directed "Studio for Color Etching" workshops in Barga, Lucca and at the International Symposium for Color Etching at Palacky University, Czech Republic. His work has been exhibited in more than 100 solo shows in the United States, Italy, Germany, England, Mexico, Columbia, Czech Republic and Japan, and is represented in the Uffizi Print Collection. Kraczyna holds an MFA from Southern Illinois University and a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design.

Paid parking is available in the Irving Avenue garage.

African Art Show
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

Student Art Open
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Aftermarket: Art, Objects and Commerce
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Interdisciplinary artist John Freyer returns to his native Syracuse for his first museum exhibition. The exhibit includes components of three different, but inter-related projects: his nationally renowned web-based performance piece, AllMyLifeForSale.Com; a new interactive installation entitled Walm-Art.Com; and Surplus, a sculpture/installation comprised of one-ton bales of surplus clothing. In addition, a twelve-foot rotating Bob's Big Boy sculpture, purchased by Freyer on eBay for the University of Iowa Museum of Art, will be on view in the Sculpture Court. Freyer was recently appointed as Visiting Professor at the University of Iowa, and a pilot of his Second Hand Stories continues to be broadcast by PBS, which is developing a series of the same name.

Curator's Choice: Not Your Grandmother's Attic
Lowe Art Gallery

Price: Free
Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

This year's Advanced Curatorship students departed from the norm in that they chose works outside of an overall theme. The criterion for a work's inclusion was that they justify the reason it belonged. Objects historically important, artistically imaginative or emotionally evocative were all offered for consideration, their merits debated in lively discussions. Students tackled these questions in developing the exhibition: What is art? Why does it matter? How will we ever fill the gallery?

Students explored the vast collections of the Genet Gallery, Light Work, and the University Art Collection to discover objects deserving of a closer look. The result is an exhibition that ponders, promotes and unifies art across all forms. Curator's Choice: Not Your Grandmother's Attic is an eclectic exhibition, a celebration of distinct forms, styles, and statements within art and design.

For visits during the winter break, Dec. 10-Jan. 16, we recommend calling ahead. The Gallery number is 315-443-3127.

An Intimate Evening with Loudon Wainwright III
Rarely Done Productions

Price: $45
Jazz Central
441 E. Washington St., Syracuse

Seating is limited. For reservations, phone 315-546-3224.

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An Intimate Evening with Loudon Wainwright III
Rarely Done Productions

Price: $50 -- includes post-performance reception
Jazz Central
441 E. Washington St., Syracuse

Seating is limited. For reservations, phone 315-546-3224.

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Wednesday, January 11, 2006

Visual Arts Showcase: Personal Best
CNY Arts

Price: Free
WCNY
415 W. Fayette St., Syracuse

Special viewing arrangements can be made by calling the Cultural Resources Council at 315-435-2155.

Syracuse and the Underground Railroad
Syracuse University College of Arts and Sciences

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

An exhibition that vividly portrays Syracuse's major role as a station along the Underground Railroad, titled "That laboratory of abolitionism, libel, and treason": Syracuse and the Underground Railroad, includes original artifacts from the Library's Special Collections Research Center and other institutions that document the flourishing of antislavery activism in Syracuse and surrounding communities from the 1830s through the 1850s.

The exhibition is presented in conjunction with this year's Syracuse Symposium lecture series and its theme of "borders." It is funded by the Kaleidoscope Project, a diversity initiative between the Divisions of Undergraduate Studies and Student Affairs to broaden the understanding of diversity and promote healthy dialogue about related issues at Syracuse University. The College of Arts and Sciences and the Warren and Edith Day Fund at Syracuse University Library have provided additional funding.

Special tours and school group visits may be arranged by calling curator William La Moy at 315-443-9752.

Flood of Florence Photos
Syracuse University School of Art and Design
Featuring Works of Swietlan Nicholas Kraczyna

Price: Free
Office of the Dean, 200 Crouse College
Syracuse University, Syracuse

Kraczyna teaches printmaking and art-on-paper classes for the studio arts program at SU's Division of International Programs Abroad Florence Center. He is the founder and past director of Il Bisonte International School of Advanced Printmaking in Florence, where he taught techniques of color etching. Kraczyna co-authored I Segni Incisi, the first Italian textbook on the history and techniques of etching. He has directed "Studio for Color Etching" workshops in Barga, Lucca and at the International Symposium for Color Etching at Palacky University, Czech Republic. His work has been exhibited in more than 100 solo shows in the United States, Italy, Germany, England, Mexico, Columbia, Czech Republic and Japan, and is represented in the Uffizi Print Collection. Kraczyna holds an MFA from Southern Illinois University and a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design.

Paid parking is available in the Irving Avenue garage.

African Art Show
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

Aftermarket: Art, Objects and Commerce
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Interdisciplinary artist John Freyer returns to his native Syracuse for his first museum exhibition. The exhibit includes components of three different, but inter-related projects: his nationally renowned web-based performance piece, AllMyLifeForSale.Com; a new interactive installation entitled Walm-Art.Com; and Surplus, a sculpture/installation comprised of one-ton bales of surplus clothing. In addition, a twelve-foot rotating Bob's Big Boy sculpture, purchased by Freyer on eBay for the University of Iowa Museum of Art, will be on view in the Sculpture Court. Freyer was recently appointed as Visiting Professor at the University of Iowa, and a pilot of his Second Hand Stories continues to be broadcast by PBS, which is developing a series of the same name.

Student Art Open
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Curator's Choice: Not Your Grandmother's Attic
Lowe Art Gallery

Price: Free
Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

This year's Advanced Curatorship students departed from the norm in that they chose works outside of an overall theme. The criterion for a work's inclusion was that they justify the reason it belonged. Objects historically important, artistically imaginative or emotionally evocative were all offered for consideration, their merits debated in lively discussions. Students tackled these questions in developing the exhibition: What is art? Why does it matter? How will we ever fill the gallery?

Students explored the vast collections of the Genet Gallery, Light Work, and the University Art Collection to discover objects deserving of a closer look. The result is an exhibition that ponders, promotes and unifies art across all forms. Curator's Choice: Not Your Grandmother's Attic is an eclectic exhibition, a celebration of distinct forms, styles, and statements within art and design.

For visits during the winter break, Dec. 10-Jan. 16, we recommend calling ahead. The Gallery number is 315-443-3127.