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Events for Saturday, December 10, 2022

Any time Shakespeare's Christmas Carol Syracuse Shakespeare-in-the-Park

10:00 AM-4:00 PM 2022 Drawing on Talent Members Art Exhibit Baltimore Woods Weeks Art Gallery

10:00 AM-4:00 PM 50th Anniversary Exhibition Community Folk Art Center

10:00 AM-2:00 PM Holiday Show and Sale Edgewood Gallery (Read a review!)

10:00 AM-4:00 PM 37th Annual Gingerbread Gallery Erie Canal Museum

10:00 AM-5:00 PM Forever is Composed of Nows Everson Museum of Art

10:00 AM-5:00 PM Rebecca Hutchinson: Re-Generation Everson Museum of Art

10:00 AM-5:00 PM Raymon Elozua: Structure/Dissonance Everson Museum of Art

10:00 AM-5:00 PM Common Ground Everson Museum of Art (Read a review!)

10:00 AM-5:00 PM 2022 Festival of Trees & Light Everson Museum of Art

10:00 AM-5:00 PM Off The Wall: Holiday Art Show and Sale Associated Artists of CNY

11:00 AM-4:00 PM Fair Trade Holiday Sale ArtRage Gallery

11:00 AM-6:00 PM 67th Annual Art Mart Syracuse Syracuse Allied Arts

11:00 AM Dasher's Magical Gift

12:00 PM-4:00 PM Rommy Torrico: Cabeza en las nubes ArtRage Gallery (Read a review!)

12:00 PM-4:00 PM Collections Highlights: 5,500 Years of Art Syracuse University Art Museum

12:00 PM-4:00 PM Precious Metal: Gold Across Space and Time Syracuse University Art Museum

12:00 PM-4:00 PM Anni Albers: Work With Materials Syracuse University Art Museum

12:00 PM-4:00 PM Stephanie H. Shih: My Sweetie Has No Pockmarks Syracuse University Art Museum

2:00 PM Dasher's Magical Gift

2:00 PM A Christmas Story, The Musical Redhouse (Read a review!)

2:00 PM O Nata Lux Syracuse Gay and Lesbian Chorus

2:00 PM Disney’s The Little Mermaid Syracuse Stage (Read a review!)

3:00 PM Nutcracker Twist: An Enchanted Journey Syracuse Orchestra (formerly Symphoria)

5:00 PM If I Were to Be Alive: Suneil Sanzgiri & Colectivo Los Ingrávidos Urban Video Project

7:00 PM You Can't Take It With You Central New York Playhouse (Read a review!)

7:00 PM Holiday Concert with Syracuse Chorale Onondaga Civic Symphony Orchestra

7:00 PM A Christmas Story, The Musical Redhouse (Read a review!)

7:30 PM Visions of Christmas Liverpool Community Chorus, featuring Liverpool School of Dance

7:30 PM Intangible Landscapes 315 Ensemble

7:30 PM Disney’s The Little Mermaid Syracuse Stage (Read a review!)

Events for Sunday, December 11, 2022

Any time Shakespeare's Christmas Carol Syracuse Shakespeare-in-the-Park

10:00 AM-4:00 PM 37th Annual Gingerbread Gallery Erie Canal Museum

10:00 AM-5:00 PM Raymon Elozua: Structure/Dissonance Everson Museum of Art

10:00 AM-5:00 PM Rebecca Hutchinson: Re-Generation Everson Museum of Art

10:00 AM-5:00 PM Forever is Composed of Nows Everson Museum of Art

10:00 AM-5:00 PM 2022 Festival of Trees & Light Everson Museum of Art

10:00 AM-5:00 PM Common Ground Everson Museum of Art (Read a review!)

12:00 PM-4:00 PM Anni Albers: Work With Materials Syracuse University Art Museum

12:00 PM-4:00 PM Stephanie H. Shih: My Sweetie Has No Pockmarks Syracuse University Art Museum

12:00 PM-4:00 PM Precious Metal: Gold Across Space and Time Syracuse University Art Museum

12:00 PM-4:00 PM Collections Highlights: 5,500 Years of Art Syracuse University Art Museum

1:00 PM-5:00 PM Off The Wall: Holiday Art Show and Sale Associated Artists of CNY

2:00 PM Holiday Short Play Reading Armory Square Playwrights

2:00 PM You Can't Take It With You Central New York Playhouse (Read a review!)

2:00 PM Messiah Sing-In Civic Morning Musicals

2:00 PM A Christmas Story, The Musical Redhouse (Read a review!)

2:00 PM Disney’s The Little Mermaid Syracuse Stage (Read a review!)

2:00 PM Student Recital Series: Michael Ando, flute Syracuse University Setnor School of Music

4:00 PM Champions of Magic: The Worldwide Wonders Tour The Oncenter

5:00 PM Student Recital Series: James Kyle, trumpet Syracuse University Setnor School of Music

6:00 PM Christmas at the Landmark Landmark Theatre

7:00 PM Holidays at Hendricks Hendricks Chapel

7:30 PM Disney’s The Little Mermaid Syracuse Stage (Read a review!)

Events for Monday, December 12, 2022

Any time Shakespeare's Christmas Carol Syracuse Shakespeare-in-the-Park

9:00 AM-4:00 PM 2022 Drawing on Talent Members Art Exhibit Baltimore Woods Weeks Art Gallery

10:00 AM-8:30 PM Active Repair: Works from the Social Justice Sewing Academy Community Folk Art Center

10:00 AM-4:00 PM 37th Annual Gingerbread Gallery Erie Canal Museum

10:00 AM-5:00 PM 2022 MFA Photography Survey Light Work Gallery

10:00 AM-5:00 PM Guanyu Xu: Suspended Status Light Work Gallery (Read a review!)

10:00 AM-9:00 PM Off The Wall: Holiday Art Show and Sale Associated Artists of CNY

11:00 AM-6:00 PM 67th Annual Art Mart Syracuse Syracuse Allied Arts

11:00 AM-6:00 PM December Show Onondaga Art Guild

7:30 PM Nutcracker: Magic of Christmas Ballet The Oncenter

Events for Tuesday, December 13, 2022

Any time Shakespeare's Christmas Carol Syracuse Shakespeare-in-the-Park

9:00 AM-4:00 PM 2022 Drawing on Talent Members Art Exhibit Baltimore Woods Weeks Art Gallery

9:30 AM-6:00 PM Holiday Show and Sale Edgewood Gallery (Read a review!)

10:00 AM-8:30 PM Active Repair: Works from the Social Justice Sewing Academy Community Folk Art Center

10:00 AM-4:00 PM 37th Annual Gingerbread Gallery Erie Canal Museum

10:00 AM-5:00 PM 2022 MFA Photography Survey Light Work Gallery

10:00 AM-5:00 PM Guanyu Xu: Suspended Status Light Work Gallery (Read a review!)

10:00 AM-9:00 PM Off The Wall: Holiday Art Show and Sale Associated Artists of CNY

10:00 AM-4:00 PM Stephanie H. Shih: My Sweetie Has No Pockmarks Syracuse University Art Museum

10:00 AM-4:00 PM Collections Highlights: 5,500 Years of Art Syracuse University Art Museum

11:00 AM-6:00 PM 67th Annual Art Mart Syracuse Syracuse Allied Arts

11:00 AM-3:00 PM December Show Onondaga Art Guild

7:30 PM Disney’s The Little Mermaid Syracuse Stage (Read a review!)

Events for Wednesday, December 14, 2022

Any time Shakespeare's Christmas Carol Syracuse Shakespeare-in-the-Park

9:00 AM-4:00 PM 2022 Drawing on Talent Members Art Exhibit Baltimore Woods Weeks Art Gallery

9:30 AM-6:00 PM Holiday Show and Sale Edgewood Gallery (Read a review!)

10:00 AM-8:30 PM Active Repair: Works from the Social Justice Sewing Academy Community Folk Art Center

10:00 AM-4:00 PM 37th Annual Gingerbread Gallery Erie Canal Museum

10:00 AM-5:00 PM 2022 MFA Photography Survey Light Work Gallery

10:00 AM-5:00 PM Guanyu Xu: Suspended Status Light Work Gallery (Read a review!)

10:00 AM-9:00 PM Off The Wall: Holiday Art Show and Sale Associated Artists of CNY

10:00 AM-4:00 PM Stephanie H. Shih: My Sweetie Has No Pockmarks Syracuse University Art Museum

10:00 AM-4:00 PM Collections Highlights: 5,500 Years of Art Syracuse University Art Museum

11:00 AM-5:00 PM Common Ground Everson Museum of Art (Read a review!)

11:00 AM-5:00 PM 2022 Festival of Trees & Light Everson Museum of Art

11:00 AM-5:00 PM Forever is Composed of Nows Everson Museum of Art

11:00 AM-5:00 PM Rebecca Hutchinson: Re-Generation Everson Museum of Art

11:00 AM-5:00 PM Raymon Elozua: Structure/Dissonance Everson Museum of Art

11:00 AM-6:00 PM 67th Annual Art Mart Syracuse Syracuse Allied Arts

11:00 AM-3:00 PM December Show Onondaga Art Guild

2:00 PM-6:00 PM Rommy Torrico: Cabeza en las nubes ArtRage Gallery (Read a review!)

6:00 PM-9:00 PM Jazz at Timber Banks: Joanna Jewett CNY Jazz Arts Foundation

7:30 PM Disney’s The Little Mermaid Syracuse Stage (Read a review!)

Events for Thursday, December 15, 2022

Any time Shakespeare's Christmas Carol Syracuse Shakespeare-in-the-Park

9:00 AM-4:00 PM 2022 Drawing on Talent Members Art Exhibit Baltimore Woods Weeks Art Gallery

9:30 AM-6:00 PM Holiday Show and Sale Edgewood Gallery (Read a review!)

10:00 AM-8:30 PM Active Repair: Works from the Social Justice Sewing Academy Community Folk Art Center

10:00 AM-4:00 PM 37th Annual Gingerbread Gallery Erie Canal Museum

10:00 AM-5:00 PM 2022 MFA Photography Survey Light Work Gallery

10:00 AM-5:00 PM Guanyu Xu: Suspended Status Light Work Gallery (Read a review!)

10:00 AM-9:00 PM Off The Wall: Holiday Art Show and Sale Associated Artists of CNY

10:00 AM-8:00 PM Stephanie H. Shih: My Sweetie Has No Pockmarks Syracuse University Art Museum

10:00 AM-8:00 PM Collections Highlights: 5,500 Years of Art Syracuse University Art Museum

11:00 AM-8:00 PM 2022 Festival of Trees & Light Everson Museum of Art

11:00 AM-8:00 PM Common Ground Everson Museum of Art (Read a review!)

11:00 AM-8:00 PM Raymon Elozua: Structure/Dissonance Everson Museum of Art

11:00 AM-8:00 PM Rebecca Hutchinson: Re-Generation Everson Museum of Art

11:00 AM-8:00 PM Forever is Composed of Nows Everson Museum of Art

11:00 AM-6:00 PM 67th Annual Art Mart Syracuse Syracuse Allied Arts

11:00 AM-3:00 PM December Show Onondaga Art Guild

2:00 PM-6:00 PM Rommy Torrico: Cabeza en las nubes ArtRage Gallery (Read a review!)

5:00 PM If I Were to Be Alive: Suneil Sanzgiri & Colectivo Los Ingrávidos Urban Video Project

6:45 PM Nick Saint, Private Elf Acme Mystery Company

7:00 PM A Christmas Story, The Musical Redhouse (Read a review!)

7:30 PM Disney’s The Little Mermaid Syracuse Stage (Read a review!)

Events for Friday, December 16, 2022

Any time Shakespeare's Christmas Carol Syracuse Shakespeare-in-the-Park

9:00 AM-4:00 PM 2022 Drawing on Talent Members Art Exhibit Baltimore Woods Weeks Art Gallery

9:30 AM-6:00 PM Holiday Show and Sale Edgewood Gallery (Read a review!)

10:00 AM-8:30 PM Active Repair: Works from the Social Justice Sewing Academy Community Folk Art Center

10:00 AM-4:00 PM 37th Annual Gingerbread Gallery Erie Canal Museum

10:00 AM-5:00 PM Off The Wall: Holiday Art Show and Sale Associated Artists of CNY

10:00 AM-4:00 PM Stephanie H. Shih: My Sweetie Has No Pockmarks Syracuse University Art Museum

10:00 AM-4:00 PM Collections Highlights: 5,500 Years of Art Syracuse University Art Museum

11:00 AM-5:00 PM Common Ground Everson Museum of Art (Read a review!)

11:00 AM-5:00 PM 2022 Festival of Trees & Light Everson Museum of Art

11:00 AM-5:00 PM Forever is Composed of Nows Everson Museum of Art

11:00 AM-5:00 PM Rebecca Hutchinson: Re-Generation Everson Museum of Art

11:00 AM-5:00 PM Raymon Elozua: Structure/Dissonance Everson Museum of Art

11:00 AM-6:00 PM 67th Annual Art Mart Syracuse Syracuse Allied Arts

2:00 PM-6:00 PM *CLOSED TODAY* Rommy Torrico: Cabeza en las nubes ArtRage Gallery (Read a review!)

5:00 PM If I Were to Be Alive: Suneil Sanzgiri & Colectivo Los Ingrávidos Urban Video Project

7:00 PM You Can't Take It With You Central New York Playhouse (Read a review!)

7:00 PM A Christmas Story, The Musical Redhouse (Read a review!)

7:00 PM *SOLD OUT* SIRSY Unplugged The 443 Social Club

7:30 PM Amahl and the Night Visitors Syracuse Opera

7:30 PM Disney’s The Little Mermaid Syracuse Stage (Read a review!)

Events for Saturday, December 17, 2022

Any time Shakespeare's Christmas Carol Syracuse Shakespeare-in-the-Park

10:00 AM-4:00 PM 2022 Drawing on Talent Members Art Exhibit Baltimore Woods Weeks Art Gallery

10:00 AM-2:00 PM Holiday Show and Sale Edgewood Gallery (Read a review!)

10:00 AM-4:00 PM 37th Annual Gingerbread Gallery Erie Canal Museum

10:00 AM-5:00 PM Raymon Elozua: Structure/Dissonance Everson Museum of Art

10:00 AM-5:00 PM Rebecca Hutchinson: Re-Generation Everson Museum of Art

10:00 AM-5:00 PM Forever is Composed of Nows Everson Museum of Art

10:00 AM-5:00 PM 2022 Festival of Trees & Light Everson Museum of Art

10:00 AM-5:00 PM Common Ground Everson Museum of Art (Read a review!)

10:00 AM-5:00 PM Off The Wall: Holiday Art Show and Sale Associated Artists of CNY

11:00 AM-6:00 PM 67th Annual Art Mart Syracuse Syracuse Allied Arts

12:00 PM-4:00 PM Rommy Torrico: Cabeza en las nubes ArtRage Gallery (Read a review!)

1:30 PM Pops Series: Holiday Pops Syracuse Orchestra (formerly Symphoria), featuring Brooke White and the Syracuse Pops Chorus

2:00 PM The Polar Express Landmark Theatre

2:00 PM TubaChristmas

2:00 PM A Christmas Story, The Musical Redhouse (Read a review!)

2:00 PM Disney’s The Little Mermaid Syracuse Stage (Read a review!)

5:00 PM If I Were to Be Alive: Suneil Sanzgiri & Colectivo Los Ingrávidos Urban Video Project

7:00 PM You Can't Take It With You Central New York Playhouse (Read a review!)

7:00 PM A Christmas Story, The Musical Redhouse (Read a review!)

7:00 PM Winter Solstice Concert: Resilience Syracuse Community Choir

7:00 PM The Old Main The 443 Social Club

7:30 PM Classic Guitar Series: Anthony LaLena

7:30 PM Pops Series: Holiday Pops Syracuse Orchestra (formerly Symphoria), featuring Brooke White and the Syracuse Pops Chorus

7:30 PM Disney’s The Little Mermaid Syracuse Stage (Read a review!)

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Saturday, December 10, 2022


Art
 

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM, December 10



2022 Drawing on Talent Members Art Exhibit
Baltimore Woods Weeks Art Gallery

Price: Free
Baltimore Woods Nature Center
4007 Bishop Hill Rd., Marcellus


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10:00 AM - 4:00 PM, December 10



50th Anniversary Exhibition
Community Folk Art Center

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

This retrospective exhibit features past and current artwork from the co-founders, early supporters of CFAC, as well as photos and archives.

Artists include Basheer Alim, Juan Cruz, Shirley Harrison, David MacDonald, Jack White, and Herb T. Williams.


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10:00 AM - 2:00 PM, December 10



Holiday Show and Sale
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

Deborah Rogers: mixed media collage and jewelry
Jan Navales: sculptural vessels made from a variety of materials
Mary Raineri: multi-media textural wall art

Read a review!


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10:00 AM - 4:00 PM, December 10



37th Annual Gingerbread Gallery
Erie Canal Museum

Price: $10 adults, $7 seniors, $4 children ages 3-18, free for children ages 2 and under
Erie Canal Museum
318 Erie Blvd. E., Syracuse

A display of confectionery creations that celebrates the holidays and the Erie Canal. Each year the Erie Canal Museum Weighlock Gallery transforms into a festive 1800s canal town street scene with gingerbread creations on display in storefront windows.


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10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, December 10



Forever is Composed of Nows
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Whether artists respond to history or look to the future, creativity exists in the moment. Drawn from the Everson's permanent collection, Forever is Composed of Nows examines a multitude of snapshots of the present moment, grouped by theme, image, or idea across different time periods and media. By examining how artists spanning three centuries have approached their present — their now — using similar topics and motifs, this exhibition is a visual exploration of how values, societal customs, and art subjects have evolved over time.


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10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, December 10



Rebecca Hutchinson: Re-Generation
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Rebecca Hutchinson's sculptural installations are influenced by the behavioral dynamics found in nature. Her exhibition is focused on the themes of re-generation and observation of natural built systems. "Re-Generation" highlights Hutchinson's cultural and environmental research on the industrial legacy of Central New York. Along with its salt mines, Syracuse also possessed massive deposits of soda ash, a material used in the manufacture of ceramics. These materials, in tandem with an influx of European immigrants with craft and material expertise led to the development of Syracuse China, which quickly grew into one of the nation's largest dinnerware manufacturers.

Reflecting on the decline of the soda ash mining and the closure of Syracuse China, "Re-Generation" takes the form of large unfired paperclay vessels that will be installed in an inverted position, showcasing on the surface drawings of rare orchids that have evolved out of the polluted soil and are currently thriving in the Syracuse region.


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10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, December 10



Raymon Elozua: Structure/Dissonance
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

"Structure/Dissonance" celebrates nearly five decades of work by New York-based artist Raymon Elozua, who first came to prominence in the 1970s with detailed trompe l'oeil ceramic sculptures of decaying industrial landscapes. Elozua's first major museum exhibition since his 2003 retrospective at the Mint Museum, "Structure/Dissonance" focuses on three conceptual bodies of work that explore the combined physical properties of three elemental materials: ceramic, glass, and steel. This exhibition contextualizes these vital sculptures within Elozua's intellectual landscape through the inclusion of a series of collections and research projects that are inextricably linked to his artistic output.

Elozua's insatiable appetite to uncover the hidden cultural meanings attached to his chosen materials has led him to obsessively collect esoteric objects like gas stove burners and rusted enamel cookware, as well as photographs and ephemera related to topics as varied as labor history and decaying "borscht belt" bungalow colonies. These collections and obsessions help to construct a more accurate picture of the complex intellect that gives depth and meaning to Elozua's singular expressive sculptures.


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10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, December 10



Common Ground
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

To celebrate the new millennium, in the year 2000 artist Neil Tetkowski undertook a Herculean project: gathering clay from all 188 member countries from the United Nations. With these clay samples, Tetkowski created a suitably monumental work that debuted at United Nations headquarters in New York City—the Common Ground World Mandala. Measuring seven feet in diameter and more than nine feet high, Tetkowski's sculpture is a testament to the artist's ability to think beyond boundaries—of scale, of geography, and of politics.

"Common Ground" uses Tetkowski's World Mandala as the centerpiece of an exhibition that showcases the Everson's vast collection of world ceramics. From ancient Mesopotamian and Greek pottery to contemporary Zulu beer brewing vessels and a life-size terracotta horse built by Indian priests, the Everson's collection traces the evolution of ceramics across cultures over thousands of years. Because of Syracuse's focus on welcoming immigrants and refugees to the community, there are over 70 languages spoken in city schools. "Common Ground" uses ceramics, one of humankind's oldest art forms, to remind us of our shared bonds with the earth.

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10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, December 10



2022 Festival of Trees & Light
Everson Museum of Art

Price: $10 regular, $5 ages 12 and under
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

The Everson is proud to present the 2022 Festival of Trees & Light, a beloved CNY holiday tradition. With a variety of performances, family-friendly activities, and stunning seasonal displays and items available for purchase, make the Everson's Festival of Trees & Light a part of your family's holiday tradition.

10:00 am-12:00 pm: Cornhusk Doll Making Workshop, Danial Family Education Center
10:00-11:00 am: Carol Rothwell Piano Studio, Hosmer Auditorium
10:30 am: The Music School of CNY Guitar Ensemble, Sculpture Court
11:00 am-3:00 pm: Santa in Residence, The Beadel Gallery
12:00-1:00 pm: Misty Cove Brass Quintet, Hosmer Auditorium
1:00-2:00 pm: GEM Duo, Sculpture Court
1:30-3:30 pm:The Ballet and Dance Center, Hosmer Auditorium
2:30-3:30 pm: Quarantine Quartet, Sculpture Court
4:00-5:00 pm: Rashimi Dance Group, Hosmer Auditorium


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10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, December 10



Off The Wall: Holiday Art Show and Sale
Associated Artists of CNY

Manlius Village Library
Manlius Village Center, 1 Arkie Albanese Dr., Manlius


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11:00 AM - 4:00 PM, December 10



Fair Trade Holiday Sale
ArtRage Gallery

Price: Free
ArtRage Gallery
505 Hawley Ave., Syracuse

Come to ArtRage Gallery for your holiday shopping and support craftspeople from around the world. Guatemalan goods from Mayan Hands; holiday gifts from India, Palestine, Bangladesh, Nepal, and more from SERRV International; handmade sandals and embroidered shoes from Mexico; and Fair Trade Organic Chocolate from Equal Exchange


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11:00 AM - 6:00 PM, December 10



67th Annual Art Mart Syracuse
Syracuse Allied Arts

Price: Free admission
431-433 S. Warren St.
Syracuse

Pop-up fine art gallery featuring handmade and local art. Jewelry, watercolor painting, oil painting, ceramics, pottery, woodwork, glasswork, textiles, photography, and other unique products from more than 30 local artists will be available.


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12:00 PM - 4:00 PM, December 10



Rommy Torrico: Cabeza en las nubes
ArtRage Gallery

Price: Free
ArtRage Gallery
505 Hawley Ave., Syracuse

Cabeza en las nubes, directly translated as "head in the clouds," is a body of work that spans a decade of dreamscapes that have been born from liberatory struggle and creative release. Rommy, a queer trans migrant who navigated the world as undocumented until 2018, has been collaborating with communities at the forefront of liberation movements since 2012. As a trans storyteller who lives at the intersections of these identities, they have committed to constantly dreaming and reimagining a refuge of futures where migrant, queer trans communities can live in joy and safety — with access to affordable housing, stable income, and nourishing networks of care. From immigration, to incarceration, to education, the images in this collection explore a range of issues that are impacting trans communities.

Intentionally released in November, Cabeza en las nubes exists as a tribute to this year's Trans Day of Remembrance (November 20) — as a way to honor, uplift and center trans lives and their celestial futures. In the midst of the flurry of anti-trans policies and the many violent realities trans folks have been facing and continue to face, it is Rommy's hope that their work underscores that the time to celebrate the dreams and visions of tender and thriving futures where queer, trans migrants can show up in all their glory is now.

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12:00 PM - 4:00 PM, December 10



Collections Highlights: 5,500 Years of Art
Syracuse University Art Museum

Syracuse University Art Museum, Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

Explore the newly reinstalled permanent collection galleries, which include rarely seen artworks from the museum's collection and two major loans from the Art Bridges Foundation. This thematic installation touches on ideas of identity, place, gender, race, labor, and lineage.


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12:00 PM - 4:00 PM, December 10



Precious Metal: Gold Across Space and Time
Syracuse University Art Museum

Syracuse University Art Museum, Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

On August 17, 2017, scientists around the world and at Syracuse University witnessed the collision of two neutron stars that resulted in the production of gold, platinum, and other heavy metals in space. Celebrating the fifth anniversary of this momentous discovery, this exhibition considers how people have exploited gold's unique physical properties to make art and to convey ideas about spirituality, power, and opulence.

This exhibition was organized in partnership with Stefan Ballmer (Physics, College of Arts and Sciences), Duncan Brown (Office of Research, Office of Academic Affairs; Physics, College of Arts and Sciences), Steven Penn (Physics, Hobart and William Smith Colleges), Romita Ray (Art and Music Histories, College of Arts and Sciences), Daniel Sarmiento (Special Collections Research Center), and Irina Savinetskaya (Special Collections Research Center).


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12:00 PM - 4:00 PM, December 10



Anni Albers: Work With Materials
Syracuse University Art Museum

Syracuse University Art Museum, Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

"Anni Albers: Work with Materials," a new exhibition that traces the remarkable career of the artist, designer, writer, and teacher, features over 100 drawings, prints, textile samples, commercial fabrics, and rugs from the collection of the Josef and Anni Albers Foundation. With a focus primarily on the extraordinarily productive and varied second half of her long career, the exhibition illuminates her ability to move easily between her work as both an artist and as a designer of functional materials. One of Albers's looms and an interactive "triangle table" will also be featured.

In weaving, designing, and printmaking, Albers's faith in the power of abstraction and her reliance on material knowledge never wavered. Throughout her widely varied, yet consistent and focused output, we see an artist who understood material not only as a vehicle to carry ideas, but more importantly for its physical and structural potential.


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12:00 PM - 4:00 PM, December 10



Stephanie H. Shih: My Sweetie Has No Pockmarks
Syracuse University Art Museum

Syracuse University Art Museum, Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

The second iteration of The Art Wall Project features the sculptures made by Stephanie H. Shih. Best known for her ceramic groceries, Shih's work explores ideas of home and nostalgia through the lens of food. Her installation at the museum will feature bags of rice to consider how Asian identity has been flattened through stereotypes and to reclaim this pantry staple as a touchpoint of Asian American identity.


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5:00 PM, December 10



If I Were to Be Alive: Suneil Sanzgiri & Colectivo Los Ingrávidos
Urban Video Project

Everson Museum of Art Plaza
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

This two-artist program explores the ways that the slow violence of extractive capital and colonialism collude with the fast violence of state power.

Screening begins are dusk.


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Dance
 

11:00 AM, December 10



Dasher's Magical Gift

Crouse Hinds Concert Theater, Mulroy Civic Center
411 Montgomery St., Syracuse

This one-hour, narrated ballet introduces young children to dance, live theater, and classical music through a heart-warming holiday story. Dasher's Magical Gift is a Central New York holiday tradition for the whole family!


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2:00 PM, December 10



Dasher's Magical Gift

Crouse Hinds Concert Theater, Mulroy Civic Center
411 Montgomery St., Syracuse

This one-hour, narrated ballet introduces young children to dance, live theater, and classical music through a heart-warming holiday story. Dasher's Magical Gift is a Central New York holiday tradition for the whole family!


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Music
 

2:00 PM, December 10



O Nata Lux
Syracuse Gay and Lesbian Chorus
Stephen Gamba, conductor

Price: $18 regular, $15 students/seniors in person; $20 streaming
May Memorial Unitarian Society
3800 E. Genesee St., Syracuse


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3:00 PM, December 10



Nutcracker Twist: An Enchanted Journey
Syracuse Orchestra (formerly Symphoria)

Landmark Theatre
362 S. Salina St., Syracuse

Symphoria presents CirqOvation in Nutcracker Twist: An Enchanted Journey. Aerialists, jugglers, acrobats, comedians, and other amazing Cirq performers bring Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker to life in a way that you have never experienced before.


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7:00 PM, December 10



Holiday Concert with Syracuse Chorale
Onondaga Civic Symphony Orchestra
Syracuse Chorale
Sean Linfors and Erik Kibelsbeck, conductor

Plymouth Church
232 E. Onondaga St., Syracuse

arr. Grant Cooper The Spinning Top
John Rutter What Sweeter Music
Margaret Bonds Ballad of the Brown King
Reynard Burns Joyous Season


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7:30 PM, December 10



Visions of Christmas
Liverpool Community Chorus
Featuring Liverpool School of Dance

Price: $12 regular, $10 students/seniors, under 5 free
Liverpool High School Auditorium
4338 Wetzel Rd., Liverpool


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7:30 PM, December 10



Intangible Landscapes
315 Ensemble

Price: Free, but reservations required
WCNY
415 W. Fayette St., Syracuse

An exciting collection of acoustic and electro-acoustic music.

315 Ensemble will perform the world premiere of Ed Ruchalski's Song and Variant, a newly commissioned work. This new work by Ruchalski is the centerpiece of a program that features the U.S. premiere of founder/guitarist Chris Cresswell's I find I have less to say and the preview of a new work in progress.

Alongside these works are the U.S. premiere of Alex Groves' Curved Form (St. Endellion), Yaz Lancaster's intangible landscapes, Andrew M. Rodriguez's feeling less and less, and Kyong Mee Choi's Flowering Dandelion.


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Theater
 

Any time, December 10



Shakespeare's Christmas Carol
Syracuse Shakespeare-in-the-Park
Ronnie Bell, director

Price: $20 virtual show only; $50 includes take-out meal from Yeti's Cafe plus show
Online


SSITP's virtual version of Dickens, Shakespeare, and your family tradition.

All proceeds go to the SSITP Fund for a new theater.


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2:00 PM, December 10



A Christmas Story, The Musical
Redhouse

Redhouse at City Center
400 S. Salina St., Syracuse

From the songwriting team behind the smash hit Tony Award-winning musical Dear Evan Hansen and the Academy Award-winning film La La Land, with book by Joseph Robinette, and music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, A Christmas Story, The Musical

Set in 1940s Indiana, a young and bespectacled Ralphie Parker schemes his way toward the holiday gift of his dreams, an official Red Ryder Carbine-Action 200-Shot Range Model Air Rifle. An infamous leg lamp, outrageous pink bunny pajamas, a maniacal department store Santa, and a triple-dog-dare to lick a freezing flagpole are just a few of the distractions that stand between Ralphie and his Christmas wish. Nominated for three 2013 Tony Awards including Best Musical, A Christmas Story, The Musical is a triple-dog-dare of a good time and it is sure to warm your heart this holiday season!

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2:00 PM, December 10



Disney’s The Little Mermaid
Syracuse Stage
Syracuse University Drama Department
Melissa Rain Anderson, director

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

Dive into musical family fun with Ariel, Sebastian, and all the watery gang from this beloved tale. With spectacular aerial acrobatics provided by 2 Ring Circus (The Wizard of Oz, 2017), this production promises enough thrills and delights for landlubbers of all ages. Nothing fishy about this holiday treat.

Music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater, book by Doug Wright. Music direction by Brian Cimmet, choreography by Adam Cates.

(ASL Interpreted)

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7:00 PM, December 10



You Can't Take It With You
Central New York Playhouse
Natasia White, director

Atonement Lutheran Church
116 W. Glen Ave., Syracuse

At first the Sycamores seem mad, but it is not long before we realize that if they are mad, the rest of the world is madder. In contrast to these delightful people are the unhappy Kirbys. The plot shows how Tony, attractive young son of the Kirbys, falls in love with Alice Sycamore and brings his parents to dine at the Sycamore home on the wrong evening.

The shock sustained by the Kirbys, who are invited to eat cheap food, shows Alice that marriage with Tony is out of the question. The Sycamores, however, though sympathetic to Alice, find it hard to realize her point of view. Meantime, Tony, who knows the Sycamores are right and his own people wrong, will not give her up.

By Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman.

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7:00 PM, December 10



A Christmas Story, The Musical
Redhouse

Redhouse at City Center
400 S. Salina St., Syracuse

From the songwriting team behind the smash hit Tony Award-winning musical Dear Evan Hansen and the Academy Award-winning film La La Land, with book by Joseph Robinette, and music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, A Christmas Story, The Musical

Set in 1940s Indiana, a young and bespectacled Ralphie Parker schemes his way toward the holiday gift of his dreams, an official Red Ryder Carbine-Action 200-Shot Range Model Air Rifle. An infamous leg lamp, outrageous pink bunny pajamas, a maniacal department store Santa, and a triple-dog-dare to lick a freezing flagpole are just a few of the distractions that stand between Ralphie and his Christmas wish. Nominated for three 2013 Tony Awards including Best Musical, A Christmas Story, The Musical is a triple-dog-dare of a good time and it is sure to warm your heart this holiday season!

Read a review!


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7:30 PM, December 10



Disney’s The Little Mermaid
Syracuse Stage
Syracuse University Drama Department
Melissa Rain Anderson, director

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

Dive into musical family fun with Ariel, Sebastian, and all the watery gang from this beloved tale. With spectacular aerial acrobatics provided by 2 Ring Circus (The Wizard of Oz, 2017), this production promises enough thrills and delights for landlubbers of all ages. Nothing fishy about this holiday treat.

Music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater, book by Doug Wright. Music direction by Brian Cimmet, choreography by Adam Cates.

Read a review!


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Sunday, December 11, 2022


Art
 

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM, December 11



37th Annual Gingerbread Gallery
Erie Canal Museum

Price: $10 adults, $7 seniors, $4 children ages 3-18, free for children ages 2 and under
Erie Canal Museum
318 Erie Blvd. E., Syracuse

A display of confectionery creations that celebrates the holidays and the Erie Canal. Each year the Erie Canal Museum Weighlock Gallery transforms into a festive 1800s canal town street scene with gingerbread creations on display in storefront windows.


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10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, December 11



Raymon Elozua: Structure/Dissonance
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

"Structure/Dissonance" celebrates nearly five decades of work by New York-based artist Raymon Elozua, who first came to prominence in the 1970s with detailed trompe l'oeil ceramic sculptures of decaying industrial landscapes. Elozua's first major museum exhibition since his 2003 retrospective at the Mint Museum, "Structure/Dissonance" focuses on three conceptual bodies of work that explore the combined physical properties of three elemental materials: ceramic, glass, and steel. This exhibition contextualizes these vital sculptures within Elozua's intellectual landscape through the inclusion of a series of collections and research projects that are inextricably linked to his artistic output.

Elozua's insatiable appetite to uncover the hidden cultural meanings attached to his chosen materials has led him to obsessively collect esoteric objects like gas stove burners and rusted enamel cookware, as well as photographs and ephemera related to topics as varied as labor history and decaying "borscht belt" bungalow colonies. These collections and obsessions help to construct a more accurate picture of the complex intellect that gives depth and meaning to Elozua's singular expressive sculptures.


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10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, December 11



Rebecca Hutchinson: Re-Generation
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Rebecca Hutchinson's sculptural installations are influenced by the behavioral dynamics found in nature. Her exhibition is focused on the themes of re-generation and observation of natural built systems. "Re-Generation" highlights Hutchinson's cultural and environmental research on the industrial legacy of Central New York. Along with its salt mines, Syracuse also possessed massive deposits of soda ash, a material used in the manufacture of ceramics. These materials, in tandem with an influx of European immigrants with craft and material expertise led to the development of Syracuse China, which quickly grew into one of the nation's largest dinnerware manufacturers.

Reflecting on the decline of the soda ash mining and the closure of Syracuse China, "Re-Generation" takes the form of large unfired paperclay vessels that will be installed in an inverted position, showcasing on the surface drawings of rare orchids that have evolved out of the polluted soil and are currently thriving in the Syracuse region.


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10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, December 11



Forever is Composed of Nows
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Whether artists respond to history or look to the future, creativity exists in the moment. Drawn from the Everson's permanent collection, Forever is Composed of Nows examines a multitude of snapshots of the present moment, grouped by theme, image, or idea across different time periods and media. By examining how artists spanning three centuries have approached their present — their now — using similar topics and motifs, this exhibition is a visual exploration of how values, societal customs, and art subjects have evolved over time.


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10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, December 11



2022 Festival of Trees & Light
Everson Museum of Art

Price: $10 regular, $5 ages 12 and under
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

The Everson is proud to present the 2022 Festival of Trees & Light, a beloved CNY holiday tradition. With a variety of performances, family-friendly activities, and stunning seasonal displays and items available for purchase, make the Everson's Festival of Trees & Light a part of your family's holiday tradition.

11:00 am-2:00 pm: Drop-In Holiday Art-Making for Kids, Education Center
3:00-5:00 pm: Syracuse University Opera Workshop Hansel and Gretel, Hosmer Auditorium
4:00-4:45 pm: Syracuse Pops Chorus, Hosmer Auditorium


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10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, December 11



Common Ground
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

To celebrate the new millennium, in the year 2000 artist Neil Tetkowski undertook a Herculean project: gathering clay from all 188 member countries from the United Nations. With these clay samples, Tetkowski created a suitably monumental work that debuted at United Nations headquarters in New York City—the Common Ground World Mandala. Measuring seven feet in diameter and more than nine feet high, Tetkowski's sculpture is a testament to the artist's ability to think beyond boundaries—of scale, of geography, and of politics.

"Common Ground" uses Tetkowski's World Mandala as the centerpiece of an exhibition that showcases the Everson's vast collection of world ceramics. From ancient Mesopotamian and Greek pottery to contemporary Zulu beer brewing vessels and a life-size terracotta horse built by Indian priests, the Everson's collection traces the evolution of ceramics across cultures over thousands of years. Because of Syracuse's focus on welcoming immigrants and refugees to the community, there are over 70 languages spoken in city schools. "Common Ground" uses ceramics, one of humankind's oldest art forms, to remind us of our shared bonds with the earth.

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12:00 PM - 4:00 PM, December 11



Anni Albers: Work With Materials
Syracuse University Art Museum

Syracuse University Art Museum, Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

"Anni Albers: Work with Materials," a new exhibition that traces the remarkable career of the artist, designer, writer, and teacher, features over 100 drawings, prints, textile samples, commercial fabrics, and rugs from the collection of the Josef and Anni Albers Foundation. With a focus primarily on the extraordinarily productive and varied second half of her long career, the exhibition illuminates her ability to move easily between her work as both an artist and as a designer of functional materials. One of Albers's looms and an interactive "triangle table" will also be featured.

In weaving, designing, and printmaking, Albers's faith in the power of abstraction and her reliance on material knowledge never wavered. Throughout her widely varied, yet consistent and focused output, we see an artist who understood material not only as a vehicle to carry ideas, but more importantly for its physical and structural potential.


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12:00 PM - 4:00 PM, December 11



Stephanie H. Shih: My Sweetie Has No Pockmarks
Syracuse University Art Museum

Syracuse University Art Museum, Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

The second iteration of The Art Wall Project features the sculptures made by Stephanie H. Shih. Best known for her ceramic groceries, Shih's work explores ideas of home and nostalgia through the lens of food. Her installation at the museum will feature bags of rice to consider how Asian identity has been flattened through stereotypes and to reclaim this pantry staple as a touchpoint of Asian American identity.


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12:00 PM - 4:00 PM, December 11



Precious Metal: Gold Across Space and Time
Syracuse University Art Museum

Syracuse University Art Museum, Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

On August 17, 2017, scientists around the world and at Syracuse University witnessed the collision of two neutron stars that resulted in the production of gold, platinum, and other heavy metals in space. Celebrating the fifth anniversary of this momentous discovery, this exhibition considers how people have exploited gold's unique physical properties to make art and to convey ideas about spirituality, power, and opulence.

This exhibition was organized in partnership with Stefan Ballmer (Physics, College of Arts and Sciences), Duncan Brown (Office of Research, Office of Academic Affairs; Physics, College of Arts and Sciences), Steven Penn (Physics, Hobart and William Smith Colleges), Romita Ray (Art and Music Histories, College of Arts and Sciences), Daniel Sarmiento (Special Collections Research Center), and Irina Savinetskaya (Special Collections Research Center).


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12:00 PM - 4:00 PM, December 11



Collections Highlights: 5,500 Years of Art
Syracuse University Art Museum

Syracuse University Art Museum, Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

Explore the newly reinstalled permanent collection galleries, which include rarely seen artworks from the museum's collection and two major loans from the Art Bridges Foundation. This thematic installation touches on ideas of identity, place, gender, race, labor, and lineage.


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1:00 PM - 5:00 PM, December 11



Off The Wall: Holiday Art Show and Sale
Associated Artists of CNY

Manlius Village Library
Manlius Village Center, 1 Arkie Albanese Dr., Manlius


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Music
 

2:00 PM, December 11



Messiah Sing-In
Civic Morning Musicals
David J. Rudari, conductor

Price: $5 admission, score rental $5
Erwin First United Methodist Church
920 Euclid Ave., Syracuse

Featured Musicians:
Margaret Eighmey, soprano
Laurie Tramuta, mezzo-soprano
Joe Dan Harper, tenor
Daniel Ihasz, baritone
Steven D. Uhl, organist

Choral repertoire will include the following:
And the Glory of the Lord
And He Shall Purify
O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings to Zion
For Unto Us a Child Is Born
Glory to God
His Yoke is Easy, and His Burden is Light
Behold the Lamb of God
Hallelujah
Since By Man Came Death
Worthy is the Lamb That is Slain
Amen

To sing, bring your own score or rent one at the door.


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2:00 PM, December 11



Student Recital Series: Michael Ando, flute
Syracuse University Setnor School of Music

Price: Free
Setnor Auditorium, Crouse College
Syracuse University, Syracuse

This performance will be streamed live here.


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5:00 PM, December 11



Student Recital Series: James Kyle, trumpet
Syracuse University Setnor School of Music

Price: Free
Setnor Auditorium, Crouse College
Syracuse University, Syracuse

This performance will be streamed live here.


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6:00 PM, December 11



Christmas at the Landmark
Landmark Theatre
DeSantis Orchestra and guests

Landmark Theatre
362 S. Salina St., Syracuse

Christmas at the Landmark embodies the heart of Christmas. This luminous musical has traditional Christmas classics with contemporary offerings in the freshness of the 2022 holiday season. Part of proceeds benefits Father Champlin's Guardian Angel Society.

This performance features some of Upstate New York's most cherished entertainers, such as Nick Blaney, Gary Branch, Keith Condon, Ronnie Leigh, Michael Ranalli, and Joe Whiting, with instrumental performances by keyboardist Jimmy Cox, saxophonist Dunham Hall, and violinist Joe Davoli, all contributing to the multi-generational appeal of The DeSantis Orchestra. Leading the singular performance on the 75th anniversary of her family's beloved orchestra, is vocalist Maria DeSantis, in loving tribute to her father Mario.

Christmas at the Landmark features a lavish stage set of all-living trees, which will be planted after the performance to commemorate the event.


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7:00 PM, December 11



Holidays at Hendricks
Hendricks Chapel

Price: Free, but registration required
Online


An ongoing tradition hosted by Hendricks Chapel and the Setnor School of Music, Holidays at Hendricks celebrates the sounds of the season and is anchored by the Hendricks Chapel Choir and its director José "Peppie" Calvar.

The student-centered concert features performances from:
* Syracuse University Symphony Orchestra, directed by James Tapia
* The international award-winning Syracuse University Singers, under the direction of John Warren
* Crouse Chorale and Setnor Sonority, directed by Wendy Moy and Peppie Calvar, respectively
* Student organists and University organist Anne Laver on the Hendricks Chapel organ
* Syracuse University's big band, the Morton Schiff Jazz Ensemble, directed by John Coggiola

Included will be the world premiere of "Quem Vidistis Pastores" from Christmas Cantata, by Peppie Calvar.

Public parking is free and available on a first-come, first-served basis in Irving Garage and the Hillside lot. Those who require accessible parking or would like more information about the event may call Hendricks Chapel at 315-443-2901 or email chapel@syr.edu.

Registration is required for both the in-person and virtual concerts. Guests for the in-person concerts can select which section they will sit in for the performance.


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Theater
 

Any time, December 11



Shakespeare's Christmas Carol
Syracuse Shakespeare-in-the-Park
Ronnie Bell, director

Price: $20 virtual show only; $50 includes take-out meal from Yeti's Cafe plus show
Online


SSITP's virtual version of Dickens, Shakespeare, and your family tradition.

All proceeds go to the SSITP Fund for a new theater.


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2:00 PM, December 11



Holiday Short Play Reading
Armory Square Playwrights

Price: Donations to Friends of Dorothy
Jazz Central
441 E. Washington St., Syracuse

Readings of new holiday scripts by playwrights Len Fonte, Johanna Beale Keller, Ed Mastin, Peter Moller, Joel Potash, Valarie Short, and Donna Stuccio.

Reservations are recommended. Please call 315-303-5481 and leave your name and number of seats.


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2:00 PM, December 11



You Can't Take It With You
Central New York Playhouse
Natasia White, director

Atonement Lutheran Church
116 W. Glen Ave., Syracuse

At first the Sycamores seem mad, but it is not long before we realize that if they are mad, the rest of the world is madder. In contrast to these delightful people are the unhappy Kirbys. The plot shows how Tony, attractive young son of the Kirbys, falls in love with Alice Sycamore and brings his parents to dine at the Sycamore home on the wrong evening.

The shock sustained by the Kirbys, who are invited to eat cheap food, shows Alice that marriage with Tony is out of the question. The Sycamores, however, though sympathetic to Alice, find it hard to realize her point of view. Meantime, Tony, who knows the Sycamores are right and his own people wrong, will not give her up.

By Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman.

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2:00 PM, December 11



A Christmas Story, The Musical
Redhouse

Redhouse at City Center
400 S. Salina St., Syracuse

From the songwriting team behind the smash hit Tony Award-winning musical Dear Evan Hansen and the Academy Award-winning film La La Land, with book by Joseph Robinette, and music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, A Christmas Story, The Musical

Set in 1940s Indiana, a young and bespectacled Ralphie Parker schemes his way toward the holiday gift of his dreams, an official Red Ryder Carbine-Action 200-Shot Range Model Air Rifle. An infamous leg lamp, outrageous pink bunny pajamas, a maniacal department store Santa, and a triple-dog-dare to lick a freezing flagpole are just a few of the distractions that stand between Ralphie and his Christmas wish. Nominated for three 2013 Tony Awards including Best Musical, A Christmas Story, The Musical is a triple-dog-dare of a good time and it is sure to warm your heart this holiday season!

Read a review!


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2:00 PM, December 11



Disney’s The Little Mermaid
Syracuse Stage
Syracuse University Drama Department
Melissa Rain Anderson, director

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

Dive into musical family fun with Ariel, Sebastian, and all the watery gang from this beloved tale. With spectacular aerial acrobatics provided by 2 Ring Circus (The Wizard of Oz, 2017), this production promises enough thrills and delights for landlubbers of all ages. Nothing fishy about this holiday treat.

Music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater, book by Doug Wright. Music direction by Brian Cimmet, choreography by Adam Cates.

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4:00 PM, December 11



Champions of Magic: The Worldwide Wonders Tour
The Oncenter

Crouse Hinds Concert Theater, Mulroy Civic Center
411 Montgomery St., Syracuse

Break away from the screen and experience live entertainment like never before with Champions of Magic — an evening of impossible illusions and spectacular special effects. Described by the press as 'The Avengers of Magic' catch the only team of magicians in the world as they present their original, phenomenal ensemble illusions.

They've sold out shows across the globe, been featured on every major US TV network and racked up over 50 million views online ... but you haven't seen magic until you've seen it live!

The Champions of Magic cast present incredible interactive magic, a daring escape from Houdini's water torture cell, a mind-blowing prediction that has to be seen to be believed, levitation high above the stage and a finale beyond explanation. The show happens all around the theatre and features spectacular illusions that can't be seen anywhere else.

Don't miss this unbelievable show to entertain the entire family and see why fans return to see one of the world's biggest touring illusion shows time and time again.


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7:30 PM, December 11



Disney’s The Little Mermaid
Syracuse Stage
Syracuse University Drama Department
Melissa Rain Anderson, director

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

Dive into musical family fun with Ariel, Sebastian, and all the watery gang from this beloved tale. With spectacular aerial acrobatics provided by 2 Ring Circus (The Wizard of Oz, 2017), this production promises enough thrills and delights for landlubbers of all ages. Nothing fishy about this holiday treat.

Music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater, book by Doug Wright. Music direction by Brian Cimmet, choreography by Adam Cates.

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Monday, December 12, 2022


Art
 

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM, December 12



2022 Drawing on Talent Members Art Exhibit
Baltimore Woods Weeks Art Gallery

Price: Free
Baltimore Woods Nature Center
4007 Bishop Hill Rd., Marcellus


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10:00 AM - 8:30 PM, December 12



Active Repair: Works from the Social Justice Sewing Academy
Community Folk Art Center

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

One cannot think about "repair" without thinking of textile arts: the sewing of a split-open seam, the patching of a fabric hole, the darning of a sock. Founded in 2016, the Social Justice Sewing Academy is motivated by the idea that textile arts can repair more than fabric and clothing — that society can experience a kind of repair by using textile art as a framework for activism. Through more than 300 workshops at schools, juvenile detention centers, and community centers throughout the U.S., SJSA has engaged participants in scaffolded discussions about the current socio-political climate that in turn informs the creation of quilt blocks critiquing an issue plaguing their local and larger communities. These quilt blocks are then sent to volunteers around the world to embellish and embroider before being sewn together into quilts which have been displayed in preeminent arts venues across the country. The Community Folk Art Center is pleased to present a curated selection of quilts from SJSA workshops that have helped people grow as critical thinkers, artists, and advocates.


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10:00 AM - 4:00 PM, December 12



37th Annual Gingerbread Gallery
Erie Canal Museum

Price: $10 adults, $7 seniors, $4 children ages 3-18, free for children ages 2 and under
Erie Canal Museum
318 Erie Blvd. E., Syracuse

A display of confectionery creations that celebrates the holidays and the Erie Canal. Each year the Erie Canal Museum Weighlock Gallery transforms into a festive 1800s canal town street scene with gingerbread creations on display in storefront windows.


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10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, December 12



2022 MFA Photography Survey
Light Work Gallery

Light Work Gallery
316 Waverly Ave., Syracuse University, Syracuse

Light Work announces its inaugural exhibition in partnership with the Art Photography MFA program from the Film and Media Arts Department in SU's College of Visual and Performing Arts. In this survey of all enrolled candidates, we see a wide range of approaches that compliment and vary from one another. These images vividly present themes of cloaking and vulnerability, the subverting of histories, conceptual expressions of time, chance, theater, and formalism. Together, they showcase a wonderful confidence in experimental picture-making processes and they highlight the ever-expanding field of photography through distinct perception and follow-through.

Exhibition includes work by David De Lira, Olivia Dovorany, Lily LaGrange, Qianjin Men, Ryan Mitchell, Tripty Tamang Pakhrin, Wanda-Marie Rana, Anshul Roy, Greeshma Chenni Veettil, Jasmine Veronica, Yanqi Wang, Zifan Wang, and Kate Warren.


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10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, December 12



Guanyu Xu: Suspended Status
Light Work Gallery

Light Work Gallery
316 Waverly Ave., Syracuse University, Syracuse

Guanyu Xu's Suspended Status depicts an artist caught in a web of red tape. The work on view for this exhibition comprises images from his ongoing series, Resident Aliens, as well as a large grid of images that he calls Suspension. Both bodies of work use visa status in the United States as a means of framing images that depict people who are suspended between countries and cultures. Their futures hang on faceless state agencies in a churning political current.

Read a review!


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10:00 AM - 9:00 PM, December 12



Off The Wall: Holiday Art Show and Sale
Associated Artists of CNY

Manlius Village Library
Manlius Village Center, 1 Arkie Albanese Dr., Manlius


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11:00 AM - 6:00 PM, December 12



67th Annual Art Mart Syracuse
Syracuse Allied Arts

Price: Free admission
431-433 S. Warren St.
Syracuse

Pop-up fine art gallery featuring handmade and local art. Jewelry, watercolor painting, oil painting, ceramics, pottery, woodwork, glasswork, textiles, photography, and other unique products from more than 30 local artists will be available.


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11:00 AM - 6:00 PM, December 12



December Show
Onondaga Art Guild

Eye Studio Arts
712 W. Manlius St., East Syracuse


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Dance
 

7:30 PM, December 12



Nutcracker: Magic of Christmas Ballet
The Oncenter

Price: $30-$80
Crouse Hinds Concert Theater, Mulroy Civic Center
411 Montgomery St., Syracuse

This Christmas, bring the whole family back to a simpler time with NUTCRACKER! Magic of Christmas Ballet! The acclaimed holiday tradition is live in theaters for the 30th anniversary tour. Gather friends and family to re-live your fondest childhood dreams, overflowing with larger-than-life puppets, breath-taking acrobatics and dazzling costumes. Experience the exquisite artistry of the international cast, featuring stars of Ukraine ballet, performing at the highest level of classical technique. Share in the message of peace and harmony this Christmas!


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Theater
 

Any time, December 12



Shakespeare's Christmas Carol
Syracuse Shakespeare-in-the-Park
Ronnie Bell, director

Price: $20 virtual show only; $50 includes take-out meal from Yeti's Cafe plus show
Online


SSITP's virtual version of Dickens, Shakespeare, and your family tradition.

All proceeds go to the SSITP Fund for a new theater.


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Tuesday, December 13, 2022


Art
 

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM, December 13



2022 Drawing on Talent Members Art Exhibit
Baltimore Woods Weeks Art Gallery

Price: Free
Baltimore Woods Nature Center
4007 Bishop Hill Rd., Marcellus


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9:30 AM - 6:00 PM, December 13



Holiday Show and Sale
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

Deborah Rogers: mixed media collage and jewelry
Jan Navales: sculptural vessels made from a variety of materials
Mary Raineri: multi-media textural wall art

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10:00 AM - 8:30 PM, December 13



Active Repair: Works from the Social Justice Sewing Academy
Community Folk Art Center

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

One cannot think about "repair" without thinking of textile arts: the sewing of a split-open seam, the patching of a fabric hole, the darning of a sock. Founded in 2016, the Social Justice Sewing Academy is motivated by the idea that textile arts can repair more than fabric and clothing — that society can experience a kind of repair by using textile art as a framework for activism. Through more than 300 workshops at schools, juvenile detention centers, and community centers throughout the U.S., SJSA has engaged participants in scaffolded discussions about the current socio-political climate that in turn informs the creation of quilt blocks critiquing an issue plaguing their local and larger communities. These quilt blocks are then sent to volunteers around the world to embellish and embroider before being sewn together into quilts which have been displayed in preeminent arts venues across the country. The Community Folk Art Center is pleased to present a curated selection of quilts from SJSA workshops that have helped people grow as critical thinkers, artists, and advocates.


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10:00 AM - 4:00 PM, December 13



37th Annual Gingerbread Gallery
Erie Canal Museum

Price: $10 adults, $7 seniors, $4 children ages 3-18, free for children ages 2 and under
Erie Canal Museum
318 Erie Blvd. E., Syracuse

A display of confectionery creations that celebrates the holidays and the Erie Canal. Each year the Erie Canal Museum Weighlock Gallery transforms into a festive 1800s canal town street scene with gingerbread creations on display in storefront windows.


Back to list
 

 

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, December 13



2022 MFA Photography Survey
Light Work Gallery

Light Work Gallery
316 Waverly Ave., Syracuse University, Syracuse

Light Work announces its inaugural exhibition in partnership with the Art Photography MFA program from the Film and Media Arts Department in SU's College of Visual and Performing Arts. In this survey of all enrolled candidates, we see a wide range of approaches that compliment and vary from one another. These images vividly present themes of cloaking and vulnerability, the subverting of histories, conceptual expressions of time, chance, theater, and formalism. Together, they showcase a wonderful confidence in experimental picture-making processes and they highlight the ever-expanding field of photography through distinct perception and follow-through.

Exhibition includes work by David De Lira, Olivia Dovorany, Lily LaGrange, Qianjin Men, Ryan Mitchell, Tripty Tamang Pakhrin, Wanda-Marie Rana, Anshul Roy, Greeshma Chenni Veettil, Jasmine Veronica, Yanqi Wang, Zifan Wang, and Kate Warren.


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10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, December 13



Guanyu Xu: Suspended Status
Light Work Gallery

Light Work Gallery
316 Waverly Ave., Syracuse University, Syracuse

Guanyu Xu's Suspended Status depicts an artist caught in a web of red tape. The work on view for this exhibition comprises images from his ongoing series, Resident Aliens, as well as a large grid of images that he calls Suspension. Both bodies of work use visa status in the United States as a means of framing images that depict people who are suspended between countries and cultures. Their futures hang on faceless state agencies in a churning political current.

Read a review!


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10:00 AM - 9:00 PM, December 13



Off The Wall: Holiday Art Show and Sale
Associated Artists of CNY

Manlius Village Library
Manlius Village Center, 1 Arkie Albanese Dr., Manlius


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10:00 AM - 4:00 PM, December 13



Stephanie H. Shih: My Sweetie Has No Pockmarks
Syracuse University Art Museum

Syracuse University Art Museum, Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

The second iteration of The Art Wall Project features the sculptures made by Stephanie H. Shih. Best known for her ceramic groceries, Shih's work explores ideas of home and nostalgia through the lens of food. Her installation at the museum will feature bags of rice to consider how Asian identity has been flattened through stereotypes and to reclaim this pantry staple as a touchpoint of Asian American identity.


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10:00 AM - 4:00 PM, December 13



Collections Highlights: 5,500 Years of Art
Syracuse University Art Museum

Syracuse University Art Museum, Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

Explore the newly reinstalled permanent collection galleries, which include rarely seen artworks from the museum's collection and two major loans from the Art Bridges Foundation. This thematic installation touches on ideas of identity, place, gender, race, labor, and lineage.


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11:00 AM - 6:00 PM, December 13



67th Annual Art Mart Syracuse
Syracuse Allied Arts

Price: Free admission
431-433 S. Warren St.
Syracuse

Pop-up fine art gallery featuring handmade and local art. Jewelry, watercolor painting, oil painting, ceramics, pottery, woodwork, glasswork, textiles, photography, and other unique products from more than 30 local artists will be available.


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11:00 AM - 3:00 PM, December 13



December Show
Onondaga Art Guild

Eye Studio Arts
712 W. Manlius St., East Syracuse


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Theater
 

Any time, December 13



Shakespeare's Christmas Carol
Syracuse Shakespeare-in-the-Park
Ronnie Bell, director

Price: $20 virtual show only; $50 includes take-out meal from Yeti's Cafe plus show
Online


SSITP's virtual version of Dickens, Shakespeare, and your family tradition.

All proceeds go to the SSITP Fund for a new theater.


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7:30 PM, December 13



Disney’s The Little Mermaid
Syracuse Stage
Syracuse University Drama Department
Melissa Rain Anderson, director

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

Dive into musical family fun with Ariel, Sebastian, and all the watery gang from this beloved tale. With spectacular aerial acrobatics provided by 2 Ring Circus (The Wizard of Oz, 2017), this production promises enough thrills and delights for landlubbers of all ages. Nothing fishy about this holiday treat.

Music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater, book by Doug Wright. Music direction by Brian Cimmet, choreography by Adam Cates.

Read a review!


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Wednesday, December 14, 2022


Art
 

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM, December 14



2022 Drawing on Talent Members Art Exhibit
Baltimore Woods Weeks Art Gallery

Price: Free
Baltimore Woods Nature Center
4007 Bishop Hill Rd., Marcellus


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9:30 AM - 6:00 PM, December 14



Holiday Show and Sale
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

Deborah Rogers: mixed media collage and jewelry
Jan Navales: sculptural vessels made from a variety of materials
Mary Raineri: multi-media textural wall art

Read a review!


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10:00 AM - 8:30 PM, December 14



Active Repair: Works from the Social Justice Sewing Academy
Community Folk Art Center

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

One cannot think about "repair" without thinking of textile arts: the sewing of a split-open seam, the patching of a fabric hole, the darning of a sock. Founded in 2016, the Social Justice Sewing Academy is motivated by the idea that textile arts can repair more than fabric and clothing — that society can experience a kind of repair by using textile art as a framework for activism. Through more than 300 workshops at schools, juvenile detention centers, and community centers throughout the U.S., SJSA has engaged participants in scaffolded discussions about the current socio-political climate that in turn informs the creation of quilt blocks critiquing an issue plaguing their local and larger communities. These quilt blocks are then sent to volunteers around the world to embellish and embroider before being sewn together into quilts which have been displayed in preeminent arts venues across the country. The Community Folk Art Center is pleased to present a curated selection of quilts from SJSA workshops that have helped people grow as critical thinkers, artists, and advocates.


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10:00 AM - 4:00 PM, December 14



37th Annual Gingerbread Gallery
Erie Canal Museum

Price: $10 adults, $7 seniors, $4 children ages 3-18, free for children ages 2 and under
Erie Canal Museum
318 Erie Blvd. E., Syracuse

A display of confectionery creations that celebrates the holidays and the Erie Canal. Each year the Erie Canal Museum Weighlock Gallery transforms into a festive 1800s canal town street scene with gingerbread creations on display in storefront windows.


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10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, December 14



2022 MFA Photography Survey
Light Work Gallery

Light Work Gallery
316 Waverly Ave., Syracuse University, Syracuse

Light Work announces its inaugural exhibition in partnership with the Art Photography MFA program from the Film and Media Arts Department in SU's College of Visual and Performing Arts. In this survey of all enrolled candidates, we see a wide range of approaches that compliment and vary from one another. These images vividly present themes of cloaking and vulnerability, the subverting of histories, conceptual expressions of time, chance, theater, and formalism. Together, they showcase a wonderful confidence in experimental picture-making processes and they highlight the ever-expanding field of photography through distinct perception and follow-through.

Exhibition includes work by David De Lira, Olivia Dovorany, Lily LaGrange, Qianjin Men, Ryan Mitchell, Tripty Tamang Pakhrin, Wanda-Marie Rana, Anshul Roy, Greeshma Chenni Veettil, Jasmine Veronica, Yanqi Wang, Zifan Wang, and Kate Warren.


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10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, December 14



Guanyu Xu: Suspended Status
Light Work Gallery

Light Work Gallery
316 Waverly Ave., Syracuse University, Syracuse

Guanyu Xu's Suspended Status depicts an artist caught in a web of red tape. The work on view for this exhibition comprises images from his ongoing series, Resident Aliens, as well as a large grid of images that he calls Suspension. Both bodies of work use visa status in the United States as a means of framing images that depict people who are suspended between countries and cultures. Their futures hang on faceless state agencies in a churning political current.

Read a review!


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10:00 AM - 9:00 PM, December 14



Off The Wall: Holiday Art Show and Sale
Associated Artists of CNY

Manlius Village Library
Manlius Village Center, 1 Arkie Albanese Dr., Manlius


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10:00 AM - 4:00 PM, December 14



Stephanie H. Shih: My Sweetie Has No Pockmarks
Syracuse University Art Museum

Syracuse University Art Museum, Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

The second iteration of The Art Wall Project features the sculptures made by Stephanie H. Shih. Best known for her ceramic groceries, Shih's work explores ideas of home and nostalgia through the lens of food. Her installation at the museum will feature bags of rice to consider how Asian identity has been flattened through stereotypes and to reclaim this pantry staple as a touchpoint of Asian American identity.


Back to list
 

 

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM, December 14



Collections Highlights: 5,500 Years of Art
Syracuse University Art Museum

Syracuse University Art Museum, Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

Explore the newly reinstalled permanent collection galleries, which include rarely seen artworks from the museum's collection and two major loans from the Art Bridges Foundation. This thematic installation touches on ideas of identity, place, gender, race, labor, and lineage.


Back to list
 

 

11:00 AM - 5:00 PM, December 14



Common Ground
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

To celebrate the new millennium, in the year 2000 artist Neil Tetkowski undertook a Herculean project: gathering clay from all 188 member countries from the United Nations. With these clay samples, Tetkowski created a suitably monumental work that debuted at United Nations headquarters in New York City—the Common Ground World Mandala. Measuring seven feet in diameter and more than nine feet high, Tetkowski's sculpture is a testament to the artist's ability to think beyond boundaries—of scale, of geography, and of politics.

"Common Ground" uses Tetkowski's World Mandala as the centerpiece of an exhibition that showcases the Everson's vast collection of world ceramics. From ancient Mesopotamian and Greek pottery to contemporary Zulu beer brewing vessels and a life-size terracotta horse built by Indian priests, the Everson's collection traces the evolution of ceramics across cultures over thousands of years. Because of Syracuse's focus on welcoming immigrants and refugees to the community, there are over 70 languages spoken in city schools. "Common Ground" uses ceramics, one of humankind's oldest art forms, to remind us of our shared bonds with the earth.

Read a review!


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11:00 AM - 5:00 PM, December 14



2022 Festival of Trees & Light
Everson Museum of Art

Price: $10 regular, $5 ages 12 and under
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

The Everson is proud to present the 2022 Festival of Trees & Light, a beloved CNY holiday tradition. With a variety of performances, family-friendly activities, and stunning seasonal displays and items available for purchase, make the Everson's Festival of Trees & Light a part of your family's holiday tradition.

10:30 am: Durgee Junior High School Orchestra, Hosmer Auditorium
11:15 am: Manlius Pebble Hill String Orchestra, Sculpture Court
12:00 pm: Sentinel Vocal Ensemble, Sculpture Court


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11:00 AM - 5:00 PM, December 14



Forever is Composed of Nows
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Whether artists respond to history or look to the future, creativity exists in the moment. Drawn from the Everson's permanent collection, Forever is Composed of Nows examines a multitude of snapshots of the present moment, grouped by theme, image, or idea across different time periods and media. By examining how artists spanning three centuries have approached their present — their now — using similar topics and motifs, this exhibition is a visual exploration of how values, societal customs, and art subjects have evolved over time.


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11:00 AM - 5:00 PM, December 14



Rebecca Hutchinson: Re-Generation
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Rebecca Hutchinson's sculptural installations are influenced by the behavioral dynamics found in nature. Her exhibition is focused on the themes of re-generation and observation of natural built systems. "Re-Generation" highlights Hutchinson's cultural and environmental research on the industrial legacy of Central New York. Along with its salt mines, Syracuse also possessed massive deposits of soda ash, a material used in the manufacture of ceramics. These materials, in tandem with an influx of European immigrants with craft and material expertise led to the development of Syracuse China, which quickly grew into one of the nation's largest dinnerware manufacturers.

Reflecting on the decline of the soda ash mining and the closure of Syracuse China, "Re-Generation" takes the form of large unfired paperclay vessels that will be installed in an inverted position, showcasing on the surface drawings of rare orchids that have evolved out of the polluted soil and are currently thriving in the Syracuse region.


Back to list
 

 

11:00 AM - 5:00 PM, December 14



Raymon Elozua: Structure/Dissonance
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

"Structure/Dissonance" celebrates nearly five decades of work by New York-based artist Raymon Elozua, who first came to prominence in the 1970s with detailed trompe l'oeil ceramic sculptures of decaying industrial landscapes. Elozua's first major museum exhibition since his 2003 retrospective at the Mint Museum, "Structure/Dissonance" focuses on three conceptual bodies of work that explore the combined physical properties of three elemental materials: ceramic, glass, and steel. This exhibition contextualizes these vital sculptures within Elozua's intellectual landscape through the inclusion of a series of collections and research projects that are inextricably linked to his artistic output.

Elozua's insatiable appetite to uncover the hidden cultural meanings attached to his chosen materials has led him to obsessively collect esoteric objects like gas stove burners and rusted enamel cookware, as well as photographs and ephemera related to topics as varied as labor history and decaying "borscht belt" bungalow colonies. These collections and obsessions help to construct a more accurate picture of the complex intellect that gives depth and meaning to Elozua's singular expressive sculptures.


Back to list
 

 

11:00 AM - 6:00 PM, December 14



67th Annual Art Mart Syracuse
Syracuse Allied Arts

Price: Free admission
431-433 S. Warren St.
Syracuse

Pop-up fine art gallery featuring handmade and local art. Jewelry, watercolor painting, oil painting, ceramics, pottery, woodwork, glasswork, textiles, photography, and other unique products from more than 30 local artists will be available.


Back to list
 

 

11:00 AM - 3:00 PM, December 14



December Show
Onondaga Art Guild

Eye Studio Arts
712 W. Manlius St., East Syracuse


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2:00 PM - 6:00 PM, December 14



Rommy Torrico: Cabeza en las nubes
ArtRage Gallery

Price: Free
ArtRage Gallery
505 Hawley Ave., Syracuse

Cabeza en las nubes, directly translated as "head in the clouds," is a body of work that spans a decade of dreamscapes that have been born from liberatory struggle and creative release. Rommy, a queer trans migrant who navigated the world as undocumented until 2018, has been collaborating with communities at the forefront of liberation movements since 2012. As a trans storyteller who lives at the intersections of these identities, they have committed to constantly dreaming and reimagining a refuge of futures where migrant, queer trans communities can live in joy and safety — with access to affordable housing, stable income, and nourishing networks of care. From immigration, to incarceration, to education, the images in this collection explore a range of issues that are impacting trans communities.

Intentionally released in November, Cabeza en las nubes exists as a tribute to this year's Trans Day of Remembrance (November 20) — as a way to honor, uplift and center trans lives and their celestial futures. In the midst of the flurry of anti-trans policies and the many violent realities trans folks have been facing and continue to face, it is Rommy's hope that their work underscores that the time to celebrate the dreams and visions of tender and thriving futures where queer, trans migrants can show up in all their glory is now.

Read a review!


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Music
 

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM, December 14



Jazz at Timber Banks: Joanna Jewett
CNY Jazz Arts Foundation

Price: No cover charge
Persimmons
3536 Timber Banks Pkwy., Baldwinsville


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Theater
 

Any time, December 14



Shakespeare's Christmas Carol
Syracuse Shakespeare-in-the-Park
Ronnie Bell, director

Price: $20 virtual show only; $50 includes take-out meal from Yeti's Cafe plus show
Online


SSITP's virtual version of Dickens, Shakespeare, and your family tradition.

All proceeds go to the SSITP Fund for a new theater.


Back to list
 

 

7:30 PM, December 14



Disney’s The Little Mermaid
Syracuse Stage
Syracuse University Drama Department
Melissa Rain Anderson, director

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

Dive into musical family fun with Ariel, Sebastian, and all the watery gang from this beloved tale. With spectacular aerial acrobatics provided by 2 Ring Circus (The Wizard of Oz, 2017), this production promises enough thrills and delights for landlubbers of all ages. Nothing fishy about this holiday treat.

Music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater, book by Doug Wright. Music direction by Brian Cimmet, choreography by Adam Cates.

Read a review!


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Thursday, December 15, 2022


Art
 

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM, December 15



2022 Drawing on Talent Members Art Exhibit
Baltimore Woods Weeks Art Gallery

Price: Free
Baltimore Woods Nature Center
4007 Bishop Hill Rd., Marcellus


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9:30 AM - 6:00 PM, December 15



Holiday Show and Sale
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

Deborah Rogers: mixed media collage and jewelry
Jan Navales: sculptural vessels made from a variety of materials
Mary Raineri: multi-media textural wall art

Read a review!


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10:00 AM - 8:30 PM, December 15



Active Repair: Works from the Social Justice Sewing Academy
Community Folk Art Center

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

One cannot think about "repair" without thinking of textile arts: the sewing of a split-open seam, the patching of a fabric hole, the darning of a sock. Founded in 2016, the Social Justice Sewing Academy is motivated by the idea that textile arts can repair more than fabric and clothing — that society can experience a kind of repair by using textile art as a framework for activism. Through more than 300 workshops at schools, juvenile detention centers, and community centers throughout the U.S., SJSA has engaged participants in scaffolded discussions about the current socio-political climate that in turn informs the creation of quilt blocks critiquing an issue plaguing their local and larger communities. These quilt blocks are then sent to volunteers around the world to embellish and embroider before being sewn together into quilts which have been displayed in preeminent arts venues across the country. The Community Folk Art Center is pleased to present a curated selection of quilts from SJSA workshops that have helped people grow as critical thinkers, artists, and advocates.


Back to list
 

 

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM, December 15



37th Annual Gingerbread Gallery
Erie Canal Museum

Price: $10 adults, $7 seniors, $4 children ages 3-18, free for children ages 2 and under
Erie Canal Museum
318 Erie Blvd. E., Syracuse

A display of confectionery creations that celebrates the holidays and the Erie Canal. Each year the Erie Canal Museum Weighlock Gallery transforms into a festive 1800s canal town street scene with gingerbread creations on display in storefront windows.


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10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, December 15



2022 MFA Photography Survey
Light Work Gallery

Light Work Gallery
316 Waverly Ave., Syracuse University, Syracuse

Light Work announces its inaugural exhibition in partnership with the Art Photography MFA program from the Film and Media Arts Department in SU's College of Visual and Performing Arts. In this survey of all enrolled candidates, we see a wide range of approaches that compliment and vary from one another. These images vividly present themes of cloaking and vulnerability, the subverting of histories, conceptual expressions of time, chance, theater, and formalism. Together, they showcase a wonderful confidence in experimental picture-making processes and they highlight the ever-expanding field of photography through distinct perception and follow-through.

Exhibition includes work by David De Lira, Olivia Dovorany, Lily LaGrange, Qianjin Men, Ryan Mitchell, Tripty Tamang Pakhrin, Wanda-Marie Rana, Anshul Roy, Greeshma Chenni Veettil, Jasmine Veronica, Yanqi Wang, Zifan Wang, and Kate Warren.


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10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, December 15



Guanyu Xu: Suspended Status
Light Work Gallery

Light Work Gallery
316 Waverly Ave., Syracuse University, Syracuse

Guanyu Xu's Suspended Status depicts an artist caught in a web of red tape. The work on view for this exhibition comprises images from his ongoing series, Resident Aliens, as well as a large grid of images that he calls Suspension. Both bodies of work use visa status in the United States as a means of framing images that depict people who are suspended between countries and cultures. Their futures hang on faceless state agencies in a churning political current.

Read a review!


Back to list
 

 

10:00 AM - 9:00 PM, December 15



Off The Wall: Holiday Art Show and Sale
Associated Artists of CNY

Manlius Village Library
Manlius Village Center, 1 Arkie Albanese Dr., Manlius


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10:00 AM - 8:00 PM, December 15



Stephanie H. Shih: My Sweetie Has No Pockmarks
Syracuse University Art Museum

Syracuse University Art Museum, Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

The second iteration of The Art Wall Project features the sculptures made by Stephanie H. Shih. Best known for her ceramic groceries, Shih's work explores ideas of home and nostalgia through the lens of food. Her installation at the museum will feature bags of rice to consider how Asian identity has been flattened through stereotypes and to reclaim this pantry staple as a touchpoint of Asian American identity.


Back to list
 

 

10:00 AM - 8:00 PM, December 15



Collections Highlights: 5,500 Years of Art
Syracuse University Art Museum

Syracuse University Art Museum, Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

Explore the newly reinstalled permanent collection galleries, which include rarely seen artworks from the museum's collection and two major loans from the Art Bridges Foundation. This thematic installation touches on ideas of identity, place, gender, race, labor, and lineage.


Back to list
 

 

11:00 AM - 8:00 PM, December 15



2022 Festival of Trees & Light
Everson Museum of Art

Price: $10 regular, $5 ages 12 and under
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

The Everson is proud to present the 2022 Festival of Trees & Light, a beloved CNY holiday tradition. With a variety of performances, family-friendly activities, and stunning seasonal displays and items available for purchase, make the Everson's Festival of Trees & Light a part of your family's holiday tradition.

10:30 am: Camillus Middle School and West Genesee High School Bands, Hosmer Auditorium
11:30 am: Auburn Middle School 8th Grade Orchestra, Sculpture court
12:30 pm: Porter Elementary School Choir, Sculpture court


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11:00 AM - 8:00 PM, December 15



Common Ground
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

To celebrate the new millennium, in the year 2000 artist Neil Tetkowski undertook a Herculean project: gathering clay from all 188 member countries from the United Nations. With these clay samples, Tetkowski created a suitably monumental work that debuted at United Nations headquarters in New York City—the Common Ground World Mandala. Measuring seven feet in diameter and more than nine feet high, Tetkowski's sculpture is a testament to the artist's ability to think beyond boundaries—of scale, of geography, and of politics.

"Common Ground" uses Tetkowski's World Mandala as the centerpiece of an exhibition that showcases the Everson's vast collection of world ceramics. From ancient Mesopotamian and Greek pottery to contemporary Zulu beer brewing vessels and a life-size terracotta horse built by Indian priests, the Everson's collection traces the evolution of ceramics across cultures over thousands of years. Because of Syracuse's focus on welcoming immigrants and refugees to the community, there are over 70 languages spoken in city schools. "Common Ground" uses ceramics, one of humankind's oldest art forms, to remind us of our shared bonds with the earth.

Read a review!


Back to list
 

 

11:00 AM - 8:00 PM, December 15



Raymon Elozua: Structure/Dissonance
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

"Structure/Dissonance" celebrates nearly five decades of work by New York-based artist Raymon Elozua, who first came to prominence in the 1970s with detailed trompe l'oeil ceramic sculptures of decaying industrial landscapes. Elozua's first major museum exhibition since his 2003 retrospective at the Mint Museum, "Structure/Dissonance" focuses on three conceptual bodies of work that explore the combined physical properties of three elemental materials: ceramic, glass, and steel. This exhibition contextualizes these vital sculptures within Elozua's intellectual landscape through the inclusion of a series of collections and research projects that are inextricably linked to his artistic output.

Elozua's insatiable appetite to uncover the hidden cultural meanings attached to his chosen materials has led him to obsessively collect esoteric objects like gas stove burners and rusted enamel cookware, as well as photographs and ephemera related to topics as varied as labor history and decaying "borscht belt" bungalow colonies. These collections and obsessions help to construct a more accurate picture of the complex intellect that gives depth and meaning to Elozua's singular expressive sculptures.


Back to list
 

 

11:00 AM - 8:00 PM, December 15



Rebecca Hutchinson: Re-Generation
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Rebecca Hutchinson's sculptural installations are influenced by the behavioral dynamics found in nature. Her exhibition is focused on the themes of re-generation and observation of natural built systems. "Re-Generation" highlights Hutchinson's cultural and environmental research on the industrial legacy of Central New York. Along with its salt mines, Syracuse also possessed massive deposits of soda ash, a material used in the manufacture of ceramics. These materials, in tandem with an influx of European immigrants with craft and material expertise led to the development of Syracuse China, which quickly grew into one of the nation's largest dinnerware manufacturers.

Reflecting on the decline of the soda ash mining and the closure of Syracuse China, "Re-Generation" takes the form of large unfired paperclay vessels that will be installed in an inverted position, showcasing on the surface drawings of rare orchids that have evolved out of the polluted soil and are currently thriving in the Syracuse region.


Back to list
 

 

11:00 AM - 8:00 PM, December 15



Forever is Composed of Nows
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Whether artists respond to history or look to the future, creativity exists in the moment. Drawn from the Everson's permanent collection, Forever is Composed of Nows examines a multitude of snapshots of the present moment, grouped by theme, image, or idea across different time periods and media. By examining how artists spanning three centuries have approached their present — their now — using similar topics and motifs, this exhibition is a visual exploration of how values, societal customs, and art subjects have evolved over time.


Back to list
 

 

11:00 AM - 6:00 PM, December 15



67th Annual Art Mart Syracuse
Syracuse Allied Arts

Price: Free admission
431-433 S. Warren St.
Syracuse

Pop-up fine art gallery featuring handmade and local art. Jewelry, watercolor painting, oil painting, ceramics, pottery, woodwork, glasswork, textiles, photography, and other unique products from more than 30 local artists will be available.


Back to list
 

 

11:00 AM - 3:00 PM, December 15



December Show
Onondaga Art Guild

Eye Studio Arts
712 W. Manlius St., East Syracuse


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2:00 PM - 6:00 PM, December 15



Rommy Torrico: Cabeza en las nubes
ArtRage Gallery

Price: Free
ArtRage Gallery
505 Hawley Ave., Syracuse

Cabeza en las nubes, directly translated as "head in the clouds," is a body of work that spans a decade of dreamscapes that have been born from liberatory struggle and creative release. Rommy, a queer trans migrant who navigated the world as undocumented until 2018, has been collaborating with communities at the forefront of liberation movements since 2012. As a trans storyteller who lives at the intersections of these identities, they have committed to constantly dreaming and reimagining a refuge of futures where migrant, queer trans communities can live in joy and safety — with access to affordable housing, stable income, and nourishing networks of care. From immigration, to incarceration, to education, the images in this collection explore a range of issues that are impacting trans communities.

Intentionally released in November, Cabeza en las nubes exists as a tribute to this year's Trans Day of Remembrance (November 20) — as a way to honor, uplift and center trans lives and their celestial futures. In the midst of the flurry of anti-trans policies and the many violent realities trans folks have been facing and continue to face, it is Rommy's hope that their work underscores that the time to celebrate the dreams and visions of tender and thriving futures where queer, trans migrants can show up in all their glory is now.

Read a review!


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5:00 PM, December 15



If I Were to Be Alive: Suneil Sanzgiri & Colectivo Los Ingrávidos
Urban Video Project

Everson Museum of Art Plaza
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

This two-artist program explores the ways that the slow violence of extractive capital and colonialism collude with the fast violence of state power.

Screening begins are dusk.


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Theater
 

Any time, December 15



Shakespeare's Christmas Carol
Syracuse Shakespeare-in-the-Park
Ronnie Bell, director

Price: $20 virtual show only; $50 includes take-out meal from Yeti's Cafe plus show
Online


SSITP's virtual version of Dickens, Shakespeare, and your family tradition.

All proceeds go to the SSITP Fund for a new theater.


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6:45 PM, December 15



Nick Saint, Private Elf
Acme Mystery Company

Spaghetti Warehouse
689 N. Clinton St., Syracuse

?When night falls on Toyland Town, some elves play rough. But it's nothing compared to what happens on The Island of Misfit Toys: the seamy underbelly of the North Pole; Santa's dirty little secret. It's no place for an elf, especially on Christmas Eve. Nick's partner, Smiles Thirdly, just found that out. Twice, at close range. Nick needs your help to investigate, but if you come to The Island, don't be a sap. Act like a misfit and blend in. Better yet, just be yourself.


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7:00 PM, December 15



A Christmas Story, The Musical
Redhouse

Redhouse at City Center
400 S. Salina St., Syracuse

From the songwriting team behind the smash hit Tony Award-winning musical Dear Evan Hansen and the Academy Award-winning film La La Land, with book by Joseph Robinette, and music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, A Christmas Story, The Musical

Set in 1940s Indiana, a young and bespectacled Ralphie Parker schemes his way toward the holiday gift of his dreams, an official Red Ryder Carbine-Action 200-Shot Range Model Air Rifle. An infamous leg lamp, outrageous pink bunny pajamas, a maniacal department store Santa, and a triple-dog-dare to lick a freezing flagpole are just a few of the distractions that stand between Ralphie and his Christmas wish. Nominated for three 2013 Tony Awards including Best Musical, A Christmas Story, The Musical is a triple-dog-dare of a good time and it is sure to warm your heart this holiday season!

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7:30 PM, December 15



Disney’s The Little Mermaid
Syracuse Stage
Syracuse University Drama Department
Melissa Rain Anderson, director

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

Dive into musical family fun with Ariel, Sebastian, and all the watery gang from this beloved tale. With spectacular aerial acrobatics provided by 2 Ring Circus (The Wizard of Oz, 2017), this production promises enough thrills and delights for landlubbers of all ages. Nothing fishy about this holiday treat.

Music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater, book by Doug Wright. Music direction by Brian Cimmet, choreography by Adam Cates.

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Friday, December 16, 2022


Art
 

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM, December 16



2022 Drawing on Talent Members Art Exhibit
Baltimore Woods Weeks Art Gallery

Price: Free
Baltimore Woods Nature Center
4007 Bishop Hill Rd., Marcellus


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9:30 AM - 6:00 PM, December 16



Holiday Show and Sale
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

Deborah Rogers: mixed media collage and jewelry
Jan Navales: sculptural vessels made from a variety of materials
Mary Raineri: multi-media textural wall art

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10:00 AM - 8:30 PM, December 16



Active Repair: Works from the Social Justice Sewing Academy
Community Folk Art Center

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

One cannot think about "repair" without thinking of textile arts: the sewing of a split-open seam, the patching of a fabric hole, the darning of a sock. Founded in 2016, the Social Justice Sewing Academy is motivated by the idea that textile arts can repair more than fabric and clothing — that society can experience a kind of repair by using textile art as a framework for activism. Through more than 300 workshops at schools, juvenile detention centers, and community centers throughout the U.S., SJSA has engaged participants in scaffolded discussions about the current socio-political climate that in turn informs the creation of quilt blocks critiquing an issue plaguing their local and larger communities. These quilt blocks are then sent to volunteers around the world to embellish and embroider before being sewn together into quilts which have been displayed in preeminent arts venues across the country. The Community Folk Art Center is pleased to present a curated selection of quilts from SJSA workshops that have helped people grow as critical thinkers, artists, and advocates.


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10:00 AM - 4:00 PM, December 16



37th Annual Gingerbread Gallery
Erie Canal Museum

Price: $10 adults, $7 seniors, $4 children ages 3-18, free for children ages 2 and under
Erie Canal Museum
318 Erie Blvd. E., Syracuse

A display of confectionery creations that celebrates the holidays and the Erie Canal. Each year the Erie Canal Museum Weighlock Gallery transforms into a festive 1800s canal town street scene with gingerbread creations on display in storefront windows.


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10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, December 16



Off The Wall: Holiday Art Show and Sale
Associated Artists of CNY

Manlius Village Library
Manlius Village Center, 1 Arkie Albanese Dr., Manlius


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10:00 AM - 4:00 PM, December 16



Stephanie H. Shih: My Sweetie Has No Pockmarks
Syracuse University Art Museum

Syracuse University Art Museum, Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

The second iteration of The Art Wall Project features the sculptures made by Stephanie H. Shih. Best known for her ceramic groceries, Shih's work explores ideas of home and nostalgia through the lens of food. Her installation at the museum will feature bags of rice to consider how Asian identity has been flattened through stereotypes and to reclaim this pantry staple as a touchpoint of Asian American identity.


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10:00 AM - 4:00 PM, December 16



Collections Highlights: 5,500 Years of Art
Syracuse University Art Museum

Syracuse University Art Museum, Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

Explore the newly reinstalled permanent collection galleries, which include rarely seen artworks from the museum's collection and two major loans from the Art Bridges Foundation. This thematic installation touches on ideas of identity, place, gender, race, labor, and lineage.


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11:00 AM - 5:00 PM, December 16



Common Ground
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

To celebrate the new millennium, in the year 2000 artist Neil Tetkowski undertook a Herculean project: gathering clay from all 188 member countries from the United Nations. With these clay samples, Tetkowski created a suitably monumental work that debuted at United Nations headquarters in New York City—the Common Ground World Mandala. Measuring seven feet in diameter and more than nine feet high, Tetkowski's sculpture is a testament to the artist's ability to think beyond boundaries—of scale, of geography, and of politics.

"Common Ground" uses Tetkowski's World Mandala as the centerpiece of an exhibition that showcases the Everson's vast collection of world ceramics. From ancient Mesopotamian and Greek pottery to contemporary Zulu beer brewing vessels and a life-size terracotta horse built by Indian priests, the Everson's collection traces the evolution of ceramics across cultures over thousands of years. Because of Syracuse's focus on welcoming immigrants and refugees to the community, there are over 70 languages spoken in city schools. "Common Ground" uses ceramics, one of humankind's oldest art forms, to remind us of our shared bonds with the earth.

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11:00 AM - 5:00 PM, December 16



2022 Festival of Trees & Light
Everson Museum of Art

Price: $10 regular, $5 ages 12 and under
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

The Everson is proud to present the 2022 Festival of Trees & Light, a beloved CNY holiday tradition. With a variety of performances, family-friendly activities, and stunning seasonal displays and items available for purchase, make the Everson's Festival of Trees & Light a part of your family's holiday tradition.

10:30 am: Woodland Elementary Second Grade Singers, Hosmer Auditorium
11:00 am: Jamesville Dewitt High School, Sculpture Court
11:45 am: East Syracuse Minoa High School Choir, Sculpture Court
12:30 pm: Liverpool High School Tuba Euphonium Ensemble, Sculpture Court
4:15 pm: Amanda Dunlap Voice Studio Performances, Hosmer Auditorium


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11:00 AM - 5:00 PM, December 16



Forever is Composed of Nows
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Whether artists respond to history or look to the future, creativity exists in the moment. Drawn from the Everson's permanent collection, Forever is Composed of Nows examines a multitude of snapshots of the present moment, grouped by theme, image, or idea across different time periods and media. By examining how artists spanning three centuries have approached their present — their now — using similar topics and motifs, this exhibition is a visual exploration of how values, societal customs, and art subjects have evolved over time.


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11:00 AM - 5:00 PM, December 16



Rebecca Hutchinson: Re-Generation
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Rebecca Hutchinson's sculptural installations are influenced by the behavioral dynamics found in nature. Her exhibition is focused on the themes of re-generation and observation of natural built systems. "Re-Generation" highlights Hutchinson's cultural and environmental research on the industrial legacy of Central New York. Along with its salt mines, Syracuse also possessed massive deposits of soda ash, a material used in the manufacture of ceramics. These materials, in tandem with an influx of European immigrants with craft and material expertise led to the development of Syracuse China, which quickly grew into one of the nation's largest dinnerware manufacturers.

Reflecting on the decline of the soda ash mining and the closure of Syracuse China, "Re-Generation" takes the form of large unfired paperclay vessels that will be installed in an inverted position, showcasing on the surface drawings of rare orchids that have evolved out of the polluted soil and are currently thriving in the Syracuse region.


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11:00 AM - 5:00 PM, December 16



Raymon Elozua: Structure/Dissonance
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

"Structure/Dissonance" celebrates nearly five decades of work by New York-based artist Raymon Elozua, who first came to prominence in the 1970s with detailed trompe l'oeil ceramic sculptures of decaying industrial landscapes. Elozua's first major museum exhibition since his 2003 retrospective at the Mint Museum, "Structure/Dissonance" focuses on three conceptual bodies of work that explore the combined physical properties of three elemental materials: ceramic, glass, and steel. This exhibition contextualizes these vital sculptures within Elozua's intellectual landscape through the inclusion of a series of collections and research projects that are inextricably linked to his artistic output.

Elozua's insatiable appetite to uncover the hidden cultural meanings attached to his chosen materials has led him to obsessively collect esoteric objects like gas stove burners and rusted enamel cookware, as well as photographs and ephemera related to topics as varied as labor history and decaying "borscht belt" bungalow colonies. These collections and obsessions help to construct a more accurate picture of the complex intellect that gives depth and meaning to Elozua's singular expressive sculptures.


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11:00 AM - 6:00 PM, December 16



67th Annual Art Mart Syracuse
Syracuse Allied Arts

Price: Free admission
431-433 S. Warren St.
Syracuse

Pop-up fine art gallery featuring handmade and local art. Jewelry, watercolor painting, oil painting, ceramics, pottery, woodwork, glasswork, textiles, photography, and other unique products from more than 30 local artists will be available.


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2:00 PM - 6:00 PM, December 16



*CLOSED TODAY* Rommy Torrico: Cabeza en las nubes
ArtRage Gallery

Price: Free
ArtRage Gallery
505 Hawley Ave., Syracuse

Closed today due to weather.

Cabeza en las nubes, directly translated as "head in the clouds," is a body of work that spans a decade of dreamscapes that have been born from liberatory struggle and creative release. Rommy, a queer trans migrant who navigated the world as undocumented until 2018, has been collaborating with communities at the forefront of liberation movements since 2012. As a trans storyteller who lives at the intersections of these identities, they have committed to constantly dreaming and reimagining a refuge of futures where migrant, queer trans communities can live in joy and safety — with access to affordable housing, stable income, and nourishing networks of care. From immigration, to incarceration, to education, the images in this collection explore a range of issues that are impacting trans communities.

Intentionally released in November, Cabeza en las nubes exists as a tribute to this year's Trans Day of Remembrance (November 20) — as a way to honor, uplift and center trans lives and their celestial futures. In the midst of the flurry of anti-trans policies and the many violent realities trans folks have been facing and continue to face, it is Rommy's hope that their work underscores that the time to celebrate the dreams and visions of tender and thriving futures where queer, trans migrants can show up in all their glory is now.

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5:00 PM, December 16



If I Were to Be Alive: Suneil Sanzgiri & Colectivo Los Ingrávidos
Urban Video Project

Everson Museum of Art Plaza
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

This two-artist program explores the ways that the slow violence of extractive capital and colonialism collude with the fast violence of state power.

Screening begins are dusk.


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Music
 

7:00 PM, December 16



*SOLD OUT* SIRSY Unplugged
The 443 Social Club

The 443 Social Club
443 Burnet Ave., Syracuse

Join us for a very special, intimate, and stripped-down acoustic show with Sirsy at The 443. Learn some of the stories behind the songs and hear tales from the band about life on and off the road. You'll laugh, you'll cry, it's better than Cats!


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Opera
 

7:30 PM, December 16



Amahl and the Night Visitors
Syracuse Opera

Tucker Missionary Baptist Church
515 Oakwood Ave., Syracuse

Gian Carlo Menotti's a beautiful timeless Christmas tale of a young shepherd boy and his mother, who encounter the Magi. Inspired by the extraordinary painting by Hieronymus Bosch, the adoration of the Maji. A holiday gem!


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Theater
 

Any time, December 16



Shakespeare's Christmas Carol
Syracuse Shakespeare-in-the-Park
Ronnie Bell, director

Price: $20 virtual show only; $50 includes take-out meal from Yeti's Cafe plus show
Online


SSITP's virtual version of Dickens, Shakespeare, and your family tradition.

All proceeds go to the SSITP Fund for a new theater.


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7:00 PM, December 16



You Can't Take It With You
Central New York Playhouse
Natasia White, director

Atonement Lutheran Church
116 W. Glen Ave., Syracuse

At first the Sycamores seem mad, but it is not long before we realize that if they are mad, the rest of the world is madder. In contrast to these delightful people are the unhappy Kirbys. The plot shows how Tony, attractive young son of the Kirbys, falls in love with Alice Sycamore and brings his parents to dine at the Sycamore home on the wrong evening.

The shock sustained by the Kirbys, who are invited to eat cheap food, shows Alice that marriage with Tony is out of the question. The Sycamores, however, though sympathetic to Alice, find it hard to realize her point of view. Meantime, Tony, who knows the Sycamores are right and his own people wrong, will not give her up.

By Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman.

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7:00 PM, December 16



A Christmas Story, The Musical
Redhouse

Redhouse at City Center
400 S. Salina St., Syracuse

From the songwriting team behind the smash hit Tony Award-winning musical Dear Evan Hansen and the Academy Award-winning film La La Land, with book by Joseph Robinette, and music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, A Christmas Story, The Musical

Set in 1940s Indiana, a young and bespectacled Ralphie Parker schemes his way toward the holiday gift of his dreams, an official Red Ryder Carbine-Action 200-Shot Range Model Air Rifle. An infamous leg lamp, outrageous pink bunny pajamas, a maniacal department store Santa, and a triple-dog-dare to lick a freezing flagpole are just a few of the distractions that stand between Ralphie and his Christmas wish. Nominated for three 2013 Tony Awards including Best Musical, A Christmas Story, The Musical is a triple-dog-dare of a good time and it is sure to warm your heart this holiday season!

Read a review!


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7:30 PM, December 16



Disney’s The Little Mermaid
Syracuse Stage
Syracuse University Drama Department
Melissa Rain Anderson, director

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

Dive into musical family fun with Ariel, Sebastian, and all the watery gang from this beloved tale. With spectacular aerial acrobatics provided by 2 Ring Circus (The Wizard of Oz, 2017), this production promises enough thrills and delights for landlubbers of all ages. Nothing fishy about this holiday treat.

Music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater, book by Doug Wright. Music direction by Brian Cimmet, choreography by Adam Cates.

Read a review!


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Saturday, December 17, 2022


Art
 

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM, December 17



2022 Drawing on Talent Members Art Exhibit
Baltimore Woods Weeks Art Gallery

Price: Free
Baltimore Woods Nature Center
4007 Bishop Hill Rd., Marcellus


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10:00 AM - 2:00 PM, December 17



Holiday Show and Sale
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

Deborah Rogers: mixed media collage and jewelry
Jan Navales: sculptural vessels made from a variety of materials
Mary Raineri: multi-media textural wall art

Read a review!


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10:00 AM - 4:00 PM, December 17



37th Annual Gingerbread Gallery
Erie Canal Museum

Price: $10 adults, $7 seniors, $4 children ages 3-18, free for children ages 2 and under
Erie Canal Museum
318 Erie Blvd. E., Syracuse

A display of confectionery creations that celebrates the holidays and the Erie Canal. Each year the Erie Canal Museum Weighlock Gallery transforms into a festive 1800s canal town street scene with gingerbread creations on display in storefront windows.


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10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, December 17



Raymon Elozua: Structure/Dissonance
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

"Structure/Dissonance" celebrates nearly five decades of work by New York-based artist Raymon Elozua, who first came to prominence in the 1970s with detailed trompe l'oeil ceramic sculptures of decaying industrial landscapes. Elozua's first major museum exhibition since his 2003 retrospective at the Mint Museum, "Structure/Dissonance" focuses on three conceptual bodies of work that explore the combined physical properties of three elemental materials: ceramic, glass, and steel. This exhibition contextualizes these vital sculptures within Elozua's intellectual landscape through the inclusion of a series of collections and research projects that are inextricably linked to his artistic output.

Elozua's insatiable appetite to uncover the hidden cultural meanings attached to his chosen materials has led him to obsessively collect esoteric objects like gas stove burners and rusted enamel cookware, as well as photographs and ephemera related to topics as varied as labor history and decaying "borscht belt" bungalow colonies. These collections and obsessions help to construct a more accurate picture of the complex intellect that gives depth and meaning to Elozua's singular expressive sculptures.


Back to list
 

 

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, December 17



Rebecca Hutchinson: Re-Generation
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Rebecca Hutchinson's sculptural installations are influenced by the behavioral dynamics found in nature. Her exhibition is focused on the themes of re-generation and observation of natural built systems. "Re-Generation" highlights Hutchinson's cultural and environmental research on the industrial legacy of Central New York. Along with its salt mines, Syracuse also possessed massive deposits of soda ash, a material used in the manufacture of ceramics. These materials, in tandem with an influx of European immigrants with craft and material expertise led to the development of Syracuse China, which quickly grew into one of the nation's largest dinnerware manufacturers.

Reflecting on the decline of the soda ash mining and the closure of Syracuse China, "Re-Generation" takes the form of large unfired paperclay vessels that will be installed in an inverted position, showcasing on the surface drawings of rare orchids that have evolved out of the polluted soil and are currently thriving in the Syracuse region.


Back to list
 

 

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, December 17



Forever is Composed of Nows
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Whether artists respond to history or look to the future, creativity exists in the moment. Drawn from the Everson's permanent collection, Forever is Composed of Nows examines a multitude of snapshots of the present moment, grouped by theme, image, or idea across different time periods and media. By examining how artists spanning three centuries have approached their present — their now — using similar topics and motifs, this exhibition is a visual exploration of how values, societal customs, and art subjects have evolved over time.


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10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, December 17



2022 Festival of Trees & Light
Everson Museum of Art

Price: $10 regular, $5 ages 12 and under
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

The Everson is proud to present the 2022 Festival of Trees & Light, a beloved CNY holiday tradition. With a variety of performances, family-friendly activities, and stunning seasonal displays and items available for purchase, make the Everson's Festival of Trees & Light a part of your family's holiday tradition.

10:30 am: The Music School of CNY Guitar Ensemble, Sculpture Court
11:00 am-3:00 pm: Santa in Residence, The Beadel Gallery
11:00 am-12:00 pm: Bones East Trombone Ensemble, Hosmer Auditorium
12:15-1:15 pm: The Brig Juice Brass Ensemble, Hosmer Auditorium
2:00-4:00 pm: Anjani Dance Academy, Hosmer Auditorium
4:00-5:00 pm: SpeakDance CNY, Hosmer Auditorium


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10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, December 17



Common Ground
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

To celebrate the new millennium, in the year 2000 artist Neil Tetkowski undertook a Herculean project: gathering clay from all 188 member countries from the United Nations. With these clay samples, Tetkowski created a suitably monumental work that debuted at United Nations headquarters in New York City—the Common Ground World Mandala. Measuring seven feet in diameter and more than nine feet high, Tetkowski's sculpture is a testament to the artist's ability to think beyond boundaries—of scale, of geography, and of politics.

"Common Ground" uses Tetkowski's World Mandala as the centerpiece of an exhibition that showcases the Everson's vast collection of world ceramics. From ancient Mesopotamian and Greek pottery to contemporary Zulu beer brewing vessels and a life-size terracotta horse built by Indian priests, the Everson's collection traces the evolution of ceramics across cultures over thousands of years. Because of Syracuse's focus on welcoming immigrants and refugees to the community, there are over 70 languages spoken in city schools. "Common Ground" uses ceramics, one of humankind's oldest art forms, to remind us of our shared bonds with the earth.

Read a review!


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10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, December 17



Off The Wall: Holiday Art Show and Sale
Associated Artists of CNY

Manlius Village Library
Manlius Village Center, 1 Arkie Albanese Dr., Manlius


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11:00 AM - 6:00 PM, December 17



67th Annual Art Mart Syracuse
Syracuse Allied Arts

Price: Free admission
431-433 S. Warren St.
Syracuse

Pop-up fine art gallery featuring handmade and local art. Jewelry, watercolor painting, oil painting, ceramics, pottery, woodwork, glasswork, textiles, photography, and other unique products from more than 30 local artists will be available.


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12:00 PM - 4:00 PM, December 17



Rommy Torrico: Cabeza en las nubes
ArtRage Gallery

Price: Free
ArtRage Gallery
505 Hawley Ave., Syracuse

Cabeza en las nubes, directly translated as "head in the clouds," is a body of work that spans a decade of dreamscapes that have been born from liberatory struggle and creative release. Rommy, a queer trans migrant who navigated the world as undocumented until 2018, has been collaborating with communities at the forefront of liberation movements since 2012. As a trans storyteller who lives at the intersections of these identities, they have committed to constantly dreaming and reimagining a refuge of futures where migrant, queer trans communities can live in joy and safety — with access to affordable housing, stable income, and nourishing networks of care. From immigration, to incarceration, to education, the images in this collection explore a range of issues that are impacting trans communities.

Intentionally released in November, Cabeza en las nubes exists as a tribute to this year's Trans Day of Remembrance (November 20) — as a way to honor, uplift and center trans lives and their celestial futures. In the midst of the flurry of anti-trans policies and the many violent realities trans folks have been facing and continue to face, it is Rommy's hope that their work underscores that the time to celebrate the dreams and visions of tender and thriving futures where queer, trans migrants can show up in all their glory is now.

Read a review!


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5:00 PM, December 17



If I Were to Be Alive: Suneil Sanzgiri & Colectivo Los Ingrávidos
Urban Video Project

Everson Museum of Art Plaza
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

This two-artist program explores the ways that the slow violence of extractive capital and colonialism collude with the fast violence of state power.

Screening begins are dusk.


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Film
 

2:00 PM, December 17



The Polar Express
Landmark Theatre

Landmark Theatre
362 S. Salina St., Syracuse

Join the Landmark Theatre for a special screening of the animated holiday film The Polar Express, a great film for the entire family. On Christmas Eve, a young boy embarks on a magical adventure to the North Pole on the Polar Express, while learning about friendship, bravery and the spirit of Christmas.

The film starts at 2:00 pm, but doors open at 12:30 pm. Come early and enjoy holiday activities good for the whole family! Pajamas are encouraged!


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Music
 

1:30 PM, December 17



Pops Series: Holiday Pops
Syracuse Orchestra (formerly Symphoria)
Sean O'Loughlin, conductor
Featuring Brooke White and the Syracuse Pops Chorus

Crouse Hinds Concert Theater, Mulroy Civic Center
411 Montgomery St., Syracuse

Celebrate the Season with your favorite holiday tunes. American Idol finalist and country music star Brooke White and the Syracuse Pops Chorus join Symphoria for CNY's favorite tradition


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2:00 PM, December 17



TubaChristmas

Price: Free for audience, $10 registration fee for musicians
Liverpool High School Auditorium
4338 Wetzel Rd., Liverpool

Holiday music for low brass.

Musician registration starts at 11:30 am; rehearsal starts at 12:30 pm.


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7:00 PM, December 17



Winter Solstice Concert: Resilience
Syracuse Community Choir

St. Paul's Syracuse
220 E. Fayette St., Syracuse


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7:00 PM, December 17



The Old Main
The 443 Social Club

The 443 Social Club
443 Burnet Ave., Syracuse

Put your party pants on and join us for one of the most FUN bands in CNY – The Old Main boys are back!

The Old Main is an indie-folk group based in New York's Adirondack region. With over a decade worth of co-writing experience, Seth Becker and Nashua Robb bring to life a full spectrum of tunes with topics ranging from lost love to optimism in the face of life's all too familiar trials.


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7:30 PM, December 17



Classic Guitar Series: Anthony LaLena

Skaneateles Library
49 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles

Anthony LaLena holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the Eastman School of Music, where he served as a teaching assistant to Nicholas Goluses and was a recipient of the prestigious Performer's Certificate for outstanding musical performance.

LaLena has performed throughout Europe and the U.S., while remaining an active musician at home in Western New York, where he has been a fixture at the annual Great Lakes Guitar Society Festival in Buffalo as a performer and lecturer. He is dedicated to commissioning and performing new music involving guitar, having premiered works by Gulli Bjornsson, Mark Delpriora, David Liptak, Roland Dyens, and John Anthony Lennon.


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7:30 PM, December 17



Pops Series: Holiday Pops
Syracuse Orchestra (formerly Symphoria)
Sean O'Loughlin, conductor
Featuring Brooke White and the Syracuse Pops Chorus

Crouse Hinds Concert Theater, Mulroy Civic Center
411 Montgomery St., Syracuse

Celebrate the Season with your favorite holiday tunes. American Idol finalist and country music star Brooke White and the Syracuse Pops Chorus join Symphoria for CNY's favorite tradition


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Theater
 

Any time, December 17



Shakespeare's Christmas Carol
Syracuse Shakespeare-in-the-Park
Ronnie Bell, director

Price: $20 virtual show only; $50 includes take-out meal from Yeti's Cafe plus show
Online


SSITP's virtual version of Dickens, Shakespeare, and your family tradition.

All proceeds go to the SSITP Fund for a new theater.


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2:00 PM, December 17



A Christmas Story, The Musical
Redhouse

Redhouse at City Center
400 S. Salina St., Syracuse

From the songwriting team behind the smash hit Tony Award-winning musical Dear Evan Hansen and the Academy Award-winning film La La Land, with book by Joseph Robinette, and music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, A Christmas Story, The Musical

Set in 1940s Indiana, a young and bespectacled Ralphie Parker schemes his way toward the holiday gift of his dreams, an official Red Ryder Carbine-Action 200-Shot Range Model Air Rifle. An infamous leg lamp, outrageous pink bunny pajamas, a maniacal department store Santa, and a triple-dog-dare to lick a freezing flagpole are just a few of the distractions that stand between Ralphie and his Christmas wish. Nominated for three 2013 Tony Awards including Best Musical, A Christmas Story, The Musical is a triple-dog-dare of a good time and it is sure to warm your heart this holiday season!

Read a review!


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2:00 PM, December 17



Disney’s The Little Mermaid
Syracuse Stage
Syracuse University Drama Department
Melissa Rain Anderson, director

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

Dive into musical family fun with Ariel, Sebastian, and all the watery gang from this beloved tale. With spectacular aerial acrobatics provided by 2 Ring Circus (The Wizard of Oz, 2017), this production promises enough thrills and delights for landlubbers of all ages. Nothing fishy about this holiday treat.

Music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater, book by Doug Wright. Music direction by Brian Cimmet, choreography by Adam Cates.

(Audio Described)

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7:00 PM, December 17



You Can't Take It With You
Central New York Playhouse
Natasia White, director

Atonement Lutheran Church
116 W. Glen Ave., Syracuse

At first the Sycamores seem mad, but it is not long before we realize that if they are mad, the rest of the world is madder. In contrast to these delightful people are the unhappy Kirbys. The plot shows how Tony, attractive young son of the Kirbys, falls in love with Alice Sycamore and brings his parents to dine at the Sycamore home on the wrong evening.

The shock sustained by the Kirbys, who are invited to eat cheap food, shows Alice that marriage with Tony is out of the question. The Sycamores, however, though sympathetic to Alice, find it hard to realize her point of view. Meantime, Tony, who knows the Sycamores are right and his own people wrong, will not give her up.

By Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman.

Read a review!


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7:00 PM, December 17



A Christmas Story, The Musical
Redhouse

Redhouse at City Center
400 S. Salina St., Syracuse

From the songwriting team behind the smash hit Tony Award-winning musical Dear Evan Hansen and the Academy Award-winning film La La Land, with book by Joseph Robinette, and music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, A Christmas Story, The Musical

Set in 1940s Indiana, a young and bespectacled Ralphie Parker schemes his way toward the holiday gift of his dreams, an official Red Ryder Carbine-Action 200-Shot Range Model Air Rifle. An infamous leg lamp, outrageous pink bunny pajamas, a maniacal department store Santa, and a triple-dog-dare to lick a freezing flagpole are just a few of the distractions that stand between Ralphie and his Christmas wish. Nominated for three 2013 Tony Awards including Best Musical, A Christmas Story, The Musical is a triple-dog-dare of a good time and it is sure to warm your heart this holiday season!

Read a review!


Back to list
 

 

7:30 PM, December 17



Disney’s The Little Mermaid
Syracuse Stage
Syracuse University Drama Department
Melissa Rain Anderson, director

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

Dive into musical family fun with Ariel, Sebastian, and all the watery gang from this beloved tale. With spectacular aerial acrobatics provided by 2 Ring Circus (The Wizard of Oz, 2017), this production promises enough thrills and delights for landlubbers of all ages. Nothing fishy about this holiday treat.

Music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater, book by Doug Wright. Music direction by Brian Cimmet, choreography by Adam Cates.

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