Saturday, March 19, 2022

Divergent Paths
Baltimore Woods Weeks Art Gallery

Price: Free
Baltimore Woods Nature Center
4007 Bishop Hill Rd., Marcellus

Portrayals of nature's variety in an array of media by Millie Schmidt.

Shanequa Gay: carry the wait
Community Folk Art Center

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

Terrestrial Mimicry
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

Dana Stenson: metalsmith jewelry with stone, including her insect series

Brendon Flynn: paintings incorporating the juxtaposition of nature, science, anatomy, mythology and classis occult iconography

Vartan Poghosian: a tribute to snake god Mehen through the exploration of snake-like trails and imagery on wheel thrown stoneware vessels

Arlene Abend: Resolute
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

With endless determination and unwavering commitment to her craft, Syracuse-based sculptor Arlene Abend has developed a body of work in steel, bronze, and resin that effortlessly moves between whimsy and gravitas. Combining elements of realism and abstraction, Abend's sculpture addresses topics ranging from social justice to family dynamics to the natural world. Featuring work made across five decades, Arlene Abend: Resolute explores Abend's innovative nature as well as her strength and resilience as both a woman and an artist.

Charley Friedman: Soundtracks for the Present Future
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Soundtracks for the Present Future is an immersive auditory installation that combines nearly 60 second-hand guitars, mandolins, and basses to create a singular instrument. Suspended from the ceiling in a constellation, the instruments form a labyrinth of sounds and vibrations that perpetually shifts as viewers navigate the work. Through computer software, the instruments "play" various compositions ranging from classical European music to new or recent compositions modified for this installation.

Dawn Williams Boyd: Woe
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

The sheer size of Dawn Williams Boyd's "cloth paintings" adds to their larger-than-life, often brutal subject matter. Her exhibition, Woe, is a collection of works that reflect a lifelong critique of social injustices and racial violence, epic battles with misogyny, and physical and psychological abuses of power. There is no such thing as neutral history. Using scraps of fabric, needles, and thread as her tools, Boyd painstakingly "paints" the entire surface of her quilts, layer upon layer, cutting, sewing, endlessly repurposing, building the surface into a formidable, authoritative source that pulls no punches.

Forever is Composed of Nows
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Whether artists respond to history or look to the future, creativity exists in the moment. Drawn from the Everson's permanent collection, Forever is Composed of Nows examines a multitude of snapshots of the present moment, grouped by theme, image, or idea across different time periods and media. By examining how artists spanning three centuries have approached their present — their now — using similar topics and motifs, this exhibition is a visual exploration of how values, societal customs, and art subjects have evolved over time.

In Her Shoes: A Celebration of Women's History Month
Gandee Gallery

Price: Free
Gandee Gallery
7846 Main St., Fabius

"In Her Shoes," a group exhibition which celebrates Women's History Month, features the works of Marty Blake, Christina Limpert, Laura Reeder, and Stray Wanderings (a collaboration between Lucie Wellner and Jen Gandee). The artwork in the show honors the work of women past and present through different modes of female representation, and focusing on female perspective and experience.

The Struggle to Connect: A Call and Response Conversation on Race and Gender by Women Artists
ArtRage Gallery

Price: Free
ArtRage Gallery
505 Hawley Ave., Syracuse

This exhibition was developed from conversations between exhibit curator Vanessa Johnson and the late Marie Summerwood, local activist and ArtRage volunteer. While all women are oppressed as women, there has been an uneasy "her-story" between women of color and white women in the feminist movement. From the Women's Suffrage Movement to modern day voting patterns, there is a continuing divide based on an intersectionality of race, gender, and class.

"The Struggle to Connect" is an invitational group exhibition featuring a racially diverse group of women artists from CNY and beyond. The exhibit will confront the differences between white feminism and the feminist issues of women of color and explore differences in experiences and perspectives.

Participating artists include Kimberly Archer, Kathye Arrington, Ellen M. Blalock, Jacquelyn Maye Johnson, Vanessa Johnson, Robin Kasowitz, Lauren Miller, Susan W. Murphy, Sarah Pirtle, Mary Stanley, Caroline Tauxe, Laura Thorne, and Megan White.

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No Emoji for Ennui: Matt Whitman: Can't Answer You Anymore (On Faces) and How Much Longer (On Balloons)
Urban Video Project

Everson Museum of Art Plaza
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

"No Emoji for Ennui" is a group show featuring the work of Lana Z Caplan, Ross Meckfessel, Alison Nguyen, and Matt Whitman that explores the difficult-to-define emotional tenor of our time — one that often leaves us overstimulated and underwhelmed at the same time it demands endless positivity. The seductive surface of the touchscreen shatters and the polygon meshes underlying our shared social reality peek out from under the digital skin.

What does it feel like to be a person in a world in which our sense of self has been thoroughly disoriented by technological entanglement and co-opted by neoliberal capital?

By turns unsettling, contemplative, humorous, and filled with existential dread, the resulting show is a collective selfie of who and what we are now.

Matt Whitman: Can't Answer You Anymore (On Faces) and How Much Longer (On Balloons)
These poetically elliptical, darkly humorous pieces feature extreme close-ups of the detritus of online interaction — emojis, gifs — shot on Super8 film. This medium's low resolution and prominent film grain defamiliarize the textureless screen images while out-of-sync framerates create a fluttering, off-kilter vision of the present as future past.

Matt Whitman is a New York City-based artist working with moving images, photography, installation, writing, and performance. He has exhibited and screened his work widely at such sites as 8 fest (Toronto), Anthology Film Archives (New York City), Brooklyn Film Festival (New York City), Ethan Cohen Gallery (New York City), La MaMa (New York City), SF Cinematheque (San Francisco), The Front (New Orleans), The Kitchen (New York City), The Lab (San Francisco), and Unexposed Microcinema (Durham, NC). He has taught at Parsons School of Design since 2014. (2019, Super8 film transferred to video, silent, color)

Romantic Classical & Modern
Syracuse City Ballet

Price: $25
Syracuse City Ballet Studios
932 Spencer St., Syracuse

"Romantic Classical & Modern" is a unique experience of romantic ballet presented in classical and modern styles. This program features excerpts from The Sleeping Beauty, La Esmerelda, and the famous Pas de Quatre, which imagines four world-renowned prima ballerinas dancing together. "Romantic Classical & Modern" is a mix of classical and modern ballet, with exciting new works, including two pieces choreographed by Artistic Director Aldo Katton.

This program will be presented in our studio space, with a limited audience of 50. This is a special opportunity to see the talented Syracuse City Ballet dancers perform up-close and in an intimate setting.

A Pocketful of Progress: A Retrospective Look at the Machines Found in our Smartphones
Onondaga Historical Association

Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

A fascinating display of machines from the past 150 years which performed functions that, today, can be done on a smartphone. The impressive array of machines, many which originated in Syracuse, offers a stark juxtaposition to the incredible technological tool you carry every day in your purse or in your pocket.

The Old Main
The 443 Social Club

Price: $10 cover
The 443 Social Club
443 Burnet Ave., Syracuse

Put your party pants on and groove with one of the most FUN bands in CNY

Pops Series: Movies and the Masters
Syracuse Orchestra (formerly Symphoria)
Sean O'Loughlin, conductor
Featuring Lisa Dondlinger, violin

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

Violinist Lisa Dondlinger joins Symphoria for a fusion of classical and movie music like you've never heard before.

Hamilton
Broadway in Syracuse

Landmark Theatre
362 S. Salina St., Syracuse

Hamilton is the story of America then, told by America now.

Featuring a score that blends hip-hop, jazz, R&B and Broadway, Hamilton has taken the story of American founding father Alexander Hamilton and created a revolutionary moment in theatre — a musical that has had a profound impact on culture, politics, and education.

With book, music, and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, direction by Thomas Kail, choreography by Andy Blankenbuehler, and musical supervision and orchestrations by Alex Lacamoire, Hamilton is based on Ron Chernow's acclaimed biography. It has won Tony, Grammy, and Olivier Awards, the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and an unprecedented special citation from the Kennedy Center Honors.

A Man for All Seasons
Syracuse Shakespeare-in-the-Park
Dan Stevens, director

Jazz Central
441 E. Washington St., Syracuse

When Henry VIII is denied a divorce from Catherine of Aragon by the Pope, he obtains an Act of Parliament mandating his subjects to sign a document declaring him the spiritual and temporal leader of England. Sir Thomas More refuses to do so in good conscience and has to pay the ultimate price for his silent refusal.

This tense, taut, psychological and religious drama by Robert Bolt shows us the inner workings of one man's mind and how his conscience leads him to an unsolvable dilemma. He ultimately chooses to follow his conscience. We also see the insights of The Common Man character who comments on the action throughout the play and easily relates to the audience.

Hamilton
Broadway in Syracuse

Landmark Theatre
362 S. Salina St., Syracuse

Hamilton is the story of America then, told by America now.

Featuring a score that blends hip-hop, jazz, R&B and Broadway, Hamilton has taken the story of American founding father Alexander Hamilton and created a revolutionary moment in theatre — a musical that has had a profound impact on culture, politics, and education.

With book, music, and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, direction by Thomas Kail, choreography by Andy Blankenbuehler, and musical supervision and orchestrations by Alex Lacamoire, Hamilton is based on Ron Chernow's acclaimed biography. It has won Tony, Grammy, and Olivier Awards, the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and an unprecedented special citation from the Kennedy Center Honors.

Sunday, March 20, 2022

Forever is Composed of Nows
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Whether artists respond to history or look to the future, creativity exists in the moment. Drawn from the Everson's permanent collection, Forever is Composed of Nows examines a multitude of snapshots of the present moment, grouped by theme, image, or idea across different time periods and media. By examining how artists spanning three centuries have approached their present — their now — using similar topics and motifs, this exhibition is a visual exploration of how values, societal customs, and art subjects have evolved over time.

Dawn Williams Boyd: Woe
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

The sheer size of Dawn Williams Boyd's "cloth paintings" adds to their larger-than-life, often brutal subject matter. Her exhibition, Woe, is a collection of works that reflect a lifelong critique of social injustices and racial violence, epic battles with misogyny, and physical and psychological abuses of power. There is no such thing as neutral history. Using scraps of fabric, needles, and thread as her tools, Boyd painstakingly "paints" the entire surface of her quilts, layer upon layer, cutting, sewing, endlessly repurposing, building the surface into a formidable, authoritative source that pulls no punches.

Charley Friedman: Soundtracks for the Present Future
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Soundtracks for the Present Future is an immersive auditory installation that combines nearly 60 second-hand guitars, mandolins, and basses to create a singular instrument. Suspended from the ceiling in a constellation, the instruments form a labyrinth of sounds and vibrations that perpetually shifts as viewers navigate the work. Through computer software, the instruments "play" various compositions ranging from classical European music to new or recent compositions modified for this installation.

Arlene Abend: Resolute
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

With endless determination and unwavering commitment to her craft, Syracuse-based sculptor Arlene Abend has developed a body of work in steel, bronze, and resin that effortlessly moves between whimsy and gravitas. Combining elements of realism and abstraction, Abend's sculpture addresses topics ranging from social justice to family dynamics to the natural world. Featuring work made across five decades, Arlene Abend: Resolute explores Abend's innovative nature as well as her strength and resilience as both a woman and an artist.

In Her Shoes: A Celebration of Women's History Month
Gandee Gallery

Price: Free
Gandee Gallery
7846 Main St., Fabius

"In Her Shoes," a group exhibition which celebrates Women's History Month, features the works of Marty Blake, Christina Limpert, Laura Reeder, and Stray Wanderings (a collaboration between Lucie Wellner and Jen Gandee). The artwork in the show honors the work of women past and present through different modes of female representation, and focusing on female perspective and experience.

Romantic Classical & Modern
Syracuse City Ballet

Price: $25
Syracuse City Ballet Studios
932 Spencer St., Syracuse

"Romantic Classical & Modern" is a unique experience of romantic ballet presented in classical and modern styles. This program features excerpts from The Sleeping Beauty, La Esmerelda, and the famous Pas de Quatre, which imagines four world-renowned prima ballerinas dancing together. "Romantic Classical & Modern" is a mix of classical and modern ballet, with exciting new works, including two pieces choreographed by Artistic Director Aldo Katton.

This program will be presented in our studio space, with a limited audience of 50. This is a special opportunity to see the talented Syracuse City Ballet dancers perform up-close and in an intimate setting.

A Pocketful of Progress: A Retrospective Look at the Machines Found in our Smartphones
Onondaga Historical Association

Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

A fascinating display of machines from the past 150 years which performed functions that, today, can be done on a smartphone. The impressive array of machines, many which originated in Syracuse, offers a stark juxtaposition to the incredible technological tool you carry every day in your purse or in your pocket.

Jazz on Tap: Nancy Kelly
CNY Jazz Arts Foundation

Price: Free
Finger Lakes On Tap
35 Fennell St., Skaneateles

Sundays Live Series: Three Scoop Sonata Sundae
Civic Morning Musicals
Dan Sato, piano; Joohyun Lee, violin

Price: $25
Park Central Presbyterian Church
504 E. Fayette St., Syracuse

Hamilton
Broadway in Syracuse

Landmark Theatre
362 S. Salina St., Syracuse

Hamilton is the story of America then, told by America now.

Featuring a score that blends hip-hop, jazz, R&B and Broadway, Hamilton has taken the story of American founding father Alexander Hamilton and created a revolutionary moment in theatre — a musical that has had a profound impact on culture, politics, and education.

With book, music, and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, direction by Thomas Kail, choreography by Andy Blankenbuehler, and musical supervision and orchestrations by Alex Lacamoire, Hamilton is based on Ron Chernow's acclaimed biography. It has won Tony, Grammy, and Olivier Awards, the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and an unprecedented special citation from the Kennedy Center Honors.

A Man for All Seasons
Syracuse Shakespeare-in-the-Park
Dan Stevens, director

Jazz Central
441 E. Washington St., Syracuse

When Henry VIII is denied a divorce from Catherine of Aragon by the Pope, he obtains an Act of Parliament mandating his subjects to sign a document declaring him the spiritual and temporal leader of England. Sir Thomas More refuses to do so in good conscience and has to pay the ultimate price for his silent refusal.

This tense, taut, psychological and religious drama by Robert Bolt shows us the inner workings of one man's mind and how his conscience leads him to an unsolvable dilemma. He ultimately chooses to follow his conscience. We also see the insights of The Common Man character who comments on the action throughout the play and easily relates to the audience.

Hamilton
Broadway in Syracuse

Landmark Theatre
362 S. Salina St., Syracuse

Hamilton is the story of America then, told by America now.

Featuring a score that blends hip-hop, jazz, R&B and Broadway, Hamilton has taken the story of American founding father Alexander Hamilton and created a revolutionary moment in theatre — a musical that has had a profound impact on culture, politics, and education.

With book, music, and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, direction by Thomas Kail, choreography by Andy Blankenbuehler, and musical supervision and orchestrations by Alex Lacamoire, Hamilton is based on Ron Chernow's acclaimed biography. It has won Tony, Grammy, and Olivier Awards, the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and an unprecedented special citation from the Kennedy Center Honors.

Monday, March 21, 2022

Shanequa Gay: carry the wait
Community Folk Art Center

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

Tuesday, March 22, 2022

Terrestrial Mimicry
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

Dana Stenson: metalsmith jewelry with stone, including her insect series

Brendon Flynn: paintings incorporating the juxtaposition of nature, science, anatomy, mythology and classis occult iconography

Vartan Poghosian: a tribute to snake god Mehen through the exploration of snake-like trails and imagery on wheel thrown stoneware vessels

Shanequa Gay: carry the wait
Community Folk Art Center

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

Tedeschi Trucks Band
The Oncenter

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

Tedeschi Trucks Band is a 12-piece powerhouse ensemble led by the husband/wife duo of guitarist Derek Trucks and singer/guitarist Susan Tedeschi, "two of the best roots rock musicians of their generation" (NPR). With their own potent original songwriting alongside an extensive canon of influences, the dynamic all-star band owns a reputation for world-class musical expression bolstered by each album and every performance.

Hamilton
Broadway in Syracuse

Landmark Theatre
362 S. Salina St., Syracuse

Hamilton is the story of America then, told by America now.

Featuring a score that blends hip-hop, jazz, R&B and Broadway, Hamilton has taken the story of American founding father Alexander Hamilton and created a revolutionary moment in theatre — a musical that has had a profound impact on culture, politics, and education.

With book, music, and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, direction by Thomas Kail, choreography by Andy Blankenbuehler, and musical supervision and orchestrations by Alex Lacamoire, Hamilton is based on Ron Chernow's acclaimed biography. It has won Tony, Grammy, and Olivier Awards, the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and an unprecedented special citation from the Kennedy Center Honors.

Wednesday, March 23, 2022

Terrestrial Mimicry
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

Dana Stenson: metalsmith jewelry with stone, including her insect series

Brendon Flynn: paintings incorporating the juxtaposition of nature, science, anatomy, mythology and classis occult iconography

Vartan Poghosian: a tribute to snake god Mehen through the exploration of snake-like trails and imagery on wheel thrown stoneware vessels

Shanequa Gay: carry the wait
Community Folk Art Center

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

Arlene Abend: Resolute
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

With endless determination and unwavering commitment to her craft, Syracuse-based sculptor Arlene Abend has developed a body of work in steel, bronze, and resin that effortlessly moves between whimsy and gravitas. Combining elements of realism and abstraction, Abend's sculpture addresses topics ranging from social justice to family dynamics to the natural world. Featuring work made across five decades, Arlene Abend: Resolute explores Abend's innovative nature as well as her strength and resilience as both a woman and an artist.

Charley Friedman: Soundtracks for the Present Future
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Soundtracks for the Present Future is an immersive auditory installation that combines nearly 60 second-hand guitars, mandolins, and basses to create a singular instrument. Suspended from the ceiling in a constellation, the instruments form a labyrinth of sounds and vibrations that perpetually shifts as viewers navigate the work. Through computer software, the instruments "play" various compositions ranging from classical European music to new or recent compositions modified for this installation.

Dawn Williams Boyd: Woe
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

The sheer size of Dawn Williams Boyd's "cloth paintings" adds to their larger-than-life, often brutal subject matter. Her exhibition, Woe, is a collection of works that reflect a lifelong critique of social injustices and racial violence, epic battles with misogyny, and physical and psychological abuses of power. There is no such thing as neutral history. Using scraps of fabric, needles, and thread as her tools, Boyd painstakingly "paints" the entire surface of her quilts, layer upon layer, cutting, sewing, endlessly repurposing, building the surface into a formidable, authoritative source that pulls no punches.

Forever is Composed of Nows
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Whether artists respond to history or look to the future, creativity exists in the moment. Drawn from the Everson's permanent collection, Forever is Composed of Nows examines a multitude of snapshots of the present moment, grouped by theme, image, or idea across different time periods and media. By examining how artists spanning three centuries have approached their present — their now — using similar topics and motifs, this exhibition is a visual exploration of how values, societal customs, and art subjects have evolved over time.

A Pocketful of Progress: A Retrospective Look at the Machines Found in our Smartphones
Onondaga Historical Association

Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

A fascinating display of machines from the past 150 years which performed functions that, today, can be done on a smartphone. The impressive array of machines, many which originated in Syracuse, offers a stark juxtaposition to the incredible technological tool you carry every day in your purse or in your pocket.

Italian Art Song by Women Composers
Civic Morning Musicals
Featuring Singers from the Setnor School of Music

Price: $10
St. David's Episcopal Church
13 Jamar Dr., Dewitt

Jazz at the Cavalier: Ronnie Leigh
CNY Jazz Arts Foundation

Price: Free
Marriott Hotel Syracuse Cavalier Room
500 S. Warren St., Syracuse

Hamilton
Broadway in Syracuse

Landmark Theatre
362 S. Salina St., Syracuse

Hamilton is the story of America then, told by America now.

Featuring a score that blends hip-hop, jazz, R&B and Broadway, Hamilton has taken the story of American founding father Alexander Hamilton and created a revolutionary moment in theatre — a musical that has had a profound impact on culture, politics, and education.

With book, music, and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, direction by Thomas Kail, choreography by Andy Blankenbuehler, and musical supervision and orchestrations by Alex Lacamoire, Hamilton is based on Ron Chernow's acclaimed biography. It has won Tony, Grammy, and Olivier Awards, the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and an unprecedented special citation from the Kennedy Center Honors.

Thursday, March 24, 2022

Terrestrial Mimicry
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

Dana Stenson: metalsmith jewelry with stone, including her insect series

Brendon Flynn: paintings incorporating the juxtaposition of nature, science, anatomy, mythology and classis occult iconography

Vartan Poghosian: a tribute to snake god Mehen through the exploration of snake-like trails and imagery on wheel thrown stoneware vessels

Shanequa Gay: carry the wait
Community Folk Art Center

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

Forever is Composed of Nows
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Whether artists respond to history or look to the future, creativity exists in the moment. Drawn from the Everson's permanent collection, Forever is Composed of Nows examines a multitude of snapshots of the present moment, grouped by theme, image, or idea across different time periods and media. By examining how artists spanning three centuries have approached their present — their now — using similar topics and motifs, this exhibition is a visual exploration of how values, societal customs, and art subjects have evolved over time.

Dawn Williams Boyd: Woe
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

The sheer size of Dawn Williams Boyd's "cloth paintings" adds to their larger-than-life, often brutal subject matter. Her exhibition, Woe, is a collection of works that reflect a lifelong critique of social injustices and racial violence, epic battles with misogyny, and physical and psychological abuses of power. There is no such thing as neutral history. Using scraps of fabric, needles, and thread as her tools, Boyd painstakingly "paints" the entire surface of her quilts, layer upon layer, cutting, sewing, endlessly repurposing, building the surface into a formidable, authoritative source that pulls no punches.

Charley Friedman: Soundtracks for the Present Future
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Soundtracks for the Present Future is an immersive auditory installation that combines nearly 60 second-hand guitars, mandolins, and basses to create a singular instrument. Suspended from the ceiling in a constellation, the instruments form a labyrinth of sounds and vibrations that perpetually shifts as viewers navigate the work. Through computer software, the instruments "play" various compositions ranging from classical European music to new or recent compositions modified for this installation.

Arlene Abend: Resolute
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

With endless determination and unwavering commitment to her craft, Syracuse-based sculptor Arlene Abend has developed a body of work in steel, bronze, and resin that effortlessly moves between whimsy and gravitas. Combining elements of realism and abstraction, Abend's sculpture addresses topics ranging from social justice to family dynamics to the natural world. Featuring work made across five decades, Arlene Abend: Resolute explores Abend's innovative nature as well as her strength and resilience as both a woman and an artist.

In Her Shoes: A Celebration of Women's History Month
Gandee Gallery

Price: Free
Gandee Gallery
7846 Main St., Fabius

"In Her Shoes," a group exhibition which celebrates Women's History Month, features the works of Marty Blake, Christina Limpert, Laura Reeder, and Stray Wanderings (a collaboration between Lucie Wellner and Jen Gandee). The artwork in the show honors the work of women past and present through different modes of female representation, and focusing on female perspective and experience.

No Emoji for Ennui: Combined Loop
Urban Video Project

Everson Museum of Art Plaza
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

"No Emoji for Ennui" is a group show featuring the work of Lana Z Caplan, Ross Meckfessel, Alison Nguyen, and Matt Whitman that explores the difficult-to-define emotional tenor of our time — one that often leaves us overstimulated and underwhelmed at the same time it demands endless positivity. The seductive surface of the touchscreen shatters and the polygon meshes underlying our shared social reality peek out from under the digital skin.

What does it feel like to be a person in a world in which our sense of self has been thoroughly disoriented by technological entanglement and co-opted by neoliberal capital?

By turns unsettling, contemplative, humorous, and filled with existential dread, the resulting show is a collective selfie of who and what we are now.

A Pocketful of Progress: A Retrospective Look at the Machines Found in our Smartphones
Onondaga Historical Association

Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

A fascinating display of machines from the past 150 years which performed functions that, today, can be done on a smartphone. The impressive array of machines, many which originated in Syracuse, offers a stark juxtaposition to the incredible technological tool you carry every day in your purse or in your pocket.

Dark Hollow Duo
The 443 Social Club

Price: $10 cover
The 443 Social Club
443 Burnet Ave., Syracuse

NY's favorite Grateful Dead tribute band is back. The Dark Hollow Duo, aka Mike O'Hara and Mike Vincitore, visited the 443 for the first time in the fall of 2020, and their shows are always magical, sold-out affairs with dancing and whole room sing-alongs.

The Sound of Murder
Acme Mystery Company

Spaghetti Warehouse
689 N. Clinton St., Syracuse

High on a hill died a lonely goatherd and some people around the Abbey are beginning to get the idea that sweet little Maria just might be a serial killer. Is she now at 16, going on 17? What exactly are her "favorite things"? Mother Abbess and her new assistant, Sister Adolph, are calling in all nuns and townsfolk to decide what to do. Even the pompous Captain Von Trampp and his bratty children will be there. Don't be late. You don't want Sister Adolph shaking her carrot at you.

Hamilton
Broadway in Syracuse

Landmark Theatre
362 S. Salina St., Syracuse

Hamilton is the story of America then, told by America now.

Featuring a score that blends hip-hop, jazz, R&B and Broadway, Hamilton has taken the story of American founding father Alexander Hamilton and created a revolutionary moment in theatre — a musical that has had a profound impact on culture, politics, and education.

With book, music, and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, direction by Thomas Kail, choreography by Andy Blankenbuehler, and musical supervision and orchestrations by Alex Lacamoire, Hamilton is based on Ron Chernow's acclaimed biography. It has won Tony, Grammy, and Olivier Awards, the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and an unprecedented special citation from the Kennedy Center Honors.

Friday, March 25, 2022

Terrestrial Mimicry
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

Dana Stenson: metalsmith jewelry with stone, including her insect series

Brendon Flynn: paintings incorporating the juxtaposition of nature, science, anatomy, mythology and classis occult iconography

Vartan Poghosian: a tribute to snake god Mehen through the exploration of snake-like trails and imagery on wheel thrown stoneware vessels

Shanequa Gay: carry the wait
Community Folk Art Center

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

Abisay Puentes: Paradox
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Abisay Puentes: Paradox presents a selection of paintings, drawings, and videos that explore an imaginary world of the artist's making and blur the boundaries between the aural and visual senses.

Puentes is one of the artists selected as part of the CNY Artist Initiative, a competitive program that highlights the multi-faceted talents of CNY artists.

Arlene Abend: Resolute
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

With endless determination and unwavering commitment to her craft, Syracuse-based sculptor Arlene Abend has developed a body of work in steel, bronze, and resin that effortlessly moves between whimsy and gravitas. Combining elements of realism and abstraction, Abend's sculpture addresses topics ranging from social justice to family dynamics to the natural world. Featuring work made across five decades, Arlene Abend: Resolute explores Abend's innovative nature as well as her strength and resilience as both a woman and an artist.

Charley Friedman: Soundtracks for the Present Future
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Soundtracks for the Present Future is an immersive auditory installation that combines nearly 60 second-hand guitars, mandolins, and basses to create a singular instrument. Suspended from the ceiling in a constellation, the instruments form a labyrinth of sounds and vibrations that perpetually shifts as viewers navigate the work. Through computer software, the instruments "play" various compositions ranging from classical European music to new or recent compositions modified for this installation.

Dawn Williams Boyd: Woe
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

The sheer size of Dawn Williams Boyd's "cloth paintings" adds to their larger-than-life, often brutal subject matter. Her exhibition, Woe, is a collection of works that reflect a lifelong critique of social injustices and racial violence, epic battles with misogyny, and physical and psychological abuses of power. There is no such thing as neutral history. Using scraps of fabric, needles, and thread as her tools, Boyd painstakingly "paints" the entire surface of her quilts, layer upon layer, cutting, sewing, endlessly repurposing, building the surface into a formidable, authoritative source that pulls no punches.

Forever is Composed of Nows
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Whether artists respond to history or look to the future, creativity exists in the moment. Drawn from the Everson's permanent collection, Forever is Composed of Nows examines a multitude of snapshots of the present moment, grouped by theme, image, or idea across different time periods and media. By examining how artists spanning three centuries have approached their present — their now — using similar topics and motifs, this exhibition is a visual exploration of how values, societal customs, and art subjects have evolved over time.

In Her Shoes: A Celebration of Women's History Month
Gandee Gallery

Price: Free
Gandee Gallery
7846 Main St., Fabius

"In Her Shoes," a group exhibition which celebrates Women's History Month, features the works of Marty Blake, Christina Limpert, Laura Reeder, and Stray Wanderings (a collaboration between Lucie Wellner and Jen Gandee). The artwork in the show honors the work of women past and present through different modes of female representation, and focusing on female perspective and experience.

No Emoji for Ennui: Combined Loop
Urban Video Project

Everson Museum of Art Plaza
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

"No Emoji for Ennui" is a group show featuring the work of Lana Z Caplan, Ross Meckfessel, Alison Nguyen, and Matt Whitman that explores the difficult-to-define emotional tenor of our time — one that often leaves us overstimulated and underwhelmed at the same time it demands endless positivity. The seductive surface of the touchscreen shatters and the polygon meshes underlying our shared social reality peek out from under the digital skin.

What does it feel like to be a person in a world in which our sense of self has been thoroughly disoriented by technological entanglement and co-opted by neoliberal capital?

By turns unsettling, contemplative, humorous, and filled with existential dread, the resulting show is a collective selfie of who and what we are now.

A Pocketful of Progress: A Retrospective Look at the Machines Found in our Smartphones
Onondaga Historical Association

Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

A fascinating display of machines from the past 150 years which performed functions that, today, can be done on a smartphone. The impressive array of machines, many which originated in Syracuse, offers a stark juxtaposition to the incredible technological tool you carry every day in your purse or in your pocket.

Dark Hollow Duo
The 443 Social Club

Price: $10 cover
The 443 Social Club
443 Burnet Ave., Syracuse

NY's favorite Grateful Dead tribute band is back. The Dark Hollow Duo, aka Mike O'Hara and Mike Vincitore, visited the 443 for the first time in the fall of 2020, and their shows are always magical, sold-out affairs with dancing and whole room sing-alongs.

Reginald Mobley, countertenor
NYS Baroque

First Unitarian Universalist Society of Syracuse
109 Waring Rd. (at the corner of Nottingham Rd.), Dewitt

NYS Baroque is thrilled to present this remarkable singer and Handel specialist.

Hamilton
Broadway in Syracuse

Landmark Theatre
362 S. Salina St., Syracuse

Hamilton is the story of America then, told by America now.

Featuring a score that blends hip-hop, jazz, R&B and Broadway, Hamilton has taken the story of American founding father Alexander Hamilton and created a revolutionary moment in theatre — a musical that has had a profound impact on culture, politics, and education.

With book, music, and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, direction by Thomas Kail, choreography by Andy Blankenbuehler, and musical supervision and orchestrations by Alex Lacamoire, Hamilton is based on Ron Chernow's acclaimed biography. It has won Tony, Grammy, and Olivier Awards, the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and an unprecedented special citation from the Kennedy Center Honors.

Preview: Cymbeline
Syracuse University Drama Department
Christine Albright-Tufts, director

Price: $19 regular, $17 students/seniors
Storch Theater, Syracuse Stage
820 E. Genesee St., Syracuse

Princess Imogen's stepmother wants to kill her. Her father, King Cymbeline, isn't coming to the rescue. Meanwhile, Imogen's banished love, Posthumus, is convinced she's cheating on him. What's a lion-hearted heroine to do? Swap the skirts for pants and escape into the magical wilds of ancient Britain disguised as a boy! In this fantastical work from the zenith of Shakespeare's talent, the improbable becomes probable as kind strangers, dastardly villains, ghosts, gods, and long-lost princes pave the high road to happily ever after. Presented in a modern verse translation by Andrea Thome.

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Saturday, March 26, 2022

Divergent Paths
Baltimore Woods Weeks Art Gallery

Price: Free
Baltimore Woods Nature Center
4007 Bishop Hill Rd., Marcellus

Portrayals of nature's variety in an array of media by Millie Schmidt.

Shanequa Gay: carry the wait
Community Folk Art Center

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

Terrestrial Mimicry
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

Dana Stenson: metalsmith jewelry with stone, including her insect series

Brendon Flynn: paintings incorporating the juxtaposition of nature, science, anatomy, mythology and classis occult iconography

Vartan Poghosian: a tribute to snake god Mehen through the exploration of snake-like trails and imagery on wheel thrown stoneware vessels

Abisay Puentes: Paradox
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Abisay Puentes: Paradox presents a selection of paintings, drawings, and videos that explore an imaginary world of the artist's making and blur the boundaries between the aural and visual senses.

Puentes is one of the artists selected as part of the CNY Artist Initiative, a competitive program that highlights the multi-faceted talents of CNY artists.

Forever is Composed of Nows
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Whether artists respond to history or look to the future, creativity exists in the moment. Drawn from the Everson's permanent collection, Forever is Composed of Nows examines a multitude of snapshots of the present moment, grouped by theme, image, or idea across different time periods and media. By examining how artists spanning three centuries have approached their present — their now — using similar topics and motifs, this exhibition is a visual exploration of how values, societal customs, and art subjects have evolved over time.

Dawn Williams Boyd: Woe
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

The sheer size of Dawn Williams Boyd's "cloth paintings" adds to their larger-than-life, often brutal subject matter. Her exhibition, Woe, is a collection of works that reflect a lifelong critique of social injustices and racial violence, epic battles with misogyny, and physical and psychological abuses of power. There is no such thing as neutral history. Using scraps of fabric, needles, and thread as her tools, Boyd painstakingly "paints" the entire surface of her quilts, layer upon layer, cutting, sewing, endlessly repurposing, building the surface into a formidable, authoritative source that pulls no punches.

Charley Friedman: Soundtracks for the Present Future
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Soundtracks for the Present Future is an immersive auditory installation that combines nearly 60 second-hand guitars, mandolins, and basses to create a singular instrument. Suspended from the ceiling in a constellation, the instruments form a labyrinth of sounds and vibrations that perpetually shifts as viewers navigate the work. Through computer software, the instruments "play" various compositions ranging from classical European music to new or recent compositions modified for this installation.

Arlene Abend: Resolute
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

With endless determination and unwavering commitment to her craft, Syracuse-based sculptor Arlene Abend has developed a body of work in steel, bronze, and resin that effortlessly moves between whimsy and gravitas. Combining elements of realism and abstraction, Abend's sculpture addresses topics ranging from social justice to family dynamics to the natural world. Featuring work made across five decades, Arlene Abend: Resolute explores Abend's innovative nature as well as her strength and resilience as both a woman and an artist.

In Her Shoes: A Celebration of Women's History Month
Gandee Gallery

Price: Free
Gandee Gallery
7846 Main St., Fabius

There will be an exhibit reception this evening 6:00-8:00 pm.

"In Her Shoes," a group exhibition which celebrates Women's History Month, features the works of Marty Blake, Christina Limpert, Laura Reeder, and Stray Wanderings (a collaboration between Lucie Wellner and Jen Gandee). The artwork in the show honors the work of women past and present through different modes of female representation, and focusing on female perspective and experience.

Melissa Catanese: The Lottery
Light Work Gallery

Light Work Gallery
316 Waverly Ave., Syracuse University, Syracuse

In "The Lottery," Melissa Catanese turns her attention to the tense and confusing state of contemporary politics and culture. Her images bring together large groups of people, barren caverns, natural forces, physical exertion, and eruptions both crude and colorful. The accumulated manic puzzle shifts the viewer from crowded street to darkened cavern. Along the way, we see a geyser of oil, streaks of lightning, veins of molten rock, and cooling craters. Punctuating these natural phenomena are people in states of glee, pain, confusion, and anguish.

Catanese borrows the title from literature. In Shirley Jackson's famous short story, a village casually embarks on a yearly ritual of selecting an individual and then stoning them to death. Catanese's The Lottery teases out similar themes regarding ritual, culture, and the diffused accountability of a mob.

2022 Newhouse Photography Annual
Light Work Gallery

Light Work Gallery
316 Waverly Ave., Syracuse University, Syracuse

The 2022 Newhouse Photography Annual features work by photography students in S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. The exhibition is a collection of 28 photographs by students enrolled in the Visual Communications Department. Thematically diverse and representing various approaches to photographic practice and technique, this collaboration showcases the breadth of images that today's students are producing.

The exhibiting artists are Ryan Brady, Madison Brown, Em Burris, Marc Cuenca, Caitlin Eddolls, Hunter Franklin, Nicole Funes, Jack Gnosca, Thanh Ha, Elizabeth Henson, Zisheng Huang, Brooke Kato, Kadaja Kirkland, Jason Lozada, Reece Nelson, Fiona Noever, Griffin Quinn, and James Year.

No Emoji for Ennui: Combined Loop
Urban Video Project

Everson Museum of Art Plaza
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

"No Emoji for Ennui" is a group show featuring the work of Lana Z Caplan, Ross Meckfessel, Alison Nguyen, and Matt Whitman that explores the difficult-to-define emotional tenor of our time — one that often leaves us overstimulated and underwhelmed at the same time it demands endless positivity. The seductive surface of the touchscreen shatters and the polygon meshes underlying our shared social reality peek out from under the digital skin.

What does it feel like to be a person in a world in which our sense of self has been thoroughly disoriented by technological entanglement and co-opted by neoliberal capital?

By turns unsettling, contemplative, humorous, and filled with existential dread, the resulting show is a collective selfie of who and what we are now.

A Pocketful of Progress: A Retrospective Look at the Machines Found in our Smartphones
Onondaga Historical Association

Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

A fascinating display of machines from the past 150 years which performed functions that, today, can be done on a smartphone. The impressive array of machines, many which originated in Syracuse, offers a stark juxtaposition to the incredible technological tool you carry every day in your purse or in your pocket.

Shakespeare and Love
Syracuse Vocal Ensemble
Julie Pretzat, conductor

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

Music inspired by Shakespeare's words, with readings by actors Mark Cole and Robin Curtis.

Robinson Treacher
The 443 Social Club

Price: $10-$30
The 443 Social Club
443 Burnet Ave., Syracuse

Born and raised in New York, Robinson Treacher's musical honesty and vocal grit reflect his musical influences from Nashville, downtown New York City to the upstate Adirondacks. On the heels of his last release, "Porches", Robinson released "Born", a purposefully "stripped down" collection of songs that rarely contains more than an acoustic guitar, an upright bass, and of course his powerfully distinct vocal. His EP "Born" received the honor of 2018's Independent Music Award for BEST EP (Roots/Americana/Singer-songwriter).

Since then, Robinson has been featured on Sirius/XM's "The Loft: Live from The Living Room" series and WFUV "Sunday Breakfast." He has shared the stage with notable artists as Vince Gill, Iris Dement, The Spin Doctors, GE Smith, Joan Osborne, Cheryl Wheeler, Amy Helm, Tom Rush, Arlo Guthrie, and Carrie Rodriguez.

Hamilton
Broadway in Syracuse

Landmark Theatre
362 S. Salina St., Syracuse

Hamilton is the story of America then, told by America now.

Featuring a score that blends hip-hop, jazz, R&B and Broadway, Hamilton has taken the story of American founding father Alexander Hamilton and created a revolutionary moment in theatre — a musical that has had a profound impact on culture, politics, and education.

With book, music, and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, direction by Thomas Kail, choreography by Andy Blankenbuehler, and musical supervision and orchestrations by Alex Lacamoire, Hamilton is based on Ron Chernow's acclaimed biography. It has won Tony, Grammy, and Olivier Awards, the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and an unprecedented special citation from the Kennedy Center Honors.

Hamilton
Broadway in Syracuse

Landmark Theatre
362 S. Salina St., Syracuse

Hamilton is the story of America then, told by America now.

Featuring a score that blends hip-hop, jazz, R&B and Broadway, Hamilton has taken the story of American founding father Alexander Hamilton and created a revolutionary moment in theatre — a musical that has had a profound impact on culture, politics, and education.

With book, music, and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, direction by Thomas Kail, choreography by Andy Blankenbuehler, and musical supervision and orchestrations by Alex Lacamoire, Hamilton is based on Ron Chernow's acclaimed biography. It has won Tony, Grammy, and Olivier Awards, the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and an unprecedented special citation from the Kennedy Center Honors.

Opening: Cymbeline
Syracuse University Drama Department
Christine Albright-Tufts, director

Price: $19 regular, $17 students/seniors
Storch Theater, Syracuse Stage
820 E. Genesee St., Syracuse

Princess Imogen's stepmother wants to kill her. Her father, King Cymbeline, isn't coming to the rescue. Meanwhile, Imogen's banished love, Posthumus, is convinced she's cheating on him. What's a lion-hearted heroine to do? Swap the skirts for pants and escape into the magical wilds of ancient Britain disguised as a boy! In this fantastical work from the zenith of Shakespeare's talent, the improbable becomes probable as kind strangers, dastardly villains, ghosts, gods, and long-lost princes pave the high road to happily ever after. Presented in a modern verse translation by Andrea Thome.

Tickets