Saturday, June 12, 2010

Carved Vase Finalist Juried Exhibition
Clayscapes Pottery Gallery

Price: Free
Clayscapes Pottery Studio
1003 W. Fayette St., Suite L1, Syracuse

Carved vases inspired by Adelaide Robineau, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Robineau's Scarab Vase.

Horizons
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

Anna Soltyk: richly textured oil and mixed media paintings
Phil Austin: glass artistry
Wendy Harris: upstate landscape done en plein air in pastel and mixed media

Read a review!

Three Generations on the Canal
Erie Canal Museum

Price: Free
Erie Canal Museum
318 Erie Blvd. E., Syracuse

Three Generations on the Canal explores, through restored photographs, the relationship of one family—the Grahams—to the New York State Barge Canal over three generations. "Toot-Toot" Graham was a tug boat captain on the Barge Canal in the 1950s. For him, the canal was his workplace. The next generation of Grahams pioneered the recreational possibilities of the Canal on a small cabin cruiser named the Ro-mar. In those days there were not many accommodations for a pleasure craft. Fuel was purchased at gas stations in the towns along the canal and hand carried to the boat in cans. The current generation of Grahams travels the full length of the recreationally-oriented canal in rented boats.

Fit to be Bound
Everson Museum of Art

Price: Suggested donation, $5, adults
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

In 2010, the Everson Museum of Art introduces The Edge of Art: New York State Artist Series as an alternative to the traditional Biennial Exhibition. Fit to be Bound, the second exhibition in a series of four will showcase a broad range of artist books created by artists currently living in New York State—the first survey of its kind at the Everson. The exhibition will be an exploration of the various means by which contemporary artists have expanded the notion of the book form, from the traditional to the sculptural, from paper to mixed-media, small-scale and oversized.

Read a review!

Fantasies and Fairy-Tales: Maxfield Parrish and the Art of the Print
Everson Museum of Art

Price: $10 regular, $8 seniors/students/military, $30 family pack (includes 2 adults and up to 4 children)
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

During the height of Maxfield Parrish's popularity in the 1920s and 1930s, he was the most reproduced American artist of his era. Disseminated through magazine covers, book illustrations, calendar pads, advertisements, and color reproductions, Parrish's images occupied a ubiquitous presence in popular visual culture. While recent exhibitions of Parrish have focused mainly on his original oil paintings, Fantasies and Fairy-Tales represents the first comprehensive sampling of Parrish's work in a variety of printed media.

Alphabet in Your Own Backyard
Everson Museum of Art

Price: Suggested donation: $5 adults
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

This exhibition highlights selected work from a two-year collaborative community project between Syracuse University's College of Visual and Performing Arts, Syracuse University Library, and four schools from the Syracuse City School District: Henninger, Nottingham, Corcoran and Fowler. Students photographed "hidden" letters in their neighborhoods and transformed their "found alphabets" into artist books. The project is funded by a Syracuse University Enitiative grant with funds from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.

The Scarab Vase: Celebrating 100 Years
Everson Museum of Art

Price: Suggested donation: $5 adults
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

The Everson is partnering with Strathmore By The Park Home Tours, Syracuse Ceramic Guild, the Arts & Crafts Society of Central New York, and Clayscapes Pottery for the Strathmore Festival, a celebration of the 100th anniversary of Adelaide Alsop Robineau's Scarab Vase. Also known as "The Apotheosis of the Toiler," the Scarab Vase was purchased by the Everson directly from the artist's husband, Samuel Robineau, in 1930 along with 47 other porcelains including her well-known Viking Vase, Poppy Vase, and Crab Vase, which are all must-sees in the Everson's ceramic collection.

38th Annual Teenage Competitive Art Exhibition
Community Folk Art Center

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

The Syracuse Chapter of the Links, Inc. in cooperation with Community Folk Art Center and local school districts join their efforts to provide an ongoing opportunity to recognize teenagers (ages 13-19) of African American, Hispanic American, Native American, and Asian American heritage as well as those from other underrepresented groups who demonstrate talents in the fine arts.

Works of John Jessiman and Steven Barbash
Gandee Gallery

Gandee Gallery
7846 Main St., Fabius

The Gandee Gallery is proud to present the work of ceramist, John Jessiman, and painter, Steven Barbash. These two distinguished former professors of art taught together for almost 30 years at State University of New York, Cortland.

Works of Willson Cummer, Bryan Hopkins, Jonathan Kirk, and Elisabeth Groat
Limestone Art and Framing Gallery

Limestone Art and Framing Gallery
105 Brooklea Dr., Fayetteville

Opening: Images of Resistance: The Photographs of Ruth Putter and Mima Cataldo
ArtRage Gallery

Price: Free
ArtRage Gallery
505 Hawley Ave., Syracuse

This exhibit by two of Central New York's leading feminist photographers, Ruth Putter and Mima Cataldo, is an inspiration to present social activists, reminding us that it is critical to understand that the freedoms we enjoy in the USA were not given but rather won by constant struggle, resistance and organizing.

The exhibit covers 35 years of resistance in CNY, including photographs from their time with the women at the Seneca Women's Encampment for a Future of Peace and Justice in 1982 and new work by both artists.

Syracuse Balloon Festival

Price: $7; children 10 and under free; watch 6 a.m. flights free
Jamesville Beach
Apulia Rd., Jamesville

2:00-3:00 pm: Mike Estep Band
3:15-4:15 pm: Dirty Speaker
4:30-5:45 pm: The Reissues
6:00-7:30 pm: Under The Gun
8:00-10:00 pm: April Wine

Plus amusement rides, petting zoo, climbing walls, inflatables, pilot Q&A, and balloon launches daily at 6:00-7:30 pm and Saturday and Sunday at 6:00 am.

For more information, visit www.syracuseballoonfest.com.

Greek Cultural Festival

Price: Free
St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Church
325 Waring Rd., Syracuse

Greek dance demonstration:
Dancers-in-training: 2:00 pm
Children dancers: 3:00 & 5:00 pm
Adult dancers: 6:00 & 8:00 pm

Lectures:
1:00-1:45 pm: Greek Cuisine Demo
2:00-2:45 pm: Time Capsule: Greek Independence 1821 to the present
4:00-4:45 pm: Seeing Greece through Angie's eyes
5:00-5:30 pm: Greek Cuisine Demo
5:45-6:15 pm: Seeing Greece through Angie's eyes
6:30-7:15 pm: Time Capsule: Greek Independence 1821 to the present

Iconography lectures 2:00-5:00 pm

Live music, dance performances, food and culture lectures, icon art demonstrations, marketplace, and traditional Greek food and pastries.

For more information, phone 315-446-5222, or visit greekfest.stsophias.org.

Syracuse Polish Festival

Price: Free
Clinton Square
Downtown, Syracuse

"Lowicz" Dance Ensemble (Edmonton, AL, Canada)
"Lechowia" Dance Company (Toronto)
12:00 pm: Fritz's Polka Band (Verona, NY)
1:00 pm: SAMMY award-winner Ashley Cox (Syracuse)
2:00 pm: Fritz's Polka Band (Verona, NY)
2:00 pm: Tony Blazonczyk's New Phaze (Chicago)
5:00 pm: Tony Blazonczyk's New Phaze (Chicago)
8:00 pm: Multiple Grammy-winning Jimmy Sturr and His Orchestra

Plus exhibits, children's entertainment and amusement rides, Polish fine art and crafts, Polish food and beverages.

For more information, visit www.www.polishscholarship.com.

Aladdin
Magic Circle Children's Theatre

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

Interactive retelling of the classic tale.

Miss Nelson has a Field Day
Gifford Family Theatre

Coyne Center for the Performing Arts
LeMoyne College, Syracuse

The delightful sequel to "Miss Nelson is Missing!" based on the book by Harry Allard and James Marshall, adapted by Joan Cushing, with book, music and lyrics by Joan Cushing.

Read a review!

Miss Nelson has a Field Day
Gifford Family Theatre

Coyne Center for the Performing Arts
LeMoyne College, Syracuse

The delightful sequel to "Miss Nelson is Missing!" based on the book by Harry Allard and James Marshall, adapted by Joan Cushing, with book, music and lyrics by Joan Cushing.

Read a review!

Idol Assassination
Without a Cue Productions
Sara Caliva, director

Price: $37.25 includes dinner and show
Glen Loch Restaurant
4626 North St., Jamesville

It's the final night of Big American Star, and America is going to get a chance to vote for its next...big American star. The contestants are at each other's throats, dangerously close to ripping out one another's vocal chords, while the judges and host stir up drama to boost sagging ratings. By the time the contestants are ready to sing, the atmosphere has turned murderous, and the contestants may "knock 'em dead" in more ways than one.

The show is an interactive murder mystery that involves the members of the audience.

Shakespeare's Will
Syracuse Shakespeare-in-the-Park
Jamie Bruno, director
Featuring Nora O'Dea

Price: $10 regular, $7.50 SU faculty and staff, $5 SU students
Setnor Auditorium, Crouse College
Syracuse University, Syracuse

A lively one-woman show told from the perspective of Shakespeare's wife.

Read a review!

Scream Queens
Rarely Done Productions
Dan Tursi, director

Price: $20
Jazz Central
441 E. Washington St., Syracuse

This year's guest stars at the GlamaGore ScreamiCon convention are six of the sexiest and most popular actresses in the business—collectively known as the SCREAM QUEENS. They sing, dance, clown and tease, taking us on a hilarious journey through their lives and careers as celebrity hopefuls and cult sex symbols. Book, music, and lyrics by Scott Martin.

Intended for mature audiences only.

Read a Review!

The Best Friend, The Ingenue, and the Vamp
Redhouse
Glenn Krutoff, director

Price: $27
Former Redhouse Theater
219 S. West St., Syracuse

Red House Arts Center is proud to present, directly from a sold-out run in New York City, a musical comedy revue which explores the roles women play in real life and on stage. Using an array of theater songs by nearly all of the major names in the history of the Broadway musical, as well as original material, the show is a musical comedy journey through, love, heartbreak, ambition, self-doubt and triumph.

Starring Andrea Marshall-Money, Liz Power, and Meg Flaherty, with musical direction and arrangements by Carl Haan.

Cabaret
Wit's End Players

Price: $20 regular; $18 students/seniors, $14 children
Empire Theater
New York State Fairgrounds, Geddes

Leave your troubles outside as you enter the Kit Kat Klub when 1930 Berlin was at the height of decadence. Presided over by the Emcee and starring Fraulein Sally Bowles and the Kit Kat Girls, Tony-winning song and dance numbers include "Willkommen," "Life is a Cabaret," and "The Money Song." Even the orchestra is beautiful!

Read a Review!

Scream Queens
Rarely Done Productions
Dan Tursi, director

Price: $20
Jazz Central
441 E. Washington St., Syracuse

This year's guest stars at the GlamaGore ScreamiCon convention are six of the sexiest and most popular actresses in the business—collectively known as the SCREAM QUEENS. They sing, dance, clown and tease, taking us on a hilarious journey through their lives and careers as celebrity hopefuls and cult sex symbols. Book, music, and lyrics by Scott Martin.

Intended for mature audiences only.

Read a Review!

Sunday, June 13, 2010

Three Generations on the Canal
Erie Canal Museum

Price: Free
Erie Canal Museum
318 Erie Blvd. E., Syracuse

Three Generations on the Canal explores, through restored photographs, the relationship of one family—the Grahams—to the New York State Barge Canal over three generations. "Toot-Toot" Graham was a tug boat captain on the Barge Canal in the 1950s. For him, the canal was his workplace. The next generation of Grahams pioneered the recreational possibilities of the Canal on a small cabin cruiser named the Ro-mar. In those days there were not many accommodations for a pleasure craft. Fuel was purchased at gas stations in the towns along the canal and hand carried to the boat in cans. The current generation of Grahams travels the full length of the recreationally-oriented canal in rented boats.

Works of John Jessiman and Steven Barbash
Gandee Gallery

Gandee Gallery
7846 Main St., Fabius

The Gandee Gallery is proud to present the work of ceramist, John Jessiman, and painter, Steven Barbash. These two distinguished former professors of art taught together for almost 30 years at State University of New York, Cortland.

Fantasies and Fairy-Tales: Maxfield Parrish and the Art of the Print
Everson Museum of Art

Price: $10 regular, $8 seniors/students/military, $30 family pack (includes 2 adults and up to 4 children)
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

During the height of Maxfield Parrish's popularity in the 1920s and 1930s, he was the most reproduced American artist of his era. Disseminated through magazine covers, book illustrations, calendar pads, advertisements, and color reproductions, Parrish's images occupied a ubiquitous presence in popular visual culture. While recent exhibitions of Parrish have focused mainly on his original oil paintings, Fantasies and Fairy-Tales represents the first comprehensive sampling of Parrish's work in a variety of printed media.

Fit to be Bound
Everson Museum of Art

Price: Suggested donation, $5, adults
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

In 2010, the Everson Museum of Art introduces The Edge of Art: New York State Artist Series as an alternative to the traditional Biennial Exhibition. Fit to be Bound, the second exhibition in a series of four will showcase a broad range of artist books created by artists currently living in New York State—the first survey of its kind at the Everson. The exhibition will be an exploration of the various means by which contemporary artists have expanded the notion of the book form, from the traditional to the sculptural, from paper to mixed-media, small-scale and oversized.

Read a review!

Alphabet in Your Own Backyard
Everson Museum of Art

Price: Suggested donation: $5 adults
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

This exhibition highlights selected work from a two-year collaborative community project between Syracuse University's College of Visual and Performing Arts, Syracuse University Library, and four schools from the Syracuse City School District: Henninger, Nottingham, Corcoran and Fowler. Students photographed "hidden" letters in their neighborhoods and transformed their "found alphabets" into artist books. The project is funded by a Syracuse University Enitiative grant with funds from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.

The Scarab Vase: Celebrating 100 Years
Everson Museum of Art

Price: Suggested donation: $5 adults
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

The Everson is partnering with Strathmore By The Park Home Tours, Syracuse Ceramic Guild, the Arts & Crafts Society of Central New York, and Clayscapes Pottery for the Strathmore Festival, a celebration of the 100th anniversary of Adelaide Alsop Robineau's Scarab Vase. Also known as "The Apotheosis of the Toiler," the Scarab Vase was purchased by the Everson directly from the artist's husband, Samuel Robineau, in 1930 along with 47 other porcelains including her well-known Viking Vase, Poppy Vase, and Crab Vase, which are all must-sees in the Everson's ceramic collection.

Syracuse Balloon Festival

Price: $7; children 10 and under free; watch 6 a.m. flights free
Jamesville Beach
Apulia Rd., Jamesville

1:30-2:30 pm: The Farewell Drifters
2:45-3:30 pm: Professional Victims
3:45-5:00 pm: Custom Taylor Band
5:15-6:15 pm: Aylyst
6:45-8:45 pm: Taylor Hicks

Plus amusement rides, petting zoo, climbing walls, inflatables, pilot Q&A, and balloon launches daily at 6:00-7:30 pm and Saturday and Sunday at 6:00 am.

For more information, visit www.syracuseballoonfest.com.

Syracuse Polish Festival

Price: Free
Clinton Square
Downtown, Syracuse

"Cracovia" Polish Dance Ensemble (Brampton, ON, Canada)
"Lowicz" Dance Ensemble (Edmonton, AL, Canada)
1:30 pm: Grammy nominee Dennis Polisky & The Maestro's Man (Connecticut)
2:15 pm: Grammy nominee John Gora i Gorale (Burlington, ON, Canada)
4:15 pm: Grammy nominee Dennis Polisky & The Maestro's Man (Connecticut)
5:00 pm: Grammy nominee John Gora i Gorale (Burlington, ON, Canada)

Plus exhibits, children's entertainment and amusement rides, Polish fine art and crafts, Polish food and beverages.

For more information, visit www.www.polishscholarship.com.

Greek Cultural Festival

Price: Free
St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Church
325 Waring Rd., Syracuse

Greek dance demonstration:
Dancers-in-training: 12:30 pm
Children dancers: 1:00 & 3:00 pm

Lectures:
1:15-2:00 pm: Time Capsule: Greek Independence 1821 to the present
2:10-2:45 pm: Seeing Greece through Angie's eyes

Iconography lectures 1:00-3:00 pm

Live music, dance performances, food and culture lectures, icon art demonstrations, marketplace, and traditional Greek food and pastries.

For more information, phone 315-446-5222, or visit greekfest.stsophias.org.

Contemporary Film Series: Fire
Everson Museum of Art

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

Mixing references to Indian mysticism and the epic poetry of the Ramayana with late-20th-century feminism, Fire is a story of frustrated desires, love-starved women and the stifling bonds of tradition. The film depicts a middle-class family in today's New Delhi, where feminist ideas are plainly still a novelty. The central figures are two women who suffer different forms of marital unhappiness rooted in traditional attitudes. Sita and Radha are young Indian women whose husbands choose celibacy or mistresses over their wives. The two women become friends and grow closer together, forming a forbidden but liberating relationship. A lush, passionate story of emancipation and love in a closed society. (Directed by Deepa Mehta, 1996, 1hr 50min, PG-13)

Jimmy Van Heusen Cabaret
CNY Jazz Arts Foundation
Featuring Cindy Miller

Price: $25 ($5 discount for CNYJAF and JASS donors and members)
Robinson Pavilion at Anyela's Vineyards
2433 W Lake Rd., Skaneateles

Doors open at 5:00 pm, music at 6:00 pm, show starts at 7:00 pm.

What charter member of the American Songwriters Hall of Fame has four Oscars, seven Emmys, was recorded more by Sinatra than any other, and wrote the songs for the Bob Hope/Bing Crosby road pictures? Here's a big hint: born Chester Babcock, he graduated from Nottingham High School, was expelled from the Cazenovia Seminary, and took his professional name from a shirt label before moving the California and achieving stardom. Give up? It's the legendary Jimmy Van Heusen, of course, Central New York's claim on the heart and soul of the Great American Songbook.

CNY Jazz Central has created a new annual event celebrating his legacy, in support of their many scholastic programs that serve thousands across our region. The first annual Jimmy Van Heusen Cabaret will take place in Skaneateles, still home to his descendants, on West Lake Road at the spectacular Anyela's Vineyards, overlooking the lake's western shore. The tribute performance will be given by the great Cindy Miller, veteran of the Glenn Miller Tribute Orchestra and Gap Mangione Orchestra. Cash bar and food featuring Anyela's many fine wines and cuisine by The Sherwood Inn and Kabuki will be served. Reservations may be made by calling the Sherwood 315-685-3405. CNYJAF and JASS donors and members call 315-479-JAZZ (5299) for discounts.

Shakespeare's Will
Syracuse Shakespeare-in-the-Park
Jamie Bruno, director
Featuring Nora O'Dea

Price: $10 regular, $7.50 SU faculty and staff, $5 SU students
Setnor Auditorium, Crouse College
Syracuse University, Syracuse

A lively one-woman show told from the perspective of Shakespeare's wife.

Read a review!

Cabaret
Wit's End Players

Price: $20 regular; $18 students/seniors, $14 children
Empire Theater
New York State Fairgrounds, Geddes

Leave your troubles outside as you enter the Kit Kat Klub when 1930 Berlin was at the height of decadence. Presided over by the Emcee and starring Fraulein Sally Bowles and the Kit Kat Girls, Tony-winning song and dance numbers include "Willkommen," "Life is a Cabaret," and "The Money Song." Even the orchestra is beautiful!

Read a Review!

Monday, June 14, 2010

The Portrait Show: Open Figure Drawing, Inc.
Westcott Community Art Gallery

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

With the 2010 Portrait Show, Open Figure Drawing Inc. continues their tradition of celebrating the collective work from the group with a non-juried exhibit made up of the artists who participate in the Wednesday night drawing sessions. The group is open and self instructional, with a variety of different styles to take in!

Whether your interest lies in finding interesting artwork to purchase, or maybe just thinking about taking up your own drawing, there is something for everyone here! Come and be entertained and empowered to make your own work!

An incorporated not-for-profit art organization run by a board of directors and volunteers, OFD has existed since 1989 as "One of Syracuse's most economical drawing experiences!"

Three Generations on the Canal
Erie Canal Museum

Price: Free
Erie Canal Museum
318 Erie Blvd. E., Syracuse

Three Generations on the Canal explores, through restored photographs, the relationship of one family—the Grahams—to the New York State Barge Canal over three generations. "Toot-Toot" Graham was a tug boat captain on the Barge Canal in the 1950s. For him, the canal was his workplace. The next generation of Grahams pioneered the recreational possibilities of the Canal on a small cabin cruiser named the Ro-mar. In those days there were not many accommodations for a pleasure craft. Fuel was purchased at gas stations in the towns along the canal and hand carried to the boat in cans. The current generation of Grahams travels the full length of the recreationally-oriented canal in rented boats.

Works of Willson Cummer, Bryan Hopkins, Jonathan Kirk, and Elisabeth Groat
Limestone Art and Framing Gallery

Limestone Art and Framing Gallery
105 Brooklea Dr., Fayetteville

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Carved Vase Finalist Juried Exhibition
Clayscapes Pottery Gallery

Price: Free
Clayscapes Pottery Studio
1003 W. Fayette St., Suite L1, Syracuse

Carved vases inspired by Adelaide Robineau, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Robineau's Scarab Vase.

The Portrait Show: Open Figure Drawing, Inc.
Westcott Community Art Gallery

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

With the 2010 Portrait Show, Open Figure Drawing Inc. continues their tradition of celebrating the collective work from the group with a non-juried exhibit made up of the artists who participate in the Wednesday night drawing sessions. The group is open and self instructional, with a variety of different styles to take in!

Whether your interest lies in finding interesting artwork to purchase, or maybe just thinking about taking up your own drawing, there is something for everyone here! Come and be entertained and empowered to make your own work!

An incorporated not-for-profit art organization run by a board of directors and volunteers, OFD has existed since 1989 as "One of Syracuse's most economical drawing experiences!"

Horizons
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

Anna Soltyk: richly textured oil and mixed media paintings
Phil Austin: glass artistry
Wendy Harris: upstate landscape done en plein air in pastel and mixed media

Read a review!

38th Annual Teenage Competitive Art Exhibition
Community Folk Art Center

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

The Syracuse Chapter of the Links, Inc. in cooperation with Community Folk Art Center and local school districts join their efforts to provide an ongoing opportunity to recognize teenagers (ages 13-19) of African American, Hispanic American, Native American, and Asian American heritage as well as those from other underrepresented groups who demonstrate talents in the fine arts.

Three Generations on the Canal
Erie Canal Museum

Price: Free
Erie Canal Museum
318 Erie Blvd. E., Syracuse

Three Generations on the Canal explores, through restored photographs, the relationship of one family—the Grahams—to the New York State Barge Canal over three generations. "Toot-Toot" Graham was a tug boat captain on the Barge Canal in the 1950s. For him, the canal was his workplace. The next generation of Grahams pioneered the recreational possibilities of the Canal on a small cabin cruiser named the Ro-mar. In those days there were not many accommodations for a pleasure craft. Fuel was purchased at gas stations in the towns along the canal and hand carried to the boat in cans. The current generation of Grahams travels the full length of the recreationally-oriented canal in rented boats.

Works of Willson Cummer, Bryan Hopkins, Jonathan Kirk, and Elisabeth Groat
Limestone Art and Framing Gallery

Limestone Art and Framing Gallery
105 Brooklea Dr., Fayetteville

Fit to be Bound
Everson Museum of Art

Price: Suggested donation, $5, adults
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

In 2010, the Everson Museum of Art introduces The Edge of Art: New York State Artist Series as an alternative to the traditional Biennial Exhibition. Fit to be Bound, the second exhibition in a series of four will showcase a broad range of artist books created by artists currently living in New York State—the first survey of its kind at the Everson. The exhibition will be an exploration of the various means by which contemporary artists have expanded the notion of the book form, from the traditional to the sculptural, from paper to mixed-media, small-scale and oversized.

Read a review!

Fantasies and Fairy-Tales: Maxfield Parrish and the Art of the Print
Everson Museum of Art

Price: $10 regular, $8 seniors/students/military, $30 family pack (includes 2 adults and up to 4 children)
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

During the height of Maxfield Parrish's popularity in the 1920s and 1930s, he was the most reproduced American artist of his era. Disseminated through magazine covers, book illustrations, calendar pads, advertisements, and color reproductions, Parrish's images occupied a ubiquitous presence in popular visual culture. While recent exhibitions of Parrish have focused mainly on his original oil paintings, Fantasies and Fairy-Tales represents the first comprehensive sampling of Parrish's work in a variety of printed media.

The Scarab Vase: Celebrating 100 Years
Everson Museum of Art

Price: Suggested donation: $5 adults
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

The Everson is partnering with Strathmore By The Park Home Tours, Syracuse Ceramic Guild, the Arts & Crafts Society of Central New York, and Clayscapes Pottery for the Strathmore Festival, a celebration of the 100th anniversary of Adelaide Alsop Robineau's Scarab Vase. Also known as "The Apotheosis of the Toiler," the Scarab Vase was purchased by the Everson directly from the artist's husband, Samuel Robineau, in 1930 along with 47 other porcelains including her well-known Viking Vase, Poppy Vase, and Crab Vase, which are all must-sees in the Everson's ceramic collection.

Alphabet in Your Own Backyard
Everson Museum of Art

Price: Suggested donation: $5 adults
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

This exhibition highlights selected work from a two-year collaborative community project between Syracuse University's College of Visual and Performing Arts, Syracuse University Library, and four schools from the Syracuse City School District: Henninger, Nottingham, Corcoran and Fowler. Students photographed "hidden" letters in their neighborhoods and transformed their "found alphabets" into artist books. The project is funded by a Syracuse University Enitiative grant with funds from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Carved Vase Finalist Juried Exhibition
Clayscapes Pottery Gallery

Price: Free
Clayscapes Pottery Studio
1003 W. Fayette St., Suite L1, Syracuse

Carved vases inspired by Adelaide Robineau, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Robineau's Scarab Vase.

The Portrait Show: Open Figure Drawing, Inc.
Westcott Community Art Gallery

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

With the 2010 Portrait Show, Open Figure Drawing Inc. continues their tradition of celebrating the collective work from the group with a non-juried exhibit made up of the artists who participate in the Wednesday night drawing sessions. The group is open and self instructional, with a variety of different styles to take in!

Whether your interest lies in finding interesting artwork to purchase, or maybe just thinking about taking up your own drawing, there is something for everyone here! Come and be entertained and empowered to make your own work!

An incorporated not-for-profit art organization run by a board of directors and volunteers, OFD has existed since 1989 as "One of Syracuse's most economical drawing experiences!"

Horizons
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

Anna Soltyk: richly textured oil and mixed media paintings
Phil Austin: glass artistry
Wendy Harris: upstate landscape done en plein air in pastel and mixed media

Read a review!

38th Annual Teenage Competitive Art Exhibition
Community Folk Art Center

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

The Syracuse Chapter of the Links, Inc. in cooperation with Community Folk Art Center and local school districts join their efforts to provide an ongoing opportunity to recognize teenagers (ages 13-19) of African American, Hispanic American, Native American, and Asian American heritage as well as those from other underrepresented groups who demonstrate talents in the fine arts.

Three Generations on the Canal
Erie Canal Museum

Price: Free
Erie Canal Museum
318 Erie Blvd. E., Syracuse

Three Generations on the Canal explores, through restored photographs, the relationship of one family—the Grahams—to the New York State Barge Canal over three generations. "Toot-Toot" Graham was a tug boat captain on the Barge Canal in the 1950s. For him, the canal was his workplace. The next generation of Grahams pioneered the recreational possibilities of the Canal on a small cabin cruiser named the Ro-mar. In those days there were not many accommodations for a pleasure craft. Fuel was purchased at gas stations in the towns along the canal and hand carried to the boat in cans. The current generation of Grahams travels the full length of the recreationally-oriented canal in rented boats.

Works of Willson Cummer, Bryan Hopkins, Jonathan Kirk, and Elisabeth Groat
Limestone Art and Framing Gallery

Limestone Art and Framing Gallery
105 Brooklea Dr., Fayetteville

Fantasies and Fairy-Tales: Maxfield Parrish and the Art of the Print
Everson Museum of Art

Price: $10 regular, $8 seniors/students/military, $30 family pack (includes 2 adults and up to 4 children)
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

During the height of Maxfield Parrish's popularity in the 1920s and 1930s, he was the most reproduced American artist of his era. Disseminated through magazine covers, book illustrations, calendar pads, advertisements, and color reproductions, Parrish's images occupied a ubiquitous presence in popular visual culture. While recent exhibitions of Parrish have focused mainly on his original oil paintings, Fantasies and Fairy-Tales represents the first comprehensive sampling of Parrish's work in a variety of printed media.

Fit to be Bound
Everson Museum of Art

Price: Suggested donation, $5, adults
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

In 2010, the Everson Museum of Art introduces The Edge of Art: New York State Artist Series as an alternative to the traditional Biennial Exhibition. Fit to be Bound, the second exhibition in a series of four will showcase a broad range of artist books created by artists currently living in New York State—the first survey of its kind at the Everson. The exhibition will be an exploration of the various means by which contemporary artists have expanded the notion of the book form, from the traditional to the sculptural, from paper to mixed-media, small-scale and oversized.

Read a review!

Alphabet in Your Own Backyard
Everson Museum of Art

Price: Suggested donation: $5 adults
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

This exhibition highlights selected work from a two-year collaborative community project between Syracuse University's College of Visual and Performing Arts, Syracuse University Library, and four schools from the Syracuse City School District: Henninger, Nottingham, Corcoran and Fowler. Students photographed "hidden" letters in their neighborhoods and transformed their "found alphabets" into artist books. The project is funded by a Syracuse University Enitiative grant with funds from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.

The Scarab Vase: Celebrating 100 Years
Everson Museum of Art

Price: Suggested donation: $5 adults
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

The Everson is partnering with Strathmore By The Park Home Tours, Syracuse Ceramic Guild, the Arts & Crafts Society of Central New York, and Clayscapes Pottery for the Strathmore Festival, a celebration of the 100th anniversary of Adelaide Alsop Robineau's Scarab Vase. Also known as "The Apotheosis of the Toiler," the Scarab Vase was purchased by the Everson directly from the artist's husband, Samuel Robineau, in 1930 along with 47 other porcelains including her well-known Viking Vase, Poppy Vase, and Crab Vase, which are all must-sees in the Everson's ceramic collection.

Images of Resistance: The Photographs of Ruth Putter and Mima Cataldo
ArtRage Gallery

Price: Free
ArtRage Gallery
505 Hawley Ave., Syracuse

This exhibit by two of Central New York's leading feminist photographers, Ruth Putter and Mima Cataldo, is an inspiration to present social activists, reminding us that it is critical to understand that the freedoms we enjoy in the USA were not given but rather won by constant struggle, resistance and organizing.

The exhibit covers 35 years of resistance in CNY, including photographs from their time with the women at the Seneca Women's Encampment for a Future of Peace and Justice in 1982 and new work by both artists.

El Sistema -- Imagine The Music: The Imagine Syracuse Young Musician's Project
ArtRage Gallery

Price: Free
ArtRage Gallery
505 Hawley Ave., Syracuse

A revolutionary music program for children living in poverty—inspired by El Sistema—Syracuse is on the cutting edge of a revolution in music education that uses classical orchestral music training to strengthen inner city education and help children build better lives and healthy communities. Join Bob Allen, Imagine Syracuse Music Director and Education Director of the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra, for an inspiring hour on the history of Venezuela's El Sistema music program, how it's currently being translated by the New England Conservatory into American cultural standards, and how Syracuse is one of a handful of cities test piloting the project in America. And of course, a live percussion performance by our 5 to 8 year old students!

Thursday, June 17, 2010

Carved Vase Finalist Juried Exhibition
Clayscapes Pottery Gallery

Price: Free
Clayscapes Pottery Studio
1003 W. Fayette St., Suite L1, Syracuse

Carved vases inspired by Adelaide Robineau, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Robineau's Scarab Vase.

The Portrait Show: Open Figure Drawing, Inc.
Westcott Community Art Gallery

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

With the 2010 Portrait Show, Open Figure Drawing Inc. continues their tradition of celebrating the collective work from the group with a non-juried exhibit made up of the artists who participate in the Wednesday night drawing sessions. The group is open and self instructional, with a variety of different styles to take in!

Whether your interest lies in finding interesting artwork to purchase, or maybe just thinking about taking up your own drawing, there is something for everyone here! Come and be entertained and empowered to make your own work!

An incorporated not-for-profit art organization run by a board of directors and volunteers, OFD has existed since 1989 as "One of Syracuse's most economical drawing experiences!"

Horizons
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

Anna Soltyk: richly textured oil and mixed media paintings
Phil Austin: glass artistry
Wendy Harris: upstate landscape done en plein air in pastel and mixed media

Read a review!

38th Annual Teenage Competitive Art Exhibition
Community Folk Art Center

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

The Syracuse Chapter of the Links, Inc. in cooperation with Community Folk Art Center and local school districts join their efforts to provide an ongoing opportunity to recognize teenagers (ages 13-19) of African American, Hispanic American, Native American, and Asian American heritage as well as those from other underrepresented groups who demonstrate talents in the fine arts.

Three Generations on the Canal
Erie Canal Museum

Price: Free
Erie Canal Museum
318 Erie Blvd. E., Syracuse

Three Generations on the Canal explores, through restored photographs, the relationship of one family—the Grahams—to the New York State Barge Canal over three generations. "Toot-Toot" Graham was a tug boat captain on the Barge Canal in the 1950s. For him, the canal was his workplace. The next generation of Grahams pioneered the recreational possibilities of the Canal on a small cabin cruiser named the Ro-mar. In those days there were not many accommodations for a pleasure craft. Fuel was purchased at gas stations in the towns along the canal and hand carried to the boat in cans. The current generation of Grahams travels the full length of the recreationally-oriented canal in rented boats.

Works of Willson Cummer, Bryan Hopkins, Jonathan Kirk, and Elisabeth Groat
Limestone Art and Framing Gallery

Limestone Art and Framing Gallery
105 Brooklea Dr., Fayetteville

Works of John Jessiman and Steven Barbash
Gandee Gallery

Gandee Gallery
7846 Main St., Fabius

The Gandee Gallery is proud to present the work of ceramist, John Jessiman, and painter, Steven Barbash. These two distinguished former professors of art taught together for almost 30 years at State University of New York, Cortland.

Fit to be Bound
Everson Museum of Art

Price: Suggested donation, $5, adults
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

In 2010, the Everson Museum of Art introduces The Edge of Art: New York State Artist Series as an alternative to the traditional Biennial Exhibition. Fit to be Bound, the second exhibition in a series of four will showcase a broad range of artist books created by artists currently living in New York State—the first survey of its kind at the Everson. The exhibition will be an exploration of the various means by which contemporary artists have expanded the notion of the book form, from the traditional to the sculptural, from paper to mixed-media, small-scale and oversized.

Read a review!

Fantasies and Fairy-Tales: Maxfield Parrish and the Art of the Print
Everson Museum of Art

Price: $10 regular, $8 seniors/students/military, $30 family pack (includes 2 adults and up to 4 children)
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

During the height of Maxfield Parrish's popularity in the 1920s and 1930s, he was the most reproduced American artist of his era. Disseminated through magazine covers, book illustrations, calendar pads, advertisements, and color reproductions, Parrish's images occupied a ubiquitous presence in popular visual culture. While recent exhibitions of Parrish have focused mainly on his original oil paintings, Fantasies and Fairy-Tales represents the first comprehensive sampling of Parrish's work in a variety of printed media.

The Scarab Vase: Celebrating 100 Years
Everson Museum of Art

Price: Suggested donation: $5 adults
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

The Everson is partnering with Strathmore By The Park Home Tours, Syracuse Ceramic Guild, the Arts & Crafts Society of Central New York, and Clayscapes Pottery for the Strathmore Festival, a celebration of the 100th anniversary of Adelaide Alsop Robineau's Scarab Vase. Also known as "The Apotheosis of the Toiler," the Scarab Vase was purchased by the Everson directly from the artist's husband, Samuel Robineau, in 1930 along with 47 other porcelains including her well-known Viking Vase, Poppy Vase, and Crab Vase, which are all must-sees in the Everson's ceramic collection.

Alphabet in Your Own Backyard
Everson Museum of Art

Price: Suggested donation: $5 adults
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

This exhibition highlights selected work from a two-year collaborative community project between Syracuse University's College of Visual and Performing Arts, Syracuse University Library, and four schools from the Syracuse City School District: Henninger, Nottingham, Corcoran and Fowler. Students photographed "hidden" letters in their neighborhoods and transformed their "found alphabets" into artist books. The project is funded by a Syracuse University Enitiative grant with funds from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.

Images of Resistance: The Photographs of Ruth Putter and Mima Cataldo
ArtRage Gallery

Price: Free
ArtRage Gallery
505 Hawley Ave., Syracuse

This exhibit by two of Central New York's leading feminist photographers, Ruth Putter and Mima Cataldo, is an inspiration to present social activists, reminding us that it is critical to understand that the freedoms we enjoy in the USA were not given but rather won by constant struggle, resistance and organizing.

The exhibit covers 35 years of resistance in CNY, including photographs from their time with the women at the Seneca Women's Encampment for a Future of Peace and Justice in 1982 and new work by both artists.

Works of Margie Geiger and Francie Desimone
Eureka Crafts

Eureka Crafts
210 Walton St., Syracuse

Work featured by local artists/designers of fine silver jewelry Margie Geiger & Francie Desimone. Light refreshments.

Gone With the Wind

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

Classic 1939 film; proceeds benefit the Landmark Theatre stage expansion.

The Cats of Mirikitani
ArtRage Gallery

Price: $5 suggested donation
ArtRage Gallery
505 Hawley Ave., Syracuse

Directed by Linda Hattendorf. Eighty-year-old Jimmy Mirikitani survived the trauma of WWII internment camps, Hiroshima, and homelessness by creating art. But when 9/11 threatens his life on the New York City streets and a local filmmaker brings him to her home, the two embark on a journey to confront Jimmy's painful past. An intimate exploration of the lingering wounds of war and the healing powers of friendship and art, this documentary won the Audience Award at its premiere in the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival.

This event is made possible from the collaboration between roji tea lounge and Syracuse Japanese Meetup group.

Dirty Dozen Brass Band
Westcott Theater

Price: $20
Westcott Theater
524 Westcott St., Syracuse

Dead Pull Hitter
Acme Mystery Company

Price: $32.50 plus tax and gratuities (includes meal and show)
Spaghetti Warehouse
689 N. Clinton St., Syracuse

Play ball! Come on out to the ball park, loyal followers. It's media day and your hometown Sympronius Swamp Turtles are getting ready for yet another pathetic season of shabby, losing baseball. Make sure you wear your protective gear this year, sports fans. Jobs are now on the line and the new owner plays rough. Really, really rough.

Having Our Say, the Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
Paul Robeson Performing Arts Company
Sonita L. Surratt, director

Price: $20 regular; $15 students/seniors
CFAC Black Box Theater
805 E. Genesee St., Syracuse

"You can catch more flies with molasses than you do with vinegar." Join us for a visit with Sadie and Bessie, the indomitable Delany sisters whose poignant and irreverent outlook on a transforming American landscape offers a life-affirming testament to legacy and hope. Having Our Say, the Delany Sisters' First 100 Years was adapted by multi-award-winning playwright Emily Mann from the best-selling book by Sarah and A. Elizabeth Delany with Amy Hill Hearth. Having Our Say received three Tony nominations in 1995 and has since been produced internationally to critical acclaim.

Having Our Say opens as 103-year-old Sadie and 101-year-old Bessie Delany, portrayed by veteran actors Annette Adams-Brown and Karin Franklin King, welcome us into their home in Mount Vernon, NY. We, the audience, are guests in their home as the sisters prepare dinner in remembrance of their father's birthday. They recount a fascinating series of events and anecdotes drawn from a century of family history and their careers as pioneering African American professional women in a racially divided society. This wonderfully inviting dramatic story is about the struggles of women in a male-dominated society; of a family working together building a good life, as they serve others as good neighbors and set examples for the younger members of their family.

Read a review!

Friday, June 18, 2010

Carved Vase Finalist Juried Exhibition
Clayscapes Pottery Gallery

Price: Free
Clayscapes Pottery Studio
1003 W. Fayette St., Suite L1, Syracuse

Carved vases inspired by Adelaide Robineau, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Robineau's Scarab Vase.

The Portrait Show: Open Figure Drawing, Inc.
Westcott Community Art Gallery

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

With the 2010 Portrait Show, Open Figure Drawing Inc. continues their tradition of celebrating the collective work from the group with a non-juried exhibit made up of the artists who participate in the Wednesday night drawing sessions. The group is open and self instructional, with a variety of different styles to take in!

Whether your interest lies in finding interesting artwork to purchase, or maybe just thinking about taking up your own drawing, there is something for everyone here! Come and be entertained and empowered to make your own work!

An incorporated not-for-profit art organization run by a board of directors and volunteers, OFD has existed since 1989 as "One of Syracuse's most economical drawing experiences!"

Horizons
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

Anna Soltyk: richly textured oil and mixed media paintings
Phil Austin: glass artistry
Wendy Harris: upstate landscape done en plein air in pastel and mixed media

Read a review!

38th Annual Teenage Competitive Art Exhibition
Community Folk Art Center

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

The Syracuse Chapter of the Links, Inc. in cooperation with Community Folk Art Center and local school districts join their efforts to provide an ongoing opportunity to recognize teenagers (ages 13-19) of African American, Hispanic American, Native American, and Asian American heritage as well as those from other underrepresented groups who demonstrate talents in the fine arts.

Three Generations on the Canal
Erie Canal Museum

Price: Free
Erie Canal Museum
318 Erie Blvd. E., Syracuse

Three Generations on the Canal explores, through restored photographs, the relationship of one family—the Grahams—to the New York State Barge Canal over three generations. "Toot-Toot" Graham was a tug boat captain on the Barge Canal in the 1950s. For him, the canal was his workplace. The next generation of Grahams pioneered the recreational possibilities of the Canal on a small cabin cruiser named the Ro-mar. In those days there were not many accommodations for a pleasure craft. Fuel was purchased at gas stations in the towns along the canal and hand carried to the boat in cans. The current generation of Grahams travels the full length of the recreationally-oriented canal in rented boats.

Works of Willson Cummer, Bryan Hopkins, Jonathan Kirk, and Elisabeth Groat
Limestone Art and Framing Gallery

Limestone Art and Framing Gallery
105 Brooklea Dr., Fayetteville

Works of John Jessiman and Steven Barbash
Gandee Gallery

Gandee Gallery
7846 Main St., Fabius

The Gandee Gallery is proud to present the work of ceramist, John Jessiman, and painter, Steven Barbash. These two distinguished former professors of art taught together for almost 30 years at State University of New York, Cortland.

Fantasies and Fairy-Tales: Maxfield Parrish and the Art of the Print
Everson Museum of Art

Price: $10 regular, $8 seniors/students/military, $30 family pack (includes 2 adults and up to 4 children)
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

During the height of Maxfield Parrish's popularity in the 1920s and 1930s, he was the most reproduced American artist of his era. Disseminated through magazine covers, book illustrations, calendar pads, advertisements, and color reproductions, Parrish's images occupied a ubiquitous presence in popular visual culture. While recent exhibitions of Parrish have focused mainly on his original oil paintings, Fantasies and Fairy-Tales represents the first comprehensive sampling of Parrish's work in a variety of printed media.

Fit to be Bound
Everson Museum of Art

Price: Suggested donation, $5, adults
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

In 2010, the Everson Museum of Art introduces The Edge of Art: New York State Artist Series as an alternative to the traditional Biennial Exhibition. Fit to be Bound, the second exhibition in a series of four will showcase a broad range of artist books created by artists currently living in New York State—the first survey of its kind at the Everson. The exhibition will be an exploration of the various means by which contemporary artists have expanded the notion of the book form, from the traditional to the sculptural, from paper to mixed-media, small-scale and oversized.

Read a review!

Alphabet in Your Own Backyard
Everson Museum of Art

Price: Suggested donation: $5 adults
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

This exhibition highlights selected work from a two-year collaborative community project between Syracuse University's College of Visual and Performing Arts, Syracuse University Library, and four schools from the Syracuse City School District: Henninger, Nottingham, Corcoran and Fowler. Students photographed "hidden" letters in their neighborhoods and transformed their "found alphabets" into artist books. The project is funded by a Syracuse University Enitiative grant with funds from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.

The Scarab Vase: Celebrating 100 Years
Everson Museum of Art

Price: Suggested donation: $5 adults
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

The Everson is partnering with Strathmore By The Park Home Tours, Syracuse Ceramic Guild, the Arts & Crafts Society of Central New York, and Clayscapes Pottery for the Strathmore Festival, a celebration of the 100th anniversary of Adelaide Alsop Robineau's Scarab Vase. Also known as "The Apotheosis of the Toiler," the Scarab Vase was purchased by the Everson directly from the artist's husband, Samuel Robineau, in 1930 along with 47 other porcelains including her well-known Viking Vase, Poppy Vase, and Crab Vase, which are all must-sees in the Everson's ceramic collection.

Images of Resistance: The Photographs of Ruth Putter and Mima Cataldo
ArtRage Gallery

Price: Free
ArtRage Gallery
505 Hawley Ave., Syracuse

This exhibit by two of Central New York's leading feminist photographers, Ruth Putter and Mima Cataldo, is an inspiration to present social activists, reminding us that it is critical to understand that the freedoms we enjoy in the USA were not given but rather won by constant struggle, resistance and organizing.

The exhibit covers 35 years of resistance in CNY, including photographs from their time with the women at the Seneca Women's Encampment for a Future of Peace and Justice in 1982 and new work by both artists.

60/60
Everson Museum of Art

Price: $40, reservations strongly suggested
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Join the Everson Museum of Art Members Council for a summer afternoon cocktail party centered on the creation and appreciation of art. Enjoy warm breezes under the tents surrounding the Everson Community Plaza reflecting pools and experience 60/60. Mingle and enjoy refreshments while observing 60 area artists create and finish original works of art in 60 minutes.

Enter the raffle for a chance to win one of the amazing artworks being created before you. Winners must be present to claim their prize.

Advance reservations are strongly recommended. Download the RSVP form (pdf) and return it with payment to:
Everson Museum of Art
60/60
401 Harrison Street
Syracuse, NY 13202

Satan's Lemonade
Salt City Improv Theater

Price: $10 adults, $8 students
Salt City Improv Theatre
Shoppingtown Mall, Sears Wing, Dewitt

Extraordinary long-form improv done extraordinarily well by some extraordinary improvisers.

Student Performance
Center of Ballet & Dance Arts

Price: $8
Henninger High School
600 Robinson St., Syracuse

Pre-Ballet through Children's Advanced levels. Intermediate though Advanced levels will perform as guests.

The Wizard of Oz

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

Classic 1939 film; proceeds benefit the Landmark Theatre stage expansion.

Tish Oney

Price: Freewill offering
First Baptist Church of Syracuse
5833 E. Seneca Turnpike , Jamesville

A concert of jazz and spirituals. The nationally-acclaimed vocal artist will be accompanied by Marion Bregande.

Having Our Say, the Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
Paul Robeson Performing Arts Company
Sonita L. Surratt, director

Price: $20 regular; $15 students/seniors
CFAC Black Box Theater
805 E. Genesee St., Syracuse

"You can catch more flies with molasses than you do with vinegar." Join us for a visit with Sadie and Bessie, the indomitable Delany sisters whose poignant and irreverent outlook on a transforming American landscape offers a life-affirming testament to legacy and hope. Having Our Say, the Delany Sisters' First 100 Years was adapted by multi-award-winning playwright Emily Mann from the best-selling book by Sarah and A. Elizabeth Delany with Amy Hill Hearth. Having Our Say received three Tony nominations in 1995 and has since been produced internationally to critical acclaim.

Having Our Say opens as 103-year-old Sadie and 101-year-old Bessie Delany, portrayed by veteran actors Annette Adams-Brown and Karin Franklin King, welcome us into their home in Mount Vernon, NY. We, the audience, are guests in their home as the sisters prepare dinner in remembrance of their father's birthday. They recount a fascinating series of events and anecdotes drawn from a century of family history and their careers as pioneering African American professional women in a racially divided society. This wonderfully inviting dramatic story is about the struggles of women in a male-dominated society; of a family working together building a good life, as they serve others as good neighbors and set examples for the younger members of their family.

Read a review!

Shakespeare's Will
Syracuse Shakespeare-in-the-Park
Jamie Bruno, director
Featuring Nora O'Dea

Price: $10 regular, $7.50 SU faculty and staff, $5 SU students
Setnor Auditorium, Crouse College
Syracuse University, Syracuse

A lively one-woman show told from the perspective of Shakespeare's wife.

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The Wedding Singer
Appleseed Productions
Dustin M. Czarny, director

Price: $15 regular; $12 students/seniors (price includes dessert and beverage at intermission)
Atonement Lutheran Church
116 W. Glen Ave., Syracuse

Music directed by Colin Keating, choreographed by Rachelle Clavin.

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Scream Queens
Rarely Done Productions
Dan Tursi, director

Price: $20
Jazz Central
441 E. Washington St., Syracuse

This year's guest stars at the GlamaGore ScreamiCon convention are six of the sexiest and most popular actresses in the business—collectively known as the SCREAM QUEENS. They sing, dance, clown and tease, taking us on a hilarious journey through their lives and careers as celebrity hopefuls and cult sex symbols. Book, music, and lyrics by Scott Martin.

Intended for mature audiences only.

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Cabaret
Wit's End Players

Price: $20 regular; $18 students/seniors, $14 children
Empire Theater
New York State Fairgrounds, Geddes

Leave your troubles outside as you enter the Kit Kat Klub when 1930 Berlin was at the height of decadence. Presided over by the Emcee and starring Fraulein Sally Bowles and the Kit Kat Girls, Tony-winning song and dance numbers include "Willkommen," "Life is a Cabaret," and "The Money Song." Even the orchestra is beautiful!

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Saturday, June 19, 2010

Carved Vase Finalist Juried Exhibition
Clayscapes Pottery Gallery

Price: Free
Clayscapes Pottery Studio
1003 W. Fayette St., Suite L1, Syracuse

Carved vases inspired by Adelaide Robineau, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Robineau's Scarab Vase.

Three Generations on the Canal
Erie Canal Museum

Price: Free
Erie Canal Museum
318 Erie Blvd. E., Syracuse

Three Generations on the Canal explores, through restored photographs, the relationship of one family—the Grahams—to the New York State Barge Canal over three generations. "Toot-Toot" Graham was a tug boat captain on the Barge Canal in the 1950s. For him, the canal was his workplace. The next generation of Grahams pioneered the recreational possibilities of the Canal on a small cabin cruiser named the Ro-mar. In those days there were not many accommodations for a pleasure craft. Fuel was purchased at gas stations in the towns along the canal and hand carried to the boat in cans. The current generation of Grahams travels the full length of the recreationally-oriented canal in rented boats.

Fit to be Bound
Everson Museum of Art

Price: Suggested donation, $5, adults
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

In 2010, the Everson Museum of Art introduces The Edge of Art: New York State Artist Series as an alternative to the traditional Biennial Exhibition. Fit to be Bound, the second exhibition in a series of four will showcase a broad range of artist books created by artists currently living in New York State—the first survey of its kind at the Everson. The exhibition will be an exploration of the various means by which contemporary artists have expanded the notion of the book form, from the traditional to the sculptural, from paper to mixed-media, small-scale and oversized.

Read a review!

Fantasies and Fairy-Tales: Maxfield Parrish and the Art of the Print
Everson Museum of Art

Price: $10 regular, $8 seniors/students/military, $30 family pack (includes 2 adults and up to 4 children)
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

During the height of Maxfield Parrish's popularity in the 1920s and 1930s, he was the most reproduced American artist of his era. Disseminated through magazine covers, book illustrations, calendar pads, advertisements, and color reproductions, Parrish's images occupied a ubiquitous presence in popular visual culture. While recent exhibitions of Parrish have focused mainly on his original oil paintings, Fantasies and Fairy-Tales represents the first comprehensive sampling of Parrish's work in a variety of printed media.

Alphabet in Your Own Backyard
Everson Museum of Art

Price: Suggested donation: $5 adults
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

This exhibition highlights selected work from a two-year collaborative community project between Syracuse University's College of Visual and Performing Arts, Syracuse University Library, and four schools from the Syracuse City School District: Henninger, Nottingham, Corcoran and Fowler. Students photographed "hidden" letters in their neighborhoods and transformed their "found alphabets" into artist books. The project is funded by a Syracuse University Enitiative grant with funds from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.

The Scarab Vase: Celebrating 100 Years
Everson Museum of Art

Price: Suggested donation: $5 adults
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

The Everson is partnering with Strathmore By The Park Home Tours, Syracuse Ceramic Guild, the Arts & Crafts Society of Central New York, and Clayscapes Pottery for the Strathmore Festival, a celebration of the 100th anniversary of Adelaide Alsop Robineau's Scarab Vase. Also known as "The Apotheosis of the Toiler," the Scarab Vase was purchased by the Everson directly from the artist's husband, Samuel Robineau, in 1930 along with 47 other porcelains including her well-known Viking Vase, Poppy Vase, and Crab Vase, which are all must-sees in the Everson's ceramic collection.

Arts and Crafts Festival

Price: Free
Unity Church and Spiritual Center
300 W. Seneca Tpke., Syracuse

More than 40 artists and crafters. For more information, phone 315-492-0330.

38th Annual Teenage Competitive Art Exhibition
Community Folk Art Center

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

The Syracuse Chapter of the Links, Inc. in cooperation with Community Folk Art Center and local school districts join their efforts to provide an ongoing opportunity to recognize teenagers (ages 13-19) of African American, Hispanic American, Native American, and Asian American heritage as well as those from other underrepresented groups who demonstrate talents in the fine arts.

Works of John Jessiman and Steven Barbash
Gandee Gallery

Gandee Gallery
7846 Main St., Fabius

The Gandee Gallery is proud to present the work of ceramist, John Jessiman, and painter, Steven Barbash. These two distinguished former professors of art taught together for almost 30 years at State University of New York, Cortland.

Images of Resistance: The Photographs of Ruth Putter and Mima Cataldo
ArtRage Gallery

Price: Free
ArtRage Gallery
505 Hawley Ave., Syracuse

This exhibit by two of Central New York's leading feminist photographers, Ruth Putter and Mima Cataldo, is an inspiration to present social activists, reminding us that it is critical to understand that the freedoms we enjoy in the USA were not given but rather won by constant struggle, resistance and organizing.

The exhibit covers 35 years of resistance in CNY, including photographs from their time with the women at the Seneca Women's Encampment for a Future of Peace and Justice in 1982 and new work by both artists.

Works of Willson Cummer, Bryan Hopkins, Jonathan Kirk, and Elisabeth Groat
Limestone Art and Framing Gallery

Limestone Art and Framing Gallery
105 Brooklea Dr., Fayetteville

SaturdaySCREENINGS: Paragraph 175
ArtRage Gallery

Price: $5 suggested donation
ArtRage Gallery
505 Hawley Ave., Syracuse

Celebrating LGBTQ Pride. Directed by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman (The Celluloid Closet & The Times of Harvey Milk), narrated by Rupert Everett. Documentary on the 10-15,000 German men imprisoned by the Third Reich for being gay; about 4,000 survived. Rare interviews with seven of only nine living survivors. "...admirable and deeply unsettling." —NY Times

Student Performance
Center of Ballet & Dance Arts

Price: $8
Henninger High School
600 Robinson St., Syracuse

Intermediate though Advanced levels.

CNY Pride Festival

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

Juneteenth

Price: Free
Clinton Square
Downtown, Syracuse

The Juneteenth Festival is the premier African American celebration for Syracuse and Central New York.

1:00-1:15: Abundant Life mass choir
1:35-1:50: Tucker Missionary mass choir
2:00-2:45: Stevie Wolf & The Blues Express
3:00-3:45: The Hottest Out Series
4:00-4:45: The Bells of Harmony
5:00-5:30: The Hottest Out Series
5:35-6:05: Dj chaz showcase
6:20-7:05: Nu-elements
7:15-7:45: The Hottest Out series
7:55-8:10: The Ladies of Soul
8:20-9:00: Soul Mind
9:15-10:15: Brown Skin

For more information, visit www.syracusejuneteenth.org

Art on a Shoestring

Price: Free
The Warehouse, Main Auditorium
350 W. Fayette St., Syracuse

A discussion of how to save on art by shopping locally. Audience participation and exchange of ideas are welcome.

Art on the Porches and Strathmore Festival/Tour of Homes

Strathmore Drive
Strathmore neighborhood, Syracuse

Come celebrate the 10th anniversary of Art on the Porches! 35+ artists will show and sell their work. Musicians appearing include Dixieland Update, Simplelife, Gary Frenay and Arty Lenin, Chris Lizzi and the RMG, The Tipp Hillbillies, Independent Louis, Sophistafunk, and The Z-Bones, and more. The Hands-On Art Center will be busy all day with kids of all ages making their own masterpieces (for free). Visit Art on the Porches' Facebook page for the most current info.

Around the corner on Robineau Road is the Strathmore Festival, featuring the annual historic homes tour, a celebration of the 100th year anniversary of the most important piece of American pottery ever created (by Adelaide Alsop Robineau), a Ghost Walk tour put on by the Onondaga Historical Association, a series of lectures, and more. Visit www.strathmorebythepark.org for more info.

Old Time Fiddlin' in the Woods

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

Outdoor concert. Bring lawn chairs or blankets.

The Moods of Music
Berwald Singers
Ian Kirkpatrick, conductor

Price: $10 regular, $6 children 6-12, children under 6 free
Blessed Sacrament School
3127 James St., Syracuse

The concert will feature the music of Carole King, Leiber and Stoller, Rogers & Hammerstein, Paul Simon, Irving Berlin, and others. Desserts will be served after the show.

Organ Recital
Syracuse Chapter of the American Guild of Organists
Featuring George Bozeman, organist

Price: Free
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Corner of Hazel and Vine St., Liverpool

Bozeman will be performing on the organ that he built for St. Paul's. The program will include works by Bach, Franck, Hindemith, and others.

Aladdin
Magic Circle Children's Theatre

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

Interactive retelling of the classic tale.

Having Our Say, the Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
Paul Robeson Performing Arts Company
Sonita L. Surratt, director

Price: $20 regular; $15 students/seniors
CFAC Black Box Theater
805 E. Genesee St., Syracuse

"You can catch more flies with molasses than you do with vinegar." Join us for a visit with Sadie and Bessie, the indomitable Delany sisters whose poignant and irreverent outlook on a transforming American landscape offers a life-affirming testament to legacy and hope. Having Our Say, the Delany Sisters' First 100 Years was adapted by multi-award-winning playwright Emily Mann from the best-selling book by Sarah and A. Elizabeth Delany with Amy Hill Hearth. Having Our Say received three Tony nominations in 1995 and has since been produced internationally to critical acclaim.

Having Our Say opens as 103-year-old Sadie and 101-year-old Bessie Delany, portrayed by veteran actors Annette Adams-Brown and Karin Franklin King, welcome us into their home in Mount Vernon, NY. We, the audience, are guests in their home as the sisters prepare dinner in remembrance of their father's birthday. They recount a fascinating series of events and anecdotes drawn from a century of family history and their careers as pioneering African American professional women in a racially divided society. This wonderfully inviting dramatic story is about the struggles of women in a male-dominated society; of a family working together building a good life, as they serve others as good neighbors and set examples for the younger members of their family.

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Having Our Say, the Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
Paul Robeson Performing Arts Company
Sonita L. Surratt, director

Price: $20 regular; $15 students/seniors
CFAC Black Box Theater
805 E. Genesee St., Syracuse

"You can catch more flies with molasses than you do with vinegar." Join us for a visit with Sadie and Bessie, the indomitable Delany sisters whose poignant and irreverent outlook on a transforming American landscape offers a life-affirming testament to legacy and hope. Having Our Say, the Delany Sisters' First 100 Years was adapted by multi-award-winning playwright Emily Mann from the best-selling book by Sarah and A. Elizabeth Delany with Amy Hill Hearth. Having Our Say received three Tony nominations in 1995 and has since been produced internationally to critical acclaim.

Having Our Say opens as 103-year-old Sadie and 101-year-old Bessie Delany, portrayed by veteran actors Annette Adams-Brown and Karin Franklin King, welcome us into their home in Mount Vernon, NY. We, the audience, are guests in their home as the sisters prepare dinner in remembrance of their father's birthday. They recount a fascinating series of events and anecdotes drawn from a century of family history and their careers as pioneering African American professional women in a racially divided society. This wonderfully inviting dramatic story is about the struggles of women in a male-dominated society; of a family working together building a good life, as they serve others as good neighbors and set examples for the younger members of their family.

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Idol Assassination
Without a Cue Productions
Sara Caliva, director

Price: $37.25 includes dinner and show
Glen Loch Restaurant
4626 North St., Jamesville

It's the final night of Big American Star, and America is going to get a chance to vote for its next...big American star. The contestants are at each other's throats, dangerously close to ripping out one another's vocal chords, while the judges and host stir up drama to boost sagging ratings. By the time the contestants are ready to sing, the atmosphere has turned murderous, and the contestants may "knock 'em dead" in more ways than one.

The show is an interactive murder mystery that involves the members of the audience.

Shakespeare's Will
Syracuse Shakespeare-in-the-Park
Jamie Bruno, director
Featuring Nora O'Dea

Price: $10 regular, $7.50 SU faculty and staff, $5 SU students
Setnor Auditorium, Crouse College
Syracuse University, Syracuse

A lively one-woman show told from the perspective of Shakespeare's wife.

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The Wedding Singer
Appleseed Productions
Dustin M. Czarny, director

Price: $15 regular; $12 students/seniors (price includes dessert and beverage at intermission)
Atonement Lutheran Church
116 W. Glen Ave., Syracuse

Music directed by Colin Keating, choreographed by Rachelle Clavin.

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Scream Queens
Rarely Done Productions
Dan Tursi, director

Price: $20
Jazz Central
441 E. Washington St., Syracuse

This year's guest stars at the GlamaGore ScreamiCon convention are six of the sexiest and most popular actresses in the business—collectively known as the SCREAM QUEENS. They sing, dance, clown and tease, taking us on a hilarious journey through their lives and careers as celebrity hopefuls and cult sex symbols. Book, music, and lyrics by Scott Martin.

Intended for mature audiences only.

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Cabaret
Wit's End Players

Price: $20 regular; $18 students/seniors, $14 children
Empire Theater
New York State Fairgrounds, Geddes

Leave your troubles outside as you enter the Kit Kat Klub when 1930 Berlin was at the height of decadence. Presided over by the Emcee and starring Fraulein Sally Bowles and the Kit Kat Girls, Tony-winning song and dance numbers include "Willkommen," "Life is a Cabaret," and "The Money Song." Even the orchestra is beautiful!

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