Tuesday, August 9, 2016

Avida Dollars: Salvador Dalí, Joseph Forêt, and the Three Most Expensive Books in the World
Syracuse University Library Special Collections Research Center

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

This exhibition explores the collaboration of Salvador Dalí with Parisian publisher Joseph Forêt, which aimed to produce the three most expensive books in the world between 1956 and 1963. These books are illustrated editions of Dante's The Divine Comedy, Cervantes's Don Quixote, and Saint John's Apocalypse.

3rd Annual See Me Too Exhibition
Community Folk Art Center

Community Folk Art Center
805 E. Genesee St., Syracuse

In partnership with NAMI Syracuse we're excited to host the 3rd annual art and poetry show of works by mental health service consumers and family members.

Wednesday, August 10, 2016

Avida Dollars: Salvador Dalí, Joseph Forêt, and the Three Most Expensive Books in the World
Syracuse University Library Special Collections Research Center

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

This exhibition explores the collaboration of Salvador Dalí with Parisian publisher Joseph Forêt, which aimed to produce the three most expensive books in the world between 1956 and 1963. These books are illustrated editions of Dante's The Divine Comedy, Cervantes's Don Quixote, and Saint John's Apocalypse.

3rd Annual See Me Too Exhibition
Community Folk Art Center

Community Folk Art Center
805 E. Genesee St., Syracuse

In partnership with NAMI Syracuse we're excited to host the 3rd annual art and poetry show of works by mental health service consumers and family members.

Art Makes Cents: Artwork of the M&T Bank Collection
Onondaga Historical Association

Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

An exhibition of historic artwork and fanciful coin banks from the collection of Syracuse's M&T Bank.

Kindred Beasts: The 2016 Everson Biennial
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

The Everson Biennial has been an important platform for contemporary art by New York State artists since its inception in 1974, offering an outlet for creative visual expression and facilitating lively conversations about both what contemporary art is and what it has the power to become. "Kindred Beasts" continues this tradition by presenting a carefully selected group of eight artists whose work focuses on the use of fiber and clay. Each artist interprets the medium in unique and innovative ways, while remaining deeply engaged with tradition and respectful of the past. Representing six counties across the state, the artists are Joe Fyfe, Jeffrey Gibson, Sarah Hewitt, Liz Lurie, Matt Nolen, Sarah Saulson, Bobby Silverman, and Linda Sormin.

Kate Gilmore: Touch like this, Hold like that
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

New York-based artist Kate Gilmore combines humor and physical endurance in her feminist-inspired works to create strikingly memorable performances and videos. Gilmore's performances typically showcase the artist or other women femininely dressed and engaged in monotonous, physically arduous, and often rather inane tasks that call out and disrupt gender stereotypes. For the Everson, Gilmore presents a selection of video performances spanning more than a decade as well as a new temporary sculptural installation created specifically for the Everson Community Plaza. Linking the indoor and outdoor components, performers will activate the public sculpture throughout the summer.

Flicks on the Crick: The Revenant (R)

Price: Free
Sound Garden parking lot
310 W. Jefferson St., Syracuse

The Sound Garden projects the flicks on the side of the record store at sunset. Bring lawn chairs, picnic blankets, and snacks.

Gather! Music & Stories with Susan Reed
Skaneateles Festival

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

Back by popular demand, Parent's Choice winner Susan Reed returns for a new participatory program featuring her own hit songs and music on violin, guitar, banjo, and mountain dulcimer.

Hanover Live: The Luber Cators

Price: Free
Hanover Square
Downtown Syracuse, Syracuse

Bring lawn chairs for seating. Food and drink available to purchase. For more information, visit hanoverlive.com.

Bring it On, The Musical
Redhouse
Patrick Burns, director

Price: $25 non-members, $15 members
Former Redhouse Theater
219 S. West St., Syracuse

The energy will be at an all-time high as Redhouse presents Bring it On, the Musical. Overflowing with upbeat music and kicked up dance moves, this musical features an inspirational storyline. Campbell is cheer royalty at Truman High School and her senior year should prove the most cheertastic! However, an unexpected redistricting has forced her to spend her senior year of high school at neighboring, hard-knock Jackson High School. Despite her obstacles, she befriends the dance crew and forms a powerhouse squad for the ultimate competition: Nationals. Bitingly relevant, sprinkled with sass, and inspired by the hit film, Bring it On, the Musical takes audiences on a high flying journey filled with friendship, jealousy, betrayal, and forgiveness.

The production features a cast of professional actors along with child actors from the Redhouse Theatrical Institute.

Read a review!

Thursday, August 11, 2016

Avida Dollars: Salvador Dalí, Joseph Forêt, and the Three Most Expensive Books in the World
Syracuse University Library Special Collections Research Center

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

This exhibition explores the collaboration of Salvador Dalí with Parisian publisher Joseph Forêt, which aimed to produce the three most expensive books in the world between 1956 and 1963. These books are illustrated editions of Dante's The Divine Comedy, Cervantes's Don Quixote, and Saint John's Apocalypse.

3rd Annual See Me Too Exhibition
Community Folk Art Center

Community Folk Art Center
805 E. Genesee St., Syracuse

In partnership with NAMI Syracuse we're excited to host the 3rd annual art and poetry show of works by mental health service consumers and family members.

Art Makes Cents: Artwork of the M&T Bank Collection
Onondaga Historical Association

Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

An exhibition of historic artwork and fanciful coin banks from the collection of Syracuse's M&T Bank.

Vistas Cubanas
Dowling Art Center

Dowling Art Center
1632 Hawley Ave., Syracuse

The work of 15 artists will be featured.

Photography of Cuba by David Creedon of Cork, Ireland, from his series "Behind Open Doors."

Paintings and graphics by four local Cuban artists: Abisay Puentes, Orlando Boffill, Yadira Ortiz Cardenas, and Yussuan Remolina. (Abisay Puentes has composed music to accompany his paintings which can be heard on headphones provided to viewers). Cuban painter, Juan Miranda, of Argentina joins them.

Ceramics by prominent Cuban artists and recently shown at the Juan R. Fuentes Gallery in San Francisco, curated by Catherine Merrill. Artists include: Jose Luis Berenguer, Alberto Lescay, and Israel Tamayo.

Vintage stereographs by Syracuse photographer George N. Barnard, from his 1850s series "Scenes of Cuba" published by the E. & H.T. Anthony Co., New York. Original stereos can be viewed with the "TwinScope Viewer" developed and produced by Syracuse artist, Colleen Woolpert.

Kate Gilmore: Touch like this, Hold like that
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

New York-based artist Kate Gilmore combines humor and physical endurance in her feminist-inspired works to create strikingly memorable performances and videos. Gilmore's performances typically showcase the artist or other women femininely dressed and engaged in monotonous, physically arduous, and often rather inane tasks that call out and disrupt gender stereotypes. For the Everson, Gilmore presents a selection of video performances spanning more than a decade as well as a new temporary sculptural installation created specifically for the Everson Community Plaza. Linking the indoor and outdoor components, performers will activate the public sculpture throughout the summer.

Kindred Beasts: The 2016 Everson Biennial
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

The Everson Biennial has been an important platform for contemporary art by New York State artists since its inception in 1974, offering an outlet for creative visual expression and facilitating lively conversations about both what contemporary art is and what it has the power to become. "Kindred Beasts" continues this tradition by presenting a carefully selected group of eight artists whose work focuses on the use of fiber and clay. Each artist interprets the medium in unique and innovative ways, while remaining deeply engaged with tradition and respectful of the past. Representing six counties across the state, the artists are Joe Fyfe, Jeffrey Gibson, Sarah Hewitt, Liz Lurie, Matt Nolen, Sarah Saulson, Bobby Silverman, and Linda Sormin.

Summer Review 2016: Between Species group show
Urban Video Project

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

Featuring work by Sam Easterson, Leslie Thornton, Robert Todd, and Maria Whiteman

Opening Round 1: Cuse Comedy Championships
Central New York Playhouse

Price: $10 in advance, $15 at the door
CNY Playhouse
Shoppingtown Mall, Entrance No. 4 (adjacent to parking garage), Dewitt

The 2nd Annual Cuse Comedy Championship is on! The best of our Cuse Comedy Showcases throughout the year gather for the title of the Cuse Comedy Champion. There will be three opening rounds. The top two from each will move on to the championships on September 10.

Competing tonight will be Larry O'Grady, Betsy Bell, Jillian Kermani, Madelein Smith, Lisa Brown, Grant Fletcher, John Leonard Bellavia, and Jen Stephenson.

"Zoovies" Series: Zootopia
Rosamond Gifford Zoo

Price: $5 zoo members, $10 non-members, includes zoo admission and film screening (children 2 and under free))
Rosamond Gifford Zoo
One Conservation Place, Syracuse

In a city of anthropomorphic animals, a rookie bunny cop and a cynical con artist fox must work together to uncover a conspiracy.

Bring the whole family to tour the zoo and enjoy an outdoor animal-themed movie experience on a beautiful summer night! Hot dogs, popcorn, light snacks and refreshments available for purchase at the Courtyard Cafe.

Zoo opens at 6 p.m.; movie starts at dusk (approximately 8:30 p.m.). In case of rain, movies will be shown in the zoo's banquet room at 8 pm.

Limited seating provided—bring your own blankets and/or chairs.

For more information, visit www.rosamondgiffordzoo.org/zoovies.

Jazz in the City
CNY Jazz Arts Foundation
Featuring The Blacklites with Ricky Chisholm

Price: Free
Dunk & Bright lawn
2648 S. Salina St., Syracuse

Join us for a hot time with our very own 14-piece R'n'B Tribute juggernaut, The Black Lites, with dynamic veteran vocalist Ricky Chisholm. The Elk Street Pride Dancers will open the show at 6:00 pm.

Neighborhood food and craft vendors will be on hand, as well as many health and human services organizations, such as ACR Health, The Prevention Network, and CNY Eye & Tissue Bank.

Opening Night: A New Season, A New Venue
Skaneateles Festival

Price: $28, $24 regular; $26, $22 student/senior; children under 13 free
First Presbyterian Church of Skaneateles
97 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles

Saint-Saens Fantasie for Harp and Violin
Janácek Violin Sonata
Corigliano Gazebo Dances
Dvorák Piano Quintet

Musicians: Parker Quartet; Rieko Aizawa, piano; Bridget Kibbey, harp; Ian Swensen, violin; Aaron Wunsch, piano

The Strange Case of Sheik Yerbuti (or Camel Lot)
Acme Mystery Company

Spaghetti Warehouse
689 N. Clinton St., Syracuse

Welcome to the Western Sahara and the tiny camel-trading nation of Yerbuti. Tonight, Ambassador Lassiter plans to announce a peace accord between the Yerbuti and their ancient enemies, the Fugari. Hold onto your pith helmet. Rumor has it that Yerbuti might be sitting on a large, untapped deposit of oil and you know what that means. Everyone will be going all out to get their hands on Yerbuti.

Summer Youth Musical: Hairspray
Baldwinsville Theatre Guild

First Presbyterian Church of Baldwinsville
64 Oswego St., Baldwinsville

The Wizard of Oz
Redhouse
Peter Kuo, director

Price: $25 non-members, $15 members
Former Redhouse Theater
219 S. West St., Syracuse

Take a journey over the rainbow with a family favorite, The Wizard of Oz. This adaptation of the Frank L. Baum classic is sure to entertain audiences of all ages. Like so many girls her age, little Dorothy Gale of Kansas dreams of what lies over the rainbow. One day, a twister hits her farm and carries her to another world. Come join Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, the Cowardly Lion, and Toto as they travel the universe of Dorothy's imagination as she comes to the realization that there really is "no place like home." Familiar music and songs include "Over the Rainbow", "Munchkinland" (Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead) and "If Only I had a Brain/A Heart" and many more! The Wizard of Oz is sure to put a smile on everyone's face.

The production features a cast of professional actors along with child actors from the Redhouse Theatrical Institute.

Read a review!

Friday, August 12, 2016

Avida Dollars: Salvador Dalí, Joseph Forêt, and the Three Most Expensive Books in the World
Syracuse University Library Special Collections Research Center

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

This exhibition explores the collaboration of Salvador Dalí with Parisian publisher Joseph Forêt, which aimed to produce the three most expensive books in the world between 1956 and 1963. These books are illustrated editions of Dante's The Divine Comedy, Cervantes's Don Quixote, and Saint John's Apocalypse.

3rd Annual See Me Too Exhibition
Community Folk Art Center

Community Folk Art Center
805 E. Genesee St., Syracuse

In partnership with NAMI Syracuse we're excited to host the 3rd annual art and poetry show of works by mental health service consumers and family members.

Art Makes Cents: Artwork of the M&T Bank Collection
Onondaga Historical Association

Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

An exhibition of historic artwork and fanciful coin banks from the collection of Syracuse's M&T Bank.

Vistas Cubanas
Dowling Art Center

Dowling Art Center
1632 Hawley Ave., Syracuse

The work of 15 artists will be featured.

Photography of Cuba by David Creedon of Cork, Ireland, from his series "Behind Open Doors."

Paintings and graphics by four local Cuban artists: Abisay Puentes, Orlando Boffill, Yadira Ortiz Cardenas, and Yussuan Remolina. (Abisay Puentes has composed music to accompany his paintings which can be heard on headphones provided to viewers). Cuban painter, Juan Miranda, of Argentina joins them.

Ceramics by prominent Cuban artists and recently shown at the Juan R. Fuentes Gallery in San Francisco, curated by Catherine Merrill. Artists include: Jose Luis Berenguer, Alberto Lescay, and Israel Tamayo.

Vintage stereographs by Syracuse photographer George N. Barnard, from his 1850s series "Scenes of Cuba" published by the E. & H.T. Anthony Co., New York. Original stereos can be viewed with the "TwinScope Viewer" developed and produced by Syracuse artist, Colleen Woolpert.

Kindred Beasts: The 2016 Everson Biennial
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

The Everson Biennial has been an important platform for contemporary art by New York State artists since its inception in 1974, offering an outlet for creative visual expression and facilitating lively conversations about both what contemporary art is and what it has the power to become. "Kindred Beasts" continues this tradition by presenting a carefully selected group of eight artists whose work focuses on the use of fiber and clay. Each artist interprets the medium in unique and innovative ways, while remaining deeply engaged with tradition and respectful of the past. Representing six counties across the state, the artists are Joe Fyfe, Jeffrey Gibson, Sarah Hewitt, Liz Lurie, Matt Nolen, Sarah Saulson, Bobby Silverman, and Linda Sormin.

Kate Gilmore: Touch like this, Hold like that
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

New York-based artist Kate Gilmore combines humor and physical endurance in her feminist-inspired works to create strikingly memorable performances and videos. Gilmore's performances typically showcase the artist or other women femininely dressed and engaged in monotonous, physically arduous, and often rather inane tasks that call out and disrupt gender stereotypes. For the Everson, Gilmore presents a selection of video performances spanning more than a decade as well as a new temporary sculptural installation created specifically for the Everson Community Plaza. Linking the indoor and outdoor components, performers will activate the public sculpture throughout the summer.

Opening: Mixed Media
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

There will be an opening reception this evening 6:00-8:00 pm.

Terry McMaster: small acrylic paintings
Clare Willson: whimsical wall pieces comprised of various materials
Arlene Abend: sculptural pendants in a variety of metals
Talking Trickster Studios: ceramic pieces by Amy Komar and Sheila Roock

Summer Review 2016: Between Species group show
Urban Video Project

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

Featuring work by Sam Easterson, Leslie Thornton, Robert Todd, and Maria Whiteman

Opening Round 2: Cuse Comedy Championships
Central New York Playhouse

Price: $10 in advance, $15 at the door
CNY Playhouse
Shoppingtown Mall, Entrance No. 4 (adjacent to parking garage), Dewitt

The 2nd Annual Cuse Comedy Championship is on! The best of our Cuse Comedy Showcases throughout the year gather for the title of the Cuse Comedy Champion. There will be three opening rounds. The top two from each will move on to the championships on September 10.

Competing tonight will be RJ McCarthy, Brennan Pimpinella, Matt Clark, Will Phillips, Charlie Frusci, Jon Tenace, Shawn Gillie, and John Gaalli.

Counting Crows and Rob Thomas
Lakeview Empower FCU Amphitheater

Lakeview Amphitheater
490 Restoration Way, Syracuse

Tickets for Lakeview Amphitheater concerts are available through Live Nation/Ticketmaster, the Oncenter Box Office, and by phone at 1-800-745-3000.

Read a review!

Paris 1900
Skaneateles Festival

Price: $28, $24 regular; $26, $22 student/senior; children under 13 free
First Presbyterian Church of Skaneateles
97 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles

Andre Caplet Conte Fantastique
Ravel String Quartet
Chausson Concerto for Violin, Piano, and String Quartet

Musicians: Parker Quartet; Rieko Aizawa, piano; Bridget Kibbey, harp; Ian Swensen, violin

Shakespeare on the Grass: Taming of the Shrew
Syracuse Shakespeare-in-the-Park
Ronnie Bell, director

Price: Free
Thornden Park Amphitheater
Ostrom Ave., Syracuse

In a city overcome by darkness and with its citizens starving for food and attention, can a soldier become a leader and give the people hope? How far should one man go to be a hero? Join the Syracuse Shakespeare Festival as it plunges Shakespeare's Coriolanus into a modern, gritty world, where weapons are power and no one is safe.

Read a review!

Summer Youth Musical: Hairspray
Baldwinsville Theatre Guild

First Presbyterian Church of Baldwinsville
64 Oswego St., Baldwinsville

Bring it On, The Musical
Redhouse
Patrick Burns, director

Price: $25 non-members, $15 members
Former Redhouse Theater
219 S. West St., Syracuse

The energy will be at an all-time high as Redhouse presents Bring it On, the Musical. Overflowing with upbeat music and kicked up dance moves, this musical features an inspirational storyline. Campbell is cheer royalty at Truman High School and her senior year should prove the most cheertastic! However, an unexpected redistricting has forced her to spend her senior year of high school at neighboring, hard-knock Jackson High School. Despite her obstacles, she befriends the dance crew and forms a powerhouse squad for the ultimate competition: Nationals. Bitingly relevant, sprinkled with sass, and inspired by the hit film, Bring it On, the Musical takes audiences on a high flying journey filled with friendship, jealousy, betrayal, and forgiveness.

The production features a cast of professional actors along with child actors from the Redhouse Theatrical Institute.

Read a review!

Saturday, August 13, 2016

Mixed Media
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

Terry McMaster: small acrylic paintings
Clare Willson: whimsical wall pieces comprised of various materials
Arlene Abend: sculptural pendants in a variety of metals
Talking Trickster Studios: ceramic pieces by Amy Komar and Sheila Roock

Kate Gilmore: Touch like this, Hold like that
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

New York-based artist Kate Gilmore combines humor and physical endurance in her feminist-inspired works to create strikingly memorable performances and videos. Gilmore's performances typically showcase the artist or other women femininely dressed and engaged in monotonous, physically arduous, and often rather inane tasks that call out and disrupt gender stereotypes. For the Everson, Gilmore presents a selection of video performances spanning more than a decade as well as a new temporary sculptural installation created specifically for the Everson Community Plaza. Linking the indoor and outdoor components, performers will activate the public sculpture throughout the summer.

Kindred Beasts: The 2016 Everson Biennial
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

The Everson Biennial has been an important platform for contemporary art by New York State artists since its inception in 1974, offering an outlet for creative visual expression and facilitating lively conversations about both what contemporary art is and what it has the power to become. "Kindred Beasts" continues this tradition by presenting a carefully selected group of eight artists whose work focuses on the use of fiber and clay. Each artist interprets the medium in unique and innovative ways, while remaining deeply engaged with tradition and respectful of the past. Representing six counties across the state, the artists are Joe Fyfe, Jeffrey Gibson, Sarah Hewitt, Liz Lurie, Matt Nolen, Sarah Saulson, Bobby Silverman, and Linda Sormin.

3rd Annual See Me Too Exhibition
Community Folk Art Center

Community Folk Art Center
805 E. Genesee St., Syracuse

In partnership with NAMI Syracuse we're excited to host the 3rd annual art and poetry show of works by mental health service consumers and family members.

A Good XCuse
Gandee Gallery

Gandee Gallery
7846 Main St., Fabius

A Good XCuse features ten ceramic artists who are alumni of Syracuse University's Ceramics Program. The work on view will range from ceramic sculpture to functional pottery. Participating artists include Patrick Coughlin, Ed Feldman, Giselle Hicks, Lynne Hobaica, Jee Eun Lee, Brooke Noble, Jeremy Randall, Jeff Schwarz, Tim See, and Katherine Taylor.

Art Makes Cents: Artwork of the M&T Bank Collection
Onondaga Historical Association

Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

An exhibition of historic artwork and fanciful coin banks from the collection of Syracuse's M&T Bank.

Vistas Cubanas
Dowling Art Center

Dowling Art Center
1632 Hawley Ave., Syracuse

The work of 15 artists will be featured.

Photography of Cuba by David Creedon of Cork, Ireland, from his series "Behind Open Doors."

Paintings and graphics by four local Cuban artists: Abisay Puentes, Orlando Boffill, Yadira Ortiz Cardenas, and Yussuan Remolina. (Abisay Puentes has composed music to accompany his paintings which can be heard on headphones provided to viewers). Cuban painter, Juan Miranda, of Argentina joins them.

Ceramics by prominent Cuban artists and recently shown at the Juan R. Fuentes Gallery in San Francisco, curated by Catherine Merrill. Artists include: Jose Luis Berenguer, Alberto Lescay, and Israel Tamayo.

Vintage stereographs by Syracuse photographer George N. Barnard, from his 1850s series "Scenes of Cuba" published by the E. & H.T. Anthony Co., New York. Original stereos can be viewed with the "TwinScope Viewer" developed and produced by Syracuse artist, Colleen Woolpert.

Opening: Fake Upstate: Art and Artifacts by Paul Kozlowski
ArtRage Gallery

Price: Free
ArtRage Gallery
505 Hawley Ave., Syracuse

There will be an opening reception this evening 5:00-9:00 pm. The reception will be followed by a comedy show featuring Syracuse's finest comedians, Steven Rogers, R.J. McCarthy, Anna Phillips, and hosted by Kozlowski.

Owner and sole artist of the Fake Gallery in Los Angeles for 14 years, Paul Kozlowski gathered a cult following among various Hollywood celebrities along with many regular people.

Stand-up comedian and writer for The Chris Rock Show, The Jon Stewart Show, Mr. Show, and The Ellen DeGeneres Show, among others, and actor whose movie credits include Shakes the Clown and Punchline, Kozlowski accidentally entered the art world when he opened a performance venue in Hollywood. In order to evade the red tape of opening a theater or cabaret, Paul registered the venue with the city as an art gallery and then quickly filled the walls with works that he made sure looked so much like art, you couldn't tell the difference.

But the funniest thing about the Fake Gallery was that the fake artworks started flying off the walls. Paul's works have appeared on several television shows including Sarah Silverman's Comedy Central special and were a primary background in Bobcat Goldthwait's documentary, "Call Me Lucky." Paul just finished a 60-painting commission for the Cartoon Network's new expanded headquarters in Burbank, CA.

Kozlowski, a native of Cortland, makes his east coast debut with this exhibition. "Fake Upstate", which will feature fictitious works from the region's finest made-up artists such as Color Swatches from Roy Biv, former general manager of the Solvay Paint Company; landscapes from Florence Blerthington, a housewife from Preble who once punched Georgia O'Keeffe because she thought she was putting the moves on her; and artifacts like the charred remains from Careless Larry's Fireworks stand from Polkville, NY.

Summer Review 2016: Between Species group show
Urban Video Project

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

Featuring work by Sam Easterson, Leslie Thornton, Robert Todd, and Maria Whiteman

Opening Round 3: Cuse Comedy Championships
Central New York Playhouse

Price: $10 in advance, $15 at the door
CNY Playhouse
Shoppingtown Mall, Entrance No. 4 (adjacent to parking garage), Dewitt

The 2nd Annual Cuse Comedy Championship is on! The best of our Cuse Comedy Showcases throughout the year gather for the title of the Cuse Comedy Champion. There will be three opening rounds. The top two from each will move on to the championships on September 10.

Competing tonight will be Steve Oconnell, Justin Choco Bear Jackson, Francisco Ruben Arce, James Fedkiw, Screech Munroe, Rico Tigner, Bill Woodcock, and RJ Purpura

Pork Pie Hat
Salt City Improv Theater

Price: $10
Salt City Improv Theatre
Shoppingtown Mall, Sears Wing, Dewitt

The Salt City Improv house team, Pork Pie Hat headlines another show in downtown Syracuse.

The Goodbye Anna Phillips Show
ArtRage Gallery

Price: Free
ArtRage Gallery
505 Hawley Ave., Syracuse

R.J. McCarthy, Steve Rogers, and Paul Kozlowski present a night of comedy and art featuring our nearly departed Anna Phillips. Donations go to the Anna Phillips relocation fund.

Green Lakes Movie Night: Sleeping Beauty (1959, unrated)

Price: Free
Green Lakes State Park
7900 Green Lakes Rd., Fayetteville

The movie will be preceded by s'mores, a campfire, and popcorn one hour before showtime. The kid-friendly movie will be projected onto an inflatable screen at the Lakeview Picnic Area. Bring lawn chairs, bug spray and blankets.

If it's raining, call the park office at 315-637-6111 for the rain location.

Franklin Square Historic Walking Tour
Onondaga Historical Association
Featuring Dennis Connors

Price: $12 members, $15 non-members. Pre-registration is required; space is limited
Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

Today, Franklin Square is an exciting district of loft apartments, breathtaking condominiums, and state-of-the-art office headquarters. But 100 years ago, its historic buildings housed a diverse array of local manufacturing firms. They produced products that ranged from railroad car windows and forging hammers to knitted underwear. Dennis Connors, OHA's history curator, will lead participants in an informative stroll through this once fascinating enclave of industrial architecture and innovation, including a stop inside a renovated structure.

Call Karen at 315-428-1864 ext 312 to reserve.

Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa: The High Road Tour
Lakeview Empower FCU Amphitheater

Lakeview Amphitheater
490 Restoration Way, Syracuse

Tickets available in person at the Oncenter Box Office or online via Ticketmaster.

First Night at Anyela's Vineyards
Skaneateles Festival
Tito Muñoz, conductor
Featuring Sarah Crocker, violin; Llewellyn Sanchez-Werner, piano; Ian Swensen, violin

Price: $28, $22; children under 13 free
Robinson Pavilion at Anyela's Vineyards
2433 W Lake Rd., Skaneateles

Mozart Violin Concerto No. 4
Philip Glass Piano Concerto No. 2, "After Lewis and Clark"
Beethoven Symphony No. 7

Rain location TBD.

Read a review!

The Wizard of Oz
Redhouse
Peter Kuo, director

Price: $25 non-members, $15 members
Former Redhouse Theater
219 S. West St., Syracuse

Take a journey over the rainbow with a family favorite, The Wizard of Oz. This adaptation of the Frank L. Baum classic is sure to entertain audiences of all ages. Like so many girls her age, little Dorothy Gale of Kansas dreams of what lies over the rainbow. One day, a twister hits her farm and carries her to another world. Come join Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, the Cowardly Lion, and Toto as they travel the universe of Dorothy's imagination as she comes to the realization that there really is "no place like home." Familiar music and songs include "Over the Rainbow", "Munchkinland" (Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead) and "If Only I had a Brain/A Heart" and many more! The Wizard of Oz is sure to put a smile on everyone's face.

The production features a cast of professional actors along with child actors from the Redhouse Theatrical Institute.

Read a review!

Shakespeare on the Grass: Taming of the Shrew
Syracuse Shakespeare-in-the-Park
Ronnie Bell, director

Price: Free
Thornden Park Amphitheater
Ostrom Ave., Syracuse

In a city overcome by darkness and with its citizens starving for food and attention, can a soldier become a leader and give the people hope? How far should one man go to be a hero? Join the Syracuse Shakespeare Festival as it plunges Shakespeare's Coriolanus into a modern, gritty world, where weapons are power and no one is safe.

Read a review!

Summer Youth Musical: Hairspray
Baldwinsville Theatre Guild

First Presbyterian Church of Baldwinsville
64 Oswego St., Baldwinsville

Bring it On, The Musical
Redhouse
Patrick Burns, director

Price: $25 non-members, $15 members
Former Redhouse Theater
219 S. West St., Syracuse

The energy will be at an all-time high as Redhouse presents Bring it On, the Musical. Overflowing with upbeat music and kicked up dance moves, this musical features an inspirational storyline. Campbell is cheer royalty at Truman High School and her senior year should prove the most cheertastic! However, an unexpected redistricting has forced her to spend her senior year of high school at neighboring, hard-knock Jackson High School. Despite her obstacles, she befriends the dance crew and forms a powerhouse squad for the ultimate competition: Nationals. Bitingly relevant, sprinkled with sass, and inspired by the hit film, Bring it On, the Musical takes audiences on a high flying journey filled with friendship, jealousy, betrayal, and forgiveness.

The production features a cast of professional actors along with child actors from the Redhouse Theatrical Institute.

Read a review!

Sunday, August 14, 2016

A Good XCuse
Gandee Gallery

Gandee Gallery
7846 Main St., Fabius

A Good XCuse features ten ceramic artists who are alumni of Syracuse University's Ceramics Program. The work on view will range from ceramic sculpture to functional pottery. Participating artists include Patrick Coughlin, Ed Feldman, Giselle Hicks, Lynne Hobaica, Jee Eun Lee, Brooke Noble, Jeremy Randall, Jeff Schwarz, Tim See, and Katherine Taylor.

Art Makes Cents: Artwork of the M&T Bank Collection
Onondaga Historical Association

Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

An exhibition of historic artwork and fanciful coin banks from the collection of Syracuse's M&T Bank.

Kindred Beasts: The 2016 Everson Biennial
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

The Everson Biennial has been an important platform for contemporary art by New York State artists since its inception in 1974, offering an outlet for creative visual expression and facilitating lively conversations about both what contemporary art is and what it has the power to become. "Kindred Beasts" continues this tradition by presenting a carefully selected group of eight artists whose work focuses on the use of fiber and clay. Each artist interprets the medium in unique and innovative ways, while remaining deeply engaged with tradition and respectful of the past. Representing six counties across the state, the artists are Joe Fyfe, Jeffrey Gibson, Sarah Hewitt, Liz Lurie, Matt Nolen, Sarah Saulson, Bobby Silverman, and Linda Sormin.

Kate Gilmore: Touch like this, Hold like that
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

New York-based artist Kate Gilmore combines humor and physical endurance in her feminist-inspired works to create strikingly memorable performances and videos. Gilmore's performances typically showcase the artist or other women femininely dressed and engaged in monotonous, physically arduous, and often rather inane tasks that call out and disrupt gender stereotypes. For the Everson, Gilmore presents a selection of video performances spanning more than a decade as well as a new temporary sculptural installation created specifically for the Everson Community Plaza. Linking the indoor and outdoor components, performers will activate the public sculpture throughout the summer.

Shakespeare on the Grass: Taming of the Shrew
Syracuse Shakespeare-in-the-Park
Ronnie Bell, director

Price: Free
Thornden Park Amphitheater
Ostrom Ave., Syracuse

In a city overcome by darkness and with its citizens starving for food and attention, can a soldier become a leader and give the people hope? How far should one man go to be a hero? Join the Syracuse Shakespeare Festival as it plunges Shakespeare's Coriolanus into a modern, gritty world, where weapons are power and no one is safe.

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Summer Youth Musical: Hairspray
Baldwinsville Theatre Guild

First Presbyterian Church of Baldwinsville
64 Oswego St., Baldwinsville

Monday, August 15, 2016

Avida Dollars: Salvador Dalí, Joseph Forêt, and the Three Most Expensive Books in the World
Syracuse University Library Special Collections Research Center

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

This exhibition explores the collaboration of Salvador Dalí with Parisian publisher Joseph Forêt, which aimed to produce the three most expensive books in the world between 1956 and 1963. These books are illustrated editions of Dante's The Divine Comedy, Cervantes's Don Quixote, and Saint John's Apocalypse.

Tuesday, August 16, 2016

Avida Dollars: Salvador Dalí, Joseph Forêt, and the Three Most Expensive Books in the World
Syracuse University Library Special Collections Research Center

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

This exhibition explores the collaboration of Salvador Dalí with Parisian publisher Joseph Forêt, which aimed to produce the three most expensive books in the world between 1956 and 1963. These books are illustrated editions of Dante's The Divine Comedy, Cervantes's Don Quixote, and Saint John's Apocalypse.

Mixed Media
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

Terry McMaster: small acrylic paintings
Clare Willson: whimsical wall pieces comprised of various materials
Arlene Abend: sculptural pendants in a variety of metals
Talking Trickster Studios: ceramic pieces by Amy Komar and Sheila Roock

On Display
Gallery Apostrophe' S

Gallery Apostrophe' S
1100 Oak St., Syracuse

A group exhibition featuring the work of regional and international artists Tiago Garcia, Susan Ahlfs, Yuki Itoda, Sam Camarro, Jeremy Santiago-Horseman.