Tuesday, February 16, 2021

Stream of Consciousness
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

Ken Nichols: abstract acrylic paintings, ceramic mugs and bowls, scarves and small purses
Onofrio Giordano: abstract imagery
Caroline Tauxe: colorful fabric jewelry

Viet Thanh Nguyen
University Lectures

Price: Free
Online

Nguyen and his family came to the United States as refugees from Vietnam in 1975. As he grew up, he observed that movies and books about the Vietnam War only focused on Americans. He turned his writing towards lifting the voices and perspectives of the Vietnamese.

His debut novel, The Sympathizer, won the 2016 Pulitzer Prize, the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, and was a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award. The New York Times says that the novel "fills a void ... giving voice to the previously voiceless while it compels the rest of us to look at the events of 40 years ago in a new light." His follow-up novel, The Committed, is due to be published this year.

Nguyen is also the author of Nothing Ever Dies: Vietnam and the Memory of War, a finalist for the National Book Award, and The Refugees, a collection of short stories. In 2018, he joined with 17 fellow refugee writers to create The Displaced, with proceeds supporting the International Rescue Committee.

He is the recipient of a MacArthur "Genius" Grant. Nguyen teaches at the University of Southern California and works as a cultural critic-at-large at The Los Angeles Times.

Moderated by Dana Spiotta.

Zoom registration

Wednesday, February 17, 2021

Stream of Consciousness
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

Ken Nichols: abstract acrylic paintings, ceramic mugs and bowls, scarves and small purses
Onofrio Giordano: abstract imagery
Caroline Tauxe: colorful fabric jewelry

Syracuse University's Piano Studio of Ida Tili-Trebicka
Civic Morning Musicals

Price: Free
Online

Performers Alanna Moonan, Oldet Ibo, and Christopher Spinelli will present solo piano music of Bach, Haydn, Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, Granados, and Barber.

RSVP on Facebook.

Thursday, February 18, 2021

Stream of Consciousness
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

Ken Nichols: abstract acrylic paintings, ceramic mugs and bowls, scarves and small purses
Onofrio Giordano: abstract imagery
Caroline Tauxe: colorful fabric jewelry

Deadlocked and Loaded: Disarming America
ArtRage Gallery

Price: Free, but reservations required for in-person viewing
ArtRage Gallery
505 Hawley Ave., Syracuse

"Deadlocked and Loaded: Disarming America" is a "locked and loaded" conversation through art, showcasing art in all media that addresses the culture of violence, systemic racism, police brutality, and gun issues in the United States—particularly in how it affects women and children.

This exhibition is curated by Karen Gutfreund of Syracuse. She is a partner in Gutfreund Cornett Art, a curatorial partnership that specializes in creating exhibitions in venues around the U.S. ?on themes of "art as activism" to stimulate dialog, ?raise consciousness ?and encourage social change.

Additional work by 12 artists is also on exhibit as part of this exhibition at the Community Folk Art Center Gallery and Point of Contact Gallery.

Make a reservation for in-person viewing.

View the exhibit virtually.

A catalog representing all 36 artists exhibiting in the three galleries can be viewed here.

Portal: The Window in American Photography
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Empty openings or panes of glass in houses, vehicles, skyscrapers, or storefronts, windows are portals to and from other worlds. Drawn from the Everson's collection, this exhibition examines the formal and symbolic potential of a simple aperture.

Friday, February 19, 2021

Stream of Consciousness
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

Ken Nichols: abstract acrylic paintings, ceramic mugs and bowls, scarves and small purses
Onofrio Giordano: abstract imagery
Caroline Tauxe: colorful fabric jewelry

Portal: The Window in American Photography
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Empty openings or panes of glass in houses, vehicles, skyscrapers, or storefronts, windows are portals to and from other worlds. Drawn from the Everson's collection, this exhibition examines the formal and symbolic potential of a simple aperture.

Deadlocked and Loaded: Disarming America
ArtRage Gallery

Price: Free, but reservations required for in-person viewing
ArtRage Gallery
505 Hawley Ave., Syracuse

"Deadlocked and Loaded: Disarming America" is a "locked and loaded" conversation through art, showcasing art in all media that addresses the culture of violence, systemic racism, police brutality, and gun issues in the United States—particularly in how it affects women and children.

This exhibition is curated by Karen Gutfreund of Syracuse. She is a partner in Gutfreund Cornett Art, a curatorial partnership that specializes in creating exhibitions in venues around the U.S. ?on themes of "art as activism" to stimulate dialog, ?raise consciousness ?and encourage social change.

Additional work by 12 artists is also on exhibit as part of this exhibition at the Community Folk Art Center Gallery and Point of Contact Gallery.

Make a reservation for in-person viewing.

View the exhibit virtually.

A catalog representing all 36 artists exhibiting in the three galleries can be viewed here.

The Floating Bridge: Postmodern and Contemporary Japanese Ceramics
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

The Everson began collecting contemporary Japanese ceramics in earnest in the mid 1970s, an experimental period when artists were applying geometric forms and conceptual strategies to traditional materials and forms. The exhibition highlights this under-recognized generation of artists who are now credited with laying the groundwork for today's contemporary ceramic movement in Japan.

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, Chimu´, and Chavin cultures.

Poet Lynn Emanuel
Downtown Writer's Center

Price: Free
Online

Lynn Emanuel is the author of five books of poetry, Hotel Fiesta, The Dig, Then, Suddenly—, Noose and Hook, and, most recently, The Nerve Of It: Poems New and Selected. Her work has been featured in the Pushcart Prize Anthology and Best American Poetry numerous times, and has been included in The Oxford Book of American Poetry, The Norton Anthology of Hybrid American Poetry, and published in The New York Times. She has been a judge for the National Book Awards and has taught at the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference, The Warren Wilson Program in Creative Writing, and the Bennington College Low Residency MFA program. Among her awards are two fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, The National Poetry Series Award, and the Lenore Marshall and Eric Matthieu King Awards from The Academy of American Poets. She is the founder of the Pittsburgh Contemporary Writers Series, which she directed for 20 years.

Register for the reading on Zoom.

*CANCELLED* Black History Reading Series: August Wilson's The Piano Lesson
Redhouse

Price: Free, but pre-registration required
Online

Cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances.

One streamed performance only.

It is 1936, and Boy Willie arrives in Pittsburgh from the South in a battered truck loaded with watermelons to sell. He has an opportunity to buy some land down home, but he has to come up with the money right quick. He wants to sell an old piano that has been in his family for generations, but he shares ownership with his sister and it sits in her living room. She has already rejected several offers because the antique piano is covered with incredible carvings detailing the family's rise from slavery. Boy Willie tries to persuade his stubborn sister that the past is past, but she is more formidable than he anticipated.

The virtual reading will take place on the Redhouse YouTube Channel. You will be emailed a private link the day of the show.

Saturday, February 20, 2021

Stream of Consciousness
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

Ken Nichols: abstract acrylic paintings, ceramic mugs and bowls, scarves and small purses
Onofrio Giordano: abstract imagery
Caroline Tauxe: colorful fabric jewelry

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, Chimu´, and Chavin cultures.

Portal: The Window in American Photography
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Empty openings or panes of glass in houses, vehicles, skyscrapers, or storefronts, windows are portals to and from other worlds. Drawn from the Everson's collection, this exhibition examines the formal and symbolic potential of a simple aperture.

The Floating Bridge: Postmodern and Contemporary Japanese Ceramics
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

The Everson began collecting contemporary Japanese ceramics in earnest in the mid 1970s, an experimental period when artists were applying geometric forms and conceptual strategies to traditional materials and forms. The exhibition highlights this under-recognized generation of artists who are now credited with laying the groundwork for today's contemporary ceramic movement in Japan.

Deadlocked and Loaded: Disarming America
ArtRage Gallery

Price: Free, but reservations required for in-person viewing
ArtRage Gallery
505 Hawley Ave., Syracuse

"Deadlocked and Loaded: Disarming America" is a "locked and loaded" conversation through art, showcasing art in all media that addresses the culture of violence, systemic racism, police brutality, and gun issues in the United States—particularly in how it affects women and children.

This exhibition is curated by Karen Gutfreund of Syracuse. She is a partner in Gutfreund Cornett Art, a curatorial partnership that specializes in creating exhibitions in venues around the U.S. ?on themes of "art as activism" to stimulate dialog, ?raise consciousness ?and encourage social change.

Additional work by 12 artists is also on exhibit as part of this exhibition at the Community Folk Art Center Gallery and Point of Contact Gallery.

Make a reservation for in-person viewing.

View the exhibit virtually.

A catalog representing all 36 artists exhibiting in the three galleries can be viewed here.

Masterworks Series: Farrenc & Mendelssohn
Syracuse Orchestra (formerly Symphoria)
Lawrence Loh, conductor

Price: Live stream: $20 individual, $35 family
Online

Mendelssohn Sinfonia No. 8
Louise Farrenc Nonet

Sunday, February 21, 2021

Deadlocked and Loaded: Disarming America
ArtRage Gallery

Price: Free, but reservations required for in-person viewing
ArtRage Gallery
505 Hawley Ave., Syracuse

"Deadlocked and Loaded: Disarming America" is a "locked and loaded" conversation through art, showcasing art in all media that addresses the culture of violence, systemic racism, police brutality, and gun issues in the United States—particularly in how it affects women and children.

This exhibition is curated by Karen Gutfreund of Syracuse. She is a partner in Gutfreund Cornett Art, a curatorial partnership that specializes in creating exhibitions in venues around the U.S. ?on themes of "art as activism" to stimulate dialog, ?raise consciousness ?and encourage social change.

Additional work by 12 artists is also on exhibit as part of this exhibition at the Community Folk Art Center Gallery and Point of Contact Gallery.

Make a reservation for in-person viewing.

View the exhibit virtually.

A catalog representing all 36 artists exhibiting in the three galleries can be viewed here.

The Floating Bridge: Postmodern and Contemporary Japanese Ceramics
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

The Everson began collecting contemporary Japanese ceramics in earnest in the mid 1970s, an experimental period when artists were applying geometric forms and conceptual strategies to traditional materials and forms. The exhibition highlights this under-recognized generation of artists who are now credited with laying the groundwork for today's contemporary ceramic movement in Japan.

Portal: The Window in American Photography
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Empty openings or panes of glass in houses, vehicles, skyscrapers, or storefronts, windows are portals to and from other worlds. Drawn from the Everson's collection, this exhibition examines the formal and symbolic potential of a simple aperture.

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, Chimu´, and Chavin cultures.

Tuesday, February 23, 2021

Stream of Consciousness
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

Ken Nichols: abstract acrylic paintings, ceramic mugs and bowls, scarves and small purses
Onofrio Giordano: abstract imagery
Caroline Tauxe: colorful fabric jewelry

Min Jin Lee
Friends of the Central Library Author Series

Price: $35
Online

Min Jin Lee's award-winning fiction explores the intersection of race, ethnicity, immigration, class, religion, gender and identity of a diasporic people. An epic story of a Korean family who migrates to Japan, the New York Times bestseller and award winner Pachinko appeared on over 75 "best books-of-the-year" lists, including NPR, PBS and CNN. Her debut novel Free Food for Millionaires was a national bestseller.

This is a virtual event. FOCL will send out a link to ticketholders no later than 24 hours prior to the event.

Misty Copeland, Principal Dancer, American Ballet Theatre
University Lectures

Price: Free
Online

Misty Copeland began her ballet studies at 13, and at 15 won first place in the Music Center Spotlight Awards. She studied at the San Francisco Ballet School and American Ballet Theatre's Summer Intensive on a full scholarship and was declared ABT's National Coca-Cola Scholar in 2000. She joined the ABT's Studio Company in September 2000 and the ABT as a member of the corps de ballet in April 2001.

In August 2007, Copeland became the company's second African American soloist and the first in two decades. She was promoted to principal dancer in August 2015, making her the first African American woman to ever be promoted to the position in the company's 75-year history. She made her Broadway debut in the role of Ivy Smith/Miss Turnstiles with the critically acclaimed show On the Town."

She holds a number of honors and endorsements, but has found her passion in giving back. She was named National Youth of the Year Ambassador for the Boys & Girls Clubs of America in 2013, and was appointed to the President's Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition by President Obama in 2014. She has been a Turnaround Arts Ambassador since 2016, representing the Gregory Jocko Jackson School in Brooklyn.

Moderated by Shanel Bailey, a 2019 Musical Theatre grad, OTHC Scholar, and Gilman Scholar.

Zoom registration