Wednesday, March 15, 2006

Visual Arts Showcase #55: Artists Create Artists
CNY Arts

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

The exhibit highlights the work of Central New York's art teachers and their students.

Winter's End: Works of Donal and Shel Little

Hazard Branch Library
1620 W. Genesee St., Syracuse

New art work by popular Syracuse artists Donal and Shel Little of LittlePath Studio. The exhibit will include a piece created especially in honor of St Patrick's Day.

Women Artists Invitational Art Show
Onondaga Community College

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

[Fake] Fake Estates: Revisiting Gordon Matta-Clark's Fake Estates
Syracuse University School of Architecture

Price: Free
The Warehouse Gallery
350 W. Fayette St., Syracuse

An exhibition of recent work by Martin Hogue, assistant professor of architecture at SU. Hogue spent several months systematically canvassing Queens, NY for residual properties similar to the 14 parcels purchased there and documented by Matta-Clark in 1975. Best known for his spatially dynamic extractions of large sections of walls and floors from abandoned buildings, Matta-Clark, one of the most important American conceptual artists of the 1970s, purchased the Queens properties with the goal of highlighting neglected architectural environments that make up the urban and suburban fabric.

Hogue's exhibition includes drawings, collages and photographs that articulate moments when conventions for establishing the location and precise boundaries of a site produce a conceptual "excess of surveying," inviting speculation as to the value and purpose of land and revealing the conceptual potential of "real" sites, even small and unusable ones -- a 1/8-inch x 110-foot property, among others -- thought to lack architectural potential.

For more information, phone 315-443-2388 or email mcobrien@syr.edu.

Paid public parking is available on West Fayette Street, one block from the building.

I, Witness: A Marjory Wilkins Retrospective
Community Folk Art Center

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

"I, Witness: A Marjory Wilkins Retrospective" will feature photographs taken by Wilkins through the years. Wilkins began taking photographs at age 10 and acquired her first camera at age 12 Since that time, she has documented several decades of local history and culture, focusing in particular on Syracuse's African American community. She says, "I feel that you view the world a little differently through a camera. It just makes life more interesting." Her lifelong passion for photography has been an inspiration to many, including her family members. "All my children are very aware of their surroundings because of the camera. They all take pictures," she says. Her son is a professional photographer with the Chicago Tribune. Wilkins adds, "I wish all children could have access to a camera of some sort, just to view the world a little differently." The exhibition will feature the people, places and events that have helped shape the local community through the years, as seen through the lens of one of Syracuse's most prolific photographers.

Requiem for Our Ancestors and Other Warriors: Works by Napoleon Jones-Henderson
Community Folk Art Center

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

"Requiem for Our Ancestors and Other Warriors: Works by Napoleon Jones-Henderson" will feature recent works in a variety of media. Jones-Henderson has exhibited extensively both in the United States and internationally. He is one of the founding members of the AfriCOBRA collective. AfriCOBRA ("African Commune of Bad Relevant Artists") began in Chicago in the late 1960's as a group of visual, performing, and literary artists who sought to capture the vibrancy and spirit of African American urban life through elements found in traditional African art. Henderson is also a noted teacher, consultant and lecturer. He is currently the Executive Director of the Research Institute of African and African Diaspora Arts, Inc. in Roxbury, MA. He has studied at The Sorbonne in Paris, the Art Institute of Chicago, Northern Illinois University and Maryland Institute College of Art.

Digital Transitions: Selections from the Light Work Collection
Light Work Gallery

Robert B. Menschel Photography Gallery
Schine Student Center, 306 University Ave., Syracuse

This diverse selection of work from the Light Work collection reflects important and dramatic changes in photography. It explores the new directions artists have taken in the brief period between 1990 and 2005. Many of these artists have experimented with digital techniques for the first time while working at Light Work. These images are hybrids of traditional and digital processes. Some artists go from analog to digital processes and even back to analog. Lines between the categories of analog or digital have been blurred and will continue to be. The boundaries will continue to dissolve and have less meaning.The classification of photograph, digital image, and new media will evolve and their definitions will change. This exhibition is a significant milestone at Light Work, as the first retrospective look at work by artists using various digital tools creatively. It is an enticing glimpse at digital photography's young history as we consider how new digital technologies redefine what photography can and will become.

Works of Daniel Atyim
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

For the Everson's 2004 Biennial exhibition, juror Pavel Zoubok selected Daniel Atyim's mixed-media works for the Best of Show Award. For this prize, the Everson will showcase Atyim's work in a solo exhibition and gallery brochure.

Only an Artist: Adelaide Alsop Robineau, American Studio Potter
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Only an Artist features approximately 80 porcelains by Adelaide Alsop Robineau (1865-1929). These exquisite works are drawn largely from the unparalleled collection of her ceramics held by the Everson Museum of Art, with additional key works from other public and private collections. Beginning with Robineau's early experiments dating from 1904 to 1910, Only an Artist offers a selection of both the matte and crystalline glazes Robineau developed during this crucial period. A unique focus of Only an Artist is the representation of almost thirty works from the last three years of Robineau's life.

Only an Artist: Adelaide Alsop Robineau, American Studio Potter is accompanied by a fully illustrated catalogue containing three essays: by the exhibition's guest curator, Thomas Piché Jr.; noted Art Pottery scholar Ellen Paul Denker; and Syracuse University Professor Elizabeth Fowler.

Sara Sax's Rookwood Repertoire
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

During its 80-year history, Rookwood Pottery's artists formed and painted ceramics in such diverse styles as Victorian, Art Nouveau, Arts and Crafts and Art Deco. Sara Sax (1870-1949) was one of Rookwood's premier artists, painting vases, tiles and jars for this celebrated company from 1896 through 1931. This exhibition of Sax's work is generously on loan to the Everson from a private Massachusetts collection.

Civic Morning Musicals
Monica Merante, soprano

Price: Free
Hosmer Auditorium, Everson Museum
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Music of Handel, Schubert, and Faure.

Molly Sweeney
Redhouse

Price: $33 regular; $26 senior (65 or older); $22 student
Former Redhouse Theater
219 S. West St., Syracuse

This breathtakingly beautiful drama explores the story of one woman's journey from blindness to the seeing world. As the play unfolds from three strikingly different points of view, Brian Friel proves once again why he is considered Ireland's greatest living playwright.

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Bad Dates
Syracuse Stage
Mark Rucker, director

Hutchings Auditorium
810 E. Genesee St., adjacent to Syracuse Stage, Syracuse

Meet Haley Walker, funny, smart, sexy, single mom, restaurant owner and connoisseur of fine shoes. She's ready for Mr. Right. Only problem is most of the men she meets are perfect losers. She wants Sex in the City but the guys are strictly Apprentice. Good thing she knows how laugh. Join accomplished actress Nance Williamson in the "before" and "after" of a series of not so successful dates. It's a one-woman comedic journey that goes from practical shoes all the way to lingerie.

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Thursday, March 16, 2006

Visual Arts Showcase #55: Artists Create Artists
CNY Arts

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

The exhibit highlights the work of Central New York's art teachers and their students.

Winter's End: Works of Donal and Shel Little

Hazard Branch Library
1620 W. Genesee St., Syracuse

New art work by popular Syracuse artists Donal and Shel Little of LittlePath Studio. The exhibit will include a piece created especially in honor of St Patrick's Day.

Women Artists Invitational Art Show
Onondaga Community College

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

[Fake] Fake Estates: Revisiting Gordon Matta-Clark's Fake Estates
Syracuse University School of Architecture

Price: Free
The Warehouse Gallery
350 W. Fayette St., Syracuse

An exhibition of recent work by Martin Hogue, assistant professor of architecture at SU. Hogue spent several months systematically canvassing Queens, NY for residual properties similar to the 14 parcels purchased there and documented by Matta-Clark in 1975. Best known for his spatially dynamic extractions of large sections of walls and floors from abandoned buildings, Matta-Clark, one of the most important American conceptual artists of the 1970s, purchased the Queens properties with the goal of highlighting neglected architectural environments that make up the urban and suburban fabric.

Hogue's exhibition includes drawings, collages and photographs that articulate moments when conventions for establishing the location and precise boundaries of a site produce a conceptual "excess of surveying," inviting speculation as to the value and purpose of land and revealing the conceptual potential of "real" sites, even small and unusable ones -- a 1/8-inch x 110-foot property, among others -- thought to lack architectural potential.

For more information, phone 315-443-2388 or email mcobrien@syr.edu.

Paid public parking is available on West Fayette Street, one block from the building.

Requiem for Our Ancestors and Other Warriors: Works by Napoleon Jones-Henderson
Community Folk Art Center

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

"Requiem for Our Ancestors and Other Warriors: Works by Napoleon Jones-Henderson" will feature recent works in a variety of media. Jones-Henderson has exhibited extensively both in the United States and internationally. He is one of the founding members of the AfriCOBRA collective. AfriCOBRA ("African Commune of Bad Relevant Artists") began in Chicago in the late 1960's as a group of visual, performing, and literary artists who sought to capture the vibrancy and spirit of African American urban life through elements found in traditional African art. Henderson is also a noted teacher, consultant and lecturer. He is currently the Executive Director of the Research Institute of African and African Diaspora Arts, Inc. in Roxbury, MA. He has studied at The Sorbonne in Paris, the Art Institute of Chicago, Northern Illinois University and Maryland Institute College of Art.

I, Witness: A Marjory Wilkins Retrospective
Community Folk Art Center

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

"I, Witness: A Marjory Wilkins Retrospective" will feature photographs taken by Wilkins through the years. Wilkins began taking photographs at age 10 and acquired her first camera at age 12 Since that time, she has documented several decades of local history and culture, focusing in particular on Syracuse's African American community. She says, "I feel that you view the world a little differently through a camera. It just makes life more interesting." Her lifelong passion for photography has been an inspiration to many, including her family members. "All my children are very aware of their surroundings because of the camera. They all take pictures," she says. Her son is a professional photographer with the Chicago Tribune. Wilkins adds, "I wish all children could have access to a camera of some sort, just to view the world a little differently." The exhibition will feature the people, places and events that have helped shape the local community through the years, as seen through the lens of one of Syracuse's most prolific photographers.

Digital Transitions: Selections from the Light Work Collection
Light Work Gallery

Robert B. Menschel Photography Gallery
Schine Student Center, 306 University Ave., Syracuse

This diverse selection of work from the Light Work collection reflects important and dramatic changes in photography. It explores the new directions artists have taken in the brief period between 1990 and 2005. Many of these artists have experimented with digital techniques for the first time while working at Light Work. These images are hybrids of traditional and digital processes. Some artists go from analog to digital processes and even back to analog. Lines between the categories of analog or digital have been blurred and will continue to be. The boundaries will continue to dissolve and have less meaning.The classification of photograph, digital image, and new media will evolve and their definitions will change. This exhibition is a significant milestone at Light Work, as the first retrospective look at work by artists using various digital tools creatively. It is an enticing glimpse at digital photography's young history as we consider how new digital technologies redefine what photography can and will become.

Only an Artist: Adelaide Alsop Robineau, American Studio Potter
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Only an Artist features approximately 80 porcelains by Adelaide Alsop Robineau (1865-1929). These exquisite works are drawn largely from the unparalleled collection of her ceramics held by the Everson Museum of Art, with additional key works from other public and private collections. Beginning with Robineau's early experiments dating from 1904 to 1910, Only an Artist offers a selection of both the matte and crystalline glazes Robineau developed during this crucial period. A unique focus of Only an Artist is the representation of almost thirty works from the last three years of Robineau's life.

Only an Artist: Adelaide Alsop Robineau, American Studio Potter is accompanied by a fully illustrated catalogue containing three essays: by the exhibition's guest curator, Thomas Piché Jr.; noted Art Pottery scholar Ellen Paul Denker; and Syracuse University Professor Elizabeth Fowler.

Works of Daniel Atyim
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

For the Everson's 2004 Biennial exhibition, juror Pavel Zoubok selected Daniel Atyim's mixed-media works for the Best of Show Award. For this prize, the Everson will showcase Atyim's work in a solo exhibition and gallery brochure.

Sara Sax's Rookwood Repertoire
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

During its 80-year history, Rookwood Pottery's artists formed and painted ceramics in such diverse styles as Victorian, Art Nouveau, Arts and Crafts and Art Deco. Sara Sax (1870-1949) was one of Rookwood's premier artists, painting vases, tiles and jars for this celebrated company from 1896 through 1931. This exhibition of Sax's work is generously on loan to the Everson from a private Massachusetts collection.

Claire Harootunian Retrospective: Sculpture and Collage Art
Redhouse

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

Come join in the magic of the art works of Claire Harootunian, alumnus and former Syracuse University adjunct professor A consummate hunter, gatherer and collector, Ms. Harootunian is constantly reinventing and reinvigorating new life into "found" objects and materials. Claire Harootunian begins with the possibilities of the material, whether she is layering fine, delicate papers and fabrics or welding heavy steel and bronze she delights in the creative process. Her joy in creating, no matter the medium, is apparent in all she touches.

Different Strokes
Delavan Art Gallery

Price: Free
Delavan Art Gallery
501 W. Fayette St., Syracuse

Jane Crow: acrylics
Vincent Fitches: mixed media paintings
Cheyne Rood: pen and inks
Members of the Central New York Art Guild: varied works

Cinefest

Price: $20 per day or $60 for all four days
Holiday Inn
Electronics Parkway, Liverpool

9:00 am: Michael O'Halloran (1937) Dir. Kair Brown. With Wynne Gibson, Warren Hull (not seen since first release and never on television)
10:15 am: The Cock-Eyed World (1929) Dir. Raoul Walsh. With Victor Mclaglen, Edmund Lowe
1:00 pm: Over There (1917) With Charles Richman, Anna Q. Nilsson
2:05 pm: Personality Kid (1934) With Pat O'Brien, Glenda Farrell, Claire Dodd
3:25 pm: Market Of Vain Desire (1916) With H.B. Warner, Clara Williams
4:30 pm: Submarine (1928) Dir. Frank Capra. With Jack Holt, Dorothy Revier. The first film released by Columbia to include sound effects
8:00 pm: David Harum (1915) Romantic Comdey
9:00 pm: South Sea Bubble (1928) With Ivor Novello, Benita Hume, Ben Field
10:25 pm: Such Women Are Dangerous (1934) With Warner Baxter, Rochelle Hudson, Rosemary Ames
11:50 pm: Lightning Strikes Twice (1934) With Ben Lyon, Thelma Todd, Perk Kelton

My Dead Lady
Acme Mystery Company

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

Comedy murder mystery dinner theater.

The Music Man
Cicero-North Syracuse High school

Price: $8-$9
Cicero-North Syracuse High School
6002 State Route 31, Cicero

Bad Dates
Syracuse Stage
Mark Rucker, director

Hutchings Auditorium
810 E. Genesee St., adjacent to Syracuse Stage, Syracuse

Meet Haley Walker, funny, smart, sexy, single mom, restaurant owner and connoisseur of fine shoes. She's ready for Mr. Right. Only problem is most of the men she meets are perfect losers. She wants Sex in the City but the guys are strictly Apprentice. Good thing she knows how laugh. Join accomplished actress Nance Williamson in the "before" and "after" of a series of not so successful dates. It's a one-woman comedic journey that goes from practical shoes all the way to lingerie.

Read a Review!

Molly Sweeney
Redhouse

Price: $33 regular; $26 senior (65 or older); $22 student
Former Redhouse Theater
219 S. West St., Syracuse

This breathtakingly beautiful drama explores the story of one woman's journey from blindness to the seeing world. As the play unfolds from three strikingly different points of view, Brian Friel proves once again why he is considered Ireland's greatest living playwright.

Read a review!

Friday, March 17, 2006

Visual Arts Showcase #55: Artists Create Artists
CNY Arts

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

The exhibit highlights the work of Central New York's art teachers and their students.

Winter's End: Works of Donal and Shel Little

Hazard Branch Library
1620 W. Genesee St., Syracuse

New art work by popular Syracuse artists Donal and Shel Little of LittlePath Studio. The exhibit will include a piece created especially in honor of St Patrick's Day.

Women Artists Invitational Art Show
Onondaga Community College

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

[Fake] Fake Estates: Revisiting Gordon Matta-Clark's Fake Estates
Syracuse University School of Architecture

Price: Free
The Warehouse Gallery
350 W. Fayette St., Syracuse

An exhibition of recent work by Martin Hogue, assistant professor of architecture at SU. Hogue spent several months systematically canvassing Queens, NY for residual properties similar to the 14 parcels purchased there and documented by Matta-Clark in 1975. Best known for his spatially dynamic extractions of large sections of walls and floors from abandoned buildings, Matta-Clark, one of the most important American conceptual artists of the 1970s, purchased the Queens properties with the goal of highlighting neglected architectural environments that make up the urban and suburban fabric.

Hogue's exhibition includes drawings, collages and photographs that articulate moments when conventions for establishing the location and precise boundaries of a site produce a conceptual "excess of surveying," inviting speculation as to the value and purpose of land and revealing the conceptual potential of "real" sites, even small and unusable ones -- a 1/8-inch x 110-foot property, among others -- thought to lack architectural potential.

For more information, phone 315-443-2388 or email mcobrien@syr.edu.

Paid public parking is available on West Fayette Street, one block from the building.

Central New York Art Guild Exhibition
Edgewood Gallery

Price: Free
Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

Recent works by members of the Guild in a variety of media.

Requiem for Our Ancestors and Other Warriors: Works by Napoleon Jones-Henderson
Community Folk Art Center

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

"Requiem for Our Ancestors and Other Warriors: Works by Napoleon Jones-Henderson" will feature recent works in a variety of media. Jones-Henderson has exhibited extensively both in the United States and internationally. He is one of the founding members of the AfriCOBRA collective. AfriCOBRA ("African Commune of Bad Relevant Artists") began in Chicago in the late 1960's as a group of visual, performing, and literary artists who sought to capture the vibrancy and spirit of African American urban life through elements found in traditional African art. Henderson is also a noted teacher, consultant and lecturer. He is currently the Executive Director of the Research Institute of African and African Diaspora Arts, Inc. in Roxbury, MA. He has studied at The Sorbonne in Paris, the Art Institute of Chicago, Northern Illinois University and Maryland Institute College of Art.

I, Witness: A Marjory Wilkins Retrospective
Community Folk Art Center

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

"I, Witness: A Marjory Wilkins Retrospective" will feature photographs taken by Wilkins through the years. Wilkins began taking photographs at age 10 and acquired her first camera at age 12 Since that time, she has documented several decades of local history and culture, focusing in particular on Syracuse's African American community. She says, "I feel that you view the world a little differently through a camera. It just makes life more interesting." Her lifelong passion for photography has been an inspiration to many, including her family members. "All my children are very aware of their surroundings because of the camera. They all take pictures," she says. Her son is a professional photographer with the Chicago Tribune. Wilkins adds, "I wish all children could have access to a camera of some sort, just to view the world a little differently." The exhibition will feature the people, places and events that have helped shape the local community through the years, as seen through the lens of one of Syracuse's most prolific photographers.

Digital Transitions: Selections from the Light Work Collection
Light Work Gallery

Robert B. Menschel Photography Gallery
Schine Student Center, 306 University Ave., Syracuse

This diverse selection of work from the Light Work collection reflects important and dramatic changes in photography. It explores the new directions artists have taken in the brief period between 1990 and 2005. Many of these artists have experimented with digital techniques for the first time while working at Light Work. These images are hybrids of traditional and digital processes. Some artists go from analog to digital processes and even back to analog. Lines between the categories of analog or digital have been blurred and will continue to be. The boundaries will continue to dissolve and have less meaning.The classification of photograph, digital image, and new media will evolve and their definitions will change. This exhibition is a significant milestone at Light Work, as the first retrospective look at work by artists using various digital tools creatively. It is an enticing glimpse at digital photography's young history as we consider how new digital technologies redefine what photography can and will become.

Works of Daniel Atyim
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

For the Everson's 2004 Biennial exhibition, juror Pavel Zoubok selected Daniel Atyim's mixed-media works for the Best of Show Award. For this prize, the Everson will showcase Atyim's work in a solo exhibition and gallery brochure.

Only an Artist: Adelaide Alsop Robineau, American Studio Potter
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Only an Artist features approximately 80 porcelains by Adelaide Alsop Robineau (1865-1929). These exquisite works are drawn largely from the unparalleled collection of her ceramics held by the Everson Museum of Art, with additional key works from other public and private collections. Beginning with Robineau's early experiments dating from 1904 to 1910, Only an Artist offers a selection of both the matte and crystalline glazes Robineau developed during this crucial period. A unique focus of Only an Artist is the representation of almost thirty works from the last three years of Robineau's life.

Only an Artist: Adelaide Alsop Robineau, American Studio Potter is accompanied by a fully illustrated catalogue containing three essays: by the exhibition's guest curator, Thomas Piché Jr.; noted Art Pottery scholar Ellen Paul Denker; and Syracuse University Professor Elizabeth Fowler.

Sara Sax's Rookwood Repertoire
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

During its 80-year history, Rookwood Pottery's artists formed and painted ceramics in such diverse styles as Victorian, Art Nouveau, Arts and Crafts and Art Deco. Sara Sax (1870-1949) was one of Rookwood's premier artists, painting vases, tiles and jars for this celebrated company from 1896 through 1931. This exhibition of Sax's work is generously on loan to the Everson from a private Massachusetts collection.

Claire Harootunian Retrospective: Sculpture and Collage Art
Redhouse

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

Come join in the magic of the art works of Claire Harootunian, alumnus and former Syracuse University adjunct professor A consummate hunter, gatherer and collector, Ms. Harootunian is constantly reinventing and reinvigorating new life into "found" objects and materials. Claire Harootunian begins with the possibilities of the material, whether she is layering fine, delicate papers and fabrics or welding heavy steel and bronze she delights in the creative process. Her joy in creating, no matter the medium, is apparent in all she touches.

Contemporary Ceramic Sculpture by Jeffrey Schwarz and Eunjung Shin
ThINC

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

Different Strokes
Delavan Art Gallery

Price: Free
Delavan Art Gallery
501 W. Fayette St., Syracuse

Jane Crow: acrylics
Vincent Fitches: mixed media paintings
Cheyne Rood: pen and inks
Members of the Central New York Art Guild: varied works

Cinefest

Price: $20 per day or $60 for all four days
Holiday Inn
Electronics Parkway, Liverpool

9:00 am: The Man From Yesterday (1932) With Claudette Colbert, Charles Boyer, Clive Brook, Andy Devine
10:15 am: G.M (Bronco Billy) Anderson show including Bronco Billy and the Baby (1915), Shooting Mad (1918), Bronco Billy, Interviewed by William K. Everson - conducted by Everson in 1957
1:00 pm: Return Of Jimmy Valentine (1936) With Robert Warwick (not Seen Since First Release)
2:15 pm: Jack Roth Presents a Silent Kodascope Our Gang Show: Firefighters (1922), The Sun Down Limited (1924), Ten Years Old (1927)
3:20 pm: Goodbye Love (1933) With Charles Ruggles, Verree Teasdale, Sidney Blackmer
4:30 pm: Coming-Out Party (1934) With Frances Dee, Gene Raymond, Alison Skipworth, Nigel Bruce
8:00 pm: Between Meals (1926) With James Parrot, Jobyna Ralston, Ernie "sunshine Sammy" Morrison
8:10 pm: Hintertreppe (1921) Dir. Paul Leni. With William Dieterle, Henny Porten
9:00 pm: Hold Your Breath (1924) With Dorothy Devore (longer Print Than Almost Anyone Has Seen)
10:00 pm: Is Life Worth Living (1921) With Eugene O'brien, Winifred Westover, Arthur Houseman
11:15 pm: Funny Mann (early 60s)
11:25 pm: Wild Gold (1934) With John Boles, Claire Trevor, Harry Green

Bach Birthday Bash

Price: Free
May Memorial Unitarian Society
3800 E. Genesee St., Syracuse

Includes performances by the Syracuse Symphony Brass Ensemble local organists.

Information: 315-446-8920.

The Boy With No Name
Encore Presentations
Tony Brown, conductor

Price: $12 regular, $10 students/seniors, $8 LeMoyne students and faculty
St. Clare Auditorium
Lodi and Isabella Streets, Syracuse

The story of a mentally challenged boy and his family. Mature themes. For more information, phone 315-952-4228.

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OCC Arts Across Campus
Onondaga Community College
Paul Robeson Performing Arts Company

Storer Auditorium
Onondaga Community College, Syracuse

Classics Series: Trumpet Virtuoso
Syracuse Symphony Orchestra
Kazuyoshi Akiyama, conductor
Featuring Allen Vizzutti, trumpet

Price: $16-$50
Crouse Hinds Concert Theater, Mulroy Civic Center
411 Montgomery St., Syracuse

Elgar In The South
Vizzutti The Rising Sun
Schumann Symphony No. 3

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Florence of Moravia
Acme Mystery Company

Price: $35 includes dinner and show
Gilfillan's West Hill Catering Club
West Hill Road, Camillus

Original interactive mystery.

The Music Man
Cicero-North Syracuse High school

Price: $8-$9
Cicero-North Syracuse High School
6002 State Route 31, Cicero

God's Trombones
Paul Robeson Performing Arts Company

Price: $15 advance, $18 at door, $12 seniors with ID and groups of 20 or more, $5 for college students with ID and children 12 and under
South Presbyterian Church
Corner of W. Colvin and S. Salina Streets, Syracuse

God's Trombones, by James Weldon Johnson, is a spectacular compilation of seven Negro sermons in verse. Under the creative direction of William H. Rowland, Jackie Warren Moore, and Annette Adams-Brown this production will be a magnificent mixture of oration, song, dance and music. Local ministers from around the community will recite the opening prayer called Listen, Lord - A Prayer. Choral Director Lagreer Cummings will lead a mass Choir, made up of church choral members from across the Syracuse community, that will fill the sanctuary with joyous gospel songs, while prominent actors from the SU campus and Syracuse community engage and delight your senses with the remaining sermons; The Creation, The Prodigal Son, Go Down Death - A Funeral Sermon, Noah Built the Ark, The Crucifixion, Let my People Go, and Judgment Day through recitation, dramatization, narration and storytelling. The play will run approximately 1-1/2 hours.

Moon Over Buffalo
Baldwinsville Theatre Guild

Price: $15 adults, $12 students
First Presbyterian Church of Baldwinsville
64 Oswego St., Baldwinsville

The Man Who Came to Dinner

Price: $10
Manlius Pebble Hill School
5300 Jamesville Rd., Dewitt

Information: 315-446-2452.

Whose Life is it Anyway?
Appleseed Productions

Price: $15 regular; $12 students/seniors
Atonement Lutheran Church
116 W. Glen Ave., Syracuse

A brilliant battle of wits takes place in this extraordinary play. Ken Harrison, a successful sculptor, is paralyzed in a car accident and kept alive by support systems in a hospital. Outwardly he's cheerful and often very funny, but he's overwhelmed by the fact that he has lost control of his own life. As the play begins, he is coming to the decision that if he can't live as a man, he does not want to exist as a medical achievement. His physician, however, is utterly determined to preserve Ken's life, regardless of its quality. Finally, despite the pleas of the doctor and his involved nurse, Ken invokes the law of habeas corpus and a judge joins the battle to determine - Whose Life Is It, Anyway?

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She Stoops to Conquer
LeMoyne College
Boot & Buskin Drama Club

Price: $10 regular; $8 seniors; $4 students
Coyne Center for the Performing Arts
LeMoyne College, Syracuse

Comedy in which a young lady poses as a serving girl to win the heart of a gentleman too shy to court ladies of his own class. A classic comedy of manners, class, courtship, and dysfunctional families.

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Anything Goes
Jordan Elbridge Musical Players

Price: $8.50
Jordan-Elbridge High School
Hamilton Road, Jordan

Step into the world of yesterday in the classic, Cole Porter's Anything Goes. The award winning production is about the mayhem and comedy aboard a transatlantic cruise. The central plot revolves around the young Billy Crocker who has fallen in love with beautiful Hope Harcourt who is engaged to someone else. A series of comical mistaken identities ensues as the passengers and crew sing and dance their way across the Atlantic. With a complete cast of over 60 dancers, singers, and sailors, Anything Goes is one of the most delightful musicals of all time. Some memorable songs include the title tune "Anything Goes," "De-lovely," "You're the Top," "Friendship" and "Let's Misbehave."

For ticket information, phone 315-689-9553.

Molly Sweeney
Redhouse

Price: $33 regular; $26 senior (65 or older); $22 student
Former Redhouse Theater
219 S. West St., Syracuse

This breathtakingly beautiful drama explores the story of one woman's journey from blindness to the seeing world. As the play unfolds from three strikingly different points of view, Brian Friel proves once again why he is considered Ireland's greatest living playwright.

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Bad Dates
Syracuse Stage
Mark Rucker, director

Hutchings Auditorium
810 E. Genesee St., adjacent to Syracuse Stage, Syracuse

Meet Haley Walker, funny, smart, sexy, single mom, restaurant owner and connoisseur of fine shoes. She's ready for Mr. Right. Only problem is most of the men she meets are perfect losers. She wants Sex in the City but the guys are strictly Apprentice. Good thing she knows how laugh. Join accomplished actress Nance Williamson in the "before" and "after" of a series of not so successful dates. It's a one-woman comedic journey that goes from practical shoes all the way to lingerie.

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Jesus Christ Superstar
Salt City Center for the Performing Arts

Price: $20 regular; $15 students/seniors
Most Holy Rosary Church
111 Roberts Ave., Syracuse

Bring the whole family to experience the pageantry and spectacle of Central New York's most revered theatrical production of the moving and passionate re-telling of the last days of Jesus Christ through music and song, reverently performed by a talented cast of performers of all ages.

For tickets, phone the box office at 315-475-9749.

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Saturday, March 18, 2006

Winter's End: Works of Donal and Shel Little

Hazard Branch Library
1620 W. Genesee St., Syracuse

New art work by popular Syracuse artists Donal and Shel Little of LittlePath Studio. The exhibit will include a piece created especially in honor of St Patrick's Day.

Different Strokes
Delavan Art Gallery

Price: Free
Delavan Art Gallery
501 W. Fayette St., Syracuse

Jane Crow: acrylics
Vincent Fitches: mixed media paintings
Cheyne Rood: pen and inks
Members of the Central New York Art Guild: varied works

Central New York Art Guild Exhibition
Edgewood Gallery

Price: Free
Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

Recent works by members of the Guild in a variety of media.

Sara Sax's Rookwood Repertoire
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

During its 80-year history, Rookwood Pottery's artists formed and painted ceramics in such diverse styles as Victorian, Art Nouveau, Arts and Crafts and Art Deco. Sara Sax (1870-1949) was one of Rookwood's premier artists, painting vases, tiles and jars for this celebrated company from 1896 through 1931. This exhibition of Sax's work is generously on loan to the Everson from a private Massachusetts collection.

Scholastic Art Exhibition
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

For over three decades, the Everson has partnered with the Central New York Regional Scholastic Art Awards, sponsored by Time Warner. This juried exhibition of junior high and high school artists is displayed at Onondaga Community College. The Silver Key finalists have their work displayed at the Everson, while the Gold Key winners advance to the national competition.

Only an Artist: Adelaide Alsop Robineau, American Studio Potter
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Only an Artist features approximately 80 porcelains by Adelaide Alsop Robineau (1865-1929). These exquisite works are drawn largely from the unparalleled collection of her ceramics held by the Everson Museum of Art, with additional key works from other public and private collections. Beginning with Robineau's early experiments dating from 1904 to 1910, Only an Artist offers a selection of both the matte and crystalline glazes Robineau developed during this crucial period. A unique focus of Only an Artist is the representation of almost thirty works from the last three years of Robineau's life.

Only an Artist: Adelaide Alsop Robineau, American Studio Potter is accompanied by a fully illustrated catalogue containing three essays: by the exhibition's guest curator, Thomas Piché Jr.; noted Art Pottery scholar Ellen Paul Denker; and Syracuse University Professor Elizabeth Fowler.

Works of Daniel Atyim
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

For the Everson's 2004 Biennial exhibition, juror Pavel Zoubok selected Daniel Atyim's mixed-media works for the Best of Show Award. For this prize, the Everson will showcase Atyim's work in a solo exhibition and gallery brochure.

Requiem for Our Ancestors and Other Warriors: Works by Napoleon Jones-Henderson
Community Folk Art Center

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

"Requiem for Our Ancestors and Other Warriors: Works by Napoleon Jones-Henderson" will feature recent works in a variety of media. Jones-Henderson has exhibited extensively both in the United States and internationally. He is one of the founding members of the AfriCOBRA collective. AfriCOBRA ("African Commune of Bad Relevant Artists") began in Chicago in the late 1960's as a group of visual, performing, and literary artists who sought to capture the vibrancy and spirit of African American urban life through elements found in traditional African art. Henderson is also a noted teacher, consultant and lecturer. He is currently the Executive Director of the Research Institute of African and African Diaspora Arts, Inc. in Roxbury, MA. He has studied at The Sorbonne in Paris, the Art Institute of Chicago, Northern Illinois University and Maryland Institute College of Art.

I, Witness: A Marjory Wilkins Retrospective
Community Folk Art Center

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

"I, Witness: A Marjory Wilkins Retrospective" will feature photographs taken by Wilkins through the years. Wilkins began taking photographs at age 10 and acquired her first camera at age 12 Since that time, she has documented several decades of local history and culture, focusing in particular on Syracuse's African American community. She says, "I feel that you view the world a little differently through a camera. It just makes life more interesting." Her lifelong passion for photography has been an inspiration to many, including her family members. "All my children are very aware of their surroundings because of the camera. They all take pictures," she says. Her son is a professional photographer with the Chicago Tribune. Wilkins adds, "I wish all children could have access to a camera of some sort, just to view the world a little differently." The exhibition will feature the people, places and events that have helped shape the local community through the years, as seen through the lens of one of Syracuse's most prolific photographers.

Notion of Family: Family Work 2002-2006 - LaToya Ruby Frazier
Community Folk Art Center

Price: Free
Community Folk Art Center
805 E. Genesee St., Syracuse

LaToya Ruby Frazier of Pittsburgh, PA attended Edinboro University of Pennsylvania where she received a B.F.A. degree in Photography and Graphic Design. She was the recipient of the Outstanding Achievement in Photography Award from Edinboro University. Her work has received the Patron's Purchase Award from the Erie Art Museum in Erie, PA. Her work has also been exhibited at the Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center in Auburn and Light Work Community Darkrooms in Syracuse. Currently, she is pursuing her M.F.A. degree in Art Photography at Syracuse University, where she has been a recipient of the African American Fellowship. In addition to teaching photography at Syracuse University, Frazier has taught at Light Work Community Darkrooms and the Community Folk Art Center.

"The Notion of Family is a collaborative development between my grandmother, mother and I. It reveals the complexity of our relationships and the different roles we play," says Frazier. Frazier's 26 black and white photographs will be accompanied by her award-winning documentary film, A Mother To Hold, which intensely reveals the complex relationship she has with her drug-addicted mother. "My position and role as daughter and filmmaker transcends the stereotypical objective practice in classic documentary, which has continuously undermined the black family experience by avoiding our emotional realm," Frazier says. The film has been screened at the 2006 Black Maria Film Festival in Jersey City, NJ, the Brooklyn Underground Film Festival in New York City, the Black International Film Festival in New York City, and the Women of Color Film Festival in New York City, where she received the Producer's Choice Award.

Claire Harootunian Retrospective: Sculpture and Collage Art
Redhouse

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

Come join in the magic of the art works of Claire Harootunian, alumnus and former Syracuse University adjunct professor A consummate hunter, gatherer and collector, Ms. Harootunian is constantly reinventing and reinvigorating new life into "found" objects and materials. Claire Harootunian begins with the possibilities of the material, whether she is layering fine, delicate papers and fabrics or welding heavy steel and bronze she delights in the creative process. Her joy in creating, no matter the medium, is apparent in all she touches.

Cinefest

Price: $20 per day or $60 for all four days
Holiday Inn
Electronics Parkway, Liverpool

9:00 Flames (1932) With Johnny Mack Brown, George Cooper, Noel Frances. Film long thought lost.
10:10 L'Argent (1928) Dir. Marcel L'Herbier. Brigitte Helm, Marie Glory
1:30 Six Feet Four (1919) Dir. Henry King. William Russell, Vola Vale
2:40 The Strange Case of Clara Deane (1932) With Wynne Gibson, Pat O'Brien, Frances Dee,
3:50 Silver Spurs (1943) With Roy Rogers, Smiley Burnette, John Carradine, Sons of the Pioneers. (unseen since original release, complete at 68 minutes, not a 54-minute version)
5:05 Return Of Sophie Lang (1936) With Gertrude Michael, Ray Milland (sequel to last year's surprise hit Notorious Sophie Lang)
8:15 Triangle Murder
8:25 Cynara (1932) Dir. King Vidor. With Ronald Coleman, Kay Francis, Phyllis Barry
8:30 Bamboozled (1919) A short featuring Fred Rains (father of Claude)
9:00 An Adventuress/Isle Of Love (1920) With Rudolph Valentino, Virginia Rappe
10:00 Quality Street (1927)
11:30 Scotland Yard (1930) With Edmund Lowe, Donald Crisp, Joan Bennett

The Boy With No Name
Encore Presentations
Tony Brown, conductor

Price: $12 regular, $10 students/seniors, $8 LeMoyne students and faculty
St. Clare Auditorium
Lodi and Isabella Streets, Syracuse

The story of a mentally challenged boy and his family. Mature themes. For more information, phone 315-952-4228.

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E.S.P.

Price: $7
108 Slocum Hall
Syracuse University, Syracuse

Contemporary jazz.

OCC Arts Across Campus
Onondaga Community College
Paul Robeson Performing Arts Company

Storer Auditorium
Onondaga Community College, Syracuse

Classics Series: Trumpet Virtuoso
Syracuse Symphony Orchestra
Kazuyoshi Akiyama, conductor
Featuring Allen Vizzutti, trumpet

Price: $16-$50
Crouse Hinds Concert Theater, Mulroy Civic Center
411 Montgomery St., Syracuse

Elgar In The South
Vizzutti The Rising Sun
Schumann Symphony No. 3

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Aesop's Fables
Open Hand Theater
Featuring Steve Abrams

Price: $9 adults; $6 children (members get $1 off)
International Mask and Puppet Museum
518 Prospect Ave., Syracuse

Master puppeteer Steve Abrams involves his audiences in everything he does in his very funny presentation of Aesop's Fables. The audience will leave with smiling faces, a great turtle voice, and a memory of a warm encounter with the world of imagination and with their own creativity.

Hercules, the Maiden and the Lion
Magic Circle Children's Theatre

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

Interactive family show.

Intimate Apparel
Syracuse Stage
Timothy Douglas, director

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

A century ago, playwright Lynn Nottage's grandmother made her way in New York by sewing intimate undergarments for wealthy white socialites and women whose socializing tended more to the mercenary. From this thread of family history, Nottage weaves the appealing and touching drama of Esther Mills, a 35-year-old African-American seamstress and spinster whose search for love leads her to chance romance with George, a young Barbadian working on the Panama Canal. This play is a lovely slice of a New York gone by peopled with rich characters, endearing friendships, and true to life relationships.

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Bad Dates
Syracuse Stage
Mark Rucker, director

Hutchings Auditorium
810 E. Genesee St., adjacent to Syracuse Stage, Syracuse

Meet Haley Walker, funny, smart, sexy, single mom, restaurant owner and connoisseur of fine shoes. She's ready for Mr. Right. Only problem is most of the men she meets are perfect losers. She wants Sex in the City but the guys are strictly Apprentice. Good thing she knows how laugh. Join accomplished actress Nance Williamson in the "before" and "after" of a series of not so successful dates. It's a one-woman comedic journey that goes from practical shoes all the way to lingerie.

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Florence of Moravia
Acme Mystery Company

Price: $35 includes dinner and show
Gilfillan's West Hill Catering Club
West Hill Road, Camillus

Original interactive mystery.

The Music Man
Cicero-North Syracuse High school

Price: $8-$9
Cicero-North Syracuse High School
6002 State Route 31, Cicero

God's Trombones
Paul Robeson Performing Arts Company

Price: $15 advance, $18 at door, $12 seniors with ID and groups of 20 or more, $5 for college students with ID and children 12 and under
South Presbyterian Church
Corner of W. Colvin and S. Salina Streets, Syracuse

God's Trombones, by James Weldon Johnson, is a spectacular compilation of seven Negro sermons in verse. Under the creative direction of William H. Rowland, Jackie Warren Moore, and Annette Adams-Brown this production will be a magnificent mixture of oration, song, dance and music. Local ministers from around the community will recite the opening prayer called Listen, Lord - A Prayer. Choral Director Lagreer Cummings will lead a mass Choir, made up of church choral members from across the Syracuse community, that will fill the sanctuary with joyous gospel songs, while prominent actors from the SU campus and Syracuse community engage and delight your senses with the remaining sermons; The Creation, The Prodigal Son, Go Down Death - A Funeral Sermon, Noah Built the Ark, The Crucifixion, Let my People Go, and Judgment Day through recitation, dramatization, narration and storytelling. The play will run approximately 1-1/2 hours.

Moon Over Buffalo
Baldwinsville Theatre Guild

Price: $15 adults, $12 students
First Presbyterian Church of Baldwinsville
64 Oswego St., Baldwinsville

Whose Life is it Anyway?
Appleseed Productions

Price: $15 regular; $12 students/seniors
Atonement Lutheran Church
116 W. Glen Ave., Syracuse

A brilliant battle of wits takes place in this extraordinary play. Ken Harrison, a successful sculptor, is paralyzed in a car accident and kept alive by support systems in a hospital. Outwardly he's cheerful and often very funny, but he's overwhelmed by the fact that he has lost control of his own life. As the play begins, he is coming to the decision that if he can't live as a man, he does not want to exist as a medical achievement. His physician, however, is utterly determined to preserve Ken's life, regardless of its quality. Finally, despite the pleas of the doctor and his involved nurse, Ken invokes the law of habeas corpus and a judge joins the battle to determine - Whose Life Is It, Anyway?

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She Stoops to Conquer
LeMoyne College
Boot & Buskin Drama Club

Price: $10 regular; $8 seniors; $4 students
Coyne Center for the Performing Arts
LeMoyne College, Syracuse

Comedy in which a young lady poses as a serving girl to win the heart of a gentleman too shy to court ladies of his own class. A classic comedy of manners, class, courtship, and dysfunctional families.

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Anything Goes
Jordan Elbridge Musical Players

Price: $8.50
Jordan-Elbridge High School
Hamilton Road, Jordan

Step into the world of yesterday in the classic, Cole Porter's Anything Goes. The award winning production is about the mayhem and comedy aboard a transatlantic cruise. The central plot revolves around the young Billy Crocker who has fallen in love with beautiful Hope Harcourt who is engaged to someone else. A series of comical mistaken identities ensues as the passengers and crew sing and dance their way across the Atlantic. With a complete cast of over 60 dancers, singers, and sailors, Anything Goes is one of the most delightful musicals of all time. Some memorable songs include the title tune "Anything Goes," "De-lovely," "You're the Top," "Friendship" and "Let's Misbehave."

For ticket information, phone 315-689-9553.

T Bone N Weasel
Opening Night Productions

Price: $20 ticket plus restaurant/bar charge depending on package chosen
Glen Loch Restaurant
4626 North St., Jamesville

Hoping to bring themselves up to at least the poverty level, two ex-convicts, T Bone and Weasel have stolen a rather decrepit Buick and have set off across South Carolina with minor mayhem in mind. On their journey they encounter numerous characters (all played by one actor) and through these encounters they come face-to-face with poverty, prejudice, and the ways human beings use each other coldly and selfishly for personal advancement. T Bone is a black man, somewhat educated and more astute. Weasel, who is white, cannot read or write but is of course afforded the greater respect. Moving swiftly from one adventure to another, they botch an attempted robbery (because the drawer of the cash register is stuck); are swindled out of the Buick by a fast-talking used car dealer; run afoul of a sexually voracious lady farmer (who is "ugly enough to turn a train down a dirt road"); fall into the clutches of a larcenous country preacher; and try to make off with the automobile of a politically ambitious small town doctor who wants to exhibit them as examples of what poverty can do to people. Eventually Weasel is hired on by a construction company (and actually buys a car), but when they refuse to take on T Bone as well, because of his color, it is back on the road again, pausing only to make out their last wills and testaments disposing of all their "worldly goods" which, for T Bone is nothing at all, and, for Weasel, consists primarily of his used Chevette -- with 32 payments still to go. T Bone N Weasel is a study in motivation, an exploration of the meaning of success, a hard and gentle examination of the loyalty of true friendship.

Reservations are necessary and can be made by calling the Glen Loch Restaurant at 315-469-6969.

There are two ways to enjoy your evening out:

The Complete Dinner Theatre Package includes show ticket and full gourmet dinner of your choosing off the Glen Loch Restaurant's delicious menu. Diners will be seated in the downstairs dining room and the meal prices will be determined by the regular restaurant menu. Those guests choosing to eat must be seated NO LATER than 6:30pm on Saturday evenings and 12:30pm for the Sunday Brunch. Cost: $20 theatre ticket plus cost of meal per person.

The Light Fare Theatre Package: In an agreement with the Glen Loch Restaurant, Opening Night Productions' patrons will no longer be required to purchase a meal with their theater ticket. The cost of the meal will be replaced by a $10 minimum bar/restaurant charge. This may be applied to appetizers, desserts, drinks and/or coffee. The total expense for tickets will be $32 per person.

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Molly Sweeney
Redhouse

Price: $33 regular; $26 senior (65 or older); $22 student
Former Redhouse Theater
219 S. West St., Syracuse

This breathtakingly beautiful drama explores the story of one woman's journey from blindness to the seeing world. As the play unfolds from three strikingly different points of view, Brian Friel proves once again why he is considered Ireland's greatest living playwright.

Read a review!

Bad Dates
Syracuse Stage
Mark Rucker, director

Hutchings Auditorium
810 E. Genesee St., adjacent to Syracuse Stage, Syracuse

Meet Haley Walker, funny, smart, sexy, single mom, restaurant owner and connoisseur of fine shoes. She's ready for Mr. Right. Only problem is most of the men she meets are perfect losers. She wants Sex in the City but the guys are strictly Apprentice. Good thing she knows how laugh. Join accomplished actress Nance Williamson in the "before" and "after" of a series of not so successful dates. It's a one-woman comedic journey that goes from practical shoes all the way to lingerie.

Read a Review!

Intimate Apparel
Syracuse Stage
Timothy Douglas, director

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

A century ago, playwright Lynn Nottage's grandmother made her way in New York by sewing intimate undergarments for wealthy white socialites and women whose socializing tended more to the mercenary. From this thread of family history, Nottage weaves the appealing and touching drama of Esther Mills, a 35-year-old African-American seamstress and spinster whose search for love leads her to chance romance with George, a young Barbadian working on the Panama Canal. This play is a lovely slice of a New York gone by peopled with rich characters, endearing friendships, and true to life relationships.

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Jesus Christ Superstar
Salt City Center for the Performing Arts

Price: $20 regular; $15 students/seniors
Most Holy Rosary Church
111 Roberts Ave., Syracuse

Bring the whole family to experience the pageantry and spectacle of Central New York's most revered theatrical production of the moving and passionate re-telling of the last days of Jesus Christ through music and song, reverently performed by a talented cast of performers of all ages.

For tickets, phone the box office at 315-475-9749.

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Sunday, March 19, 2006

Scholastic Art Exhibition
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

For over three decades, the Everson has partnered with the Central New York Regional Scholastic Art Awards, sponsored by Time Warner. This juried exhibition of junior high and high school artists is displayed at Onondaga Community College. The Silver Key finalists have their work displayed at the Everson, while the Gold Key winners advance to the national competition.

Sara Sax's Rookwood Repertoire
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

During its 80-year history, Rookwood Pottery's artists formed and painted ceramics in such diverse styles as Victorian, Art Nouveau, Arts and Crafts and Art Deco. Sara Sax (1870-1949) was one of Rookwood's premier artists, painting vases, tiles and jars for this celebrated company from 1896 through 1931. This exhibition of Sax's work is generously on loan to the Everson from a private Massachusetts collection.

Works of Daniel Atyim
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

For the Everson's 2004 Biennial exhibition, juror Pavel Zoubok selected Daniel Atyim's mixed-media works for the Best of Show Award. For this prize, the Everson will showcase Atyim's work in a solo exhibition and gallery brochure.

Only an Artist: Adelaide Alsop Robineau, American Studio Potter
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Only an Artist features approximately 80 porcelains by Adelaide Alsop Robineau (1865-1929). These exquisite works are drawn largely from the unparalleled collection of her ceramics held by the Everson Museum of Art, with additional key works from other public and private collections. Beginning with Robineau's early experiments dating from 1904 to 1910, Only an Artist offers a selection of both the matte and crystalline glazes Robineau developed during this crucial period. A unique focus of Only an Artist is the representation of almost thirty works from the last three years of Robineau's life.

Only an Artist: Adelaide Alsop Robineau, American Studio Potter is accompanied by a fully illustrated catalogue containing three essays: by the exhibition's guest curator, Thomas Piché Jr.; noted Art Pottery scholar Ellen Paul Denker; and Syracuse University Professor Elizabeth Fowler.

Cinefest

Price: $20 per day or $60 for all four days
Holiday Inn
Electronics Parkway, Liverpool

9:00 am: Ali Baba Goes To Town (1937) With Eddie Cantor, Tony Martin, Roland Young, June Lang, Gypsy Rose Lee. (Origin uncut version not shown on TV)
12:00 pm: Safari (1940) With Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Madeline Carroll, Billy Gilbert
1:30 pm: It's a Small World (1935) With Spencer Tracy, Wendy Barrie
2:45 pm: Cynara (1932) Dir. King Vidor. With Ronald Coleman, Kay Francis, Phyllis Barry
4:00 pm: Caught (1931)

Rory O'Shea Was Here
Redhouse

Price: $7 regular; $5 with student ID
Former Redhouse Theater
219 S. West St., Syracuse

From the producers of Bridget Jones's Diary and Billy Elliot comes Rory O'Shea Was Here - an inspiring story of independence that follows two unlikely friends determined to face the world on their own terms. The winner of the Audience Award at the 2004 Edinburgh International Film Festival, Rory O'Shea Was Here is an extraordinary story of determination that fuses highly emotional drama with bracingly boisterous humor. Inspired by the experiences of real people, the film follows two young men with physical disabilities as they band together and seize an opportunity to savor life on their own terms.

All his life, Michael Connolly has lived in the residential care of Dublin's Carrigmore Home for the Disabled. Michael has cerebral palsy, uses a motorized wheelchair, and has significant speech impairment. Most people find it difficult to make out what he is saying, and simply stop trying. But Rory O'Shea, a new arrival at Carrigmore, is not like most people -- or any of the other Carrigmore residents. Rory is able to understand Michael. Rory has Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a degenerative muscle-wasting condition. All Rory has are the use of two of his fingers, partial movements of his head -- and unlimited use of his mouth.

These two young men form a friendship that empowers them to look beyond Carrigmore and its inflexible supervisor Eileen. After the rebellious and outspoken Rory masterminds a field trip to pub and nightclub, Michael is emboldened and motivated to finesse an appeal to Ability Ireland for a personal-assistance grant. His appeal is successful, enabling the two friends to move into a flat of their own and recruit the disarming Siobhan to assist them with their daily needs. Rory and Michael both develop growing feelings for Siobhan, and their rivalry for her attention only further accelerates their shared journey towards true independence and liberation.

Rated R for language; English; 104 minutes; 2005

The Boy With No Name
Encore Presentations
Tony Brown, conductor

Price: $12 regular, $10 students/seniors, $8 LeMoyne students and faculty
St. Clare Auditorium
Lodi and Isabella Streets, Syracuse

The story of a mentally challenged boy and his family. Mature themes. For more information, phone 315-952-4228.

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Phil Klein

Price: $10
Jazz Central
441 E. Washington St., Syracuse

Pianist, vocalist and raconteur Phil Klein will perform an original one-man show. For more information, phone 315-469-4675

Side-by-Side Concert
Syracuse Youth Orchestras
Syracuse Symphony Orchestra
Jose Luis Novo, conductor
Featuring Meredith Riley, violin; Stephen Pikarsky, piano

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

The Youth Orchestra and Youth String Orchestra perform with the Syracuse Symphony. Soloists are winners of the 36th Annual Syracuse Symphony Orchestra/Civic Morning Musicals Youth Concerto Competition.

OCC Arts Across Campus
Onondaga Community College
Paul Robeson Performing Arts Company

Storer Auditorium
Onondaga Community College, Syracuse

Master Class

Price: Free
Erwin First United Methodist Church
920 Euclid Ave., Syracuse

Class given by Neva Pilgrim, teacher of voice and Artist in Residence at Colgate University.

Redhouse

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

The Redhouse will be the setting once again for the airing of Soundcheck, the Central New York music radio show hosted by Dave Frisina on TK99/TK105 (WTKW). The show will air 'live' over the radio in front of a studio audience. This month's show features the indy rock music of Long Since Forgotten and blues stylings of Built For Comfort.

The Man Who Came to Dinner

Price: $10
Manlius Pebble Hill School
5300 Jamesville Rd., Dewitt

Information: 315-446-2452.

Whose Life is it Anyway?
Appleseed Productions

Price: $15 regular; $12 students/seniors
Atonement Lutheran Church
116 W. Glen Ave., Syracuse

A brilliant battle of wits takes place in this extraordinary play. Ken Harrison, a successful sculptor, is paralyzed in a car accident and kept alive by support systems in a hospital. Outwardly he's cheerful and often very funny, but he's overwhelmed by the fact that he has lost control of his own life. As the play begins, he is coming to the decision that if he can't live as a man, he does not want to exist as a medical achievement. His physician, however, is utterly determined to preserve Ken's life, regardless of its quality. Finally, despite the pleas of the doctor and his involved nurse, Ken invokes the law of habeas corpus and a judge joins the battle to determine - Whose Life Is It, Anyway?

Read a Review!

T Bone N Weasel
Opening Night Productions

Price: $20 ticket plus restaurant/bar charge depending on package chosen
Glen Loch Restaurant
4626 North St., Jamesville

Hoping to bring themselves up to at least the poverty level, two ex-convicts, T Bone and Weasel have stolen a rather decrepit Buick and have set off across South Carolina with minor mayhem in mind. On their journey they encounter numerous characters (all played by one actor) and through these encounters they come face-to-face with poverty, prejudice, and the ways human beings use each other coldly and selfishly for personal advancement. T Bone is a black man, somewhat educated and more astute. Weasel, who is white, cannot read or write but is of course afforded the greater respect. Moving swiftly from one adventure to another, they botch an attempted robbery (because the drawer of the cash register is stuck); are swindled out of the Buick by a fast-talking used car dealer; run afoul of a sexually voracious lady farmer (who is "ugly enough to turn a train down a dirt road"); fall into the clutches of a larcenous country preacher; and try to make off with the automobile of a politically ambitious small town doctor who wants to exhibit them as examples of what poverty can do to people. Eventually Weasel is hired on by a construction company (and actually buys a car), but when they refuse to take on T Bone as well, because of his color, it is back on the road again, pausing only to make out their last wills and testaments disposing of all their "worldly goods" which, for T Bone is nothing at all, and, for Weasel, consists primarily of his used Chevette -- with 32 payments still to go. T Bone N Weasel is a study in motivation, an exploration of the meaning of success, a hard and gentle examination of the loyalty of true friendship.

Reservations are necessary and can be made by calling the Glen Loch Restaurant at 315-469-6969.

There are two ways to enjoy your evening out:

The Complete Dinner Theatre Package includes show ticket and full gourmet dinner of your choosing off the Glen Loch Restaurant's delicious menu. Diners will be seated in the downstairs dining room and the meal prices will be determined by the regular restaurant menu. Those guests choosing to eat must be seated NO LATER than 6:30pm on Saturday evenings and 12:30pm for the Sunday Brunch. Cost: $20 theatre ticket plus cost of meal per person.

The Light Fare Theatre Package: In an agreement with the Glen Loch Restaurant, Opening Night Productions' patrons will no longer be required to purchase a meal with their theater ticket. The cost of the meal will be replaced by a $10 minimum bar/restaurant charge. This may be applied to appetizers, desserts, drinks and/or coffee. The total expense for tickets will be $32 per person.

Read a Review!

Intimate Apparel
Syracuse Stage
Timothy Douglas, director

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

A century ago, playwright Lynn Nottage's grandmother made her way in New York by sewing intimate undergarments for wealthy white socialites and women whose socializing tended more to the mercenary. From this thread of family history, Nottage weaves the appealing and touching drama of Esther Mills, a 35-year-old African-American seamstress and spinster whose search for love leads her to chance romance with George, a young Barbadian working on the Panama Canal. This play is a lovely slice of a New York gone by peopled with rich characters, endearing friendships, and true to life relationships.

Read a Review!

Bad Dates
Syracuse Stage
Mark Rucker, director

Hutchings Auditorium
810 E. Genesee St., adjacent to Syracuse Stage, Syracuse

Meet Haley Walker, funny, smart, sexy, single mom, restaurant owner and connoisseur of fine shoes. She's ready for Mr. Right. Only problem is most of the men she meets are perfect losers. She wants Sex in the City but the guys are strictly Apprentice. Good thing she knows how laugh. Join accomplished actress Nance Williamson in the "before" and "after" of a series of not so successful dates. It's a one-woman comedic journey that goes from practical shoes all the way to lingerie.

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Jesus Christ Superstar
Salt City Center for the Performing Arts

Price: $20 regular; $15 students/seniors
Most Holy Rosary Church
111 Roberts Ave., Syracuse

Bring the whole family to experience the pageantry and spectacle of Central New York's most revered theatrical production of the moving and passionate re-telling of the last days of Jesus Christ through music and song, reverently performed by a talented cast of performers of all ages.

For tickets, phone the box office at 315-475-9749.

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God's Trombones
Paul Robeson Performing Arts Company

Price: $15 advance, $18 at door, $12 seniors with ID and groups of 20 or more, $5 for college students with ID and children 12 and under
South Presbyterian Church
Corner of W. Colvin and S. Salina Streets, Syracuse

God's Trombones, by James Weldon Johnson, is a spectacular compilation of seven Negro sermons in verse. Under the creative direction of William H. Rowland, Jackie Warren Moore, and Annette Adams-Brown this production will be a magnificent mixture of oration, song, dance and music. Local ministers from around the community will recite the opening prayer called Listen, Lord - A Prayer. Choral Director Lagreer Cummings will lead a mass Choir, made up of church choral members from across the Syracuse community, that will fill the sanctuary with joyous gospel songs, while prominent actors from the SU campus and Syracuse community engage and delight your senses with the remaining sermons; The Creation, The Prodigal Son, Go Down Death - A Funeral Sermon, Noah Built the Ark, The Crucifixion, Let my People Go, and Judgment Day through recitation, dramatization, narration and storytelling. The play will run approximately 1-1/2 hours.

Bad Dates
Syracuse Stage
Mark Rucker, director

Hutchings Auditorium
810 E. Genesee St., adjacent to Syracuse Stage, Syracuse

Meet Haley Walker, funny, smart, sexy, single mom, restaurant owner and connoisseur of fine shoes. She's ready for Mr. Right. Only problem is most of the men she meets are perfect losers. She wants Sex in the City but the guys are strictly Apprentice. Good thing she knows how laugh. Join accomplished actress Nance Williamson in the "before" and "after" of a series of not so successful dates. It's a one-woman comedic journey that goes from practical shoes all the way to lingerie.

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Monday, March 20, 2006

Visual Arts Showcase #55: Artists Create Artists
CNY Arts

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

The exhibit highlights the work of Central New York's art teachers and their students.

Winter's End: Works of Donal and Shel Little

Hazard Branch Library
1620 W. Genesee St., Syracuse

New art work by popular Syracuse artists Donal and Shel Little of LittlePath Studio. The exhibit will include a piece created especially in honor of St Patrick's Day.

Women Artists Invitational Art Show
Onondaga Community College

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

Premium Blend: Works by Graduate Painters
Syracuse University School of Art and Design

Price: Free
VPA Dean's Gallery
Room 200, Crouse College, Syracuse University, Syracuse

The graduate painters whose works will be on display in the exhibition are Monica Alfonso, Tapati Chowdhury, Seunghee Chung, Allison Fox, Frank McCauley, Elena Peteva, Pepa Santamaria, David Serotkin, Andy Sullivan and Elijah Van Benschoten.

Paid parking is available in Irving Garage. For more information, contact the VPA Dean's Office at 315-443-5889.

Dennis Pullen Painting and Poetry
Westcott Community Center

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

See through the eyes and mind of this talented young artist who paints exquisite pieces of artwork with his mouth.

Digital Transitions: Selections from the Light Work Collection
Light Work Gallery

Robert B. Menschel Photography Gallery
Schine Student Center, 306 University Ave., Syracuse

This diverse selection of work from the Light Work collection reflects important and dramatic changes in photography. It explores the new directions artists have taken in the brief period between 1990 and 2005. Many of these artists have experimented with digital techniques for the first time while working at Light Work. These images are hybrids of traditional and digital processes. Some artists go from analog to digital processes and even back to analog. Lines between the categories of analog or digital have been blurred and will continue to be. The boundaries will continue to dissolve and have less meaning.The classification of photograph, digital image, and new media will evolve and their definitions will change. This exhibition is a significant milestone at Light Work, as the first retrospective look at work by artists using various digital tools creatively. It is an enticing glimpse at digital photography's young history as we consider how new digital technologies redefine what photography can and will become.

Tuesday, March 21, 2006

Visual Arts Showcase #55: Artists Create Artists
CNY Arts

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

The exhibit highlights the work of Central New York's art teachers and their students.

Winter's End: Works of Donal and Shel Little

Hazard Branch Library
1620 W. Genesee St., Syracuse

New art work by popular Syracuse artists Donal and Shel Little of LittlePath Studio. The exhibit will include a piece created especially in honor of St Patrick's Day.

Women Artists Invitational Art Show
Onondaga Community College

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

Premium Blend: Works by Graduate Painters
Syracuse University School of Art and Design

Price: Free
VPA Dean's Gallery
Room 200, Crouse College, Syracuse University, Syracuse

The graduate painters whose works will be on display in the exhibition are Monica Alfonso, Tapati Chowdhury, Seunghee Chung, Allison Fox, Frank McCauley, Elena Peteva, Pepa Santamaria, David Serotkin, Andy Sullivan and Elijah Van Benschoten.

Paid parking is available in Irving Garage. For more information, contact the VPA Dean's Office at 315-443-5889.

Dennis Pullen Painting and Poetry
Westcott Community Center

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

See through the eyes and mind of this talented young artist who paints exquisite pieces of artwork with his mouth.

Central New York Art Guild Exhibition
Edgewood Gallery

Price: Free
Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

Recent works by members of the Guild in a variety of media.

Notion of Family: Family Work 2002-2006 - LaToya Ruby Frazier
Community Folk Art Center

Price: Free
Community Folk Art Center
805 E. Genesee St., Syracuse

LaToya Ruby Frazier of Pittsburgh, PA attended Edinboro University of Pennsylvania where she received a B.F.A. degree in Photography and Graphic Design. She was the recipient of the Outstanding Achievement in Photography Award from Edinboro University. Her work has received the Patron's Purchase Award from the Erie Art Museum in Erie, PA. Her work has also been exhibited at the Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center in Auburn and Light Work Community Darkrooms in Syracuse. Currently, she is pursuing her M.F.A. degree in Art Photography at Syracuse University, where she has been a recipient of the African American Fellowship. In addition to teaching photography at Syracuse University, Frazier has taught at Light Work Community Darkrooms and the Community Folk Art Center.

"The Notion of Family is a collaborative development between my grandmother, mother and I. It reveals the complexity of our relationships and the different roles we play," says Frazier. Frazier's 26 black and white photographs will be accompanied by her award-winning documentary film, A Mother To Hold, which intensely reveals the complex relationship she has with her drug-addicted mother. "My position and role as daughter and filmmaker transcends the stereotypical objective practice in classic documentary, which has continuously undermined the black family experience by avoiding our emotional realm," Frazier says. The film has been screened at the 2006 Black Maria Film Festival in Jersey City, NJ, the Brooklyn Underground Film Festival in New York City, the Black International Film Festival in New York City, and the Women of Color Film Festival in New York City, where she received the Producer's Choice Award.

Newhouse Photography Annual
Light Work Gallery

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

Digital Transitions: Selections from the Light Work Collection
Light Work Gallery

Robert B. Menschel Photography Gallery
Schine Student Center, 306 University Ave., Syracuse

This diverse selection of work from the Light Work collection reflects important and dramatic changes in photography. It explores the new directions artists have taken in the brief period between 1990 and 2005. Many of these artists have experimented with digital techniques for the first time while working at Light Work. These images are hybrids of traditional and digital processes. Some artists go from analog to digital processes and even back to analog. Lines between the categories of analog or digital have been blurred and will continue to be. The boundaries will continue to dissolve and have less meaning.The classification of photograph, digital image, and new media will evolve and their definitions will change. This exhibition is a significant milestone at Light Work, as the first retrospective look at work by artists using various digital tools creatively. It is an enticing glimpse at digital photography's young history as we consider how new digital technologies redefine what photography can and will become.

Suzanne Opton: Soldier
Light Work Gallery

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

This exhibition takes an unusual and intimate look at soldiers who recently returned from a tour of duty in Iraq or Afghanistan. The series includes a mixture of black-and-white and color photographs that range in style from timeless studio portraits to intimate close-up views of the heads of the soldiers lying on a flat surface. The exhibition features large-format color photographs of the faces of soldiers, evoking a sense of dreaming but also hinting at the transformative experiences of war. Opton has taken the otherwise loaded idea of soldiers and warfare out of a political context and placed it into a silent dialogue from one human being to the next. She says of the images, "We all experience strategic moments when we feel most alive. These are the moments we will always remember, be they transcendent or horrific. Afterall, what are we if not our collection of memories? In making these portraits of soldiers, I simply wanted to look in the face of someone whod seen something unforgettable.

Modern Prints from the International Graphic Arts Society
Syracuse University Art Museum

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

Included are prints by Garo Antresian, Gabor Peterdi, and Donald Saff, three printmakers who taught a generation of artists and had a profound impact on the art of printmaking in the latter half of the 20th century.

Only an Artist: Adelaide Alsop Robineau, American Studio Potter
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Only an Artist features approximately 80 porcelains by Adelaide Alsop Robineau (1865-1929). These exquisite works are drawn largely from the unparalleled collection of her ceramics held by the Everson Museum of Art, with additional key works from other public and private collections. Beginning with Robineau's early experiments dating from 1904 to 1910, Only an Artist offers a selection of both the matte and crystalline glazes Robineau developed during this crucial period. A unique focus of Only an Artist is the representation of almost thirty works from the last three years of Robineau's life.

Only an Artist: Adelaide Alsop Robineau, American Studio Potter is accompanied by a fully illustrated catalogue containing three essays: by the exhibition's guest curator, Thomas Piché Jr.; noted Art Pottery scholar Ellen Paul Denker; and Syracuse University Professor Elizabeth Fowler.

Works of Daniel Atyim
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

For the Everson's 2004 Biennial exhibition, juror Pavel Zoubok selected Daniel Atyim's mixed-media works for the Best of Show Award. For this prize, the Everson will showcase Atyim's work in a solo exhibition and gallery brochure.

Sara Sax's Rookwood Repertoire
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

During its 80-year history, Rookwood Pottery's artists formed and painted ceramics in such diverse styles as Victorian, Art Nouveau, Arts and Crafts and Art Deco. Sara Sax (1870-1949) was one of Rookwood's premier artists, painting vases, tiles and jars for this celebrated company from 1896 through 1931. This exhibition of Sax's work is generously on loan to the Everson from a private Massachusetts collection.

Scholastic Art Exhibition
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

For over three decades, the Everson has partnered with the Central New York Regional Scholastic Art Awards, sponsored by Time Warner. This juried exhibition of junior high and high school artists is displayed at Onondaga Community College. The Silver Key finalists have their work displayed at the Everson, while the Gold Key winners advance to the national competition.

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

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

Swan Lake
The Tchaikovsky Ballet and Orchestra

Landmark Theatre
362 S. Salina St., Syracuse

For tickets or more information, phone 315-475-7980.

Rory O'Shea Was Here
Redhouse

Price: $7 regular; $5 with student ID
Former Redhouse Theater
219 S. West St., Syracuse

From the producers of Bridget Jones's Diary and Billy Elliot comes Rory O'Shea Was Here - an inspiring story of independence that follows two unlikely friends determined to face the world on their own terms. The winner of the Audience Award at the 2004 Edinburgh International Film Festival, Rory O'Shea Was Here is an extraordinary story of determination that fuses highly emotional drama with bracingly boisterous humor. Inspired by the experiences of real people, the film follows two young men with physical disabilities as they band together and seize an opportunity to savor life on their own terms.

All his life, Michael Connolly has lived in the residential care of Dublin's Carrigmore Home for the Disabled. Michael has cerebral palsy, uses a motorized wheelchair, and has significant speech impairment. Most people find it difficult to make out what he is saying, and simply stop trying. But Rory O'Shea, a new arrival at Carrigmore, is not like most people -- or any of the other Carrigmore residents. Rory is able to understand Michael. Rory has Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a degenerative muscle-wasting condition. All Rory has are the use of two of his fingers, partial movements of his head -- and unlimited use of his mouth.

These two young men form a friendship that empowers them to look beyond Carrigmore and its inflexible supervisor Eileen. After the rebellious and outspoken Rory masterminds a field trip to pub and nightclub, Michael is emboldened and motivated to finesse an appeal to Ability Ireland for a personal-assistance grant. His appeal is successful, enabling the two friends to move into a flat of their own and recruit the disarming Siobhan to assist them with their daily needs. Rory and Michael both develop growing feelings for Siobhan, and their rivalry for her attention only further accelerates their shared journey towards true independence and liberation.

Rated R for language; English; 104 minutes; 2005

Syracuse University Setnor School of Music
Ken Meyer, classical guitar, with Eileen Strempel, soprano

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

A recital of songs of love and longing, by composers ranging from de Falla to Duke Ellington.

Parking is available in Irving Garage.

Peter Pan
Broadway in Syracuse
Featuring Cathy Rigby

Price: $27.50-$52.50
Crouse Hinds Concert Theater, Mulroy Civic Center
411 Montgomery St., Syracuse

In her farewell performance, Cathy Rigby takes flight in the 100th anniversary of the immortal James M. Barrie tale, Peter Pan. Join the three Darling children as they fly away to Never Land, where they encounter the evil Captain Hook, villainous pirates, crocodiles, brave Indians and a sprightly fairy named Tinkerbell. Take off with the ever-youthful Cathy Rigby and revel in the magic and whimsy of this beloved classic of the little boy determined never to grow up.

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Bad Dates
Syracuse Stage
Mark Rucker, director

Hutchings Auditorium
810 E. Genesee St., adjacent to Syracuse Stage, Syracuse

Meet Haley Walker, funny, smart, sexy, single mom, restaurant owner and connoisseur of fine shoes. She's ready for Mr. Right. Only problem is most of the men she meets are perfect losers. She wants Sex in the City but the guys are strictly Apprentice. Good thing she knows how laugh. Join accomplished actress Nance Williamson in the "before" and "after" of a series of not so successful dates. It's a one-woman comedic journey that goes from practical shoes all the way to lingerie.

Read a Review!

Wednesday, March 22, 2006

Visual Arts Showcase #55: Artists Create Artists
CNY Arts

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

The exhibit highlights the work of Central New York's art teachers and their students.

Winter's End: Works of Donal and Shel Little

Hazard Branch Library
1620 W. Genesee St., Syracuse

New art work by popular Syracuse artists Donal and Shel Little of LittlePath Studio. The exhibit will include a piece created especially in honor of St Patrick's Day.

Women Artists Invitational Art Show
Onondaga Community College

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

Premium Blend: Works by Graduate Painters
Syracuse University School of Art and Design

Price: Free
VPA Dean's Gallery
Room 200, Crouse College, Syracuse University, Syracuse

The graduate painters whose works will be on display in the exhibition are Monica Alfonso, Tapati Chowdhury, Seunghee Chung, Allison Fox, Frank McCauley, Elena Peteva, Pepa Santamaria, David Serotkin, Andy Sullivan and Elijah Van Benschoten.

Paid parking is available in Irving Garage. For more information, contact the VPA Dean's Office at 315-443-5889.

Dennis Pullen Painting and Poetry
Westcott Community Center

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

See through the eyes and mind of this talented young artist who paints exquisite pieces of artwork with his mouth.

Central New York Art Guild Exhibition
Edgewood Gallery

Price: Free
Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

Recent works by members of the Guild in a variety of media.

Notion of Family: Family Work 2002-2006 - LaToya Ruby Frazier
Community Folk Art Center

Price: Free
Community Folk Art Center
805 E. Genesee St., Syracuse

LaToya Ruby Frazier of Pittsburgh, PA attended Edinboro University of Pennsylvania where she received a B.F.A. degree in Photography and Graphic Design. She was the recipient of the Outstanding Achievement in Photography Award from Edinboro University. Her work has received the Patron's Purchase Award from the Erie Art Museum in Erie, PA. Her work has also been exhibited at the Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center in Auburn and Light Work Community Darkrooms in Syracuse. Currently, she is pursuing her M.F.A. degree in Art Photography at Syracuse University, where she has been a recipient of the African American Fellowship. In addition to teaching photography at Syracuse University, Frazier has taught at Light Work Community Darkrooms and the Community Folk Art Center.

"The Notion of Family is a collaborative development between my grandmother, mother and I. It reveals the complexity of our relationships and the different roles we play," says Frazier. Frazier's 26 black and white photographs will be accompanied by her award-winning documentary film, A Mother To Hold, which intensely reveals the complex relationship she has with her drug-addicted mother. "My position and role as daughter and filmmaker transcends the stereotypical objective practice in classic documentary, which has continuously undermined the black family experience by avoiding our emotional realm," Frazier says. The film has been screened at the 2006 Black Maria Film Festival in Jersey City, NJ, the Brooklyn Underground Film Festival in New York City, the Black International Film Festival in New York City, and the Women of Color Film Festival in New York City, where she received the Producer's Choice Award.

Newhouse Photography Annual
Light Work Gallery

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

Suzanne Opton: Soldier
Light Work Gallery

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

This exhibition takes an unusual and intimate look at soldiers who recently returned from a tour of duty in Iraq or Afghanistan. The series includes a mixture of black-and-white and color photographs that range in style from timeless studio portraits to intimate close-up views of the heads of the soldiers lying on a flat surface. The exhibition features large-format color photographs of the faces of soldiers, evoking a sense of dreaming but also hinting at the transformative experiences of war. Opton has taken the otherwise loaded idea of soldiers and warfare out of a political context and placed it into a silent dialogue from one human being to the next. She says of the images, "We all experience strategic moments when we feel most alive. These are the moments we will always remember, be they transcendent or horrific. Afterall, what are we if not our collection of memories? In making these portraits of soldiers, I simply wanted to look in the face of someone whod seen something unforgettable.

Digital Transitions: Selections from the Light Work Collection
Light Work Gallery

Robert B. Menschel Photography Gallery
Schine Student Center, 306 University Ave., Syracuse

This diverse selection of work from the Light Work collection reflects important and dramatic changes in photography. It explores the new directions artists have taken in the brief period between 1990 and 2005. Many of these artists have experimented with digital techniques for the first time while working at Light Work. These images are hybrids of traditional and digital processes. Some artists go from analog to digital processes and even back to analog. Lines between the categories of analog or digital have been blurred and will continue to be. The boundaries will continue to dissolve and have less meaning.The classification of photograph, digital image, and new media will evolve and their definitions will change. This exhibition is a significant milestone at Light Work, as the first retrospective look at work by artists using various digital tools creatively. It is an enticing glimpse at digital photography's young history as we consider how new digital technologies redefine what photography can and will become.

Modern Prints from the International Graphic Arts Society
Syracuse University Art Museum

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

Included are prints by Garo Antresian, Gabor Peterdi, and Donald Saff, three printmakers who taught a generation of artists and had a profound impact on the art of printmaking in the latter half of the 20th century.

Works of Daniel Atyim
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

For the Everson's 2004 Biennial exhibition, juror Pavel Zoubok selected Daniel Atyim's mixed-media works for the Best of Show Award. For this prize, the Everson will showcase Atyim's work in a solo exhibition and gallery brochure.

Only an Artist: Adelaide Alsop Robineau, American Studio Potter
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Only an Artist features approximately 80 porcelains by Adelaide Alsop Robineau (1865-1929). These exquisite works are drawn largely from the unparalleled collection of her ceramics held by the Everson Museum of Art, with additional key works from other public and private collections. Beginning with Robineau's early experiments dating from 1904 to 1910, Only an Artist offers a selection of both the matte and crystalline glazes Robineau developed during this crucial period. A unique focus of Only an Artist is the representation of almost thirty works from the last three years of Robineau's life.

Only an Artist: Adelaide Alsop Robineau, American Studio Potter is accompanied by a fully illustrated catalogue containing three essays: by the exhibition's guest curator, Thomas Piché Jr.; noted Art Pottery scholar Ellen Paul Denker; and Syracuse University Professor Elizabeth Fowler.

Scholastic Art Exhibition
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

For over three decades, the Everson has partnered with the Central New York Regional Scholastic Art Awards, sponsored by Time Warner. This juried exhibition of junior high and high school artists is displayed at Onondaga Community College. The Silver Key finalists have their work displayed at the Everson, while the Gold Key winners advance to the national competition.

Sara Sax's Rookwood Repertoire
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

During its 80-year history, Rookwood Pottery's artists formed and painted ceramics in such diverse styles as Victorian, Art Nouveau, Arts and Crafts and Art Deco. Sara Sax (1870-1949) was one of Rookwood's premier artists, painting vases, tiles and jars for this celebrated company from 1896 through 1931. This exhibition of Sax's work is generously on loan to the Everson from a private Massachusetts collection.

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

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

Civic Morning Musicals
James Lee Vatter and Patricia Doherty, pianos

Price: Free
Hosmer Auditorium, Everson Museum
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Schubert F minor Fantasie, Mendelssohn.

Raymond Carver Reading Series
Featuring Rick Moody, fiction

Price: Free
Gifford Auditorium, Huntington Beard Crouse Hall
Syracuse University, Syracuse

Bad Dates
Syracuse Stage
Mark Rucker, director

Hutchings Auditorium
810 E. Genesee St., adjacent to Syracuse Stage, Syracuse

Meet Haley Walker, funny, smart, sexy, single mom, restaurant owner and connoisseur of fine shoes. She's ready for Mr. Right. Only problem is most of the men she meets are perfect losers. She wants Sex in the City but the guys are strictly Apprentice. Good thing she knows how laugh. Join accomplished actress Nance Williamson in the "before" and "after" of a series of not so successful dates. It's a one-woman comedic journey that goes from practical shoes all the way to lingerie.

Read a Review!

Peter Pan
Broadway in Syracuse
Featuring Cathy Rigby

Price: $27.50-$52.50
Crouse Hinds Concert Theater, Mulroy Civic Center
411 Montgomery St., Syracuse

In her farewell performance, Cathy Rigby takes flight in the 100th anniversary of the immortal James M. Barrie tale, Peter Pan. Join the three Darling children as they fly away to Never Land, where they encounter the evil Captain Hook, villainous pirates, crocodiles, brave Indians and a sprightly fairy named Tinkerbell. Take off with the ever-youthful Cathy Rigby and revel in the magic and whimsy of this beloved classic of the little boy determined never to grow up.

Read a review!

Bad Dates
Syracuse Stage
Mark Rucker, director

Hutchings Auditorium
810 E. Genesee St., adjacent to Syracuse Stage, Syracuse

Meet Haley Walker, funny, smart, sexy, single mom, restaurant owner and connoisseur of fine shoes. She's ready for Mr. Right. Only problem is most of the men she meets are perfect losers. She wants Sex in the City but the guys are strictly Apprentice. Good thing she knows how laugh. Join accomplished actress Nance Williamson in the "before" and "after" of a series of not so successful dates. It's a one-woman comedic journey that goes from practical shoes all the way to lingerie.

Read a Review!