Friday, November 18, 2005

Syracuse and the Underground Railroad
Syracuse University College of Arts and Sciences

Price: Free
Bird Library, 6th Floor
Syracuse University, Syracuse

An exhibition that vividly portrays Syracuse's major role as a station along the Underground Railroad, titled "That laboratory of abolitionism, libel, and treason": Syracuse and the Underground Railroad, includes original artifacts from the Library's Special Collections Research Center and other institutions that document the flourishing of antislavery activism in Syracuse and surrounding communities from the 1830s through the 1850s.

The exhibition is presented in conjunction with this year's Syracuse Symposium lecture series and its theme of "borders." It is funded by the Kaleidoscope Project, a diversity initiative between the Divisions of Undergraduate Studies and Student Affairs to broaden the understanding of diversity and promote healthy dialogue about related issues at Syracuse University. The College of Arts and Sciences and the Warren and Edith Day Fund at Syracuse University Library have provided additional funding.

Special tours and school group visits may be arranged by calling curator William La Moy at 315-443-9752.

Flood of Florence Photos
Syracuse University School of Art and Design
Featuring Works of Swietlan Nicholas Kraczyna

Price: Free
Office of the Dean, 200 Crouse College
Syracuse University, Syracuse

Kraczyna teaches printmaking and art-on-paper classes for the studio arts program at SU's Division of International Programs Abroad Florence Center. He is the founder and past director of Il Bisonte International School of Advanced Printmaking in Florence, where he taught techniques of color etching. Kraczyna co-authored I Segni Incisi, the first Italian textbook on the history and techniques of etching. He has directed "Studio for Color Etching" workshops in Barga, Lucca and at the International Symposium for Color Etching at Palacky University, Czech Republic. His work has been exhibited in more than 100 solo shows in the United States, Italy, Germany, England, Mexico, Columbia, Czech Republic and Japan, and is represented in the Uffizi Print Collection. Kraczyna holds an MFA from Southern Illinois University and a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design.

Paid parking is available in the Irving Avenue garage.

Photography and Photo Art of Mary Stebbins
Westcott Community Center

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

Small Hands, Big Spirits: Art from the Onondaga Nation School
Community Folk Art Center

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

The exhibit will feature works by students in Chris Homer's art classes at the Onondaga Nation School as well as works by students in Jeff Capella's technology classes. Both two-dimensional and three-dimensional art will be featured. Artwork by the teachers will also be on display. The Onondaga
Nation School serves students in grades kindergarten through eighth.

Africa: Arts and Inspirations
Community Folk Art Center

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

An exhibition featuring art from and inspired by Africa.

2005 Light Work Grants Exhibit
Light Work Gallery
Featuring Works by Luke Buffenmyer, Doug DuBois, and Steven Skopik

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

This exhibit features the work of the recipients of the 31st Annual Light Work Grants in Photography. The three winners are all Central New York residents.

Waterlog: The Beach Series
Light Work Gallery
Featuring works of Toby Old

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

The black and white images of this exhibition illustrate Toby Old's ability to capture extraordinary moments in human action and social and cultural experiences as they unfold.

Off the Wall
Associated Artists

Price: Free
Manlius Village Library
Manlius Village Center, 1 Arkie Albanese Dr., Manlius

The annual holiday sale show features the work of approximately two dozen artists, in a variety of media, which are available for viewing and ready for sale. During this show only, purchased artwork can be taken home immediately. A portion of each sale goes to support the library, which is currently undergoing renovation.

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.

W. Eugene Smith: From Light into Darkness
Syracuse University Art Museum

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

This exhibition of photojournalist Eugene Smith includes his service as a World War II photographer in the Pacific theater, a group from a 1950s Life magazine photo essay on the rise of America's chemical industry, and a selection of images from his Pittsburgh project.

Aftermarket: Art, Objects and Commerce
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Interdisciplinary artist John Freyer returns to his native Syracuse for his first museum exhibition. The exhibit includes components of three different, but inter-related projects: his nationally renowned web-based performance piece, AllMyLifeForSale.Com; a new interactive installation entitled Walm-Art.Com; and Surplus, a sculpture/installation comprised of one-ton bales of surplus clothing. In addition, a twelve-foot rotating Bob's Big Boy sculpture, purchased by Freyer on eBay for the University of Iowa Museum of Art, will be on view in the Sculpture Court. Freyer was recently appointed as Visiting Professor at the University of Iowa, and a pilot of his Second Hand Stories continues to be broadcast by PBS, which is developing a series of the same name.

Art of Gold
Lowe Art Gallery

Price: Free
Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

There have been several notable exhibitions in recent decades where gold, primarily ancient gold, has figured prominently. Yet, for all the exposure this material has received, contemporary American goldsmithing has been largely overlooked. The Art of Gold is an exhibition of jewelry and objects by studio goldsmiths that puts on display some of the finest work being made in the field today. It is the first major exhibition of its kind in 25 years.

Studio goldsmithingdesigning and fabricating objects by hand in a small studio settingis a fairly recent phenomenon. While contemporary goldsmithing has developed into a richly diverse artistic field, showing influences from Pop Art, Minimalism, Neo-Expressionism, and even Conceptual Art, it maintains its own sense of craft and unique historical lineage.

The exhibition is composed of 80 objects, including jewelry, hollowware, vessels, small sculptures and other nonjewelry items. While some pieces include stones and precious gems in their designs, they are not objects in which gold is merely a backdrop or frame for other elements. In all of the pieces, gold is the essential focus. The Art of Gold is a celebration of the inventiveness of contemporary goldsmiths and the beauty of traditional materials and processes.

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

University Art Collection
Sims Hall, Syracuse University, Syracuse

Artists in the exhibition (in a range of media) are Berenice Abbott, Milton Avery, Leonard Baskin, Paul Cezanne, Chuck Close, Jim Dine, Edward Manet, Reginald Marsh, and Edward Steichens.

Works by Pérez Celis
Point of Contact Gallery

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

Currently based in Miami, Argentine artist Pérez Celis' work is broad, interconnected and full of the forms first glimpsed in the vast landscape of his native Argentina. His avid sense of composition, comprised of intersecting planes and the use of rich materials and robust color, produces a thick physical world of layered and piercing planes. His giant-scale public works are featured worldwide and he exhibits extensively in Latin, South and North America. He recently illustrated Jorge Luis Borges' translation of Walt Whitman's epic poem Leaves of Grass ("Hojas de hierba"). In 2001, the former chair of SU's Board of Trustees, Joseph Lampe, established the Iris L. Pérez Celis Fund, in honor of the artist's late wife. This support provides scholarship opportunities for minority art students in VPA.

Richard English: Pastoral Perceptions -- An Exhibition of Watercolors: 1982-2005
Redhouse

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

The words that come to mind immediately when describing the work of Cazenovia-based watercolor artist, Richard English, are the same words that describe the man, Richard English; quiet, thoughtful, reflective. There is a wonderful symbiotic relationship between the man and his watercolors. His deep attachment to the rural landscape, especially Upstate New York and the low country sea coast of South Carolina, is elegantly captured in his masterfully executed works. There is an aura of ease and relaxation that is evident in the presence of both the artist and his landscapes. His paintings are realistic, employing both the wet-in-wet and dry brush techniques of traditional transparent watercolors. English has been painting since the early 1950's and although he's a mainly self-taught artist, his work as an engineer has influenced both his technique and his style.

On the Wild Side
Delavan Art Gallery

Delavan Art Gallery
501 W. Fayette St., Syracuse

Peter Allen: drawings
Lisa McLaughlin: wildlife watercolors
Sheila Smith: Animal Metaphors
Leigh Yardley: Abstracts of Changing Land
Rob Morache: copper scuptures

OCC Percussion Ensemble
Onondaga Community College

Price: Free
Storer Auditorium
Onondaga Community College, Syracuse

Folkus Project
Diane Zeigler

Price: $10
May Memorial Unitarian Society
3800 E. Genesee St., Syracuse

Crystalline vocals and deft guitar-work.

Marcus Jefferson Trio

Price: $5
Lucky Moon Cafe
719 E. Genesee St., Syracuse

Jazz guitarist Marcus Jefferson will be performing jazz classics from Duke Ellington, Count Basie and more. Joining Mr. Jefferson is drummer Wilbur Fletcher and bass guitarist Jason Salmone.

Classics Series: Musical Revolutions
Syracuse Symphony Orchestra
Christopher Seaman, conductor
Featuring Syracuse University Oratorio Society; Margaret Gawrywiak, soprano

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

Dvorak Slavonic dances
Mendelssohn Symphony No. 5, "Reformation"
Prokofiev Alexander Nevsky

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Syracuse University Setnor School of Music
SU Symphony Band and the Liverpool High School Concert Ensemble
Bradley Ethington and guest conductor Joseph Filio, conductor

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

Free parking is available in Irving Garage.

Member of the Wedding
Redhouse

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

Member of the Wedding by Carson McCullers follows 12-year-old Frankie as she enters adolescence in the steamy summer of 1944 in Georgia. With her older brother's impending marriage day approaching, fantasy, romance and real life collide as Frankie deals with the trials and tribulations of growing up and letting go.

Read a Review!

The Wizard of Oz
Vineyard Theatre Arts

Price: $20 regular, $16 students/seniors
Syracuse Vineyard Church
312 Lakeside Rd., Syracuse

Brains. Heart. Courage. Follow the yellow brick road with us as we explore the American classic.

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Under Milk Wood

Price: $5 regular, $4 students/seniors
Nottingham High School
3100 E. Genesee St., Syracuse

Dylan Thomas' look at life in a small Welsh fishing village.

For more information, phone 315-435-4380.

The Italian American Reconciliation
Syracuse University Drama Department
Gerardine Clark, director

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

The play is written by Academy Award-winner John Patrick Shanley, who serves up a comic romance Little Italy style. The story centers on Huey, who loves his ex-wife Janice, even though she shot his dog. But Teresa has designs on Huey, and Huey's friend Aldo wants him to steer clear of Janice. Who knows where she might aim next? Can Aldo reconcile the confusion and madness of this love-struck triangle? A heartfelt story of reclaiming love lost, the play features introspective characters that defy male-female stereotypes, ultimately expressing the confusion of modern romance when gender roles are ill defined. The play debuted at the Manhattan Theatre in 1986 and has had several regional productions. Shanley is perhaps best known for the Oscar-winning film Moonstruck from starring Cher and Nicholas Cage. Shanley was a 2005 recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for his new play, Doubt.

Read a Review!

The Full Monty
The Talent Company

Price: $23 regular; $21 seniors/students
Empire Theater
New York State Fairgrounds, Geddes

"It was a night out for the girls...and a way out for the guys." The Full Monty is the Broadway smash hit musical comedy about six good buddies whose desperate plan to get their lives back together requires them to triumph over their fear, their nerves, and their clothes. The Full Monty is a "feel good" story of unemployed Buffalo steel workers who devise a scheme to make some quick cash when they see how much their wives and girlfriends enjoyed male strippers during their "girls night out". In the process, the guys find a sense of renewed self-esteem, how important friendship is, and how to have fun! Nominated for ten 2001 Tony Awards including Best Musical.

Read a Review!

Bill Does Will: An Evening of Shakepeare
Salt City Center for the Performing Arts

Price: $10 regular, $6 students and seniors
Jazz Central
441 E. Washington St., Syracuse

Bill Does Will is a one-man show starring Bill Molesky in a collaborative creative effort with Neil Novelli, the area's acknowledged expert on Shakespeare, and design consultants Karel Blakeley and Shirley Blakeley. When Molsesky asked Novelli for a solo Shakespearean vehicle replete with men, women, dogs, and ships at sea, Novelli provided the concept: a collection of intimate monologues between the character and the audience. The monologues are Shakespeare's. The connecting commentaries are Novelli's.

The show opens with successive recitations of Hamlet's To Be Or Not To Be  one with the "fourth wall" apparent, the other aimed solely at the audience, demonstrating the power of a character's direct appeal to those hearts in the dark.

Some of the evening's characters include Shakespeare's Villains: Richard III, Lear's bastard, Edmund, and Claudius (as song and dance man); Shakespeare's Clowns: Verona's Launce with his dog, Crab; and of course, John Falstaff: and, in themed groupings, a host of others: Lady MacBeth, Juliet's nurse, Richard II, Much Ado's Benedick, Polonius, Malvolio, ...and a clown has the last word with Feste's closing of Twelfth Night.

For reservations, phone 315-475-9749.

Read a Review!

Saturday, November 19, 2005

Sarah McCoubrey Art Exhibit

Price: Donations appreciated
Matilda Joslyn Gage House
210 E. Genesee St., Fayetteville

Fayetteville artist Sarah McCoubrey, an Associate Professor of Art at Syracuse University, has created an archive of material surrounding the artistic life of the fictional character Hannah Morse, a 19th-century woman who is struggling to become a great landscape painter. In the process, Morse has invented several devices to aid her in her painting. McCoubrey draws upon her 20 years as a landscape painter to reveal what Morse learns in her journey as an artist. For this exhibit, McCoubrey will answer the question, "What if Hannah Morse met the real-life Matilda Joslyn Gage?" Gage was not only a leader in the early women’s rights movement, but later in life became an amateur painter.

Parking available nearby at the United Church of Fayetteville, 310 E. Genesee St. The Gage House is not handicapped accessible.

For further information, contact the Gage Foundation at 315-637-9511 or at gagefoundation@earthlink.net.

An opening reception will be held on Saturday afternoon, 12:00 - 4:00 p.m.

On the Wild Side
Delavan Art Gallery

Delavan Art Gallery
501 W. Fayette St., Syracuse

Peter Allen: drawings
Lisa McLaughlin: wildlife watercolors
Sheila Smith: Animal Metaphors
Leigh Yardley: Abstracts of Changing Land
Rob Morache: copper scuptures

Aftermarket: Art, Objects and Commerce
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Interdisciplinary artist John Freyer returns to his native Syracuse for his first museum exhibition. The exhibit includes components of three different, but inter-related projects: his nationally renowned web-based performance piece, AllMyLifeForSale.Com; a new interactive installation entitled Walm-Art.Com; and Surplus, a sculpture/installation comprised of one-ton bales of surplus clothing. In addition, a twelve-foot rotating Bob's Big Boy sculpture, purchased by Freyer on eBay for the University of Iowa Museum of Art, will be on view in the Sculpture Court. Freyer was recently appointed as Visiting Professor at the University of Iowa, and a pilot of his Second Hand Stories continues to be broadcast by PBS, which is developing a series of the same name.

Off the Wall
Associated Artists

Price: Free
Manlius Village Library
Manlius Village Center, 1 Arkie Albanese Dr., Manlius

The annual holiday sale show features the work of approximately two dozen artists, in a variety of media, which are available for viewing and ready for sale. During this show only, purchased artwork can be taken home immediately. A portion of each sale goes to support the library, which is currently undergoing renovation.

Africa: Arts and Inspirations
Community Folk Art Center

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

An exhibition featuring art from and inspired by Africa.

Small Hands, Big Spirits: Art from the Onondaga Nation School
Community Folk Art Center

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

The exhibit will feature works by students in Chris Homer's art classes at the Onondaga Nation School as well as works by students in Jeff Capella's technology classes. Both two-dimensional and three-dimensional art will be featured. Artwork by the teachers will also be on display. The Onondaga
Nation School serves students in grades kindergarten through eighth.

W. Eugene Smith: From Light into Darkness
Syracuse University Art Museum

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

This exhibition of photojournalist Eugene Smith includes his service as a World War II photographer in the Pacific theater, a group from a 1950s Life magazine photo essay on the rise of America's chemical industry, and a selection of images from his Pittsburgh project.

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.

Art of Gold
Lowe Art Gallery

Price: Free
Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

There have been several notable exhibitions in recent decades where gold, primarily ancient gold, has figured prominently. Yet, for all the exposure this material has received, contemporary American goldsmithing has been largely overlooked. The Art of Gold is an exhibition of jewelry and objects by studio goldsmiths that puts on display some of the finest work being made in the field today. It is the first major exhibition of its kind in 25 years.

Studio goldsmithingdesigning and fabricating objects by hand in a small studio settingis a fairly recent phenomenon. While contemporary goldsmithing has developed into a richly diverse artistic field, showing influences from Pop Art, Minimalism, Neo-Expressionism, and even Conceptual Art, it maintains its own sense of craft and unique historical lineage.

The exhibition is composed of 80 objects, including jewelry, hollowware, vessels, small sculptures and other nonjewelry items. While some pieces include stones and precious gems in their designs, they are not objects in which gold is merely a backdrop or frame for other elements. In all of the pieces, gold is the essential focus. The Art of Gold is a celebration of the inventiveness of contemporary goldsmiths and the beauty of traditional materials and processes.

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

University Art Collection
Sims Hall, Syracuse University, Syracuse

Artists in the exhibition (in a range of media) are Berenice Abbott, Milton Avery, Leonard Baskin, Paul Cezanne, Chuck Close, Jim Dine, Edward Manet, Reginald Marsh, and Edward Steichens.

Works by Pérez Celis
Point of Contact Gallery

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

Currently based in Miami, Argentine artist Pérez Celis' work is broad, interconnected and full of the forms first glimpsed in the vast landscape of his native Argentina. His avid sense of composition, comprised of intersecting planes and the use of rich materials and robust color, produces a thick physical world of layered and piercing planes. His giant-scale public works are featured worldwide and he exhibits extensively in Latin, South and North America. He recently illustrated Jorge Luis Borges' translation of Walt Whitman's epic poem Leaves of Grass ("Hojas de hierba"). In 2001, the former chair of SU's Board of Trustees, Joseph Lampe, established the Iris L. Pérez Celis Fund, in honor of the artist's late wife. This support provides scholarship opportunities for minority art students in VPA.

Richard English: Pastoral Perceptions -- An Exhibition of Watercolors: 1982-2005
Redhouse

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

The words that come to mind immediately when describing the work of Cazenovia-based watercolor artist, Richard English, are the same words that describe the man, Richard English; quiet, thoughtful, reflective. There is a wonderful symbiotic relationship between the man and his watercolors. His deep attachment to the rural landscape, especially Upstate New York and the low country sea coast of South Carolina, is elegantly captured in his masterfully executed works. There is an aura of ease and relaxation that is evident in the presence of both the artist and his landscapes. His paintings are realistic, employing both the wet-in-wet and dry brush techniques of traditional transparent watercolors. English has been painting since the early 1950's and although he's a mainly self-taught artist, his work as an engineer has influenced both his technique and his style.

Scholastic Instrumental Jazz Jam
CNY Jazz Arts Foundation

Price: $6 regular, $3 with student ID
Jazz Central
441 E. Washington St., Syracuse

Aspiring jazz instrumentalists and vocalists can "learn the ropes" of public performance backed by the area's finest professionals. Play the tunes of your choice in a supportive atmosphere. All levels of experience are welcome!

Songs I Like: Singer Rebecca Karpoff in Concert
First Unitarian Universalist Society Music Series

Price: Donation requested at the door (from adults only)
First Unitarian Universalist Society of Syracuse
109 Waring Rd. (at the corner of Nottingham Rd.), Dewitt

Rebecca Karpoff takes the stage in a cabaret evening entitled Songs I Like. Ably accompanied by her husband Fred Karpoff at the piano, she will share some of her favorite American songs from the standard, musical theater, and popular genres.

Ms. Karpoff's songs will deal with such topics as parenthood, politics, career choices, pets, the importance of family and friendship, and living life to the fullest. She promises familiar tunes mixed in with some lesser-known gems, all designed to inspire you, make you think, or provoke a laugh. Composers represented on the program include Jule Styne, Kurt Weill, Leonard Bernstein, Randy Newman, Carole King, Irving Berlin, John Lennon, Jason Robert Brown and Harold Arlen, among others.

Soprano Rebecca Karpoff has been a featured soloist with the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra, Baltimore Symphony, Rochester Philharmonic, Rochester Oratorio Society, and Eastman School Symphony Orchestra. Operatic appearances include leading roles in The Marriage of Figaro, Così fan tutte, The Barber of Seville, Suor Angelica, and Don Giovanni. As recitalist and chamber musician she has been heard at the Ravinia, Aspen, and Skaneateles festivals, with the Syracuse Camerata, on numerous recital series' as well as at Merkin Hall in New York City. She is a past prizewinner in competitions sponsored by the Bel Canto Foundation, Society of American Musicians, National Association of Teachers of Singing, National Federation of Music Clubs, and Eastman School of Music.

Fred Karpoff is Associate Professor of Piano and Ensemble Arts at the Setnor School of Music at Syracuse University. This past September he was awarded First Prize in the 2005 Competition Internationale in Albuquerque, NM.

Classics Series: Musical Revolutions
Syracuse Symphony Orchestra
Christopher Seaman, conductor
Featuring Syracuse University Oratorio Society; Margaret Gawrywiak, soprano

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

Dvorak Slavonic dances
Mendelssohn Symphony No. 5, "Reformation"
Prokofiev Alexander Nevsky

Read a review!

Jack and the Beanstalk
Open Hand Theater
Michael Graham

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

Foolishness, tricksters, bravery, and caring are the ingredients that weave this favorite tale together. This production, a recipient of "Citation of Excellence in the Art of Puppetry" was created and is performed by Michael Graham, director of Spring Valley Puppet Theater.

Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Magic Circle Children's Theatre

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

Audience-interactive version of the classic story.

Member of the Wedding
Redhouse

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

Member of the Wedding by Carson McCullers follows 12-year-old Frankie as she enters adolescence in the steamy summer of 1944 in Georgia. With her older brother's impending marriage day approaching, fantasy, romance and real life collide as Frankie deals with the trials and tribulations of growing up and letting go.

Read a Review!

Beauty and the Beast
Syracuse Civic Theatre

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

Read a Review!

The Wizard of Oz
Vineyard Theatre Arts

Price: $20 regular, $16 students/seniors
Syracuse Vineyard Church
312 Lakeside Rd., Syracuse

Brains. Heart. Courage. Follow the yellow brick road with us as we explore the American classic.

Read a Review!

Under Milk Wood

Price: $5 regular, $4 students/seniors
Nottingham High School
3100 E. Genesee St., Syracuse

Dylan Thomas' look at life in a small Welsh fishing village.

For more information, phone 315-435-4380.

Forever Plaid
Opening Night Productions

Price: $22 ticket plus restaurant/bar charge depending on package chosen
Glen Loch Restaurant
4626 North St., Jamesville

One of the most popular and successful musicals in recent memory, this deliciously goofy revue centers on four young, eager male singers killed in a car crash in the 1950s on the way to their first big concert, and now miraculously revived for the posthumous chance to fulfill their dreams and perform the show that never was.

Singing in the closest of harmony, squabbling boyishly over the smallest intonations and executing their charmingly outlandish choreography with over-zealous precision, the "Plaids" are a guaranteed smash, with a program of beloved songs and delightful patter that keeps audiences rolling in the aisles when they're not humming along to some of the great nostalgic pop hits of the '50s.

Cast: Jonathon Baldwin (from NYC) is Frankie, Thomas Greene is Jinx, Terry LaCasse is Sparky, and Rob Searle is Smudge. Directed by Bob Brown. Musical Direction by Doug Pyke.

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: $22 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!

The Italian American Reconciliation
Syracuse University Drama Department
Gerardine Clark, director

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

The play is written by Academy Award-winner John Patrick Shanley, who serves up a comic romance Little Italy style. The story centers on Huey, who loves his ex-wife Janice, even though she shot his dog. But Teresa has designs on Huey, and Huey's friend Aldo wants him to steer clear of Janice. Who knows where she might aim next? Can Aldo reconcile the confusion and madness of this love-struck triangle? A heartfelt story of reclaiming love lost, the play features introspective characters that defy male-female stereotypes, ultimately expressing the confusion of modern romance when gender roles are ill defined. The play debuted at the Manhattan Theatre in 1986 and has had several regional productions. Shanley is perhaps best known for the Oscar-winning film Moonstruck from starring Cher and Nicholas Cage. Shanley was a 2005 recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for his new play, Doubt.

Read a Review!

The Full Monty
The Talent Company

Price: $23 regular; $21 seniors/students
Empire Theater
New York State Fairgrounds, Geddes

"It was a night out for the girls...and a way out for the guys." The Full Monty is the Broadway smash hit musical comedy about six good buddies whose desperate plan to get their lives back together requires them to triumph over their fear, their nerves, and their clothes. The Full Monty is a "feel good" story of unemployed Buffalo steel workers who devise a scheme to make some quick cash when they see how much their wives and girlfriends enjoyed male strippers during their "girls night out". In the process, the guys find a sense of renewed self-esteem, how important friendship is, and how to have fun! Nominated for ten 2001 Tony Awards including Best Musical.

Read a Review!

Bill Does Will: An Evening of Shakepeare
Salt City Center for the Performing Arts

Price: $10 regular, $6 students and seniors
Jazz Central
441 E. Washington St., Syracuse

Bill Does Will is a one-man show starring Bill Molesky in a collaborative creative effort with Neil Novelli, the area's acknowledged expert on Shakespeare, and design consultants Karel Blakeley and Shirley Blakeley. When Molsesky asked Novelli for a solo Shakespearean vehicle replete with men, women, dogs, and ships at sea, Novelli provided the concept: a collection of intimate monologues between the character and the audience. The monologues are Shakespeare's. The connecting commentaries are Novelli's.

The show opens with successive recitations of Hamlet's To Be Or Not To Be  one with the "fourth wall" apparent, the other aimed solely at the audience, demonstrating the power of a character's direct appeal to those hearts in the dark.

Some of the evening's characters include Shakespeare's Villains: Richard III, Lear's bastard, Edmund, and Claudius (as song and dance man); Shakespeare's Clowns: Verona's Launce with his dog, Crab; and of course, John Falstaff: and, in themed groupings, a host of others: Lady MacBeth, Juliet's nurse, Richard II, Much Ado's Benedick, Polonius, Malvolio, ...and a clown has the last word with Feste's closing of Twelfth Night.

For reservations, phone 315-475-9749.

Read a Review!

Sunday, November 20, 2005

2005 Light Work Grants Exhibit
Light Work Gallery
Featuring Works by Luke Buffenmyer, Doug DuBois, and Steven Skopik

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

This exhibit features the work of the recipients of the 31st Annual Light Work Grants in Photography. The three winners are all Central New York residents.

Waterlog: The Beach Series
Light Work Gallery
Featuring works of Toby Old

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

The black and white images of this exhibition illustrate Toby Old's ability to capture extraordinary moments in human action and social and cultural experiences as they unfold.

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.

W. Eugene Smith: From Light into Darkness
Syracuse University Art Museum

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

This exhibition of photojournalist Eugene Smith includes his service as a World War II photographer in the Pacific theater, a group from a 1950s Life magazine photo essay on the rise of America's chemical industry, and a selection of images from his Pittsburgh project.

Aftermarket: Art, Objects and Commerce
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Interdisciplinary artist John Freyer returns to his native Syracuse for his first museum exhibition. The exhibit includes components of three different, but inter-related projects: his nationally renowned web-based performance piece, AllMyLifeForSale.Com; a new interactive installation entitled Walm-Art.Com; and Surplus, a sculpture/installation comprised of one-ton bales of surplus clothing. In addition, a twelve-foot rotating Bob's Big Boy sculpture, purchased by Freyer on eBay for the University of Iowa Museum of Art, will be on view in the Sculpture Court. Freyer was recently appointed as Visiting Professor at the University of Iowa, and a pilot of his Second Hand Stories continues to be broadcast by PBS, which is developing a series of the same name.

Art of Gold
Lowe Art Gallery

Price: Free
Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

There have been several notable exhibitions in recent decades where gold, primarily ancient gold, has figured prominently. Yet, for all the exposure this material has received, contemporary American goldsmithing has been largely overlooked. The Art of Gold is an exhibition of jewelry and objects by studio goldsmiths that puts on display some of the finest work being made in the field today. It is the first major exhibition of its kind in 25 years.

Studio goldsmithingdesigning and fabricating objects by hand in a small studio settingis a fairly recent phenomenon. While contemporary goldsmithing has developed into a richly diverse artistic field, showing influences from Pop Art, Minimalism, Neo-Expressionism, and even Conceptual Art, it maintains its own sense of craft and unique historical lineage.

The exhibition is composed of 80 objects, including jewelry, hollowware, vessels, small sculptures and other nonjewelry items. While some pieces include stones and precious gems in their designs, they are not objects in which gold is merely a backdrop or frame for other elements. In all of the pieces, gold is the essential focus. The Art of Gold is a celebration of the inventiveness of contemporary goldsmiths and the beauty of traditional materials and processes.

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

University Art Collection
Sims Hall, Syracuse University, Syracuse

Artists in the exhibition (in a range of media) are Berenice Abbott, Milton Avery, Leonard Baskin, Paul Cezanne, Chuck Close, Jim Dine, Edward Manet, Reginald Marsh, and Edward Steichens.

Off the Wall
Associated Artists

Price: Free
Manlius Village Library
Manlius Village Center, 1 Arkie Albanese Dr., Manlius

The annual holiday sale show features the work of approximately two dozen artists, in a variety of media, which are available for viewing and ready for sale. During this show only, purchased artwork can be taken home immediately. A portion of each sale goes to support the library, which is currently undergoing renovation.

Broadway, the Golden Age
Redhouse

Price: $8
Former Redhouse Theater
219 S. West St., Syracuse

Directed by Rick McKay, Broadway, the Golden Age tells the stories of our theatrical legends, how they came to New York, and how they created this legendary century in American theatre. This is the largest cast of legends ever in one film. Follow one filmmaker's search for a Broadway that was lost and the 100 legends that he found.

Cinematographer Rick McKay arrived in New York in 1981 and was disappointed to realize that the Broadway of his boyhood dreams had been replaced by rock operas and musicals that celebrated felines over humans. With no crew on budget and one digital camera, McKay traveled for five years and over four continents to seek out the Broadway of his youth; The Golden Age of triple-threat stars that could sing, dance and act.

Jazz Inspiration
CNY Jazz Arts Foundation
"In Their Own Words" Cultural Legacy Speaker Series

Price: Free (donations accepted)
Jazz Central
441 E. Washington St., Syracuse

Video interviews with the country's finest jazz musicians, from the Hamilton College Jazz Archive, narrated by Monk Rowe.

Liverpool Central School District Faculty Recital Liverpool Central School District Faculty Recital Liverpool Central School District Faculty Recital
Arts Alive in Liverpool

Price: Free
Liverpool Public Library
310 Tulip St., Liverpool

Sunday in Recital: Musical Firsts
Civic Morning Musicals
Steven Heyman, piano

Price: $15 adults, students free
Hosmer Auditorium, Everson Museum
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Works of Berg, Haydn, Hirtz and Brahms.

OCC Winter Concert
Onondaga Community College
Wind Ensemble and Chamber Singers

Price: Free
Storer Auditorium
Onondaga Community College, Syracuse

The Signature Event 2005
Signature Music
Signature Syracuse Band

Price: $10
Hendricks Chapel
Syracuse University, Syracuse

A benefit concert to raise awareness for Signature Syracuse.

Syracuse University Setnor School of Music
SU Flute and Trumpet Ensembles

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

The Flute Ensemble will perform under the direction of Deborah Coble and Trumpet Ensemble under the direction of Dan Sapochetti. The ensembles will perform music of Biber, Handel, Altenburg, J.S. Bach, Palestrina, Verdi, Gillis, McMichael, Veit and Broiles. Regular flutes, piccolo, alto flute, bass flute, regular trumpets, piccolo trumpets, organ and timpani will be played.

Under Milk Wood

Price: $5 regular, $4 students/seniors
Nottingham High School
3100 E. Genesee St., Syracuse

Dylan Thomas' look at life in a small Welsh fishing village.

For more information, phone 315-435-4380.

Forever Plaid
Opening Night Productions

Price: $22 ticket plus restaurant/bar charge depending on package chosen
Glen Loch Restaurant
4626 North St., Jamesville

One of the most popular and successful musicals in recent memory, this deliciously goofy revue centers on four young, eager male singers killed in a car crash in the 1950s on the way to their first big concert, and now miraculously revived for the posthumous chance to fulfill their dreams and perform the show that never was.

Singing in the closest of harmony, squabbling boyishly over the smallest intonations and executing their charmingly outlandish choreography with over-zealous precision, the "Plaids" are a guaranteed smash, with a program of beloved songs and delightful patter that keeps audiences rolling in the aisles when they're not humming along to some of the great nostalgic pop hits of the '50s.

Cast: Jonathon Baldwin (from NYC) is Frankie, Thomas Greene is Jinx, Terry LaCasse is Sparky, and Rob Searle is Smudge. Directed by Bob Brown. Musical Direction by Doug Pyke.

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: $22 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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Bill Does Will: An Evening of Shakepeare
Salt City Center for the Performing Arts

Price: $10 regular, $6 students and seniors
Jazz Central
441 E. Washington St., Syracuse

Bill Does Will is a one-man show starring Bill Molesky in a collaborative creative effort with Neil Novelli, the area's acknowledged expert on Shakespeare, and design consultants Karel Blakeley and Shirley Blakeley. When Molsesky asked Novelli for a solo Shakespearean vehicle replete with men, women, dogs, and ships at sea, Novelli provided the concept: a collection of intimate monologues between the character and the audience. The monologues are Shakespeare's. The connecting commentaries are Novelli's.

The show opens with successive recitations of Hamlet's To Be Or Not To Be  one with the "fourth wall" apparent, the other aimed solely at the audience, demonstrating the power of a character's direct appeal to those hearts in the dark.

Some of the evening's characters include Shakespeare's Villains: Richard III, Lear's bastard, Edmund, and Claudius (as song and dance man); Shakespeare's Clowns: Verona's Launce with his dog, Crab; and of course, John Falstaff: and, in themed groupings, a host of others: Lady MacBeth, Juliet's nurse, Richard II, Much Ado's Benedick, Polonius, Malvolio, ...and a clown has the last word with Feste's closing of Twelfth Night.

For reservations, phone 315-475-9749.

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Beauty and the Beast
Syracuse Civic Theatre

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

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The Italian American Reconciliation
Syracuse University Drama Department
Gerardine Clark, director

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

The play is written by Academy Award-winner John Patrick Shanley, who serves up a comic romance Little Italy style. The story centers on Huey, who loves his ex-wife Janice, even though she shot his dog. But Teresa has designs on Huey, and Huey's friend Aldo wants him to steer clear of Janice. Who knows where she might aim next? Can Aldo reconcile the confusion and madness of this love-struck triangle? A heartfelt story of reclaiming love lost, the play features introspective characters that defy male-female stereotypes, ultimately expressing the confusion of modern romance when gender roles are ill defined. The play debuted at the Manhattan Theatre in 1986 and has had several regional productions. Shanley is perhaps best known for the Oscar-winning film Moonstruck from starring Cher and Nicholas Cage. Shanley was a 2005 recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for his new play, Doubt.

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The Full Monty
The Talent Company

Price: $23 regular; $21 seniors/students
Empire Theater
New York State Fairgrounds, Geddes

"It was a night out for the girls...and a way out for the guys." The Full Monty is the Broadway smash hit musical comedy about six good buddies whose desperate plan to get their lives back together requires them to triumph over their fear, their nerves, and their clothes. The Full Monty is a "feel good" story of unemployed Buffalo steel workers who devise a scheme to make some quick cash when they see how much their wives and girlfriends enjoyed male strippers during their "girls night out". In the process, the guys find a sense of renewed self-esteem, how important friendship is, and how to have fun! Nominated for ten 2001 Tony Awards including Best Musical.

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Monday, November 21, 2005

Sarah McCoubrey Art Exhibit

Price: Donations appreciated
Matilda Joslyn Gage House
210 E. Genesee St., Fayetteville

Fayetteville artist Sarah McCoubrey, an Associate Professor of Art at Syracuse University, has created an archive of material surrounding the artistic life of the fictional character Hannah Morse, a 19th-century woman who is struggling to become a great landscape painter. In the process, Morse has invented several devices to aid her in her painting. McCoubrey draws upon her 20 years as a landscape painter to reveal what Morse learns in her journey as an artist. For this exhibit, McCoubrey will answer the question, "What if Hannah Morse met the real-life Matilda Joslyn Gage?" Gage was not only a leader in the early women’s rights movement, but later in life became an amateur painter.

Parking available nearby at the United Church of Fayetteville, 310 E. Genesee St. The Gage House is not handicapped accessible.

For further information, contact the Gage Foundation at 315-637-9511 or at gagefoundation@earthlink.net.

Faculty Art Show
Onondaga Community College

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

An exhibit of recent works by OCC art and photography faculty. An Arts Across Campus event.

Syracuse and the Underground Railroad
Syracuse University College of Arts and Sciences

Price: Free
Bird Library, 6th Floor
Syracuse University, Syracuse

An exhibition that vividly portrays Syracuse's major role as a station along the Underground Railroad, titled "That laboratory of abolitionism, libel, and treason": Syracuse and the Underground Railroad, includes original artifacts from the Library's Special Collections Research Center and other institutions that document the flourishing of antislavery activism in Syracuse and surrounding communities from the 1830s through the 1850s.

The exhibition is presented in conjunction with this year's Syracuse Symposium lecture series and its theme of "borders." It is funded by the Kaleidoscope Project, a diversity initiative between the Divisions of Undergraduate Studies and Student Affairs to broaden the understanding of diversity and promote healthy dialogue about related issues at Syracuse University. The College of Arts and Sciences and the Warren and Edith Day Fund at Syracuse University Library have provided additional funding.

Special tours and school group visits may be arranged by calling curator William La Moy at 315-443-9752.

Flood of Florence Photos
Syracuse University School of Art and Design
Featuring Works of Swietlan Nicholas Kraczyna

Price: Free
Office of the Dean, 200 Crouse College
Syracuse University, Syracuse

Kraczyna teaches printmaking and art-on-paper classes for the studio arts program at SU's Division of International Programs Abroad Florence Center. He is the founder and past director of Il Bisonte International School of Advanced Printmaking in Florence, where he taught techniques of color etching. Kraczyna co-authored I Segni Incisi, the first Italian textbook on the history and techniques of etching. He has directed "Studio for Color Etching" workshops in Barga, Lucca and at the International Symposium for Color Etching at Palacky University, Czech Republic. His work has been exhibited in more than 100 solo shows in the United States, Italy, Germany, England, Mexico, Columbia, Czech Republic and Japan, and is represented in the Uffizi Print Collection. Kraczyna holds an MFA from Southern Illinois University and a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design.

Paid parking is available in the Irving Avenue garage.

Photography and Photo Art of Mary Stebbins
Westcott Community Center

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

Waterlog: The Beach Series
Light Work Gallery
Featuring works of Toby Old

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

The black and white images of this exhibition illustrate Toby Old's ability to capture extraordinary moments in human action and social and cultural experiences as they unfold.

2005 Light Work Grants Exhibit
Light Work Gallery
Featuring Works by Luke Buffenmyer, Doug DuBois, and Steven Skopik

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

This exhibit features the work of the recipients of the 31st Annual Light Work Grants in Photography. The three winners are all Central New York residents.

Off the Wall
Associated Artists

Price: Free
Manlius Village Library
Manlius Village Center, 1 Arkie Albanese Dr., Manlius

The annual holiday sale show features the work of approximately two dozen artists, in a variety of media, which are available for viewing and ready for sale. During this show only, purchased artwork can be taken home immediately. A portion of each sale goes to support the library, which is currently undergoing renovation.

Blast!
Broadway in Syracuse

Price: $25.50-$49.50
Crouse Hinds Concert Theater, Mulroy Civic Center
411 Montgomery St., Syracuse

Blast!, winner of the 2001 Tony Award for Best Special Theatrical Event and the 2001 Emmy Award for Best Choreography, is comprised of 35 brass, percussion and visual performers brought together in a unique explosion of music and theatre. Born on athletic fields across the nation, Blast! is a novel art form evolved from the showmanship of outdoor pageantry.

Read a review!

Tuesday, November 22, 2005

Faculty Art Show
Onondaga Community College

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

An exhibit of recent works by OCC art and photography faculty. An Arts Across Campus event.

Syracuse and the Underground Railroad
Syracuse University College of Arts and Sciences

Price: Free
Bird Library, 6th Floor
Syracuse University, Syracuse

An exhibition that vividly portrays Syracuse's major role as a station along the Underground Railroad, titled "That laboratory of abolitionism, libel, and treason": Syracuse and the Underground Railroad, includes original artifacts from the Library's Special Collections Research Center and other institutions that document the flourishing of antislavery activism in Syracuse and surrounding communities from the 1830s through the 1850s.

The exhibition is presented in conjunction with this year's Syracuse Symposium lecture series and its theme of "borders." It is funded by the Kaleidoscope Project, a diversity initiative between the Divisions of Undergraduate Studies and Student Affairs to broaden the understanding of diversity and promote healthy dialogue about related issues at Syracuse University. The College of Arts and Sciences and the Warren and Edith Day Fund at Syracuse University Library have provided additional funding.

Special tours and school group visits may be arranged by calling curator William La Moy at 315-443-9752.

Flood of Florence Photos
Syracuse University School of Art and Design
Featuring Works of Swietlan Nicholas Kraczyna

Price: Free
Office of the Dean, 200 Crouse College
Syracuse University, Syracuse

Kraczyna teaches printmaking and art-on-paper classes for the studio arts program at SU's Division of International Programs Abroad Florence Center. He is the founder and past director of Il Bisonte International School of Advanced Printmaking in Florence, where he taught techniques of color etching. Kraczyna co-authored I Segni Incisi, the first Italian textbook on the history and techniques of etching. He has directed "Studio for Color Etching" workshops in Barga, Lucca and at the International Symposium for Color Etching at Palacky University, Czech Republic. His work has been exhibited in more than 100 solo shows in the United States, Italy, Germany, England, Mexico, Columbia, Czech Republic and Japan, and is represented in the Uffizi Print Collection. Kraczyna holds an MFA from Southern Illinois University and a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design.

Paid parking is available in the Irving Avenue garage.

Photography and Photo Art of Mary Stebbins
Westcott Community Center

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

Small Hands, Big Spirits: Art from the Onondaga Nation School
Community Folk Art Center

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

The exhibit will feature works by students in Chris Homer's art classes at the Onondaga Nation School as well as works by students in Jeff Capella's technology classes. Both two-dimensional and three-dimensional art will be featured. Artwork by the teachers will also be on display. The Onondaga
Nation School serves students in grades kindergarten through eighth.

Africa: Arts and Inspirations
Community Folk Art Center

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

An exhibition featuring art from and inspired by Africa.

2005 Light Work Grants Exhibit
Light Work Gallery
Featuring Works by Luke Buffenmyer, Doug DuBois, and Steven Skopik

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

This exhibit features the work of the recipients of the 31st Annual Light Work Grants in Photography. The three winners are all Central New York residents.

Waterlog: The Beach Series
Light Work Gallery
Featuring works of Toby Old

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

The black and white images of this exhibition illustrate Toby Old's ability to capture extraordinary moments in human action and social and cultural experiences as they unfold.

Off the Wall
Associated Artists

Price: Free
Manlius Village Library
Manlius Village Center, 1 Arkie Albanese Dr., Manlius

The annual holiday sale show features the work of approximately two dozen artists, in a variety of media, which are available for viewing and ready for sale. During this show only, purchased artwork can be taken home immediately. A portion of each sale goes to support the library, which is currently undergoing renovation.

W. Eugene Smith: From Light into Darkness
Syracuse University Art Museum

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

This exhibition of photojournalist Eugene Smith includes his service as a World War II photographer in the Pacific theater, a group from a 1950s Life magazine photo essay on the rise of America's chemical industry, and a selection of images from his Pittsburgh project.

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.

Aftermarket: Art, Objects and Commerce
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Interdisciplinary artist John Freyer returns to his native Syracuse for his first museum exhibition. The exhibit includes components of three different, but inter-related projects: his nationally renowned web-based performance piece, AllMyLifeForSale.Com; a new interactive installation entitled Walm-Art.Com; and Surplus, a sculpture/installation comprised of one-ton bales of surplus clothing. In addition, a twelve-foot rotating Bob's Big Boy sculpture, purchased by Freyer on eBay for the University of Iowa Museum of Art, will be on view in the Sculpture Court. Freyer was recently appointed as Visiting Professor at the University of Iowa, and a pilot of his Second Hand Stories continues to be broadcast by PBS, which is developing a series of the same name.

Art of Gold
Lowe Art Gallery

Price: Free
Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

There have been several notable exhibitions in recent decades where gold, primarily ancient gold, has figured prominently. Yet, for all the exposure this material has received, contemporary American goldsmithing has been largely overlooked. The Art of Gold is an exhibition of jewelry and objects by studio goldsmiths that puts on display some of the finest work being made in the field today. It is the first major exhibition of its kind in 25 years.

Studio goldsmithingdesigning and fabricating objects by hand in a small studio settingis a fairly recent phenomenon. While contemporary goldsmithing has developed into a richly diverse artistic field, showing influences from Pop Art, Minimalism, Neo-Expressionism, and even Conceptual Art, it maintains its own sense of craft and unique historical lineage.

The exhibition is composed of 80 objects, including jewelry, hollowware, vessels, small sculptures and other nonjewelry items. While some pieces include stones and precious gems in their designs, they are not objects in which gold is merely a backdrop or frame for other elements. In all of the pieces, gold is the essential focus. The Art of Gold is a celebration of the inventiveness of contemporary goldsmiths and the beauty of traditional materials and processes.

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

University Art Collection
Sims Hall, Syracuse University, Syracuse

Artists in the exhibition (in a range of media) are Berenice Abbott, Milton Avery, Leonard Baskin, Paul Cezanne, Chuck Close, Jim Dine, Edward Manet, Reginald Marsh, and Edward Steichens.

Broadway, the Golden Age
Redhouse

Price: $8
Former Redhouse Theater
219 S. West St., Syracuse

Directed by Rick McKay, Broadway, the Golden Age tells the stories of our theatrical legends, how they came to New York, and how they created this legendary century in American theatre. This is the largest cast of legends ever in one film. Follow one filmmaker's search for a Broadway that was lost and the 100 legends that he found.

Cinematographer Rick McKay arrived in New York in 1981 and was disappointed to realize that the Broadway of his boyhood dreams had been replaced by rock operas and musicals that celebrated felines over humans. With no crew on budget and one digital camera, McKay traveled for five years and over four continents to seek out the Broadway of his youth; The Golden Age of triple-threat stars that could sing, dance and act.

Blast!
Broadway in Syracuse

Price: $25.50-$49.50
Crouse Hinds Concert Theater, Mulroy Civic Center
411 Montgomery St., Syracuse

Blast!, winner of the 2001 Tony Award for Best Special Theatrical Event and the 2001 Emmy Award for Best Choreography, is comprised of 35 brass, percussion and visual performers brought together in a unique explosion of music and theatre. Born on athletic fields across the nation, Blast! is a novel art form evolved from the showmanship of outdoor pageantry.

Read a review!

Wednesday, November 23, 2005

Faculty Art Show
Onondaga Community College

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

An exhibit of recent works by OCC art and photography faculty. An Arts Across Campus event.

Syracuse and the Underground Railroad
Syracuse University College of Arts and Sciences

Price: Free
Bird Library, 6th Floor
Syracuse University, Syracuse

An exhibition that vividly portrays Syracuse's major role as a station along the Underground Railroad, titled "That laboratory of abolitionism, libel, and treason": Syracuse and the Underground Railroad, includes original artifacts from the Library's Special Collections Research Center and other institutions that document the flourishing of antislavery activism in Syracuse and surrounding communities from the 1830s through the 1850s.

The exhibition is presented in conjunction with this year's Syracuse Symposium lecture series and its theme of "borders." It is funded by the Kaleidoscope Project, a diversity initiative between the Divisions of Undergraduate Studies and Student Affairs to broaden the understanding of diversity and promote healthy dialogue about related issues at Syracuse University. The College of Arts and Sciences and the Warren and Edith Day Fund at Syracuse University Library have provided additional funding.

Special tours and school group visits may be arranged by calling curator William La Moy at 315-443-9752.

Flood of Florence Photos
Syracuse University School of Art and Design
Featuring Works of Swietlan Nicholas Kraczyna

Price: Free
Office of the Dean, 200 Crouse College
Syracuse University, Syracuse

Kraczyna teaches printmaking and art-on-paper classes for the studio arts program at SU's Division of International Programs Abroad Florence Center. He is the founder and past director of Il Bisonte International School of Advanced Printmaking in Florence, where he taught techniques of color etching. Kraczyna co-authored I Segni Incisi, the first Italian textbook on the history and techniques of etching. He has directed "Studio for Color Etching" workshops in Barga, Lucca and at the International Symposium for Color Etching at Palacky University, Czech Republic. His work has been exhibited in more than 100 solo shows in the United States, Italy, Germany, England, Mexico, Columbia, Czech Republic and Japan, and is represented in the Uffizi Print Collection. Kraczyna holds an MFA from Southern Illinois University and a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design.

Paid parking is available in the Irving Avenue garage.

Photography and Photo Art of Mary Stebbins
Westcott Community Center

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

Small Hands, Big Spirits: Art from the Onondaga Nation School
Community Folk Art Center

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

The exhibit will feature works by students in Chris Homer's art classes at the Onondaga Nation School as well as works by students in Jeff Capella's technology classes. Both two-dimensional and three-dimensional art will be featured. Artwork by the teachers will also be on display. The Onondaga
Nation School serves students in grades kindergarten through eighth.

Africa: Arts and Inspirations
Community Folk Art Center

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

An exhibition featuring art from and inspired by Africa.

2005 Light Work Grants Exhibit
Light Work Gallery
Featuring Works by Luke Buffenmyer, Doug DuBois, and Steven Skopik

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

This exhibit features the work of the recipients of the 31st Annual Light Work Grants in Photography. The three winners are all Central New York residents.

Off the Wall
Associated Artists

Price: Free
Manlius Village Library
Manlius Village Center, 1 Arkie Albanese Dr., Manlius

The annual holiday sale show features the work of approximately two dozen artists, in a variety of media, which are available for viewing and ready for sale. During this show only, purchased artwork can be taken home immediately. A portion of each sale goes to support the library, which is currently undergoing renovation.

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.

W. Eugene Smith: From Light into Darkness
Syracuse University Art Museum

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

This exhibition of photojournalist Eugene Smith includes his service as a World War II photographer in the Pacific theater, a group from a 1950s Life magazine photo essay on the rise of America's chemical industry, and a selection of images from his Pittsburgh project.

Aftermarket: Art, Objects and Commerce
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Interdisciplinary artist John Freyer returns to his native Syracuse for his first museum exhibition. The exhibit includes components of three different, but inter-related projects: his nationally renowned web-based performance piece, AllMyLifeForSale.Com; a new interactive installation entitled Walm-Art.Com; and Surplus, a sculpture/installation comprised of one-ton bales of surplus clothing. In addition, a twelve-foot rotating Bob's Big Boy sculpture, purchased by Freyer on eBay for the University of Iowa Museum of Art, will be on view in the Sculpture Court. Freyer was recently appointed as Visiting Professor at the University of Iowa, and a pilot of his Second Hand Stories continues to be broadcast by PBS, which is developing a series of the same name.

Art of Gold
Lowe Art Gallery

Price: Free
Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

There have been several notable exhibitions in recent decades where gold, primarily ancient gold, has figured prominently. Yet, for all the exposure this material has received, contemporary American goldsmithing has been largely overlooked. The Art of Gold is an exhibition of jewelry and objects by studio goldsmiths that puts on display some of the finest work being made in the field today. It is the first major exhibition of its kind in 25 years.

Studio goldsmithingdesigning and fabricating objects by hand in a small studio settingis a fairly recent phenomenon. While contemporary goldsmithing has developed into a richly diverse artistic field, showing influences from Pop Art, Minimalism, Neo-Expressionism, and even Conceptual Art, it maintains its own sense of craft and unique historical lineage.

The exhibition is composed of 80 objects, including jewelry, hollowware, vessels, small sculptures and other nonjewelry items. While some pieces include stones and precious gems in their designs, they are not objects in which gold is merely a backdrop or frame for other elements. In all of the pieces, gold is the essential focus. The Art of Gold is a celebration of the inventiveness of contemporary goldsmiths and the beauty of traditional materials and processes.

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

University Art Collection
Sims Hall, Syracuse University, Syracuse

Artists in the exhibition (in a range of media) are Berenice Abbott, Milton Avery, Leonard Baskin, Paul Cezanne, Chuck Close, Jim Dine, Edward Manet, Reginald Marsh, and Edward Steichens.

Blast!
Broadway in Syracuse

Price: $25.50-$49.50
Crouse Hinds Concert Theater, Mulroy Civic Center
411 Montgomery St., Syracuse

Blast!, winner of the 2001 Tony Award for Best Special Theatrical Event and the 2001 Emmy Award for Best Choreography, is comprised of 35 brass, percussion and visual performers brought together in a unique explosion of music and theatre. Born on athletic fields across the nation, Blast! is a novel art form evolved from the showmanship of outdoor pageantry.

Read a review!

Friday, November 25, 2005

Faculty Art Show
Onondaga Community College

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

An exhibit of recent works by OCC art and photography faculty. An Arts Across Campus event.

Syracuse and the Underground Railroad
Syracuse University College of Arts and Sciences

Price: Free
Bird Library, 6th Floor
Syracuse University, Syracuse

An exhibition that vividly portrays Syracuse's major role as a station along the Underground Railroad, titled "That laboratory of abolitionism, libel, and treason": Syracuse and the Underground Railroad, includes original artifacts from the Library's Special Collections Research Center and other institutions that document the flourishing of antislavery activism in Syracuse and surrounding communities from the 1830s through the 1850s.

The exhibition is presented in conjunction with this year's Syracuse Symposium lecture series and its theme of "borders." It is funded by the Kaleidoscope Project, a diversity initiative between the Divisions of Undergraduate Studies and Student Affairs to broaden the understanding of diversity and promote healthy dialogue about related issues at Syracuse University. The College of Arts and Sciences and the Warren and Edith Day Fund at Syracuse University Library have provided additional funding.

Special tours and school group visits may be arranged by calling curator William La Moy at 315-443-9752.

Flood of Florence Photos
Syracuse University School of Art and Design
Featuring Works of Swietlan Nicholas Kraczyna

Price: Free
Office of the Dean, 200 Crouse College
Syracuse University, Syracuse

Kraczyna teaches printmaking and art-on-paper classes for the studio arts program at SU's Division of International Programs Abroad Florence Center. He is the founder and past director of Il Bisonte International School of Advanced Printmaking in Florence, where he taught techniques of color etching. Kraczyna co-authored I Segni Incisi, the first Italian textbook on the history and techniques of etching. He has directed "Studio for Color Etching" workshops in Barga, Lucca and at the International Symposium for Color Etching at Palacky University, Czech Republic. His work has been exhibited in more than 100 solo shows in the United States, Italy, Germany, England, Mexico, Columbia, Czech Republic and Japan, and is represented in the Uffizi Print Collection. Kraczyna holds an MFA from Southern Illinois University and a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design.

Paid parking is available in the Irving Avenue garage.

Photography and Photo Art of Mary Stebbins
Westcott Community Center

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

Small Hands, Big Spirits: Art from the Onondaga Nation School
Community Folk Art Center

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

The exhibit will feature works by students in Chris Homer's art classes at the Onondaga Nation School as well as works by students in Jeff Capella's technology classes. Both two-dimensional and three-dimensional art will be featured. Artwork by the teachers will also be on display. The Onondaga
Nation School serves students in grades kindergarten through eighth.

Africa: Arts and Inspirations
Community Folk Art Center

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

An exhibition featuring art from and inspired by Africa.

Off the Wall
Associated Artists

Price: Free
Manlius Village Library
Manlius Village Center, 1 Arkie Albanese Dr., Manlius

The annual holiday sale show features the work of approximately two dozen artists, in a variety of media, which are available for viewing and ready for sale. During this show only, purchased artwork can be taken home immediately. A portion of each sale goes to support the library, which is currently undergoing renovation.

W. Eugene Smith: From Light into Darkness
Syracuse University Art Museum

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

This exhibition of photojournalist Eugene Smith includes his service as a World War II photographer in the Pacific theater, a group from a 1950s Life magazine photo essay on the rise of America's chemical industry, and a selection of images from his Pittsburgh project.

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.

Aftermarket: Art, Objects and Commerce
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Interdisciplinary artist John Freyer returns to his native Syracuse for his first museum exhibition. The exhibit includes components of three different, but inter-related projects: his nationally renowned web-based performance piece, AllMyLifeForSale.Com; a new interactive installation entitled Walm-Art.Com; and Surplus, a sculpture/installation comprised of one-ton bales of surplus clothing. In addition, a twelve-foot rotating Bob's Big Boy sculpture, purchased by Freyer on eBay for the University of Iowa Museum of Art, will be on view in the Sculpture Court. Freyer was recently appointed as Visiting Professor at the University of Iowa, and a pilot of his Second Hand Stories continues to be broadcast by PBS, which is developing a series of the same name.

Art of Gold
Lowe Art Gallery

Price: Free
Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

There have been several notable exhibitions in recent decades where gold, primarily ancient gold, has figured prominently. Yet, for all the exposure this material has received, contemporary American goldsmithing has been largely overlooked. The Art of Gold is an exhibition of jewelry and objects by studio goldsmiths that puts on display some of the finest work being made in the field today. It is the first major exhibition of its kind in 25 years.

Studio goldsmithingdesigning and fabricating objects by hand in a small studio settingis a fairly recent phenomenon. While contemporary goldsmithing has developed into a richly diverse artistic field, showing influences from Pop Art, Minimalism, Neo-Expressionism, and even Conceptual Art, it maintains its own sense of craft and unique historical lineage.

The exhibition is composed of 80 objects, including jewelry, hollowware, vessels, small sculptures and other nonjewelry items. While some pieces include stones and precious gems in their designs, they are not objects in which gold is merely a backdrop or frame for other elements. In all of the pieces, gold is the essential focus. The Art of Gold is a celebration of the inventiveness of contemporary goldsmiths and the beauty of traditional materials and processes.

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

University Art Collection
Sims Hall, Syracuse University, Syracuse

Artists in the exhibition (in a range of media) are Berenice Abbott, Milton Avery, Leonard Baskin, Paul Cezanne, Chuck Close, Jim Dine, Edward Manet, Reginald Marsh, and Edward Steichens.

Works by Pérez Celis
Point of Contact Gallery

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

Currently based in Miami, Argentine artist Pérez Celis' work is broad, interconnected and full of the forms first glimpsed in the vast landscape of his native Argentina. His avid sense of composition, comprised of intersecting planes and the use of rich materials and robust color, produces a thick physical world of layered and piercing planes. His giant-scale public works are featured worldwide and he exhibits extensively in Latin, South and North America. He recently illustrated Jorge Luis Borges' translation of Walt Whitman's epic poem Leaves of Grass ("Hojas de hierba"). In 2001, the former chair of SU's Board of Trustees, Joseph Lampe, established the Iris L. Pérez Celis Fund, in honor of the artist's late wife. This support provides scholarship opportunities for minority art students in VPA.

Richard English: Pastoral Perceptions -- An Exhibition of Watercolors: 1982-2005
Redhouse

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

The words that come to mind immediately when describing the work of Cazenovia-based watercolor artist, Richard English, are the same words that describe the man, Richard English; quiet, thoughtful, reflective. There is a wonderful symbiotic relationship between the man and his watercolors. His deep attachment to the rural landscape, especially Upstate New York and the low country sea coast of South Carolina, is elegantly captured in his masterfully executed works. There is an aura of ease and relaxation that is evident in the presence of both the artist and his landscapes. His paintings are realistic, employing both the wet-in-wet and dry brush techniques of traditional transparent watercolors. English has been painting since the early 1950's and although he's a mainly self-taught artist, his work as an engineer has influenced both his technique and his style.

On the Wild Side
Delavan Art Gallery

Delavan Art Gallery
501 W. Fayette St., Syracuse

Peter Allen: drawings
Lisa McLaughlin: wildlife watercolors
Sheila Smith: Animal Metaphors
Leigh Yardley: Abstracts of Changing Land
Rob Morache: copper scuptures

Christmas Around the World

Price: Free (donations appreciated)
Ska-nonh Great Law of Peace Center
6680 Onondaga Lake Parkway, Liverpool

Celebrating the traditions of the season in the U.S., France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, and Russia. For more information, phone 315-453-6768.

Sounds of the Season

Price: $20 adults, $10 children
Landmark Theatre
362 S. Salina St., Syracuse

Featuring "America's Singing Policeman" Daniel Rodriguez, along with the Baker High School Choir, Syracuse Civic Theater, the LeMoyne College Jazzuits.

A Touch of Dickens
Onondaga Historical Association Teen Drama Troupe

Price: $2 adults, $1 children
Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

The classic story told from Scrooge's point of view. For more information, phone 315-425-0405.

A Night on Disco Mountain with Cheesecake
The Media Unit

Price: $6.50
St. Clair Gardens
1119 N. Townsend St., Syracuse

The Full Monty
The Talent Company

Price: $23 regular; $21 seniors/students
Empire Theater
New York State Fairgrounds, Geddes

"It was a night out for the girls...and a way out for the guys." The Full Monty is the Broadway smash hit musical comedy about six good buddies whose desperate plan to get their lives back together requires them to triumph over their fear, their nerves, and their clothes. The Full Monty is a "feel good" story of unemployed Buffalo steel workers who devise a scheme to make some quick cash when they see how much their wives and girlfriends enjoyed male strippers during their "girls night out". In the process, the guys find a sense of renewed self-esteem, how important friendship is, and how to have fun! Nominated for ten 2001 Tony Awards including Best Musical.

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