Tuesday, June 6, 2006

Visual Arts Committee Showcase Exhibit
CNY Arts

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

This show features the work of Ellen Agnew, Joan Applebaum, Marna Bell, Mary Lou Colgin, Marilyn Forth, Patricia Gancarz, Shel & Donal Little, Mick Mather, Anna Soltyk, Joan Stier, and Yolanda Tooley
in varied media.

For more information about any of the VAC shows, please contact Mick Mather at 315-435-2154, or Joan Applebaum at 315-656-9527.

Musings: Women in Contemplation
Syracuse University College of Visual and Performing Arts

Price: Free
VPA Dean's Gallery
Room 200, Crouse College, Syracuse University, Syracuse

An exhibition of 13 oil, acrylic and watercolor paintings by Rhea Evans Reynolds, who earned a bachelor of fine arts degree in interior design from SU's College of Fine Arts. She also studied with Egon Weiner of the Art Institute of Chicago and James Leshay of the University of Iowa. After several years of interior design practice, Reynolds turned her creative efforts to drawing and painting. Her early work in watercolor while a student at SU has influenced her subsequent use of oils.

The compositions featured in "Musings" are executed in oil, except for two acrylic and two watercolor pieces. Reynolds' work is characterized by areas of watercolor-like transparency contrasted with expanses of flat opaqueness that combine to mirror perceived qualities of light. Her aim is predomination of color, light and shadow over the subject. "Musings evinces an uplifting aura of feminine strength and grace, achieved through juxtaposition of clear, flat planes of color and dynamic interplay of abstract shapes.

A native of Syracuse, Reynolds spent her childhood in New Jersey and upstate New York. Over the years, she has lived and painted in locations ranging from Delaware County, NY, to Denver; Davenport, Iowa, to South Bend, Ind.; Bloomfield Hills, Mich., to Mexico City and Paris. Reynolds and her husband, Mace, make their home in Stuart, Fla., and Cooperstown, NY, where she frequently exhibits her work at the Smithy-Pioneer Gallery.

Paid parking is available in Irving Garage.

34th Annual Teenage Competitive Art Exhibition
Community Folk Art Center

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

Over 100 teen artists of African American, Native American, Hispanic American and Asian American heritage will display their work. The Annual Teenage Competitive Art Exhibition is the longest running collaborative exhibition in the Syracuse area that features the work of under-represented teen artists. Prizes are awarded to winners in two-dimensional and three-dimensional categories. A panel of professional local artists serves as judges for the exhibition. Participating students attend Syracuse City High Schools as well as suburban Onondaga County High Schools.

Suzanne Opton: Soldier
Light Work Gallery

Robert B. Menschel Media Center
316 Waverly Ave., Syracuse University, Syracuse

This exhibition takes an unusual and intimate look at soldiers who recently returned from a tour of duty in Iraq or Afghanistan. The series includes a mixture of black-and-white and color photographs that range in style from timeless studio portraits to intimate close-up views of the heads of the soldiers lying on a flat surface. The exhibition features large-format color photographs of the faces of soldiers, evoking a sense of dreaming but also hinting at the transformative experiences of war. Opton has taken the otherwise loaded idea of soldiers and warfare out of a political context and placed it into a silent dialogue from one human being to the next. She says of the images, "We all experience strategic moments when we feel most alive. These are the moments we will always remember, be they transcendent or horrific. Afterall, what are we if not our collection of memories? In making these portraits of soldiers, I simply wanted to look in the face of someone whod seen something unforgettable.

Gluckman Show
The Warehouse Gallery

The Warehouse Gallery
350 W. Fayette St., Syracuse

The Bridge Gallery was designed by the award-winning Gluckman Mayner architecture firm whose previous projects have included the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh and the Dia Foundation in New York City.
From the inception of the practice in 1977, Gluckman Mayner Architects (GMA) has engaged in an exploration of the transformative effect of intervention on existing buildings and their environments. As the firm has expanded its investigations to include new structures, it has redefined its understanding of architecture by recognizing the many agents that can inform an interactive relationship with architecture: art, viewer, structure, form, and precinct, among others.
GMA has often employed the term "frame" to describe not how architecture is defined or bounded, but how it is viewed. Following from this, the projects on display in this exhibition suggest an architecture that is neither defined nor bounded by physical enclosure. Indeed, the word "frame" suggests not a boundary, but rather an aperture.

W. Eugene Smith: From Light into Darkness
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
University Art Collection
Sims Hall, Syracuse University, Syracuse

This exhibition of photojournalist Eugene Smith includes his service as a World War II photographer in the Pacific theater, a group from a 1950s Life magazine photo essay on the rise of America's chemical industry, and a selection of images from his Pittsburgh project.

Modern Prints from the International Graphic Arts Society
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
University Art Collection
Sims Hall, Syracuse University, Syracuse

Included are prints by Garo Antresian, Gabor Peterdi, and Donald Saff, three printmakers who taught a generation of artists and had a profound impact on the art of printmaking in the latter half of the 20th century.

ARC of Onondaga
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

This exhibition will display artwork created by the consumers served at the ARC of Onondaga, the largest provider of services to people with developmental disabilities and their families in Onondaga County. The artwork -- made from paint and such non-traditional materials as coffee grounds and orange soda mixed with glue -- is completed as a part of the program's daily activities to stimulate sensory and range of motion needs, as well as creativity.

Eye on Cinema
Point of Contact Gallery

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

An exhibition of 21 original photographic art works by American artists Papo Colo, Gregory Crewdson, Judy Pfaff, Sandy Skoglund and Rob Van Erve.

"Eye on Cinema" is part of the 2006 Syracuse International Film and Video Festival (SIFVF) programming and was also the theme of a 1997 issue of the "Point of Contact" verbal and visual arts journal. Dedicated to the art of film and edited by Pedro Cuperman, gallery curator, and Syracuse University film professor and SIFVF director Owen Shapiro, the issue integrated a series of critical discussions by distinguished filmmakers and film theorists with the set of art works by Colo, Crewdson, Pfaff, Skoglund and Van Erve.

For more information, phone 315-443-2169.

Yves Saint Front in the Louis and Annette Kaufman Collection
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
University Art Collection
Sims Hall, Syracuse University, Syracuse

Curated by Domenic J. Iacono, Syracuse University Art Collection

The Artist Revealed: Artist Portraits and Self-Portraits
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
University Art Collection
Sims Hall, Syracuse University, Syracuse

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter...and Spring
Redhouse

Price: $5 - $7
Former Redhouse Theater
219 S. West St., Syracuse

An aging monk lives in a shrine on a lake with a child apprentice. Each season is a chapter in the younger monk's life.

The film is as spare and unvarnished as a wooden temple floating on a lake, but its reflections run deep, and it can ripple your thoughts for months." - The Boston Globe

Rated R for strong sexuality; South Korea/Germany; English sub-titles; 103 minutes; 2004

Menopause The Musical
Syracuse Stage
Kathryn Conte, director

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

Menopause The Musical is set in a New York City Bloomingdale's department store and tells the story of four women - a Power Woman, Soap Star, Earth Mother and Iowa Housewife - who meet during a lingerie sale and learn that, despite being very different types of women, they share a common bond: menopause.

Menopause The Musical, written and produced by Jeanie Linders, features parodies of 25 baby-boomer hit songs from the '60s and '70s, with lyrics re-penned by Linders that spoof, laugh at and celebrate menopause and its many common symptoms, including hot flashes, night memory loss. Among the recognizable tunes in the show are chart-toppers such as The Beach Boys' "Help Me, Rhonda," which becomes "Help me Doctor," Aretha Franklin's "Chain of Fools" recast as "Change of Life"; and '60s folk classic "Puff the Magic Dragon" as an ode to exhaustion: "Puff, My God, I'm Draggin'."

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Wednesday, June 7, 2006

Visual Arts Committee Showcase Exhibit
CNY Arts

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

This show features the work of Ellen Agnew, Joan Applebaum, Marna Bell, Mary Lou Colgin, Marilyn Forth, Patricia Gancarz, Shel & Donal Little, Mick Mather, Anna Soltyk, Joan Stier, and Yolanda Tooley
in varied media.

For more information about any of the VAC shows, please contact Mick Mather at 315-435-2154, or Joan Applebaum at 315-656-9527.

Musings: Women in Contemplation
Syracuse University College of Visual and Performing Arts

Price: Free
VPA Dean's Gallery
Room 200, Crouse College, Syracuse University, Syracuse

An exhibition of 13 oil, acrylic and watercolor paintings by Rhea Evans Reynolds, who earned a bachelor of fine arts degree in interior design from SU's College of Fine Arts. She also studied with Egon Weiner of the Art Institute of Chicago and James Leshay of the University of Iowa. After several years of interior design practice, Reynolds turned her creative efforts to drawing and painting. Her early work in watercolor while a student at SU has influenced her subsequent use of oils.

The compositions featured in "Musings" are executed in oil, except for two acrylic and two watercolor pieces. Reynolds' work is characterized by areas of watercolor-like transparency contrasted with expanses of flat opaqueness that combine to mirror perceived qualities of light. Her aim is predomination of color, light and shadow over the subject. "Musings evinces an uplifting aura of feminine strength and grace, achieved through juxtaposition of clear, flat planes of color and dynamic interplay of abstract shapes.

A native of Syracuse, Reynolds spent her childhood in New Jersey and upstate New York. Over the years, she has lived and painted in locations ranging from Delaware County, NY, to Denver; Davenport, Iowa, to South Bend, Ind.; Bloomfield Hills, Mich., to Mexico City and Paris. Reynolds and her husband, Mace, make their home in Stuart, Fla., and Cooperstown, NY, where she frequently exhibits her work at the Smithy-Pioneer Gallery.

Paid parking is available in Irving Garage.

34th Annual Teenage Competitive Art Exhibition
Community Folk Art Center

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

Over 100 teen artists of African American, Native American, Hispanic American and Asian American heritage will display their work. The Annual Teenage Competitive Art Exhibition is the longest running collaborative exhibition in the Syracuse area that features the work of under-represented teen artists. Prizes are awarded to winners in two-dimensional and three-dimensional categories. A panel of professional local artists serves as judges for the exhibition. Participating students attend Syracuse City High Schools as well as suburban Onondaga County High Schools.

Suzanne Opton: Soldier
Light Work Gallery

Robert B. Menschel Media Center
316 Waverly Ave., Syracuse University, Syracuse

This exhibition takes an unusual and intimate look at soldiers who recently returned from a tour of duty in Iraq or Afghanistan. The series includes a mixture of black-and-white and color photographs that range in style from timeless studio portraits to intimate close-up views of the heads of the soldiers lying on a flat surface. The exhibition features large-format color photographs of the faces of soldiers, evoking a sense of dreaming but also hinting at the transformative experiences of war. Opton has taken the otherwise loaded idea of soldiers and warfare out of a political context and placed it into a silent dialogue from one human being to the next. She says of the images, "We all experience strategic moments when we feel most alive. These are the moments we will always remember, be they transcendent or horrific. Afterall, what are we if not our collection of memories? In making these portraits of soldiers, I simply wanted to look in the face of someone whod seen something unforgettable.

Gluckman Show
The Warehouse Gallery

The Warehouse Gallery
350 W. Fayette St., Syracuse

The Bridge Gallery was designed by the award-winning Gluckman Mayner architecture firm whose previous projects have included the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh and the Dia Foundation in New York City.
From the inception of the practice in 1977, Gluckman Mayner Architects (GMA) has engaged in an exploration of the transformative effect of intervention on existing buildings and their environments. As the firm has expanded its investigations to include new structures, it has redefined its understanding of architecture by recognizing the many agents that can inform an interactive relationship with architecture: art, viewer, structure, form, and precinct, among others.
GMA has often employed the term "frame" to describe not how architecture is defined or bounded, but how it is viewed. Following from this, the projects on display in this exhibition suggest an architecture that is neither defined nor bounded by physical enclosure. Indeed, the word "frame" suggests not a boundary, but rather an aperture.

W. Eugene Smith: From Light into Darkness
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
University Art Collection
Sims Hall, Syracuse University, Syracuse

This exhibition of photojournalist Eugene Smith includes his service as a World War II photographer in the Pacific theater, a group from a 1950s Life magazine photo essay on the rise of America's chemical industry, and a selection of images from his Pittsburgh project.

Modern Prints from the International Graphic Arts Society
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
University Art Collection
Sims Hall, Syracuse University, Syracuse

Included are prints by Garo Antresian, Gabor Peterdi, and Donald Saff, three printmakers who taught a generation of artists and had a profound impact on the art of printmaking in the latter half of the 20th century.

ARC of Onondaga
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

This exhibition will display artwork created by the consumers served at the ARC of Onondaga, the largest provider of services to people with developmental disabilities and their families in Onondaga County. The artwork -- made from paint and such non-traditional materials as coffee grounds and orange soda mixed with glue -- is completed as a part of the program's daily activities to stimulate sensory and range of motion needs, as well as creativity.

Eye on Cinema
Point of Contact Gallery

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

An exhibition of 21 original photographic art works by American artists Papo Colo, Gregory Crewdson, Judy Pfaff, Sandy Skoglund and Rob Van Erve.

"Eye on Cinema" is part of the 2006 Syracuse International Film and Video Festival (SIFVF) programming and was also the theme of a 1997 issue of the "Point of Contact" verbal and visual arts journal. Dedicated to the art of film and edited by Pedro Cuperman, gallery curator, and Syracuse University film professor and SIFVF director Owen Shapiro, the issue integrated a series of critical discussions by distinguished filmmakers and film theorists with the set of art works by Colo, Crewdson, Pfaff, Skoglund and Van Erve.

For more information, phone 315-443-2169.

Yves Saint Front in the Louis and Annette Kaufman Collection
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
University Art Collection
Sims Hall, Syracuse University, Syracuse

Curated by Domenic J. Iacono, Syracuse University Art Collection

The Artist Revealed: Artist Portraits and Self-Portraits
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
University Art Collection
Sims Hall, Syracuse University, Syracuse

Menopause The Musical
Syracuse Stage
Kathryn Conte, director

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

Menopause The Musical is set in a New York City Bloomingdale's department store and tells the story of four women - a Power Woman, Soap Star, Earth Mother and Iowa Housewife - who meet during a lingerie sale and learn that, despite being very different types of women, they share a common bond: menopause.

Menopause The Musical, written and produced by Jeanie Linders, features parodies of 25 baby-boomer hit songs from the '60s and '70s, with lyrics re-penned by Linders that spoof, laugh at and celebrate menopause and its many common symptoms, including hot flashes, night memory loss. Among the recognizable tunes in the show are chart-toppers such as The Beach Boys' "Help Me, Rhonda," which becomes "Help me Doctor," Aretha Franklin's "Chain of Fools" recast as "Change of Life"; and '60s folk classic "Puff the Magic Dragon" as an ode to exhaustion: "Puff, My God, I'm Draggin'."

Read a Review!

Thursday, June 8, 2006

Musings: Women in Contemplation
Syracuse University College of Visual and Performing Arts

Price: Free
VPA Dean's Gallery
Room 200, Crouse College, Syracuse University, Syracuse

An exhibition of 13 oil, acrylic and watercolor paintings by Rhea Evans Reynolds, who earned a bachelor of fine arts degree in interior design from SU's College of Fine Arts. She also studied with Egon Weiner of the Art Institute of Chicago and James Leshay of the University of Iowa. After several years of interior design practice, Reynolds turned her creative efforts to drawing and painting. Her early work in watercolor while a student at SU has influenced her subsequent use of oils.

The compositions featured in "Musings" are executed in oil, except for two acrylic and two watercolor pieces. Reynolds' work is characterized by areas of watercolor-like transparency contrasted with expanses of flat opaqueness that combine to mirror perceived qualities of light. Her aim is predomination of color, light and shadow over the subject. "Musings evinces an uplifting aura of feminine strength and grace, achieved through juxtaposition of clear, flat planes of color and dynamic interplay of abstract shapes.

A native of Syracuse, Reynolds spent her childhood in New Jersey and upstate New York. Over the years, she has lived and painted in locations ranging from Delaware County, NY, to Denver; Davenport, Iowa, to South Bend, Ind.; Bloomfield Hills, Mich., to Mexico City and Paris. Reynolds and her husband, Mace, make their home in Stuart, Fla., and Cooperstown, NY, where she frequently exhibits her work at the Smithy-Pioneer Gallery.

Paid parking is available in Irving Garage.

34th Annual Teenage Competitive Art Exhibition
Community Folk Art Center

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

Over 100 teen artists of African American, Native American, Hispanic American and Asian American heritage will display their work. The Annual Teenage Competitive Art Exhibition is the longest running collaborative exhibition in the Syracuse area that features the work of under-represented teen artists. Prizes are awarded to winners in two-dimensional and three-dimensional categories. A panel of professional local artists serves as judges for the exhibition. Participating students attend Syracuse City High Schools as well as suburban Onondaga County High Schools.

Suzanne Opton: Soldier
Light Work Gallery

Robert B. Menschel Media Center
316 Waverly Ave., Syracuse University, Syracuse

This exhibition takes an unusual and intimate look at soldiers who recently returned from a tour of duty in Iraq or Afghanistan. The series includes a mixture of black-and-white and color photographs that range in style from timeless studio portraits to intimate close-up views of the heads of the soldiers lying on a flat surface. The exhibition features large-format color photographs of the faces of soldiers, evoking a sense of dreaming but also hinting at the transformative experiences of war. Opton has taken the otherwise loaded idea of soldiers and warfare out of a political context and placed it into a silent dialogue from one human being to the next. She says of the images, "We all experience strategic moments when we feel most alive. These are the moments we will always remember, be they transcendent or horrific. Afterall, what are we if not our collection of memories? In making these portraits of soldiers, I simply wanted to look in the face of someone whod seen something unforgettable.

Gluckman Show
The Warehouse Gallery

The Warehouse Gallery
350 W. Fayette St., Syracuse

The Bridge Gallery was designed by the award-winning Gluckman Mayner architecture firm whose previous projects have included the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh and the Dia Foundation in New York City.
From the inception of the practice in 1977, Gluckman Mayner Architects (GMA) has engaged in an exploration of the transformative effect of intervention on existing buildings and their environments. As the firm has expanded its investigations to include new structures, it has redefined its understanding of architecture by recognizing the many agents that can inform an interactive relationship with architecture: art, viewer, structure, form, and precinct, among others.
GMA has often employed the term "frame" to describe not how architecture is defined or bounded, but how it is viewed. Following from this, the projects on display in this exhibition suggest an architecture that is neither defined nor bounded by physical enclosure. Indeed, the word "frame" suggests not a boundary, but rather an aperture.

W. Eugene Smith: From Light into Darkness
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
University Art Collection
Sims Hall, Syracuse University, Syracuse

This exhibition of photojournalist Eugene Smith includes his service as a World War II photographer in the Pacific theater, a group from a 1950s Life magazine photo essay on the rise of America's chemical industry, and a selection of images from his Pittsburgh project.

Modern Prints from the International Graphic Arts Society
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
University Art Collection
Sims Hall, Syracuse University, Syracuse

Included are prints by Garo Antresian, Gabor Peterdi, and Donald Saff, three printmakers who taught a generation of artists and had a profound impact on the art of printmaking in the latter half of the 20th century.

ARC of Onondaga
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

This exhibition will display artwork created by the consumers served at the ARC of Onondaga, the largest provider of services to people with developmental disabilities and their families in Onondaga County. The artwork -- made from paint and such non-traditional materials as coffee grounds and orange soda mixed with glue -- is completed as a part of the program's daily activities to stimulate sensory and range of motion needs, as well as creativity.

Eye on Cinema
Point of Contact Gallery

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

An exhibition of 21 original photographic art works by American artists Papo Colo, Gregory Crewdson, Judy Pfaff, Sandy Skoglund and Rob Van Erve.

"Eye on Cinema" is part of the 2006 Syracuse International Film and Video Festival (SIFVF) programming and was also the theme of a 1997 issue of the "Point of Contact" verbal and visual arts journal. Dedicated to the art of film and edited by Pedro Cuperman, gallery curator, and Syracuse University film professor and SIFVF director Owen Shapiro, the issue integrated a series of critical discussions by distinguished filmmakers and film theorists with the set of art works by Colo, Crewdson, Pfaff, Skoglund and Van Erve.

For more information, phone 315-443-2169.

Yves Saint Front in the Louis and Annette Kaufman Collection
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
University Art Collection
Sims Hall, Syracuse University, Syracuse

Curated by Domenic J. Iacono, Syracuse University Art Collection

The Artist Revealed: Artist Portraits and Self-Portraits
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
University Art Collection
Sims Hall, Syracuse University, Syracuse

Terra Firma: Two Perspectives
Redhouse
Featuring works by David MacDonald & Daphne Verley Pietrafesa

Former Redhouse Theater
219 S. West St., Syracuse

An exhibition of fine craft featuring renowned Syracuse ceramicist, David MacDonald and emerging ceramic artist Daphne Verley Pietrafesa. MacDonald's meticulous, elaborately carved vessels echo his African-American heritage in the use of organic, earth-toned clay and glazes and provide a wonderful juxtaposition alongside Pietrafesa's bold, bright, colorfully glazed works reminiscent of French, Italian and Spanish Majolica. The dialogue created between these two very different, yet complimentary perspectives, will give the viewer new insight and appreciation into the world of contemporary ceramic design, and the diverse history from which they both are drawn.

Syracuse ceramist David MacDonald transforms mounds of clay into works of art that have been displayed in museums and galleries all over the country. The beauty and richness of Africa's pottery resonates throughout his ceramic vessels. He discovered his passion for ceramics as an art student in college, and nearly 40 years later, he is still amazed at what he can create from a simple lump of clay. He gleans his ideas from ancient African designs: "I was inspired by it because they made pottery that had a lot of surface decorations, a lot of linear patterns and carvings on it."

Pietrafesas pottery is mainly hand formed, slab construction incorporating colorful slips and under glazes (some utilizing majolica glaze techniques) with patterns ranging from simple to ornate. Her meticulously glazed patterns are a vibrant edition to the rich history of majolica pottery decoration. Included in this exhibition are also pieces from a new series influenced by "Block Island Beach Rocks," where the emphasis is less on pattern and symmetry and more on organic forms, and surfaces.

The Gallery is also open prior to and after all scheduled events.

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As the Artist Sees It
Delavan Art Gallery

Price: Free
Delavan Art Gallery
501 W. Fayette St., Syracuse

Patrice Downes Centore: watercolors
Diane Lansing: photographs
Brian Lister: oil Paintings
Ron McGregor: ceramics
Nikolay Mikushkin: oil Paintings

No Time For Death
Acme Mystery Company

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

Interactive murder mystery.

Alexander Who's Not Not Not Not NOT Going to Move
Gifford Family Theatre

Price: $10 adults, $8 students
Coyne Center for the Performing Arts
LeMoyne College, Syracuse

And he thought he'd had a terrible, horrible, no good very bad day before! Alexander has just gotten some really bad news from his parents. Dad has a new job a thousand miles away, which means that his mom and dad and his bossy older brothers are going to have to move to a whole new city. And even though his mom says, "Wait, you'll like it," Alexander already knows he'll hate it. He'll hate it because he'll never have a best friend like Paul again. And h'll never have a great sitter like Rachel again. And he'll never again have his soccer team or his car pool or kids who know him or...

Most appreciated by family audiences and young people ages 4 and older.

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Menopause The Musical
Syracuse Stage
Kathryn Conte, director

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

Menopause The Musical is set in a New York City Bloomingdale's department store and tells the story of four women - a Power Woman, Soap Star, Earth Mother and Iowa Housewife - who meet during a lingerie sale and learn that, despite being very different types of women, they share a common bond: menopause.

Menopause The Musical, written and produced by Jeanie Linders, features parodies of 25 baby-boomer hit songs from the '60s and '70s, with lyrics re-penned by Linders that spoof, laugh at and celebrate menopause and its many common symptoms, including hot flashes, night memory loss. Among the recognizable tunes in the show are chart-toppers such as The Beach Boys' "Help Me, Rhonda," which becomes "Help me Doctor," Aretha Franklin's "Chain of Fools" recast as "Change of Life"; and '60s folk classic "Puff the Magic Dragon" as an ode to exhaustion: "Puff, My God, I'm Draggin'."

Read a Review!

Friday, June 9, 2006

Musings: Women in Contemplation
Syracuse University College of Visual and Performing Arts

Price: Free
VPA Dean's Gallery
Room 200, Crouse College, Syracuse University, Syracuse

An exhibition of 13 oil, acrylic and watercolor paintings by Rhea Evans Reynolds, who earned a bachelor of fine arts degree in interior design from SU's College of Fine Arts. She also studied with Egon Weiner of the Art Institute of Chicago and James Leshay of the University of Iowa. After several years of interior design practice, Reynolds turned her creative efforts to drawing and painting. Her early work in watercolor while a student at SU has influenced her subsequent use of oils.

The compositions featured in "Musings" are executed in oil, except for two acrylic and two watercolor pieces. Reynolds' work is characterized by areas of watercolor-like transparency contrasted with expanses of flat opaqueness that combine to mirror perceived qualities of light. Her aim is predomination of color, light and shadow over the subject. "Musings evinces an uplifting aura of feminine strength and grace, achieved through juxtaposition of clear, flat planes of color and dynamic interplay of abstract shapes.

A native of Syracuse, Reynolds spent her childhood in New Jersey and upstate New York. Over the years, she has lived and painted in locations ranging from Delaware County, NY, to Denver; Davenport, Iowa, to South Bend, Ind.; Bloomfield Hills, Mich., to Mexico City and Paris. Reynolds and her husband, Mace, make their home in Stuart, Fla., and Cooperstown, NY, where she frequently exhibits her work at the Smithy-Pioneer Gallery.

Paid parking is available in Irving Garage.

Teen Survivors' Art Exhibit
Westcott Community Center

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

A compelling exhibit of artistic images created by teen survivors of sexual violence.

Proceeds from all sales to benefit Vera House.

34th Annual Teenage Competitive Art Exhibition
Community Folk Art Center

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

Over 100 teen artists of African American, Native American, Hispanic American and Asian American heritage will display their work. The Annual Teenage Competitive Art Exhibition is the longest running collaborative exhibition in the Syracuse area that features the work of under-represented teen artists. Prizes are awarded to winners in two-dimensional and three-dimensional categories. A panel of professional local artists serves as judges for the exhibition. Participating students attend Syracuse City High Schools as well as suburban Onondaga County High Schools.

Suzanne Opton: Soldier
Light Work Gallery

Robert B. Menschel Media Center
316 Waverly Ave., Syracuse University, Syracuse

This exhibition takes an unusual and intimate look at soldiers who recently returned from a tour of duty in Iraq or Afghanistan. The series includes a mixture of black-and-white and color photographs that range in style from timeless studio portraits to intimate close-up views of the heads of the soldiers lying on a flat surface. The exhibition features large-format color photographs of the faces of soldiers, evoking a sense of dreaming but also hinting at the transformative experiences of war. Opton has taken the otherwise loaded idea of soldiers and warfare out of a political context and placed it into a silent dialogue from one human being to the next. She says of the images, "We all experience strategic moments when we feel most alive. These are the moments we will always remember, be they transcendent or horrific. Afterall, what are we if not our collection of memories? In making these portraits of soldiers, I simply wanted to look in the face of someone whod seen something unforgettable.

Gluckman Show
The Warehouse Gallery

The Warehouse Gallery
350 W. Fayette St., Syracuse

The Bridge Gallery was designed by the award-winning Gluckman Mayner architecture firm whose previous projects have included the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh and the Dia Foundation in New York City.
From the inception of the practice in 1977, Gluckman Mayner Architects (GMA) has engaged in an exploration of the transformative effect of intervention on existing buildings and their environments. As the firm has expanded its investigations to include new structures, it has redefined its understanding of architecture by recognizing the many agents that can inform an interactive relationship with architecture: art, viewer, structure, form, and precinct, among others.
GMA has often employed the term "frame" to describe not how architecture is defined or bounded, but how it is viewed. Following from this, the projects on display in this exhibition suggest an architecture that is neither defined nor bounded by physical enclosure. Indeed, the word "frame" suggests not a boundary, but rather an aperture.

W. Eugene Smith: From Light into Darkness
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
University Art Collection
Sims Hall, Syracuse University, Syracuse

This exhibition of photojournalist Eugene Smith includes his service as a World War II photographer in the Pacific theater, a group from a 1950s Life magazine photo essay on the rise of America's chemical industry, and a selection of images from his Pittsburgh project.

Modern Prints from the International Graphic Arts Society
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
University Art Collection
Sims Hall, Syracuse University, Syracuse

Included are prints by Garo Antresian, Gabor Peterdi, and Donald Saff, three printmakers who taught a generation of artists and had a profound impact on the art of printmaking in the latter half of the 20th century.

ARC of Onondaga
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

This exhibition will display artwork created by the consumers served at the ARC of Onondaga, the largest provider of services to people with developmental disabilities and their families in Onondaga County. The artwork -- made from paint and such non-traditional materials as coffee grounds and orange soda mixed with glue -- is completed as a part of the program's daily activities to stimulate sensory and range of motion needs, as well as creativity.

Eye on Cinema
Point of Contact Gallery

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

An exhibition of 21 original photographic art works by American artists Papo Colo, Gregory Crewdson, Judy Pfaff, Sandy Skoglund and Rob Van Erve.

"Eye on Cinema" is part of the 2006 Syracuse International Film and Video Festival (SIFVF) programming and was also the theme of a 1997 issue of the "Point of Contact" verbal and visual arts journal. Dedicated to the art of film and edited by Pedro Cuperman, gallery curator, and Syracuse University film professor and SIFVF director Owen Shapiro, the issue integrated a series of critical discussions by distinguished filmmakers and film theorists with the set of art works by Colo, Crewdson, Pfaff, Skoglund and Van Erve.

For more information, phone 315-443-2169.

Yves Saint Front in the Louis and Annette Kaufman Collection
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
University Art Collection
Sims Hall, Syracuse University, Syracuse

Curated by Domenic J. Iacono, Syracuse University Art Collection

The Artist Revealed: Artist Portraits and Self-Portraits
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
University Art Collection
Sims Hall, Syracuse University, Syracuse

Terra Firma: Two Perspectives
Redhouse
Featuring works by David MacDonald & Daphne Verley Pietrafesa

Former Redhouse Theater
219 S. West St., Syracuse

An exhibition of fine craft featuring renowned Syracuse ceramicist, David MacDonald and emerging ceramic artist Daphne Verley Pietrafesa. MacDonald's meticulous, elaborately carved vessels echo his African-American heritage in the use of organic, earth-toned clay and glazes and provide a wonderful juxtaposition alongside Pietrafesa's bold, bright, colorfully glazed works reminiscent of French, Italian and Spanish Majolica. The dialogue created between these two very different, yet complimentary perspectives, will give the viewer new insight and appreciation into the world of contemporary ceramic design, and the diverse history from which they both are drawn.

Syracuse ceramist David MacDonald transforms mounds of clay into works of art that have been displayed in museums and galleries all over the country. The beauty and richness of Africa's pottery resonates throughout his ceramic vessels. He discovered his passion for ceramics as an art student in college, and nearly 40 years later, he is still amazed at what he can create from a simple lump of clay. He gleans his ideas from ancient African designs: "I was inspired by it because they made pottery that had a lot of surface decorations, a lot of linear patterns and carvings on it."

Pietrafesas pottery is mainly hand formed, slab construction incorporating colorful slips and under glazes (some utilizing majolica glaze techniques) with patterns ranging from simple to ornate. Her meticulously glazed patterns are a vibrant edition to the rich history of majolica pottery decoration. Included in this exhibition are also pieces from a new series influenced by "Block Island Beach Rocks," where the emphasis is less on pattern and symmetry and more on organic forms, and surfaces.

The Gallery is also open prior to and after all scheduled events.

Read a review!

As the Artist Sees It
Delavan Art Gallery

Price: Free
Delavan Art Gallery
501 W. Fayette St., Syracuse

Patrice Downes Centore: watercolors
Diane Lansing: photographs
Brian Lister: oil Paintings
Ron McGregor: ceramics
Nikolay Mikushkin: oil Paintings

Salon des Refuses
CNY Arts

Syracuse Technology Garden
235 Harrison St., Syracuse

First ever Salon des Refuses in Syracuse. This exhibition showcases those works of art not selected for the Everson Biennial. The Everson Biennial is a prestigious exhibit in which artists within a 100 mile radius can submit work. But many of those fine works of art are not selected for the Biennial because it's difficult for any show to include all the worthy work submitted. The Salon des Refuses offers another chance for the public to view some excellent work.

The original Salon des Refuses was presented in Paris in 1863, when the French Academy rejected 2800 pieces submitted for the annual Salon. The Academy's selection committee felt that the public needed to be shielded from the works of "subversives" such as Monet, Manet, Pissarro, Cezanne and Whistler. When the public protested, Napoleon III intervened. He directed the Academy to reconsider its selections. When the Academy refused, Napoleon decreed that the rejected paintings be displayed in a separate exhibition - the first Salon des Refuses.

In 2005, Rochester, NY was the scene of a more recent Salon des Refuses, a response to the Finger Lakes Art Exhibition at the Memorial Art Gallery. Their Salon was spread over two or three gallery spaces. Their reception opened on the same night as the reception at the Memorial Art Gallery and generated as much interest. Art lovers walked from one venue to the next, enjoying the art and the receptions at each location.

The Syracuse Technology Garden is located just three blocks west of the Everson, at 235 Harrison Street, across from Hotel Syracuse. It's close enough to walk on a pleasant spring or summer evening.

The Cultural Resources Council and the Visual Arts Committee strive to increase the opportunities that artists have to show their work and this fun and out of the ordinary event is just one more way to make that happen. We urge you to take in all the arts that the Central New York scene has to offer.

2006 Annual Student Performance
Onondaga Dance Institute

Price: $10
Carrier Theater, Mulroy Civic Center
411 Montgomery St., Syracuse

Donnie Darko
Alternative Movies and Events

Price: $5
Palace Theater
2384 James St., Syracuse

Alternative Movies & Events joins forces with Upstate Entertainment to present THE director's cut of the cult classic Donnie Darko starring Jake Gyllenhaal.

Synopsis: A troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a large bunny rabbit that manipulates him to commit a series of crimes, after narrowly escaping a bizarre accident.

Rated R

2006 Biennial Preview Party & Introduction
Everson Museum of Art

Price: $10
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Enjoy light hors d'oeuvres and live music as we celebrate the 2006 Everson Biennial: Beauty is in the Eye of the Artist.

To begin the evening, juror Claire Schneider, Associate Curator of Contemporary Art at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, will offer an introductory lecture.

In addition to a preview and celebratory reception, the evening includes a critique of the artwork, provided by Schneider, and an announcement of the Best of Show.

Polish Festival

Price: Free
Clinton Square
Downtown, Syracuse

4:00 pm: Ashley Cox - winner of SAMMY for Best New Artist from Syracuse
5:00 pm: Joe Stanky & His Cadets - recording artists from Pennsylvania
6:00 pm: Kava 4.2 - Polish rock group from Toronto
7:00 pm: Alizma - Los Angeles-based triplets Aleksandra, Izabela and Monika Okapiec performing on voice and violin
8:00 pm: Kava 4.2 - Polish rock group from Toronto
9:00 pm: Joe Stanky & His Cadets - recording artists from Pennsylvania
10:00 pm: Kava 4.2 - Polish rock group from Toronto

Annual Pops Concert
Onondaga Civic Symphony Orchestra
Erik Kibelsbeck, conductor

Price: $5 donation
Knights of Columbus (Taft Rd.)
E. Taft Road, North Syracuse

Orchestral renditions of popular tunes by the Beatles, Peter Gunn, and others. For more information, phone 315-622-3933.

Redhouse
Kim Monroe CD Release event

Price: $10
Former Redhouse Theater
219 S. West St., Syracuse

On Aug. 5, 2004, she was the first to step to the mic and rock the Redhouse. This summer, Redhouse is excited to welcome back SAMMY Award-winner Kim Monroe, for a special CD release party where she will perform songs from her latest album, New Reality.

Syracuse Center for the Performing Arts
Tommy Emmanuel, with special guest Loren Barrigar

Price: $22 in advance; $26 at the door
Syracuse Center for the Performing Arts
728 E. Genesee St., Syracuse

Kickoff concert at the new performing arts facility. Kickoff party begins at 7:00 pm.

Tickets are available at www.Tix.com.

For more information, phone 315-689-6242, or email rward1@twcny.rr.com.

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Alexander Who's Not Not Not Not NOT Going to Move
Gifford Family Theatre

Price: $10 adults, $8 students
Coyne Center for the Performing Arts
LeMoyne College, Syracuse

And he thought he'd had a terrible, horrible, no good very bad day before! Alexander has just gotten some really bad news from his parents. Dad has a new job a thousand miles away, which means that his mom and dad and his bossy older brothers are going to have to move to a whole new city. And even though his mom says, "Wait, you'll like it," Alexander already knows he'll hate it. He'll hate it because he'll never have a best friend like Paul again. And h'll never have a great sitter like Rachel again. And he'll never again have his soccer team or his car pool or kids who know him or...

Most appreciated by family audiences and young people ages 4 and older.

Read a Review!

Sordid Lives
Rarely Done Productions
Dan Tursi, director

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

Tripping over her lover's wooden legs, Grandma Peggy has met her maker and now her family is showing up for her funeral. With a raucous cast of characters ranging from feuding big-haired sisters to the cross-dressing brother boy, sordid lives skewers white trash culture. The play was written by Del Shores who was the writer and producer of the television program Touched By An Angel.

Read a Review!

Menopause The Musical
Syracuse Stage
Kathryn Conte, director

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

Menopause The Musical is set in a New York City Bloomingdale's department store and tells the story of four women - a Power Woman, Soap Star, Earth Mother and Iowa Housewife - who meet during a lingerie sale and learn that, despite being very different types of women, they share a common bond: menopause.

Menopause The Musical, written and produced by Jeanie Linders, features parodies of 25 baby-boomer hit songs from the '60s and '70s, with lyrics re-penned by Linders that spoof, laugh at and celebrate menopause and its many common symptoms, including hot flashes, night memory loss. Among the recognizable tunes in the show are chart-toppers such as The Beach Boys' "Help Me, Rhonda," which becomes "Help me Doctor," Aretha Franklin's "Chain of Fools" recast as "Change of Life"; and '60s folk classic "Puff the Magic Dragon" as an ode to exhaustion: "Puff, My God, I'm Draggin'."

Read a Review!

Fiddler on the Roof
Wit's End Players

Price: $21 regular; $19 students/seniors; $14 children
Empire Theater
New York State Fairgrounds, Geddes

In the little village of Anatevka, Tevye, a poor dairyman, tries to instill in his five daughters the traditions of his tight-knit Jewish community in the face of changing social mores.

Rich in historical and ethnic detail, Fiddler on the Roof has touched audiences around the world with its humor, warmth and honesty. The show features a star turn in Tevye, among the most memorable roles in musical theatre. Its celebrated score by Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick, features songs loved the world over: Sunrise, Sunset, If I Were A Rich Man and Matchmaker, to name a few. Fiddler on the Roof is simply Broadway at its very best.

Read a Review!

Saturday, June 10, 2006

As the Artist Sees It
Delavan Art Gallery

Price: Free
Delavan Art Gallery
501 W. Fayette St., Syracuse

Patrice Downes Centore: watercolors
Diane Lansing: photographs
Brian Lister: oil Paintings
Ron McGregor: ceramics
Nikolay Mikushkin: oil Paintings

Everson Biennial 2006: Beauty is in the Eye of the Artist
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

The Everson continues its commitment to local artists with the 2006 Everson Biennial. Since 1974, the Everson has showcased the vibrant art scene of Central New York by presenting this juried exhibition of artists living in a 100-mile radius of Syracuse. The 2006 theme of "Beauty is in the Eye of the Artist" reverses the age-old adage and calls for the artists to explore the broad concept of beauty. The Best of Show award recipient will receive a solo exhibition at the Everson during the 2007 exhibition schedule.

ARC of Onondaga
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

This exhibition will display artwork created by the consumers served at the ARC of Onondaga, the largest provider of services to people with developmental disabilities and their families in Onondaga County. The artwork -- made from paint and such non-traditional materials as coffee grounds and orange soda mixed with glue -- is completed as a part of the program's daily activities to stimulate sensory and range of motion needs, as well as creativity.

Gluckman Show
The Warehouse Gallery

The Warehouse Gallery
350 W. Fayette St., Syracuse

The Bridge Gallery was designed by the award-winning Gluckman Mayner architecture firm whose previous projects have included the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh and the Dia Foundation in New York City.
From the inception of the practice in 1977, Gluckman Mayner Architects (GMA) has engaged in an exploration of the transformative effect of intervention on existing buildings and their environments. As the firm has expanded its investigations to include new structures, it has redefined its understanding of architecture by recognizing the many agents that can inform an interactive relationship with architecture: art, viewer, structure, form, and precinct, among others.
GMA has often employed the term "frame" to describe not how architecture is defined or bounded, but how it is viewed. Following from this, the projects on display in this exhibition suggest an architecture that is neither defined nor bounded by physical enclosure. Indeed, the word "frame" suggests not a boundary, but rather an aperture.

34th Annual Teenage Competitive Art Exhibition
Community Folk Art Center

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

Over 100 teen artists of African American, Native American, Hispanic American and Asian American heritage will display their work. The Annual Teenage Competitive Art Exhibition is the longest running collaborative exhibition in the Syracuse area that features the work of under-represented teen artists. Prizes are awarded to winners in two-dimensional and three-dimensional categories. A panel of professional local artists serves as judges for the exhibition. Participating students attend Syracuse City High Schools as well as suburban Onondaga County High Schools.

Modern Prints from the International Graphic Arts Society
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
University Art Collection
Sims Hall, Syracuse University, Syracuse

Included are prints by Garo Antresian, Gabor Peterdi, and Donald Saff, three printmakers who taught a generation of artists and had a profound impact on the art of printmaking in the latter half of the 20th century.

W. Eugene Smith: From Light into Darkness
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
University Art Collection
Sims Hall, Syracuse University, Syracuse

This exhibition of photojournalist Eugene Smith includes his service as a World War II photographer in the Pacific theater, a group from a 1950s Life magazine photo essay on the rise of America's chemical industry, and a selection of images from his Pittsburgh project.

Yves Saint Front in the Louis and Annette Kaufman Collection
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
University Art Collection
Sims Hall, Syracuse University, Syracuse

Curated by Domenic J. Iacono, Syracuse University Art Collection

The Artist Revealed: Artist Portraits and Self-Portraits
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
University Art Collection
Sims Hall, Syracuse University, Syracuse

Terra Firma: Two Perspectives
Redhouse
Featuring works by David MacDonald & Daphne Verley Pietrafesa

Former Redhouse Theater
219 S. West St., Syracuse

An exhibition of fine craft featuring renowned Syracuse ceramicist, David MacDonald and emerging ceramic artist Daphne Verley Pietrafesa. MacDonald's meticulous, elaborately carved vessels echo his African-American heritage in the use of organic, earth-toned clay and glazes and provide a wonderful juxtaposition alongside Pietrafesa's bold, bright, colorfully glazed works reminiscent of French, Italian and Spanish Majolica. The dialogue created between these two very different, yet complimentary perspectives, will give the viewer new insight and appreciation into the world of contemporary ceramic design, and the diverse history from which they both are drawn.

Syracuse ceramist David MacDonald transforms mounds of clay into works of art that have been displayed in museums and galleries all over the country. The beauty and richness of Africa's pottery resonates throughout his ceramic vessels. He discovered his passion for ceramics as an art student in college, and nearly 40 years later, he is still amazed at what he can create from a simple lump of clay. He gleans his ideas from ancient African designs: "I was inspired by it because they made pottery that had a lot of surface decorations, a lot of linear patterns and carvings on it."

Pietrafesas pottery is mainly hand formed, slab construction incorporating colorful slips and under glazes (some utilizing majolica glaze techniques) with patterns ranging from simple to ornate. Her meticulously glazed patterns are a vibrant edition to the rich history of majolica pottery decoration. Included in this exhibition are also pieces from a new series influenced by "Block Island Beach Rocks," where the emphasis is less on pattern and symmetry and more on organic forms, and surfaces.

The Gallery is also open prior to and after all scheduled events.

Read a review!

2006 Annual Student Performance
Onondaga Dance Institute

Price: $10
Carrier Theater, Mulroy Civic Center
411 Montgomery St., Syracuse

Polish Festival

Price: Free
Clinton Square
Downtown, Syracuse

12:00 pm: Punani Cin Cin Band - from Syracuse
1:00 pm: John Stevens "Doubleshot" - Pennsylvania polka band
2:00 pm: Little Poland Dance Ensemble - from Utica
3:00 pm: Ashley Cox - winner of SAMMY for Best New Artist, from Syracuse
3:45 pm: The TATRY Polish Folklore Ensemble - from Montreal
4:30 pm: John Stevens "Doubleshot" - Pennsylvania polka band
5:30 pm: Lechowia - Toronto's Polish Canadian Dance Company
6:30 pm: Jimmy Sturr & His Orchestra - 15-time Grammy Winner
7:15 pm: The TATRY Polish Folklore Ensemble - from Montreal
7:30 pm: Jimmy Sturr & His Orchestra - 15-time Grammy Winner
8:15 pm: Lechowia - Toronto's Polish Canadian Dance Company
8:30 pm: Jimmy Sturr & His Orchestra - 15-time Grammy Winner
9:30 pm: Jimmy Sturr & His Orchestra - 15-time Grammy Winner
10:30 pm: Anya - young Polish singer and rising star from Stamford, CT

Redhouse
Gonstermachers

Price: $15
Former Redhouse Theater
219 S. West St., Syracuse

The buzz for this totally original and unique funk- blues-soul band is so strong that reporters from a local newspaper could not get into the jam-packed party for the release of their self-titled first CD last month. Missed your chance to hear this rockin' SAMMY-nominated band? Well the Gonstermachers are doing it again!

A fundraiser for the Cultural Resources Council, this show will feature several special guests, including from Chicago, Guitarist Mike Fierce formerly of the Nightcrawlers. He has performed throughout the windy city including Buddy Guys and the legendary Checkerboard Lounge. Mark Gibson and Bill Harsma, the dynamic vocalists of the Tarzan Brothers will blend their powerful harmonies with that distinctive Gonstermacher texture. Ed Ruchalski will take time out from composing after his recent premier at Lincoln Center to contribute his unique sensibility to the evening, playing guitar as only he can.

Backing this amazing lineup are the Macheroons: Marilyn Fuller of Merry Mischief fame and the unpredictable Rebecca "Go Go" Sexton. Rounding out the night is saxophonist Don Williams who has played with the Shufflin' Hungarians.

Beauty and the Beast
Magic Circle Children's Theatre

Price: $6
Spaghetti Warehouse
689 N. Clinton St., Syracuse

Interactive version of the classic children's tale. Reservations recommended -- phone 315-449-3823.

Alexander Who's Not Not Not Not NOT Going to Move
Gifford Family Theatre

Price: $10 adults, $8 students
Coyne Center for the Performing Arts
LeMoyne College, Syracuse

And he thought he'd had a terrible, horrible, no good very bad day before! Alexander has just gotten some really bad news from his parents. Dad has a new job a thousand miles away, which means that his mom and dad and his bossy older brothers are going to have to move to a whole new city. And even though his mom says, "Wait, you'll like it," Alexander already knows he'll hate it. He'll hate it because he'll never have a best friend like Paul again. And h'll never have a great sitter like Rachel again. And he'll never again have his soccer team or his car pool or kids who know him or...

Most appreciated by family audiences and young people ages 4 and older.

Read a Review!

Menopause The Musical
Syracuse Stage
Kathryn Conte, director

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

Menopause The Musical is set in a New York City Bloomingdale's department store and tells the story of four women - a Power Woman, Soap Star, Earth Mother and Iowa Housewife - who meet during a lingerie sale and learn that, despite being very different types of women, they share a common bond: menopause.

Menopause The Musical, written and produced by Jeanie Linders, features parodies of 25 baby-boomer hit songs from the '60s and '70s, with lyrics re-penned by Linders that spoof, laugh at and celebrate menopause and its many common symptoms, including hot flashes, night memory loss. Among the recognizable tunes in the show are chart-toppers such as The Beach Boys' "Help Me, Rhonda," which becomes "Help me Doctor," Aretha Franklin's "Chain of Fools" recast as "Change of Life"; and '60s folk classic "Puff the Magic Dragon" as an ode to exhaustion: "Puff, My God, I'm Draggin'."

Read a Review!

Alexander Who's Not Not Not Not NOT Going to Move
Gifford Family Theatre

Price: $10 adults, $8 students
Coyne Center for the Performing Arts
LeMoyne College, Syracuse

And he thought he'd had a terrible, horrible, no good very bad day before! Alexander has just gotten some really bad news from his parents. Dad has a new job a thousand miles away, which means that his mom and dad and his bossy older brothers are going to have to move to a whole new city. And even though his mom says, "Wait, you'll like it," Alexander already knows he'll hate it. He'll hate it because he'll never have a best friend like Paul again. And h'll never have a great sitter like Rachel again. And he'll never again have his soccer team or his car pool or kids who know him or...

Most appreciated by family audiences and young people ages 4 and older.

Read a Review!

Sordid Lives
Rarely Done Productions
Dan Tursi, director

Price: $15
Jazz Central
441 E. Washington St., Syracuse

Tripping over her lover's wooden legs, Grandma Peggy has met her maker and now her family is showing up for her funeral. With a raucous cast of characters ranging from feuding big-haired sisters to the cross-dressing brother boy, sordid lives skewers white trash culture. The play was written by Del Shores who was the writer and producer of the television program Touched By An Angel.

Read a Review!

Menopause The Musical
Syracuse Stage
Kathryn Conte, director

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

Menopause The Musical is set in a New York City Bloomingdale's department store and tells the story of four women - a Power Woman, Soap Star, Earth Mother and Iowa Housewife - who meet during a lingerie sale and learn that, despite being very different types of women, they share a common bond: menopause.

Menopause The Musical, written and produced by Jeanie Linders, features parodies of 25 baby-boomer hit songs from the '60s and '70s, with lyrics re-penned by Linders that spoof, laugh at and celebrate menopause and its many common symptoms, including hot flashes, night memory loss. Among the recognizable tunes in the show are chart-toppers such as The Beach Boys' "Help Me, Rhonda," which becomes "Help me Doctor," Aretha Franklin's "Chain of Fools" recast as "Change of Life"; and '60s folk classic "Puff the Magic Dragon" as an ode to exhaustion: "Puff, My God, I'm Draggin'."

Read a Review!

Fiddler on the Roof
Wit's End Players

Price: $21 regular; $19 students/seniors; $14 children
Empire Theater
New York State Fairgrounds, Geddes

In the little village of Anatevka, Tevye, a poor dairyman, tries to instill in his five daughters the traditions of his tight-knit Jewish community in the face of changing social mores.

Rich in historical and ethnic detail, Fiddler on the Roof has touched audiences around the world with its humor, warmth and honesty. The show features a star turn in Tevye, among the most memorable roles in musical theatre. Its celebrated score by Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick, features songs loved the world over: Sunrise, Sunset, If I Were A Rich Man and Matchmaker, to name a few. Fiddler on the Roof is simply Broadway at its very best.

Read a Review!

Sunday, June 11, 2006

Modern Prints from the International Graphic Arts Society
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
University Art Collection
Sims Hall, Syracuse University, Syracuse

Included are prints by Garo Antresian, Gabor Peterdi, and Donald Saff, three printmakers who taught a generation of artists and had a profound impact on the art of printmaking in the latter half of the 20th century.

W. Eugene Smith: From Light into Darkness
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
University Art Collection
Sims Hall, Syracuse University, Syracuse

This exhibition of photojournalist Eugene Smith includes his service as a World War II photographer in the Pacific theater, a group from a 1950s Life magazine photo essay on the rise of America's chemical industry, and a selection of images from his Pittsburgh project.

ARC of Onondaga
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

This exhibition will display artwork created by the consumers served at the ARC of Onondaga, the largest provider of services to people with developmental disabilities and their families in Onondaga County. The artwork -- made from paint and such non-traditional materials as coffee grounds and orange soda mixed with glue -- is completed as a part of the program's daily activities to stimulate sensory and range of motion needs, as well as creativity.

Everson Biennial 2006: Beauty is in the Eye of the Artist
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

The Everson continues its commitment to local artists with the 2006 Everson Biennial. Since 1974, the Everson has showcased the vibrant art scene of Central New York by presenting this juried exhibition of artists living in a 100-mile radius of Syracuse. The 2006 theme of "Beauty is in the Eye of the Artist" reverses the age-old adage and calls for the artists to explore the broad concept of beauty. The Best of Show award recipient will receive a solo exhibition at the Everson during the 2007 exhibition schedule.

The Artist Revealed: Artist Portraits and Self-Portraits
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
University Art Collection
Sims Hall, Syracuse University, Syracuse

Yves Saint Front in the Louis and Annette Kaufman Collection
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
University Art Collection
Sims Hall, Syracuse University, Syracuse

Curated by Domenic J. Iacono, Syracuse University Art Collection

The Story of the Weeping Camel
Redhouse

Price: $5 - $7
Former Redhouse Theater
219 S. West St., Syracuse

An enchanting film following the adventures of a family of herders in Mongolia's Gobi region. It is a window into a different way of life and the universal terrain of the heart. Weeping Camel is the winner of Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, 2004.

"There is a genuine miracle in the film that explains the title and puts horse-whispering in the minor leagues. A real and unexpected gem." - The London Times

Rated PG; Mongolia; English subtitles; 87 minutes; 2004

Polish Festival

Price: Free
Clinton Square
Downtown, Syracuse

12:00 pm: Salt City Brass
1:00 pm: Lechowia - Toronto's Polish Canadian Dance Company
2:00 pm: Maestro's Men - Grammy Nominee polka band from Connecticut
3:00 pm: Lechowia - Toronto's Polish Canadian Dance Company
4:00 pm: Maestro's Men - Grammy Nominee polka band from Connecticut
5:00 pm: Salt City Brass

Serenade Series
Nancy B. James, soprano; Jean Loftus, mezzo-soprano; Ida Trebicka, piano

Price: $10
Fairmount Community Church
4801 W. Genesee St. , Syracuse

For more information, phone 315-487-8521.

Water Precious Water Concert and Community Celebration
Syracuse Community Choir

Price: Free
Inner Harbor
W. Kirkpatrick St., Syracuse

Community festival precedes the concert beginning at 3:00 pm. Concert features the Onondaga Nation dancers; Etse Nyadedzor with Adanso African Drumming; Fire in the Belly Puppets; storytellers Denise Waterman, Vanessa Johnson, and Sue Savion; and poets Jackie Warren-Moore and Georgia Popoff,

For more information, phone 315-428-8151.

Theatre Pipe Organ Pops Concert
Syracuse Wurlitzer
Featuring Tom Fortier

Price: $15 adults, $2 children, free to members
Empire Theater
New York State Fairgrounds, Geddes

TK99 Soundcheck - Live @ The Redhouse
Redhouse

Former Redhouse Theater
219 S. West St., Syracuse

The Redhouse will be the setting once again for the airing of Soundcheck, the Central New York music radio show hosted by Dave Frisina on TK99/TK105 (WTKW). The show will air 'live' over the radio in front of a studio audience.

Menopause The Musical
Syracuse Stage
Kathryn Conte, director

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

Menopause The Musical is set in a New York City Bloomingdale's department store and tells the story of four women - a Power Woman, Soap Star, Earth Mother and Iowa Housewife - who meet during a lingerie sale and learn that, despite being very different types of women, they share a common bond: menopause.

Menopause The Musical, written and produced by Jeanie Linders, features parodies of 25 baby-boomer hit songs from the '60s and '70s, with lyrics re-penned by Linders that spoof, laugh at and celebrate menopause and its many common symptoms, including hot flashes, night memory loss. Among the recognizable tunes in the show are chart-toppers such as The Beach Boys' "Help Me, Rhonda," which becomes "Help me Doctor," Aretha Franklin's "Chain of Fools" recast as "Change of Life"; and '60s folk classic "Puff the Magic Dragon" as an ode to exhaustion: "Puff, My God, I'm Draggin'."

Read a Review!

Fiddler on the Roof
Wit's End Players

Price: $21 regular; $19 students/seniors; $14 children
Empire Theater
New York State Fairgrounds, Geddes

In the little village of Anatevka, Tevye, a poor dairyman, tries to instill in his five daughters the traditions of his tight-knit Jewish community in the face of changing social mores.

Rich in historical and ethnic detail, Fiddler on the Roof has touched audiences around the world with its humor, warmth and honesty. The show features a star turn in Tevye, among the most memorable roles in musical theatre. Its celebrated score by Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick, features songs loved the world over: Sunrise, Sunset, If I Were A Rich Man and Matchmaker, to name a few. Fiddler on the Roof is simply Broadway at its very best.

Read a Review!

Menopause The Musical
Syracuse Stage
Kathryn Conte, director

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

Menopause The Musical is set in a New York City Bloomingdale's department store and tells the story of four women - a Power Woman, Soap Star, Earth Mother and Iowa Housewife - who meet during a lingerie sale and learn that, despite being very different types of women, they share a common bond: menopause.

Menopause The Musical, written and produced by Jeanie Linders, features parodies of 25 baby-boomer hit songs from the '60s and '70s, with lyrics re-penned by Linders that spoof, laugh at and celebrate menopause and its many common symptoms, including hot flashes, night memory loss. Among the recognizable tunes in the show are chart-toppers such as The Beach Boys' "Help Me, Rhonda," which becomes "Help me Doctor," Aretha Franklin's "Chain of Fools" recast as "Change of Life"; and '60s folk classic "Puff the Magic Dragon" as an ode to exhaustion: "Puff, My God, I'm Draggin'."

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Monday, June 12, 2006

Salon des Refuses
CNY Arts

Syracuse Technology Garden
235 Harrison St., Syracuse

First ever Salon des Refuses in Syracuse. This exhibition showcases those works of art not selected for the Everson Biennial. The Everson Biennial is a prestigious exhibit in which artists within a 100 mile radius can submit work. But many of those fine works of art are not selected for the Biennial because it's difficult for any show to include all the worthy work submitted. The Salon des Refuses offers another chance for the public to view some excellent work.

The original Salon des Refuses was presented in Paris in 1863, when the French Academy rejected 2800 pieces submitted for the annual Salon. The Academy's selection committee felt that the public needed to be shielded from the works of "subversives" such as Monet, Manet, Pissarro, Cezanne and Whistler. When the public protested, Napoleon III intervened. He directed the Academy to reconsider its selections. When the Academy refused, Napoleon decreed that the rejected paintings be displayed in a separate exhibition - the first Salon des Refuses.

In 2005, Rochester, NY was the scene of a more recent Salon des Refuses, a response to the Finger Lakes Art Exhibition at the Memorial Art Gallery. Their Salon was spread over two or three gallery spaces. Their reception opened on the same night as the reception at the Memorial Art Gallery and generated as much interest. Art lovers walked from one venue to the next, enjoying the art and the receptions at each location.

The Syracuse Technology Garden is located just three blocks west of the Everson, at 235 Harrison Street, across from Hotel Syracuse. It's close enough to walk on a pleasant spring or summer evening.

The Cultural Resources Council and the Visual Arts Committee strive to increase the opportunities that artists have to show their work and this fun and out of the ordinary event is just one more way to make that happen. We urge you to take in all the arts that the Central New York scene has to offer.

Musings: Women in Contemplation
Syracuse University College of Visual and Performing Arts

Price: Free
VPA Dean's Gallery
Room 200, Crouse College, Syracuse University, Syracuse

An exhibition of 13 oil, acrylic and watercolor paintings by Rhea Evans Reynolds, who earned a bachelor of fine arts degree in interior design from SU's College of Fine Arts. She also studied with Egon Weiner of the Art Institute of Chicago and James Leshay of the University of Iowa. After several years of interior design practice, Reynolds turned her creative efforts to drawing and painting. Her early work in watercolor while a student at SU has influenced her subsequent use of oils.

The compositions featured in "Musings" are executed in oil, except for two acrylic and two watercolor pieces. Reynolds' work is characterized by areas of watercolor-like transparency contrasted with expanses of flat opaqueness that combine to mirror perceived qualities of light. Her aim is predomination of color, light and shadow over the subject. "Musings evinces an uplifting aura of feminine strength and grace, achieved through juxtaposition of clear, flat planes of color and dynamic interplay of abstract shapes.

A native of Syracuse, Reynolds spent her childhood in New Jersey and upstate New York. Over the years, she has lived and painted in locations ranging from Delaware County, NY, to Denver; Davenport, Iowa, to South Bend, Ind.; Bloomfield Hills, Mich., to Mexico City and Paris. Reynolds and her husband, Mace, make their home in Stuart, Fla., and Cooperstown, NY, where she frequently exhibits her work at the Smithy-Pioneer Gallery.

Paid parking is available in Irving Garage.

Teen Survivors' Art Exhibit
Westcott Community Center

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

A compelling exhibit of artistic images created by teen survivors of sexual violence.

Proceeds from all sales to benefit Vera House.

Suzanne Opton: Soldier
Light Work Gallery

Robert B. Menschel Media Center
316 Waverly Ave., Syracuse University, Syracuse

This exhibition takes an unusual and intimate look at soldiers who recently returned from a tour of duty in Iraq or Afghanistan. The series includes a mixture of black-and-white and color photographs that range in style from timeless studio portraits to intimate close-up views of the heads of the soldiers lying on a flat surface. The exhibition features large-format color photographs of the faces of soldiers, evoking a sense of dreaming but also hinting at the transformative experiences of war. Opton has taken the otherwise loaded idea of soldiers and warfare out of a political context and placed it into a silent dialogue from one human being to the next. She says of the images, "We all experience strategic moments when we feel most alive. These are the moments we will always remember, be they transcendent or horrific. Afterall, what are we if not our collection of memories? In making these portraits of soldiers, I simply wanted to look in the face of someone whod seen something unforgettable.

Eye on Cinema
Point of Contact Gallery

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

An exhibition of 21 original photographic art works by American artists Papo Colo, Gregory Crewdson, Judy Pfaff, Sandy Skoglund and Rob Van Erve.

"Eye on Cinema" is part of the 2006 Syracuse International Film and Video Festival (SIFVF) programming and was also the theme of a 1997 issue of the "Point of Contact" verbal and visual arts journal. Dedicated to the art of film and edited by Pedro Cuperman, gallery curator, and Syracuse University film professor and SIFVF director Owen Shapiro, the issue integrated a series of critical discussions by distinguished filmmakers and film theorists with the set of art works by Colo, Crewdson, Pfaff, Skoglund and Van Erve.

For more information, phone 315-443-2169.

It's a Gift (1941)
Syracuse Cinephile Society

Weber's Restaurant
820 Danforth St., Syracuse

Liverpool is the Place
Liverpool Community Chorus

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

Tuesday, June 13, 2006

Salon des Refuses
CNY Arts

Syracuse Technology Garden
235 Harrison St., Syracuse

First ever Salon des Refuses in Syracuse. This exhibition showcases those works of art not selected for the Everson Biennial. The Everson Biennial is a prestigious exhibit in which artists within a 100 mile radius can submit work. But many of those fine works of art are not selected for the Biennial because it's difficult for any show to include all the worthy work submitted. The Salon des Refuses offers another chance for the public to view some excellent work.

The original Salon des Refuses was presented in Paris in 1863, when the French Academy rejected 2800 pieces submitted for the annual Salon. The Academy's selection committee felt that the public needed to be shielded from the works of "subversives" such as Monet, Manet, Pissarro, Cezanne and Whistler. When the public protested, Napoleon III intervened. He directed the Academy to reconsider its selections. When the Academy refused, Napoleon decreed that the rejected paintings be displayed in a separate exhibition - the first Salon des Refuses.

In 2005, Rochester, NY was the scene of a more recent Salon des Refuses, a response to the Finger Lakes Art Exhibition at the Memorial Art Gallery. Their Salon was spread over two or three gallery spaces. Their reception opened on the same night as the reception at the Memorial Art Gallery and generated as much interest. Art lovers walked from one venue to the next, enjoying the art and the receptions at each location.

The Syracuse Technology Garden is located just three blocks west of the Everson, at 235 Harrison Street, across from Hotel Syracuse. It's close enough to walk on a pleasant spring or summer evening.

The Cultural Resources Council and the Visual Arts Committee strive to increase the opportunities that artists have to show their work and this fun and out of the ordinary event is just one more way to make that happen. We urge you to take in all the arts that the Central New York scene has to offer.

Musings: Women in Contemplation
Syracuse University College of Visual and Performing Arts

Price: Free
VPA Dean's Gallery
Room 200, Crouse College, Syracuse University, Syracuse

An exhibition of 13 oil, acrylic and watercolor paintings by Rhea Evans Reynolds, who earned a bachelor of fine arts degree in interior design from SU's College of Fine Arts. She also studied with Egon Weiner of the Art Institute of Chicago and James Leshay of the University of Iowa. After several years of interior design practice, Reynolds turned her creative efforts to drawing and painting. Her early work in watercolor while a student at SU has influenced her subsequent use of oils.

The compositions featured in "Musings" are executed in oil, except for two acrylic and two watercolor pieces. Reynolds' work is characterized by areas of watercolor-like transparency contrasted with expanses of flat opaqueness that combine to mirror perceived qualities of light. Her aim is predomination of color, light and shadow over the subject. "Musings evinces an uplifting aura of feminine strength and grace, achieved through juxtaposition of clear, flat planes of color and dynamic interplay of abstract shapes.

A native of Syracuse, Reynolds spent her childhood in New Jersey and upstate New York. Over the years, she has lived and painted in locations ranging from Delaware County, NY, to Denver; Davenport, Iowa, to South Bend, Ind.; Bloomfield Hills, Mich., to Mexico City and Paris. Reynolds and her husband, Mace, make their home in Stuart, Fla., and Cooperstown, NY, where she frequently exhibits her work at the Smithy-Pioneer Gallery.

Paid parking is available in Irving Garage.

Teen Survivors' Art Exhibit
Westcott Community Center

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

A compelling exhibit of artistic images created by teen survivors of sexual violence.

Proceeds from all sales to benefit Vera House.

Suzanne Opton: Soldier
Light Work Gallery

Robert B. Menschel Media Center
316 Waverly Ave., Syracuse University, Syracuse

This exhibition takes an unusual and intimate look at soldiers who recently returned from a tour of duty in Iraq or Afghanistan. The series includes a mixture of black-and-white and color photographs that range in style from timeless studio portraits to intimate close-up views of the heads of the soldiers lying on a flat surface. The exhibition features large-format color photographs of the faces of soldiers, evoking a sense of dreaming but also hinting at the transformative experiences of war. Opton has taken the otherwise loaded idea of soldiers and warfare out of a political context and placed it into a silent dialogue from one human being to the next. She says of the images, "We all experience strategic moments when we feel most alive. These are the moments we will always remember, be they transcendent or horrific. Afterall, what are we if not our collection of memories? In making these portraits of soldiers, I simply wanted to look in the face of someone whod seen something unforgettable.

Gluckman Show
The Warehouse Gallery

The Warehouse Gallery
350 W. Fayette St., Syracuse

The Bridge Gallery was designed by the award-winning Gluckman Mayner architecture firm whose previous projects have included the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh and the Dia Foundation in New York City.
From the inception of the practice in 1977, Gluckman Mayner Architects (GMA) has engaged in an exploration of the transformative effect of intervention on existing buildings and their environments. As the firm has expanded its investigations to include new structures, it has redefined its understanding of architecture by recognizing the many agents that can inform an interactive relationship with architecture: art, viewer, structure, form, and precinct, among others.
GMA has often employed the term "frame" to describe not how architecture is defined or bounded, but how it is viewed. Following from this, the projects on display in this exhibition suggest an architecture that is neither defined nor bounded by physical enclosure. Indeed, the word "frame" suggests not a boundary, but rather an aperture.

W. Eugene Smith: From Light into Darkness
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
University Art Collection
Sims Hall, Syracuse University, Syracuse

This exhibition of photojournalist Eugene Smith includes his service as a World War II photographer in the Pacific theater, a group from a 1950s Life magazine photo essay on the rise of America's chemical industry, and a selection of images from his Pittsburgh project.

Modern Prints from the International Graphic Arts Society
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
University Art Collection
Sims Hall, Syracuse University, Syracuse

Included are prints by Garo Antresian, Gabor Peterdi, and Donald Saff, three printmakers who taught a generation of artists and had a profound impact on the art of printmaking in the latter half of the 20th century.

Everson Biennial 2006: Beauty is in the Eye of the Artist
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

The Everson continues its commitment to local artists with the 2006 Everson Biennial. Since 1974, the Everson has showcased the vibrant art scene of Central New York by presenting this juried exhibition of artists living in a 100-mile radius of Syracuse. The 2006 theme of "Beauty is in the Eye of the Artist" reverses the age-old adage and calls for the artists to explore the broad concept of beauty. The Best of Show award recipient will receive a solo exhibition at the Everson during the 2007 exhibition schedule.

ARC of Onondaga
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

This exhibition will display artwork created by the consumers served at the ARC of Onondaga, the largest provider of services to people with developmental disabilities and their families in Onondaga County. The artwork -- made from paint and such non-traditional materials as coffee grounds and orange soda mixed with glue -- is completed as a part of the program's daily activities to stimulate sensory and range of motion needs, as well as creativity.

Eye on Cinema
Point of Contact Gallery

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

An exhibition of 21 original photographic art works by American artists Papo Colo, Gregory Crewdson, Judy Pfaff, Sandy Skoglund and Rob Van Erve.

"Eye on Cinema" is part of the 2006 Syracuse International Film and Video Festival (SIFVF) programming and was also the theme of a 1997 issue of the "Point of Contact" verbal and visual arts journal. Dedicated to the art of film and edited by Pedro Cuperman, gallery curator, and Syracuse University film professor and SIFVF director Owen Shapiro, the issue integrated a series of critical discussions by distinguished filmmakers and film theorists with the set of art works by Colo, Crewdson, Pfaff, Skoglund and Van Erve.

For more information, phone 315-443-2169.

Yves Saint Front in the Louis and Annette Kaufman Collection
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
University Art Collection
Sims Hall, Syracuse University, Syracuse

Curated by Domenic J. Iacono, Syracuse University Art Collection

The Artist Revealed: Artist Portraits and Self-Portraits
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
University Art Collection
Sims Hall, Syracuse University, Syracuse

The Story of the Weeping Camel
Redhouse

Price: $5 - $7
Former Redhouse Theater
219 S. West St., Syracuse

An enchanting film following the adventures of a family of herders in Mongolia's Gobi region. It is a window into a different way of life and the universal terrain of the heart. Weeping Camel is the winner of Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, 2004.

"There is a genuine miracle in the film that explains the title and puts horse-whispering in the minor leagues. A real and unexpected gem." - The London Times

Rated PG; Mongolia; English subtitles; 87 minutes; 2004

Menopause The Musical
Syracuse Stage
Kathryn Conte, director

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

Menopause The Musical is set in a New York City Bloomingdale's department store and tells the story of four women - a Power Woman, Soap Star, Earth Mother and Iowa Housewife - who meet during a lingerie sale and learn that, despite being very different types of women, they share a common bond: menopause.

Menopause The Musical, written and produced by Jeanie Linders, features parodies of 25 baby-boomer hit songs from the '60s and '70s, with lyrics re-penned by Linders that spoof, laugh at and celebrate menopause and its many common symptoms, including hot flashes, night memory loss. Among the recognizable tunes in the show are chart-toppers such as The Beach Boys' "Help Me, Rhonda," which becomes "Help me Doctor," Aretha Franklin's "Chain of Fools" recast as "Change of Life"; and '60s folk classic "Puff the Magic Dragon" as an ode to exhaustion: "Puff, My God, I'm Draggin'."

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