Saturday, July 18, 2026

CNY Artist Initiative: Renqian Yang
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Renqian Yang is an artist and Associate Professor of Ceramics at SUNY Oswego. She earned her BFA from the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute, China (2009), and her MFA from Syracuse University (2014). Her work explores the balance between dualities—restraint and freedom, memory and loss, dislocation and belonging.

   

A Long Look: Documentary Photography, 1888-2016
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

A Long Look: Documentary Photography, 1888-2016 traces more than a century of photographers turning their lenses toward the world as witnesses, advocates, and storytellers. From the late 19th century, when advances in camera technology first allowed photographers to record spontaneous moments, to the bold and colorful images of today, documentary photography has shaped how people see the world, both its past and its present.

Documentary photographers traditionally immerse themselves in their subjects. Bruce Davidson spent 10 days living in the mining communities of South Wales producing his Welsh Miners portfolio. Aaron Siskind's Harlem Document project plays out over nine years, showing the vibrant life of Black Americans in Harlem in the 1930s. Donna Ferrato has spent decades documenting survivors of domestic violence and advocating for their welfare. Documentary photographers reveal how sustained engagement with their subjects, over ten days or several decades, produces images that challenge stereotypes, humanize the unfamiliar, and deepen public understanding.

A Long Look invites viewers to consider the significance of documentary photography as a medium, asking how photographs shape collective memory and inspire social awareness. Documentary photographers must often navigate the tension between art and journalism, frequently occupying a grey area between the two.

   

Folias Duo
Skaneateles Library Guitar Series

Price: Free
Skaneateles Library
49 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles

Folias Duo is a composer–performer ensemble for flute and guitar, blending classical music with jazz, world music, and improvisation. Flutist Carmen Maret and guitarist Andrew Bergeron have spent two decades developing a singular artistic voice, composing over 70 original works for their instrumentation — more than any duo of their kind worldwide.

   

Youth Theater Production: Seussical the Musical
Baldwinsville Theatre Guild
Ceara Windhausen, director

First Presbyterian Church of Baldwinsville
64 Oswego St., Baldwinsville

From the Jungle of Nool to the Whos down below, there's a symphony of music and joy.

Tickets

   

Jekyll & Hyde: The Musical
CNY Playhouse
Christopher James Lupia, director

Atonement Lutheran Church
116 W. Glen Ave., Syracuse

Murder and chaos are pitted against love and virtue in this sweeping gothic musical. The epic struggle between good and evil comes to life on stage in the musical phenomenon based on the classic story by Robert Louis Stevenson. An evocative tale of two men – one, a doctor, passionate and romantic; the other, a terrifying madman – and two women – one, beautiful and trusting; the other, beautiful and trusting only herself – both women in love with the same man and both unaware of his dark secret.

Tickets

   

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Town of Manlius Recreation Department
Eric Feola, director

Eagle Hill Middle School
4645 Enders Rd., Manlius

Before she was Carole King — chart-topping music legend — she was Carol Klein, a Brooklyn girl with passion and an extraordinary ear for melody. She fought her way into the record business as a teenager and, by the time she reached her twenties, had the husband of her dreams and a flourishing career writing hits for the biggest acts in rock 'n' roll.

It wasn't until her personal life began to crack that she finally found her own voice. Beautiful tells the inspiring true story of Carole King's remarkable rise to stardom — from her hit songwriting partnership with husband Gerry Goffin, to her friendship with fellow writers Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann, to her ultimate triumph as one of the most successful solo artists in music history.

Along the way, she didn't just make beautiful music. She wrote the soundtrack to a generation.

   

Sunday, July 19, 2026

A Long Look: Documentary Photography, 1888-2016
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

A Long Look: Documentary Photography, 1888-2016 traces more than a century of photographers turning their lenses toward the world as witnesses, advocates, and storytellers. From the late 19th century, when advances in camera technology first allowed photographers to record spontaneous moments, to the bold and colorful images of today, documentary photography has shaped how people see the world, both its past and its present.

Documentary photographers traditionally immerse themselves in their subjects. Bruce Davidson spent 10 days living in the mining communities of South Wales producing his Welsh Miners portfolio. Aaron Siskind's Harlem Document project plays out over nine years, showing the vibrant life of Black Americans in Harlem in the 1930s. Donna Ferrato has spent decades documenting survivors of domestic violence and advocating for their welfare. Documentary photographers reveal how sustained engagement with their subjects, over ten days or several decades, produces images that challenge stereotypes, humanize the unfamiliar, and deepen public understanding.

A Long Look invites viewers to consider the significance of documentary photography as a medium, asking how photographs shape collective memory and inspire social awareness. Documentary photographers must often navigate the tension between art and journalism, frequently occupying a grey area between the two.

   

CNY Artist Initiative: Renqian Yang
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Renqian Yang is an artist and Associate Professor of Ceramics at SUNY Oswego. She earned her BFA from the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute, China (2009), and her MFA from Syracuse University (2014). Her work explores the balance between dualities—restraint and freedom, memory and loss, dislocation and belonging.

   

311 and Dirty Heads: So Glad You Made It Tour, with Ocean Alley, ROME
Lakeview Empower FCU Amphitheater

Lakeview Amphitheater
490 Restoration Way, Syracuse

Tickets

   

Jekyll & Hyde: The Musical
CNY Playhouse
Christopher James Lupia, director

Atonement Lutheran Church
116 W. Glen Ave., Syracuse

Murder and chaos are pitted against love and virtue in this sweeping gothic musical. The epic struggle between good and evil comes to life on stage in the musical phenomenon based on the classic story by Robert Louis Stevenson. An evocative tale of two men – one, a doctor, passionate and romantic; the other, a terrifying madman – and two women – one, beautiful and trusting; the other, beautiful and trusting only herself – both women in love with the same man and both unaware of his dark secret.

Tickets

   

Monday, July 20, 2026

Letizia & The Z Band
Liverpool is the Place

Price: Free
Johnson Park
Corner of Vine and Oswego Streets, Liverpool

Dance tunes

   

Tuesday, July 21, 2026

Phish
Lakeview Empower FCU Amphitheater

Lakeview Amphitheater
490 Restoration Way, Syracuse

Tickets

   

Wednesday, July 22, 2026

CNY Artist Initiative: Renqian Yang
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Renqian Yang is an artist and Associate Professor of Ceramics at SUNY Oswego. She earned her BFA from the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute, China (2009), and her MFA from Syracuse University (2014). Her work explores the balance between dualities—restraint and freedom, memory and loss, dislocation and belonging.

   

A Long Look: Documentary Photography, 1888-2016
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

A Long Look: Documentary Photography, 1888-2016 traces more than a century of photographers turning their lenses toward the world as witnesses, advocates, and storytellers. From the late 19th century, when advances in camera technology first allowed photographers to record spontaneous moments, to the bold and colorful images of today, documentary photography has shaped how people see the world, both its past and its present.

Documentary photographers traditionally immerse themselves in their subjects. Bruce Davidson spent 10 days living in the mining communities of South Wales producing his Welsh Miners portfolio. Aaron Siskind's Harlem Document project plays out over nine years, showing the vibrant life of Black Americans in Harlem in the 1930s. Donna Ferrato has spent decades documenting survivors of domestic violence and advocating for their welfare. Documentary photographers reveal how sustained engagement with their subjects, over ten days or several decades, produces images that challenge stereotypes, humanize the unfamiliar, and deepen public understanding.

A Long Look invites viewers to consider the significance of documentary photography as a medium, asking how photographs shape collective memory and inspire social awareness. Documentary photographers must often navigate the tension between art and journalism, frequently occupying a grey area between the two.

   

Fate
Liverpool is the Place

Price: Free
Johnson Park
Corner of Vine and Oswego Streets, Liverpool

Classic rock

   

Summer Concert
Syracuse Orchestra (formerly Symphoria)

Price: Free, but advance registration recommended
Inspiration Hall (formerly St. Peter's Church)
709 James St., Syracuse

The Syracuse Orchestra performs light classical favorites, patriotic tunes, and popular standards.

Reserve tickets

   

Thursday, July 23, 2026

A Long Look: Documentary Photography, 1888-2016
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

A Long Look: Documentary Photography, 1888-2016 traces more than a century of photographers turning their lenses toward the world as witnesses, advocates, and storytellers. From the late 19th century, when advances in camera technology first allowed photographers to record spontaneous moments, to the bold and colorful images of today, documentary photography has shaped how people see the world, both its past and its present.

Documentary photographers traditionally immerse themselves in their subjects. Bruce Davidson spent 10 days living in the mining communities of South Wales producing his Welsh Miners portfolio. Aaron Siskind's Harlem Document project plays out over nine years, showing the vibrant life of Black Americans in Harlem in the 1930s. Donna Ferrato has spent decades documenting survivors of domestic violence and advocating for their welfare. Documentary photographers reveal how sustained engagement with their subjects, over ten days or several decades, produces images that challenge stereotypes, humanize the unfamiliar, and deepen public understanding.

A Long Look invites viewers to consider the significance of documentary photography as a medium, asking how photographs shape collective memory and inspire social awareness. Documentary photographers must often navigate the tension between art and journalism, frequently occupying a grey area between the two.

   

CNY Artist Initiative: Renqian Yang
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Renqian Yang is an artist and Associate Professor of Ceramics at SUNY Oswego. She earned her BFA from the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute, China (2009), and her MFA from Syracuse University (2014). Her work explores the balance between dualities—restraint and freedom, memory and loss, dislocation and belonging.

   

Jazz in the City: The Blacklites
CNY Jazz Arts Foundation

Price: Free
Valley Plaza
4141 S. Salina St., Syracuse

Live music, plus food vendors, arts and crafts, free health screenings, and guest speakers

   

Friday, July 24, 2026

CNY Artist Initiative: Renqian Yang
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Renqian Yang is an artist and Associate Professor of Ceramics at SUNY Oswego. She earned her BFA from the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute, China (2009), and her MFA from Syracuse University (2014). Her work explores the balance between dualities—restraint and freedom, memory and loss, dislocation and belonging.

   

A Long Look: Documentary Photography, 1888-2016
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

A Long Look: Documentary Photography, 1888-2016 traces more than a century of photographers turning their lenses toward the world as witnesses, advocates, and storytellers. From the late 19th century, when advances in camera technology first allowed photographers to record spontaneous moments, to the bold and colorful images of today, documentary photography has shaped how people see the world, both its past and its present.

Documentary photographers traditionally immerse themselves in their subjects. Bruce Davidson spent 10 days living in the mining communities of South Wales producing his Welsh Miners portfolio. Aaron Siskind's Harlem Document project plays out over nine years, showing the vibrant life of Black Americans in Harlem in the 1930s. Donna Ferrato has spent decades documenting survivors of domestic violence and advocating for their welfare. Documentary photographers reveal how sustained engagement with their subjects, over ten days or several decades, produces images that challenge stereotypes, humanize the unfamiliar, and deepen public understanding.

A Long Look invites viewers to consider the significance of documentary photography as a medium, asking how photographs shape collective memory and inspire social awareness. Documentary photographers must often navigate the tension between art and journalism, frequently occupying a grey area between the two.

   

Syracuse Arts & Crafts Festival

Price: Free
Columbus Circle
Jefferson and Montgomery Sts., Syracuse

The spectacular three-day festival showcases talented artists, craftspeople and entertainers. Around 140 artists and crafters will provide an exceptionally wide selection of contemporary arts and crafts, from functional to decorative. Attendees can enjoy free daily strolling entertainment which includes a variety of music entertainers, Open Hand Legacy Puppets, hooping, and much more!

For more information, visit downtownsyracuse.com/syracuse-arts-and-crafts-festival/.

   

Jekyll & Hyde: The Musical
CNY Playhouse
Christopher James Lupia, director

Atonement Lutheran Church
116 W. Glen Ave., Syracuse

Murder and chaos are pitted against love and virtue in this sweeping gothic musical. The epic struggle between good and evil comes to life on stage in the musical phenomenon based on the classic story by Robert Louis Stevenson. An evocative tale of two men – one, a doctor, passionate and romantic; the other, a terrifying madman – and two women – one, beautiful and trusting; the other, beautiful and trusting only herself – both women in love with the same man and both unaware of his dark secret.

Tickets

   

Saturday, July 25, 2026

A Long Look: Documentary Photography, 1888-2016
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

A Long Look: Documentary Photography, 1888-2016 traces more than a century of photographers turning their lenses toward the world as witnesses, advocates, and storytellers. From the late 19th century, when advances in camera technology first allowed photographers to record spontaneous moments, to the bold and colorful images of today, documentary photography has shaped how people see the world, both its past and its present.

Documentary photographers traditionally immerse themselves in their subjects. Bruce Davidson spent 10 days living in the mining communities of South Wales producing his Welsh Miners portfolio. Aaron Siskind's Harlem Document project plays out over nine years, showing the vibrant life of Black Americans in Harlem in the 1930s. Donna Ferrato has spent decades documenting survivors of domestic violence and advocating for their welfare. Documentary photographers reveal how sustained engagement with their subjects, over ten days or several decades, produces images that challenge stereotypes, humanize the unfamiliar, and deepen public understanding.

A Long Look invites viewers to consider the significance of documentary photography as a medium, asking how photographs shape collective memory and inspire social awareness. Documentary photographers must often navigate the tension between art and journalism, frequently occupying a grey area between the two.

   

CNY Artist Initiative: Renqian Yang
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Renqian Yang is an artist and Associate Professor of Ceramics at SUNY Oswego. She earned her BFA from the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute, China (2009), and her MFA from Syracuse University (2014). Her work explores the balance between dualities—restraint and freedom, memory and loss, dislocation and belonging.

   

Syracuse Arts & Crafts Festival

Price: Free
Columbus Circle
Jefferson and Montgomery Sts., Syracuse

The spectacular three-day festival showcases talented artists, craftspeople and entertainers. Around 140 artists and crafters will provide an exceptionally wide selection of contemporary arts and crafts, from functional to decorative. Attendees can enjoy free daily strolling entertainment which includes a variety of music entertainers, Open Hand Legacy Puppets, hooping, and much more!

For more information, visit downtownsyracuse.com/syracuse-arts-and-crafts-festival/.

   

Ukrainian Festival

Price: Free
St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church
207 Tompkins St., Syracuse

Ukrainian dancing, live music, traditional food, and Ukrainian crafts.

For more information, visit www.stjohnbaptistucc.com/ukrainian-festival.

   

TOTO + Christopher Cross + The Romantics
Lakeview Empower FCU Amphitheater

Lakeview Amphitheater
490 Restoration Way, Syracuse

Tickets

   

Jekyll & Hyde: The Musical
CNY Playhouse
Christopher James Lupia, director

Atonement Lutheran Church
116 W. Glen Ave., Syracuse

Murder and chaos are pitted against love and virtue in this sweeping gothic musical. The epic struggle between good and evil comes to life on stage in the musical phenomenon based on the classic story by Robert Louis Stevenson. An evocative tale of two men – one, a doctor, passionate and romantic; the other, a terrifying madman – and two women – one, beautiful and trusting; the other, beautiful and trusting only herself – both women in love with the same man and both unaware of his dark secret.

Tickets