Thursday, October 15, 2020

Autumn: A Visual Feast of Images
Baltimore Woods Weeks Art Gallery

Price: Free
Online

Join us as we celebrate autumn through the photographic works of the Syracuse Camera Club. This two-part video series features the works of nearly 20 photographers who have captured nature in its most splendidly colorful season. The Syracuse Camera Club is a local member organization open to everyone who loves photography, from beginners to professionals to those who just enjoy seeing exciting images. All works from this collection can be purchased and a portion of the proceeds will benefit Baltimore Woods Nature Center.

Part 1
Part 2

Being Human: Portraits from the Permanent Collection
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
Online

This presentation draws out the nuances of portraiture throughout time and place, showing its role in reinforcing or critiquing power, exploring or crafting identity, and expressing the influence of one's community.

Click here to view the exhibition.

Domesticities: The Art of Daily Life
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
Online

This exhibition explores the representation of domestic structures and spaces, their contents, and the ways they intersect with the lives of those who inhabit them.

Click here to view the exhibition.

A Terrible and Exciting Age: Photography of W. Eugene Smith
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
Online

Curated by art history M.A. students under the direction of Sascha Scott, this exhibition features Smith's lesser known photographs of industrial spaces from the late 1940s through the 1960s.

Click here to view the exhibition.

In a Silent Way
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

Stephen Carlson: contemplative abstract acrylics on paper
Penelope Ravok: handmade glass jewelry
Lauren Bristol: sculptural coiled basketry

From Domestic to Divine: Andean Ceramics from the Permanent Collection
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

The ancient Andean civilizations of South America were strikingly diverse in their religious beliefs and material cultures, but each developed complex ceramics for both domestic and ritual use. This exhibition features key pieces from the Museum's collection, including several recent acquisitions from the Nazca, Paracas, Moche, Chimú, and Chavin cultures.

NOTE: Face masks required of all visitors, staff, and volunteers at all times. Fridays and Saturdays 10:00 am-12:00 pm are reserved for Everson members and high-risk individuals.

Renegades and Reformers: American Art Pottery
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Since acquiring its first works by Adelaide Alsop Robineau in 1916, the Everson Museum of Art has built one of the finest collections of art pottery in the world. "Renegades and Reformers" revolves around two common personality types among potters: the "renegades" who embarked on highly personal artistic quests that pushed clay and glaze to their limits, and the "reformers," whose modern designs and social attitudes pushed back against Victorian mores.

NOTE: Face masks required of all visitors, staff, and volunteers at all times. Fridays and Saturdays 10:00 am-12:00 pm are reserved for Everson members and high-risk individuals.

A Legacy of Firsts: The Everson Collects
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

In 1911, the Syracuse Museum of Fine Arts (known today as the Everson) made history as the first museum in the country to declare that it would focus on collecting works made by American artists. This decision, implemented by Museum Director Fernando Carter, was the first of many made by directors that ultimately defined the Everson's collection as it exists today. This exhibition examines over one hundred years of the Museum's collecting priorities, from the Museum's earliest acquisitions in 1911 to work acquired in 2019

NOTE: Face masks required of all visitors, staff, and volunteers at all times. Fridays and Saturdays 10:00 am-12:00 pm are reserved for Everson members and high-risk individuals.

Fabiola Jean-Louis: Rewriting History
Point of Contact Gallery

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

Regarding Jean-Louis' exhibition, "Rewriting History," the HuffPost found that the "Victorian era dresses, fashioned almost entirely from paper, become actors in a photographic essay that challenges history, reality, and time. Visual, sculptural and performative at once, the work reels viewers into an alternate realm; one that heroically re-examines the past and thrusts the majesty of African ancestors — real and imagined — to the fore. Each image has its factual, historical connection and a narrative remixed via Fabiola's multi-dimensional lens. The dresses, and their environments, are imbued with vestiges of fantasy and futurism, creating impressions that are otherworldly, palpable, and highly persuasive."

Appointment required. Make an appointment.

Visiting Artist Lecture Series: Arshia Fatima Haq
Syracuse University School of Art and Design

Price: Free
Online

Arshia Fatima Haq (born in Hyderabad, India, based in Los Angeles) works across film, visual art, performance and sound. She is interested in counter-archives, speculative documentaries, and the intersections of fact and fiction, and is currently exploring themes of embodiment and mysticism, particularly within the Islamic Sufi context. Her work emerges from the complexities of inhabiting multiple personas – woman, Muslim, immigrant, citizen – and is conceptualized in feminist modes outside of the Western model. Narrative threads include migration, celebration, warfare, nostalgia, homeland, and borders, often within realms of Islamic influence, through both traditional forms and kaleidoscopic reinventions via pop culture. She is the founder of Discostan, a collaborative decolonial project working with cultural production from the SWANA (South and West Asia and North Africa) region.

Haq's work has been featured at Museum of Contemporary Art Tucson, the Station Museum of Contemporary Art, Broad Museum, LACE, Toronto International Film Festival, MOMA New York, Hammer Museum, LAXArt, Centre Georges Pompidou, and the Pacific Film Archive. Currently, she hosts and produces monthly radio shows on Dublab and NTS, and recently released an album of field recordings from Pakistan on the Sublime Frequencies label. She received an M.F.A. in film and video from California Institute of the Arts in 2005 and is a recipient of the California Community Foundation Visual Artist Fellowship, the Rema Hort Mann Emerging Artist Grant, and the Onassis AIR Fellowship.

The lecture is available to the public via livestream on the Syracuse University Art Museum YouTube channel.

A Gatherin' Place
Syracuse Stage
The Harriet Tubman Troupe
Dr. Juhanna Rogers, director

Price: Free
Online

A group of Black women, residents of the same Brooklyn building, finds strength and courage as they discover the power inherent in telling their own stories in their own voices. When a beloved and iconic writer passes away, the women learn an extraordinary secret of her life—she had lived discreetly among them as a wise and compassionate neighbor. Based on the personal narratives of Central New York women, A Gatherin' Place explores the human truth often concealed beneath the surface of day to day life.

Based on the poem "It's Hard to tell a Black Woman's Story" by Dr. Juhanna Rogers, and presented as a Syracuse Story, by and for the Central New York community. Originally developed and produced at Auburn Public Theater

Available for free video on demand.

It Can’t Happen Here
Syracuse Stage
Lisa Peterson, director

Price: Free
Online

Syracuse Stage partners with more than 75 theaters across the country to broadcast a radio adaption of Sinclair Lewis's 1930s politically charged novel It Can't Happen Here. Produced by the Berkeley Repertory Theatre, the show stars Oscar nominated actor David Strathairn. Also in the cast is Greta Oglesby, who starred in Syracuse Stage's production of Caroline, or Change.

Written in 1935 during the rise of fascism in Europe, Lewis's darkly satirical It Can't Happen Here follows the ascent of a demagogue who becomes president of the United States by promising to return the country to greatness. The new stage adaptation, which premiered at the Berkeley Repertory Theater in 2016, closed just one week before the presidential election roiled our nation. Now, Berkeley Rep reprises that production, but this time Syracuse Stage along with theaters across the country will be joining to broadcast this production as a radio play. The broadcast is intended to encourage participation in the upcoming election.

Friday, October 16, 2020

Autumn: A Visual Feast of Images
Baltimore Woods Weeks Art Gallery

Price: Free
Online

Join us as we celebrate autumn through the photographic works of the Syracuse Camera Club. This two-part video series features the works of nearly 20 photographers who have captured nature in its most splendidly colorful season. The Syracuse Camera Club is a local member organization open to everyone who loves photography, from beginners to professionals to those who just enjoy seeing exciting images. All works from this collection can be purchased and a portion of the proceeds will benefit Baltimore Woods Nature Center.

Part 1
Part 2

A Terrible and Exciting Age: Photography of W. Eugene Smith
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
Online

Curated by art history M.A. students under the direction of Sascha Scott, this exhibition features Smith's lesser known photographs of industrial spaces from the late 1940s through the 1960s.

Click here to view the exhibition.

Domesticities: The Art of Daily Life
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
Online

This exhibition explores the representation of domestic structures and spaces, their contents, and the ways they intersect with the lives of those who inhabit them.

Click here to view the exhibition.

Being Human: Portraits from the Permanent Collection
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
Online

This presentation draws out the nuances of portraiture throughout time and place, showing its role in reinforcing or critiquing power, exploring or crafting identity, and expressing the influence of one's community.

Click here to view the exhibition.

In a Silent Way
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

Stephen Carlson: contemplative abstract acrylics on paper
Penelope Ravok: handmade glass jewelry
Lauren Bristol: sculptural coiled basketry

A Legacy of Firsts: The Everson Collects
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

In 1911, the Syracuse Museum of Fine Arts (known today as the Everson) made history as the first museum in the country to declare that it would focus on collecting works made by American artists. This decision, implemented by Museum Director Fernando Carter, was the first of many made by directors that ultimately defined the Everson's collection as it exists today. This exhibition examines over one hundred years of the Museum's collecting priorities, from the Museum's earliest acquisitions in 1911 to work acquired in 2019

NOTE: Face masks required of all visitors, staff, and volunteers at all times. Fridays and Saturdays 10:00 am-12:00 pm are reserved for Everson members and high-risk individuals.

Renegades and Reformers: American Art Pottery
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Since acquiring its first works by Adelaide Alsop Robineau in 1916, the Everson Museum of Art has built one of the finest collections of art pottery in the world. "Renegades and Reformers" revolves around two common personality types among potters: the "renegades" who embarked on highly personal artistic quests that pushed clay and glaze to their limits, and the "reformers," whose modern designs and social attitudes pushed back against Victorian mores.

NOTE: Face masks required of all visitors, staff, and volunteers at all times. Fridays and Saturdays 10:00 am-12:00 pm are reserved for Everson members and high-risk individuals.

From Domestic to Divine: Andean Ceramics from the Permanent Collection
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

The ancient Andean civilizations of South America were strikingly diverse in their religious beliefs and material cultures, but each developed complex ceramics for both domestic and ritual use. This exhibition features key pieces from the Museum's collection, including several recent acquisitions from the Nazca, Paracas, Moche, Chimú, and Chavin cultures.

NOTE: Face masks required of all visitors, staff, and volunteers at all times. Fridays and Saturdays 10:00 am-12:00 pm are reserved for Everson members and high-risk individuals.

Fabiola Jean-Louis: Rewriting History
Point of Contact Gallery

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

Regarding Jean-Louis' exhibition, "Rewriting History," the HuffPost found that the "Victorian era dresses, fashioned almost entirely from paper, become actors in a photographic essay that challenges history, reality, and time. Visual, sculptural and performative at once, the work reels viewers into an alternate realm; one that heroically re-examines the past and thrusts the majesty of African ancestors — real and imagined — to the fore. Each image has its factual, historical connection and a narrative remixed via Fabiola's multi-dimensional lens. The dresses, and their environments, are imbued with vestiges of fantasy and futurism, creating impressions that are otherworldly, palpable, and highly persuasive."

Appointment required. Make an appointment.

Novelist Jennifer Pashley
Downtown Writer's Center

Price: Free
Online

Jennifer Pashley is the author of the critically acclaimed debut novel The Scamp (Tin House) and two award-winning books of short stories, States and The Conjurer. Her brand-new second novel is The Watcher. Her stories have appeared widely in journals like Mississippi Review, Salt Hill, Los Angeles Review, and PANK, and have won The Red Hen Prize for Fiction ("States"), The Mississippi Review Prize for Fiction ("Something Good"), and the Carve Magazine Esoteric Award for LGBTQ Fiction ("Angels"). She has been awarded residencies by both Virginia Center for the Creative Arts and the Summer Writers Institute and has taught workshops at several universities. The Scamp was awarded the Lascaux Review prize for the novel. Jennifer lives with her family and dogs in Syracuse.

To receive an invitation to the free Zoom event, please email DWC director Phil Memmer at pmemmer@ymcacny.org before the day of the event.

Thorn of the Honey Locust: A Conversation and Reading
NYS Baroque

Price: Free
Online

Geoffrey Burgess, oboist, musicologist, and now novelist, discusses his new novel, based on the life of Bach's favorite oboe player, and reads us selections from this work in progress.

A livestream link will be available on the NYS Baroque website.

It Can’t Happen Here
Syracuse Stage
Lisa Peterson, director

Price: Free
Online

Syracuse Stage partners with more than 75 theaters across the country to broadcast a radio adaption of Sinclair Lewis's 1930s politically charged novel It Can't Happen Here. Produced by the Berkeley Repertory Theatre, the show stars Oscar nominated actor David Strathairn. Also in the cast is Greta Oglesby, who starred in Syracuse Stage's production of Caroline, or Change.

Written in 1935 during the rise of fascism in Europe, Lewis's darkly satirical It Can't Happen Here follows the ascent of a demagogue who becomes president of the United States by promising to return the country to greatness. The new stage adaptation, which premiered at the Berkeley Repertory Theater in 2016, closed just one week before the presidential election roiled our nation. Now, Berkeley Rep reprises that production, but this time Syracuse Stage along with theaters across the country will be joining to broadcast this production as a radio play. The broadcast is intended to encourage participation in the upcoming election.

A Gatherin' Place
Syracuse Stage
The Harriet Tubman Troupe
Dr. Juhanna Rogers, director

Price: Free
Online

A group of Black women, residents of the same Brooklyn building, finds strength and courage as they discover the power inherent in telling their own stories in their own voices. When a beloved and iconic writer passes away, the women learn an extraordinary secret of her life—she had lived discreetly among them as a wise and compassionate neighbor. Based on the personal narratives of Central New York women, A Gatherin' Place explores the human truth often concealed beneath the surface of day to day life.

Based on the poem "It's Hard to tell a Black Woman's Story" by Dr. Juhanna Rogers, and presented as a Syracuse Story, by and for the Central New York community. Originally developed and produced at Auburn Public Theater

Available for free video on demand.

Saturday, October 17, 2020

Autumn: A Visual Feast of Images
Baltimore Woods Weeks Art Gallery

Price: Free
Online

Join us as we celebrate autumn through the photographic works of the Syracuse Camera Club. This two-part video series features the works of nearly 20 photographers who have captured nature in its most splendidly colorful season. The Syracuse Camera Club is a local member organization open to everyone who loves photography, from beginners to professionals to those who just enjoy seeing exciting images. All works from this collection can be purchased and a portion of the proceeds will benefit Baltimore Woods Nature Center.

Part 1
Part 2

A Terrible and Exciting Age: Photography of W. Eugene Smith
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
Online

Curated by art history M.A. students under the direction of Sascha Scott, this exhibition features Smith's lesser known photographs of industrial spaces from the late 1940s through the 1960s.

Click here to view the exhibition.

Being Human: Portraits from the Permanent Collection
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
Online

This presentation draws out the nuances of portraiture throughout time and place, showing its role in reinforcing or critiquing power, exploring or crafting identity, and expressing the influence of one's community.

Click here to view the exhibition.

Domesticities: The Art of Daily Life
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
Online

This exhibition explores the representation of domestic structures and spaces, their contents, and the ways they intersect with the lives of those who inhabit them.

Click here to view the exhibition.

In a Silent Way
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

Stephen Carlson: contemplative abstract acrylics on paper
Penelope Ravok: handmade glass jewelry
Lauren Bristol: sculptural coiled basketry

From Domestic to Divine: Andean Ceramics from the Permanent Collection
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

The ancient Andean civilizations of South America were strikingly diverse in their religious beliefs and material cultures, but each developed complex ceramics for both domestic and ritual use. This exhibition features key pieces from the Museum's collection, including several recent acquisitions from the Nazca, Paracas, Moche, Chimú, and Chavin cultures.

NOTE: Face masks required of all visitors, staff, and volunteers at all times. Fridays and Saturdays 10:00 am-12:00 pm are reserved for Everson members and high-risk individuals.

Renegades and Reformers: American Art Pottery
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Since acquiring its first works by Adelaide Alsop Robineau in 1916, the Everson Museum of Art has built one of the finest collections of art pottery in the world. "Renegades and Reformers" revolves around two common personality types among potters: the "renegades" who embarked on highly personal artistic quests that pushed clay and glaze to their limits, and the "reformers," whose modern designs and social attitudes pushed back against Victorian mores.

NOTE: Face masks required of all visitors, staff, and volunteers at all times. Fridays and Saturdays 10:00 am-12:00 pm are reserved for Everson members and high-risk individuals.

A Legacy of Firsts: The Everson Collects
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

In 1911, the Syracuse Museum of Fine Arts (known today as the Everson) made history as the first museum in the country to declare that it would focus on collecting works made by American artists. This decision, implemented by Museum Director Fernando Carter, was the first of many made by directors that ultimately defined the Everson's collection as it exists today. This exhibition examines over one hundred years of the Museum's collecting priorities, from the Museum's earliest acquisitions in 1911 to work acquired in 2019

NOTE: Face masks required of all visitors, staff, and volunteers at all times. Fridays and Saturdays 10:00 am-12:00 pm are reserved for Everson members and high-risk individuals.

Akropolis Reed Quintet
Syracuse Friends of Chamber Music

Price: $25 regular, $20 seniors, $15 ages 35 and under, free for full-time students with ID and holders of EBT/SNAP cards
Online

Marc Mellits Splinter
Jeff Scott Homage to Paradise Valley
Stacy Garrop Rites for the Afterlife
Gershwin An American in Paris

High-quality video recordings will be made available online to ticket holders at performance time and for a few days after.

A Gatherin' Place
Syracuse Stage
The Harriet Tubman Troupe
Dr. Juhanna Rogers, director

Price: Free
Online

A group of Black women, residents of the same Brooklyn building, finds strength and courage as they discover the power inherent in telling their own stories in their own voices. When a beloved and iconic writer passes away, the women learn an extraordinary secret of her life—she had lived discreetly among them as a wise and compassionate neighbor. Based on the personal narratives of Central New York women, A Gatherin' Place explores the human truth often concealed beneath the surface of day to day life.

Based on the poem "It's Hard to tell a Black Woman's Story" by Dr. Juhanna Rogers, and presented as a Syracuse Story, by and for the Central New York community. Originally developed and produced at Auburn Public Theater

Available for free video on demand.

It Can’t Happen Here
Syracuse Stage
Lisa Peterson, director

Price: Free
Online

Syracuse Stage partners with more than 75 theaters across the country to broadcast a radio adaption of Sinclair Lewis's 1930s politically charged novel It Can't Happen Here. Produced by the Berkeley Repertory Theatre, the show stars Oscar nominated actor David Strathairn. Also in the cast is Greta Oglesby, who starred in Syracuse Stage's production of Caroline, or Change.

Written in 1935 during the rise of fascism in Europe, Lewis's darkly satirical It Can't Happen Here follows the ascent of a demagogue who becomes president of the United States by promising to return the country to greatness. The new stage adaptation, which premiered at the Berkeley Repertory Theater in 2016, closed just one week before the presidential election roiled our nation. Now, Berkeley Rep reprises that production, but this time Syracuse Stage along with theaters across the country will be joining to broadcast this production as a radio play. The broadcast is intended to encourage participation in the upcoming election.

Sunday, October 18, 2020

Autumn: A Visual Feast of Images
Baltimore Woods Weeks Art Gallery

Price: Free
Online

Join us as we celebrate autumn through the photographic works of the Syracuse Camera Club. This two-part video series features the works of nearly 20 photographers who have captured nature in its most splendidly colorful season. The Syracuse Camera Club is a local member organization open to everyone who loves photography, from beginners to professionals to those who just enjoy seeing exciting images. All works from this collection can be purchased and a portion of the proceeds will benefit Baltimore Woods Nature Center.

Part 1
Part 2

A Terrible and Exciting Age: Photography of W. Eugene Smith
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
Online

Curated by art history M.A. students under the direction of Sascha Scott, this exhibition features Smith's lesser known photographs of industrial spaces from the late 1940s through the 1960s.

Click here to view the exhibition.

Domesticities: The Art of Daily Life
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
Online

This exhibition explores the representation of domestic structures and spaces, their contents, and the ways they intersect with the lives of those who inhabit them.

Click here to view the exhibition.

Being Human: Portraits from the Permanent Collection
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
Online

This presentation draws out the nuances of portraiture throughout time and place, showing its role in reinforcing or critiquing power, exploring or crafting identity, and expressing the influence of one's community.

Click here to view the exhibition.

From Domestic to Divine: Andean Ceramics from the Permanent Collection
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

The ancient Andean civilizations of South America were strikingly diverse in their religious beliefs and material cultures, but each developed complex ceramics for both domestic and ritual use. This exhibition features key pieces from the Museum's collection, including several recent acquisitions from the Nazca, Paracas, Moche, Chimú, and Chavin cultures.

NOTE: Face masks required of all visitors, staff, and volunteers at all times. Fridays and Saturdays 10:00 am-12:00 pm are reserved for Everson members and high-risk individuals.

A Legacy of Firsts: The Everson Collects
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

In 1911, the Syracuse Museum of Fine Arts (known today as the Everson) made history as the first museum in the country to declare that it would focus on collecting works made by American artists. This decision, implemented by Museum Director Fernando Carter, was the first of many made by directors that ultimately defined the Everson's collection as it exists today. This exhibition examines over one hundred years of the Museum's collecting priorities, from the Museum's earliest acquisitions in 1911 to work acquired in 2019

NOTE: Face masks required of all visitors, staff, and volunteers at all times. Fridays and Saturdays 10:00 am-12:00 pm are reserved for Everson members and high-risk individuals.

Renegades and Reformers: American Art Pottery
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Since acquiring its first works by Adelaide Alsop Robineau in 1916, the Everson Museum of Art has built one of the finest collections of art pottery in the world. "Renegades and Reformers" revolves around two common personality types among potters: the "renegades" who embarked on highly personal artistic quests that pushed clay and glaze to their limits, and the "reformers," whose modern designs and social attitudes pushed back against Victorian mores.

NOTE: Face masks required of all visitors, staff, and volunteers at all times. Fridays and Saturdays 10:00 am-12:00 pm are reserved for Everson members and high-risk individuals.

A Gatherin' Place Meet the Cast Virtual Talkback
Syracuse Stage

Price: Free
Online

This is an open community forum for people to meet the artistic team of the current show, ask questions, share experiences, and learn more. The event is free on Zoom, but you must register beforehand.

Register here.

Thorn of the Honey Locust: A Conversation and Reading
NYS Baroque

Price: Free
Online

Geoffrey Burgess, oboist, musicologist, and now novelist, discusses his new novel, based on the life of Bach's favorite oboe player, and reads us selections from this work in progress.

A livestream link will be available on the NYS Baroque website.

It Can’t Happen Here
Syracuse Stage
Lisa Peterson, director

Price: Free
Online

Syracuse Stage partners with more than 75 theaters across the country to broadcast a radio adaption of Sinclair Lewis's 1930s politically charged novel It Can't Happen Here. Produced by the Berkeley Repertory Theatre, the show stars Oscar nominated actor David Strathairn. Also in the cast is Greta Oglesby, who starred in Syracuse Stage's production of Caroline, or Change.

Written in 1935 during the rise of fascism in Europe, Lewis's darkly satirical It Can't Happen Here follows the ascent of a demagogue who becomes president of the United States by promising to return the country to greatness. The new stage adaptation, which premiered at the Berkeley Repertory Theater in 2016, closed just one week before the presidential election roiled our nation. Now, Berkeley Rep reprises that production, but this time Syracuse Stage along with theaters across the country will be joining to broadcast this production as a radio play. The broadcast is intended to encourage participation in the upcoming election.

A Gatherin' Place
Syracuse Stage
The Harriet Tubman Troupe
Dr. Juhanna Rogers, director

Price: Free
Online

A group of Black women, residents of the same Brooklyn building, finds strength and courage as they discover the power inherent in telling their own stories in their own voices. When a beloved and iconic writer passes away, the women learn an extraordinary secret of her life—she had lived discreetly among them as a wise and compassionate neighbor. Based on the personal narratives of Central New York women, A Gatherin' Place explores the human truth often concealed beneath the surface of day to day life.

Based on the poem "It's Hard to tell a Black Woman's Story" by Dr. Juhanna Rogers, and presented as a Syracuse Story, by and for the Central New York community. Originally developed and produced at Auburn Public Theater

Available for free video on demand.

Robeson & Company Community Celebration
Paul Robeson Performing Arts Company

Price: Free
Online

Our area's most inspiring actors and vocalists will help highlight the legacy of Paul Robeson — powerful performer and courageous champion of civil rights — and celebrate the contribution of local artists Bill Rowland and Roy Delemos, co-founders of Paul Robeson Performing Arts Company; photographer Marjory Wilkins, posthumously; poet and activist Jackie Warren-Moore; and Karen Mihalyi, founder of Syracuse Community Choir.

The event will be live-streamed on Facebook.

Monday, October 19, 2020

Autumn: A Visual Feast of Images
Baltimore Woods Weeks Art Gallery

Price: Free
Online

Join us as we celebrate autumn through the photographic works of the Syracuse Camera Club. This two-part video series features the works of nearly 20 photographers who have captured nature in its most splendidly colorful season. The Syracuse Camera Club is a local member organization open to everyone who loves photography, from beginners to professionals to those who just enjoy seeing exciting images. All works from this collection can be purchased and a portion of the proceeds will benefit Baltimore Woods Nature Center.

Part 1
Part 2

A Terrible and Exciting Age: Photography of W. Eugene Smith
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
Online

Curated by art history M.A. students under the direction of Sascha Scott, this exhibition features Smith's lesser known photographs of industrial spaces from the late 1940s through the 1960s.

Click here to view the exhibition.

Being Human: Portraits from the Permanent Collection
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
Online

This presentation draws out the nuances of portraiture throughout time and place, showing its role in reinforcing or critiquing power, exploring or crafting identity, and expressing the influence of one's community.

Click here to view the exhibition.

Domesticities: The Art of Daily Life
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
Online

This exhibition explores the representation of domestic structures and spaces, their contents, and the ways they intersect with the lives of those who inhabit them.

Click here to view the exhibition.

Fabiola Jean-Louis: Rewriting History
Point of Contact Gallery

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

Regarding Jean-Louis' exhibition, "Rewriting History," the HuffPost found that the "Victorian era dresses, fashioned almost entirely from paper, become actors in a photographic essay that challenges history, reality, and time. Visual, sculptural and performative at once, the work reels viewers into an alternate realm; one that heroically re-examines the past and thrusts the majesty of African ancestors — real and imagined — to the fore. Each image has its factual, historical connection and a narrative remixed via Fabiola's multi-dimensional lens. The dresses, and their environments, are imbued with vestiges of fantasy and futurism, creating impressions that are otherworldly, palpable, and highly persuasive."

Appointment required. Make an appointment.

A Gatherin' Place
Syracuse Stage
The Harriet Tubman Troupe
Dr. Juhanna Rogers, director

Price: Free
Online

A group of Black women, residents of the same Brooklyn building, finds strength and courage as they discover the power inherent in telling their own stories in their own voices. When a beloved and iconic writer passes away, the women learn an extraordinary secret of her life—she had lived discreetly among them as a wise and compassionate neighbor. Based on the personal narratives of Central New York women, A Gatherin' Place explores the human truth often concealed beneath the surface of day to day life.

Based on the poem "It's Hard to tell a Black Woman's Story" by Dr. Juhanna Rogers, and presented as a Syracuse Story, by and for the Central New York community. Originally developed and produced at Auburn Public Theater

Available for free video on demand.

It Can’t Happen Here
Syracuse Stage
Lisa Peterson, director

Price: Free
Online

Syracuse Stage partners with more than 75 theaters across the country to broadcast a radio adaption of Sinclair Lewis's 1930s politically charged novel It Can't Happen Here. Produced by the Berkeley Repertory Theatre, the show stars Oscar nominated actor David Strathairn. Also in the cast is Greta Oglesby, who starred in Syracuse Stage's production of Caroline, or Change.

Written in 1935 during the rise of fascism in Europe, Lewis's darkly satirical It Can't Happen Here follows the ascent of a demagogue who becomes president of the United States by promising to return the country to greatness. The new stage adaptation, which premiered at the Berkeley Repertory Theater in 2016, closed just one week before the presidential election roiled our nation. Now, Berkeley Rep reprises that production, but this time Syracuse Stage along with theaters across the country will be joining to broadcast this production as a radio play. The broadcast is intended to encourage participation in the upcoming election.

Tuesday, October 20, 2020

Autumn: A Visual Feast of Images
Baltimore Woods Weeks Art Gallery

Price: Free
Online

Join us as we celebrate autumn through the photographic works of the Syracuse Camera Club. This two-part video series features the works of nearly 20 photographers who have captured nature in its most splendidly colorful season. The Syracuse Camera Club is a local member organization open to everyone who loves photography, from beginners to professionals to those who just enjoy seeing exciting images. All works from this collection can be purchased and a portion of the proceeds will benefit Baltimore Woods Nature Center.

Part 1
Part 2

Domesticities: The Art of Daily Life
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
Online

This exhibition explores the representation of domestic structures and spaces, their contents, and the ways they intersect with the lives of those who inhabit them.

Click here to view the exhibition.

Being Human: Portraits from the Permanent Collection
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
Online

This presentation draws out the nuances of portraiture throughout time and place, showing its role in reinforcing or critiquing power, exploring or crafting identity, and expressing the influence of one's community.

Click here to view the exhibition.

A Terrible and Exciting Age: Photography of W. Eugene Smith
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
Online

Curated by art history M.A. students under the direction of Sascha Scott, this exhibition features Smith's lesser known photographs of industrial spaces from the late 1940s through the 1960s.

Click here to view the exhibition.

In a Silent Way
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

Stephen Carlson: contemplative abstract acrylics on paper
Penelope Ravok: handmade glass jewelry
Lauren Bristol: sculptural coiled basketry

Fabiola Jean-Louis: Rewriting History
Point of Contact Gallery

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

Regarding Jean-Louis' exhibition, "Rewriting History," the HuffPost found that the "Victorian era dresses, fashioned almost entirely from paper, become actors in a photographic essay that challenges history, reality, and time. Visual, sculptural and performative at once, the work reels viewers into an alternate realm; one that heroically re-examines the past and thrusts the majesty of African ancestors — real and imagined — to the fore. Each image has its factual, historical connection and a narrative remixed via Fabiola's multi-dimensional lens. The dresses, and their environments, are imbued with vestiges of fantasy and futurism, creating impressions that are otherworldly, palpable, and highly persuasive."

Appointment required. Make an appointment.

It Can’t Happen Here
Syracuse Stage
Lisa Peterson, director

Price: Free
Online

Syracuse Stage partners with more than 75 theaters across the country to broadcast a radio adaption of Sinclair Lewis's 1930s politically charged novel It Can't Happen Here. Produced by the Berkeley Repertory Theatre, the show stars Oscar nominated actor David Strathairn. Also in the cast is Greta Oglesby, who starred in Syracuse Stage's production of Caroline, or Change.

Written in 1935 during the rise of fascism in Europe, Lewis's darkly satirical It Can't Happen Here follows the ascent of a demagogue who becomes president of the United States by promising to return the country to greatness. The new stage adaptation, which premiered at the Berkeley Repertory Theater in 2016, closed just one week before the presidential election roiled our nation. Now, Berkeley Rep reprises that production, but this time Syracuse Stage along with theaters across the country will be joining to broadcast this production as a radio play. The broadcast is intended to encourage participation in the upcoming election.

A Gatherin' Place
Syracuse Stage
The Harriet Tubman Troupe
Dr. Juhanna Rogers, director

Price: Free
Online

A group of Black women, residents of the same Brooklyn building, finds strength and courage as they discover the power inherent in telling their own stories in their own voices. When a beloved and iconic writer passes away, the women learn an extraordinary secret of her life—she had lived discreetly among them as a wise and compassionate neighbor. Based on the personal narratives of Central New York women, A Gatherin' Place explores the human truth often concealed beneath the surface of day to day life.

Based on the poem "It's Hard to tell a Black Woman's Story" by Dr. Juhanna Rogers, and presented as a Syracuse Story, by and for the Central New York community. Originally developed and produced at Auburn Public Theater

Available for free video on demand.

Wednesday, October 21, 2020

Autumn: A Visual Feast of Images
Baltimore Woods Weeks Art Gallery

Price: Free
Online

Join us as we celebrate autumn through the photographic works of the Syracuse Camera Club. This two-part video series features the works of nearly 20 photographers who have captured nature in its most splendidly colorful season. The Syracuse Camera Club is a local member organization open to everyone who loves photography, from beginners to professionals to those who just enjoy seeing exciting images. All works from this collection can be purchased and a portion of the proceeds will benefit Baltimore Woods Nature Center.

Part 1
Part 2

A Terrible and Exciting Age: Photography of W. Eugene Smith
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
Online

Curated by art history M.A. students under the direction of Sascha Scott, this exhibition features Smith's lesser known photographs of industrial spaces from the late 1940s through the 1960s.

Click here to view the exhibition.

Being Human: Portraits from the Permanent Collection
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
Online

This presentation draws out the nuances of portraiture throughout time and place, showing its role in reinforcing or critiquing power, exploring or crafting identity, and expressing the influence of one's community.

Click here to view the exhibition.

Domesticities: The Art of Daily Life
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
Online

This exhibition explores the representation of domestic structures and spaces, their contents, and the ways they intersect with the lives of those who inhabit them.

Click here to view the exhibition.

In a Silent Way
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

Stephen Carlson: contemplative abstract acrylics on paper
Penelope Ravok: handmade glass jewelry
Lauren Bristol: sculptural coiled basketry

Fabiola Jean-Louis: Rewriting History
Point of Contact Gallery

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

Regarding Jean-Louis' exhibition, "Rewriting History," the HuffPost found that the "Victorian era dresses, fashioned almost entirely from paper, become actors in a photographic essay that challenges history, reality, and time. Visual, sculptural and performative at once, the work reels viewers into an alternate realm; one that heroically re-examines the past and thrusts the majesty of African ancestors — real and imagined — to the fore. Each image has its factual, historical connection and a narrative remixed via Fabiola's multi-dimensional lens. The dresses, and their environments, are imbued with vestiges of fantasy and futurism, creating impressions that are otherworldly, palpable, and highly persuasive."

Appointment required. Make an appointment.

A Community Conversation with Dr. Ibram X. Kendi
Friends of the Central Library Author Series

Price: Free, but pre-registration required
Online

Join us for a free discussion on Zoom about antiracism and critical social issues that affect us all. The event will feature a presentation by Dr. Kendi, followed by a live-streamed, moderated conversation with questions from community members.

Ibram X. Kendi is one of America's foremost historians and leading antiracist voices. He is a National Book Award-winning and #1 New York Times bestselling author. Kendi is the Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities and the Founding Director of the Boston University Center for Antiracist Research. Kendi is a contributing writer at The Atlantic and a CBS News correspondent. He is also the 2020-2021 Frances B. Cashin Fellow at the Radcliffe Institute for the Advanced Study at Harvard University.

His 2019 book How To Be An Antiracist was described by The New York Times as "the most courageous book to date on the problem of race in the Western mind." His next book, Be Antiracist: A Guided Journal For Awareness, Reflection, and Action will be published on October 6, 2020.

Register here. An email with a Zoom link will be sent out 1-2 days before the event.

Presented by The Friends of the Central Library, along with the Syracuse University Office of Diversity and Inclusion, Hendricks Chapel, and The Lender Center for Social Justice.
Sponsored by The Central New York Community Foundation, The Gifford Foundation, and WCNY.

Maaza Mengiste
Raymond Carver Reading Series

Price: Free, but pre-registration required
Online

The 5:00 reading will be preceded by a question-and-answer session that begins at 4:00 pm.

If you would like a Zoom invitation to this reading, please contact Sarah Harwell.

Maaza Mengiste is a novelist and essayist. Her most recent novel, The Shadow King, was called "a brilliant novel...compulsively readable" by Salman Rushdie. Her debut novel, Beneath the Lion's Gaze, was selected by The Guardian as one of the 10 best contemporary African books and named one of the best books of 2010 by Christian Science Monitor, Boston Globe, and other publications. She is the recipient of fellowships from the Fulbright Scholar Program, the National Endowment for the Arts, and Creative Capital. Her work can be found in The New Yorker, The New York Review of Books, Granta, The Guardian, The New York Times, Rolling Stone, and BBC, among other places. Maaza's fiction and nonfiction examines the individual lives at stake during migration, war, and exile, and considers the intersections of photography, memory, and violence. She was a writer on the documentary projects, Girl Rising and The Invisible City: Kakuma.

A Gatherin' Place
Syracuse Stage
The Harriet Tubman Troupe
Dr. Juhanna Rogers, director

Price: Free
Online

A group of Black women, residents of the same Brooklyn building, finds strength and courage as they discover the power inherent in telling their own stories in their own voices. When a beloved and iconic writer passes away, the women learn an extraordinary secret of her life—she had lived discreetly among them as a wise and compassionate neighbor. Based on the personal narratives of Central New York women, A Gatherin' Place explores the human truth often concealed beneath the surface of day to day life.

Based on the poem "It's Hard to tell a Black Woman's Story" by Dr. Juhanna Rogers, and presented as a Syracuse Story, by and for the Central New York community. Originally developed and produced at Auburn Public Theater

Available for free video on demand.

It Can’t Happen Here
Syracuse Stage
Lisa Peterson, director

Price: Free
Online

Syracuse Stage partners with more than 75 theaters across the country to broadcast a radio adaption of Sinclair Lewis's 1930s politically charged novel It Can't Happen Here. Produced by the Berkeley Repertory Theatre, the show stars Oscar nominated actor David Strathairn. Also in the cast is Greta Oglesby, who starred in Syracuse Stage's production of Caroline, or Change.

Written in 1935 during the rise of fascism in Europe, Lewis's darkly satirical It Can't Happen Here follows the ascent of a demagogue who becomes president of the United States by promising to return the country to greatness. The new stage adaptation, which premiered at the Berkeley Repertory Theater in 2016, closed just one week before the presidential election roiled our nation. Now, Berkeley Rep reprises that production, but this time Syracuse Stage along with theaters across the country will be joining to broadcast this production as a radio play. The broadcast is intended to encourage participation in the upcoming election.

Thursday, October 22, 2020

Autumn: A Visual Feast of Images
Baltimore Woods Weeks Art Gallery

Price: Free
Online

Join us as we celebrate autumn through the photographic works of the Syracuse Camera Club. This two-part video series features the works of nearly 20 photographers who have captured nature in its most splendidly colorful season. The Syracuse Camera Club is a local member organization open to everyone who loves photography, from beginners to professionals to those who just enjoy seeing exciting images. All works from this collection can be purchased and a portion of the proceeds will benefit Baltimore Woods Nature Center.

Part 1
Part 2

A Terrible and Exciting Age: Photography of W. Eugene Smith
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
Online

Curated by art history M.A. students under the direction of Sascha Scott, this exhibition features Smith's lesser known photographs of industrial spaces from the late 1940s through the 1960s.

Click here to view the exhibition.

Domesticities: The Art of Daily Life
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
Online

This exhibition explores the representation of domestic structures and spaces, their contents, and the ways they intersect with the lives of those who inhabit them.

Click here to view the exhibition.

Being Human: Portraits from the Permanent Collection
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
Online

This presentation draws out the nuances of portraiture throughout time and place, showing its role in reinforcing or critiquing power, exploring or crafting identity, and expressing the influence of one's community.

Click here to view the exhibition.

In a Silent Way
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

Stephen Carlson: contemplative abstract acrylics on paper
Penelope Ravok: handmade glass jewelry
Lauren Bristol: sculptural coiled basketry

Joe Guerriero: Waiting for Normal: Cuba and the United States
ArtRage Gallery

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

People feel an undeniable attraction to Cuba after visiting even once. It's mostly about the people— their warmth and friendliness, their art, music and culture. However, it is almost impossible to photograph or create art in Cuba without capturing the effects of the embargo. Photographer Joe Guerriero's photography and film work does just that, reflecting more than 20 years of spending time with the Cuban people and experiencing first hand the effects of the United States' continuing embargo of the island. He shows how the embargo affects the lives not only of Cubans but of those Cuban-Americans who still have relatives in Cuba.

Make a reservation.

Or, view the exhibit virtually.

From Domestic to Divine: Andean Ceramics from the Permanent Collection
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

The ancient Andean civilizations of South America were strikingly diverse in their religious beliefs and material cultures, but each developed complex ceramics for both domestic and ritual use. This exhibition features key pieces from the Museum's collection, including several recent acquisitions from the Nazca, Paracas, Moche, Chimú, and Chavin cultures.

NOTE: Face masks required of all visitors, staff, and volunteers at all times. Fridays and Saturdays 10:00 am-12:00 pm are reserved for Everson members and high-risk individuals.

A Legacy of Firsts: The Everson Collects
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

In 1911, the Syracuse Museum of Fine Arts (known today as the Everson) made history as the first museum in the country to declare that it would focus on collecting works made by American artists. This decision, implemented by Museum Director Fernando Carter, was the first of many made by directors that ultimately defined the Everson's collection as it exists today. This exhibition examines over one hundred years of the Museum's collecting priorities, from the Museum's earliest acquisitions in 1911 to work acquired in 2019

NOTE: Face masks required of all visitors, staff, and volunteers at all times. Fridays and Saturdays 10:00 am-12:00 pm are reserved for Everson members and high-risk individuals.

Fabiola Jean-Louis: Rewriting History
Point of Contact Gallery

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

Regarding Jean-Louis' exhibition, "Rewriting History," the HuffPost found that the "Victorian era dresses, fashioned almost entirely from paper, become actors in a photographic essay that challenges history, reality, and time. Visual, sculptural and performative at once, the work reels viewers into an alternate realm; one that heroically re-examines the past and thrusts the majesty of African ancestors — real and imagined — to the fore. Each image has its factual, historical connection and a narrative remixed via Fabiola's multi-dimensional lens. The dresses, and their environments, are imbued with vestiges of fantasy and futurism, creating impressions that are otherworldly, palpable, and highly persuasive."

Appointment required. Make an appointment.

Visiting Artist Lecture Series: Marty Two Bulls Jr.
Syracuse University School of Art and Design

Price: Free
Online

Marty Two Bulls Jr. is an artist and educator based in Rapid City, South Dakota. Two Bulls is an enrolled member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe and was raised in the high plains of South Dakota.

Two Bulls comes from a family of diverse artists. His father, Marty Two Bulls Sr., is an accomplished artist and was Two Bulls' first art instructor. Two Bulls grew up in his father's studio where he learned the fundamentals of sculpture, illustration, graphic design, and most importantly, how to make a living as a creative person. Two Bulls eventually went on to study printmaking and ceramics at The Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he earned a bachelors in fine arts in 2011.

After graduation, Two Bulls spent several years in Santa Fe developing his art practice and working in contemporary art galleries, where he worked with a plethora of contemporary artists from around the world. In 2017 he was offered a full time faculty position with Oglala Lakota College (OLC) to teach art. Two Bulls jumped at the opportunity to return to his homelands and work with his tribal community. Since returning home, Two Bulls has created a Graphic Arts program at OLC and continues to work as a positive force for the arts in his communities both near and far. Two Bulls has exhibited his artwork in galleries and museums both nationally and internationally with works in several museum permanent collections.

The lecture is available to the public via livestream on the Syracuse University Art Museum YouTube channel.

It Can’t Happen Here
Syracuse Stage
Lisa Peterson, director

Price: Free
Online

Syracuse Stage partners with more than 75 theaters across the country to broadcast a radio adaption of Sinclair Lewis's 1930s politically charged novel It Can't Happen Here. Produced by the Berkeley Repertory Theatre, the show stars Oscar nominated actor David Strathairn. Also in the cast is Greta Oglesby, who starred in Syracuse Stage's production of Caroline, or Change.

Written in 1935 during the rise of fascism in Europe, Lewis's darkly satirical It Can't Happen Here follows the ascent of a demagogue who becomes president of the United States by promising to return the country to greatness. The new stage adaptation, which premiered at the Berkeley Repertory Theater in 2016, closed just one week before the presidential election roiled our nation. Now, Berkeley Rep reprises that production, but this time Syracuse Stage along with theaters across the country will be joining to broadcast this production as a radio play. The broadcast is intended to encourage participation in the upcoming election.

A Gatherin' Place
Syracuse Stage
The Harriet Tubman Troupe
Dr. Juhanna Rogers, director

Price: Free
Online

A group of Black women, residents of the same Brooklyn building, finds strength and courage as they discover the power inherent in telling their own stories in their own voices. When a beloved and iconic writer passes away, the women learn an extraordinary secret of her life—she had lived discreetly among them as a wise and compassionate neighbor. Based on the personal narratives of Central New York women, A Gatherin' Place explores the human truth often concealed beneath the surface of day to day life.

Based on the poem "It's Hard to tell a Black Woman's Story" by Dr. Juhanna Rogers, and presented as a Syracuse Story, by and for the Central New York community. Originally developed and produced at Auburn Public Theater

Available for free video on demand.