Wednesday, August 9, 2006

Visual Arts Showcase #56: Open Call
CNY Arts

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

This show features the art of 30 local visual artists in varied media.

Refugee Art Exhibit

Price: Free
Center for New Americans
503 N. Prospect Ave., Syracuse

Works of 4 artists from Cuba, Sudan, and Vietnam.

For more information, phone Anh Nguyen at 315-422-1593 x210.

Gallery Exhibit: Jim Dwyer
Onondaga Community College

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

Contemporary artwork, non-representational paintings focusing on the energy of color, fabricated from canvas and wood.

Survivors' Art & PhotoImpressions
Vera House, Inc.

Hospice of Central New York
990 Seventh North St., Liverpool

Hospice hallways are filled with vibrant artwork created by a survivor of domestic violence or sexual abuse. Artwork purchased helps support Vera House in its mission to provide a safe, comforting and confidential environment for victims in distress.

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.

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

Thinking Through Art: Conversations in the Galleries
Everson Museum of Art

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

Join friends and colleagues in intriguing conversations about the 2006 Everson Biennial. Education department staff will facilitate small group discussions using an innovative interactive approach called visual thinking strategies, helping participants become engaged with the art. You'll never look at art the same way again.

World in the Square
Fab Cats

Price: Free
Hanover Square
Downtown Syracuse, Syracuse

Information: 315-473-4330.

Tunes from the 50s and 60s.

Lunchtime Music Concerts

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

Rain location: lower level of the Civic Center.

Information: 315-435-2170.

Music with Blair

Price: Free
Bellevue Manor
4330 Onondaga Blvd., Syracuse

Information: 315-468-5108.

Phoenix Rising

Price: Free
Ellis Field Park
McCool Ave., East Syraucse

Rain date is August 17.

Information: 315-463-6714.

Liverpool is the Place
Featuring E.S.P. Jazz Quartet

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

Rain date: August 10.

Baldwinsville Community Band Concert

Price: Free
Canton Woods Senior Center
76 Canton St., Baldwinsville

Information: 315-635-1235.

Much Ado About Nothing

Price: $2 general, $1 youth
Clay Park Central
Wetzel Rd., Liverpool

Full-length children's adaptation.

Information: 315-652-3800 ext. 137.

Thursday, August 10, 2006

Visual Arts Showcase #56: Open Call
CNY Arts

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

This show features the art of 30 local visual artists in varied media.

Refugee Art Exhibit

Price: Free
Center for New Americans
503 N. Prospect Ave., Syracuse

Works of 4 artists from Cuba, Sudan, and Vietnam.

For more information, phone Anh Nguyen at 315-422-1593 x210.

Gallery Exhibit: Jim Dwyer
Onondaga Community College

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

Contemporary artwork, non-representational paintings focusing on the energy of color, fabricated from canvas and wood.

Survivors' Art & PhotoImpressions
Vera House, Inc.

Hospice of Central New York
990 Seventh North St., Liverpool

Hospice hallways are filled with vibrant artwork created by a survivor of domestic violence or sexual abuse. Artwork purchased helps support Vera House in its mission to provide a safe, comforting and confidential environment for victims in distress.

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.

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

Letizia and the Z Band

Price: Free
Joseph F. William Memorial Plak
Lakeshore Rd., Cicero

Rain date is August 19.

Information: 315-699-5233.

Mario DeSantis Orchestra

Price: Free
Ryder Park
5400 Butternut Dr., DeWitt

Information: 315-446-9250.

Chamber Music Concert
Skaneateles Festival

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

Mozart Adagio and Fugue in C minor, K 546
Shostakovich Quintet for Piano and Strings, op. 57
Mendelssohn Octet for Strings, op. 20

Daedalus Quartet; Ying Quartet; Elinor Freer, piano

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Taming of the Shrew
Syracuse Shakespeare-in-the-Park

Price: Free
Thornden Park Amphitheater
Ostrom Ave., Syracuse

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Dead Pull Hitter
Acme Mystery Company

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

Much Ado About Nothing

Price: $2 general, $1 youth
Clay Park Central
Wetzel Rd., Liverpool

Full-length children's adaptation.

Information: 315-652-3800 ext. 137.

The Jerry Herman Songbook
Summerstage New York

Price: $20 regular; $15 students/seniors
Wellwood Middle School
700 S. Manlius St., Fayetteville

This tribute concert to Broadway legend Jerry Herman features the composer's songs from Hello, Dolly!, Mame, La Cage aux Folles and Mack and Mabel.

Performers include Eric Jordan Young, Catherine Walker, Shelley Thomas, Jason Cicci, and Moe Harrington.

Tickets are available by phone at the OnCenter box office (315-435-2121), through ticketmaster.com, and in person at the Fayetteville Free Library and Wegmans. For group sales, phone 315-682-6870.

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Bang, Bang, You're Dead
Vineyard Theatre Arts
Rarely Done Productions

Price: Free
Syracuse Vineyard Church
312 Lakeside Rd., Syracuse

Vineyard Theatre Arts and Rarely Done Productions are working together to make a contribution to raising awareness about school violence through the presentation of Bang Bang You’re Dead, a play intended to communicate and allow for discovery about how we've made the world's violence our own - and how we can change it. It's about a theater of life.

Paducah, Kentucky. Jonesboro, Arkansas. And Columbine -- once associated with a delicate summer flower, now forever linked with a tragic event at a high school in Littleton, Colorado. In a broken world that's violent, unhealthy, unfair, and beyond the power of anyone to fix, except today's generation, what can we do? How can we help?

Bang Bang You’re Dead, with a cast of students from Baker, Liverpool, East Syracuse-Minoa, Henninger, and Manlius Pebble Hill high schools, will target school administrators, educators, parents and students. The shows will be held at "The Furnace" within The Syracuse Vineyard Fellowship building.

Friday, August 11, 2006

Visual Arts Showcase #56: Open Call
CNY Arts

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

This show features the art of 30 local visual artists in varied media.

Refugee Art Exhibit

Price: Free
Center for New Americans
503 N. Prospect Ave., Syracuse

Works of 4 artists from Cuba, Sudan, and Vietnam.

For more information, phone Anh Nguyen at 315-422-1593 x210.

Gallery Exhibit: Jim Dwyer
Onondaga Community College

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

Contemporary artwork, non-representational paintings focusing on the energy of color, fabricated from canvas and wood.

Survivors' Art & PhotoImpressions
Vera House, Inc.

Hospice of Central New York
990 Seventh North St., Liverpool

Hospice hallways are filled with vibrant artwork created by a survivor of domestic violence or sexual abuse. Artwork purchased helps support Vera House in its mission to provide a safe, comforting and confidential environment for victims in distress.

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.

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

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

Franklin Square concert series
The J Project

Franklin Square Park
Franklin Square, Syracuse

Jazz, rhythm and blues, soal, funk and contemporary gospel music.

J Project

Price: Free
Franklin Square Park
Franklin Square, Syracuse

Information: 315-448-2244.

West Genesee Jazz Ensemble

Price: Free
Camillus Town Hall
4600 W. Genesee St., Syracuse

Information: 315-487-3600.

Chamber Music Concert
Skaneateles Festival

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

Arvo Pärt Adagio for Violin, Cello, and Piano
Beethoven String Quartet in F major, Op. 18 No. 1
Mozart Quintet for Strings in D major, K. 593

Daedalus Quartet; Elinor Freer, piano; Timothy Ying, violin; Phillip Ying, viola; David Ying, cello

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Taming of the Shrew
Syracuse Shakespeare-in-the-Park

Price: Free
Thornden Park Amphitheater
Ostrom Ave., Syracuse

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Guys & Dolls Jr.
Baldwinsville Theatre Guild
Baldwinsville Theatre Guild Youth Theatre

First Presbyterian Church of Baldwinsville
64 Oswego St., Baldwinsville

The Jerry Herman Songbook
Summerstage New York

Price: $20 regular; $15 students/seniors
Wellwood Middle School
700 S. Manlius St., Fayetteville

This tribute concert to Broadway legend Jerry Herman features the composer's songs from Hello, Dolly!, Mame, La Cage aux Folles and Mack and Mabel.

Performers include Eric Jordan Young, Catherine Walker, Shelley Thomas, Jason Cicci, and Moe Harrington.

Tickets are available by phone at the OnCenter box office (315-435-2121), through ticketmaster.com, and in person at the Fayetteville Free Library and Wegmans. For group sales, phone 315-682-6870.

Read a review!

Bang, Bang, You're Dead
Vineyard Theatre Arts
Rarely Done Productions

Price: Free
Syracuse Vineyard Church
312 Lakeside Rd., Syracuse

Vineyard Theatre Arts and Rarely Done Productions are working together to make a contribution to raising awareness about school violence through the presentation of Bang Bang You’re Dead, a play intended to communicate and allow for discovery about how we've made the world's violence our own - and how we can change it. It's about a theater of life.

Paducah, Kentucky. Jonesboro, Arkansas. And Columbine -- once associated with a delicate summer flower, now forever linked with a tragic event at a high school in Littleton, Colorado. In a broken world that's violent, unhealthy, unfair, and beyond the power of anyone to fix, except today's generation, what can we do? How can we help?

Bang Bang You’re Dead, with a cast of students from Baker, Liverpool, East Syracuse-Minoa, Henninger, and Manlius Pebble Hill high schools, will target school administrators, educators, parents and students. The shows will be held at "The Furnace" within The Syracuse Vineyard Fellowship building.

Saturday, August 12, 2006

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.

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.

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

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

Candlelight Concert Series
The Mario DeSantis Orchestra

Price: Free
Armory Square
Clinton and Jefferson St., Syracuse

"Opening Act" performances by young talentwill bein at 6:00 PM.

Information: 315-471-4601.

Chamber Music Concert
Skaneateles Festival
Hugh Keelan, conductor
Featuring Alisa Weilerstein, cello

Price: $24, $18
Brook Farm
2.5 miles south of the village on Route 41A, Skaneateles

Mozart Overture and 3 Contredanses, K. 106
Tchaikovsky Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33
Fauré Pavanne
Delius Summer Night on the River
Haydn Symphony No. 85 ("The Queen")

Rain location: Skaneateles High School, 49 E. Elizabeth St., Skaneateles

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The Magnolia Sisters
Syracuse Center for the Performing Arts

Price: $15
Syracuse Center for the Performing Arts
728 E. Genesee St., Syracuse

The Magnolia Sisters play everything from dancehall Cajun to primitive Creole and house music to front porch ballads learned from Creole masters like Canray Fontenot and Preston Frank.

Ann Savoy, Jane Vidrine, Anya Schoenegge, and Lisa Reed are four diversely talented singers and musicians that give a woman's voice to Cajun music while maintaining a soulful, gutsy feeling to it.

For more information or to purchase tickets, contact Dan Ward at 315-435-2155 or email at dward@cspot.org.

Little Red Riding Hood
Magic Circle Children's Theatre

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

Angels with Broken Wings: The Street
The Media Unit

Price: Free
Springfield Garden Apartments
305 Springfield Rd., Syraucuse

The Jerry Herman Songbook
Summerstage New York

Price: $15 regular; $10 students/seniors
Wellwood Middle School
700 S. Manlius St., Fayetteville

This tribute concert to Broadway legend Jerry Herman features the composer's songs from Hello, Dolly!, Mame, La Cage aux Folles and Mack and Mabel.

Performers include Eric Jordan Young, Catherine Walker, Shelley Thomas, Jason Cicci, and Moe Harrington.

Tickets are available by phone at the OnCenter box office (315-435-2121), through ticketmaster.com, and in person at the Fayetteville Free Library and Wegmans. For group sales, phone 315-682-6870.

Read a review!

Bang, Bang, You're Dead
Vineyard Theatre Arts
Rarely Done Productions

Price: Free
Syracuse Vineyard Church
312 Lakeside Rd., Syracuse

Vineyard Theatre Arts and Rarely Done Productions are working together to make a contribution to raising awareness about school violence through the presentation of Bang Bang You’re Dead, a play intended to communicate and allow for discovery about how we've made the world's violence our own - and how we can change it. It's about a theater of life.

Paducah, Kentucky. Jonesboro, Arkansas. And Columbine -- once associated with a delicate summer flower, now forever linked with a tragic event at a high school in Littleton, Colorado. In a broken world that's violent, unhealthy, unfair, and beyond the power of anyone to fix, except today's generation, what can we do? How can we help?

Bang Bang You’re Dead, with a cast of students from Baker, Liverpool, East Syracuse-Minoa, Henninger, and Manlius Pebble Hill high schools, will target school administrators, educators, parents and students. The shows will be held at "The Furnace" within The Syracuse Vineyard Fellowship building.

Taming of the Shrew
Syracuse Shakespeare-in-the-Park

Price: Free
Thornden Park Amphitheater
Ostrom Ave., Syracuse

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Guys & Dolls Jr.
Baldwinsville Theatre Guild
Baldwinsville Theatre Guild Youth Theatre

First Presbyterian Church of Baldwinsville
64 Oswego St., Baldwinsville

The Jerry Herman Songbook
Summerstage New York

Price: $20 regular; $15 students/seniors
Wellwood Middle School
700 S. Manlius St., Fayetteville

This tribute concert to Broadway legend Jerry Herman features the composer's songs from Hello, Dolly!, Mame, La Cage aux Folles and Mack and Mabel.

Performers include Eric Jordan Young, Catherine Walker, Shelley Thomas, Jason Cicci, and Moe Harrington.

Tickets are available by phone at the OnCenter box office (315-435-2121), through ticketmaster.com, and in person at the Fayetteville Free Library and Wegmans. For group sales, phone 315-682-6870.

Read a review!

Bang, Bang, You're Dead
Vineyard Theatre Arts
Rarely Done Productions

Price: Free
Syracuse Vineyard Church
312 Lakeside Rd., Syracuse

Vineyard Theatre Arts and Rarely Done Productions are working together to make a contribution to raising awareness about school violence through the presentation of Bang Bang You’re Dead, a play intended to communicate and allow for discovery about how we've made the world's violence our own - and how we can change it. It's about a theater of life.

Paducah, Kentucky. Jonesboro, Arkansas. And Columbine -- once associated with a delicate summer flower, now forever linked with a tragic event at a high school in Littleton, Colorado. In a broken world that's violent, unhealthy, unfair, and beyond the power of anyone to fix, except today's generation, what can we do? How can we help?

Bang Bang You’re Dead, with a cast of students from Baker, Liverpool, East Syracuse-Minoa, Henninger, and Manlius Pebble Hill high schools, will target school administrators, educators, parents and students. The shows will be held at "The Furnace" within The Syracuse Vineyard Fellowship building.

Sunday, August 13, 2006

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.

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

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

Enlightenment Guaranteed
Zen Center of Syracuse

Price: $10; patrons $40
Palace Theater
2384 James St., Syracuse

The 2000 film Enlightenment Guaranteed, a unique comedy directed by German filmmaker Doris Dorrie, is 105 minutes in length and stars Uwe Ochsenknecht and Gustav-Peter Wohler. As wise and perceptive as it is funny, the film begins in Germany, showing the brothers in their respective households, and then follows them to Tokyo, where they quickly lose their hotel, their credit cards, and each other, and then to a Zen monastery, where a handheld DVD camera gives an accurate portrayal of monastic life and the characters´ transformative experiences.

Dorrie is also the director of the 2002 feature Naked and the 1996 film Moments, a Buddhist television documentary made after her husband´s death featuring Sogyal Rimpoche and Thich Nhat Hanh, with music by Van Morrison.

Tickets are available in advance at the Palace and at the Zen Center, 266 W. Seneca Turnpike, Syracuse, NY 13207.

For more information, phone the Zen Center at 315-492-9773 or visit www.zencenterofsyracuse.org.

All Jazz Sunday
Featuring Ronnie Lee Band and J Project

Spirit of Jubilee Park
161 South Ave., Syracuse

Part of Southwest Showcase Sundays.
Information: 315-479-9620.

Guys & Dolls Jr.
Baldwinsville Theatre Guild
Baldwinsville Theatre Guild Youth Theatre

First Presbyterian Church of Baldwinsville
64 Oswego St., Baldwinsville

The Jerry Herman Songbook
Summerstage New York

Price: $15 regular; $10 students/seniors
Wellwood Middle School
700 S. Manlius St., Fayetteville

This tribute concert to Broadway legend Jerry Herman features the composer's songs from Hello, Dolly!, Mame, La Cage aux Folles and Mack and Mabel.

Performers include Eric Jordan Young, Catherine Walker, Shelley Thomas, Jason Cicci, and Moe Harrington.

Tickets are available by phone at the OnCenter box office (315-435-2121), through ticketmaster.com, and in person at the Fayetteville Free Library and Wegmans. For group sales, phone 315-682-6870.

Read a review!

Taming of the Shrew
Syracuse Shakespeare-in-the-Park

Price: Free
Thornden Park Amphitheater
Ostrom Ave., Syracuse

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Monday, August 14, 2006

Visual Arts Showcase #56: Open Call
CNY Arts

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

This show features the art of 30 local visual artists in varied media.

Refugee Art Exhibit

Price: Free
Center for New Americans
503 N. Prospect Ave., Syracuse

Works of 4 artists from Cuba, Sudan, and Vietnam.

For more information, phone Anh Nguyen at 315-422-1593 x210.

Gallery Exhibit: Jim Dwyer
Onondaga Community College

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

Contemporary artwork, non-representational paintings focusing on the energy of color, fabricated from canvas and wood.

Survivors' Art & PhotoImpressions
Vera House, Inc.

Hospice of Central New York
990 Seventh North St., Liverpool

Hospice hallways are filled with vibrant artwork created by a survivor of domestic violence or sexual abuse. Artwork purchased helps support Vera House in its mission to provide a safe, comforting and confidential environment for victims in distress.

Tuesday, August 15, 2006

Refugee Art Exhibit

Price: Free
Center for New Americans
503 N. Prospect Ave., Syracuse

Works of 4 artists from Cuba, Sudan, and Vietnam.

For more information, phone Anh Nguyen at 315-422-1593 x210.

Gallery Exhibit: Jim Dwyer
Onondaga Community College

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

Contemporary artwork, non-representational paintings focusing on the energy of color, fabricated from canvas and wood.

Survivors' Art & PhotoImpressions
Vera House, Inc.

Hospice of Central New York
990 Seventh North St., Liverpool

Hospice hallways are filled with vibrant artwork created by a survivor of domestic violence or sexual abuse. Artwork purchased helps support Vera House in its mission to provide a safe, comforting and confidential environment for victims in distress.

Members Only: Beatrix Reinhardt
Light Work Gallery

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

German photographer Beatrix Reinhardt's images in the exhibition take an inside look at members-only clubs worldwide, which Reinhardt views as special entities that provide a community for their members while excluding everyone else. Her images capture the marks left behind by members of the club. They are devoid of people but speak volumes about club members.

Reinhardt spends most of her time making phone calls and knocking on doors to gain permission to enter clubs. Since starting the series in 2003, she has traveled to places as far away as Australia, Great Britain and China to capture these images. She is currently photographing in Queens, NY, where membership clubs are plentiful and rich in visuals. Some of these exclusive clubs can require years on a waiting list, and many have membership dues ranging from minimal to tens of thousands of dollars per year.

Reinhardt grew up in Jena, Germany, and has lived in the United States on and off for more than 10 years. She completed a residency at Light Work in January 2006 and has also participated in residencies in Australia, India and China. Her photographs have been exhibited internationally, most recently at the Minnesota Center of Photography in Minneapolis, the Silver Eye Center of Photography in Pittsburgh, and Sam Romo in Atlanta. She will also have an exhibition this year in Finland.

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.

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

Vertigo

Price: $5 regular, $3.50 students/seniors
Palace Theater
2384 James St., Syracuse

Alfred Hitchcock's classic 1958 film, starring James Stewart and Kim Novak, with music by Bernard Herrmann.

For more information, phone 315-463-9240.

Hanover Heat Series
Los Blancos, Jomoma and The Funckdaddy's

Price: Free
Hanover Square
Downtown Syracuse, Syracuse

Information: 315-471-0363.

Wednesday, August 16, 2006

Visual Arts Showcase Committee Annual Members' Show
CNY Arts

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

Refugee Art Exhibit

Price: Free
Center for New Americans
503 N. Prospect Ave., Syracuse

Works of 4 artists from Cuba, Sudan, and Vietnam.

For more information, phone Anh Nguyen at 315-422-1593 x210.

Gallery Exhibit: Jim Dwyer
Onondaga Community College

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

Contemporary artwork, non-representational paintings focusing on the energy of color, fabricated from canvas and wood.

Survivors' Art & PhotoImpressions
Vera House, Inc.

Hospice of Central New York
990 Seventh North St., Liverpool

Hospice hallways are filled with vibrant artwork created by a survivor of domestic violence or sexual abuse. Artwork purchased helps support Vera House in its mission to provide a safe, comforting and confidential environment for victims in distress.

Members Only: Beatrix Reinhardt
Light Work Gallery

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

German photographer Beatrix Reinhardt's images in the exhibition take an inside look at members-only clubs worldwide, which Reinhardt views as special entities that provide a community for their members while excluding everyone else. Her images capture the marks left behind by members of the club. They are devoid of people but speak volumes about club members.

Reinhardt spends most of her time making phone calls and knocking on doors to gain permission to enter clubs. Since starting the series in 2003, she has traveled to places as far away as Australia, Great Britain and China to capture these images. She is currently photographing in Queens, NY, where membership clubs are plentiful and rich in visuals. Some of these exclusive clubs can require years on a waiting list, and many have membership dues ranging from minimal to tens of thousands of dollars per year.

Reinhardt grew up in Jena, Germany, and has lived in the United States on and off for more than 10 years. She completed a residency at Light Work in January 2006 and has also participated in residencies in Australia, India and China. Her photographs have been exhibited internationally, most recently at the Minnesota Center of Photography in Minneapolis, the Silver Eye Center of Photography in Pittsburgh, and Sam Romo in Atlanta. She will also have an exhibition this year in Finland.

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.

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.

Icons & Images: Processing the Work of Art

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

The Syracuse Technology Garden is pleased to present the first all digital art showcase in the Syracuse area. As part of a larger exhibition that includes painting and photography, nine digital artists have come together to show what this unique art form can offer.

For more information please call Lynn Hughes or Katie Rapp at 315-474-0910, x7902.

KidsFest: The Adventures of Peter and the Wolf
Skaneateles Festival

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

Kids of all ages will enjoy hearing the Zephyros Winds perform their own entertaining version of this classic musical story. Come see if you can guess which instruments represent the different animals and other characters in the story!

Lunchtime Music Concerts

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

Rain location: lower level of the Civic Center.

Information: 315-435-2170.

Meet the King of Instruments
Skaneateles Festival
Featuring David Higgs, organ

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

Duruflé Suite for Organ, Op. 5
Liszt Prelude and Fugue on B.A.C.H
Lefébure-Wély Boléro de Concert, Op. 66
William Bolcom Free Fantasia on "O Zion, Haste" and "How Firm a Foundation"
works of Mozart and Bach