Thursday, July 28, 2011

Nature As Our Muse: Works by Margaret Manring and Diana Whiting
Baltimore Woods

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

Working in the very different media of watercolor and photography, Margaret Manring and Diana Whiting take the viewer into the often fascinating and always compelling natural world. Manring describes the inspiration she derives from nature when approaching her watercolor painting: "I paint what moves me. Mostly I am looking at the way light moves over color and form and the many rhythms in patterns. I like ... trying to paint how the sunlit air smelled, how it cooled and slid down a hill or permeated a field or warmed in a chicken coop. I try to convey how I felt viewing the landscape, the (un)still life ..."

Whiting's passion for photography and for nature go hand in hand. Whiting explains: "Since I love nature, it is a natural fit that I bring (my) love of making photographs to the places that I spend a lot of time. I like looking for simplicity as well as finding a sense of rhythm in many of my photographs. With wildlife, I like to learn about my subjects as much as getting their photographs. My hope is to share my connection to the natural world and encourage conservation."

The work of these two award-winning artists has been exhibited and widely published. Manring's watercolors have been accepted on the national level in shows at Cooperstown, The Schweinfurth, and Old Forge. Whiting's work has been recognized by the National Audubon Society and the National Wildlife Federation.

For more information, visit www.baltimorewoods.org.

Through Our Eyes: A Father-Daughter Photography Exhibit
Westcott Community Art Gallery

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

A photographic journey through the travels of father and daughter, Steve and Molly Susman.

Activated Space
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

Jacqueline Adamo: abstract oil paintings on linen and canvas
Miyo Hirano: raku,gas and wood fired ceramics
Melissa Montgomery: concrete sculpture
Bradley Hudson: mixed media on paper and canvas

Creation and Construction: Works of Janet Waters & Sharif Bey
Community Folk Art Center

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

CFAC is proud to be featuring the works of fiber artist Janet Waters and ceramist Sharif Bey for its summer exhibition.

Fiber and Ore: Works by Sharon Bottle Souva and Dana Blythe Stenson
Gallery 54

Gallery 54
54 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles

Fiber and Ore features fabric art by Sharon Bottle Souva and metalwork jewelry by Dana Blythe Stenson.

Emily Jones Exhibition
Imagine

Imagine
38 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles

Paintings by Syracuse artist Emily Elizabeth Jones will be featured throughout the month of July.

Jones, 26, grew up in Auburn, and is a self-taught artist who has been drawing and painting since she was a child. Jones paints with acrylics on a textured canvas.

Among the works on display will be her "Horizon Colors" series. "In creating this series, I was focused on the colors in our everyday environment," she says. "My inspiration revolves around atmospheric colors, and the glares, haziness and reflection brought on by sunlight. I take away all other elements, man-made or natural, so that viewers can focus completely on the colorscapes that they might otherwise overlook."

The Human Condition: Works by Michael Sickler and Sean Turrell
Limestone Art and Framing Gallery

Limestone Art and Framing Gallery
105 Brooklea Dr., Fayetteville

Michael Sickler's new series of mixed media paintings are his interpretation of Franz Kafka's expressionistic novella, "Metamorphosis". The story, set in Russia, is about a young man who wakes up one morning transformed into a large insect. The story as Sickler has interpreted it deals with the main character's longing for human companionship in spite of his hideous malady. On a larger level, it speaks of how society banishes from sight the afflicted and the unknown, and serves as a metaphor or parable for the Human Condition.

Sean Turrell's wood sculptures have their origins in internal and external influences. Anatomy, emotional energy, gender, sex, and religious idioms form the basis of the work. The works in this show are from Turrell's "The Place Beyond the Pale" series. In leaving behind what may be considered acceptable societal constructs, the sculptures are Turrell's response to leaving his comfort zone. In his artist statement, Turrell describes the motivation in the works as, "Exploring feelings and emotions normally tucked away from the society and even the self." With Turrell's work, the viewer is presented with one artist's journey into the complexities of the Human Condition.

Layers: Kimonos and Fans
Redhouse

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

Layers: Kimonos and Fans uses multiple, suspended 6x3-foot paper kimonos that are painted and collaged, and incorporate air movement and sound. Christina Laurel, a Syracuse native residing in Rochester, transforms temporary paper shades into larger-than-life metaphorical images, and further transforms some of the accordion-folds into 39x53-inch paper fans framed by yardsticks.

It's Elemental: Works of Laura and Fred Wellner
Szozda Gallery

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

Duo artists and soulmates Laura and Fred Wellner visually express their appreciation of the world's natural environment in a stunning display of their collective works including abstract mixed media and stone sculpture.

Quilting by the Lake Quilt Show
Onondaga Community College

Price: $6
Storer Auditorium
Onondaga Community College, Syracuse

The QBL Quilt Show is open to the public and features over 100 quilts by QBL's nationally and internationally recognized faculty and students,

Quilting by the Lake is a program of the Schweinfurth Art Center in Auburn. For more information, visit www.quiltingbythelake.com.

Celestial Nights: Visions of an Ancient Land
Everson Museum of Art

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

The Everson recently received a gift of 47 black-and-white photographs by Neil Folberg entitled "Celestial Nights: Visions of an Ancient Land." "Celestial Nights" is a stunning portfolio of nocturnal landscapes and star-filled skies set in ancient ruins found in the Middle East. The artist skillfully captures a spectacular world of nocturnal landscapes in Israel and the Sinai where the horizon is not always definitive. The earth and heavens are mingled in this series of arresting images, which to Folberg represents a blurred division between present and eternity, substance and spirit, and knowledge and imagination. Folberg writes, "In landscape I see a revelation of how pure spirituality has descended into physical existence ... These are the scenes, on the human edge of the cosmos, that I am showing in these photographs."

Neil Folberg was born in San Francisco and grew up in the Midwest. He was a student of Ansel Adams in 1967 and enrolled at the University of California at Berkeley the following year. In 1976 He moved to Jerusalem, a place that has become the subject of much of his work. He has exhibited widely and published several photographic books including the internationally acclaimed In A Desert Land (1987), a series of color photographs of Middle Eastern landscapes and architecture. His second book, And I Shall Dwell Among Them (1995) featured synagogue architecture throughout the Jewish Diaspora. Celestial Nights, published in 2001, became a major traveling exhibition organized by Aperture.

Still Life: Revisited
Everson Museum of Art

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

The current exhibition examines the influence of painting on photography within the still life genre. 19th- and 20th-century American paintings from the permanent collection will be on display with the work of contemporary photographers such as Sharon Core, Laura Letinsky, Paulette Tavormina, and D.W. Mellor, and Irving Penn. Daniel K. Tennant, a local still life painter and photographer will also be included.

Read a review!

The Power of Pattern: New Work by David MacDonald
Everson Museum of Art

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

David MacDonald's long awaited solo exhibition will open with an innovative body of work. The highlight of the exhibition will be a monumental work commissioned by the Everson in 2008 with funds donated by the Social Arts Club. Also on view will be several new figurative vessels, monumental in scale, and plates from the Divination Series. Recently retired from Syracuse University's College of Visual and Performing Arts where he taught ceramics for more than 37 years, MacDonald is now able to concentrate on a new body of work.

Early in his career, ceramic artist David MacDonald turned to his African heritage for inspiration in his work. The many examples of surface pattern and decoration found in textiles, utilitarian objects, body ornament and architecture present among the diverse ethnic groups of sub-Sahara Africa continue to inform MacDonald's work on many levels. In his artist's statement, he proclaims "The principle concern of my art is the articulation of the magnificence and nobility of the human spirit; a celebration of my African heritage." For more than three decades, MacDonald has used clay to express these words through a significant body of work focusing on highly decorated utilitarian objects that have come to symbolize tremendous integrity and endurance.

MacDonald is recognized nationally not only for his master craftsmanship in ceramics but for his dedication as a mentor and teacher to a countless number of aspiring artists and students. Locally, he is a founding member of the Community Folk Art Center, an organization affiliated with Syracuse University's Department of African American Studies that aims to provide a space to engage artists from underrrepresented ethnic groups in Central New York. In addition, MacDonald is involved in many community activities including serving on the Everson's Collection Committee.

Laboratory of Valued Emotions

The Front
State Tower Building, 217 E. Genesee St., Syracuse

The Lab is an interactive installation examining the potential of objects to create unique relationships between people. The Lab is hosted by the Syracuse Public Artist in Residence (SPAR), Brendan Rose. Visitor response to the installation will be used to inform the design of a sculpture slated to be placed along the Connective Corridor later this year.

Nathan Roberts Restoration and Historical Reenactment
Erie Canal Museum

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

Dennis Heaphy, a skilled craftsman and historical reenactor, will become a living history exhibit as he completes repairs on the Nathan Roberts, a full-sized replica canal boat bow. Mr. Heaphy will engage passers-by while working to discuss his craft and Erie Canal history. The exhibit is dependent upon the weather. Visit www.eriecanalmuseum.org for more information.

Shadows of the Storm: The Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War
Onondaga Historical Association

Price: Free
Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

This exhibition features paintings, prints, photographs and sketches made during the war by an array of individuals. There is an emphasis on images with local connections, either by the artist or photographer being from Central New York or through the subject involving activities of soldiers from this area.

Our Sporting Life: The Heroes, The Highlights, The History
Onondaga Historical Association

Price: Free
Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

This local sports history exhibit will highlight a variety of sports equipment, photographs, ephemera, and most importantly, the people involved in making sports history come alive. From baseball, to basketball, to football, hockey, bowling, and more, the exhibit will recount the "thrill of victory and the agony of defeat" for our local sports history makers. Visitors will learn more about Syracuse’s professional basketball team, women athletes, ice boating on Onondaga Lake, past Syracuse hockey teams, as well as African American athletes such as Moses Fleetwood Walker. Guests will also get a chance to see some vintage trophies, uniforms, equipment, and images of our local competitors in action.

Smokin'
Town of Geddes Summer Concert Series

Price: Free
Woods Road Park gazebo
Woods Road, Solvay

Bring lawn chairs or blankets for seating.

TJ Sacco and the Urban Cowboys
Town of Dewitt

Price: Free
Ryder Park
5400 Butternut Dr., DeWitt

Bring lawn chairs or blankets for seating. Food available for purchase.

Summer Pops Concert
Syracuse Orchestra (formerly Symphoria)
Grant Cooper, conductor

Price: Free
Allyn Arena
1 E. Austin St., Skaneateles

Deadline: Kent Clark, Mild-mannered Reporter
Acme Mystery Company

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

Kent Clark has discovered that, though it isn't what it used to be, the print media is still worth fighting for. His newspaper, The Daily Planetoid, is involved in a power struggle as its owner, the notorious cheapskate Perrier "Tighty" White, is looking to cash out. Unscrupulous investors are lining up faster than a speeding bullet to seize control leading Kent to ask the question: Is the paper also worth dying for? Looks like some nasty stuff is about to happen but who will save the day? Jimmy? Lois? You? Or maybe "You Know Who?"

Reefer Madness
CNY Playhouse
Dustin M. Czarny, director

Price: Dinner theater: $34 single; $60 couple. Show only: $25 (limited availability)
Fire and Ice Banquet Hall, The Locker Room
528 Hiawatha Blvd., Syracuse

Dinner at 6:45 pm, followed by show at 8:00 pm.

Save Our Kids! Inspired by the original 1936 film of the same name, this raucous musical comedy takes a tongue-in-cheek look at the hysteria caused when clean-cut kids fall prey to marijuana, leading them on a hysterical downward spiral filled with evil jazz music, sex and violence. You won't be able to resist the spoofy fun of Reefer Madness. The addictive and clever musical numbers range from big Broadway-style show stoppers to swing tunes like "Down at the Ol' Five and Dime" and the Vegas-style "Listen to Jesus, Jimmy," featuring J.C. Himself leading a chorus of showgirl angels. This dynamic show will go straight to your head! A CNY premiere, with music direction by Dan Williams, choreography by Stephfond Brunson.

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Curtains! The Musical Comedy Whodunit
The Talent Company

Empire Theater
New York State Fairgrounds, Geddes

Packed full of show-stopping numbers and one of the funniest whodunnits ever, Curtains! is a delightful return to old-fashioned musical comedy. A new hilarious musical from the creators of Chicago and Cabaret, Curtains! unfolds backstage at Boston's Colonial Theatre in 1959 at a pre-Broadway tryout of a new musical. When the talent-free leading lady is murdered on opening night, Lieutenant Frank Cioffi arrives on the scene to conduct an investigation. But the lure of the theatre proves irresistible, and after an unexpected romance blooms for the stage-struck detective, he finds himself just as drawn toward making the show a hit as he is in solving the murder. As the bodies pile up, everyone is a suspect. Can Cioffi solve the murders and save the show so it can reach Broadway? Complete with a knock-out talented cast, drop-dead gorgeous costumes, and killer choreography, Curtains! is the "don't miss" musical comedy of the summer!

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Friday, July 29, 2011

Nature As Our Muse: Works by Margaret Manring and Diana Whiting
Baltimore Woods

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

Working in the very different media of watercolor and photography, Margaret Manring and Diana Whiting take the viewer into the often fascinating and always compelling natural world. Manring describes the inspiration she derives from nature when approaching her watercolor painting: "I paint what moves me. Mostly I am looking at the way light moves over color and form and the many rhythms in patterns. I like ... trying to paint how the sunlit air smelled, how it cooled and slid down a hill or permeated a field or warmed in a chicken coop. I try to convey how I felt viewing the landscape, the (un)still life ..."

Whiting's passion for photography and for nature go hand in hand. Whiting explains: "Since I love nature, it is a natural fit that I bring (my) love of making photographs to the places that I spend a lot of time. I like looking for simplicity as well as finding a sense of rhythm in many of my photographs. With wildlife, I like to learn about my subjects as much as getting their photographs. My hope is to share my connection to the natural world and encourage conservation."

The work of these two award-winning artists has been exhibited and widely published. Manring's watercolors have been accepted on the national level in shows at Cooperstown, The Schweinfurth, and Old Forge. Whiting's work has been recognized by the National Audubon Society and the National Wildlife Federation.

For more information, visit www.baltimorewoods.org.

Through Our Eyes: A Father-Daughter Photography Exhibit
Westcott Community Art Gallery

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

A photographic journey through the travels of father and daughter, Steve and Molly Susman.

Activated Space
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

Jacqueline Adamo: abstract oil paintings on linen and canvas
Miyo Hirano: raku,gas and wood fired ceramics
Melissa Montgomery: concrete sculpture
Bradley Hudson: mixed media on paper and canvas

Creation and Construction: Works of Janet Waters & Sharif Bey
Community Folk Art Center

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

CFAC is proud to be featuring the works of fiber artist Janet Waters and ceramist Sharif Bey for its summer exhibition.

Fiber and Ore: Works by Sharon Bottle Souva and Dana Blythe Stenson
Gallery 54

Gallery 54
54 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles

Fiber and Ore features fabric art by Sharon Bottle Souva and metalwork jewelry by Dana Blythe Stenson.

Emily Jones Exhibition
Imagine

Imagine
38 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles

Paintings by Syracuse artist Emily Elizabeth Jones will be featured throughout the month of July.

Jones, 26, grew up in Auburn, and is a self-taught artist who has been drawing and painting since she was a child. Jones paints with acrylics on a textured canvas.

Among the works on display will be her "Horizon Colors" series. "In creating this series, I was focused on the colors in our everyday environment," she says. "My inspiration revolves around atmospheric colors, and the glares, haziness and reflection brought on by sunlight. I take away all other elements, man-made or natural, so that viewers can focus completely on the colorscapes that they might otherwise overlook."

The Human Condition: Works by Michael Sickler and Sean Turrell
Limestone Art and Framing Gallery

Limestone Art and Framing Gallery
105 Brooklea Dr., Fayetteville

Michael Sickler's new series of mixed media paintings are his interpretation of Franz Kafka's expressionistic novella, "Metamorphosis". The story, set in Russia, is about a young man who wakes up one morning transformed into a large insect. The story as Sickler has interpreted it deals with the main character's longing for human companionship in spite of his hideous malady. On a larger level, it speaks of how society banishes from sight the afflicted and the unknown, and serves as a metaphor or parable for the Human Condition.

Sean Turrell's wood sculptures have their origins in internal and external influences. Anatomy, emotional energy, gender, sex, and religious idioms form the basis of the work. The works in this show are from Turrell's "The Place Beyond the Pale" series. In leaving behind what may be considered acceptable societal constructs, the sculptures are Turrell's response to leaving his comfort zone. In his artist statement, Turrell describes the motivation in the works as, "Exploring feelings and emotions normally tucked away from the society and even the self." With Turrell's work, the viewer is presented with one artist's journey into the complexities of the Human Condition.

Why? A Community Art Project

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

What is your passion? Who inspires you the most? What would you change about Syracuse? These are only a few of the questions we will pose to the Syracuse community as we bring you "Why? A Community Art Project" during Syracuse's 2011 ArtsWeek celebration. Members of the community will create a series of art pieces by expressing what each person truly desires through answering life's unanswered questions. These panels will be free-standing wooden canvases for the public to transform their answers into visual art! Paint, markers and other weather-proof materials will be used on approximately 6'x4' wooden sandwich panels.

Laboratory of Valued Emotions

The Front
State Tower Building, 217 E. Genesee St., Syracuse

The Lab is an interactive installation examining the potential of objects to create unique relationships between people. The Lab is hosted by the Syracuse Public Artist in Residence (SPAR), Brendan Rose. Visitor response to the installation will be used to inform the design of a sculpture slated to be placed along the Connective Corridor later this year.

M Street Cooperative Craft Show

Price: Free
200 Block of Montgomery St.
Syracuse

This event brings 65 local crafters back downtown, this year expanded all the way up Montgomery Street to City Hall, with booths offering stained glass and handmade wooden toys to wrought iron sculpture and handmade children's and adult clothing and featuring the Media Unit's Monster Book Sale. M Street Cooperative sales benefit the Media Unit and the art programs at Hillbrook Detention Center.

Native American Circle of Life Arts
Onondaga Historical Association

Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

The Onondaga Historical Association Museum will host the artists and wares of the Native American Circle of Life at the OHA Museum. Their crafts will include cornhusk dolls, jewelry, handmade blankets and purses, and unique gifts from The Northern Door Trading Post. Traditional Native foods will also be available for sale outside the museum on Montgomery St. The OHA's new history-themed gift shop and newly remodeled exhibit space will also be open to visitors.

Layers: Kimonos and Fans
Redhouse

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

Layers: Kimonos and Fans uses multiple, suspended 6x3-foot paper kimonos that are painted and collaged, and incorporate air movement and sound. Christina Laurel, a Syracuse native residing in Rochester, transforms temporary paper shades into larger-than-life metaphorical images, and further transforms some of the accordion-folds into 39x53-inch paper fans framed by yardsticks.

It's Elemental: Works of Laura and Fred Wellner
Szozda Gallery

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

Duo artists and soulmates Laura and Fred Wellner visually express their appreciation of the world's natural environment in a stunning display of their collective works including abstract mixed media and stone sculpture.

The Power of Pattern: New Work by David MacDonald
Everson Museum of Art

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

David MacDonald's long awaited solo exhibition will open with an innovative body of work. The highlight of the exhibition will be a monumental work commissioned by the Everson in 2008 with funds donated by the Social Arts Club. Also on view will be several new figurative vessels, monumental in scale, and plates from the Divination Series. Recently retired from Syracuse University's College of Visual and Performing Arts where he taught ceramics for more than 37 years, MacDonald is now able to concentrate on a new body of work.

Early in his career, ceramic artist David MacDonald turned to his African heritage for inspiration in his work. The many examples of surface pattern and decoration found in textiles, utilitarian objects, body ornament and architecture present among the diverse ethnic groups of sub-Sahara Africa continue to inform MacDonald's work on many levels. In his artist's statement, he proclaims "The principle concern of my art is the articulation of the magnificence and nobility of the human spirit; a celebration of my African heritage." For more than three decades, MacDonald has used clay to express these words through a significant body of work focusing on highly decorated utilitarian objects that have come to symbolize tremendous integrity and endurance.

MacDonald is recognized nationally not only for his master craftsmanship in ceramics but for his dedication as a mentor and teacher to a countless number of aspiring artists and students. Locally, he is a founding member of the Community Folk Art Center, an organization affiliated with Syracuse University's Department of African American Studies that aims to provide a space to engage artists from underrrepresented ethnic groups in Central New York. In addition, MacDonald is involved in many community activities including serving on the Everson's Collection Committee.

Still Life: Revisited
Everson Museum of Art

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

The current exhibition examines the influence of painting on photography within the still life genre. 19th- and 20th-century American paintings from the permanent collection will be on display with the work of contemporary photographers such as Sharon Core, Laura Letinsky, Paulette Tavormina, and D.W. Mellor, and Irving Penn. Daniel K. Tennant, a local still life painter and photographer will also be included.

Read a review!

Celestial Nights: Visions of an Ancient Land
Everson Museum of Art

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

The Everson recently received a gift of 47 black-and-white photographs by Neil Folberg entitled "Celestial Nights: Visions of an Ancient Land." "Celestial Nights" is a stunning portfolio of nocturnal landscapes and star-filled skies set in ancient ruins found in the Middle East. The artist skillfully captures a spectacular world of nocturnal landscapes in Israel and the Sinai where the horizon is not always definitive. The earth and heavens are mingled in this series of arresting images, which to Folberg represents a blurred division between present and eternity, substance and spirit, and knowledge and imagination. Folberg writes, "In landscape I see a revelation of how pure spirituality has descended into physical existence ... These are the scenes, on the human edge of the cosmos, that I am showing in these photographs."

Neil Folberg was born in San Francisco and grew up in the Midwest. He was a student of Ansel Adams in 1967 and enrolled at the University of California at Berkeley the following year. In 1976 He moved to Jerusalem, a place that has become the subject of much of his work. He has exhibited widely and published several photographic books including the internationally acclaimed In A Desert Land (1987), a series of color photographs of Middle Eastern landscapes and architecture. His second book, And I Shall Dwell Among Them (1995) featured synagogue architecture throughout the Jewish Diaspora. Celestial Nights, published in 2001, became a major traveling exhibition organized by Aperture.

Opening Celebration of arterie
Erie Canal Museum

Price: Free
J. Ryan's
253 E. Water St. , Syracuse

Join the Erie Canal Museum and the Public Arts Task Force in celebrating the opening of arterie! Experience the finished installation and enjoy a drink with friends and canal enthusiasts at the pub.

Syracuse Arts & Crafts Festival

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

The largest and most prestigious show of its kind in the area.

This spectacular 3-day showcase by 150 of the country's most talented artists, craftspeople, and entertainers is centered on historic Columbus Circle in downtown Syracuse. More than 50,000 visitors will shop and browse among the art and craft exhibits and enjoy a wide variety of music, multi-cultural performances, summer refreshments, and participatory activities.

The festival presents an exceptionally wide selection of contemporary arts and crafts, ranging from functional to decorative. Both 2- and 3-dimensional works will be featured including ceramics, fabric and fiber, glass, jewelry, leather, metal, wood, painting, graphics, drawing, sculpture, and photography. Exhibitors participate from over 30 states and Canada.

Visitors can shop for the finest arts and crafts available and also see how they are made. Live craft demonstrations include glass blowing, jewelry making, pottery making and glazing, yarn spinning and weaving, and woodworking.

The festival also features the performing arts. A full schedule of free continuous entertainment will include staged and street performances by musicians, costumed ethnic dance groups, and local singers and songwriters.

St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Festival

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

Enjoy great Ukrainian food, beer, dancing, music, and more. This family event features arts & crafts, children's activities, raffles, and church tours. Located in the Tipperary Hill area of Syracuse's west side, this event offers fun for all!

St. Patrick's Irish Festival

Price: Free
St. Patrick's Church
216 N. Lowell Ave., Tipperary Hill, Syracuse

5:00-5:20 pm: Harrington School of Irish Dance
5:30–7:00 pm: Quigsey & The Bird
7:00-7:20 pm: Butler Sheehan Academy of Irish Dance
7:30-8:00 pm: The Syracuse Kiltie Pipe Band
8:00–9:00 pm: The Causeway Giants
9:00–9:20 pm: Johnston School of Irish Dance
9:20–11:00 pm: The Causeway Giants

Blue Rain ECOfest

Price: Free
Hanover Square
Downtown Syracuse, Syracuse

CNY's only green festival features a complete line-up of music and dance acts on its Hanover Square stage; exhibits by local green and clean companies and organizations; a Green Drinks Syracuse special event on July 30, 5-7 pm at Prime Steakhouse; and new this year, the Greening USA Sustainability Academy in the City Hall Commons Atrium, where visitors can learn about green programs and initiatives in the city, county, and beyond. Learn more at www.bluerainecofest.org.

Music schedule:
5:00-5:45 PM: Thrifter
6:00-6:45 PM: East of Earth
7:00-7:45 PM: Tori Higley
8:00-9:45 PM: Maka and Friends

South Side Film Festival: Jumping the Broom

Price: Free
Key Bank (South Side) parking lot
Corner South Salina and East Colvin St., Syracuse

Jumping the Broom (2011)
Two very different families converge on Martha's Vineyard one weekend for a wedding.

Bring lawn chairs or blankets for seating. Refreshments will be available for purchase; no coolers, alcohol or glass bottles will be allowed on the premises.

For more information on the South Side Film Festival, contact Margie Gantt at 315-443-1916.

Nathan Roberts Restoration and Historical Reenactment
Erie Canal Museum

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

Dennis Heaphy, a skilled craftsman and historical reenactor, will become a living history exhibit as he completes repairs on the Nathan Roberts, a full-sized replica canal boat bow. Mr. Heaphy will engage passers-by while working to discuss his craft and Erie Canal history. The exhibit is dependent upon the weather. Visit www.eriecanalmuseum.org for more information.

Our Sporting Life: The Heroes, The Highlights, The History
Onondaga Historical Association

Price: Free
Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

This local sports history exhibit will highlight a variety of sports equipment, photographs, ephemera, and most importantly, the people involved in making sports history come alive. From baseball, to basketball, to football, hockey, bowling, and more, the exhibit will recount the "thrill of victory and the agony of defeat" for our local sports history makers. Visitors will learn more about Syracuse’s professional basketball team, women athletes, ice boating on Onondaga Lake, past Syracuse hockey teams, as well as African American athletes such as Moses Fleetwood Walker. Guests will also get a chance to see some vintage trophies, uniforms, equipment, and images of our local competitors in action.

Shadows of the Storm: The Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War
Onondaga Historical Association

Price: Free
Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

This exhibition features paintings, prints, photographs and sketches made during the war by an array of individuals. There is an emphasis on images with local connections, either by the artist or photographer being from Central New York or through the subject involving activities of soldiers from this area.

Northeast Jazz & Wine Festival
CNY Jazz Arts Foundation

Price: Free
Clinton Square
Downtown, Syracuse

Main Stage

7:00 pm: Atlas
9:30 pm: Atlas
Nine-piece fusion powerhouse Atlas was born in Syracuse in 1981 as the Atlas Linen Company. At the NEJ&WF, the band will celebrate 30 years in the business, playing songs from its long and eclectic set list. Over the years the band has opened for some of the greatest names in music, including Michael McDonald; Earth, Wind & Fire; Chaka Khan; Tower of Power; James Cotton; Herbie Mann; and more.

Mardi Gras Pavilion

5:00 pm: Dave Hanlon's Cookbook
8:30 pm: Dave Hanlon's Cookbook
Since 1983, Dave Hanlon's Cookbook has performed throughout Central New York at numerous clubs, concerts, weddings, and parties. This highly talented and versatile band continues to win over new fans with its high-energy R&B, dance-oriented presentation. Cookbook has shared the stage with Paquito D'Rivera, Average White Band, George Benson, Bela Fleck, The Rippingtons, and many more.

World Beat Pavilion

5:00 pm: The J Project
8:30 pm: The J Project
The J Project Band has received several SAMMY nominations, including for Best Soul/R&B Group. Performing in Central New York, New York City, and elsewhere, The J Project is loved for its mix of jazz and soul fusion.

For more information, visit www.nejazzwinefest.org.

Dancing Under the Stars
Syracuse Parks & Rec
Featuring Stan Colella Orchestra

Price: Free
Sunnycrest Rink
Sunnycrest Park, Syracuse

Instead of dancing with the stars, come dance under the stars with the Stan Colella Orchestra, as they perform their mix of swing and big band era favorites. Bring your friends, your families, your lawn chairs, a picnic dinner, and of course, your dancing shoes.

Skaneateles Community Band Concert

Price: Free
Clift Park
Genesee St., Skaneateles

Bring lawn chairs or blankets for seating.

Reefer Madness
CNY Playhouse
Dustin M. Czarny, director

Price: Dinner theater: $34 single; $60 couple. Show only: $25 (limited availability)
Fire and Ice Banquet Hall, The Locker Room
528 Hiawatha Blvd., Syracuse

Dinner at 6:45 pm, followed by show at 8:00 pm.

Save Our Kids! Inspired by the original 1936 film of the same name, this raucous musical comedy takes a tongue-in-cheek look at the hysteria caused when clean-cut kids fall prey to marijuana, leading them on a hysterical downward spiral filled with evil jazz music, sex and violence. You won't be able to resist the spoofy fun of Reefer Madness. The addictive and clever musical numbers range from big Broadway-style show stoppers to swing tunes like "Down at the Ol' Five and Dime" and the Vegas-style "Listen to Jesus, Jimmy," featuring J.C. Himself leading a chorus of showgirl angels. This dynamic show will go straight to your head! A CNY premiere, with music direction by Dan Williams, choreography by Stephfond Brunson.

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Curtains! The Musical Comedy Whodunit
The Talent Company

Empire Theater
New York State Fairgrounds, Geddes

Packed full of show-stopping numbers and one of the funniest whodunnits ever, Curtains! is a delightful return to old-fashioned musical comedy. A new hilarious musical from the creators of Chicago and Cabaret, Curtains! unfolds backstage at Boston's Colonial Theatre in 1959 at a pre-Broadway tryout of a new musical. When the talent-free leading lady is murdered on opening night, Lieutenant Frank Cioffi arrives on the scene to conduct an investigation. But the lure of the theatre proves irresistible, and after an unexpected romance blooms for the stage-struck detective, he finds himself just as drawn toward making the show a hit as he is in solving the murder. As the bodies pile up, everyone is a suspect. Can Cioffi solve the murders and save the show so it can reach Broadway? Complete with a knock-out talented cast, drop-dead gorgeous costumes, and killer choreography, Curtains! is the "don't miss" musical comedy of the summer!

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Saturday, July 30, 2011

21st Annual Street Painting Festival & Sidewalk Art Contest

Price: Free
200 Block of Montgomery St.
Syracuse

Artists will create masterpieces in chalk on the 200 block of Montgomery Street from the Hills Building to City Hall, over to L'Adour Restaurant. The contest is open to 125 artists. Each entrant receives an assortment of colored chalk at registration, but is encouraged to bring his or her own as well. Clear lacquer or hair spray can be used to preserve the work. Cash and prizes will be awarded. This year, a special French Masters Competition will be held in addition to the general festival. Pre-registration is recommended: call 315-422-7011. Visit www.syracusenewtimes.com for more information.

Activated Space
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

Jacqueline Adamo: abstract oil paintings on linen and canvas
Miyo Hirano: raku,gas and wood fired ceramics
Melissa Montgomery: concrete sculpture
Bradley Hudson: mixed media on paper and canvas

Celestial Nights: Visions of an Ancient Land
Everson Museum of Art

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

The Everson recently received a gift of 47 black-and-white photographs by Neil Folberg entitled "Celestial Nights: Visions of an Ancient Land." "Celestial Nights" is a stunning portfolio of nocturnal landscapes and star-filled skies set in ancient ruins found in the Middle East. The artist skillfully captures a spectacular world of nocturnal landscapes in Israel and the Sinai where the horizon is not always definitive. The earth and heavens are mingled in this series of arresting images, which to Folberg represents a blurred division between present and eternity, substance and spirit, and knowledge and imagination. Folberg writes, "In landscape I see a revelation of how pure spirituality has descended into physical existence ... These are the scenes, on the human edge of the cosmos, that I am showing in these photographs."

Neil Folberg was born in San Francisco and grew up in the Midwest. He was a student of Ansel Adams in 1967 and enrolled at the University of California at Berkeley the following year. In 1976 He moved to Jerusalem, a place that has become the subject of much of his work. He has exhibited widely and published several photographic books including the internationally acclaimed In A Desert Land (1987), a series of color photographs of Middle Eastern landscapes and architecture. His second book, And I Shall Dwell Among Them (1995) featured synagogue architecture throughout the Jewish Diaspora. Celestial Nights, published in 2001, became a major traveling exhibition organized by Aperture.

Still Life: Revisited
Everson Museum of Art

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

The current exhibition examines the influence of painting on photography within the still life genre. 19th- and 20th-century American paintings from the permanent collection will be on display with the work of contemporary photographers such as Sharon Core, Laura Letinsky, Paulette Tavormina, and D.W. Mellor, and Irving Penn. Daniel K. Tennant, a local still life painter and photographer will also be included.

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The Power of Pattern: New Work by David MacDonald
Everson Museum of Art

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

David MacDonald's long awaited solo exhibition will open with an innovative body of work. The highlight of the exhibition will be a monumental work commissioned by the Everson in 2008 with funds donated by the Social Arts Club. Also on view will be several new figurative vessels, monumental in scale, and plates from the Divination Series. Recently retired from Syracuse University's College of Visual and Performing Arts where he taught ceramics for more than 37 years, MacDonald is now able to concentrate on a new body of work.

Early in his career, ceramic artist David MacDonald turned to his African heritage for inspiration in his work. The many examples of surface pattern and decoration found in textiles, utilitarian objects, body ornament and architecture present among the diverse ethnic groups of sub-Sahara Africa continue to inform MacDonald's work on many levels. In his artist's statement, he proclaims "The principle concern of my art is the articulation of the magnificence and nobility of the human spirit; a celebration of my African heritage." For more than three decades, MacDonald has used clay to express these words through a significant body of work focusing on highly decorated utilitarian objects that have come to symbolize tremendous integrity and endurance.

MacDonald is recognized nationally not only for his master craftsmanship in ceramics but for his dedication as a mentor and teacher to a countless number of aspiring artists and students. Locally, he is a founding member of the Community Folk Art Center, an organization affiliated with Syracuse University's Department of African American Studies that aims to provide a space to engage artists from underrrepresented ethnic groups in Central New York. In addition, MacDonald is involved in many community activities including serving on the Everson's Collection Committee.

Fiber and Ore: Works by Sharon Bottle Souva and Dana Blythe Stenson
Gallery 54

Gallery 54
54 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles

Fiber and Ore features fabric art by Sharon Bottle Souva and metalwork jewelry by Dana Blythe Stenson.

Emily Jones Exhibition
Imagine

Imagine
38 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles

Paintings by Syracuse artist Emily Elizabeth Jones will be featured throughout the month of July.

Jones, 26, grew up in Auburn, and is a self-taught artist who has been drawing and painting since she was a child. Jones paints with acrylics on a textured canvas.

Among the works on display will be her "Horizon Colors" series. "In creating this series, I was focused on the colors in our everyday environment," she says. "My inspiration revolves around atmospheric colors, and the glares, haziness and reflection brought on by sunlight. I take away all other elements, man-made or natural, so that viewers can focus completely on the colorscapes that they might otherwise overlook."

Nature As Our Muse: Works by Margaret Manring and Diana Whiting
Baltimore Woods

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

Working in the very different media of watercolor and photography, Margaret Manring and Diana Whiting take the viewer into the often fascinating and always compelling natural world. Manring describes the inspiration she derives from nature when approaching her watercolor painting: "I paint what moves me. Mostly I am looking at the way light moves over color and form and the many rhythms in patterns. I like ... trying to paint how the sunlit air smelled, how it cooled and slid down a hill or permeated a field or warmed in a chicken coop. I try to convey how I felt viewing the landscape, the (un)still life ..."

Whiting's passion for photography and for nature go hand in hand. Whiting explains: "Since I love nature, it is a natural fit that I bring (my) love of making photographs to the places that I spend a lot of time. I like looking for simplicity as well as finding a sense of rhythm in many of my photographs. With wildlife, I like to learn about my subjects as much as getting their photographs. My hope is to share my connection to the natural world and encourage conservation."

The work of these two award-winning artists has been exhibited and widely published. Manring's watercolors have been accepted on the national level in shows at Cooperstown, The Schweinfurth, and Old Forge. Whiting's work has been recognized by the National Audubon Society and the National Wildlife Federation.

For more information, visit www.baltimorewoods.org.

M Street Cooperative Craft Show

Price: Free
200 Block of Montgomery St.
Syracuse

This event brings 65 local crafters back downtown, this year expanded all the way up Montgomery Street to City Hall, with booths offering stained glass and handmade wooden toys to wrought iron sculpture and handmade children's and adult clothing and featuring the Media Unit's Monster Book Sale. M Street Cooperative sales benefit the Media Unit and the art programs at Hillbrook Detention Center.

Why? A Community Art Project

Price: Free
City Hall Commons Atrium
201 East Washington St., Syracuse

What is your passion? Who inspires you the most? What would you change about Syracuse? These are only a few of the questions we will pose to the Syracuse community as we bring you "Why? A Community Art Project" during Syracuse's 2011 ArtsWeek celebration. Members of the community will create a series of art pieces by expressing what each person truly desires through answering life's unanswered questions. These panels will be free-standing wooden canvases for the public to transform their answers into visual art! Paint, markers and other weather-proof materials will be used on approximately 6'x4' wooden sandwich panels.

Laboratory of Valued Emotions

The Front
State Tower Building, 217 E. Genesee St., Syracuse

The Lab is an interactive installation examining the potential of objects to create unique relationships between people. The Lab is hosted by the Syracuse Public Artist in Residence (SPAR), Brendan Rose. Visitor response to the installation will be used to inform the design of a sculpture slated to be placed along the Connective Corridor later this year.

It's Elemental: Works of Laura and Fred Wellner
Szozda Gallery

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

Duo artists and soulmates Laura and Fred Wellner visually express their appreciation of the world's natural environment in a stunning display of their collective works including abstract mixed media and stone sculpture.

Creation and Construction: Works of Janet Waters & Sharif Bey
Community Folk Art Center

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

CFAC is proud to be featuring the works of fiber artist Janet Waters and ceramist Sharif Bey for its summer exhibition.

Native American Circle of Life Arts
Onondaga Historical Association

Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

The Onondaga Historical Association Museum will host the artists and wares of the Native American Circle of Life at the OHA Museum. Their crafts will include cornhusk dolls, jewelry, handmade blankets and purses, and unique gifts from The Northern Door Trading Post. Traditional Native foods will also be available for sale outside the museum on Montgomery St. The OHA's new history-themed gift shop and newly remodeled exhibit space will also be open to visitors.

Media Unit Dancestravaganza
The Media Unit

City Hall Commons Atrium
201 East Washington St., Syracuse

Features ballet, hip-hop, jazz, modern dance, step dancing, African and Middle Eastern dance.

12:00 pm: Back to Oz Nation Dancers
12:30 pm: Irish Step Dancers
1:00 pm: Step Squad
1:30 pm: Polish Dancers
2:00 pm: African Dance and Drum Squad
2:30 pm: Middle Eastern Dance
3:00 pm: Latina Dance
3:30 pm: Sudanese Dancers
4:00 pm: Country Dancers
4:30 pm: Tribute to Michael Jackson with Thriller and Ghouls

All Arts Festival Day of Stories
Syracuse Stories

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

Tents, stages and performance areas where cultural groups, organizations, community groups and individuals from each quadrant of the City of Syracuse and the Onondaga Nation tell their tales through story-based arts and performance. There will be interactive programming that invites everyone to contribute their story to the history of our community. ASL Interpreters will be provided for some events.

Then walk the story corridor between Columbus Circle and the Everson Museum of Art, for a fun stroll with free activities and entertainment from other ArtsWeek participants.

Syracuse Stories is an all-arts festival celebrating and sharing the stories of the people, cultures and institutions that make up our community. For more information, phone 315-559-7232 or email syracusestories@gmail.com.

Syracuse Arts & Crafts Festival

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

The largest and most prestigious show of its kind in the area.

This spectacular 3-day showcase by 150 of the country's most talented artists, craftspeople, and entertainers is centered on historic Columbus Circle in downtown Syracuse. More than 50,000 visitors will shop and browse among the art and craft exhibits and enjoy a wide variety of music, multi-cultural performances, summer refreshments, and participatory activities.

The festival presents an exceptionally wide selection of contemporary arts and crafts, ranging from functional to decorative. Both 2- and 3-dimensional works will be featured including ceramics, fabric and fiber, glass, jewelry, leather, metal, wood, painting, graphics, drawing, sculpture, and photography. Exhibitors participate from over 30 states and Canada.

Visitors can shop for the finest arts and crafts available and also see how they are made. Live craft demonstrations include glass blowing, jewelry making, pottery making and glazing, yarn spinning and weaving, and woodworking.

The festival also features the performing arts. A full schedule of free continuous entertainment will include staged and street performances by musicians, costumed ethnic dance groups, and local singers and songwriters.

Blue Rain ECOfest

Price: Free
Hanover Square
Downtown Syracuse, Syracuse

CNY's only green festival features a complete line-up of music and dance acts on its Hanover Square stage; exhibits by local green and clean companies and organizations; a Green Drinks Syracuse special event on July 30, 5-7 pm at Prime Steakhouse; and new this year, the Greening USA Sustainability Academy in the City Hall Commons Atrium, where visitors can learn about green programs and initiatives in the city, county, and beyond. Learn more at www.bluerainecofest.org.

Music schedule:
5:30-6:30 PM: William Nicholson
7:30-8:15 PM: Maka Rouge Band
9:15-10:00 PM: Free Boody Institute

St. Patrick's Irish Festival

Price: Free
St. Patrick's Church
216 N. Lowell Ave., Tipperary Hill, Syracuse

2:00-4:00 pm: Tommy Barr
2:30–4:30 pm: Radio Disney Live (Kids' area)
4:30–4:50 pm: Francis School of Irish Dance
5:00–7:00 pm: Flyin' Column
7:00–7:20 pm: Drumcliffe School of Irish Dance
8:00-9:00 pm: Glengarry Bhoys
9:00–9:20 pm: McDonald-Ashford Academy of Irish Dance
9:20–11:00 pm: Glengarry Bhoys

St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Festival

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

Enjoy great Ukrainian food, beer, dancing, music, and more. This family event features arts & crafts, children's activities, raffles, and church tours. Located in the Tipperary Hill area of Syracuse's west side, this event offers fun for all!

All Syracuse Film Fest
Syracuse Stories

Price: Free
Hosmer Auditorium, Everson Museum
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Films, documentaries and videos by, for and about Syracusans, Syracuse, and CNY. Discussion and stories about the making of the works. Curated and sponsored by the Syracuse International Film Fest.

11:00 am - 1:00 pm

People Like Me directed by Larry Elin (48 min)
People Like Me is the story of the Young Actors Workshop, a theater group made up of people with Down Syndrome and other developmental disabilities, and drama students from Syracuse University. The troupe meets every Monday evening for several months, and then puts on a show to a packed house at Syracuse Stage. Young Actors is in its 20th year, and some of the actors have been with it since the beginning. This documentary follows the group during an entire season, and explores the growth, the friendships, and the transformations experienced by the actors and facilitators. The camera becomes invisible as the members open themselves up to the filmmakers and the audience. It has laughter, excitement, and very touching moments.

Stretching Boundaries: The Life Work of Sculptor Arlene Abend directed by Courtney Rile (54 min)
At nearly 80, sculptor Arlene Abend decides to have a retrospective exhibition. The process forces her to take a hard look at her life, the choices she has made and the art she has created. "I never thought that I would be defined by my work," she reflects on camera. For an added perspective on the woman and her sculpture, the camera turns towards Dick Case (Syracuse Post-Standard Columnist), Mary Cunningham (teacher, S.U. Early Education and Child Care Center), Bill Delavan (owner of Delavan Center), Anne Novado Cappuccilli (curator of Limestone Art and Framing Gallery), Jim Hueber (president of Mack Brothers), as well as Arlene's friend and painter Linda Bigness and Arlene's two children, Les and Tema Abend. The result is a well-rounded portrayal of a woman who consistently stretched the boundaries of her life and the materials she worked with to create her art.

1:00-3:00 pm [RESTRICTED: The films during this screening contain adult language, images and themes not appropriate for those under 18 years of age]

Faith & Hope directed by Patrick House (46min)
A creative and emotional look at the South Side of Syracuse. The film deals with drugs, education, crime and helpful neighbors trying to better the lives of the area's residents.

End of Syracuse directed by Michael Widger (42min)
Mars is on a crash course with Earth, and today is The End... Tom (Peter Mahan) travels to a run down grocery store in search of last minute provisions for his wife and children, COR (Rahshon Glover) binges on sex and drugs, Nicole (Jacqueline Inez Fernandez) yearns for love, Oxburg (Chris Leonard) copes with his unsuccessful rap career, and a pack of armed bikers go on a killing spree. Various characters crisscross and collide in a series of unusual adventures, all of which take place in the small city of Syracuse, NY.

3:00-5:00 pm

Syracuse's 15th Ward and Beyond directed by Courtney Rile
In the fall of 2009, Syracuse University's South Side Initiative and the local Black History Preservation team sponsored a bus tour of old Syracuse: the 15th Ward and other historical sites. Some 30 senior members of the community, who have lived in Syracuse for at least 40 years, participated. The tour and the participants' stories and recollections of Syracuse's past were filmed for this documentary. Among the former sites the tour participants visited were the Ebony Market, Croton Elementary, Old Dunbar, The Glass Bottom and Open Door lounges, Ben's Kitchen, the Father Brady Center for Black Catholics and Washington Irving Elementary School.

Panel Discussion and Q&A to follow.

Syracuse Stories is an all-arts festival celebrating and sharing the stories of the people, cultures and institutions that make up our community. For more information, phone 315-559-7232 visit www.syracusestories.com.

Heartland Passage: An Oral History of the Erie Canal
Erie Canal Museum

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

Take a break from the outdoor heat in our theater to watch Heartland Passage: An Oral History of the Erie Canal. Heartland Passage is a series of nine high-definition videos, each featuring a person who grew up on the canal or who worked on the canal. The nine videos are "A Canal Family: Catherine Charron," "A City of Neighborhoods: Robert Coles," "The Love for Water: Albert E. Gayer," "Learning From Old Timers: David Gower," "Out of the Fog: Don Meixner," "Looking Over His Shoulder: Robert Montross," "Sitting on the Potty: Evamay Wilkins," "Driving Mules: Jesse Wimett," and "Dipper Dredge No. 3: Steve Wunder."

Nathan Roberts Restoration and Historical Reenactment
Erie Canal Museum

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

Dennis Heaphy, a skilled craftsman and historical reenactor, will become a living history exhibit as he completes repairs on the Nathan Roberts, a full-sized replica canal boat bow. Mr. Heaphy will engage passers-by while working to discuss his craft and Erie Canal history. The exhibit is dependent upon the weather. Visit www.eriecanalmuseum.org for more information.

Shadows of the Storm: The Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War
Onondaga Historical Association

Price: Free
Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

This exhibition features paintings, prints, photographs and sketches made during the war by an array of individuals. There is an emphasis on images with local connections, either by the artist or photographer being from Central New York or through the subject involving activities of soldiers from this area.

Our Sporting Life: The Heroes, The Highlights, The History
Onondaga Historical Association

Price: Free
Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

This local sports history exhibit will highlight a variety of sports equipment, photographs, ephemera, and most importantly, the people involved in making sports history come alive. From baseball, to basketball, to football, hockey, bowling, and more, the exhibit will recount the "thrill of victory and the agony of defeat" for our local sports history makers. Visitors will learn more about Syracuse’s professional basketball team, women athletes, ice boating on Onondaga Lake, past Syracuse hockey teams, as well as African American athletes such as Moses Fleetwood Walker. Guests will also get a chance to see some vintage trophies, uniforms, equipment, and images of our local competitors in action.

Conversations with Judy
Skaneateles Area Arts Council
Featuring Judy Collins

Price: Free, but pre-registration is required
Skaneateles Artisans
11 Fennell St., Skaneateles

Actress Laura Austin, founder and artistic director of the Redhouse Arts Center in Syracuse, will lead "Conversations with Judy," an up close and personal discussion with Grammy award-winning singer/songwriter Judy Collins. Later in the evening, Collins will perform at a concert at Stella Maris Retreat Center. Both events are sponsored by the Skaneateles Area Arts Council (SKARTS).

During the free talk, Collins will have a book signing for her book, Singing Lessons, which includes a musical CD inside. Her CD "Paradise" will also be for sale. In Singing Lessons, Collins reflects on her life and career after her son Clark's suicide in 1992 and offers comfort to other survivors of personal tragedies.

The interviewer, Laura Austin, has distinguished herself in the theater and arts. Under her direction, the Redhouse Arts Center has hosted more than 300 events in theater, film, visual art and music. Over the last four seasons, Austin has overseen the production of 16 plays, where she assumed responsibility for casting, commissioning, directing, acting, promoting and fund-raising. Austin’s career has encompassed television and film work in Los Angeles, off-Broadway, and regional theater work throughout the United States and abroad.

Pre-registration is required for this event. To register, visit www.skarts.org.

Northeast Jazz & Wine Festival
CNY Jazz Arts Foundation

Price: Free
Clinton Square
Downtown, Syracuse

Main Stage Scholastic Festival

12:00 pm: Stan Colella Syracuse Parks & Recreation All-Star Big Band
A paying summer job for students exclusively from the Syracuse City School District, the Stan Colella Parks & Rec All-Star Big Band plays concerts at city events, nursing homes, schools, parks, and public places throughout the urban area. CNY Jazz provides a home base for its “youth orchestra” at Jazz Central in downtown Syracuse.

1:00 pm: Paul V. Moore High School Vocal Jazz Ensemble
The Paul V. Moore High School Vocal Jazz Ensemble hails from the Central Square School District, under the direction of Dennis Goettel.

Main Stage Battle of the Community Jazz Bands

2:00 pm: Stage Music Big Band
An 18-piece community big band featuring a five-piece sax section, SMBB formed in 2008 in Utica and began playing in public within about a month of its first rehearsal.

3:00 pm: Jazz Kats Big Band
The Jazz Kats Big Band is a Central New York community big band formed in 2008 as a venue for local musicians to play jazz, swing, funk, blues, rock, and more.

4:00 pm: Tradewind
Tradewind is a corporate jazz band featuring employees of Syracuse-based embedded systems engineering firm Critical Link.

Main Stage

6:30 pm: Antonio Hart Quartet
Double-degreed, Grammy-nominated alto saxophonist Antonio Hart studied jazz and education at the Berkelee College of Music. After graduation he teamed up with classmate Roy Hargrove to tour and record for three years. In 1991, he made his debut on RCA/Novus with For the First Time. Since then, he has recorded four albums, the latest, Here I Stand, for Impulse! He also has appeared on recordings with Nat Adderley, Slide Hampton, the Dizzy Gillespie Alumni All-Stars, and numerous others.

8:15 pm: Dee Dee Williams
From high energy to slow blues, Dee Dee Williams music is joyous, life-affirming, powerful, and soul-stirring. Vocalist Williams has performed all over North America, from New York to San Francisco and from Vancouver to New Orleans, with top acts including Keb Mo, Kenny Wayne Sheppard, and Marva Wright.

10:00 pm: Jackiem Joyner
Fowler High School graduate Jackiem Joyner's eponymous third album was released in 2010. Joyner burst onto the scene with babysoul on the ARTizen label in 2007. His second release, Lil' Man Soul, was released on Artistry Music and showcased his urban jazz via two #1 hit singles, "I'm Waiting For You" and "Take Me There." Smooth Jazz News named Joyner the Debut Artist of the Year in 2007.

Mardi Gras Pavilion (Clinton Square)

5:00 pm: Jeff Stockham's Jazz Police
7:30 pm: Jeff Stockham's Jazz Police
9:15 pm: Jeff Stockham's Jazz Police
Jeff Stockham is a graduate of Syracuse University and the Eastman School of Music. Trumpeter and French hornist in Thelonius Monk Jr.'s "Monk on Monk" big band, which has toured Europe, Israel, and the US many times, he has backed numerous national acts including Tony Bennett, Frank Sinatra Jr., Rosemary Clooney, Aretha Franklin, Harry Connick Jr., Natalie Cole, Johnny Mathis, and more.

World Beat Pavilion (Clinton Square)

5:00 pm: E.S.P.
7:30 pm: E.S.P.
9:15 pm: E.S.P.
Syracuse-based E.S.P. plays real jazz that you don't need a GPS to follow. A quartet with a contemporary sound, E.S.P.'s music has been described as "yesterday's bebop, meets today's modern jazz." Their 2010 release, Time's Up, won a SAMMY for best jazz album of the year.

For more information, visit www.nejazzwinefest.org.

Summer Cabaret with Judy Collins

Price: $250 VIP seating, $125 regular seating
Stella Maris Retreat Center
130 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles

The pure soprano voice of cultural icon and Grammy nominee Judy Collins will echo off the lake once again when she returns to Skaneateles to perform at a concert to benefit the Skaneateles Area Arts Council.

The iconic and beloved singer/songwriter and author will meet the public earlier in the day for a free "Conversations with Judy" from 1:00-3:00 pm at the Skaneateles Library. Collins will have a book-signing for her book Singing Lessons. Her CD "Paradise" will also be for sale.

Known for her eclectic style, Collins combines folk, show tunes, pop and rock 'n' roll music. Her love of lyrics was inspired by the music of such artists as Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger, as well as the traditional songs of the folk revival. Events often drive Collins' music. Through her poetic lyrics, she helped articulate the feelings of a generation activated by the Vietnam War and the tensions of the Civil Rights Movement. Of her 40 albums released over five decades, Collins has had numerous Top 10 hits, Grammy nominations, and gold and platinum albums. Among her hauntingly beautiful classic songs are her rendition of Joni Mitchell's "Both Sides Now," her version of Stephen Sondheim's "Send in the Clowns" from the musical "A Little Night Music," "Someday Soon," "Who Knows Where the Time Goes," "Suzanne," "My Father," "In My Life," and her version of "Amazing Grace."

The event will include lakeside cocktails; dining al fresco by Chris Kuhns, executive chef of the Sherwood Inn and Phoebe's Restaurant; and an intimate concert on the lawn by Judy Collins from 6:00-10:00 pm.

Tickets may be purchased online through PayPal at www.skarts.org or by sending a check to the Skaneateles Area Arts Council, P.O. Box 422, Skaneateles, NY 13152. Advance purchase is required for all seating.

An Evening of American Music (mostly)
Civic Morning Musicals
Featuring Jacqueline Schwab, piano

Price: $12 single; $25 family
May Memorial Unitarian Society
3800 E. Genesee St., Syracuse

You may not know her name, but if you have watched just one of the 11 PBS Ken Burns documentaries, you know her playing!

Jacqueline Schwab will be performing Stephen Foster and Civil War songs; Victorian ballroom dance tunes; ragtime, 20th-century tango, and Billie Holiday blues; settlers' Scots and Irish songs and dance tunes; arrangements of American heart songs honoring the spirit of music making in Mark Twain's time; and will also share personal stories about the music with the audience.

Activ Music Agency Presents: Summer Reign
Redhouse

Price: $8 online in advance, $10 at door
Former Redhouse Theater
219 S. West St., Syracuse

Get out of the heat and cool down with Activ Music at the Summer Reign concert and celebrate some of the area's best musicians. This interactive concert will feature hip-hop artist Jay Foss and folk-rock band Those Ghstfckrs. This interactive concert will alow you, the fan, to vote for the opening act. Log on to Twitter and submit your favorite local band or artist to @ctiv_music for voting. The list of contestants will be announced on the Activ Music Blog so be sure to keep checking in.

The Princess and the Pea
Magic Circle Children's Theatre

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

Interactive retelling of the children's classic story.

Reefer Madness
CNY Playhouse
Dustin M. Czarny, director

Price: Dinner theater: $34 single; $60 couple. Show only: $25 (limited availability)
Fire and Ice Banquet Hall, The Locker Room
528 Hiawatha Blvd., Syracuse

Dinner at 6:45 pm, followed by show at 8:00 pm.

Save Our Kids! Inspired by the original 1936 film of the same name, this raucous musical comedy takes a tongue-in-cheek look at the hysteria caused when clean-cut kids fall prey to marijuana, leading them on a hysterical downward spiral filled with evil jazz music, sex and violence. You won't be able to resist the spoofy fun of Reefer Madness. The addictive and clever musical numbers range from big Broadway-style show stoppers to swing tunes like "Down at the Ol' Five and Dime" and the Vegas-style "Listen to Jesus, Jimmy," featuring J.C. Himself leading a chorus of showgirl angels. This dynamic show will go straight to your head! A CNY premiere, with music direction by Dan Williams, choreography by Stephfond Brunson.

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Curtains! The Musical Comedy Whodunit
The Talent Company

Empire Theater
New York State Fairgrounds, Geddes

Packed full of show-stopping numbers and one of the funniest whodunnits ever, Curtains! is a delightful return to old-fashioned musical comedy. A new hilarious musical from the creators of Chicago and Cabaret, Curtains! unfolds backstage at Boston's Colonial Theatre in 1959 at a pre-Broadway tryout of a new musical. When the talent-free leading lady is murdered on opening night, Lieutenant Frank Cioffi arrives on the scene to conduct an investigation. But the lure of the theatre proves irresistible, and after an unexpected romance blooms for the stage-struck detective, he finds himself just as drawn toward making the show a hit as he is in solving the murder. As the bodies pile up, everyone is a suspect. Can Cioffi solve the murders and save the show so it can reach Broadway? Complete with a knock-out talented cast, drop-dead gorgeous costumes, and killer choreography, Curtains! is the "don't miss" musical comedy of the summer!

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Sunday, July 31, 2011

Why? A Community Art Project

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

What is your passion? Who inspires you the most? What would you change about Syracuse? These are only a few of the questions we will pose to the Syracuse community as we bring you "Why? A Community Art Project" during Syracuse's 2011 ArtsWeek celebration. Members of the community will create a series of art pieces by expressing what each person truly desires through answering life's unanswered questions. These panels will be free-standing wooden canvases for the public to transform their answers into visual art! Paint, markers and other weather-proof materials will be used on approximately 6'x4' wooden sandwich panels.

Laboratory of Valued Emotions

The Front
State Tower Building, 217 E. Genesee St., Syracuse

The Lab is an interactive installation examining the potential of objects to create unique relationships between people. The Lab is hosted by the Syracuse Public Artist in Residence (SPAR), Brendan Rose. Visitor response to the installation will be used to inform the design of a sculpture slated to be placed along the Connective Corridor later this year.

M Street Cooperative Craft Show

Price: Free
200 Block of Montgomery St.
Syracuse

This event brings 65 local crafters back downtown, this year expanded all the way up Montgomery Street to City Hall, with booths offering stained glass and handmade wooden toys to wrought iron sculpture and handmade children's and adult clothing and featuring the Media Unit's Monster Book Sale. M Street Cooperative sales benefit the Media Unit and the art programs at Hillbrook Detention Center.

It's Elemental: Works of Laura and Fred Wellner
Szozda Gallery

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

Duo artists and soulmates Laura and Fred Wellner visually express their appreciation of the world's natural environment in a stunning display of their collective works including abstract mixed media and stone sculpture.

Fiber and Ore: Works by Sharon Bottle Souva and Dana Blythe Stenson
Gallery 54

Gallery 54
54 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles

Fiber and Ore features fabric art by Sharon Bottle Souva and metalwork jewelry by Dana Blythe Stenson.

Emily Jones Exhibition
Imagine

Imagine
38 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles

Paintings by Syracuse artist Emily Elizabeth Jones will be featured throughout the month of July.

Jones, 26, grew up in Auburn, and is a self-taught artist who has been drawing and painting since she was a child. Jones paints with acrylics on a textured canvas.

Among the works on display will be her "Horizon Colors" series. "In creating this series, I was focused on the colors in our everyday environment," she says. "My inspiration revolves around atmospheric colors, and the glares, haziness and reflection brought on by sunlight. I take away all other elements, man-made or natural, so that viewers can focus completely on the colorscapes that they might otherwise overlook."

Native American Circle of Life Arts
Onondaga Historical Association

Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

The Onondaga Historical Association Museum will host the artists and wares of the Native American Circle of Life at the OHA Museum. Their crafts will include cornhusk dolls, jewelry, handmade blankets and purses, and unique gifts from The Northern Door Trading Post. Traditional Native foods will also be available for sale outside the museum on Montgomery St. The OHA's new history-themed gift shop and newly remodeled exhibit space will also be open to visitors.

Still Life: Revisited
Everson Museum of Art

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

The current exhibition examines the influence of painting on photography within the still life genre. 19th- and 20th-century American paintings from the permanent collection will be on display with the work of contemporary photographers such as Sharon Core, Laura Letinsky, Paulette Tavormina, and D.W. Mellor, and Irving Penn. Daniel K. Tennant, a local still life painter and photographer will also be included.

Read a review!

Celestial Nights: Visions of an Ancient Land
Everson Museum of Art

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

The Everson recently received a gift of 47 black-and-white photographs by Neil Folberg entitled "Celestial Nights: Visions of an Ancient Land." "Celestial Nights" is a stunning portfolio of nocturnal landscapes and star-filled skies set in ancient ruins found in the Middle East. The artist skillfully captures a spectacular world of nocturnal landscapes in Israel and the Sinai where the horizon is not always definitive. The earth and heavens are mingled in this series of arresting images, which to Folberg represents a blurred division between present and eternity, substance and spirit, and knowledge and imagination. Folberg writes, "In landscape I see a revelation of how pure spirituality has descended into physical existence ... These are the scenes, on the human edge of the cosmos, that I am showing in these photographs."

Neil Folberg was born in San Francisco and grew up in the Midwest. He was a student of Ansel Adams in 1967 and enrolled at the University of California at Berkeley the following year. In 1976 He moved to Jerusalem, a place that has become the subject of much of his work. He has exhibited widely and published several photographic books including the internationally acclaimed In A Desert Land (1987), a series of color photographs of Middle Eastern landscapes and architecture. His second book, And I Shall Dwell Among Them (1995) featured synagogue architecture throughout the Jewish Diaspora. Celestial Nights, published in 2001, became a major traveling exhibition organized by Aperture.

The Power of Pattern: New Work by David MacDonald
Everson Museum of Art

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

David MacDonald's long awaited solo exhibition will open with an innovative body of work. The highlight of the exhibition will be a monumental work commissioned by the Everson in 2008 with funds donated by the Social Arts Club. Also on view will be several new figurative vessels, monumental in scale, and plates from the Divination Series. Recently retired from Syracuse University's College of Visual and Performing Arts where he taught ceramics for more than 37 years, MacDonald is now able to concentrate on a new body of work.

Early in his career, ceramic artist David MacDonald turned to his African heritage for inspiration in his work. The many examples of surface pattern and decoration found in textiles, utilitarian objects, body ornament and architecture present among the diverse ethnic groups of sub-Sahara Africa continue to inform MacDonald's work on many levels. In his artist's statement, he proclaims "The principle concern of my art is the articulation of the magnificence and nobility of the human spirit; a celebration of my African heritage." For more than three decades, MacDonald has used clay to express these words through a significant body of work focusing on highly decorated utilitarian objects that have come to symbolize tremendous integrity and endurance.

MacDonald is recognized nationally not only for his master craftsmanship in ceramics but for his dedication as a mentor and teacher to a countless number of aspiring artists and students. Locally, he is a founding member of the Community Folk Art Center, an organization affiliated with Syracuse University's Department of African American Studies that aims to provide a space to engage artists from underrrepresented ethnic groups in Central New York. In addition, MacDonald is involved in many community activities including serving on the Everson's Collection Committee.

Syracuse Arts & Crafts Festival

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

The largest and most prestigious show of its kind in the area.

This spectacular 3-day showcase by 150 of the country's most talented artists, craftspeople, and entertainers is centered on historic Columbus Circle in downtown Syracuse. More than 50,000 visitors will shop and browse among the art and craft exhibits and enjoy a wide variety of music, multi-cultural performances, summer refreshments, and participatory activities.

The festival presents an exceptionally wide selection of contemporary arts and crafts, ranging from functional to decorative. Both 2- and 3-dimensional works will be featured including ceramics, fabric and fiber, glass, jewelry, leather, metal, wood, painting, graphics, drawing, sculpture, and photography. Exhibitors participate from over 30 states and Canada.

Visitors can shop for the finest arts and crafts available and also see how they are made. Live craft demonstrations include glass blowing, jewelry making, pottery making and glazing, yarn spinning and weaving, and woodworking.

The festival also features the performing arts. A full schedule of free continuous entertainment will include staged and street performances by musicians, costumed ethnic dance groups, and local singers and songwriters.

Blue Rain ECOfest

Price: Free
Hanover Square
Downtown Syracuse, Syracuse

CNY's only green festival features a complete line-up of music and dance acts on its Hanover Square stage; exhibits by local green and clean companies and organizations; a Green Drinks Syracuse special event on July 30, 5-7 pm at Prime Steakhouse; and new this year, the Greening USA Sustainability Academy in the City Hall Commons Atrium, where visitors can learn about green programs and initiatives in the city, county, and beyond. Learn more at www.bluerainecofest.org.

Music schedule:
1:00-1:45 PM: Superfine Behind
2:00-2:45 PM: South Bay
3:00-3:45 PM: Joe Sweet Trio
4:00-4:45 PM: London McDaniel
5:00-5:45 PM: Zadoc

Heartland Passage: An Oral History of the Erie Canal
Erie Canal Museum

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

Take a break from the outdoor heat in our theater to watch Heartland Passage: An Oral History of the Erie Canal. Heartland Passage is a series of nine high-definition videos, each featuring a person who grew up on the canal or who worked on the canal. The nine videos are "A Canal Family: Catherine Charron," "A City of Neighborhoods: Robert Coles," "The Love for Water: Albert E. Gayer," "Learning From Old Timers: David Gower," "Out of the Fog: Don Meixner," "Looking Over His Shoulder: Robert Montross," "Sitting on the Potty: Evamay Wilkins," "Driving Mules: Jesse Wimett," and "Dipper Dredge No. 3: Steve Wunder."

Nathan Roberts Restoration and Historical Reenactment
Erie Canal Museum

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

Dennis Heaphy, a skilled craftsman and historical reenactor, will become a living history exhibit as he completes repairs on the Nathan Roberts, a full-sized replica canal boat bow. Mr. Heaphy will engage passers-by while working to discuss his craft and Erie Canal history. The exhibit is dependent upon the weather. Visit www.eriecanalmuseum.org for more information.

Our Sporting Life: The Heroes, The Highlights, The History
Onondaga Historical Association

Price: Free
Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

This local sports history exhibit will highlight a variety of sports equipment, photographs, ephemera, and most importantly, the people involved in making sports history come alive. From baseball, to basketball, to football, hockey, bowling, and more, the exhibit will recount the "thrill of victory and the agony of defeat" for our local sports history makers. Visitors will learn more about Syracuse’s professional basketball team, women athletes, ice boating on Onondaga Lake, past Syracuse hockey teams, as well as African American athletes such as Moses Fleetwood Walker. Guests will also get a chance to see some vintage trophies, uniforms, equipment, and images of our local competitors in action.

Shadows of the Storm: The Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War
Onondaga Historical Association

Price: Free
Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

This exhibition features paintings, prints, photographs and sketches made during the war by an array of individuals. There is an emphasis on images with local connections, either by the artist or photographer being from Central New York or through the subject involving activities of soldiers from this area.

Northeast Jazz & Wine Festival
CNY Jazz Arts Foundation

Price: Free
Clinton Square
Downtown, Syracuse

Main Stage

1:00 pm: 33 DC
High-octane world music gospel group 33 DC was started more than 20 years ago by university friends who wanted a musical vehicle with which to spread the Gospel in their native Puerto Rico. Since then, the band has recorded eight albums and its exciting, energetic music has gained crossover appeal on secular stations in Puerto Rico and elsewhere.

4:30 pm: ADANFO African Ensemble
An experienced Ghanaian traditional drummer, founding Director of ADANFO and master drummer David Etse Nyadedzor studied drumming at the Folkloric Selamta Center for National Culture in Accra, Ghana. ADANFO brings not only Ghanaian but Togolese, Nigerian, Guinean, Senegalese, Zimbabwean, and South African drumming and dancing to the stage.

7:30 pm: Ricky Encarnacion and Heaven Report, featuring Paoli Mejias and Tower of Power's Norbert Stachel
A real showcase of Latino musical talent. Ricky Encarnacion is a producer and bass player who has toured with Bryan Ferry, Sheila E, and Tito Puente. Paoli Mejias is a distinguished young master percussionist, clinician, and bandleader who performed for more than 20 years. And Norbert Stachel is a saxophonist best known for his work with Tower of Power, although he’s worked with a musical who’s who, including Prince, Roger Waters, Eartha Kitt, and many more.

Mardi Gras Pavilion

3:00 pm: AudioInflux
6:00 pm: AudioInflux
Rochester-based AudioInflux describes its music as "jazz-infused funk wrapped in soul." The band began in 2007 as a studio project but has since become a full-scale live experience. AudioInflux's self-titled debut album was released in late 2010.

World Beat Pavilion

3:00 pm: SOHO Trio
6:00 pm: SOHO Trio
SOHO Trio blends jazz standards and contemporary pop tunes into a style that is dynamic and modern. The band’s name is an acronym taken from the names of pianist David Solazzo and bassist Bill Horrace (or SOlazzo/HOrrace). Max Roach protégé drummer John Betsey II makes up the three-piece.

For more information, visit www.nejazzwinefest.org.

Summer Workshop Performance
Schola Cantorum of Syracuse
Susan Hellauer, founding member of Anonymous 4, conductor

Trinity Episcopal Church
106 Chapel St., Fayetteville

This performance is the culmination of a four-day workshop focusing on sacred music of England of the 13th and 14th centuries, including plainchant and chant-based polyphony. For more information, go to www.scholacantorumofsyracuse.org.

Curtains! The Musical Comedy Whodunit
The Talent Company

Empire Theater
New York State Fairgrounds, Geddes

Packed full of show-stopping numbers and one of the funniest whodunnits ever, Curtains! is a delightful return to old-fashioned musical comedy. A new hilarious musical from the creators of Chicago and Cabaret, Curtains! unfolds backstage at Boston's Colonial Theatre in 1959 at a pre-Broadway tryout of a new musical. When the talent-free leading lady is murdered on opening night, Lieutenant Frank Cioffi arrives on the scene to conduct an investigation. But the lure of the theatre proves irresistible, and after an unexpected romance blooms for the stage-struck detective, he finds himself just as drawn toward making the show a hit as he is in solving the murder. As the bodies pile up, everyone is a suspect. Can Cioffi solve the murders and save the show so it can reach Broadway? Complete with a knock-out talented cast, drop-dead gorgeous costumes, and killer choreography, Curtains! is the "don't miss" musical comedy of the summer!

Read a review!

Monday, August 1, 2011

Nature As Our Muse: Works by Margaret Manring and Diana Whiting
Baltimore Woods

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

Working in the very different media of watercolor and photography, Margaret Manring and Diana Whiting take the viewer into the often fascinating and always compelling natural world. Manring describes the inspiration she derives from nature when approaching her watercolor painting: "I paint what moves me. Mostly I am looking at the way light moves over color and form and the many rhythms in patterns. I like ... trying to paint how the sunlit air smelled, how it cooled and slid down a hill or permeated a field or warmed in a chicken coop. I try to convey how I felt viewing the landscape, the (un)still life ..."

Whiting's passion for photography and for nature go hand in hand. Whiting explains: "Since I love nature, it is a natural fit that I bring (my) love of making photographs to the places that I spend a lot of time. I like looking for simplicity as well as finding a sense of rhythm in many of my photographs. With wildlife, I like to learn about my subjects as much as getting their photographs. My hope is to share my connection to the natural world and encourage conservation."

The work of these two award-winning artists has been exhibited and widely published. Manring's watercolors have been accepted on the national level in shows at Cooperstown, The Schweinfurth, and Old Forge. Whiting's work has been recognized by the National Audubon Society and the National Wildlife Federation.

For more information, visit www.baltimorewoods.org.

Through Our Eyes: A Father-Daughter Photography Exhibit
Westcott Community Art Gallery

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

A photographic journey through the travels of father and daughter, Steve and Molly Susman.

Layers: Kimonos and Fans
Redhouse

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

Layers: Kimonos and Fans uses multiple, suspended 6x3-foot paper kimonos that are painted and collaged, and incorporate air movement and sound. Christina Laurel, a Syracuse native residing in Rochester, transforms temporary paper shades into larger-than-life metaphorical images, and further transforms some of the accordion-folds into 39x53-inch paper fans framed by yardsticks.

The J Project
Liverpool is the Place

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

R&B.

Bring lawn chair or blanket for seating.

Transgressions: Coming of Age in 1950s Syracuse -- Jewish/Iroquois Themes and Symbolism
Temple Society of Concord

Price: Free (donations welcome)
Temple Society of Concord
910 Madison St., Syracuse

Syracuse native and English professor James A. Jacobs will discuss his new coming-of-age novel Transgressions: Coming of Age in 1950s Syracuse: Jewish/Iroquois Themes and Symbolism.

Jacobs' novel deals with themes of personal and communal responsibilities and overcoming obstacles, including betrayal.

Nominated five times to Who’s Who Among America's Teachers, Jacobs teaches at Diablo Valley College in Pleasant Valley, California.

A book signing and reception will follow the program and copies of the book will be available for purchase.

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Nature As Our Muse: Works by Margaret Manring and Diana Whiting
Baltimore Woods

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

Working in the very different media of watercolor and photography, Margaret Manring and Diana Whiting take the viewer into the often fascinating and always compelling natural world. Manring describes the inspiration she derives from nature when approaching her watercolor painting: "I paint what moves me. Mostly I am looking at the way light moves over color and form and the many rhythms in patterns. I like ... trying to paint how the sunlit air smelled, how it cooled and slid down a hill or permeated a field or warmed in a chicken coop. I try to convey how I felt viewing the landscape, the (un)still life ..."

Whiting's passion for photography and for nature go hand in hand. Whiting explains: "Since I love nature, it is a natural fit that I bring (my) love of making photographs to the places that I spend a lot of time. I like looking for simplicity as well as finding a sense of rhythm in many of my photographs. With wildlife, I like to learn about my subjects as much as getting their photographs. My hope is to share my connection to the natural world and encourage conservation."

The work of these two award-winning artists has been exhibited and widely published. Manring's watercolors have been accepted on the national level in shows at Cooperstown, The Schweinfurth, and Old Forge. Whiting's work has been recognized by the National Audubon Society and the National Wildlife Federation.

For more information, visit www.baltimorewoods.org.

Through Our Eyes: A Father-Daughter Photography Exhibit
Westcott Community Art Gallery

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

A photographic journey through the travels of father and daughter, Steve and Molly Susman.

Activated Space
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

Jacqueline Adamo: abstract oil paintings on linen and canvas
Miyo Hirano: raku,gas and wood fired ceramics
Melissa Montgomery: concrete sculpture
Bradley Hudson: mixed media on paper and canvas

Creation and Construction: Works of Janet Waters & Sharif Bey
Community Folk Art Center

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

CFAC is proud to be featuring the works of fiber artist Janet Waters and ceramist Sharif Bey for its summer exhibition.

Layers: Kimonos and Fans
Redhouse

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

Layers: Kimonos and Fans uses multiple, suspended 6x3-foot paper kimonos that are painted and collaged, and incorporate air movement and sound. Christina Laurel, a Syracuse native residing in Rochester, transforms temporary paper shades into larger-than-life metaphorical images, and further transforms some of the accordion-folds into 39x53-inch paper fans framed by yardsticks.

Celestial Nights: Visions of an Ancient Land
Everson Museum of Art

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

The Everson recently received a gift of 47 black-and-white photographs by Neil Folberg entitled "Celestial Nights: Visions of an Ancient Land." "Celestial Nights" is a stunning portfolio of nocturnal landscapes and star-filled skies set in ancient ruins found in the Middle East. The artist skillfully captures a spectacular world of nocturnal landscapes in Israel and the Sinai where the horizon is not always definitive. The earth and heavens are mingled in this series of arresting images, which to Folberg represents a blurred division between present and eternity, substance and spirit, and knowledge and imagination. Folberg writes, "In landscape I see a revelation of how pure spirituality has descended into physical existence ... These are the scenes, on the human edge of the cosmos, that I am showing in these photographs."

Neil Folberg was born in San Francisco and grew up in the Midwest. He was a student of Ansel Adams in 1967 and enrolled at the University of California at Berkeley the following year. In 1976 He moved to Jerusalem, a place that has become the subject of much of his work. He has exhibited widely and published several photographic books including the internationally acclaimed In A Desert Land (1987), a series of color photographs of Middle Eastern landscapes and architecture. His second book, And I Shall Dwell Among Them (1995) featured synagogue architecture throughout the Jewish Diaspora. Celestial Nights, published in 2001, became a major traveling exhibition organized by Aperture.

Still Life: Revisited
Everson Museum of Art

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

The current exhibition examines the influence of painting on photography within the still life genre. 19th- and 20th-century American paintings from the permanent collection will be on display with the work of contemporary photographers such as Sharon Core, Laura Letinsky, Paulette Tavormina, and D.W. Mellor, and Irving Penn. Daniel K. Tennant, a local still life painter and photographer will also be included.

Read a review!

The Power of Pattern: New Work by David MacDonald
Everson Museum of Art

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

David MacDonald's long awaited solo exhibition will open with an innovative body of work. The highlight of the exhibition will be a monumental work commissioned by the Everson in 2008 with funds donated by the Social Arts Club. Also on view will be several new figurative vessels, monumental in scale, and plates from the Divination Series. Recently retired from Syracuse University's College of Visual and Performing Arts where he taught ceramics for more than 37 years, MacDonald is now able to concentrate on a new body of work.

Early in his career, ceramic artist David MacDonald turned to his African heritage for inspiration in his work. The many examples of surface pattern and decoration found in textiles, utilitarian objects, body ornament and architecture present among the diverse ethnic groups of sub-Sahara Africa continue to inform MacDonald's work on many levels. In his artist's statement, he proclaims "The principle concern of my art is the articulation of the magnificence and nobility of the human spirit; a celebration of my African heritage." For more than three decades, MacDonald has used clay to express these words through a significant body of work focusing on highly decorated utilitarian objects that have come to symbolize tremendous integrity and endurance.

MacDonald is recognized nationally not only for his master craftsmanship in ceramics but for his dedication as a mentor and teacher to a countless number of aspiring artists and students. Locally, he is a founding member of the Community Folk Art Center, an organization affiliated with Syracuse University's Department of African American Studies that aims to provide a space to engage artists from underrrepresented ethnic groups in Central New York. In addition, MacDonald is involved in many community activities including serving on the Everson's Collection Committee.

Jackson Rohm
Town of Clay

Price: Free
Clay Park Central
Wetzel Rd., Liverpool

Bring lawn chairs or blankets for seating. Food available for purchase.

Baldwinsville Summer Series
Featuring After FX

Price: Free
Paper Mill Island
Baldwinsville

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Nature As Our Muse: Works by Margaret Manring and Diana Whiting
Baltimore Woods

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

Working in the very different media of watercolor and photography, Margaret Manring and Diana Whiting take the viewer into the often fascinating and always compelling natural world. Manring describes the inspiration she derives from nature when approaching her watercolor painting: "I paint what moves me. Mostly I am looking at the way light moves over color and form and the many rhythms in patterns. I like ... trying to paint how the sunlit air smelled, how it cooled and slid down a hill or permeated a field or warmed in a chicken coop. I try to convey how I felt viewing the landscape, the (un)still life ..."

Whiting's passion for photography and for nature go hand in hand. Whiting explains: "Since I love nature, it is a natural fit that I bring (my) love of making photographs to the places that I spend a lot of time. I like looking for simplicity as well as finding a sense of rhythm in many of my photographs. With wildlife, I like to learn about my subjects as much as getting their photographs. My hope is to share my connection to the natural world and encourage conservation."

The work of these two award-winning artists has been exhibited and widely published. Manring's watercolors have been accepted on the national level in shows at Cooperstown, The Schweinfurth, and Old Forge. Whiting's work has been recognized by the National Audubon Society and the National Wildlife Federation.

For more information, visit www.baltimorewoods.org.

Through Our Eyes: A Father-Daughter Photography Exhibit
Westcott Community Art Gallery

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

A photographic journey through the travels of father and daughter, Steve and Molly Susman.

Activated Space
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

Jacqueline Adamo: abstract oil paintings on linen and canvas
Miyo Hirano: raku,gas and wood fired ceramics
Melissa Montgomery: concrete sculpture
Bradley Hudson: mixed media on paper and canvas

Creation and Construction: Works of Janet Waters & Sharif Bey
Community Folk Art Center

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

CFAC is proud to be featuring the works of fiber artist Janet Waters and ceramist Sharif Bey for its summer exhibition.

Layers: Kimonos and Fans
Redhouse

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

Layers: Kimonos and Fans uses multiple, suspended 6x3-foot paper kimonos that are painted and collaged, and incorporate air movement and sound. Christina Laurel, a Syracuse native residing in Rochester, transforms temporary paper shades into larger-than-life metaphorical images, and further transforms some of the accordion-folds into 39x53-inch paper fans framed by yardsticks.

It's Elemental: Works of Laura and Fred Wellner
Szozda Gallery

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

Duo artists and soulmates Laura and Fred Wellner visually express their appreciation of the world's natural environment in a stunning display of their collective works including abstract mixed media and stone sculpture.

The Power of Pattern: New Work by David MacDonald
Everson Museum of Art

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

David MacDonald's long awaited solo exhibition will open with an innovative body of work. The highlight of the exhibition will be a monumental work commissioned by the Everson in 2008 with funds donated by the Social Arts Club. Also on view will be several new figurative vessels, monumental in scale, and plates from the Divination Series. Recently retired from Syracuse University's College of Visual and Performing Arts where he taught ceramics for more than 37 years, MacDonald is now able to concentrate on a new body of work.

Early in his career, ceramic artist David MacDonald turned to his African heritage for inspiration in his work. The many examples of surface pattern and decoration found in textiles, utilitarian objects, body ornament and architecture present among the diverse ethnic groups of sub-Sahara Africa continue to inform MacDonald's work on many levels. In his artist's statement, he proclaims "The principle concern of my art is the articulation of the magnificence and nobility of the human spirit; a celebration of my African heritage." For more than three decades, MacDonald has used clay to express these words through a significant body of work focusing on highly decorated utilitarian objects that have come to symbolize tremendous integrity and endurance.

MacDonald is recognized nationally not only for his master craftsmanship in ceramics but for his dedication as a mentor and teacher to a countless number of aspiring artists and students. Locally, he is a founding member of the Community Folk Art Center, an organization affiliated with Syracuse University's Department of African American Studies that aims to provide a space to engage artists from underrrepresented ethnic groups in Central New York. In addition, MacDonald is involved in many community activities including serving on the Everson's Collection Committee.

Still Life: Revisited
Everson Museum of Art

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

The current exhibition examines the influence of painting on photography within the still life genre. 19th- and 20th-century American paintings from the permanent collection will be on display with the work of contemporary photographers such as Sharon Core, Laura Letinsky, Paulette Tavormina, and D.W. Mellor, and Irving Penn. Daniel K. Tennant, a local still life painter and photographer will also be included.

Read a review!

Celestial Nights: Visions of an Ancient Land
Everson Museum of Art

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

The Everson recently received a gift of 47 black-and-white photographs by Neil Folberg entitled "Celestial Nights: Visions of an Ancient Land." "Celestial Nights" is a stunning portfolio of nocturnal landscapes and star-filled skies set in ancient ruins found in the Middle East. The artist skillfully captures a spectacular world of nocturnal landscapes in Israel and the Sinai where the horizon is not always definitive. The earth and heavens are mingled in this series of arresting images, which to Folberg represents a blurred division between present and eternity, substance and spirit, and knowledge and imagination. Folberg writes, "In landscape I see a revelation of how pure spirituality has descended into physical existence ... These are the scenes, on the human edge of the cosmos, that I am showing in these photographs."

Neil Folberg was born in San Francisco and grew up in the Midwest. He was a student of Ansel Adams in 1967 and enrolled at the University of California at Berkeley the following year. In 1976 He moved to Jerusalem, a place that has become the subject of much of his work. He has exhibited widely and published several photographic books including the internationally acclaimed In A Desert Land (1987), a series of color photographs of Middle Eastern landscapes and architecture. His second book, And I Shall Dwell Among Them (1995) featured synagogue architecture throughout the Jewish Diaspora. Celestial Nights, published in 2001, became a major traveling exhibition organized by Aperture.

Flicks on the Crick: Takers

Price: Free
Sound Garden parking lot
310 W. Jefferson St., Syracuse

Films will be projected in HD starting at dusk on the side of Sound Garden's building, where patrons can watch in Syracuse's new park along the creekwalk next to the MOST in Armory Square. People are invited to bring lawn chairs and early arrival is recommended.

Shadows of the Storm: The Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War
Onondaga Historical Association

Price: Free
Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

This exhibition features paintings, prints, photographs and sketches made during the war by an array of individuals. There is an emphasis on images with local connections, either by the artist or photographer being from Central New York or through the subject involving activities of soldiers from this area.

Our Sporting Life: The Heroes, The Highlights, The History
Onondaga Historical Association

Price: Free
Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

This local sports history exhibit will highlight a variety of sports equipment, photographs, ephemera, and most importantly, the people involved in making sports history come alive. From baseball, to basketball, to football, hockey, bowling, and more, the exhibit will recount the "thrill of victory and the agony of defeat" for our local sports history makers. Visitors will learn more about Syracuse’s professional basketball team, women athletes, ice boating on Onondaga Lake, past Syracuse hockey teams, as well as African American athletes such as Moses Fleetwood Walker. Guests will also get a chance to see some vintage trophies, uniforms, equipment, and images of our local competitors in action.

Thunder Canyon
North Syracuse Summer Concert Series

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

Bring lawn chairs or blankets for seating. Food available for purchase. For more information, phone 315-458-8050.

Secret of Life
Liverpool is the Place

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

James Taylor covers.

Bring lawn chair or blanket for seating.

Thursday, August 4, 2011

Nature As Our Muse: Works by Margaret Manring and Diana Whiting
Baltimore Woods

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

Working in the very different media of watercolor and photography, Margaret Manring and Diana Whiting take the viewer into the often fascinating and always compelling natural world. Manring describes the inspiration she derives from nature when approaching her watercolor painting: "I paint what moves me. Mostly I am looking at the way light moves over color and form and the many rhythms in patterns. I like ... trying to paint how the sunlit air smelled, how it cooled and slid down a hill or permeated a field or warmed in a chicken coop. I try to convey how I felt viewing the landscape, the (un)still life ..."

Whiting's passion for photography and for nature go hand in hand. Whiting explains: "Since I love nature, it is a natural fit that I bring (my) love of making photographs to the places that I spend a lot of time. I like looking for simplicity as well as finding a sense of rhythm in many of my photographs. With wildlife, I like to learn about my subjects as much as getting their photographs. My hope is to share my connection to the natural world and encourage conservation."

The work of these two award-winning artists has been exhibited and widely published. Manring's watercolors have been accepted on the national level in shows at Cooperstown, The Schweinfurth, and Old Forge. Whiting's work has been recognized by the National Audubon Society and the National Wildlife Federation.

For more information, visit www.baltimorewoods.org.

Through Our Eyes: A Father-Daughter Photography Exhibit
Westcott Community Art Gallery

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

A photographic journey through the travels of father and daughter, Steve and Molly Susman.

Activated Space
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

Jacqueline Adamo: abstract oil paintings on linen and canvas
Miyo Hirano: raku,gas and wood fired ceramics
Melissa Montgomery: concrete sculpture
Bradley Hudson: mixed media on paper and canvas

Creation and Construction: Works of Janet Waters & Sharif Bey
Community Folk Art Center

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

CFAC is proud to be featuring the works of fiber artist Janet Waters and ceramist Sharif Bey for its summer exhibition.

Layers: Kimonos and Fans
Redhouse

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

Layers: Kimonos and Fans uses multiple, suspended 6x3-foot paper kimonos that are painted and collaged, and incorporate air movement and sound. Christina Laurel, a Syracuse native residing in Rochester, transforms temporary paper shades into larger-than-life metaphorical images, and further transforms some of the accordion-folds into 39x53-inch paper fans framed by yardsticks.

It's Elemental: Works of Laura and Fred Wellner
Szozda Gallery

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

Duo artists and soulmates Laura and Fred Wellner visually express their appreciation of the world's natural environment in a stunning display of their collective works including abstract mixed media and stone sculpture.

The Power of Pattern: New Work by David MacDonald
Everson Museum of Art

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

David MacDonald's long awaited solo exhibition will open with an innovative body of work. The highlight of the exhibition will be a monumental work commissioned by the Everson in 2008 with funds donated by the Social Arts Club. Also on view will be several new figurative vessels, monumental in scale, and plates from the Divination Series. Recently retired from Syracuse University's College of Visual and Performing Arts where he taught ceramics for more than 37 years, MacDonald is now able to concentrate on a new body of work.

Early in his career, ceramic artist David MacDonald turned to his African heritage for inspiration in his work. The many examples of surface pattern and decoration found in textiles, utilitarian objects, body ornament and architecture present among the diverse ethnic groups of sub-Sahara Africa continue to inform MacDonald's work on many levels. In his artist's statement, he proclaims "The principle concern of my art is the articulation of the magnificence and nobility of the human spirit; a celebration of my African heritage." For more than three decades, MacDonald has used clay to express these words through a significant body of work focusing on highly decorated utilitarian objects that have come to symbolize tremendous integrity and endurance.

MacDonald is recognized nationally not only for his master craftsmanship in ceramics but for his dedication as a mentor and teacher to a countless number of aspiring artists and students. Locally, he is a founding member of the Community Folk Art Center, an organization affiliated with Syracuse University's Department of African American Studies that aims to provide a space to engage artists from underrrepresented ethnic groups in Central New York. In addition, MacDonald is involved in many community activities including serving on the Everson's Collection Committee.

Celestial Nights: Visions of an Ancient Land
Everson Museum of Art

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

The Everson recently received a gift of 47 black-and-white photographs by Neil Folberg entitled "Celestial Nights: Visions of an Ancient Land." "Celestial Nights" is a stunning portfolio of nocturnal landscapes and star-filled skies set in ancient ruins found in the Middle East. The artist skillfully captures a spectacular world of nocturnal landscapes in Israel and the Sinai where the horizon is not always definitive. The earth and heavens are mingled in this series of arresting images, which to Folberg represents a blurred division between present and eternity, substance and spirit, and knowledge and imagination. Folberg writes, "In landscape I see a revelation of how pure spirituality has descended into physical existence ... These are the scenes, on the human edge of the cosmos, that I am showing in these photographs."

Neil Folberg was born in San Francisco and grew up in the Midwest. He was a student of Ansel Adams in 1967 and enrolled at the University of California at Berkeley the following year. In 1976 He moved to Jerusalem, a place that has become the subject of much of his work. He has exhibited widely and published several photographic books including the internationally acclaimed In A Desert Land (1987), a series of color photographs of Middle Eastern landscapes and architecture. His second book, And I Shall Dwell Among Them (1995) featured synagogue architecture throughout the Jewish Diaspora. Celestial Nights, published in 2001, became a major traveling exhibition organized by Aperture.

Still Life: Revisited
Everson Museum of Art

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

The current exhibition examines the influence of painting on photography within the still life genre. 19th- and 20th-century American paintings from the permanent collection will be on display with the work of contemporary photographers such as Sharon Core, Laura Letinsky, Paulette Tavormina, and D.W. Mellor, and Irving Penn. Daniel K. Tennant, a local still life painter and photographer will also be included.

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Opening: My Recovery Story
XL Projects

Price: Free
XL Projects
307-313 S. Clinton St., Syracuse

There will be an opening reception this evening 5:00-8:00 pm.

Take these cameras. Tell your story.

That is what clients involved in Syracuse Behavioral Healthcare's (SBH) photo program were asked to do this past winter. Clients could take cameras wherever they wanted and take photos of whatever they wished, as long as the photos told a piece of their recovery story. The result is an enterprising, honest examination of the recovery process, showcased by people in recovery.

To encourage community dialogue and expression about the recovery process, attendees are encouraged to write comments about the photos and the recovery process directly on the mattes scattered around the space.

"My Recovery Story" is an opportunity for participants to celebrate the beginning of a new life with family, friends and the community. Students in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications collaborated with SBH on producing promotional materials, as well as creating videos of the client artists in this interactive exhibition.

Our Sporting Life: The Heroes, The Highlights, The History
Onondaga Historical Association

Price: Free
Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

This local sports history exhibit will highlight a variety of sports equipment, photographs, ephemera, and most importantly, the people involved in making sports history come alive. From baseball, to basketball, to football, hockey, bowling, and more, the exhibit will recount the "thrill of victory and the agony of defeat" for our local sports history makers. Visitors will learn more about Syracuse’s professional basketball team, women athletes, ice boating on Onondaga Lake, past Syracuse hockey teams, as well as African American athletes such as Moses Fleetwood Walker. Guests will also get a chance to see some vintage trophies, uniforms, equipment, and images of our local competitors in action.

Shadows of the Storm: The Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War
Onondaga Historical Association

Price: Free
Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

This exhibition features paintings, prints, photographs and sketches made during the war by an array of individuals. There is an emphasis on images with local connections, either by the artist or photographer being from Central New York or through the subject involving activities of soldiers from this area.

Maria DeSantis Band, with special guests
Town of Dewitt

Price: Free
Ryder Park
5400 Butternut Dr., DeWitt

Bring lawn chairs or blankets for seating. Food available for purchase.

About Time Band
Town of Geddes Summer Concert Series

Price: Free
Lakeland Park
Alhadn Parkway, Solvay

Bring lawn chairs or blankets for seating.

Jazz in the City: The BlackLites, Rev. Blessed Sikhosana & the Voices of Africa, Syracuse Gospel Workshop of America
CNY Jazz Arts Foundation

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

The Rev. Blessed Sikhosana and the Voices of Africa will begin the concert with a patriotic medley. This children's chorus is made up of recent refugees from conflict regions of Africa who have been relocated to Central New York. Following their appearance will be Dr. Joan Hillsman's new Syracuse Gospel Music Workshop of America. The evening will conclude with what has become a tradition for this event, a show by the BlackLites, now in their 38th year serving Central New York with high-powered Soul and R&B.

Les Dudek, with Cousin Jake
Westcott Theater

Westcott Theater
524 Westcott St., Syracuse

Deadline: Kent Clark, Mild-mannered Reporter
Acme Mystery Company

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

Kent Clark has discovered that, though it isn't what it used to be, the print media is still worth fighting for. His newspaper, The Daily Planetoid, is involved in a power struggle as its owner, the notorious cheapskate Perrier "Tighty" White, is looking to cash out. Unscrupulous investors are lining up faster than a speeding bullet to seize control leading Kent to ask the question: Is the paper also worth dying for? Looks like some nasty stuff is about to happen but who will save the day? Jimmy? Lois? You? Or maybe "You Know Who?"

Curtains! The Musical Comedy Whodunit
The Talent Company

Empire Theater
New York State Fairgrounds, Geddes

Packed full of show-stopping numbers and one of the funniest whodunnits ever, Curtains! is a delightful return to old-fashioned musical comedy. A new hilarious musical from the creators of Chicago and Cabaret, Curtains! unfolds backstage at Boston's Colonial Theatre in 1959 at a pre-Broadway tryout of a new musical. When the talent-free leading lady is murdered on opening night, Lieutenant Frank Cioffi arrives on the scene to conduct an investigation. But the lure of the theatre proves irresistible, and after an unexpected romance blooms for the stage-struck detective, he finds himself just as drawn toward making the show a hit as he is in solving the murder. As the bodies pile up, everyone is a suspect. Can Cioffi solve the murders and save the show so it can reach Broadway? Complete with a knock-out talented cast, drop-dead gorgeous costumes, and killer choreography, Curtains! is the "don't miss" musical comedy of the summer!

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