Saturday, December 11, 2021

Holiday Show and Sale: Alison Fisher
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

Paintings, handcrafted purses, jewelry, throws and pillows, mittens and booties, ornaments.

Sketching Syracuse
Erie Canal Museum

Price: Free
Erie Canal Museum
318 Erie Blvd. E., Syracuse

The Syracuse Urban Sketchers, a group of local artists who sketch the beautiful and varied landscapes of Central New York, will be showcasing a number of their Erie Canal inspired images.

From Soup to Nuts
Everson Museum of Art

Price: Museum admission: $8 regular, $6 student/senior, free for members, children 12 and under, and military with ID
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Drawn from the Everson's collection, this exhibition features a range of works that address a basic human necessity: food and drink. Whether attending a formal meal or a casual picnic, browsing the grocery aisle or grabbing a snack, eating and drinking is a part of our shared humanity. Including paintings, photographs, prints, and ceramics, "From Soup to Nuts" is an eclectic multi-course artistic feast.

Cheryl Dunn: Licking the Bowl
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

In 2002, while a resident at the Ohio State University's Wexner Center for the Arts, filmmaker and photographer Cheryl Dunn documented "Free Basin," a sculptural project created by the multidisciplinary art collective Simparch. "Free Basin" was a large elevated, kidney-shaped skate bowl that was fully accessible to skaters in the community to use during gallery hours. Dunn's 15-minute film Licking the Bowl captures the energy of Free Basin using lyrical passages of skaters in motion punctuated with interviews and stark black and white still photographs.

AbStranded: Fiber and Abstraction in Contemporary Art
Everson Museum of Art

Price: Museum admission: $8 regular, $6 student/senior, free for members, children 12 and under, and military with ID
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

AbStranded features 10 contemporary American artists — Polly Apfelbaum, Paolo Arao, Sanford Biggers, Samantha Bittman, Julia Bland, Rachel B. Hayes, Elana Herzog, Anne Lindberg, Sheila Pepe, and Sarah Zapata — who use fiber-based materials to investigate the complex lineage of abstraction. Utilizing a diverse variety of methods, styles, and forms, these artists uncover and co-opt textile traditions and material sources in order to re-assert their validity and relevance in an increasingly global-industrial culture. A prominent use of the hand looms large — through knitting, weaving, quilting, and more — and suggests an alternative mode of communication within today's digital society. Together, the works reveal how artists employ the language of abstraction to speak about the intertwined histories and politics of craft, race, and gender.

Festival of Trees and Light
Everson Museum of Art

Price: $10 non-member adults, $5 members/students, children 12 and under free except for Saturday Winter Wonderland activities ($5)
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

This year's Festival of Trees & Light is chock full of programs and activities for all Central New York families to enjoy. It includes incredible live performances, art-making and storytelling activities for children, and stunning displays of seasonal items and trees for purchase. New this year, the Festival will include a Holiday Marketplace featuring artist-made wares and locally sourced products to meet all your gift-giving needs. Enjoy refreshments throughout the Festival. Every visit to the Festival will offer new visual delights as new offerings are introduced!

Mutual Affection: The Victoria Schonfeld Collection
Everson Museum of Art

Price: Museum admission: $8 regular, $6 student/senior, free for members, children 12 and under, and military with ID
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Victoria Schonfeld (1950-2019) was a prominent New York lawyer, collector, and philanthropist whose discerning eye was matched only by the fierceness of devotion to her friends. From the time she began collecting ceramics in the 1990s, Schonfeld developed lasting friendships with the artists who caught her eye. Schonfeld was particularly devoted to championing female artists, including Betty Woodman, Alison Britton, and Carol McNicoll, as well as younger artists like Lauren Mabry and Rain Harris. Her taste encompassed everything from classical beauty to pointedly political works, all linked by her boundless curiosity.

Long before her untimely death, Schonfeld began donating works by artists she admired to museums across the United States, including the Everson Museum of Art. It is with the deepest gratitude that the Everson accepts key works from the Schonfeld collection that will endure as a tribute to her generosity and lasting network of friendships. Mutual Affection marks the debut of the Victoria Schonfeld Collection at the Everson, fleshed out by additional works loaned by her family and friends. Each object in this exhibition stands on its own merit, but also represents a node in Schonfeld's vast network of reciprocal relationships.

Art Mart
Syracuse Allied Arts

221 Walton St.
Syracuse

A pop-up art show featuring local artists who have created everything from jewelry, watercolor painting, oil painting, ceramics, pottery, woodwork, glasswork, textiles, consumables, photography, and other unique products.

For more information, visit facebook.com/artmartsyracuse.

Robin Holder: USA United States of Anxiety/We’re In It Together
ArtRage Gallery

Price: Free
ArtRage Gallery
505 Hawley Ave., Syracuse

Robin Holder is a biracial, contemporary artist based in New York/New Jersey. Her research based, mixed technique works are saturated with cultural references that reveal the conflicts of our human experience. Holder's work, exploring societal access alongside lack of empowerment, provides unique opportunities for challenging discussions about socio-economic imbalances, and the complexities of identity, class, cultural inequity, race, and religion.

Her work is exhibited widely and she is a recipient of grants and awards from the New York State Council on the Arts, the Brooklyn Arts Council, Manhattan Graphics Center, and The Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation; and appears in the collections of, among others, the Library of Congress, the Washington State Arts Commission, and the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.

Hito Steyerl: Strike (2010)
Urban Video Project

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

Steyerl's work explores late capitalism's social, cultural, and financial imaginaries. Strike is a short, humorous film squarely in the tradition of Fluxus performance and wordplay. The title of the work plays on the double meaning of the word "strike." Most obviously, a strike is a physically violent gesture, in this case against a flatscreen monitor, both a commodity and an object that, when working, "disappears" behind the spectacle it presents. On the other hand, a strike is a strategic refusal to work. The double meaning here short circuits our contemporary split identity as consumer-workers.

Screening begins at dusk.

A Feast of Carols
Syracuse Vocal Ensemble
Julie Pretzat, conductor

Eastern Hills Bible Church
4600 Enders Rd., Manlius

Lipstick & Whiskey
The 443 Social Club

Price: $5 cover
The 443 Social Club
443 Burnet Ave., Syracuse

Lipstick & Whiskey is a powerhouse collaboration of two CNY favorites.

Lightkeepers frontwoman, Jes Sheldon, is the illegitimate love child of Grace Slick and Nina Simone...and Janis came over and sang her lullabies. Normally wielding a microphone, she also plays baritone ukulele even some kazoo.

Versatile violinist Liz "Fiddle" Simchik (the artist formerly known as Liz Friedel) can be seen and heard playing on just about every scene. She brings her throwback vocals and soulful violin as well as some fingerpicking guitar to this special duo.

These two friends realized how well their voices work together and formed Lipstick & Whiskey, their style drawing on folk, Americana, Cajun, blues, rock, and pop influences.

NOTE: In order for the 443 to operate at full capacity, we are limiting our guests to those who are fully vaccinated for COVID-19. Attendees must show proof at the door upon arrival.

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

Price: $28-$68
New York State Fairgrounds Expo Center
581 State Fair Blvd., Syracuse

Aerialists, jugglers, acrobats, comedians, and other amazing cirq performers bring Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker to life in a way that you've never experienced before! Symphoria performs the music for this celebration of community. Juhanna Rogers is featured as narrator in the classic Nutcracker story, which has been re-written with some new twists by author Linda Lowen. The performance also includes special performances by Circus Culture of Ithaca.

Buy tickets. This performance is offered in-person only.

Aladdin
Syracuse Children's Theatre

Carrier Theater, Mulroy Civic Center
411 Montgomery St., Syracuse

Waitress
Broadway in Syracuse

Landmark Theatre
362 S. Salina St., Syracuse

Meet Jenna, a waitress and expert pie-maker who dreams of a way out of her small town and rocky marriage. Pouring her heart into her pies, she crafts desserts that mirror her topsy-turvy life such as "The Key (Lime) to Happiness Pie" and "Betrayed By My Eggs Pie." When a baking contest in a nearby county — and a satisfying encounter with someone new — show Jenna a chance at a fresh start, she must find the courage to seize it. Change is on the menu, as long as Jenna can write her own perfectly personal recipe for happiness.

Brought to life by a groundbreaking all-female creative team, this hilarious hit Broadway musical features original music and lyrics by Grammy Award winner Sara Bareilles ("Brave," "Love Song"), a book by acclaimed screenwriter Jessie Nelson (I Am Sam), original choreography by Lorin Latarro (Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Waiting for Godot), recreated by tour choreographer Abbey O'Brien and original direction by Tony Award winner Diane Paulus (Hair, Pippin), recreated by tour director Susanna Wolk.

Sister Act
Redhouse
Temar Underwood, director

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

In this powerhouse musical, adapted from the 1992 film starring Whoopi Goldberg, disco-diva Deloris Van Catier has witnessed a murder. The cops put her into protective custody in the one place the bad guys won't find her — a convent! She helps the nuns find their voice as the director of the choir. In the process, she finds her own. With powerful gospel, dance, disco, and soul music from the creative mind of Broadway legend Alan Menkin, this moving show will have Redhouse audiences rejoicing at the triumphant return of live performances at the center.

Matilda the Musical
Syracuse Stage
Syracuse University Drama Department
Donna Drake, director

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

Children (and grownups) of the world rejoice. Matilda is here at last. This Tony Award-winning musical is a captivating treat that revels in the anarchy of childhood, the power of imagination, and the inspiring story of a girl who dreams of a better life. (There's also a gloriously vile villain, Miss Trunchbull.) Packed with high-energy dance numbers, catchy songs, and featuring an unforgettable a little girl with astonishing wit, intelligence, and psychokinetic power, Matilda is a joyous girl power romp.

Tickets

Aladdin
Syracuse Children's Theatre

Carrier Theater, Mulroy Civic Center
411 Montgomery St., Syracuse

*SOLD OUT* Scrooge Meets Shakespeare's Ghosts
Syracuse Shakespeare-in-the-Park
Ronnie Bell, director

Price: $40
Beer Belly Deli
510 Westcott St., Syracuse

A musical mashup of Shakespeare, Dickens, and carols like you've never heard before. Enjoy dinner, a drink, and a festive drama!

Proof of vaccination required.

Climate Change Theater Action Performance
ArtRage Gallery
Milton Loayza, director

Price: Free, but reservations recommended
ArtRage Gallery
505 Hawley Ave., Syracuse

Join us for an evening of staged readings of plays performed as part of International Climate Change Theater Action events. The performance will be followed by a hopeful conversation with the audience about our current climate change emergency. Performed by Carmen Crafts, Ana Guerrero, and Milton Loayza, with conversation facilitator Carole Resnick.

Featured plays: The Green New Deal by Corey Payette, The Last Bee Flies Over the Sky by Pat To Yan, The Pageant by Paula Cizmar, The Eternity of Diapers by Carla Zuñiga, and Not Because We're Good by Chris Thorpe.

Milton Loayza's performances and productions of Latin American plays have been presented at Syracuse venues like ArtRage, The Point of Contact, the Red House, and Syracuse University. He has toured nationally as an actor in the tango opera María de Buenos Aires. He is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Modern Languages at SUNY Oswego.

COVID Precautions: Attendance will be limited to 35 people. Masks are required regardless of vaccination status. The actors will not be wearing masks during the performance.

Reservations

Sister Act
Redhouse
Temar Underwood, director

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

In this powerhouse musical, adapted from the 1992 film starring Whoopi Goldberg, disco-diva Deloris Van Catier has witnessed a murder. The cops put her into protective custody in the one place the bad guys won't find her — a convent! She helps the nuns find their voice as the director of the choir. In the process, she finds her own. With powerful gospel, dance, disco, and soul music from the creative mind of Broadway legend Alan Menkin, this moving show will have Redhouse audiences rejoicing at the triumphant return of live performances at the center.

Aladdin
Syracuse Children's Theatre

Carrier Theater, Mulroy Civic Center
411 Montgomery St., Syracuse

Matilda the Musical
Syracuse Stage
Syracuse University Drama Department
Donna Drake, director

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

Children (and grownups) of the world rejoice. Matilda is here at last. This Tony Award-winning musical is a captivating treat that revels in the anarchy of childhood, the power of imagination, and the inspiring story of a girl who dreams of a better life. (There's also a gloriously vile villain, Miss Trunchbull.) Packed with high-energy dance numbers, catchy songs, and featuring an unforgettable a little girl with astonishing wit, intelligence, and psychokinetic power, Matilda is a joyous girl power romp.

Tickets

Waitress
Broadway in Syracuse

Landmark Theatre
362 S. Salina St., Syracuse

Meet Jenna, a waitress and expert pie-maker who dreams of a way out of her small town and rocky marriage. Pouring her heart into her pies, she crafts desserts that mirror her topsy-turvy life such as "The Key (Lime) to Happiness Pie" and "Betrayed By My Eggs Pie." When a baking contest in a nearby county — and a satisfying encounter with someone new — show Jenna a chance at a fresh start, she must find the courage to seize it. Change is on the menu, as long as Jenna can write her own perfectly personal recipe for happiness.

Brought to life by a groundbreaking all-female creative team, this hilarious hit Broadway musical features original music and lyrics by Grammy Award winner Sara Bareilles ("Brave," "Love Song"), a book by acclaimed screenwriter Jessie Nelson (I Am Sam), original choreography by Lorin Latarro (Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Waiting for Godot), recreated by tour choreographer Abbey O'Brien and original direction by Tony Award winner Diane Paulus (Hair, Pippin), recreated by tour director Susanna Wolk.

Sunday, December 12, 2021

Sketching Syracuse
Erie Canal Museum

Price: Free
Erie Canal Museum
318 Erie Blvd. E., Syracuse

The Syracuse Urban Sketchers, a group of local artists who sketch the beautiful and varied landscapes of Central New York, will be showcasing a number of their Erie Canal inspired images.

AbStranded: Fiber and Abstraction in Contemporary Art
Everson Museum of Art

Price: Museum admission: $8 regular, $6 student/senior, free for members, children 12 and under, and military with ID
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

AbStranded features 10 contemporary American artists — Polly Apfelbaum, Paolo Arao, Sanford Biggers, Samantha Bittman, Julia Bland, Rachel B. Hayes, Elana Herzog, Anne Lindberg, Sheila Pepe, and Sarah Zapata — who use fiber-based materials to investigate the complex lineage of abstraction. Utilizing a diverse variety of methods, styles, and forms, these artists uncover and co-opt textile traditions and material sources in order to re-assert their validity and relevance in an increasingly global-industrial culture. A prominent use of the hand looms large — through knitting, weaving, quilting, and more — and suggests an alternative mode of communication within today's digital society. Together, the works reveal how artists employ the language of abstraction to speak about the intertwined histories and politics of craft, race, and gender.

Cheryl Dunn: Licking the Bowl
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

In 2002, while a resident at the Ohio State University's Wexner Center for the Arts, filmmaker and photographer Cheryl Dunn documented "Free Basin," a sculptural project created by the multidisciplinary art collective Simparch. "Free Basin" was a large elevated, kidney-shaped skate bowl that was fully accessible to skaters in the community to use during gallery hours. Dunn's 15-minute film Licking the Bowl captures the energy of Free Basin using lyrical passages of skaters in motion punctuated with interviews and stark black and white still photographs.

From Soup to Nuts
Everson Museum of Art

Price: Museum admission: $8 regular, $6 student/senior, free for members, children 12 and under, and military with ID
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Drawn from the Everson's collection, this exhibition features a range of works that address a basic human necessity: food and drink. Whether attending a formal meal or a casual picnic, browsing the grocery aisle or grabbing a snack, eating and drinking is a part of our shared humanity. Including paintings, photographs, prints, and ceramics, "From Soup to Nuts" is an eclectic multi-course artistic feast.

Mutual Affection: The Victoria Schonfeld Collection
Everson Museum of Art

Price: Museum admission: $8 regular, $6 student/senior, free for members, children 12 and under, and military with ID
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Victoria Schonfeld (1950-2019) was a prominent New York lawyer, collector, and philanthropist whose discerning eye was matched only by the fierceness of devotion to her friends. From the time she began collecting ceramics in the 1990s, Schonfeld developed lasting friendships with the artists who caught her eye. Schonfeld was particularly devoted to championing female artists, including Betty Woodman, Alison Britton, and Carol McNicoll, as well as younger artists like Lauren Mabry and Rain Harris. Her taste encompassed everything from classical beauty to pointedly political works, all linked by her boundless curiosity.

Long before her untimely death, Schonfeld began donating works by artists she admired to museums across the United States, including the Everson Museum of Art. It is with the deepest gratitude that the Everson accepts key works from the Schonfeld collection that will endure as a tribute to her generosity and lasting network of friendships. Mutual Affection marks the debut of the Victoria Schonfeld Collection at the Everson, fleshed out by additional works loaned by her family and friends. Each object in this exhibition stands on its own merit, but also represents a node in Schonfeld's vast network of reciprocal relationships.

Festival of Trees and Light
Everson Museum of Art

Price: $10 non-member adults, $5 members/students, children 12 and under free except for Saturday Winter Wonderland activities ($5)
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

This year's Festival of Trees & Light is chock full of programs and activities for all Central New York families to enjoy. It includes incredible live performances, art-making and storytelling activities for children, and stunning displays of seasonal items and trees for purchase. New this year, the Festival will include a Holiday Marketplace featuring artist-made wares and locally sourced products to meet all your gift-giving needs. Enjoy refreshments throughout the Festival. Every visit to the Festival will offer new visual delights as new offerings are introduced!

Winter Arts & Crafts Festival

Price: Free
Gear Factory Gallery
200 South Geddes St., Syracuse

Dozens of local artists and craftspeople, plus live acoustic music and refreshments.

Prisms and Antiphons
Everson Museum of Art
Featuring David Fulmer, violin

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

Join the Everson Museum for a thrilling concert of newly commissioned musical works relating to "AbStranded: Fiber and Abstraction in Contemporary Art," curated by celebrated composer, conductor, and violinist David Fulmer. The concerts will feature works for solo violin by Bach, along with four newly commissioned works composed in 2021 by Vasiliki Krimitza, Bahar Royaee, and Alyssa Regent. These works are inspired by, and composed alongside the works in "AbStranded." Fulmer will lead the audience on a physical tour of the Museum, performing each composition in front of a different work of art.

Brass and Bells Concert
Syracuse University Brass Ensemble
Fayetteville Handbell Choir

Price: Free, but cash or food pantry donations welcomed
United Church of Fayetteville
310 E. Genesee St., Fayetteville

Music of Comfort, Hope & Christmas
MasterWorks Chorale
Kip Coerper, conductor

Price: $10 suggested donation
First Presbyterian Church of Skaneateles
97 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles

From carols to gospel, traditional to contemporary — holiday inspiration!

Holiday Concert
Onondaga Civic Symphony Orchestra
Erik Kibelsbeck, conductor

St. Marianne Cope Parish at St. Cecilia Church
1001 Woods Rd., Syracuse

Holiday delights by Corelli, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, and others, with selections from the Nutcracker and music from holiday movies.

Recorded Virtual Performance: Holidays at Hendricks
Hendricks Chapel
José “Peppie” Calvar, conductor

Price: Free, but registration required
Online

Hendricks Chapel and the Setnor School of Music at Syracuse University proudly invite you to Holidays at Hendricks, the ongoing tradition anchored by the Hendricks Chapel Choir.

A recorded virtual concert will also be available on Dec. 12 at 7 pm. Registration is required to receive the link.

The Ballad of The Brown King
Syracuse Opera

Price: Free, but reservations required
Tucker Missionary Baptist Church
515 Oakwood Ave., Syracuse

Syracuse Opera presents The Ballad of The Brown King by Harlem Renaissance composer Margaret Bonds and writer Langston Hughes. The work, which premiered in 1954, tells the story of King Balthazar of the Magi. Bonds later orchestrated it and dedicated to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in a performance in 1960.

The Syracuse Opera Chorus will be joined by soloists Kearstin Piper Brown, Danan Tsan, and Jeremiah Abiah as well as a number of guest artists from the Syracuse community, including Marcia Hagan, Ava Yancy, Sonya Sayles-Hines, Sandra Dee Miller, Gloria Graham, Mary Carroll, Natalie Roane, Danielle Mitchell, Michael Jones, Eric Dixson, Patricia Price, and Jack Manno.

Parking is available at the church. Run time is approximately 75 minutes

Proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 and masks required for all.

Waitress
Broadway in Syracuse

Landmark Theatre
362 S. Salina St., Syracuse

Meet Jenna, a waitress and expert pie-maker who dreams of a way out of her small town and rocky marriage. Pouring her heart into her pies, she crafts desserts that mirror her topsy-turvy life such as "The Key (Lime) to Happiness Pie" and "Betrayed By My Eggs Pie." When a baking contest in a nearby county — and a satisfying encounter with someone new — show Jenna a chance at a fresh start, she must find the courage to seize it. Change is on the menu, as long as Jenna can write her own perfectly personal recipe for happiness.

Brought to life by a groundbreaking all-female creative team, this hilarious hit Broadway musical features original music and lyrics by Grammy Award winner Sara Bareilles ("Brave," "Love Song"), a book by acclaimed screenwriter Jessie Nelson (I Am Sam), original choreography by Lorin Latarro (Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Waiting for Godot), recreated by tour choreographer Abbey O'Brien and original direction by Tony Award winner Diane Paulus (Hair, Pippin), recreated by tour director Susanna Wolk.

Sister Act
Redhouse
Temar Underwood, director

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

In this powerhouse musical, adapted from the 1992 film starring Whoopi Goldberg, disco-diva Deloris Van Catier has witnessed a murder. The cops put her into protective custody in the one place the bad guys won't find her — a convent! She helps the nuns find their voice as the director of the choir. In the process, she finds her own. With powerful gospel, dance, disco, and soul music from the creative mind of Broadway legend Alan Menkin, this moving show will have Redhouse audiences rejoicing at the triumphant return of live performances at the center.

Matilda the Musical
Syracuse Stage
Syracuse University Drama Department
Donna Drake, director

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

Children (and grownups) of the world rejoice. Matilda is here at last. This Tony Award-winning musical is a captivating treat that revels in the anarchy of childhood, the power of imagination, and the inspiring story of a girl who dreams of a better life. (There's also a gloriously vile villain, Miss Trunchbull.) Packed with high-energy dance numbers, catchy songs, and featuring an unforgettable a little girl with astonishing wit, intelligence, and psychokinetic power, Matilda is a joyous girl power romp.

Tickets

Monday, December 13, 2021

Sketching Syracuse
Erie Canal Museum

Price: Free
Erie Canal Museum
318 Erie Blvd. E., Syracuse

The Syracuse Urban Sketchers, a group of local artists who sketch the beautiful and varied landscapes of Central New York, will be showcasing a number of their Erie Canal inspired images.

Art Mart
Syracuse Allied Arts

221 Walton St.
Syracuse

A pop-up art show featuring local artists who have created everything from jewelry, watercolor painting, oil painting, ceramics, pottery, woodwork, glasswork, textiles, consumables, photography, and other unique products.

For more information, visit facebook.com/artmartsyracuse.

Noli Me Tangere: Works by Kelvin Burzon
Point of Contact Gallery

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

Noli Me Tangere, "touch me not" or "don't tread on me," (Latin) is a series of photographs that examines an internal conflict of homosexuality and Catholicism. The photographs address, but don't aim to solve, the contentions between religion and homosexuality. Utilizing appropriated religious imagery and language, the work is recontextualized by the insertion of LGBTQ members and activists posing as Catholic deities. Themes, lighting and color treatment are adopted from the works of Renaissance Artists. The photographs are then presented as polyptychs in mimicry of Catholic altar-pieces.

Tuesday, December 14, 2021

Holiday Show and Sale: Alison Fisher
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

Paintings, handcrafted purses, jewelry, throws and pillows, mittens and booties, ornaments.

Sketching Syracuse
Erie Canal Museum

Price: Free
Erie Canal Museum
318 Erie Blvd. E., Syracuse

The Syracuse Urban Sketchers, a group of local artists who sketch the beautiful and varied landscapes of Central New York, will be showcasing a number of their Erie Canal inspired images.

Art Mart
Syracuse Allied Arts

221 Walton St.
Syracuse

A pop-up art show featuring local artists who have created everything from jewelry, watercolor painting, oil painting, ceramics, pottery, woodwork, glasswork, textiles, consumables, photography, and other unique products.

For more information, visit facebook.com/artmartsyracuse.

Noli Me Tangere: Works by Kelvin Burzon
Point of Contact Gallery

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

Noli Me Tangere, "touch me not" or "don't tread on me," (Latin) is a series of photographs that examines an internal conflict of homosexuality and Catholicism. The photographs address, but don't aim to solve, the contentions between religion and homosexuality. Utilizing appropriated religious imagery and language, the work is recontextualized by the insertion of LGBTQ members and activists posing as Catholic deities. Themes, lighting and color treatment are adopted from the works of Renaissance Artists. The photographs are then presented as polyptychs in mimicry of Catholic altar-pieces.

It's a Wonderful Life
Landmark Theatre

Price: $10
Landmark Theatre
362 S. Salina St., Syracuse

Bring your friends and family to see Frank Capra's classic heartwarming holiday tale. It's a Wonderful Life is considered one of the greatest Christmas films of all time. This timeless tale brings back old memories and creates new ones for the entire family when viewed on the big screen in the iconic Landmark Theatre. The film starts at 7:00 pm, but doors open at 6:00 pm for live Christmas music and our ugly sweater and mask contest, back by popular demand!

Matilda the Musical
Syracuse Stage
Syracuse University Drama Department
Donna Drake, director

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

Children (and grownups) of the world rejoice. Matilda is here at last. This Tony Award-winning musical is a captivating treat that revels in the anarchy of childhood, the power of imagination, and the inspiring story of a girl who dreams of a better life. (There's also a gloriously vile villain, Miss Trunchbull.) Packed with high-energy dance numbers, catchy songs, and featuring an unforgettable a little girl with astonishing wit, intelligence, and psychokinetic power, Matilda is a joyous girl power romp.

Tickets

Wednesday, December 15, 2021

Holiday Show and Sale: Alison Fisher
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

Paintings, handcrafted purses, jewelry, throws and pillows, mittens and booties, ornaments.

Sketching Syracuse
Erie Canal Museum

Price: Free
Erie Canal Museum
318 Erie Blvd. E., Syracuse

The Syracuse Urban Sketchers, a group of local artists who sketch the beautiful and varied landscapes of Central New York, will be showcasing a number of their Erie Canal inspired images.

Festival of Trees and Light
Everson Museum of Art

Price: $10 non-member adults, $5 members/students, children 12 and under free except for Saturday Winter Wonderland activities ($5)
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

This year's Festival of Trees & Light is chock full of programs and activities for all Central New York families to enjoy. It includes incredible live performances, art-making and storytelling activities for children, and stunning displays of seasonal items and trees for purchase. New this year, the Festival will include a Holiday Marketplace featuring artist-made wares and locally sourced products to meet all your gift-giving needs. Enjoy refreshments throughout the Festival. Every visit to the Festival will offer new visual delights as new offerings are introduced!

Mutual Affection: The Victoria Schonfeld Collection
Everson Museum of Art

Price: Museum admission: $8 regular, $6 student/senior, free for members, children 12 and under, and military with ID
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Victoria Schonfeld (1950-2019) was a prominent New York lawyer, collector, and philanthropist whose discerning eye was matched only by the fierceness of devotion to her friends. From the time she began collecting ceramics in the 1990s, Schonfeld developed lasting friendships with the artists who caught her eye. Schonfeld was particularly devoted to championing female artists, including Betty Woodman, Alison Britton, and Carol McNicoll, as well as younger artists like Lauren Mabry and Rain Harris. Her taste encompassed everything from classical beauty to pointedly political works, all linked by her boundless curiosity.

Long before her untimely death, Schonfeld began donating works by artists she admired to museums across the United States, including the Everson Museum of Art. It is with the deepest gratitude that the Everson accepts key works from the Schonfeld collection that will endure as a tribute to her generosity and lasting network of friendships. Mutual Affection marks the debut of the Victoria Schonfeld Collection at the Everson, fleshed out by additional works loaned by her family and friends. Each object in this exhibition stands on its own merit, but also represents a node in Schonfeld's vast network of reciprocal relationships.

From Soup to Nuts
Everson Museum of Art

Price: Museum admission: $8 regular, $6 student/senior, free for members, children 12 and under, and military with ID
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Drawn from the Everson's collection, this exhibition features a range of works that address a basic human necessity: food and drink. Whether attending a formal meal or a casual picnic, browsing the grocery aisle or grabbing a snack, eating and drinking is a part of our shared humanity. Including paintings, photographs, prints, and ceramics, "From Soup to Nuts" is an eclectic multi-course artistic feast.

Cheryl Dunn: Licking the Bowl
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

In 2002, while a resident at the Ohio State University's Wexner Center for the Arts, filmmaker and photographer Cheryl Dunn documented "Free Basin," a sculptural project created by the multidisciplinary art collective Simparch. "Free Basin" was a large elevated, kidney-shaped skate bowl that was fully accessible to skaters in the community to use during gallery hours. Dunn's 15-minute film Licking the Bowl captures the energy of Free Basin using lyrical passages of skaters in motion punctuated with interviews and stark black and white still photographs.

AbStranded: Fiber and Abstraction in Contemporary Art
Everson Museum of Art

Price: Museum admission: $8 regular, $6 student/senior, free for members, children 12 and under, and military with ID
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

AbStranded features 10 contemporary American artists — Polly Apfelbaum, Paolo Arao, Sanford Biggers, Samantha Bittman, Julia Bland, Rachel B. Hayes, Elana Herzog, Anne Lindberg, Sheila Pepe, and Sarah Zapata — who use fiber-based materials to investigate the complex lineage of abstraction. Utilizing a diverse variety of methods, styles, and forms, these artists uncover and co-opt textile traditions and material sources in order to re-assert their validity and relevance in an increasingly global-industrial culture. A prominent use of the hand looms large — through knitting, weaving, quilting, and more — and suggests an alternative mode of communication within today's digital society. Together, the works reveal how artists employ the language of abstraction to speak about the intertwined histories and politics of craft, race, and gender.

Art Mart
Syracuse Allied Arts

221 Walton St.
Syracuse

A pop-up art show featuring local artists who have created everything from jewelry, watercolor painting, oil painting, ceramics, pottery, woodwork, glasswork, textiles, consumables, photography, and other unique products.

For more information, visit facebook.com/artmartsyracuse.

Robin Holder: USA United States of Anxiety/We’re In It Together
ArtRage Gallery

Price: Free
ArtRage Gallery
505 Hawley Ave., Syracuse

Robin Holder is a biracial, contemporary artist based in New York/New Jersey. Her research based, mixed technique works are saturated with cultural references that reveal the conflicts of our human experience. Holder's work, exploring societal access alongside lack of empowerment, provides unique opportunities for challenging discussions about socio-economic imbalances, and the complexities of identity, class, cultural inequity, race, and religion.

Her work is exhibited widely and she is a recipient of grants and awards from the New York State Council on the Arts, the Brooklyn Arts Council, Manhattan Graphics Center, and The Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation; and appears in the collections of, among others, the Library of Congress, the Washington State Arts Commission, and the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.

Jazz at the Cavalier: Scott Dennis
CNY Jazz Arts Foundation

Price: Free
Marriott Hotel Syracuse Cavalier Room
500 S. Warren St., Syracuse

Matilda the Musical
Syracuse Stage
Syracuse University Drama Department
Donna Drake, director

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

Children (and grownups) of the world rejoice. Matilda is here at last. This Tony Award-winning musical is a captivating treat that revels in the anarchy of childhood, the power of imagination, and the inspiring story of a girl who dreams of a better life. (There's also a gloriously vile villain, Miss Trunchbull.) Packed with high-energy dance numbers, catchy songs, and featuring an unforgettable a little girl with astonishing wit, intelligence, and psychokinetic power, Matilda is a joyous girl power romp.

Tickets

Thursday, December 16, 2021

Holiday Show and Sale: Alison Fisher
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

Paintings, handcrafted purses, jewelry, throws and pillows, mittens and booties, ornaments.

Sketching Syracuse
Erie Canal Museum

Price: Free
Erie Canal Museum
318 Erie Blvd. E., Syracuse

The Syracuse Urban Sketchers, a group of local artists who sketch the beautiful and varied landscapes of Central New York, will be showcasing a number of their Erie Canal inspired images.

AbStranded: Fiber and Abstraction in Contemporary Art
Everson Museum of Art

Price: Museum admission: $8 regular, $6 student/senior, free for members, children 12 and under, and military with ID
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

AbStranded features 10 contemporary American artists — Polly Apfelbaum, Paolo Arao, Sanford Biggers, Samantha Bittman, Julia Bland, Rachel B. Hayes, Elana Herzog, Anne Lindberg, Sheila Pepe, and Sarah Zapata — who use fiber-based materials to investigate the complex lineage of abstraction. Utilizing a diverse variety of methods, styles, and forms, these artists uncover and co-opt textile traditions and material sources in order to re-assert their validity and relevance in an increasingly global-industrial culture. A prominent use of the hand looms large — through knitting, weaving, quilting, and more — and suggests an alternative mode of communication within today's digital society. Together, the works reveal how artists employ the language of abstraction to speak about the intertwined histories and politics of craft, race, and gender.

From Soup to Nuts
Everson Museum of Art

Price: Museum admission: $8 regular, $6 student/senior, free for members, children 12 and under, and military with ID
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Drawn from the Everson's collection, this exhibition features a range of works that address a basic human necessity: food and drink. Whether attending a formal meal or a casual picnic, browsing the grocery aisle or grabbing a snack, eating and drinking is a part of our shared humanity. Including paintings, photographs, prints, and ceramics, "From Soup to Nuts" is an eclectic multi-course artistic feast.

Cheryl Dunn: Licking the Bowl
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

In 2002, while a resident at the Ohio State University's Wexner Center for the Arts, filmmaker and photographer Cheryl Dunn documented "Free Basin," a sculptural project created by the multidisciplinary art collective Simparch. "Free Basin" was a large elevated, kidney-shaped skate bowl that was fully accessible to skaters in the community to use during gallery hours. Dunn's 15-minute film Licking the Bowl captures the energy of Free Basin using lyrical passages of skaters in motion punctuated with interviews and stark black and white still photographs.

Festival of Trees and Light
Everson Museum of Art

Price: $10 non-member adults, $5 members/students, children 12 and under free except for Saturday Winter Wonderland activities ($5)
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

This year's Festival of Trees & Light is chock full of programs and activities for all Central New York families to enjoy. It includes incredible live performances, art-making and storytelling activities for children, and stunning displays of seasonal items and trees for purchase. New this year, the Festival will include a Holiday Marketplace featuring artist-made wares and locally sourced products to meet all your gift-giving needs. Enjoy refreshments throughout the Festival. Every visit to the Festival will offer new visual delights as new offerings are introduced!

Mutual Affection: The Victoria Schonfeld Collection
Everson Museum of Art

Price: Museum admission: $8 regular, $6 student/senior, free for members, children 12 and under, and military with ID
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Victoria Schonfeld (1950-2019) was a prominent New York lawyer, collector, and philanthropist whose discerning eye was matched only by the fierceness of devotion to her friends. From the time she began collecting ceramics in the 1990s, Schonfeld developed lasting friendships with the artists who caught her eye. Schonfeld was particularly devoted to championing female artists, including Betty Woodman, Alison Britton, and Carol McNicoll, as well as younger artists like Lauren Mabry and Rain Harris. Her taste encompassed everything from classical beauty to pointedly political works, all linked by her boundless curiosity.

Long before her untimely death, Schonfeld began donating works by artists she admired to museums across the United States, including the Everson Museum of Art. It is with the deepest gratitude that the Everson accepts key works from the Schonfeld collection that will endure as a tribute to her generosity and lasting network of friendships. Mutual Affection marks the debut of the Victoria Schonfeld Collection at the Everson, fleshed out by additional works loaned by her family and friends. Each object in this exhibition stands on its own merit, but also represents a node in Schonfeld's vast network of reciprocal relationships.

Art Mart
Syracuse Allied Arts

221 Walton St.
Syracuse

A pop-up art show featuring local artists who have created everything from jewelry, watercolor painting, oil painting, ceramics, pottery, woodwork, glasswork, textiles, consumables, photography, and other unique products.

For more information, visit facebook.com/artmartsyracuse.

Robin Holder: USA United States of Anxiety/We’re In It Together
ArtRage Gallery

Price: Free
ArtRage Gallery
505 Hawley Ave., Syracuse

Robin Holder is a biracial, contemporary artist based in New York/New Jersey. Her research based, mixed technique works are saturated with cultural references that reveal the conflicts of our human experience. Holder's work, exploring societal access alongside lack of empowerment, provides unique opportunities for challenging discussions about socio-economic imbalances, and the complexities of identity, class, cultural inequity, race, and religion.

Her work is exhibited widely and she is a recipient of grants and awards from the New York State Council on the Arts, the Brooklyn Arts Council, Manhattan Graphics Center, and The Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation; and appears in the collections of, among others, the Library of Congress, the Washington State Arts Commission, and the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.

A Dickens of a Death
Acme Mystery Company

Spaghetti Warehouse
689 N. Clinton St., Syracuse

It's been three years since the ghosts came to visit Scrooge and he is a changed man. He is making up for all that he has missed in life and we're not just talking charity work. He is living La Vida Loca, baby, with expensive wine, fast women, and way too much song! Huzzah! He is throwing money around like a lottery winner in Vegas! Bob Cratchit, nephew Freddy, and the rest of the Scrooge gravy train have to stop him soon or they are all headed for the Poor House. Join us for Scrooge's Third Annual Holiday Bash and raise a glass to old Fezziwig (but try not to be the one who goes face down in the Figgy Pudding). Cheers!

Sister Act
Redhouse
Temar Underwood, director

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

In this powerhouse musical, adapted from the 1992 film starring Whoopi Goldberg, disco-diva Deloris Van Catier has witnessed a murder. The cops put her into protective custody in the one place the bad guys won't find her — a convent! She helps the nuns find their voice as the director of the choir. In the process, she finds her own. With powerful gospel, dance, disco, and soul music from the creative mind of Broadway legend Alan Menkin, this moving show will have Redhouse audiences rejoicing at the triumphant return of live performances at the center.

Matilda the Musical
Syracuse Stage
Syracuse University Drama Department
Donna Drake, director

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

Children (and grownups) of the world rejoice. Matilda is here at last. This Tony Award-winning musical is a captivating treat that revels in the anarchy of childhood, the power of imagination, and the inspiring story of a girl who dreams of a better life. (There's also a gloriously vile villain, Miss Trunchbull.) Packed with high-energy dance numbers, catchy songs, and featuring an unforgettable a little girl with astonishing wit, intelligence, and psychokinetic power, Matilda is a joyous girl power romp.

Tickets

Friday, December 17, 2021

Holiday Show and Sale: Alison Fisher
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

Paintings, handcrafted purses, jewelry, throws and pillows, mittens and booties, ornaments.

Sketching Syracuse
Erie Canal Museum

Price: Free
Erie Canal Museum
318 Erie Blvd. E., Syracuse

The Syracuse Urban Sketchers, a group of local artists who sketch the beautiful and varied landscapes of Central New York, will be showcasing a number of their Erie Canal inspired images.

AbStranded: Fiber and Abstraction in Contemporary Art
Everson Museum of Art

Price: Museum admission: $8 regular, $6 student/senior, free for members, children 12 and under, and military with ID
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

AbStranded features 10 contemporary American artists — Polly Apfelbaum, Paolo Arao, Sanford Biggers, Samantha Bittman, Julia Bland, Rachel B. Hayes, Elana Herzog, Anne Lindberg, Sheila Pepe, and Sarah Zapata — who use fiber-based materials to investigate the complex lineage of abstraction. Utilizing a diverse variety of methods, styles, and forms, these artists uncover and co-opt textile traditions and material sources in order to re-assert their validity and relevance in an increasingly global-industrial culture. A prominent use of the hand looms large — through knitting, weaving, quilting, and more — and suggests an alternative mode of communication within today's digital society. Together, the works reveal how artists employ the language of abstraction to speak about the intertwined histories and politics of craft, race, and gender.

Cheryl Dunn: Licking the Bowl
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

In 2002, while a resident at the Ohio State University's Wexner Center for the Arts, filmmaker and photographer Cheryl Dunn documented "Free Basin," a sculptural project created by the multidisciplinary art collective Simparch. "Free Basin" was a large elevated, kidney-shaped skate bowl that was fully accessible to skaters in the community to use during gallery hours. Dunn's 15-minute film Licking the Bowl captures the energy of Free Basin using lyrical passages of skaters in motion punctuated with interviews and stark black and white still photographs.

From Soup to Nuts
Everson Museum of Art

Price: Museum admission: $8 regular, $6 student/senior, free for members, children 12 and under, and military with ID
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Drawn from the Everson's collection, this exhibition features a range of works that address a basic human necessity: food and drink. Whether attending a formal meal or a casual picnic, browsing the grocery aisle or grabbing a snack, eating and drinking is a part of our shared humanity. Including paintings, photographs, prints, and ceramics, "From Soup to Nuts" is an eclectic multi-course artistic feast.

Mutual Affection: The Victoria Schonfeld Collection
Everson Museum of Art

Price: Museum admission: $8 regular, $6 student/senior, free for members, children 12 and under, and military with ID
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Victoria Schonfeld (1950-2019) was a prominent New York lawyer, collector, and philanthropist whose discerning eye was matched only by the fierceness of devotion to her friends. From the time she began collecting ceramics in the 1990s, Schonfeld developed lasting friendships with the artists who caught her eye. Schonfeld was particularly devoted to championing female artists, including Betty Woodman, Alison Britton, and Carol McNicoll, as well as younger artists like Lauren Mabry and Rain Harris. Her taste encompassed everything from classical beauty to pointedly political works, all linked by her boundless curiosity.

Long before her untimely death, Schonfeld began donating works by artists she admired to museums across the United States, including the Everson Museum of Art. It is with the deepest gratitude that the Everson accepts key works from the Schonfeld collection that will endure as a tribute to her generosity and lasting network of friendships. Mutual Affection marks the debut of the Victoria Schonfeld Collection at the Everson, fleshed out by additional works loaned by her family and friends. Each object in this exhibition stands on its own merit, but also represents a node in Schonfeld's vast network of reciprocal relationships.

Festival of Trees and Light
Everson Museum of Art

Price: $10 non-member adults, $5 members/students, children 12 and under free except for Saturday Winter Wonderland activities ($5)
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

This year's Festival of Trees & Light is chock full of programs and activities for all Central New York families to enjoy. It includes incredible live performances, art-making and storytelling activities for children, and stunning displays of seasonal items and trees for purchase. New this year, the Festival will include a Holiday Marketplace featuring artist-made wares and locally sourced products to meet all your gift-giving needs. Enjoy refreshments throughout the Festival. Every visit to the Festival will offer new visual delights as new offerings are introduced!

Art Mart
Syracuse Allied Arts

221 Walton St.
Syracuse

A pop-up art show featuring local artists who have created everything from jewelry, watercolor painting, oil painting, ceramics, pottery, woodwork, glasswork, textiles, consumables, photography, and other unique products.

For more information, visit facebook.com/artmartsyracuse.

Robin Holder: USA United States of Anxiety/We’re In It Together
ArtRage Gallery

Price: Free
ArtRage Gallery
505 Hawley Ave., Syracuse

Robin Holder is a biracial, contemporary artist based in New York/New Jersey. Her research based, mixed technique works are saturated with cultural references that reveal the conflicts of our human experience. Holder's work, exploring societal access alongside lack of empowerment, provides unique opportunities for challenging discussions about socio-economic imbalances, and the complexities of identity, class, cultural inequity, race, and religion.

Her work is exhibited widely and she is a recipient of grants and awards from the New York State Council on the Arts, the Brooklyn Arts Council, Manhattan Graphics Center, and The Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation; and appears in the collections of, among others, the Library of Congress, the Washington State Arts Commission, and the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.

Pops Series: Home for the Holidays
Syracuse Orchestra (formerly Symphoria)
Sean O'Loughlin, conductor
Featuring Rachel Mulcahey, vocalist and violinist

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

Vocalist Rachel Mulcahey returns to CNY for your favorite holiday tradition.

Buy tickets

Sister Act
Redhouse
Temar Underwood, director

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

In this powerhouse musical, adapted from the 1992 film starring Whoopi Goldberg, disco-diva Deloris Van Catier has witnessed a murder. The cops put her into protective custody in the one place the bad guys won't find her — a convent! She helps the nuns find their voice as the director of the choir. In the process, she finds her own. With powerful gospel, dance, disco, and soul music from the creative mind of Broadway legend Alan Menkin, this moving show will have Redhouse audiences rejoicing at the triumphant return of live performances at the center.

Aladdin
Syracuse Children's Theatre

Carrier Theater, Mulroy Civic Center
411 Montgomery St., Syracuse

Matilda the Musical
Syracuse Stage
Syracuse University Drama Department
Donna Drake, director

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

Children (and grownups) of the world rejoice. Matilda is here at last. This Tony Award-winning musical is a captivating treat that revels in the anarchy of childhood, the power of imagination, and the inspiring story of a girl who dreams of a better life. (There's also a gloriously vile villain, Miss Trunchbull.) Packed with high-energy dance numbers, catchy songs, and featuring an unforgettable a little girl with astonishing wit, intelligence, and psychokinetic power, Matilda is a joyous girl power romp.

Tickets

Saturday, December 18, 2021

Holiday Show and Sale: Alison Fisher
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

Paintings, handcrafted purses, jewelry, throws and pillows, mittens and booties, ornaments.

Sketching Syracuse
Erie Canal Museum

Price: Free
Erie Canal Museum
318 Erie Blvd. E., Syracuse

The Syracuse Urban Sketchers, a group of local artists who sketch the beautiful and varied landscapes of Central New York, will be showcasing a number of their Erie Canal inspired images.

AbStranded: Fiber and Abstraction in Contemporary Art
Everson Museum of Art

Price: Museum admission: $8 regular, $6 student/senior, free for members, children 12 and under, and military with ID
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

AbStranded features 10 contemporary American artists — Polly Apfelbaum, Paolo Arao, Sanford Biggers, Samantha Bittman, Julia Bland, Rachel B. Hayes, Elana Herzog, Anne Lindberg, Sheila Pepe, and Sarah Zapata — who use fiber-based materials to investigate the complex lineage of abstraction. Utilizing a diverse variety of methods, styles, and forms, these artists uncover and co-opt textile traditions and material sources in order to re-assert their validity and relevance in an increasingly global-industrial culture. A prominent use of the hand looms large — through knitting, weaving, quilting, and more — and suggests an alternative mode of communication within today's digital society. Together, the works reveal how artists employ the language of abstraction to speak about the intertwined histories and politics of craft, race, and gender.

From Soup to Nuts
Everson Museum of Art

Price: Museum admission: $8 regular, $6 student/senior, free for members, children 12 and under, and military with ID
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Drawn from the Everson's collection, this exhibition features a range of works that address a basic human necessity: food and drink. Whether attending a formal meal or a casual picnic, browsing the grocery aisle or grabbing a snack, eating and drinking is a part of our shared humanity. Including paintings, photographs, prints, and ceramics, "From Soup to Nuts" is an eclectic multi-course artistic feast.

Cheryl Dunn: Licking the Bowl
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

In 2002, while a resident at the Ohio State University's Wexner Center for the Arts, filmmaker and photographer Cheryl Dunn documented "Free Basin," a sculptural project created by the multidisciplinary art collective Simparch. "Free Basin" was a large elevated, kidney-shaped skate bowl that was fully accessible to skaters in the community to use during gallery hours. Dunn's 15-minute film Licking the Bowl captures the energy of Free Basin using lyrical passages of skaters in motion punctuated with interviews and stark black and white still photographs.

Festival of Trees and Light
Everson Museum of Art

Price: $10 non-member adults, $5 members/students, children 12 and under free except for Saturday Winter Wonderland activities ($5)
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

This year's Festival of Trees & Light is chock full of programs and activities for all Central New York families to enjoy. It includes incredible live performances, art-making and storytelling activities for children, and stunning displays of seasonal items and trees for purchase. New this year, the Festival will include a Holiday Marketplace featuring artist-made wares and locally sourced products to meet all your gift-giving needs. Enjoy refreshments throughout the Festival. Every visit to the Festival will offer new visual delights as new offerings are introduced!

Mutual Affection: The Victoria Schonfeld Collection
Everson Museum of Art

Price: Museum admission: $8 regular, $6 student/senior, free for members, children 12 and under, and military with ID
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Victoria Schonfeld (1950-2019) was a prominent New York lawyer, collector, and philanthropist whose discerning eye was matched only by the fierceness of devotion to her friends. From the time she began collecting ceramics in the 1990s, Schonfeld developed lasting friendships with the artists who caught her eye. Schonfeld was particularly devoted to championing female artists, including Betty Woodman, Alison Britton, and Carol McNicoll, as well as younger artists like Lauren Mabry and Rain Harris. Her taste encompassed everything from classical beauty to pointedly political works, all linked by her boundless curiosity.

Long before her untimely death, Schonfeld began donating works by artists she admired to museums across the United States, including the Everson Museum of Art. It is with the deepest gratitude that the Everson accepts key works from the Schonfeld collection that will endure as a tribute to her generosity and lasting network of friendships. Mutual Affection marks the debut of the Victoria Schonfeld Collection at the Everson, fleshed out by additional works loaned by her family and friends. Each object in this exhibition stands on its own merit, but also represents a node in Schonfeld's vast network of reciprocal relationships.

Art Mart
Syracuse Allied Arts

221 Walton St.
Syracuse

A pop-up art show featuring local artists who have created everything from jewelry, watercolor painting, oil painting, ceramics, pottery, woodwork, glasswork, textiles, consumables, photography, and other unique products.

For more information, visit facebook.com/artmartsyracuse.

Robin Holder: USA United States of Anxiety/We’re In It Together
ArtRage Gallery

Price: Free
ArtRage Gallery
505 Hawley Ave., Syracuse

Robin Holder is a biracial, contemporary artist based in New York/New Jersey. Her research based, mixed technique works are saturated with cultural references that reveal the conflicts of our human experience. Holder's work, exploring societal access alongside lack of empowerment, provides unique opportunities for challenging discussions about socio-economic imbalances, and the complexities of identity, class, cultural inequity, race, and religion.

Her work is exhibited widely and she is a recipient of grants and awards from the New York State Council on the Arts, the Brooklyn Arts Council, Manhattan Graphics Center, and The Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation; and appears in the collections of, among others, the Library of Congress, the Washington State Arts Commission, and the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.

Pops Series: Home for the Holidays
Syracuse Orchestra (formerly Symphoria)
Sean O'Loughlin, conductor
Featuring Rachel Mulcahey, vocalist and violinist

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

Vocalist Rachel Mulcahey returns to CNY for your favorite holiday tradition.

Buy tickets

Pops Series: Home for the Holidays
Syracuse Orchestra (formerly Symphoria)
Sean O'Loughlin, conductor
Featuring Rachel Mulcahey, vocalist and violinist

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

Vocalist Rachel Mulcahey returns to CNY for your favorite holiday tradition.

Buy tickets

Aladdin
Syracuse Children's Theatre

Carrier Theater, Mulroy Civic Center
411 Montgomery St., Syracuse

Sister Act
Redhouse
Temar Underwood, director

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

In this powerhouse musical, adapted from the 1992 film starring Whoopi Goldberg, disco-diva Deloris Van Catier has witnessed a murder. The cops put her into protective custody in the one place the bad guys won't find her — a convent! She helps the nuns find their voice as the director of the choir. In the process, she finds her own. With powerful gospel, dance, disco, and soul music from the creative mind of Broadway legend Alan Menkin, this moving show will have Redhouse audiences rejoicing at the triumphant return of live performances at the center.

Matilda the Musical
Syracuse Stage
Syracuse University Drama Department
Donna Drake, director

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

Children (and grownups) of the world rejoice. Matilda is here at last. This Tony Award-winning musical is a captivating treat that revels in the anarchy of childhood, the power of imagination, and the inspiring story of a girl who dreams of a better life. (There's also a gloriously vile villain, Miss Trunchbull.) Packed with high-energy dance numbers, catchy songs, and featuring an unforgettable a little girl with astonishing wit, intelligence, and psychokinetic power, Matilda is a joyous girl power romp.

Tickets

Aladdin
Syracuse Children's Theatre

Carrier Theater, Mulroy Civic Center
411 Montgomery St., Syracuse

Sister Act
Redhouse
Temar Underwood, director

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

In this powerhouse musical, adapted from the 1992 film starring Whoopi Goldberg, disco-diva Deloris Van Catier has witnessed a murder. The cops put her into protective custody in the one place the bad guys won't find her — a convent! She helps the nuns find their voice as the director of the choir. In the process, she finds her own. With powerful gospel, dance, disco, and soul music from the creative mind of Broadway legend Alan Menkin, this moving show will have Redhouse audiences rejoicing at the triumphant return of live performances at the center.

Aladdin
Syracuse Children's Theatre

Carrier Theater, Mulroy Civic Center
411 Montgomery St., Syracuse

Matilda the Musical
Syracuse Stage
Syracuse University Drama Department
Donna Drake, director

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

Children (and grownups) of the world rejoice. Matilda is here at last. This Tony Award-winning musical is a captivating treat that revels in the anarchy of childhood, the power of imagination, and the inspiring story of a girl who dreams of a better life. (There's also a gloriously vile villain, Miss Trunchbull.) Packed with high-energy dance numbers, catchy songs, and featuring an unforgettable a little girl with astonishing wit, intelligence, and psychokinetic power, Matilda is a joyous girl power romp.

Tickets