Friday, July 21, 2006

Visual Arts Showcase #56: Open Call
CNY Arts

Price: Free
WCNY
415 W. Fayette St., Syracuse

This show features the art of 30 local visual artists in varied media.

Salon des Refuses
CNY Arts

Syracuse Technology Garden
235 Harrison St., Syracuse

First ever Salon des Refuses in Syracuse. This exhibition showcases those works of art not selected for the Everson Biennial. The Everson Biennial is a prestigious exhibit in which artists within a 100 mile radius can submit work. But many of those fine works of art are not selected for the Biennial because it's difficult for any show to include all the worthy work submitted. The Salon des Refuses offers another chance for the public to view some excellent work.

The original Salon des Refuses was presented in Paris in 1863, when the French Academy rejected 2800 pieces submitted for the annual Salon. The Academy's selection committee felt that the public needed to be shielded from the works of "subversives" such as Monet, Manet, Pissarro, Cezanne and Whistler. When the public protested, Napoleon III intervened. He directed the Academy to reconsider its selections. When the Academy refused, Napoleon decreed that the rejected paintings be displayed in a separate exhibition - the first Salon des Refuses.

In 2005, Rochester, NY was the scene of a more recent Salon des Refuses, a response to the Finger Lakes Art Exhibition at the Memorial Art Gallery. Their Salon was spread over two or three gallery spaces. Their reception opened on the same night as the reception at the Memorial Art Gallery and generated as much interest. Art lovers walked from one venue to the next, enjoying the art and the receptions at each location.

The Syracuse Technology Garden is located just three blocks west of the Everson, at 235 Harrison Street, across from Hotel Syracuse. It's close enough to walk on a pleasant spring or summer evening.

The Cultural Resources Council and the Visual Arts Committee strive to increase the opportunities that artists have to show their work and this fun and out of the ordinary event is just one more way to make that happen. We urge you to take in all the arts that the Central New York scene has to offer.

Refugee Art Exhibit

Price: Free
Center for New Americans
503 N. Prospect Ave., Syracuse

Works of 4 artists from Cuba, Sudan, and Vietnam.

For more information, phone Anh Nguyen at 315-422-1593 x210.

Gallery Exhibit: Jim Dwyer
Onondaga Community College

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

Contemporary artwork, non-representational paintings focusing on the energy of color, fabricated from canvas and wood.

Certain songs, they get so scratched into our souls: Mixed Media by Jennifer Stimple
Westcott Community Center

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

Artist Statement: Most of the art work is about music and the memories that are attached to certain songs or the feelings I get when I hear a certain piece of music. The art work in this exhibition are memories that have come back to me over the past year and the songs that triggered them. The exhibition is mixed media, but a large portion of it is acrylic on wood panel.

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.

A Midsummer's Art Show
Delavan Art Gallery

Price: Free
Delavan Art Gallery
501 W. Fayette St., Syracuse

Polaroid transfers by Rudy Hellmann, mixed media paintings by Tyrone Johnson-Neuland, drawings by Michael Lorefice, plein air oil paintings by Carlton J. Manzano and watercolors by Kathleen Schneider.

Rudy Hellmann creates images which tell a story or evoke emotions using Polaroid transfers. Each image is intended to trigger personal narratives in the viewers based on their own lives. In Rudy's technique, an 8x10" Polaroid is exposed and peeled apart prematurely, then placed on wet watercolor paper so the dyes are transferred giving the image a more painterly feel. The transfers are then scanned and printed larger to preserve the image and make a bolder statement. Rudy Hellmann received his Bachelor of Science Degree from Rochester Institute of Technology and has been working as a commercial photographer in the Syracuse area for the past 23 years.

Tyrone Johnson-Neuland integrates oil paint and digital imagery on paper and canvas to depict expressive figurative subject matter with an abundance of color. His intent is to portray that secret level of honesty that is often misinterpreted as cynicism. To do this, he takes a specific person, place or thing and turns it into a thought provoking generality in which viewers can use their own experiences to draw a conclusion. Tyrone Johnson-Neuland received his MA in Computer Graphics from SUNY Oswego where he is now an adjunct instructor teaching multimedia.

Michael Lorefice is exhibiting human shadow figure drawings in graphite on vellum displayed in shadow boxes. In his artist statement, Michael's shadowy figures are described as lacking in emotion and character within a static environment. His drawings are presented as commentary on "the repetition of thoughtless actions and the perpetuation of habit." The drawings were also translated into an animated video similar to some of his newer work dealing with video installations. Michael Alan Lorefice received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Colgate University and an M.F.A. in Studio Arts from Memphis College of Art in Tennessee. He was an artist-in-residence in 2004 at the Constance Saltonstall Foundation in Ithaca and received an Special Opportunity Stipend from the New York Foundation for the Arts to be an artist-in-residence at the Santa Fe Art Institute in New Mexico in 2005.

Carlton J. Manzano's plein air oil paintings reflect the images and people he has encountered in his travels over the years in a combination style of realism and high-energy expressionism. "En plein air" translates to "in the open air," which is a French expression used to describe Carlton's method of painting in the outside environment near his subject matter. In each of his paintings, he strives to adhere to a creative philosophy based on four elements: color, light, emotion and energy. Carlton J. Manzano received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Cleveland Institute of Art before serving for 20 years as a helicopter pilot in the Army. He continued painting in the Army as a way to record his personal experiences and is now devoted to painting and his career as an artist.

Kathleen Schneider paints landscape and still life watercolors with a fresh and loose technique adding detail at the end. Pursuing her childhood interest, Kathleen is a self-taught artist who enjoys the creative process as well as the finished product. She finds life's simple pleasures, people, gardening, landscapes, still lifes filled with mementos and storytelling her favorite subjects. Her paintings have won awards in various shows throughout New York State and she has had several solo shows in the area.

Everson Biennial 2006: Beauty is in the Eye of the Artist
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

The Everson continues its commitment to local artists with the 2006 Everson Biennial. Since 1974, the Everson has showcased the vibrant art scene of Central New York by presenting this juried exhibition of artists living in a 100-mile radius of Syracuse. The 2006 theme of "Beauty is in the Eye of the Artist" reverses the age-old adage and calls for the artists to explore the broad concept of beauty. The Best of Show award recipient will receive a solo exhibition at the Everson during the 2007 exhibition schedule.

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

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

Franklin Square concert series
Stan Colella All-Star Band
Joe Carello, conductor

Franklin Square Park
Franklin Square, Syracuse

Big band and swing music.

Dancing Under the Stars
Stan Colella Orchestra
Len Colella, conductor

Price: Free
Sunnycrest Rink
Sunnycrest Park, Syracuse

Big band and swing music.
Information: 315-473-4330.

Children's Letters to God
Vineyard Theatre Arts
Dan Tursi, director

Price: $15
Syracuse Vineyard Church
312 Lakeside Rd., Syracuse

"Dear God, If youre so famous, how come you're never on T.V.?" "Dear God, Thank you for the baby brother, but what I prayed for was a puppy." These are just some of the hard-hitting questions and tell-it-like-it-is revelations that make up Children's Letters to God, the new musical inspired by the international best-selling book. Taken directly from the letters of young people writing to "the Big G," Children's Letters to God features a cast of five young actors ranging in age from 9  15 years old. Stuart Hample, the creator of the best selling book, has adapted Children's Letters to God from the page to the stage with music by David Evans (Birds of Paradise) and lyrics by Douglas J. Cohen (No Way to Treat a Lady).

When Children's Letters to God opened in 2004, the critics were charmed with The Daily News calling the show "an endearing, kid-friendly musical" and The New York Post calling it "cheery and uplifting." The New York Times raved "Children's Letters to God has a sweet, warm heart" and The Wall Street Journal's Zagat Theatre Survey dubbed the show "a smile-making musical for all ages."

Stuart Hample is the author, illustrator or editor of over 20 books, including the book that inspired the musical. Hample studied playwrighting with Edward Albee at Circle In The Square Theatre and appeared as "Mr. Artist" on the CBS TV show "Captain Kangaroo."

Composer David Evans received a Drama Desk Nomination for his score for Off-Broadway's Birds Of Paradise. His musical, Love Comics, was produced at the George Street Playhouse several seasons ago. He has written songs for several hit Off-Broadway shows including A...My Name Is Alice, and for several television shows, including Sesame Street and Square One TV.

Lyricist Douglas J. Cohen received two Richard Rodgers Grants and the Gilman & Gonzalez-Falla Theatre Foundation Award for contributing book, music, and lyrics to No Way To Treat A Lady and The Gig. Current musical projects include writing music and lyrics for the Broadway bound new musical, The Opposite Of Sex, based on the recent Don Roos film, with co-librettist/director Robert Jess Roth; The Big Time (composer/lyricist), an original musical with playwright Douglas Carter Beane and director Mark Brokaw; Glimmerglass (composer) produced by Goodspeed Opera House; and Barnstormer (composer), which was awarded a NAMT Producer-Writer Initiative Grant and is being developed at the Lark Theatre Co. with playwright Cheryl L. Davis and director Jerry Dixon.

Menopause The Musical
Syracuse Stage
Kathryn Conte, director

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

Menopause The Musical is set in a New York City Bloomingdale's department store and tells the story of four women - a Power Woman, Soap Star, Earth Mother and Iowa Housewife - who meet during a lingerie sale and learn that, despite being very different types of women, they share a common bond: menopause.

Menopause The Musical, written and produced by Jeanie Linders, features parodies of 25 baby-boomer hit songs from the '60s and '70s, with lyrics re-penned by Linders that spoof, laugh at and celebrate menopause and its many common symptoms, including hot flashes, night memory loss. Among the recognizable tunes in the show are chart-toppers such as The Beach Boys' "Help Me, Rhonda," which becomes "Help me Doctor," Aretha Franklin's "Chain of Fools" recast as "Change of Life"; and '60s folk classic "Puff the Magic Dragon" as an ode to exhaustion: "Puff, My God, I'm Draggin'."

Read a Review!

Saturday, July 22, 2006

A Midsummer's Art Show
Delavan Art Gallery

Price: Free
Delavan Art Gallery
501 W. Fayette St., Syracuse

Polaroid transfers by Rudy Hellmann, mixed media paintings by Tyrone Johnson-Neuland, drawings by Michael Lorefice, plein air oil paintings by Carlton J. Manzano and watercolors by Kathleen Schneider.

Rudy Hellmann creates images which tell a story or evoke emotions using Polaroid transfers. Each image is intended to trigger personal narratives in the viewers based on their own lives. In Rudy's technique, an 8x10" Polaroid is exposed and peeled apart prematurely, then placed on wet watercolor paper so the dyes are transferred giving the image a more painterly feel. The transfers are then scanned and printed larger to preserve the image and make a bolder statement. Rudy Hellmann received his Bachelor of Science Degree from Rochester Institute of Technology and has been working as a commercial photographer in the Syracuse area for the past 23 years.

Tyrone Johnson-Neuland integrates oil paint and digital imagery on paper and canvas to depict expressive figurative subject matter with an abundance of color. His intent is to portray that secret level of honesty that is often misinterpreted as cynicism. To do this, he takes a specific person, place or thing and turns it into a thought provoking generality in which viewers can use their own experiences to draw a conclusion. Tyrone Johnson-Neuland received his MA in Computer Graphics from SUNY Oswego where he is now an adjunct instructor teaching multimedia.

Michael Lorefice is exhibiting human shadow figure drawings in graphite on vellum displayed in shadow boxes. In his artist statement, Michael's shadowy figures are described as lacking in emotion and character within a static environment. His drawings are presented as commentary on "the repetition of thoughtless actions and the perpetuation of habit." The drawings were also translated into an animated video similar to some of his newer work dealing with video installations. Michael Alan Lorefice received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Colgate University and an M.F.A. in Studio Arts from Memphis College of Art in Tennessee. He was an artist-in-residence in 2004 at the Constance Saltonstall Foundation in Ithaca and received an Special Opportunity Stipend from the New York Foundation for the Arts to be an artist-in-residence at the Santa Fe Art Institute in New Mexico in 2005.

Carlton J. Manzano's plein air oil paintings reflect the images and people he has encountered in his travels over the years in a combination style of realism and high-energy expressionism. "En plein air" translates to "in the open air," which is a French expression used to describe Carlton's method of painting in the outside environment near his subject matter. In each of his paintings, he strives to adhere to a creative philosophy based on four elements: color, light, emotion and energy. Carlton J. Manzano received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Cleveland Institute of Art before serving for 20 years as a helicopter pilot in the Army. He continued painting in the Army as a way to record his personal experiences and is now devoted to painting and his career as an artist.

Kathleen Schneider paints landscape and still life watercolors with a fresh and loose technique adding detail at the end. Pursuing her childhood interest, Kathleen is a self-taught artist who enjoys the creative process as well as the finished product. She finds life's simple pleasures, people, gardening, landscapes, still lifes filled with mementos and storytelling her favorite subjects. Her paintings have won awards in various shows throughout New York State and she has had several solo shows in the area.

Everson Biennial 2006: Beauty is in the Eye of the Artist
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

The Everson continues its commitment to local artists with the 2006 Everson Biennial. Since 1974, the Everson has showcased the vibrant art scene of Central New York by presenting this juried exhibition of artists living in a 100-mile radius of Syracuse. The 2006 theme of "Beauty is in the Eye of the Artist" reverses the age-old adage and calls for the artists to explore the broad concept of beauty. The Best of Show award recipient will receive a solo exhibition at the Everson during the 2007 exhibition schedule.

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.

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

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

New York State Blues Festival

Price: Free
Clinton Square
Downtown, Syracuse

Information: 315-473-0826.

Syracuse Symphony Orchestra
Onondaga String Quartet

Price: Free
Jordan Bramley Library
15 Mechanic St., Jordan

SSO concertmaster Andrew Zaplatynsky and other string principals perform some of the best-known pieces in the string quartet repertoire. Selections will include Dvorak's American Quartet and Mozart's Eine Kleine Nachtmusik. For more information, phone 315-689-3296.

Syracuse Symphony Orchestra
SSO Brass Quintet

Price: Free
Petit Branch Library
105 Victoria Pl., Syracuse

Join the Syracuse Symphony Brass Quintet in a salute to the All-American Brass Band, with selections including Sousa marches, Broadway show tunes and the National Anthem. For more information, phone 315-435-3636.

Candlelight Concert
Syracuse Symphony Orchestra
Grant Cooper, conductor

Price: Free
Armory Square
Clinton and Jefferson St., Syracuse

Concert of popular favorites, performed on the lawn in front of the MOST.

Rain Location: Mulroy Civic Center at Oncenter, 421 Montgomery St., Syracuse

Little Red Riding Hood
Magic Circle Children's Theatre

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

Children's Letters to God
Vineyard Theatre Arts
Dan Tursi, director

Price: $15
Syracuse Vineyard Church
312 Lakeside Rd., Syracuse

"Dear God, If youre so famous, how come you're never on T.V.?" "Dear God, Thank you for the baby brother, but what I prayed for was a puppy." These are just some of the hard-hitting questions and tell-it-like-it-is revelations that make up Children's Letters to God, the new musical inspired by the international best-selling book. Taken directly from the letters of young people writing to "the Big G," Children's Letters to God features a cast of five young actors ranging in age from 9  15 years old. Stuart Hample, the creator of the best selling book, has adapted Children's Letters to God from the page to the stage with music by David Evans (Birds of Paradise) and lyrics by Douglas J. Cohen (No Way to Treat a Lady).

When Children's Letters to God opened in 2004, the critics were charmed with The Daily News calling the show "an endearing, kid-friendly musical" and The New York Post calling it "cheery and uplifting." The New York Times raved "Children's Letters to God has a sweet, warm heart" and The Wall Street Journal's Zagat Theatre Survey dubbed the show "a smile-making musical for all ages."

Stuart Hample is the author, illustrator or editor of over 20 books, including the book that inspired the musical. Hample studied playwrighting with Edward Albee at Circle In The Square Theatre and appeared as "Mr. Artist" on the CBS TV show "Captain Kangaroo."

Composer David Evans received a Drama Desk Nomination for his score for Off-Broadway's Birds Of Paradise. His musical, Love Comics, was produced at the George Street Playhouse several seasons ago. He has written songs for several hit Off-Broadway shows including A...My Name Is Alice, and for several television shows, including Sesame Street and Square One TV.

Lyricist Douglas J. Cohen received two Richard Rodgers Grants and the Gilman & Gonzalez-Falla Theatre Foundation Award for contributing book, music, and lyrics to No Way To Treat A Lady and The Gig. Current musical projects include writing music and lyrics for the Broadway bound new musical, The Opposite Of Sex, based on the recent Don Roos film, with co-librettist/director Robert Jess Roth; The Big Time (composer/lyricist), an original musical with playwright Douglas Carter Beane and director Mark Brokaw; Glimmerglass (composer) produced by Goodspeed Opera House; and Barnstormer (composer), which was awarded a NAMT Producer-Writer Initiative Grant and is being developed at the Lark Theatre Co. with playwright Cheryl L. Davis and director Jerry Dixon.

Menopause The Musical
Syracuse Stage
Kathryn Conte, director

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

Menopause The Musical is set in a New York City Bloomingdale's department store and tells the story of four women - a Power Woman, Soap Star, Earth Mother and Iowa Housewife - who meet during a lingerie sale and learn that, despite being very different types of women, they share a common bond: menopause.

Menopause The Musical, written and produced by Jeanie Linders, features parodies of 25 baby-boomer hit songs from the '60s and '70s, with lyrics re-penned by Linders that spoof, laugh at and celebrate menopause and its many common symptoms, including hot flashes, night memory loss. Among the recognizable tunes in the show are chart-toppers such as The Beach Boys' "Help Me, Rhonda," which becomes "Help me Doctor," Aretha Franklin's "Chain of Fools" recast as "Change of Life"; and '60s folk classic "Puff the Magic Dragon" as an ode to exhaustion: "Puff, My God, I'm Draggin'."

Read a Review!

Beauty and the Beast

Price: $10
Fayetteville-Manlius High School
8201 E. Seneca Tpke., Manlius

Information: 315-637-5188.

Children's Letters to God
Vineyard Theatre Arts
Dan Tursi, director

Price: $15
Syracuse Vineyard Church
312 Lakeside Rd., Syracuse

"Dear God, If youre so famous, how come you're never on T.V.?" "Dear God, Thank you for the baby brother, but what I prayed for was a puppy." These are just some of the hard-hitting questions and tell-it-like-it-is revelations that make up Children's Letters to God, the new musical inspired by the international best-selling book. Taken directly from the letters of young people writing to "the Big G," Children's Letters to God features a cast of five young actors ranging in age from 9  15 years old. Stuart Hample, the creator of the best selling book, has adapted Children's Letters to God from the page to the stage with music by David Evans (Birds of Paradise) and lyrics by Douglas J. Cohen (No Way to Treat a Lady).

When Children's Letters to God opened in 2004, the critics were charmed with The Daily News calling the show "an endearing, kid-friendly musical" and The New York Post calling it "cheery and uplifting." The New York Times raved "Children's Letters to God has a sweet, warm heart" and The Wall Street Journal's Zagat Theatre Survey dubbed the show "a smile-making musical for all ages."

Stuart Hample is the author, illustrator or editor of over 20 books, including the book that inspired the musical. Hample studied playwrighting with Edward Albee at Circle In The Square Theatre and appeared as "Mr. Artist" on the CBS TV show "Captain Kangaroo."

Composer David Evans received a Drama Desk Nomination for his score for Off-Broadway's Birds Of Paradise. His musical, Love Comics, was produced at the George Street Playhouse several seasons ago. He has written songs for several hit Off-Broadway shows including A...My Name Is Alice, and for several television shows, including Sesame Street and Square One TV.

Lyricist Douglas J. Cohen received two Richard Rodgers Grants and the Gilman & Gonzalez-Falla Theatre Foundation Award for contributing book, music, and lyrics to No Way To Treat A Lady and The Gig. Current musical projects include writing music and lyrics for the Broadway bound new musical, The Opposite Of Sex, based on the recent Don Roos film, with co-librettist/director Robert Jess Roth; The Big Time (composer/lyricist), an original musical with playwright Douglas Carter Beane and director Mark Brokaw; Glimmerglass (composer) produced by Goodspeed Opera House; and Barnstormer (composer), which was awarded a NAMT Producer-Writer Initiative Grant and is being developed at the Lark Theatre Co. with playwright Cheryl L. Davis and director Jerry Dixon.

Menopause The Musical
Syracuse Stage
Kathryn Conte, director

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

Menopause The Musical is set in a New York City Bloomingdale's department store and tells the story of four women - a Power Woman, Soap Star, Earth Mother and Iowa Housewife - who meet during a lingerie sale and learn that, despite being very different types of women, they share a common bond: menopause.

Menopause The Musical, written and produced by Jeanie Linders, features parodies of 25 baby-boomer hit songs from the '60s and '70s, with lyrics re-penned by Linders that spoof, laugh at and celebrate menopause and its many common symptoms, including hot flashes, night memory loss. Among the recognizable tunes in the show are chart-toppers such as The Beach Boys' "Help Me, Rhonda," which becomes "Help me Doctor," Aretha Franklin's "Chain of Fools" recast as "Change of Life"; and '60s folk classic "Puff the Magic Dragon" as an ode to exhaustion: "Puff, My God, I'm Draggin'."

Read a Review!

Sunday, July 23, 2006

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.

Everson Biennial 2006: Beauty is in the Eye of the Artist
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

The Everson continues its commitment to local artists with the 2006 Everson Biennial. Since 1974, the Everson has showcased the vibrant art scene of Central New York by presenting this juried exhibition of artists living in a 100-mile radius of Syracuse. The 2006 theme of "Beauty is in the Eye of the Artist" reverses the age-old adage and calls for the artists to explore the broad concept of beauty. The Best of Show award recipient will receive a solo exhibition at the Everson during the 2007 exhibition schedule.

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

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

The T.J. Sacco Band

Price: Free
Hanover Square
Downtown Syracuse, Syracuse

Information: 315-473-4330.

New York State Blues Festival

Price: Free
Clinton Square
Downtown, Syracuse

Information: 315-473-0826.

A Cavalcade of American Popuar Music

Price: $10
Jazz Central
441 E. Washington St., Syracuse

Information: 315-469-4675.

Pops Concert
Syracuse Symphony Orchestra
Grant Cooper, conductor

Price: Free
Dunk & Bright lawn
2648 S. Salina St., Syracuse

Limited food vendors available.

Theater Pipe Organ Concert
Syracuse Wurlitzer
Featuring Donald McKenzie

Price: $15 adults; $2 children; members free
Empire Theater
New York State Fairgrounds, Geddes

Donald MacKenzie was born in Ayrshire, Scotland, and after learning to play the piano and classical organ, he received his first engagement in 1988 as the resident organist to the Glasgow Garden Festival. In 1991 Donald was the winner of the Senior Young Theatre Organist of the Year in the American Theatre Organ Society International Competition. In July 1992 Donald began his long association with the Odeon Leicester Square Compton organ, by playing it for a number of events including a preview of Beauty and the Beast and Chaplin. He was then appointed House Organist and has appeared regularly at Film Premières, special events and organ concerts. He has broadcast from the Odeon on BBC Radios 2, 3, 4 and the World Service. He has been featured on a number of television programmes and has played for numerous Royal Film Performances, including four in the presence of Her Majesty the Queen.

When he is not playing for concerts, Donald specializes in the accompaniment of silent films and already has played for some of the major classics of the silent screen - The Phantom of the Opera, Dr. Jeckyl and Mr. Hyde, The Black Pirate, Metropolis - as well as many different types of short silent films. His overseas concert appearances have included Poland, Philadelphia at the Wanamaker Store, Holland, and Germany. Donald has a degree in music from the University of London.

For more information, phone 315-687-3580.

Menopause The Musical
Syracuse Stage
Kathryn Conte, director

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

Menopause The Musical is set in a New York City Bloomingdale's department store and tells the story of four women - a Power Woman, Soap Star, Earth Mother and Iowa Housewife - who meet during a lingerie sale and learn that, despite being very different types of women, they share a common bond: menopause.

Menopause The Musical, written and produced by Jeanie Linders, features parodies of 25 baby-boomer hit songs from the '60s and '70s, with lyrics re-penned by Linders that spoof, laugh at and celebrate menopause and its many common symptoms, including hot flashes, night memory loss. Among the recognizable tunes in the show are chart-toppers such as The Beach Boys' "Help Me, Rhonda," which becomes "Help me Doctor," Aretha Franklin's "Chain of Fools" recast as "Change of Life"; and '60s folk classic "Puff the Magic Dragon" as an ode to exhaustion: "Puff, My God, I'm Draggin'."

Read a Review!

Menopause The Musical
Syracuse Stage
Kathryn Conte, director

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

Menopause The Musical is set in a New York City Bloomingdale's department store and tells the story of four women - a Power Woman, Soap Star, Earth Mother and Iowa Housewife - who meet during a lingerie sale and learn that, despite being very different types of women, they share a common bond: menopause.

Menopause The Musical, written and produced by Jeanie Linders, features parodies of 25 baby-boomer hit songs from the '60s and '70s, with lyrics re-penned by Linders that spoof, laugh at and celebrate menopause and its many common symptoms, including hot flashes, night memory loss. Among the recognizable tunes in the show are chart-toppers such as The Beach Boys' "Help Me, Rhonda," which becomes "Help me Doctor," Aretha Franklin's "Chain of Fools" recast as "Change of Life"; and '60s folk classic "Puff the Magic Dragon" as an ode to exhaustion: "Puff, My God, I'm Draggin'."

Read a Review!

Monday, July 24, 2006

Visual Arts Showcase #56: Open Call
CNY Arts

Price: Free
WCNY
415 W. Fayette St., Syracuse

This show features the art of 30 local visual artists in varied media.

Salon des Refuses
CNY Arts

Syracuse Technology Garden
235 Harrison St., Syracuse

First ever Salon des Refuses in Syracuse. This exhibition showcases those works of art not selected for the Everson Biennial. The Everson Biennial is a prestigious exhibit in which artists within a 100 mile radius can submit work. But many of those fine works of art are not selected for the Biennial because it's difficult for any show to include all the worthy work submitted. The Salon des Refuses offers another chance for the public to view some excellent work.

The original Salon des Refuses was presented in Paris in 1863, when the French Academy rejected 2800 pieces submitted for the annual Salon. The Academy's selection committee felt that the public needed to be shielded from the works of "subversives" such as Monet, Manet, Pissarro, Cezanne and Whistler. When the public protested, Napoleon III intervened. He directed the Academy to reconsider its selections. When the Academy refused, Napoleon decreed that the rejected paintings be displayed in a separate exhibition - the first Salon des Refuses.

In 2005, Rochester, NY was the scene of a more recent Salon des Refuses, a response to the Finger Lakes Art Exhibition at the Memorial Art Gallery. Their Salon was spread over two or three gallery spaces. Their reception opened on the same night as the reception at the Memorial Art Gallery and generated as much interest. Art lovers walked from one venue to the next, enjoying the art and the receptions at each location.

The Syracuse Technology Garden is located just three blocks west of the Everson, at 235 Harrison Street, across from Hotel Syracuse. It's close enough to walk on a pleasant spring or summer evening.

The Cultural Resources Council and the Visual Arts Committee strive to increase the opportunities that artists have to show their work and this fun and out of the ordinary event is just one more way to make that happen. We urge you to take in all the arts that the Central New York scene has to offer.

Refugee Art Exhibit

Price: Free
Center for New Americans
503 N. Prospect Ave., Syracuse

Works of 4 artists from Cuba, Sudan, and Vietnam.

For more information, phone Anh Nguyen at 315-422-1593 x210.

Gallery Exhibit: Jim Dwyer
Onondaga Community College

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

Contemporary artwork, non-representational paintings focusing on the energy of color, fabricated from canvas and wood.

Survivors' Art & PhotoImpressions
Vera House, Inc.

Hospice of Central New York
990 Seventh North St., Liverpool

Hospice hallways are filled with vibrant artwork created by a survivor of domestic violence or sexual abuse. Artwork purchased helps support Vera House in its mission to provide a safe, comforting and confidential environment for victims in distress.

Certain songs, they get so scratched into our souls: Mixed Media by Jennifer Stimple
Westcott Community Center

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

Artist Statement: Most of the art work is about music and the memories that are attached to certain songs or the feelings I get when I hear a certain piece of music. The art work in this exhibition are memories that have come back to me over the past year and the songs that triggered them. The exhibition is mixed media, but a large portion of it is acrylic on wood panel.

Woodwind Quintet Concert

Price: Free
Paine Branch Library
113 Nichols, Syraucuse

Information: 315-458-6184.

Liverpool is the Place
Thunder Canyon

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

Information: 315-457-3895.

Syracuse Symphony Orchestra
SSO Brass Quintet

Price: Free
Dewitt Community Church
3600 Erie Blvd. East, Dewitt

Join the Syracuse Symphony Brass Quintet in a salute to the All-American Brass Band, with selections including Sousa marches, Broadway show tunes and the National Anthem. For more information, phone 315-445-0331.

Syracuse Symphony Orchestra
Onondaga String Quartet

Price: Free
Northern Onondaga Public Library (North Syracuse)
100 Trolley Barn Lane, North Syracuse

SSO concertmaster Andrew Zaplatynsky and other string principals perform some of the best-known pieces in the string quartet repertoire. Selections will include Dvorak's American Quartet and Mozart's Eine Kleine Nachtmusik. For more information, phone 315-458-6184.

Syracuse Symphony Orchestra
SSO Wind Quintet

Price: Free
Tully Library
12 State St., Tully

The Syracuse Symphony Wind Quintet will delight audiences with a refreshing mix of classical music, popular tunes and circus music, interspersed with demonstrations on how each instrument produces its unique sound. For more information, phone 315-696-8606.

Angels with Broken Wings: The Street
The Media Unit

Price: Free
Westmoreland Park
130 Westmoreland Ave., Syracuse

Tuesday, July 25, 2006

Visual Arts Showcase #56: Open Call
CNY Arts

Price: Free
WCNY
415 W. Fayette St., Syracuse

This show features the art of 30 local visual artists in varied media.

Salon des Refuses
CNY Arts

Syracuse Technology Garden
235 Harrison St., Syracuse

First ever Salon des Refuses in Syracuse. This exhibition showcases those works of art not selected for the Everson Biennial. The Everson Biennial is a prestigious exhibit in which artists within a 100 mile radius can submit work. But many of those fine works of art are not selected for the Biennial because it's difficult for any show to include all the worthy work submitted. The Salon des Refuses offers another chance for the public to view some excellent work.

The original Salon des Refuses was presented in Paris in 1863, when the French Academy rejected 2800 pieces submitted for the annual Salon. The Academy's selection committee felt that the public needed to be shielded from the works of "subversives" such as Monet, Manet, Pissarro, Cezanne and Whistler. When the public protested, Napoleon III intervened. He directed the Academy to reconsider its selections. When the Academy refused, Napoleon decreed that the rejected paintings be displayed in a separate exhibition - the first Salon des Refuses.

In 2005, Rochester, NY was the scene of a more recent Salon des Refuses, a response to the Finger Lakes Art Exhibition at the Memorial Art Gallery. Their Salon was spread over two or three gallery spaces. Their reception opened on the same night as the reception at the Memorial Art Gallery and generated as much interest. Art lovers walked from one venue to the next, enjoying the art and the receptions at each location.

The Syracuse Technology Garden is located just three blocks west of the Everson, at 235 Harrison Street, across from Hotel Syracuse. It's close enough to walk on a pleasant spring or summer evening.

The Cultural Resources Council and the Visual Arts Committee strive to increase the opportunities that artists have to show their work and this fun and out of the ordinary event is just one more way to make that happen. We urge you to take in all the arts that the Central New York scene has to offer.

Refugee Art Exhibit

Price: Free
Center for New Americans
503 N. Prospect Ave., Syracuse

Works of 4 artists from Cuba, Sudan, and Vietnam.

For more information, phone Anh Nguyen at 315-422-1593 x210.

Gallery Exhibit: Jim Dwyer
Onondaga Community College

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

Contemporary artwork, non-representational paintings focusing on the energy of color, fabricated from canvas and wood.

Survivors' Art & PhotoImpressions
Vera House, Inc.

Hospice of Central New York
990 Seventh North St., Liverpool

Hospice hallways are filled with vibrant artwork created by a survivor of domestic violence or sexual abuse. Artwork purchased helps support Vera House in its mission to provide a safe, comforting and confidential environment for victims in distress.

Certain songs, they get so scratched into our souls: Mixed Media by Jennifer Stimple
Westcott Community Center

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

Artist Statement: Most of the art work is about music and the memories that are attached to certain songs or the feelings I get when I hear a certain piece of music. The art work in this exhibition are memories that have come back to me over the past year and the songs that triggered them. The exhibition is mixed media, but a large portion of it is acrylic on wood panel.

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.

Everson Biennial 2006: Beauty is in the Eye of the Artist
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

The Everson continues its commitment to local artists with the 2006 Everson Biennial. Since 1974, the Everson has showcased the vibrant art scene of Central New York by presenting this juried exhibition of artists living in a 100-mile radius of Syracuse. The 2006 theme of "Beauty is in the Eye of the Artist" reverses the age-old adage and calls for the artists to explore the broad concept of beauty. The Best of Show award recipient will receive a solo exhibition at the Everson during the 2007 exhibition schedule.

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

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

Baldwinsville Summer Concert Series
Stan Colella Orchestra

Price: Free
Paper Mill Island
Baldwinsville

Information: 315-635-5631.

Pops in the Park
After FX

Price: Free
Onondaga Park
Roberts Avenue, Syracuse

Information: 315-473-4330.

Angels with Broken Wings: The Street
The Media Unit

Price: Free
Skiddy Park
Otisco and Tully Sts., Syracuse

Menopause The Musical
Syracuse Stage
Kathryn Conte, director

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

Menopause The Musical is set in a New York City Bloomingdale's department store and tells the story of four women - a Power Woman, Soap Star, Earth Mother and Iowa Housewife - who meet during a lingerie sale and learn that, despite being very different types of women, they share a common bond: menopause.

Menopause The Musical, written and produced by Jeanie Linders, features parodies of 25 baby-boomer hit songs from the '60s and '70s, with lyrics re-penned by Linders that spoof, laugh at and celebrate menopause and its many common symptoms, including hot flashes, night memory loss. Among the recognizable tunes in the show are chart-toppers such as The Beach Boys' "Help Me, Rhonda," which becomes "Help me Doctor," Aretha Franklin's "Chain of Fools" recast as "Change of Life"; and '60s folk classic "Puff the Magic Dragon" as an ode to exhaustion: "Puff, My God, I'm Draggin'."

Read a Review!

Wednesday, July 26, 2006

Visual Arts Showcase #56: Open Call
CNY Arts

Price: Free
WCNY
415 W. Fayette St., Syracuse

This show features the art of 30 local visual artists in varied media.

Salon des Refuses
CNY Arts

Syracuse Technology Garden
235 Harrison St., Syracuse

First ever Salon des Refuses in Syracuse. This exhibition showcases those works of art not selected for the Everson Biennial. The Everson Biennial is a prestigious exhibit in which artists within a 100 mile radius can submit work. But many of those fine works of art are not selected for the Biennial because it's difficult for any show to include all the worthy work submitted. The Salon des Refuses offers another chance for the public to view some excellent work.

The original Salon des Refuses was presented in Paris in 1863, when the French Academy rejected 2800 pieces submitted for the annual Salon. The Academy's selection committee felt that the public needed to be shielded from the works of "subversives" such as Monet, Manet, Pissarro, Cezanne and Whistler. When the public protested, Napoleon III intervened. He directed the Academy to reconsider its selections. When the Academy refused, Napoleon decreed that the rejected paintings be displayed in a separate exhibition - the first Salon des Refuses.

In 2005, Rochester, NY was the scene of a more recent Salon des Refuses, a response to the Finger Lakes Art Exhibition at the Memorial Art Gallery. Their Salon was spread over two or three gallery spaces. Their reception opened on the same night as the reception at the Memorial Art Gallery and generated as much interest. Art lovers walked from one venue to the next, enjoying the art and the receptions at each location.

The Syracuse Technology Garden is located just three blocks west of the Everson, at 235 Harrison Street, across from Hotel Syracuse. It's close enough to walk on a pleasant spring or summer evening.

The Cultural Resources Council and the Visual Arts Committee strive to increase the opportunities that artists have to show their work and this fun and out of the ordinary event is just one more way to make that happen. We urge you to take in all the arts that the Central New York scene has to offer.

Refugee Art Exhibit

Price: Free
Center for New Americans
503 N. Prospect Ave., Syracuse

Works of 4 artists from Cuba, Sudan, and Vietnam.

For more information, phone Anh Nguyen at 315-422-1593 x210.

Gallery Exhibit: Jim Dwyer
Onondaga Community College

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

Contemporary artwork, non-representational paintings focusing on the energy of color, fabricated from canvas and wood.

Survivors' Art & PhotoImpressions
Vera House, Inc.

Hospice of Central New York
990 Seventh North St., Liverpool

Hospice hallways are filled with vibrant artwork created by a survivor of domestic violence or sexual abuse. Artwork purchased helps support Vera House in its mission to provide a safe, comforting and confidential environment for victims in distress.

Certain songs, they get so scratched into our souls: Mixed Media by Jennifer Stimple
Westcott Community Center

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

Artist Statement: Most of the art work is about music and the memories that are attached to certain songs or the feelings I get when I hear a certain piece of music. The art work in this exhibition are memories that have come back to me over the past year and the songs that triggered them. The exhibition is mixed media, but a large portion of it is acrylic on wood panel.

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.

Everson Biennial 2006: Beauty is in the Eye of the Artist
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

The Everson continues its commitment to local artists with the 2006 Everson Biennial. Since 1974, the Everson has showcased the vibrant art scene of Central New York by presenting this juried exhibition of artists living in a 100-mile radius of Syracuse. The 2006 theme of "Beauty is in the Eye of the Artist" reverses the age-old adage and calls for the artists to explore the broad concept of beauty. The Best of Show award recipient will receive a solo exhibition at the Everson during the 2007 exhibition schedule.

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

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

Lunchtime Music Concerts

Price: Free
Everson Museum of Art Plaza
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Information: 315-435-2170.

Summer Concert Series

Price: Free
Lonergan Park
Route 11, just north of Taft Road, North Syracuse

Rain date on the following Thursday.
Information: 315-458-8050.

Liverpool is the Place
The Generation Gap

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

Information: 315-457-3895.

Pops Concert
Syracuse Symphony Orchestra
Grant Cooper, conductor

Price: Free
Austin Pavilion
Corner of East Austin and Jordan Streets, Skaneateles

Limited food vendors available.

Menopause The Musical
Syracuse Stage
Kathryn Conte, director

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

Menopause The Musical is set in a New York City Bloomingdale's department store and tells the story of four women - a Power Woman, Soap Star, Earth Mother and Iowa Housewife - who meet during a lingerie sale and learn that, despite being very different types of women, they share a common bond: menopause.

Menopause The Musical, written and produced by Jeanie Linders, features parodies of 25 baby-boomer hit songs from the '60s and '70s, with lyrics re-penned by Linders that spoof, laugh at and celebrate menopause and its many common symptoms, including hot flashes, night memory loss. Among the recognizable tunes in the show are chart-toppers such as The Beach Boys' "Help Me, Rhonda," which becomes "Help me Doctor," Aretha Franklin's "Chain of Fools" recast as "Change of Life"; and '60s folk classic "Puff the Magic Dragon" as an ode to exhaustion: "Puff, My God, I'm Draggin'."

Read a Review!

Thursday, July 27, 2006

Visual Arts Showcase #56: Open Call
CNY Arts

Price: Free
WCNY
415 W. Fayette St., Syracuse

This show features the art of 30 local visual artists in varied media.

Salon des Refuses
CNY Arts

Syracuse Technology Garden
235 Harrison St., Syracuse

First ever Salon des Refuses in Syracuse. This exhibition showcases those works of art not selected for the Everson Biennial. The Everson Biennial is a prestigious exhibit in which artists within a 100 mile radius can submit work. But many of those fine works of art are not selected for the Biennial because it's difficult for any show to include all the worthy work submitted. The Salon des Refuses offers another chance for the public to view some excellent work.

The original Salon des Refuses was presented in Paris in 1863, when the French Academy rejected 2800 pieces submitted for the annual Salon. The Academy's selection committee felt that the public needed to be shielded from the works of "subversives" such as Monet, Manet, Pissarro, Cezanne and Whistler. When the public protested, Napoleon III intervened. He directed the Academy to reconsider its selections. When the Academy refused, Napoleon decreed that the rejected paintings be displayed in a separate exhibition - the first Salon des Refuses.

In 2005, Rochester, NY was the scene of a more recent Salon des Refuses, a response to the Finger Lakes Art Exhibition at the Memorial Art Gallery. Their Salon was spread over two or three gallery spaces. Their reception opened on the same night as the reception at the Memorial Art Gallery and generated as much interest. Art lovers walked from one venue to the next, enjoying the art and the receptions at each location.

The Syracuse Technology Garden is located just three blocks west of the Everson, at 235 Harrison Street, across from Hotel Syracuse. It's close enough to walk on a pleasant spring or summer evening.

The Cultural Resources Council and the Visual Arts Committee strive to increase the opportunities that artists have to show their work and this fun and out of the ordinary event is just one more way to make that happen. We urge you to take in all the arts that the Central New York scene has to offer.

Refugee Art Exhibit

Price: Free
Center for New Americans
503 N. Prospect Ave., Syracuse

Works of 4 artists from Cuba, Sudan, and Vietnam.

For more information, phone Anh Nguyen at 315-422-1593 x210.

Gallery Exhibit: Jim Dwyer
Onondaga Community College

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

Contemporary artwork, non-representational paintings focusing on the energy of color, fabricated from canvas and wood.

Survivors' Art & PhotoImpressions
Vera House, Inc.

Hospice of Central New York
990 Seventh North St., Liverpool

Hospice hallways are filled with vibrant artwork created by a survivor of domestic violence or sexual abuse. Artwork purchased helps support Vera House in its mission to provide a safe, comforting and confidential environment for victims in distress.

Certain songs, they get so scratched into our souls: Mixed Media by Jennifer Stimple
Westcott Community Center

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

Artist Statement: Most of the art work is about music and the memories that are attached to certain songs or the feelings I get when I hear a certain piece of music. The art work in this exhibition are memories that have come back to me over the past year and the songs that triggered them. The exhibition is mixed media, but a large portion of it is acrylic on wood panel.

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.

A Midsummer's Art Show
Delavan Art Gallery

Price: Free
Delavan Art Gallery
501 W. Fayette St., Syracuse

Polaroid transfers by Rudy Hellmann, mixed media paintings by Tyrone Johnson-Neuland, drawings by Michael Lorefice, plein air oil paintings by Carlton J. Manzano and watercolors by Kathleen Schneider.

Rudy Hellmann creates images which tell a story or evoke emotions using Polaroid transfers. Each image is intended to trigger personal narratives in the viewers based on their own lives. In Rudy's technique, an 8x10" Polaroid is exposed and peeled apart prematurely, then placed on wet watercolor paper so the dyes are transferred giving the image a more painterly feel. The transfers are then scanned and printed larger to preserve the image and make a bolder statement. Rudy Hellmann received his Bachelor of Science Degree from Rochester Institute of Technology and has been working as a commercial photographer in the Syracuse area for the past 23 years.

Tyrone Johnson-Neuland integrates oil paint and digital imagery on paper and canvas to depict expressive figurative subject matter with an abundance of color. His intent is to portray that secret level of honesty that is often misinterpreted as cynicism. To do this, he takes a specific person, place or thing and turns it into a thought provoking generality in which viewers can use their own experiences to draw a conclusion. Tyrone Johnson-Neuland received his MA in Computer Graphics from SUNY Oswego where he is now an adjunct instructor teaching multimedia.

Michael Lorefice is exhibiting human shadow figure drawings in graphite on vellum displayed in shadow boxes. In his artist statement, Michael's shadowy figures are described as lacking in emotion and character within a static environment. His drawings are presented as commentary on "the repetition of thoughtless actions and the perpetuation of habit." The drawings were also translated into an animated video similar to some of his newer work dealing with video installations. Michael Alan Lorefice received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Colgate University and an M.F.A. in Studio Arts from Memphis College of Art in Tennessee. He was an artist-in-residence in 2004 at the Constance Saltonstall Foundation in Ithaca and received an Special Opportunity Stipend from the New York Foundation for the Arts to be an artist-in-residence at the Santa Fe Art Institute in New Mexico in 2005.

Carlton J. Manzano's plein air oil paintings reflect the images and people he has encountered in his travels over the years in a combination style of realism and high-energy expressionism. "En plein air" translates to "in the open air," which is a French expression used to describe Carlton's method of painting in the outside environment near his subject matter. In each of his paintings, he strives to adhere to a creative philosophy based on four elements: color, light, emotion and energy. Carlton J. Manzano received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Cleveland Institute of Art before serving for 20 years as a helicopter pilot in the Army. He continued painting in the Army as a way to record his personal experiences and is now devoted to painting and his career as an artist.

Kathleen Schneider paints landscape and still life watercolors with a fresh and loose technique adding detail at the end. Pursuing her childhood interest, Kathleen is a self-taught artist who enjoys the creative process as well as the finished product. She finds life's simple pleasures, people, gardening, landscapes, still lifes filled with mementos and storytelling her favorite subjects. Her paintings have won awards in various shows throughout New York State and she has had several solo shows in the area.

Everson Biennial 2006: Beauty is in the Eye of the Artist
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

The Everson continues its commitment to local artists with the 2006 Everson Biennial. Since 1974, the Everson has showcased the vibrant art scene of Central New York by presenting this juried exhibition of artists living in a 100-mile radius of Syracuse. The 2006 theme of "Beauty is in the Eye of the Artist" reverses the age-old adage and calls for the artists to explore the broad concept of beauty. The Best of Show award recipient will receive a solo exhibition at the Everson during the 2007 exhibition schedule.

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

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

Jazz in the Square: Joe Whiting Band
CNY Jazz Arts Foundation

Price: Free
Clinton Square Second Stage
Downtown, Syracuse

Jazz in the Square: Danny Sinoff Quartet
CNY Jazz Arts Foundation

Price: Free
Clinton Square Second Stage
Downtown, Syracuse

Jazz in the Square: Nancy Kelly with the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra
CNY Jazz Arts Foundation

Price: Free
Clinton Square Main Stage
Downtown, Syracuse

Rain location: Crouse-Hinds Concert Theater, Mulroy Civic Center

Read a review!

Jazz in the Square: The Breakers
CNY Jazz Arts Foundation

Price: Free
Clinton Square Second Stage
Downtown, Syracuse

Jazz in the Square: Late-Night Jam
CNY Jazz Arts Foundation
Featuring Danny Sinoff and Friends

Price: Free
Jazz Central
441 E. Washington St., Syracuse

Angels with Broken Wings: The Street
The Media Unit

Price: Free
Kirk Park
1101 South Ave. to 400 W. Borden Ave., Syraucuse

Dead Pull Hitter
Acme Mystery Company

Price: $25.95 plus tax and gratuities (includes meal and show)
Spaghetti Warehouse
689 N. Clinton St., Syracuse

Children's Letters to God
Vineyard Theatre Arts
Dan Tursi, director

Price: $15
Syracuse Vineyard Church
312 Lakeside Rd., Syracuse

"Dear God, If youre so famous, how come you're never on T.V.?" "Dear God, Thank you for the baby brother, but what I prayed for was a puppy." These are just some of the hard-hitting questions and tell-it-like-it-is revelations that make up Children's Letters to God, the new musical inspired by the international best-selling book. Taken directly from the letters of young people writing to "the Big G," Children's Letters to God features a cast of five young actors ranging in age from 9  15 years old. Stuart Hample, the creator of the best selling book, has adapted Children's Letters to God from the page to the stage with music by David Evans (Birds of Paradise) and lyrics by Douglas J. Cohen (No Way to Treat a Lady).

When Children's Letters to God opened in 2004, the critics were charmed with The Daily News calling the show "an endearing, kid-friendly musical" and The New York Post calling it "cheery and uplifting." The New York Times raved "Children's Letters to God has a sweet, warm heart" and The Wall Street Journal's Zagat Theatre Survey dubbed the show "a smile-making musical for all ages."

Stuart Hample is the author, illustrator or editor of over 20 books, including the book that inspired the musical. Hample studied playwrighting with Edward Albee at Circle In The Square Theatre and appeared as "Mr. Artist" on the CBS TV show "Captain Kangaroo."

Composer David Evans received a Drama Desk Nomination for his score for Off-Broadway's Birds Of Paradise. His musical, Love Comics, was produced at the George Street Playhouse several seasons ago. He has written songs for several hit Off-Broadway shows including A...My Name Is Alice, and for several television shows, including Sesame Street and Square One TV.

Lyricist Douglas J. Cohen received two Richard Rodgers Grants and the Gilman & Gonzalez-Falla Theatre Foundation Award for contributing book, music, and lyrics to No Way To Treat A Lady and The Gig. Current musical projects include writing music and lyrics for the Broadway bound new musical, The Opposite Of Sex, based on the recent Don Roos film, with co-librettist/director Robert Jess Roth; The Big Time (composer/lyricist), an original musical with playwright Douglas Carter Beane and director Mark Brokaw; Glimmerglass (composer) produced by Goodspeed Opera House; and Barnstormer (composer), which was awarded a NAMT Producer-Writer Initiative Grant and is being developed at the Lark Theatre Co. with playwright Cheryl L. Davis and director Jerry Dixon.

Menopause The Musical
Syracuse Stage
Kathryn Conte, director

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

Menopause The Musical is set in a New York City Bloomingdale's department store and tells the story of four women - a Power Woman, Soap Star, Earth Mother and Iowa Housewife - who meet during a lingerie sale and learn that, despite being very different types of women, they share a common bond: menopause.

Menopause The Musical, written and produced by Jeanie Linders, features parodies of 25 baby-boomer hit songs from the '60s and '70s, with lyrics re-penned by Linders that spoof, laugh at and celebrate menopause and its many common symptoms, including hot flashes, night memory loss. Among the recognizable tunes in the show are chart-toppers such as The Beach Boys' "Help Me, Rhonda," which becomes "Help me Doctor," Aretha Franklin's "Chain of Fools" recast as "Change of Life"; and '60s folk classic "Puff the Magic Dragon" as an ode to exhaustion: "Puff, My God, I'm Draggin'."

Read a Review!

Friday, July 28, 2006

Visual Arts Showcase #56: Open Call
CNY Arts

Price: Free
WCNY
415 W. Fayette St., Syracuse

This show features the art of 30 local visual artists in varied media.

Salon des Refuses
CNY Arts

Syracuse Technology Garden
235 Harrison St., Syracuse

First ever Salon des Refuses in Syracuse. This exhibition showcases those works of art not selected for the Everson Biennial. The Everson Biennial is a prestigious exhibit in which artists within a 100 mile radius can submit work. But many of those fine works of art are not selected for the Biennial because it's difficult for any show to include all the worthy work submitted. The Salon des Refuses offers another chance for the public to view some excellent work.

The original Salon des Refuses was presented in Paris in 1863, when the French Academy rejected 2800 pieces submitted for the annual Salon. The Academy's selection committee felt that the public needed to be shielded from the works of "subversives" such as Monet, Manet, Pissarro, Cezanne and Whistler. When the public protested, Napoleon III intervened. He directed the Academy to reconsider its selections. When the Academy refused, Napoleon decreed that the rejected paintings be displayed in a separate exhibition - the first Salon des Refuses.

In 2005, Rochester, NY was the scene of a more recent Salon des Refuses, a response to the Finger Lakes Art Exhibition at the Memorial Art Gallery. Their Salon was spread over two or three gallery spaces. Their reception opened on the same night as the reception at the Memorial Art Gallery and generated as much interest. Art lovers walked from one venue to the next, enjoying the art and the receptions at each location.

The Syracuse Technology Garden is located just three blocks west of the Everson, at 235 Harrison Street, across from Hotel Syracuse. It's close enough to walk on a pleasant spring or summer evening.

The Cultural Resources Council and the Visual Arts Committee strive to increase the opportunities that artists have to show their work and this fun and out of the ordinary event is just one more way to make that happen. We urge you to take in all the arts that the Central New York scene has to offer.

Refugee Art Exhibit

Price: Free
Center for New Americans
503 N. Prospect Ave., Syracuse

Works of 4 artists from Cuba, Sudan, and Vietnam.

For more information, phone Anh Nguyen at 315-422-1593 x210.

Gallery Exhibit: Jim Dwyer
Onondaga Community College

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

Contemporary artwork, non-representational paintings focusing on the energy of color, fabricated from canvas and wood.

Survivors' Art & PhotoImpressions
Vera House, Inc.

Hospice of Central New York
990 Seventh North St., Liverpool

Hospice hallways are filled with vibrant artwork created by a survivor of domestic violence or sexual abuse. Artwork purchased helps support Vera House in its mission to provide a safe, comforting and confidential environment for victims in distress.

Certain songs, they get so scratched into our souls: Mixed Media by Jennifer Stimple
Westcott Community Center

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

Artist Statement: Most of the art work is about music and the memories that are attached to certain songs or the feelings I get when I hear a certain piece of music. The art work in this exhibition are memories that have come back to me over the past year and the songs that triggered them. The exhibition is mixed media, but a large portion of it is acrylic on wood panel.

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.

A Midsummer's Art Show
Delavan Art Gallery

Price: Free
Delavan Art Gallery
501 W. Fayette St., Syracuse

Polaroid transfers by Rudy Hellmann, mixed media paintings by Tyrone Johnson-Neuland, drawings by Michael Lorefice, plein air oil paintings by Carlton J. Manzano and watercolors by Kathleen Schneider.

Rudy Hellmann creates images which tell a story or evoke emotions using Polaroid transfers. Each image is intended to trigger personal narratives in the viewers based on their own lives. In Rudy's technique, an 8x10" Polaroid is exposed and peeled apart prematurely, then placed on wet watercolor paper so the dyes are transferred giving the image a more painterly feel. The transfers are then scanned and printed larger to preserve the image and make a bolder statement. Rudy Hellmann received his Bachelor of Science Degree from Rochester Institute of Technology and has been working as a commercial photographer in the Syracuse area for the past 23 years.

Tyrone Johnson-Neuland integrates oil paint and digital imagery on paper and canvas to depict expressive figurative subject matter with an abundance of color. His intent is to portray that secret level of honesty that is often misinterpreted as cynicism. To do this, he takes a specific person, place or thing and turns it into a thought provoking generality in which viewers can use their own experiences to draw a conclusion. Tyrone Johnson-Neuland received his MA in Computer Graphics from SUNY Oswego where he is now an adjunct instructor teaching multimedia.

Michael Lorefice is exhibiting human shadow figure drawings in graphite on vellum displayed in shadow boxes. In his artist statement, Michael's shadowy figures are described as lacking in emotion and character within a static environment. His drawings are presented as commentary on "the repetition of thoughtless actions and the perpetuation of habit." The drawings were also translated into an animated video similar to some of his newer work dealing with video installations. Michael Alan Lorefice received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Colgate University and an M.F.A. in Studio Arts from Memphis College of Art in Tennessee. He was an artist-in-residence in 2004 at the Constance Saltonstall Foundation in Ithaca and received an Special Opportunity Stipend from the New York Foundation for the Arts to be an artist-in-residence at the Santa Fe Art Institute in New Mexico in 2005.

Carlton J. Manzano's plein air oil paintings reflect the images and people he has encountered in his travels over the years in a combination style of realism and high-energy expressionism. "En plein air" translates to "in the open air," which is a French expression used to describe Carlton's method of painting in the outside environment near his subject matter. In each of his paintings, he strives to adhere to a creative philosophy based on four elements: color, light, emotion and energy. Carlton J. Manzano received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Cleveland Institute of Art before serving for 20 years as a helicopter pilot in the Army. He continued painting in the Army as a way to record his personal experiences and is now devoted to painting and his career as an artist.

Kathleen Schneider paints landscape and still life watercolors with a fresh and loose technique adding detail at the end. Pursuing her childhood interest, Kathleen is a self-taught artist who enjoys the creative process as well as the finished product. She finds life's simple pleasures, people, gardening, landscapes, still lifes filled with mementos and storytelling her favorite subjects. Her paintings have won awards in various shows throughout New York State and she has had several solo shows in the area.

Everson Biennial 2006: Beauty is in the Eye of the Artist
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

The Everson continues its commitment to local artists with the 2006 Everson Biennial. Since 1974, the Everson has showcased the vibrant art scene of Central New York by presenting this juried exhibition of artists living in a 100-mile radius of Syracuse. The 2006 theme of "Beauty is in the Eye of the Artist" reverses the age-old adage and calls for the artists to explore the broad concept of beauty. The Best of Show award recipient will receive a solo exhibition at the Everson during the 2007 exhibition schedule.

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

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

Franklin Square concert series
Five to Life

Franklin Square Park
Franklin Square, Syracuse

A cappella gospel music.

Jazz in the Square: Filthy Funk Band
CNY Jazz Arts Foundation

Price: Free
Hanover Square
Downtown Syracuse, Syracuse

Jazz in the Square: Dave Hanlon's Cookbook
CNY Jazz Arts Foundation

Price: Free
Clinton Square Second Stage
Downtown, Syracuse

Jazz in the Square: CNY Jazz Orchestra Reunion Concert
CNY Jazz Arts Foundation
Featuring Joe Magnarelli, Frank Puzzullo, and special guests

Price: Free
Clinton Square Main Stage
Downtown, Syracuse

Dancing Under the Stars
Stan Colella Orchestra
Len Colella, conductor

Price: Free
Sunnycrest Rink
Sunnycrest Park, Syracuse

Big band and swing music.
Information: 315-473-4330.

Jazz in the Square: Timba Tango, with Mike Mossman and Mayte Vicens
CNY Jazz Arts Foundation

Price: Free
Clinton Square Second Stage
Downtown, Syracuse

Jazz in the Square: On the Sly
CNY Jazz Arts Foundation

Price: Free
Hanover Square
Downtown Syracuse, Syracuse

Jazz in the Square: Criss-Cross All-Stars
CNY Jazz Arts Foundation
Featuring Joe Magnarelli, Dick Oatts, and Sam Yahel

Price: Free
Clinton Square Main Stage
Downtown, Syracuse

Jazz in the Square: Sam Kininger Band
CNY Jazz Arts Foundation

Price: Free
Hanover Square
Downtown Syracuse, Syracuse

Jazz in the Square: Timba Tango, with Mike Mossman and Mayte Vicens
CNY Jazz Arts Foundation

Price: Free
Clinton Square Second Stage
Downtown, Syracuse

Jazz in the Square: Chuck Mangione
CNY Jazz Arts Foundation

Price: Free
Clinton Square Main Stage
Downtown, Syracuse

Jazz in the Square: Late-Night Jam
CNY Jazz Arts Foundation
Featuring Criss-Cross All-Stars

Price: Free
Jazz Central
441 E. Washington St., Syracuse

Children's Letters to God
Vineyard Theatre Arts
Dan Tursi, director

Price: $15
Syracuse Vineyard Church
312 Lakeside Rd., Syracuse

"Dear God, If youre so famous, how come you're never on T.V.?" "Dear God, Thank you for the baby brother, but what I prayed for was a puppy." These are just some of the hard-hitting questions and tell-it-like-it-is revelations that make up Children's Letters to God, the new musical inspired by the international best-selling book. Taken directly from the letters of young people writing to "the Big G," Children's Letters to God features a cast of five young actors ranging in age from 9  15 years old. Stuart Hample, the creator of the best selling book, has adapted Children's Letters to God from the page to the stage with music by David Evans (Birds of Paradise) and lyrics by Douglas J. Cohen (No Way to Treat a Lady).

When Children's Letters to God opened in 2004, the critics were charmed with The Daily News calling the show "an endearing, kid-friendly musical" and The New York Post calling it "cheery and uplifting." The New York Times raved "Children's Letters to God has a sweet, warm heart" and The Wall Street Journal's Zagat Theatre Survey dubbed the show "a smile-making musical for all ages."

Stuart Hample is the author, illustrator or editor of over 20 books, including the book that inspired the musical. Hample studied playwrighting with Edward Albee at Circle In The Square Theatre and appeared as "Mr. Artist" on the CBS TV show "Captain Kangaroo."

Composer David Evans received a Drama Desk Nomination for his score for Off-Broadway's Birds Of Paradise. His musical, Love Comics, was produced at the George Street Playhouse several seasons ago. He has written songs for several hit Off-Broadway shows including A...My Name Is Alice, and for several television shows, including Sesame Street and Square One TV.

Lyricist Douglas J. Cohen received two Richard Rodgers Grants and the Gilman & Gonzalez-Falla Theatre Foundation Award for contributing book, music, and lyrics to No Way To Treat A Lady and The Gig. Current musical projects include writing music and lyrics for the Broadway bound new musical, The Opposite Of Sex, based on the recent Don Roos film, with co-librettist/director Robert Jess Roth; The Big Time (composer/lyricist), an original musical with playwright Douglas Carter Beane and director Mark Brokaw; Glimmerglass (composer) produced by Goodspeed Opera House; and Barnstormer (composer), which was awarded a NAMT Producer-Writer Initiative Grant and is being developed at the Lark Theatre Co. with playwright Cheryl L. Davis and director Jerry Dixon.

Menopause The Musical
Syracuse Stage
Kathryn Conte, director

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

Menopause The Musical is set in a New York City Bloomingdale's department store and tells the story of four women - a Power Woman, Soap Star, Earth Mother and Iowa Housewife - who meet during a lingerie sale and learn that, despite being very different types of women, they share a common bond: menopause.

Menopause The Musical, written and produced by Jeanie Linders, features parodies of 25 baby-boomer hit songs from the '60s and '70s, with lyrics re-penned by Linders that spoof, laugh at and celebrate menopause and its many common symptoms, including hot flashes, night memory loss. Among the recognizable tunes in the show are chart-toppers such as The Beach Boys' "Help Me, Rhonda," which becomes "Help me Doctor," Aretha Franklin's "Chain of Fools" recast as "Change of Life"; and '60s folk classic "Puff the Magic Dragon" as an ode to exhaustion: "Puff, My God, I'm Draggin'."

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