Tuesday, August 9, 2005

Visual Arts Showcase: Drawings
CNY Arts

WCNY
415 W. Fayette St., Syracuse

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

Comic Drawings: Little Squares
Westcott Community Center

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

The exhibit features the unique visual imagery and storytelling of four Syracuse alternative cartoonists, Mike Stevens, Phil McAndrew, Tyler McAndrew, and Stuv. The exhibit is a collection of original inked comic strips, doodles, and sketches, many of which have been published in anthology books, alternative newspapers, on the internet, or as printed mini comics and cartoons, and some more polished, illustrative work.

A City Rises from the Banks of the Canal
Erie Canal Museum

Price: Donations accepted
Erie Canal Museum
318 Erie Blvd. E., Syracuse

Vast stretches of wilderness areas sparsely populated and dotted with small settlements would aptly describe New Yorks interior in early 1800s. Then, in 1825, a man-made waterway stretching 363 miles from Albany to Buffalo was completed. Once ridiculed as "Clinton's Folly," the Erie Canal quickly became known as the "Mother of Cities" as it gave rise to hundreds of canal-side communities and reshaped Upstate New York's geography and economy forever. The history of the City of Syracuse, located on the banks of the Erie and Oswego Canals, is told through its unique canal-era architectural structures. The buildings represented in the exhibition were selected for their proximity to the Erie Canal, as well as, if the buildings use was canal related. Historic images, original paintings and prints feature a host of canal-era banks, warehouses, private residences and businesses, as well as canal structures such as locks and aqueducts. An Exhibition catalog is available.

Karl Baden: A Long Year. September 29, 2000  September 29, 2001
Light Work Gallery

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

Video, 16 minutes 47 seconds

Sol Lewitt: Complex Forms No. 7
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

This summer the Everson Museum will be exhibiting Complex Form No. 7, a large-scale sculpture by internationally known conceptual artist Sol Lewitt. Like most minimalist and conceptual artists, Lewitt emphasized idea over execution. Complex Form No. 7 consists of eight module structures, spanning almost seventeen feet, that have been constructed and assembled by assistants according to Lewitt's design specifications. The artistic process is intellectual rather than emotional, as demonstrated by the artist's decision to use everyday materials and no color to carry out a complicated design drawing.

Lewitt donated Complex Form No. 7 to the Everson Museum in 1993. A 1949 graduate of Syracuse University, he returned to campus in 2004 to construct Six Curved Walls (Syracuse) in honor of the inauguration of Chancellor Nancy Cantor. The installation, located on the hillside of Crouse College, consists of a series of six undulating walls made of cinderblocks, each twelve feet high and stretching 140 feet. A third sculpture by Sol Lewitt stands outside the James M. Hanley Federal Building in downtown Syracuse.

Georges Rouault -- Cirque de L'Etoile Filante
Syracuse University Art Museum

University Art Collection
Sims Hall, Syracuse University, Syracuse

The circus was an important theme in Rouault's work, and when Parisian publisher Ambrose Vollard suggested a portfolio of prints on the subject, Rouault spent 12 years creating designs for Cirque de L'Etoile Filante (Circus of the Shooting Star), color aquatints, and wood engravings.

2005 Illustration Independent Study Degree Program Thesis Exhibition
Lowe Art Gallery

Price: Free
Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

The exhibition features over 200 pieces by eighteen graduating Master of Arts students from the Syracuse University Independent Study Degree Program (ISDP) in the College of Visual and Performing Arts. The artists have been working with Professor John Thompson for the past two years to complete their final projects. This show is the culmination of that effort, and the works presented comprise the students' theses.

Wednesday, August 10, 2005

Comic Drawings: Little Squares
Westcott Community Center

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

The exhibit features the unique visual imagery and storytelling of four Syracuse alternative cartoonists, Mike Stevens, Phil McAndrew, Tyler McAndrew, and Stuv. The exhibit is a collection of original inked comic strips, doodles, and sketches, many of which have been published in anthology books, alternative newspapers, on the internet, or as printed mini comics and cartoons, and some more polished, illustrative work.

A City Rises from the Banks of the Canal
Erie Canal Museum

Price: Donations accepted
Erie Canal Museum
318 Erie Blvd. E., Syracuse

Vast stretches of wilderness areas sparsely populated and dotted with small settlements would aptly describe New Yorks interior in early 1800s. Then, in 1825, a man-made waterway stretching 363 miles from Albany to Buffalo was completed. Once ridiculed as "Clinton's Folly," the Erie Canal quickly became known as the "Mother of Cities" as it gave rise to hundreds of canal-side communities and reshaped Upstate New York's geography and economy forever. The history of the City of Syracuse, located on the banks of the Erie and Oswego Canals, is told through its unique canal-era architectural structures. The buildings represented in the exhibition were selected for their proximity to the Erie Canal, as well as, if the buildings use was canal related. Historic images, original paintings and prints feature a host of canal-era banks, warehouses, private residences and businesses, as well as canal structures such as locks and aqueducts. An Exhibition catalog is available.

Karl Baden: A Long Year. September 29, 2000  September 29, 2001
Light Work Gallery

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

Video, 16 minutes 47 seconds

Sol Lewitt: Complex Forms No. 7
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

This summer the Everson Museum will be exhibiting Complex Form No. 7, a large-scale sculpture by internationally known conceptual artist Sol Lewitt. Like most minimalist and conceptual artists, Lewitt emphasized idea over execution. Complex Form No. 7 consists of eight module structures, spanning almost seventeen feet, that have been constructed and assembled by assistants according to Lewitt's design specifications. The artistic process is intellectual rather than emotional, as demonstrated by the artist's decision to use everyday materials and no color to carry out a complicated design drawing.

Lewitt donated Complex Form No. 7 to the Everson Museum in 1993. A 1949 graduate of Syracuse University, he returned to campus in 2004 to construct Six Curved Walls (Syracuse) in honor of the inauguration of Chancellor Nancy Cantor. The installation, located on the hillside of Crouse College, consists of a series of six undulating walls made of cinderblocks, each twelve feet high and stretching 140 feet. A third sculpture by Sol Lewitt stands outside the James M. Hanley Federal Building in downtown Syracuse.

Georges Rouault -- Cirque de L'Etoile Filante
Syracuse University Art Museum

University Art Collection
Sims Hall, Syracuse University, Syracuse

The circus was an important theme in Rouault's work, and when Parisian publisher Ambrose Vollard suggested a portfolio of prints on the subject, Rouault spent 12 years creating designs for Cirque de L'Etoile Filante (Circus of the Shooting Star), color aquatints, and wood engravings.

Roaming the Regional Market
ThINC

Company Gallery
110 W. Fayette St. (corner of Clinton), Syracuse

Works by Syracuse University College of Visual and Performing Arts Independent Study Degree Program - Master of Arts/Illustration Class of 2006

2005 Illustration Independent Study Degree Program Thesis Exhibition
Lowe Art Gallery

Price: Free
Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

The exhibition features over 200 pieces by eighteen graduating Master of Arts students from the Syracuse University Independent Study Degree Program (ISDP) in the College of Visual and Performing Arts. The artists have been working with Professor John Thompson for the past two years to complete their final projects. This show is the culmination of that effort, and the works presented comprise the students' theses.

KidsFest! -- Music: the Magical Travel Machine
Skaneateles Festival
Featuring Elinor Freer, piano; Randall Scarlata, baritone; Ying Quartet

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

Join Festival performers as they take you on a musical journey around the globe.

Thursday, August 11, 2005

Comic Drawings: Little Squares
Westcott Community Center

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

The exhibit features the unique visual imagery and storytelling of four Syracuse alternative cartoonists, Mike Stevens, Phil McAndrew, Tyler McAndrew, and Stuv. The exhibit is a collection of original inked comic strips, doodles, and sketches, many of which have been published in anthology books, alternative newspapers, on the internet, or as printed mini comics and cartoons, and some more polished, illustrative work.

A City Rises from the Banks of the Canal
Erie Canal Museum

Price: Donations accepted
Erie Canal Museum
318 Erie Blvd. E., Syracuse

Vast stretches of wilderness areas sparsely populated and dotted with small settlements would aptly describe New Yorks interior in early 1800s. Then, in 1825, a man-made waterway stretching 363 miles from Albany to Buffalo was completed. Once ridiculed as "Clinton's Folly," the Erie Canal quickly became known as the "Mother of Cities" as it gave rise to hundreds of canal-side communities and reshaped Upstate New York's geography and economy forever. The history of the City of Syracuse, located on the banks of the Erie and Oswego Canals, is told through its unique canal-era architectural structures. The buildings represented in the exhibition were selected for their proximity to the Erie Canal, as well as, if the buildings use was canal related. Historic images, original paintings and prints feature a host of canal-era banks, warehouses, private residences and businesses, as well as canal structures such as locks and aqueducts. An Exhibition catalog is available.

Karl Baden: A Long Year. September 29, 2000  September 29, 2001
Light Work Gallery

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

Video, 16 minutes 47 seconds

Sol Lewitt: Complex Forms No. 7
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

This summer the Everson Museum will be exhibiting Complex Form No. 7, a large-scale sculpture by internationally known conceptual artist Sol Lewitt. Like most minimalist and conceptual artists, Lewitt emphasized idea over execution. Complex Form No. 7 consists of eight module structures, spanning almost seventeen feet, that have been constructed and assembled by assistants according to Lewitt's design specifications. The artistic process is intellectual rather than emotional, as demonstrated by the artist's decision to use everyday materials and no color to carry out a complicated design drawing.

Lewitt donated Complex Form No. 7 to the Everson Museum in 1993. A 1949 graduate of Syracuse University, he returned to campus in 2004 to construct Six Curved Walls (Syracuse) in honor of the inauguration of Chancellor Nancy Cantor. The installation, located on the hillside of Crouse College, consists of a series of six undulating walls made of cinderblocks, each twelve feet high and stretching 140 feet. A third sculpture by Sol Lewitt stands outside the James M. Hanley Federal Building in downtown Syracuse.

Georges Rouault -- Cirque de L'Etoile Filante
Syracuse University Art Museum

University Art Collection
Sims Hall, Syracuse University, Syracuse

The circus was an important theme in Rouault's work, and when Parisian publisher Ambrose Vollard suggested a portfolio of prints on the subject, Rouault spent 12 years creating designs for Cirque de L'Etoile Filante (Circus of the Shooting Star), color aquatints, and wood engravings.

Roaming the Regional Market
ThINC

Company Gallery
110 W. Fayette St. (corner of Clinton), Syracuse

Works by Syracuse University College of Visual and Performing Arts Independent Study Degree Program - Master of Arts/Illustration Class of 2006

2005 Illustration Independent Study Degree Program Thesis Exhibition
Lowe Art Gallery

Price: Free
Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

The exhibition features over 200 pieces by eighteen graduating Master of Arts students from the Syracuse University Independent Study Degree Program (ISDP) in the College of Visual and Performing Arts. The artists have been working with Professor John Thompson for the past two years to complete their final projects. This show is the culmination of that effort, and the works presented comprise the students' theses.

Featuring Stan Colella's All-Star Youth Band

Price: Free
Hanover Square
Downtown Syracuse, Syracuse

Information: 315-473-4330.

Concerts in the Park
Mario DeSantis Orchestra

Price: Free
Ryder Park
5400 Butternut Dr., DeWitt

Performing classics from the 40s through the 90s.

Information: 315-446-9250.

Jazz in the City
CNY Jazz Arts Foundation
Featuring Lance Bryant with the Jazz in the City All-Stars, plus J-Project

Price: Free
Libba Cotten Grove
Corner of South State and Castle St., Syracuse

Chamber Music Concert
Skaneateles Festival
Featuring Ying Quartet; Elinor Freer, piano; Randall Scarlata, baritone

Price: $21, $16 regular; $18, $13 students/seniors; children under 13 free
First Presbyterian Church of Skaneateles
97 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles

Songs of Faure, Schubert, Ives and others
Debussy String Quartet
Bloch Quintet No. 1 for Piano and Strings

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Death Takes a Bow
Acme Mystery Company

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

Interactive mystery dinner theater.

Friday, August 12, 2005

CRC Visual Arts Committee Members' Exhibit
CNY Arts

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

Comic Drawings: Little Squares
Westcott Community Center

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

The exhibit features the unique visual imagery and storytelling of four Syracuse alternative cartoonists, Mike Stevens, Phil McAndrew, Tyler McAndrew, and Stuv. The exhibit is a collection of original inked comic strips, doodles, and sketches, many of which have been published in anthology books, alternative newspapers, on the internet, or as printed mini comics and cartoons, and some more polished, illustrative work.

A City Rises from the Banks of the Canal
Erie Canal Museum

Price: Donations accepted
Erie Canal Museum
318 Erie Blvd. E., Syracuse

Vast stretches of wilderness areas sparsely populated and dotted with small settlements would aptly describe New Yorks interior in early 1800s. Then, in 1825, a man-made waterway stretching 363 miles from Albany to Buffalo was completed. Once ridiculed as "Clinton's Folly," the Erie Canal quickly became known as the "Mother of Cities" as it gave rise to hundreds of canal-side communities and reshaped Upstate New York's geography and economy forever. The history of the City of Syracuse, located on the banks of the Erie and Oswego Canals, is told through its unique canal-era architectural structures. The buildings represented in the exhibition were selected for their proximity to the Erie Canal, as well as, if the buildings use was canal related. Historic images, original paintings and prints feature a host of canal-era banks, warehouses, private residences and businesses, as well as canal structures such as locks and aqueducts. An Exhibition catalog is available.

Karl Baden: A Long Year. September 29, 2000  September 29, 2001
Light Work Gallery

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

Video, 16 minutes 47 seconds

Sol Lewitt: Complex Forms No. 7
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

This summer the Everson Museum will be exhibiting Complex Form No. 7, a large-scale sculpture by internationally known conceptual artist Sol Lewitt. Like most minimalist and conceptual artists, Lewitt emphasized idea over execution. Complex Form No. 7 consists of eight module structures, spanning almost seventeen feet, that have been constructed and assembled by assistants according to Lewitt's design specifications. The artistic process is intellectual rather than emotional, as demonstrated by the artist's decision to use everyday materials and no color to carry out a complicated design drawing.

Lewitt donated Complex Form No. 7 to the Everson Museum in 1993. A 1949 graduate of Syracuse University, he returned to campus in 2004 to construct Six Curved Walls (Syracuse) in honor of the inauguration of Chancellor Nancy Cantor. The installation, located on the hillside of Crouse College, consists of a series of six undulating walls made of cinderblocks, each twelve feet high and stretching 140 feet. A third sculpture by Sol Lewitt stands outside the James M. Hanley Federal Building in downtown Syracuse.

Georges Rouault -- Cirque de L'Etoile Filante
Syracuse University Art Museum

University Art Collection
Sims Hall, Syracuse University, Syracuse

The circus was an important theme in Rouault's work, and when Parisian publisher Ambrose Vollard suggested a portfolio of prints on the subject, Rouault spent 12 years creating designs for Cirque de L'Etoile Filante (Circus of the Shooting Star), color aquatints, and wood engravings.

Roaming the Regional Market
ThINC

Company Gallery
110 W. Fayette St. (corner of Clinton), Syracuse

Works by Syracuse University College of Visual and Performing Arts Independent Study Degree Program - Master of Arts/Illustration Class of 2006

Body Art: Duane Sauro
Redhouse

Former Redhouse Theater
219 S. West St., Syracuse

Bodies have long been adorned with ink. Body decorations are sometimes purely artistic and often symbolic, but always a personal statement. An individual chooses to be tattooed and selects the subject matter as a manner of self-expression and individuality. In this collection of works, the photographer's intention is to acclaim the art of tattoo in conjunction with the character of the recipient. Soft, bold, gory, surreal, a tattoo is a visual window, a veneer, through which a person wishes to be perceived. Tattoos themselves are proudly displayed on a wall of skin. The images in this exhibition are graphic and emotional art statements that express something personal to those that choose to display them on a wall of their own.

Chamber Music Concert
Skaneateles Festival
Featuring Ying Quartet; Elinor Freer, piano; Lindsay Groves, cello; Melissa Matson, viola; Randall Scarlata, baritone

Price: $21, $16 regular; $18, $13 students/seniors; children under 13 free
First Presbyterian Church of Skaneateles
97 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles

Barber Dover Beach
Grieg Sonata for Cello and Piano in A minor, Op. 36
Tchaikovsky Souvenir de Florence for String Sextet, Op. 70

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As You Like It
Syracuse Shakespeare-in-the-Park

Price: Free
Thornden Park Amphitheater
Ostrom Ave., Syracuse

As You Like It features the Bard's playful comedy of sibling rivalry, city life vs. country life, wrestling, poetry, song, dance and most of all, love, love, love, love!

Adapted and directed by a veteran Syracuse thespian, Dan Stevens, the sparkling cast began rehearsal on June 15. Oren Robinson is the multi-talented Musical Director and Barbara Toman will dazzle you with her fabulous costumes for the 3rd straight season. Ronald Bell reprises his duties as producer.

Don't miss this fabulous event for the whole family. Bring your lawn chairs and a picnic. Or you can rent or buy an SSF lawn chair from us in addition to snacks, treats, soft drinks, in cooperation with the Thornden Park Association, and exclusive SSF merchandise. Free copies of the play will be raffled off at intermission and after the show courtesy of Penguin Books.

Cabaret
Baldwinsville Theatre Guild

First Presbyterian Church of Baldwinsville
64 Oswego St., Baldwinsville

Saturday, August 13, 2005

A City Rises from the Banks of the Canal
Erie Canal Museum

Price: Donations accepted
Erie Canal Museum
318 Erie Blvd. E., Syracuse

Vast stretches of wilderness areas sparsely populated and dotted with small settlements would aptly describe New Yorks interior in early 1800s. Then, in 1825, a man-made waterway stretching 363 miles from Albany to Buffalo was completed. Once ridiculed as "Clinton's Folly," the Erie Canal quickly became known as the "Mother of Cities" as it gave rise to hundreds of canal-side communities and reshaped Upstate New York's geography and economy forever. The history of the City of Syracuse, located on the banks of the Erie and Oswego Canals, is told through its unique canal-era architectural structures. The buildings represented in the exhibition were selected for their proximity to the Erie Canal, as well as, if the buildings use was canal related. Historic images, original paintings and prints feature a host of canal-era banks, warehouses, private residences and businesses, as well as canal structures such as locks and aqueducts. An Exhibition catalog is available.

The Poster Project: See What Is Possible
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

The Everson Museum of Art and the Learning Disabilities Association of Central New York are proud to present The Poster Project: See What Is Possible. Participating in three workshops at the museum, children ages 10-15 from the LDA/CNY created artworks inspired by the museum's permanent collection. Working with the participants, Syracuse University Professor Ann Clarke, who supervised the project, designed this composite poster utilizing artwork created by each of the students. Through this experience, the children learned about the museum, expressed their own creativity through making art, and gained an understanding of digital imaging technology. The young artists whose work will be displayed at the museum are Alex Melnik, Matthew Rushlo, Patrick Stanton, Nick Sheridan, Matthew Bettis, Andrew Roache, Ryan Scholl and Corey Cuipylo.

Sol Lewitt: Complex Forms No. 7
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

This summer the Everson Museum will be exhibiting Complex Form No. 7, a large-scale sculpture by internationally known conceptual artist Sol Lewitt. Like most minimalist and conceptual artists, Lewitt emphasized idea over execution. Complex Form No. 7 consists of eight module structures, spanning almost seventeen feet, that have been constructed and assembled by assistants according to Lewitt's design specifications. The artistic process is intellectual rather than emotional, as demonstrated by the artist's decision to use everyday materials and no color to carry out a complicated design drawing.

Lewitt donated Complex Form No. 7 to the Everson Museum in 1993. A 1949 graduate of Syracuse University, he returned to campus in 2004 to construct Six Curved Walls (Syracuse) in honor of the inauguration of Chancellor Nancy Cantor. The installation, located on the hillside of Crouse College, consists of a series of six undulating walls made of cinderblocks, each twelve feet high and stretching 140 feet. A third sculpture by Sol Lewitt stands outside the James M. Hanley Federal Building in downtown Syracuse.

Georges Rouault -- Cirque de L'Etoile Filante
Syracuse University Art Museum

University Art Collection
Sims Hall, Syracuse University, Syracuse

The circus was an important theme in Rouault's work, and when Parisian publisher Ambrose Vollard suggested a portfolio of prints on the subject, Rouault spent 12 years creating designs for Cirque de L'Etoile Filante (Circus of the Shooting Star), color aquatints, and wood engravings.

Body Art: Duane Sauro
Redhouse

Former Redhouse Theater
219 S. West St., Syracuse

Bodies have long been adorned with ink. Body decorations are sometimes purely artistic and often symbolic, but always a personal statement. An individual chooses to be tattooed and selects the subject matter as a manner of self-expression and individuality. In this collection of works, the photographer's intention is to acclaim the art of tattoo in conjunction with the character of the recipient. Soft, bold, gory, surreal, a tattoo is a visual window, a veneer, through which a person wishes to be perceived. Tattoos themselves are proudly displayed on a wall of skin. The images in this exhibition are graphic and emotional art statements that express something personal to those that choose to display them on a wall of their own.

Chamber Orchestra Concert
Skaneateles Festival
Kimbo Ishii-eto, conductor
Featuring Randall Scarlata, baritone

Price: $24; $18; children under 13 free
Brook Farm
2.5 miles south of the village on Route 41A, Skaneateles

Debussy (arr. Schoenberg) Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
Mahler (arr. Schoenberg) Songs of a Wayfarer
Mozart Symphony No. 29 in A Major, K. 201

Rain location: Skaneateles High School

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Alice in Wonderland
Magic Circle Children's Theatre

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

As You Like It
Syracuse Shakespeare-in-the-Park

Price: Free
Thornden Park Amphitheater
Ostrom Ave., Syracuse

As You Like It features the Bard's playful comedy of sibling rivalry, city life vs. country life, wrestling, poetry, song, dance and most of all, love, love, love, love!

Adapted and directed by a veteran Syracuse thespian, Dan Stevens, the sparkling cast began rehearsal on June 15. Oren Robinson is the multi-talented Musical Director and Barbara Toman will dazzle you with her fabulous costumes for the 3rd straight season. Ronald Bell reprises his duties as producer.

Don't miss this fabulous event for the whole family. Bring your lawn chairs and a picnic. Or you can rent or buy an SSF lawn chair from us in addition to snacks, treats, soft drinks, in cooperation with the Thornden Park Association, and exclusive SSF merchandise. Free copies of the play will be raffled off at intermission and after the show courtesy of Penguin Books.

Cabaret
Baldwinsville Theatre Guild

First Presbyterian Church of Baldwinsville
64 Oswego St., Baldwinsville

Sunday, August 14, 2005

A City Rises from the Banks of the Canal
Erie Canal Museum

Price: Donations accepted
Erie Canal Museum
318 Erie Blvd. E., Syracuse

Vast stretches of wilderness areas sparsely populated and dotted with small settlements would aptly describe New Yorks interior in early 1800s. Then, in 1825, a man-made waterway stretching 363 miles from Albany to Buffalo was completed. Once ridiculed as "Clinton's Folly," the Erie Canal quickly became known as the "Mother of Cities" as it gave rise to hundreds of canal-side communities and reshaped Upstate New York's geography and economy forever. The history of the City of Syracuse, located on the banks of the Erie and Oswego Canals, is told through its unique canal-era architectural structures. The buildings represented in the exhibition were selected for their proximity to the Erie Canal, as well as, if the buildings use was canal related. Historic images, original paintings and prints feature a host of canal-era banks, warehouses, private residences and businesses, as well as canal structures such as locks and aqueducts. An Exhibition catalog is available.

Karl Baden: A Long Year. September 29, 2000  September 29, 2001
Light Work Gallery

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

Video, 16 minutes 47 seconds

The Poster Project: See What Is Possible
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

The Everson Museum of Art and the Learning Disabilities Association of Central New York are proud to present The Poster Project: See What Is Possible. Participating in three workshops at the museum, children ages 10-15 from the LDA/CNY created artworks inspired by the museum's permanent collection. Working with the participants, Syracuse University Professor Ann Clarke, who supervised the project, designed this composite poster utilizing artwork created by each of the students. Through this experience, the children learned about the museum, expressed their own creativity through making art, and gained an understanding of digital imaging technology. The young artists whose work will be displayed at the museum are Alex Melnik, Matthew Rushlo, Patrick Stanton, Nick Sheridan, Matthew Bettis, Andrew Roache, Ryan Scholl and Corey Cuipylo.

Sol Lewitt: Complex Forms No. 7
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

This summer the Everson Museum will be exhibiting Complex Form No. 7, a large-scale sculpture by internationally known conceptual artist Sol Lewitt. Like most minimalist and conceptual artists, Lewitt emphasized idea over execution. Complex Form No. 7 consists of eight module structures, spanning almost seventeen feet, that have been constructed and assembled by assistants according to Lewitt's design specifications. The artistic process is intellectual rather than emotional, as demonstrated by the artist's decision to use everyday materials and no color to carry out a complicated design drawing.

Lewitt donated Complex Form No. 7 to the Everson Museum in 1993. A 1949 graduate of Syracuse University, he returned to campus in 2004 to construct Six Curved Walls (Syracuse) in honor of the inauguration of Chancellor Nancy Cantor. The installation, located on the hillside of Crouse College, consists of a series of six undulating walls made of cinderblocks, each twelve feet high and stretching 140 feet. A third sculpture by Sol Lewitt stands outside the James M. Hanley Federal Building in downtown Syracuse.

Georges Rouault -- Cirque de L'Etoile Filante
Syracuse University Art Museum

University Art Collection
Sims Hall, Syracuse University, Syracuse

The circus was an important theme in Rouault's work, and when Parisian publisher Ambrose Vollard suggested a portfolio of prints on the subject, Rouault spent 12 years creating designs for Cirque de L'Etoile Filante (Circus of the Shooting Star), color aquatints, and wood engravings.

The Wild One
Redhouse

Price: $8
Former Redhouse Theater
219 S. West St., Syracuse

An angry young Marlon Brando scorches the screen in the powerful 50's cult classic The Wild One, directed by Laszlo Benedek. (79 mins, not rated)

Part of the Redhouse's "Biker Week" celebration.

Theatre Pipe Organ Concert
Syracuse Wurlitzer
Featuring Bob Carbone and Wayne Skinner

Empire Theater
New York State Fairgrounds, Geddes

TK99 Soundcheck - Live
Redhouse

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

The Redhouse will be the setting once again for the airing of Soundcheck, a 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. This month's show features performances by the boogie-down blues artists of The Dirty Pool and the legendary blues band, The Kingsnakes. Sponsored by Big Apple Music and SubCat Studios.

As You Like It
Syracuse Shakespeare-in-the-Park

Price: Free
Thornden Park Amphitheater
Ostrom Ave., Syracuse

As You Like It features the Bard's playful comedy of sibling rivalry, city life vs. country life, wrestling, poetry, song, dance and most of all, love, love, love, love!

Adapted and directed by a veteran Syracuse thespian, Dan Stevens, the sparkling cast began rehearsal on June 15. Oren Robinson is the multi-talented Musical Director and Barbara Toman will dazzle you with her fabulous costumes for the 3rd straight season. Ronald Bell reprises his duties as producer.

Don't miss this fabulous event for the whole family. Bring your lawn chairs and a picnic. Or you can rent or buy an SSF lawn chair from us in addition to snacks, treats, soft drinks, in cooperation with the Thornden Park Association, and exclusive SSF merchandise. Free copies of the play will be raffled off at intermission and after the show courtesy of Penguin Books.

Cabaret
Baldwinsville Theatre Guild

First Presbyterian Church of Baldwinsville
64 Oswego St., Baldwinsville

As You Like It
Syracuse Shakespeare-in-the-Park

Price: Free
Thornden Park Amphitheater
Ostrom Ave., Syracuse

As You Like It features the Bard's playful comedy of sibling rivalry, city life vs. country life, wrestling, poetry, song, dance and most of all, love, love, love, love!

Adapted and directed by a veteran Syracuse thespian, Dan Stevens, the sparkling cast began rehearsal on June 15. Oren Robinson is the multi-talented Musical Director and Barbara Toman will dazzle you with her fabulous costumes for the 3rd straight season. Ronald Bell reprises his duties as producer.

Don't miss this fabulous event for the whole family. Bring your lawn chairs and a picnic. Or you can rent or buy an SSF lawn chair from us in addition to snacks, treats, soft drinks, in cooperation with the Thornden Park Association, and exclusive SSF merchandise. Free copies of the play will be raffled off at intermission and after the show courtesy of Penguin Books.

Monday, August 15, 2005

CRC Visual Arts Committee Members' Exhibit
CNY Arts

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

Comic Drawings: Little Squares
Westcott Community Center

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

The exhibit features the unique visual imagery and storytelling of four Syracuse alternative cartoonists, Mike Stevens, Phil McAndrew, Tyler McAndrew, and Stuv. The exhibit is a collection of original inked comic strips, doodles, and sketches, many of which have been published in anthology books, alternative newspapers, on the internet, or as printed mini comics and cartoons, and some more polished, illustrative work.

Karl Baden: A Long Year. September 29, 2000  September 29, 2001
Light Work Gallery

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

Video, 16 minutes 47 seconds

Mario DeSantis Orchestra

Price: Free
Hanover Square
Downtown Syracuse, Syracuse

Information: 315-473-4330.

All That Jazz
Liverpool is the Place

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

Tuesday, August 16, 2005

CRC Visual Arts Committee Members' Exhibit
CNY Arts

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

Comic Drawings: Little Squares
Westcott Community Center

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

The exhibit features the unique visual imagery and storytelling of four Syracuse alternative cartoonists, Mike Stevens, Phil McAndrew, Tyler McAndrew, and Stuv. The exhibit is a collection of original inked comic strips, doodles, and sketches, many of which have been published in anthology books, alternative newspapers, on the internet, or as printed mini comics and cartoons, and some more polished, illustrative work.

A City Rises from the Banks of the Canal
Erie Canal Museum

Price: Donations accepted
Erie Canal Museum
318 Erie Blvd. E., Syracuse

Vast stretches of wilderness areas sparsely populated and dotted with small settlements would aptly describe New Yorks interior in early 1800s. Then, in 1825, a man-made waterway stretching 363 miles from Albany to Buffalo was completed. Once ridiculed as "Clinton's Folly," the Erie Canal quickly became known as the "Mother of Cities" as it gave rise to hundreds of canal-side communities and reshaped Upstate New York's geography and economy forever. The history of the City of Syracuse, located on the banks of the Erie and Oswego Canals, is told through its unique canal-era architectural structures. The buildings represented in the exhibition were selected for their proximity to the Erie Canal, as well as, if the buildings use was canal related. Historic images, original paintings and prints feature a host of canal-era banks, warehouses, private residences and businesses, as well as canal structures such as locks and aqueducts. An Exhibition catalog is available.

The Poster Project: See What Is Possible
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

The Everson Museum of Art and the Learning Disabilities Association of Central New York are proud to present The Poster Project: See What Is Possible. Participating in three workshops at the museum, children ages 10-15 from the LDA/CNY created artworks inspired by the museum's permanent collection. Working with the participants, Syracuse University Professor Ann Clarke, who supervised the project, designed this composite poster utilizing artwork created by each of the students. Through this experience, the children learned about the museum, expressed their own creativity through making art, and gained an understanding of digital imaging technology. The young artists whose work will be displayed at the museum are Alex Melnik, Matthew Rushlo, Patrick Stanton, Nick Sheridan, Matthew Bettis, Andrew Roache, Ryan Scholl and Corey Cuipylo.

Georges Rouault -- Cirque de L'Etoile Filante
Syracuse University Art Museum

University Art Collection
Sims Hall, Syracuse University, Syracuse

The circus was an important theme in Rouault's work, and when Parisian publisher Ambrose Vollard suggested a portfolio of prints on the subject, Rouault spent 12 years creating designs for Cirque de L'Etoile Filante (Circus of the Shooting Star), color aquatints, and wood engravings.

Easy Rider
Redhouse

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

Experience the real, uncensored 60's counterculture in this compelling mixture of drugs, sex and armchair politics in Easy Rider directed by Dennis Hopper. (95 mins, Rated R)

Ticket price iincludes admission to the Phil Petroff & Natural Fact concert following the film.

Part of the Redhouse's "Biker Week" celebration.

Phil Petroff & Natural Fact
Redhouse

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

Electric blues. Ticket price iincludes admission to the film preceding the concert.

Part of the Redhouse's "Biker Week" celebration.

Phil Petroff & Natural Fact
Redhouse

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

Electric blues. Ticket price iincludes admission to the film preceding the concert.

Part of the Redhouse's "Biker Week" celebration.