Monday, June 3, 2013

Rust Belt: New Pants
Lipe Art Park

Price: Free
Lipe Art Park
W. Fayette St. between Armory Square and Tipp Hill, Syracuse

"Rust Belt: New Pants" is an outdoor art exhibit that examines the evolving identity of the city of Syracuse, starting with its industrial, manufacturing beginnings and going to its presence as a post-industrial and cultural hub. Seven local Syracuse artists will be showing their work in the exhibition. While these artists each approached the symbolization of the city's evolution differently in their work, they all recognized the effects post-industrial renewal is having on Syracuse's identity. Furthermore, they chose to represent the city's past by utilizing materials and creating structures that are reminiscent of Syracuse's industrial age. The works encompass a variety of mediums including mural, sculpture, and video.

In My Footsteps: Photography by Everet D. Regal

Price: Free
Onondaga County Central Library
The Galleries of Syracuse, 447 S. Salina St., Syracuse

"In My Footsteps" is a varied collection of landscape, water, city and diverse subjects, largely comprised from local and Upstate New York areas.

Spring Discoveries en Plein Air
Baltimore Woods Weeks Art Gallery

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

Oil paintings and sketches by Skaneateles artist Hetty Easter and her Sketch Club students will be on display. Hetty and her students created all the artwork while outside. Easter's Sketch Club gives children the opportunity to enjoy being creative in a relaxed setting. She started the club last September. It meets approximately once a week after school, with a break during the coldest winter months. This exhibit will include work from more than 20 children, in grades 1-6, who have participated in the group since its inception.

They Left 150 Years Ago
Syracuse Technology Garden Gallery

Price: Free
Syracuse Technology Garden
235 Harrison St., Syracuse

"They Left 150 Years Ago," a solo photography exhibition by Jason DeBose, is a visual introduction to the Finnish city of Tampere and its local lifestyle, as well as a visual look at the Finnish influence on America's northeast cities and at Finnish-American heritage. The exhibition also aims to reenergize the dormant sister city relationship between the cities of Syracuse, NY, and Tampere, Finland. Official ties originally established over 20 years ago with the co-hosting of a boxing competition. This exhibit will be the first portion of a two-part engagement that focuses on the sister city relationship. The second portion, a premier screening of the Finnish black comedy film, Iron Sky will be announced shortly.

Jason DeBose is an acclaimed photographer from Pasadena, CA. Mr. DeBose's work has been showcased internationally, including in Ireland, Denmark, Portugal, Estonia, and United States.

Strange Victories: Grove Press, 1951-1985
Syracuse University Library Special Collections Research Center

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

Strange Victories: Grove Press, 1951-1985 is the first major exhibition on the notorious American publisher Grove Press. Founded by Barney Rosset in 1951, Grove Press became one of the 20th-century's great avant-garde publishing houses. What began as a small independent publisher on Grove Street in New York City's Greenwich Village grew into a multimillion dollar publishing company that has been credited with introducing important authors from around the world to American readers during the postwar period.

Taking its cue from the 1948 film Strange Victory, which Rosset produced in collaboration with left-wing documentary filmmaker Leo Hurwitz after WWII, the exhibition traces the history and evolution of Grove Press, from its role at the center of national censorship trials over the first American editions of Lady Chatterley's Lover and Tropic of Cancer, to its publication of politically-engaged works including The Wretched of the Earth, Red Star over China, and The Autobiography of Malcolm X, to its scandalous and very profitable Victorian Library. Each book published by Grove, the exhibition reveals, was in its own way, a "strange victory." For while Grove altered the American literary landscape and its relationship to social mores, equality, and freedom of expression, Grove also aggressively deployed savvy marketing strategies, became embroiled in labor union battles, floundered in its own success, and offended the sensibilities of not only "squares," but feminists, Marxists, academics, and many others. Strange Victories tells the complicated story of Grove's many literary and political achievements, whose profound influence on American culture endures today.

Employee Art Show
The Art Store Gallery

Price: Free
The Art Store/Commercial Art Supply
935 Erie Blvd. E., Syracuse

Earth Tones: Works by Carol Boyer
Maxwell Memorial Library

Price: Free
Maxwell Memorial Library
14 Genesee St., Camillus

Earth Tones is an exhibit of the fabric art of Carol Boyer, a fiber artist who has been creating non-traditional quilts for almost 40 years.

West Side Through My Eyes
La Casita Cultural Center

Price: Free
La Casita Cultural Center
109 Otisco St., Syracuse

An exhibit of photos by the participants of the teen photography workshop at La Casita in collaboration with the Department of Child and Family Studies of Syracuse University. The program is part of the Creative Corner Program at La Casita which is a multi-modal artistic space in which children and youth explore diverse forms and processes of art-making. In addition, the Teen Photography Workshop series is part of the 2013 Reducing Teen Violence Initiative in the Near West Side.

Transfiguring Art: Contemporary Colombian Abstract Painting
La Casita Cultural Center

Price: Free
La Casita Cultural Center
109 Otisco St., Syracuse

"Transfiguring Art: Contemporary Colombian Abstract Painting" is a collection of oil and acrylic pieces on canvas showcasing three contemporary Colombian artists exploring non-figurative art. The exhibit is conceived as a bridge-building opportunity and artistic exchange between artists residing at home and in the diaspora, in Colombia, Mexico, and the United States. It includes paintings by Fernando Manrique, Rafael Ordoñez, and Esperanza Tielbaard Pazmiño, all of whom explore the of textural and composition possibilities in abstract art.

The artistic proposals of Manrique, Ordoñez and Pazmiño share an interest in communicating the rich sensory experiences and of the conceptual suggestions possible in pictorial abstraction. Their works explore alternative ways of engaging reality and ask viewers to see through the senses as they travel through interweaving forms, suggestive textures, and provoking compositions. Their canvases challenge accepted distinctions between abstract and figurative painting, as well as between purist and committed art from Latin America, since they incorporate issues of identity, technology, nature, and affect as themes to be explored through the senses.

The collection invites us to be seduced by the mix and to reflect on our understanding of artistic creation and perception, and changing patterns in the 21st century.

Phantom of the Opera (1943)
Syracuse Cinephile Society

Price: $3.50 non-members, $3 members
Spaghetti Warehouse
689 N. Clinton St., Syracuse

Director: Arthur Lubin. Cast: Claude Rains, Susanna Foster, Nelson Eddy, Edgar Barrier, Hume Cronyn, Leo Carillo.
The first sound version of the classic story, with Rains making a haunting Phantom. A beautiful production that won Academy Awards for Cinematography and Art Direction. In glorious Technicolor!

Liverpool Schools Jazz Fest
Liverpool is the Place

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

Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Rust Belt: New Pants
Lipe Art Park

Price: Free
Lipe Art Park
W. Fayette St. between Armory Square and Tipp Hill, Syracuse

"Rust Belt: New Pants" is an outdoor art exhibit that examines the evolving identity of the city of Syracuse, starting with its industrial, manufacturing beginnings and going to its presence as a post-industrial and cultural hub. Seven local Syracuse artists will be showing their work in the exhibition. While these artists each approached the symbolization of the city's evolution differently in their work, they all recognized the effects post-industrial renewal is having on Syracuse's identity. Furthermore, they chose to represent the city's past by utilizing materials and creating structures that are reminiscent of Syracuse's industrial age. The works encompass a variety of mediums including mural, sculpture, and video.

In My Footsteps: Photography by Everet D. Regal

Price: Free
Onondaga County Central Library
The Galleries of Syracuse, 447 S. Salina St., Syracuse

"In My Footsteps" is a varied collection of landscape, water, city and diverse subjects, largely comprised from local and Upstate New York areas.

Spring Discoveries en Plein Air
Baltimore Woods Weeks Art Gallery

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

Oil paintings and sketches by Skaneateles artist Hetty Easter and her Sketch Club students will be on display. Hetty and her students created all the artwork while outside. Easter's Sketch Club gives children the opportunity to enjoy being creative in a relaxed setting. She started the club last September. It meets approximately once a week after school, with a break during the coldest winter months. This exhibit will include work from more than 20 children, in grades 1-6, who have participated in the group since its inception.

They Left 150 Years Ago
Syracuse Technology Garden Gallery

Price: Free
Syracuse Technology Garden
235 Harrison St., Syracuse

"They Left 150 Years Ago," a solo photography exhibition by Jason DeBose, is a visual introduction to the Finnish city of Tampere and its local lifestyle, as well as a visual look at the Finnish influence on America's northeast cities and at Finnish-American heritage. The exhibition also aims to reenergize the dormant sister city relationship between the cities of Syracuse, NY, and Tampere, Finland. Official ties originally established over 20 years ago with the co-hosting of a boxing competition. This exhibit will be the first portion of a two-part engagement that focuses on the sister city relationship. The second portion, a premier screening of the Finnish black comedy film, Iron Sky will be announced shortly.

Jason DeBose is an acclaimed photographer from Pasadena, CA. Mr. DeBose's work has been showcased internationally, including in Ireland, Denmark, Portugal, Estonia, and United States.

Strange Victories: Grove Press, 1951-1985
Syracuse University Library Special Collections Research Center

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

Strange Victories: Grove Press, 1951-1985 is the first major exhibition on the notorious American publisher Grove Press. Founded by Barney Rosset in 1951, Grove Press became one of the 20th-century's great avant-garde publishing houses. What began as a small independent publisher on Grove Street in New York City's Greenwich Village grew into a multimillion dollar publishing company that has been credited with introducing important authors from around the world to American readers during the postwar period.

Taking its cue from the 1948 film Strange Victory, which Rosset produced in collaboration with left-wing documentary filmmaker Leo Hurwitz after WWII, the exhibition traces the history and evolution of Grove Press, from its role at the center of national censorship trials over the first American editions of Lady Chatterley's Lover and Tropic of Cancer, to its publication of politically-engaged works including The Wretched of the Earth, Red Star over China, and The Autobiography of Malcolm X, to its scandalous and very profitable Victorian Library. Each book published by Grove, the exhibition reveals, was in its own way, a "strange victory." For while Grove altered the American literary landscape and its relationship to social mores, equality, and freedom of expression, Grove also aggressively deployed savvy marketing strategies, became embroiled in labor union battles, floundered in its own success, and offended the sensibilities of not only "squares," but feminists, Marxists, academics, and many others. Strange Victories tells the complicated story of Grove's many literary and political achievements, whose profound influence on American culture endures today.

Employee Art Show
The Art Store Gallery

Price: Free
The Art Store/Commercial Art Supply
935 Erie Blvd. E., Syracuse

Delineation
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

Donalee Peden Wesley: mixed media drawings (including charcoal, graphite, and pastel and watercolor washes) and sculptures exploring the depths and subtleties of human/animal relationship
Arlene Abend: pendant necklaces made of bronze, brass and copper

Read a review!

Earth Tones: Works by Carol Boyer
Maxwell Memorial Library

Price: Free
Maxwell Memorial Library
14 Genesee St., Camillus

Earth Tones is an exhibit of the fabric art of Carol Boyer, a fiber artist who has been creating non-traditional quilts for almost 40 years.

20th-Century American Art from the Permanent Collection
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

To complement "American Moderns, 1910-1960: From O'Keeffe to Rockwell," the Everson highlights works by American modern artists from the permanent collection. This exhibition presents paintings, works on paper and sculpture by Milton Avery, Charles Burchfield, Eldzier Cortor, Reginald Marsh, Grandma Moses, and John Marin, among others.

West Side Through My Eyes
La Casita Cultural Center

Price: Free
La Casita Cultural Center
109 Otisco St., Syracuse

An exhibit of photos by the participants of the teen photography workshop at La Casita in collaboration with the Department of Child and Family Studies of Syracuse University. The program is part of the Creative Corner Program at La Casita which is a multi-modal artistic space in which children and youth explore diverse forms and processes of art-making. In addition, the Teen Photography Workshop series is part of the 2013 Reducing Teen Violence Initiative in the Near West Side.

Transfiguring Art: Contemporary Colombian Abstract Painting
La Casita Cultural Center

Price: Free
La Casita Cultural Center
109 Otisco St., Syracuse

"Transfiguring Art: Contemporary Colombian Abstract Painting" is a collection of oil and acrylic pieces on canvas showcasing three contemporary Colombian artists exploring non-figurative art. The exhibit is conceived as a bridge-building opportunity and artistic exchange between artists residing at home and in the diaspora, in Colombia, Mexico, and the United States. It includes paintings by Fernando Manrique, Rafael Ordoñez, and Esperanza Tielbaard Pazmiño, all of whom explore the of textural and composition possibilities in abstract art.

The artistic proposals of Manrique, Ordoñez and Pazmiño share an interest in communicating the rich sensory experiences and of the conceptual suggestions possible in pictorial abstraction. Their works explore alternative ways of engaging reality and ask viewers to see through the senses as they travel through interweaving forms, suggestive textures, and provoking compositions. Their canvases challenge accepted distinctions between abstract and figurative painting, as well as between purist and committed art from Latin America, since they incorporate issues of identity, technology, nature, and affect as themes to be explored through the senses.

The collection invites us to be seduced by the mix and to reflect on our understanding of artistic creation and perception, and changing patterns in the 21st century.

Orgone, with Root Shock
Westcott Theater

Westcott Theater
524 Westcott St., Syracuse

An Iliad
Syracuse Stage
Penny Metropulos, director

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

An edgy adaptation of Homer's epic story told by a single poet, adapted from Homer by Lisa Peterson and Denis O'Hare, translation by Robert Fagles.

This remarkable interpretation of Homer's account of The Trojan War vivifies the tale's epic power while capturing the immediacy of a story told around an open fire. A lone poet, an ancient story-teller, weaves contemporary speech with evocative poetry to create an electrifying encounter with this profoundly resonant chronicle of a distant conflict. Director Penny Metropulos (Up, Picasso at the Lapine Agile, and Red) and actor Joseph Graves (Red) return for this taut and critically-heralded adaptation.

Read a Review!

Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Rust Belt: New Pants
Lipe Art Park

Price: Free
Lipe Art Park
W. Fayette St. between Armory Square and Tipp Hill, Syracuse

"Rust Belt: New Pants" is an outdoor art exhibit that examines the evolving identity of the city of Syracuse, starting with its industrial, manufacturing beginnings and going to its presence as a post-industrial and cultural hub. Seven local Syracuse artists will be showing their work in the exhibition. While these artists each approached the symbolization of the city's evolution differently in their work, they all recognized the effects post-industrial renewal is having on Syracuse's identity. Furthermore, they chose to represent the city's past by utilizing materials and creating structures that are reminiscent of Syracuse's industrial age. The works encompass a variety of mediums including mural, sculpture, and video.

In My Footsteps: Photography by Everet D. Regal

Price: Free
Onondaga County Central Library
The Galleries of Syracuse, 447 S. Salina St., Syracuse

"In My Footsteps" is a varied collection of landscape, water, city and diverse subjects, largely comprised from local and Upstate New York areas.

Spring Discoveries en Plein Air
Baltimore Woods Weeks Art Gallery

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

Oil paintings and sketches by Skaneateles artist Hetty Easter and her Sketch Club students will be on display. Hetty and her students created all the artwork while outside. Easter's Sketch Club gives children the opportunity to enjoy being creative in a relaxed setting. She started the club last September. It meets approximately once a week after school, with a break during the coldest winter months. This exhibit will include work from more than 20 children, in grades 1-6, who have participated in the group since its inception.

They Left 150 Years Ago
Syracuse Technology Garden Gallery

Price: Free
Syracuse Technology Garden
235 Harrison St., Syracuse

"They Left 150 Years Ago," a solo photography exhibition by Jason DeBose, is a visual introduction to the Finnish city of Tampere and its local lifestyle, as well as a visual look at the Finnish influence on America's northeast cities and at Finnish-American heritage. The exhibition also aims to reenergize the dormant sister city relationship between the cities of Syracuse, NY, and Tampere, Finland. Official ties originally established over 20 years ago with the co-hosting of a boxing competition. This exhibit will be the first portion of a two-part engagement that focuses on the sister city relationship. The second portion, a premier screening of the Finnish black comedy film, Iron Sky will be announced shortly.

Jason DeBose is an acclaimed photographer from Pasadena, CA. Mr. DeBose's work has been showcased internationally, including in Ireland, Denmark, Portugal, Estonia, and United States.

Strange Victories: Grove Press, 1951-1985
Syracuse University Library Special Collections Research Center

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

Strange Victories: Grove Press, 1951-1985 is the first major exhibition on the notorious American publisher Grove Press. Founded by Barney Rosset in 1951, Grove Press became one of the 20th-century's great avant-garde publishing houses. What began as a small independent publisher on Grove Street in New York City's Greenwich Village grew into a multimillion dollar publishing company that has been credited with introducing important authors from around the world to American readers during the postwar period.

Taking its cue from the 1948 film Strange Victory, which Rosset produced in collaboration with left-wing documentary filmmaker Leo Hurwitz after WWII, the exhibition traces the history and evolution of Grove Press, from its role at the center of national censorship trials over the first American editions of Lady Chatterley's Lover and Tropic of Cancer, to its publication of politically-engaged works including The Wretched of the Earth, Red Star over China, and The Autobiography of Malcolm X, to its scandalous and very profitable Victorian Library. Each book published by Grove, the exhibition reveals, was in its own way, a "strange victory." For while Grove altered the American literary landscape and its relationship to social mores, equality, and freedom of expression, Grove also aggressively deployed savvy marketing strategies, became embroiled in labor union battles, floundered in its own success, and offended the sensibilities of not only "squares," but feminists, Marxists, academics, and many others. Strange Victories tells the complicated story of Grove's many literary and political achievements, whose profound influence on American culture endures today.

Employee Art Show
The Art Store Gallery

Price: Free
The Art Store/Commercial Art Supply
935 Erie Blvd. E., Syracuse

Delineation
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

Donalee Peden Wesley: mixed media drawings (including charcoal, graphite, and pastel and watercolor washes) and sculptures exploring the depths and subtleties of human/animal relationship
Arlene Abend: pendant necklaces made of bronze, brass and copper

Read a review!

Earth Tones: Works by Carol Boyer
Maxwell Memorial Library

Price: Free
Maxwell Memorial Library
14 Genesee St., Camillus

Earth Tones is an exhibit of the fabric art of Carol Boyer, a fiber artist who has been creating non-traditional quilts for almost 40 years.

Love and Marriage
Onondaga Historical Association

Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

This exhibition, mounted in conjunction with Syracuse Opera's April performances of The Marriage of Figaro, will feature items of a wedding nature from OHA's collection, including wedding dresses, invitations, and even a piece of anniversary cake from 1896.

Onondaga County at Gettysburg: A Sesquicentennial Remembrance
Onondaga Historical Association

Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

In honor of the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, Onondaga Historical Association presents a new exhibit with a focus on paintings, photos, diary entries and quotes to illustrate the experience of eight veterans who served at Gettysburg in one of the following locally-based regiments. Also included in the exhibit is a three-part framed battlefield map that shows the military maneuvering that took place over the course of three days of fighting, July 1-3, 1863.

Discovery of Being
Szozda Gallery

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

The essence of existence, emotion, strength and beauty unite distinctively in the photography and paintings of art teacher Peter Mahan and his former student Lacey McKinney.

Read a review!

20th-Century American Art from the Permanent Collection
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

To complement "American Moderns, 1910-1960: From O'Keeffe to Rockwell," the Everson highlights works by American modern artists from the permanent collection. This exhibition presents paintings, works on paper and sculpture by Milton Avery, Charles Burchfield, Eldzier Cortor, Reginald Marsh, Grandma Moses, and John Marin, among others.

Transfiguring Art: Contemporary Colombian Abstract Painting
La Casita Cultural Center

Price: Free
La Casita Cultural Center
109 Otisco St., Syracuse

"Transfiguring Art: Contemporary Colombian Abstract Painting" is a collection of oil and acrylic pieces on canvas showcasing three contemporary Colombian artists exploring non-figurative art. The exhibit is conceived as a bridge-building opportunity and artistic exchange between artists residing at home and in the diaspora, in Colombia, Mexico, and the United States. It includes paintings by Fernando Manrique, Rafael Ordoñez, and Esperanza Tielbaard Pazmiño, all of whom explore the of textural and composition possibilities in abstract art.

The artistic proposals of Manrique, Ordoñez and Pazmiño share an interest in communicating the rich sensory experiences and of the conceptual suggestions possible in pictorial abstraction. Their works explore alternative ways of engaging reality and ask viewers to see through the senses as they travel through interweaving forms, suggestive textures, and provoking compositions. Their canvases challenge accepted distinctions between abstract and figurative painting, as well as between purist and committed art from Latin America, since they incorporate issues of identity, technology, nature, and affect as themes to be explored through the senses.

The collection invites us to be seduced by the mix and to reflect on our understanding of artistic creation and perception, and changing patterns in the 21st century.

West Side Through My Eyes
La Casita Cultural Center

Price: Free
La Casita Cultural Center
109 Otisco St., Syracuse

An exhibit of photos by the participants of the teen photography workshop at La Casita in collaboration with the Department of Child and Family Studies of Syracuse University. The program is part of the Creative Corner Program at La Casita which is a multi-modal artistic space in which children and youth explore diverse forms and processes of art-making. In addition, the Teen Photography Workshop series is part of the 2013 Reducing Teen Violence Initiative in the Near West Side.

Remnants of a Secret War: Photographs by Mike Greenlar
ArtRage Gallery

Price: Free
ArtRage Gallery
505 Hawley Ave., Syracuse

An award-winning photographer for the Syracuse Post-Standard, Mike Greenlar traveled 10 times to a remote mountain region of Laos to document the effects of cluster bombing on the Hmong people. The US covert bombing campaign between 1964 and 1973 gave Laos the distinction of being the most bombed country in the history of warfare--over two million tons of ordnance was dropped. Mike documented life in two resettlement villages where the Hmong continue to farm land rife with unexploded cluster bombs and other munitions. His work shows the resourcefulness of a people who rely on each other, and on those very bombs, for their livelihood. The result is a stunning collection of documentary photographs. "Remnants of a Secret War," also the title of his recently published book, displays both some of the collection found in the book and some never before published. The legacy of the "secret" bombings of Laos takes many forms and offers many stories. In this collection of painfully yet beautifully rendered black and white photographs, he shares some of them with us.

The Ties that Bind: The Heritage of Onondaga County's Bridges
Onondaga Historical Association

Price: Free (donation accepted)
Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

Onondaga County is a community that has been shaped by a legacy of bridges. In the context of the public discussion about what to do with the elevated section of I-81 in downtown Syracuse, it is important for the public to understand the history of the community's decision-making regarding its transportation infrastructure. The exhibit features photos, diagrams, and models of bridges and takes viewers through the rich heritage of turnpikes, canals, and railroads of Onondaga County. It also examines the post-World War II intersection of two great interstate highways, I-81 and the NYS Thruway. Sponsorship of the exhibit is through the Syracuse Metropolitan Transportation Council's I-81 Challenge.

Mark Hoffman Band (rhythm & blues)
Liverpool is the Place

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

An Iliad
Syracuse Stage
Penny Metropulos, director

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

An edgy adaptation of Homer's epic story told by a single poet, adapted from Homer by Lisa Peterson and Denis O'Hare, translation by Robert Fagles.

This remarkable interpretation of Homer's account of The Trojan War vivifies the tale's epic power while capturing the immediacy of a story told around an open fire. A lone poet, an ancient story-teller, weaves contemporary speech with evocative poetry to create an electrifying encounter with this profoundly resonant chronicle of a distant conflict. Director Penny Metropulos (Up, Picasso at the Lapine Agile, and Red) and actor Joseph Graves (Red) return for this taut and critically-heralded adaptation.

Read a Review!

An Iliad
Syracuse Stage
Penny Metropulos, director

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

An edgy adaptation of Homer's epic story told by a single poet, adapted from Homer by Lisa Peterson and Denis O'Hare, translation by Robert Fagles.

This remarkable interpretation of Homer's account of The Trojan War vivifies the tale's epic power while capturing the immediacy of a story told around an open fire. A lone poet, an ancient story-teller, weaves contemporary speech with evocative poetry to create an electrifying encounter with this profoundly resonant chronicle of a distant conflict. Director Penny Metropulos (Up, Picasso at the Lapine Agile, and Red) and actor Joseph Graves (Red) return for this taut and critically-heralded adaptation.

Read a Review!

Thursday, June 6, 2013

Rust Belt: New Pants
Lipe Art Park

Price: Free
Lipe Art Park
W. Fayette St. between Armory Square and Tipp Hill, Syracuse

"Rust Belt: New Pants" is an outdoor art exhibit that examines the evolving identity of the city of Syracuse, starting with its industrial, manufacturing beginnings and going to its presence as a post-industrial and cultural hub. Seven local Syracuse artists will be showing their work in the exhibition. While these artists each approached the symbolization of the city's evolution differently in their work, they all recognized the effects post-industrial renewal is having on Syracuse's identity. Furthermore, they chose to represent the city's past by utilizing materials and creating structures that are reminiscent of Syracuse's industrial age. The works encompass a variety of mediums including mural, sculpture, and video.

In My Footsteps: Photography by Everet D. Regal

Price: Free
Onondaga County Central Library
The Galleries of Syracuse, 447 S. Salina St., Syracuse

"In My Footsteps" is a varied collection of landscape, water, city and diverse subjects, largely comprised from local and Upstate New York areas.

Spring Discoveries en Plein Air
Baltimore Woods Weeks Art Gallery

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

Oil paintings and sketches by Skaneateles artist Hetty Easter and her Sketch Club students will be on display. Hetty and her students created all the artwork while outside. Easter's Sketch Club gives children the opportunity to enjoy being creative in a relaxed setting. She started the club last September. It meets approximately once a week after school, with a break during the coldest winter months. This exhibit will include work from more than 20 children, in grades 1-6, who have participated in the group since its inception.

They Left 150 Years Ago
Syracuse Technology Garden Gallery

Price: Free
Syracuse Technology Garden
235 Harrison St., Syracuse

"They Left 150 Years Ago," a solo photography exhibition by Jason DeBose, is a visual introduction to the Finnish city of Tampere and its local lifestyle, as well as a visual look at the Finnish influence on America's northeast cities and at Finnish-American heritage. The exhibition also aims to reenergize the dormant sister city relationship between the cities of Syracuse, NY, and Tampere, Finland. Official ties originally established over 20 years ago with the co-hosting of a boxing competition. This exhibit will be the first portion of a two-part engagement that focuses on the sister city relationship. The second portion, a premier screening of the Finnish black comedy film, Iron Sky will be announced shortly.

Jason DeBose is an acclaimed photographer from Pasadena, CA. Mr. DeBose's work has been showcased internationally, including in Ireland, Denmark, Portugal, Estonia, and United States.

Strange Victories: Grove Press, 1951-1985
Syracuse University Library Special Collections Research Center

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

Strange Victories: Grove Press, 1951-1985 is the first major exhibition on the notorious American publisher Grove Press. Founded by Barney Rosset in 1951, Grove Press became one of the 20th-century's great avant-garde publishing houses. What began as a small independent publisher on Grove Street in New York City's Greenwich Village grew into a multimillion dollar publishing company that has been credited with introducing important authors from around the world to American readers during the postwar period.

Taking its cue from the 1948 film Strange Victory, which Rosset produced in collaboration with left-wing documentary filmmaker Leo Hurwitz after WWII, the exhibition traces the history and evolution of Grove Press, from its role at the center of national censorship trials over the first American editions of Lady Chatterley's Lover and Tropic of Cancer, to its publication of politically-engaged works including The Wretched of the Earth, Red Star over China, and The Autobiography of Malcolm X, to its scandalous and very profitable Victorian Library. Each book published by Grove, the exhibition reveals, was in its own way, a "strange victory." For while Grove altered the American literary landscape and its relationship to social mores, equality, and freedom of expression, Grove also aggressively deployed savvy marketing strategies, became embroiled in labor union battles, floundered in its own success, and offended the sensibilities of not only "squares," but feminists, Marxists, academics, and many others. Strange Victories tells the complicated story of Grove's many literary and political achievements, whose profound influence on American culture endures today.

Employee Art Show
The Art Store Gallery

Price: Free
The Art Store/Commercial Art Supply
935 Erie Blvd. E., Syracuse

Delineation
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

Donalee Peden Wesley: mixed media drawings (including charcoal, graphite, and pastel and watercolor washes) and sculptures exploring the depths and subtleties of human/animal relationship
Arlene Abend: pendant necklaces made of bronze, brass and copper

Read a review!

Earth Tones: Works by Carol Boyer
Maxwell Memorial Library

Price: Free
Maxwell Memorial Library
14 Genesee St., Camillus

Earth Tones is an exhibit of the fabric art of Carol Boyer, a fiber artist who has been creating non-traditional quilts for almost 40 years.

Onondaga County at Gettysburg: A Sesquicentennial Remembrance
Onondaga Historical Association

Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

In honor of the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, Onondaga Historical Association presents a new exhibit with a focus on paintings, photos, diary entries and quotes to illustrate the experience of eight veterans who served at Gettysburg in one of the following locally-based regiments. Also included in the exhibit is a three-part framed battlefield map that shows the military maneuvering that took place over the course of three days of fighting, July 1-3, 1863.

Love and Marriage
Onondaga Historical Association

Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

This exhibition, mounted in conjunction with Syracuse Opera's April performances of The Marriage of Figaro, will feature items of a wedding nature from OHA's collection, including wedding dresses, invitations, and even a piece of anniversary cake from 1896.

Discovery of Being
Szozda Gallery

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

The essence of existence, emotion, strength and beauty unite distinctively in the photography and paintings of art teacher Peter Mahan and his former student Lacey McKinney.

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Bloom
Gandee Gallery

Price: Free
Gandee Gallery
7846 Main St., Fabius

"Bloom" presents an eclectic mix of styles and art media. This group exhibition features artwork with the theme of renewal and investigates the innate beauty of nature. The show includes drawing, photography, watercolor, sculpture, and ceramics.

Participating artists include Anne Novado Capuccilli, Willson Cummer, Jen Gandee, Bob Gates, Kelly Sullivan, Lucie Wellner, Pualani Wiley, and Errol Willett.

20th-Century American Art from the Permanent Collection
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

To complement "American Moderns, 1910-1960: From O'Keeffe to Rockwell," the Everson highlights works by American modern artists from the permanent collection. This exhibition presents paintings, works on paper and sculpture by Milton Avery, Charles Burchfield, Eldzier Cortor, Reginald Marsh, Grandma Moses, and John Marin, among others.

Transfiguring Art: Contemporary Colombian Abstract Painting
La Casita Cultural Center

Price: Free
La Casita Cultural Center
109 Otisco St., Syracuse

"Transfiguring Art: Contemporary Colombian Abstract Painting" is a collection of oil and acrylic pieces on canvas showcasing three contemporary Colombian artists exploring non-figurative art. The exhibit is conceived as a bridge-building opportunity and artistic exchange between artists residing at home and in the diaspora, in Colombia, Mexico, and the United States. It includes paintings by Fernando Manrique, Rafael Ordoñez, and Esperanza Tielbaard Pazmiño, all of whom explore the of textural and composition possibilities in abstract art.

The artistic proposals of Manrique, Ordoñez and Pazmiño share an interest in communicating the rich sensory experiences and of the conceptual suggestions possible in pictorial abstraction. Their works explore alternative ways of engaging reality and ask viewers to see through the senses as they travel through interweaving forms, suggestive textures, and provoking compositions. Their canvases challenge accepted distinctions between abstract and figurative painting, as well as between purist and committed art from Latin America, since they incorporate issues of identity, technology, nature, and affect as themes to be explored through the senses.

The collection invites us to be seduced by the mix and to reflect on our understanding of artistic creation and perception, and changing patterns in the 21st century.

West Side Through My Eyes
La Casita Cultural Center

Price: Free
La Casita Cultural Center
109 Otisco St., Syracuse

An exhibit of photos by the participants of the teen photography workshop at La Casita in collaboration with the Department of Child and Family Studies of Syracuse University. The program is part of the Creative Corner Program at La Casita which is a multi-modal artistic space in which children and youth explore diverse forms and processes of art-making. In addition, the Teen Photography Workshop series is part of the 2013 Reducing Teen Violence Initiative in the Near West Side.

Remnants of a Secret War: Photographs by Mike Greenlar
ArtRage Gallery

Price: Free
ArtRage Gallery
505 Hawley Ave., Syracuse

An award-winning photographer for the Syracuse Post-Standard, Mike Greenlar traveled 10 times to a remote mountain region of Laos to document the effects of cluster bombing on the Hmong people. The US covert bombing campaign between 1964 and 1973 gave Laos the distinction of being the most bombed country in the history of warfare--over two million tons of ordnance was dropped. Mike documented life in two resettlement villages where the Hmong continue to farm land rife with unexploded cluster bombs and other munitions. His work shows the resourcefulness of a people who rely on each other, and on those very bombs, for their livelihood. The result is a stunning collection of documentary photographs. "Remnants of a Secret War," also the title of his recently published book, displays both some of the collection found in the book and some never before published. The legacy of the "secret" bombings of Laos takes many forms and offers many stories. In this collection of painfully yet beautifully rendered black and white photographs, he shares some of them with us.

St. Sophia's Greek Cultural Festival

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

Greek food, music, dancing. For more information, visit www.syracusegreekfest.com.

The Most Secret Place on Earth
ArtRage Gallery

Price: Free
ArtRage Gallery
505 Hawley Ave., Syracuse

The Most Secret Place on Earth is a 2008 film by German director Marc Eberle. After 30 years of conspiracy theories and myth making, this film uncovers the story of the CIA's most extensive clandestine operation in the history of modern warfare: The Secret War in Laos, which was conducted alongside the Vietnam War from 1964-1973. While the world's attention was caught by the conflict in Vietnam, the CIA built the busiest military airport in the world in neighboring and neutral Laos and recruited humanitarian aid personnel, Special Forces agents and civilian pilots to undertake what would become the most effective operation of counterinsurgency warfare. The story is told with archival images, interviews and contemporary shots of both Laos and the US. Some of the archive footage is previously unpublished and comes from private collections of former US personnel stationed in Laos, and from the Lao Film Archives--these had never before been screened. They tell of the secret war in Laos and the machinations in the jungles of Washington 30 years ago. America's secret war in Laos tells of the absurd brutality of a conflict, that has barely been documented in its full extent and yet cost up to hundreds of thousand lives.

The Ties that Bind: The Heritage of Onondaga County's Bridges
Onondaga Historical Association

Price: Free (donation accepted)
Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

Onondaga County is a community that has been shaped by a legacy of bridges. In the context of the public discussion about what to do with the elevated section of I-81 in downtown Syracuse, it is important for the public to understand the history of the community's decision-making regarding its transportation infrastructure. The exhibit features photos, diagrams, and models of bridges and takes viewers through the rich heritage of turnpikes, canals, and railroads of Onondaga County. It also examines the post-World War II intersection of two great interstate highways, I-81 and the NYS Thruway. Sponsorship of the exhibit is through the Syracuse Metropolitan Transportation Council's I-81 Challenge.

The Strange Case of Sheik Yerbuti (or Camel Lot)
Acme Mystery Company

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

Welcome to the Western Sahara and the tiny camel-trading nation of Yerbuti. Tonight, Ambassador Lassiter plans to announce a peace accord between the Yerbuti and their ancient enemies, the Fugari. Hold onto your pith helmet. Rumor has it that Yerbuti might be sitting on a large, untapped deposit of oil and you know what that means. Everyone will be going all out to get their hands on Yerbuti.

An Iliad
Syracuse Stage
Penny Metropulos, director

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

An edgy adaptation of Homer's epic story told by a single poet, adapted from Homer by Lisa Peterson and Denis O'Hare, translation by Robert Fagles.

This remarkable interpretation of Homer's account of The Trojan War vivifies the tale's epic power while capturing the immediacy of a story told around an open fire. A lone poet, an ancient story-teller, weaves contemporary speech with evocative poetry to create an electrifying encounter with this profoundly resonant chronicle of a distant conflict. Director Penny Metropulos (Up, Picasso at the Lapine Agile, and Red) and actor Joseph Graves (Red) return for this taut and critically-heralded adaptation.

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Jeff Kramer's Sketchy Mall People
Central New York Playhouse

Price: $10
CNY Playhouse
Shoppingtown Mall, Entrance No. 4 (adjacent to parking garage), Dewitt

SALT-award winning playwright columnist Jeff Kramer returns to the stage at CNY Playhouse. His unique sense of humor while be the backbone for a sketch comedy show like no other. What do Wayne Mahar, Tim Greene, Jim Boeheim, Ann Marie Buerkle, Billy Fuccillo, and Brent Musberger all have in common? Well, you will have to show up to find out!

Friday, June 7, 2013

Rust Belt: New Pants
Lipe Art Park

Price: Free
Lipe Art Park
W. Fayette St. between Armory Square and Tipp Hill, Syracuse

"Rust Belt: New Pants" is an outdoor art exhibit that examines the evolving identity of the city of Syracuse, starting with its industrial, manufacturing beginnings and going to its presence as a post-industrial and cultural hub. Seven local Syracuse artists will be showing their work in the exhibition. While these artists each approached the symbolization of the city's evolution differently in their work, they all recognized the effects post-industrial renewal is having on Syracuse's identity. Furthermore, they chose to represent the city's past by utilizing materials and creating structures that are reminiscent of Syracuse's industrial age. The works encompass a variety of mediums including mural, sculpture, and video.

In My Footsteps: Photography by Everet D. Regal

Price: Free
Onondaga County Central Library
The Galleries of Syracuse, 447 S. Salina St., Syracuse

"In My Footsteps" is a varied collection of landscape, water, city and diverse subjects, largely comprised from local and Upstate New York areas.

Spring Discoveries en Plein Air
Baltimore Woods Weeks Art Gallery

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

Oil paintings and sketches by Skaneateles artist Hetty Easter and her Sketch Club students will be on display. Hetty and her students created all the artwork while outside. Easter's Sketch Club gives children the opportunity to enjoy being creative in a relaxed setting. She started the club last September. It meets approximately once a week after school, with a break during the coldest winter months. This exhibit will include work from more than 20 children, in grades 1-6, who have participated in the group since its inception.

They Left 150 Years Ago
Syracuse Technology Garden Gallery

Price: Free
Syracuse Technology Garden
235 Harrison St., Syracuse

"They Left 150 Years Ago," a solo photography exhibition by Jason DeBose, is a visual introduction to the Finnish city of Tampere and its local lifestyle, as well as a visual look at the Finnish influence on America's northeast cities and at Finnish-American heritage. The exhibition also aims to reenergize the dormant sister city relationship between the cities of Syracuse, NY, and Tampere, Finland. Official ties originally established over 20 years ago with the co-hosting of a boxing competition. This exhibit will be the first portion of a two-part engagement that focuses on the sister city relationship. The second portion, a premier screening of the Finnish black comedy film, Iron Sky will be announced shortly.

Jason DeBose is an acclaimed photographer from Pasadena, CA. Mr. DeBose's work has been showcased internationally, including in Ireland, Denmark, Portugal, Estonia, and United States.

Strange Victories: Grove Press, 1951-1985
Syracuse University Library Special Collections Research Center

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

Strange Victories: Grove Press, 1951-1985 is the first major exhibition on the notorious American publisher Grove Press. Founded by Barney Rosset in 1951, Grove Press became one of the 20th-century's great avant-garde publishing houses. What began as a small independent publisher on Grove Street in New York City's Greenwich Village grew into a multimillion dollar publishing company that has been credited with introducing important authors from around the world to American readers during the postwar period.

Taking its cue from the 1948 film Strange Victory, which Rosset produced in collaboration with left-wing documentary filmmaker Leo Hurwitz after WWII, the exhibition traces the history and evolution of Grove Press, from its role at the center of national censorship trials over the first American editions of Lady Chatterley's Lover and Tropic of Cancer, to its publication of politically-engaged works including The Wretched of the Earth, Red Star over China, and The Autobiography of Malcolm X, to its scandalous and very profitable Victorian Library. Each book published by Grove, the exhibition reveals, was in its own way, a "strange victory." For while Grove altered the American literary landscape and its relationship to social mores, equality, and freedom of expression, Grove also aggressively deployed savvy marketing strategies, became embroiled in labor union battles, floundered in its own success, and offended the sensibilities of not only "squares," but feminists, Marxists, academics, and many others. Strange Victories tells the complicated story of Grove's many literary and political achievements, whose profound influence on American culture endures today.

Employee Art Show
The Art Store Gallery

Price: Free
The Art Store/Commercial Art Supply
935 Erie Blvd. E., Syracuse

Delineation
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

Donalee Peden Wesley: mixed media drawings (including charcoal, graphite, and pastel and watercolor washes) and sculptures exploring the depths and subtleties of human/animal relationship
Arlene Abend: pendant necklaces made of bronze, brass and copper

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Earth Tones: Works by Carol Boyer
Maxwell Memorial Library

Price: Free
Maxwell Memorial Library
14 Genesee St., Camillus

Earth Tones is an exhibit of the fabric art of Carol Boyer, a fiber artist who has been creating non-traditional quilts for almost 40 years.

Love and Marriage
Onondaga Historical Association

Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

This exhibition, mounted in conjunction with Syracuse Opera's April performances of The Marriage of Figaro, will feature items of a wedding nature from OHA's collection, including wedding dresses, invitations, and even a piece of anniversary cake from 1896.

Onondaga County at Gettysburg: A Sesquicentennial Remembrance
Onondaga Historical Association

Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

In honor of the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, Onondaga Historical Association presents a new exhibit with a focus on paintings, photos, diary entries and quotes to illustrate the experience of eight veterans who served at Gettysburg in one of the following locally-based regiments. Also included in the exhibit is a three-part framed battlefield map that shows the military maneuvering that took place over the course of three days of fighting, July 1-3, 1863.

Discovery of Being
Szozda Gallery

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

The essence of existence, emotion, strength and beauty unite distinctively in the photography and paintings of art teacher Peter Mahan and his former student Lacey McKinney.

Read a review!

Bloom
Gandee Gallery

Price: Free
Gandee Gallery
7846 Main St., Fabius

"Bloom" presents an eclectic mix of styles and art media. This group exhibition features artwork with the theme of renewal and investigates the innate beauty of nature. The show includes drawing, photography, watercolor, sculpture, and ceramics.

Participating artists include Anne Novado Capuccilli, Willson Cummer, Jen Gandee, Bob Gates, Kelly Sullivan, Lucie Wellner, Pualani Wiley, and Errol Willett.

20th-Century American Art from the Permanent Collection
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

To complement "American Moderns, 1910-1960: From O'Keeffe to Rockwell," the Everson highlights works by American modern artists from the permanent collection. This exhibition presents paintings, works on paper and sculpture by Milton Avery, Charles Burchfield, Eldzier Cortor, Reginald Marsh, Grandma Moses, and John Marin, among others.

Transfiguring Art: Contemporary Colombian Abstract Painting
La Casita Cultural Center

Price: Free
La Casita Cultural Center
109 Otisco St., Syracuse

"Transfiguring Art: Contemporary Colombian Abstract Painting" is a collection of oil and acrylic pieces on canvas showcasing three contemporary Colombian artists exploring non-figurative art. The exhibit is conceived as a bridge-building opportunity and artistic exchange between artists residing at home and in the diaspora, in Colombia, Mexico, and the United States. It includes paintings by Fernando Manrique, Rafael Ordoñez, and Esperanza Tielbaard Pazmiño, all of whom explore the of textural and composition possibilities in abstract art.

The artistic proposals of Manrique, Ordoñez and Pazmiño share an interest in communicating the rich sensory experiences and of the conceptual suggestions possible in pictorial abstraction. Their works explore alternative ways of engaging reality and ask viewers to see through the senses as they travel through interweaving forms, suggestive textures, and provoking compositions. Their canvases challenge accepted distinctions between abstract and figurative painting, as well as between purist and committed art from Latin America, since they incorporate issues of identity, technology, nature, and affect as themes to be explored through the senses.

The collection invites us to be seduced by the mix and to reflect on our understanding of artistic creation and perception, and changing patterns in the 21st century.

West Side Through My Eyes
La Casita Cultural Center

Price: Free
La Casita Cultural Center
109 Otisco St., Syracuse

An exhibit of photos by the participants of the teen photography workshop at La Casita in collaboration with the Department of Child and Family Studies of Syracuse University. The program is part of the Creative Corner Program at La Casita which is a multi-modal artistic space in which children and youth explore diverse forms and processes of art-making. In addition, the Teen Photography Workshop series is part of the 2013 Reducing Teen Violence Initiative in the Near West Side.

Remnants of a Secret War: Photographs by Mike Greenlar
ArtRage Gallery

Price: Free
ArtRage Gallery
505 Hawley Ave., Syracuse

An award-winning photographer for the Syracuse Post-Standard, Mike Greenlar traveled 10 times to a remote mountain region of Laos to document the effects of cluster bombing on the Hmong people. The US covert bombing campaign between 1964 and 1973 gave Laos the distinction of being the most bombed country in the history of warfare--over two million tons of ordnance was dropped. Mike documented life in two resettlement villages where the Hmong continue to farm land rife with unexploded cluster bombs and other munitions. His work shows the resourcefulness of a people who rely on each other, and on those very bombs, for their livelihood. The result is a stunning collection of documentary photographs. "Remnants of a Secret War," also the title of his recently published book, displays both some of the collection found in the book and some never before published. The legacy of the "secret" bombings of Laos takes many forms and offers many stories. In this collection of painfully yet beautifully rendered black and white photographs, he shares some of them with us.

Opening: Splendor in the Glass: Rain Garden Art by Liz and Rich Micho
Gallery 54

Gallery 54
54 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles

There will be an opening reception this evening 6:00-9:00 pm, in conjunction with the Skaneateles First Friday art walk. Meet the artists and enjoy entertainment by Chris Molloy and his electric blue harp. Light refreshments will be served.

The June show features new stained glass garden art by Liz and Rich Micho. The Michos specialize in stained glass for your home and garden.

Opening: Saturation of Color
Imagine

Imagine
38 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles

There will be an opening reception this evening 6:00-9:00 pm. Refreshments will be available, along with entertainment by the Usual Suspects. The opening is part of Skaneateles' First Friday art walk.

Works by ceramist Jerry Randall of Tully and silkscreen artist Michael Foster of Marcellus will be featured.

Randall, whose works have appeared in more than 60 shows nationwide, exhibited this past year at the Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show and at shows in Atlanta, Boston, Northampton, MA, and Nashua, NH. Randall, recognized by Ceramics Monthly as an Emerging Artist for 2009, is digital imaging/web specialist and head of installations at Imagine, studio manager and visiting professor of art at Cazenovia College, and adjunct professor of ceramics at Syracuse University, his alma mater.

Foster, who graduated from Hobart and William Smith Colleges in May with a bachelor's degree in architectural studies, was represented in Imagine's May show, "HWS Printmaking Workshop." In addition to Imagine, he has exhibited at HWS's Davis Gallery and at the Hobart and William Smith Library. During his junior year, he studied at Scuola Leonardo da Vinci, in Rome.

Taste of Syracuse

Price: Free
Clinton Square
Downtown, Syracuse

Enjoy $1 samples from over 60 area restaurants and food vendors. Choose between three stages of continuous live music with something for everyone.

For more information, visit www.tasteofsyracuse.com.

Main Stage
12:00 pm: TJ Sacco duo
4:45 pm: Wild Honey
6:15 pm: Hobo Graffiti
7:30 pm: Under The Gun
9:30 pm: Marshall Tucker Band

Clinton Square Stage
12:00 pm: Just Joe
1:40 pm: Breadon Gait and Julia Goodwin
4:45 pm: BrownSkin Band
6:15 pm: The Shakedown
8:00 pm: Stroke
9:30 pm: Primetime

Erie Blvd. Stage
12:00 pm: Mike Place
4:15 pm: Tim Herron Corp
5:30 pm: Turnip Stampede
6:45 pm: Driftwood
8:15 pm: The Goonies
9:45 pm: Sophistafunk

St. Sophia's Greek Cultural Festival

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

Greek food, music, dancing. For more information, visit www.syracusegreekfest.com.

The Ties that Bind: The Heritage of Onondaga County's Bridges
Onondaga Historical Association

Price: Free (donation accepted)
Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

Onondaga County is a community that has been shaped by a legacy of bridges. In the context of the public discussion about what to do with the elevated section of I-81 in downtown Syracuse, it is important for the public to understand the history of the community's decision-making regarding its transportation infrastructure. The exhibit features photos, diagrams, and models of bridges and takes viewers through the rich heritage of turnpikes, canals, and railroads of Onondaga County. It also examines the post-World War II intersection of two great interstate highways, I-81 and the NYS Thruway. Sponsorship of the exhibit is through the Syracuse Metropolitan Transportation Council's I-81 Challenge.

John Spillett Jazz Duo

Price: Free
Solvay High School
600 Gertrude Ave., Solvay

For more information, phone 315-468-2551.

Killswitch Engage

Regional Market Shed F
2100 Park St., Syracuse

Killswitch Engage brings their Disarm The Descent Tour to Syracuse. Don't miss this massive event! This is the only Upstate NY stop for this epic tour, make sure you're a part of it. Tickets available at www.upstateshows.com & The Sound Garden at Armory Square

Gonstermachers Live
ArtRage Gallery

Price: $10-$25 sliding scale suggested donation
ArtRage Gallery
505 Hawley Ave., Syracuse

A rare Central New York performance by The Gonstermachers to benefit ArtRage! An ArtRageously great time -- come experience the musical magic of the Gonstermachers and support the work we do at ArtRage. Admission gets you a free download from the new Gonstermacher CD!

Connor Christian & The Southern Gothic, With Silent Fury
Westcott Theater

Westcott Theater
524 Westcott St., Syracuse

DWC PRO Graduate Readings
Downtown Writer's Center

Price: Free
YMCA
340 Montgomery St., Syracuse

Featuring DWC PRO class of 2013 creative non-fiction students Kelly Bargabos, Eric Bauer and Ermine Cunningham.

Squids will be Squids
CNY Shakespeare
Terry LaCasse, director

Price: Pay what you can
Jewish Community Center
5655 Thompson Rd., Dewitt

The stage adaptation of John Sciezska's famous children's book, Squids Will be Squids. Three actors take on a multitude of zany characters and crazy fables. This show is perfect for kids and the whole family.

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Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Musical
Gifford Family Theatre

Price: $15 adults, $10 children (group discounts available)
Coyne Center for the Performing Arts
LeMoyne College, Syracuse

Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Musical, by Mo Willems, tells a tale of firsts: a stuffed animal's first trip in the laundry, a little girl's first words, and a Daddy's first time dealing with his child going "boneless." It sounds so simple, just a quick trip to the laundromat in Brooklyn with Daddy, Trixie, and her beloved Knuffle Bunny but before you know it things go horribly, hilariously wrong. This new smash hit children's musical is chock full of adventure, song and gigantic dancing laundry! This Gifford Family Theatre show is fun for all ages.

The Awesome 80's Prom
Covey Theatre Company

Price: $45
Landmark Theatre
362 S. Salina St., Syracuse

Break out your Members Only jacket and compete to be crowned Prom King & Queen during this one-of-a-kind performance. All of your favorite 80s movie characters will be dancing to classic Huey Lewis hits while watching the high school prom drama unfold. Whether you were captain of the football team, a geek, or a sassy cheerleader in high school, you'll be moon-walking your way through the Landmark Theatre during the party!

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Jeff Kramer's Sketchy Mall People
Central New York Playhouse

Price: $10
CNY Playhouse
Shoppingtown Mall, Entrance No. 4 (adjacent to parking garage), Dewitt

SALT-award winning playwright columnist Jeff Kramer returns to the stage at CNY Playhouse. His unique sense of humor while be the backbone for a sketch comedy show like no other. What do Wayne Mahar, Tim Greene, Jim Boeheim, Ann Marie Buerkle, Billy Fuccillo, and Brent Musberger all have in common? Well, you will have to show up to find out!

Debbie Does Dallas: The Musical
Rarely Done Productions
Dan Tursi, director

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

Debbie Does Dallas: The Musical was created for the New York Fringe Festival in 2001. The story, dialogue and characters are mostly faithful to the original film, performed as a tongue-in-cheek spoof. After playing to sell-out crowds, it was picked up and had a successful four-month run Off-Broadway in 2002. Since then, it's played to packed houses around the world.

Adapted by Erica Schmidt; composed by Andrew Sherman; choreographer: Jodi Bova-Mele.

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An Iliad
Syracuse Stage
Penny Metropulos, director

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

An edgy adaptation of Homer's epic story told by a single poet, adapted from Homer by Lisa Peterson and Denis O'Hare, translation by Robert Fagles.

This remarkable interpretation of Homer's account of The Trojan War vivifies the tale's epic power while capturing the immediacy of a story told around an open fire. A lone poet, an ancient story-teller, weaves contemporary speech with evocative poetry to create an electrifying encounter with this profoundly resonant chronicle of a distant conflict. Director Penny Metropulos (Up, Picasso at the Lapine Agile, and Red) and actor Joseph Graves (Red) return for this taut and critically-heralded adaptation.

Read a Review!

Saturday, June 8, 2013

Rust Belt: New Pants
Lipe Art Park

Price: Free
Lipe Art Park
W. Fayette St. between Armory Square and Tipp Hill, Syracuse

"Rust Belt: New Pants" is an outdoor art exhibit that examines the evolving identity of the city of Syracuse, starting with its industrial, manufacturing beginnings and going to its presence as a post-industrial and cultural hub. Seven local Syracuse artists will be showing their work in the exhibition. While these artists each approached the symbolization of the city's evolution differently in their work, they all recognized the effects post-industrial renewal is having on Syracuse's identity. Furthermore, they chose to represent the city's past by utilizing materials and creating structures that are reminiscent of Syracuse's industrial age. The works encompass a variety of mediums including mural, sculpture, and video.

In My Footsteps: Photography by Everet D. Regal

Price: Free
Onondaga County Central Library
The Galleries of Syracuse, 447 S. Salina St., Syracuse

"In My Footsteps" is a varied collection of landscape, water, city and diverse subjects, largely comprised from local and Upstate New York areas.

Spring Discoveries en Plein Air
Baltimore Woods Weeks Art Gallery

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

Oil paintings and sketches by Skaneateles artist Hetty Easter and her Sketch Club students will be on display. Hetty and her students created all the artwork while outside. Easter's Sketch Club gives children the opportunity to enjoy being creative in a relaxed setting. She started the club last September. It meets approximately once a week after school, with a break during the coldest winter months. This exhibit will include work from more than 20 children, in grades 1-6, who have participated in the group since its inception.

Delineation
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

Donalee Peden Wesley: mixed media drawings (including charcoal, graphite, and pastel and watercolor washes) and sculptures exploring the depths and subtleties of human/animal relationship
Arlene Abend: pendant necklaces made of bronze, brass and copper

Read a review!

20th-Century American Art from the Permanent Collection
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

To complement "American Moderns, 1910-1960: From O'Keeffe to Rockwell," the Everson highlights works by American modern artists from the permanent collection. This exhibition presents paintings, works on paper and sculpture by Milton Avery, Charles Burchfield, Eldzier Cortor, Reginald Marsh, Grandma Moses, and John Marin, among others.

Splendor in the Glass: Rain Garden Art by Liz and Rich Micho
Gallery 54

Gallery 54
54 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles

The June show features new stained glass garden art by Liz and Rich Micho. The Michos specialize in stained glass for your home and garden.

Saturation of Color
Imagine

Imagine
38 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles

Works by ceramist Jerry Randall of Tully and silkscreen artist Michael Foster of Marcellus will be featured.

Randall, whose works have appeared in more than 60 shows nationwide, exhibited this past year at the Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show and at shows in Atlanta, Boston, Northampton, MA, and Nashua, NH. Randall, recognized by Ceramics Monthly as an Emerging Artist for 2009, is digital imaging/web specialist and head of installations at Imagine, studio manager and visiting professor of art at Cazenovia College, and adjunct professor of ceramics at Syracuse University, his alma mater.

Foster, who graduated from Hobart and William Smith Colleges in May with a bachelor's degree in architectural studies, was represented in Imagine's May show, "HWS Printmaking Workshop." In addition to Imagine, he has exhibited at HWS's Davis Gallery and at the Hobart and William Smith Library. During his junior year, he studied at Scuola Leonardo da Vinci, in Rome.

Earth Tones: Works by Carol Boyer
Maxwell Memorial Library

Price: Free
Maxwell Memorial Library
14 Genesee St., Camillus

Earth Tones is an exhibit of the fabric art of Carol Boyer, a fiber artist who has been creating non-traditional quilts for almost 40 years.

Discovery of Being
Szozda Gallery

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

The essence of existence, emotion, strength and beauty unite distinctively in the photography and paintings of art teacher Peter Mahan and his former student Lacey McKinney.

Read a review!

Employee Art Show
The Art Store Gallery

Price: Free
The Art Store/Commercial Art Supply
935 Erie Blvd. E., Syracuse

Bloom
Gandee Gallery

Price: Free
Gandee Gallery
7846 Main St., Fabius

"Bloom" presents an eclectic mix of styles and art media. This group exhibition features artwork with the theme of renewal and investigates the innate beauty of nature. The show includes drawing, photography, watercolor, sculpture, and ceramics.

Participating artists include Anne Novado Capuccilli, Willson Cummer, Jen Gandee, Bob Gates, Kelly Sullivan, Lucie Wellner, Pualani Wiley, and Errol Willett.

Onondaga County at Gettysburg: A Sesquicentennial Remembrance
Onondaga Historical Association

Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

In honor of the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, Onondaga Historical Association presents a new exhibit with a focus on paintings, photos, diary entries and quotes to illustrate the experience of eight veterans who served at Gettysburg in one of the following locally-based regiments. Also included in the exhibit is a three-part framed battlefield map that shows the military maneuvering that took place over the course of three days of fighting, July 1-3, 1863.

Love and Marriage
Onondaga Historical Association

Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

This exhibition, mounted in conjunction with Syracuse Opera's April performances of The Marriage of Figaro, will feature items of a wedding nature from OHA's collection, including wedding dresses, invitations, and even a piece of anniversary cake from 1896.

Remnants of a Secret War: Photographs by Mike Greenlar
ArtRage Gallery

Price: Free
ArtRage Gallery
505 Hawley Ave., Syracuse

An award-winning photographer for the Syracuse Post-Standard, Mike Greenlar traveled 10 times to a remote mountain region of Laos to document the effects of cluster bombing on the Hmong people. The US covert bombing campaign between 1964 and 1973 gave Laos the distinction of being the most bombed country in the history of warfare--over two million tons of ordnance was dropped. Mike documented life in two resettlement villages where the Hmong continue to farm land rife with unexploded cluster bombs and other munitions. His work shows the resourcefulness of a people who rely on each other, and on those very bombs, for their livelihood. The result is a stunning collection of documentary photographs. "Remnants of a Secret War," also the title of his recently published book, displays both some of the collection found in the book and some never before published. The legacy of the "secret" bombings of Laos takes many forms and offers many stories. In this collection of painfully yet beautifully rendered black and white photographs, he shares some of them with us.

Blues, Brews and BBQ: Taste of Syracuse

Price: Free
Clinton Square
Downtown, Syracuse

Enjoy $1 samples from over 60 area restaurants and food vendors. Choose between three stages of continuous live music with something for everyone.

For more information, visit www.tasteofsyracuse.com.

Main Stage
1:00 pm: The Super Delinquents
2:15 pm: Carolyn Kelly Band
3:45 pm: The Fabulous Ripcords
5:30 pm: The Voice of the Wetlands All Stars, featuring Tab Benoit, Cyril Neville, Corey Duplechin, Johnny Vidacovich, Big Chief Monk Boudreaux, Johnny Sansone, and Waylon Thibodeaux
7:30 pm: Hard Promises
9:00 pm: Loverboy

Clinton Square Stage
12:00 pm: The Baby Boomers Band
1:30 pm: A Taste of Jazz, featuring Ronnie Leigh and Nancy Kelly
4:00 pm: Joe Whiting Band
5:15 pm: The Blacklites
6:45 pm: Grupo Pagan
8:00 pm: 3 Inch Fury
9:30 pm: The Custom Taylor Band

Erie Blvd. Stage
12:00 pm: Colin Aberdeen
1:00 pm: Jason Vaughn
2:05 pm: Down To Funk
3:20 pm: Pale Green Stars
4:45 pm: "A Taste of Vinyl - Albums Live!"
     4:45 pm: Pearl Jam (Ten)
     5:25 pm: The Who (Who's Next)
     6:05 pm: The Doors (L.A. Woman)
     6:45 pm: Alanis Morissette (Jagged Little Pill)
     7:25 pm: U2 (Achtung Baby)
     8:05 pm: Led Zeppelin (IV)
     8:45 pm: Cast Remix Encore Set
9:35 pm: Scars-N-Stripes

St. Sophia's Greek Cultural Festival

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

Greek food, music, dancing. For more information, visit www.syracusegreekfest.com.

The Ties that Bind: The Heritage of Onondaga County's Bridges
Onondaga Historical Association

Price: Free (donation accepted)
Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

Onondaga County is a community that has been shaped by a legacy of bridges. In the context of the public discussion about what to do with the elevated section of I-81 in downtown Syracuse, it is important for the public to understand the history of the community's decision-making regarding its transportation infrastructure. The exhibit features photos, diagrams, and models of bridges and takes viewers through the rich heritage of turnpikes, canals, and railroads of Onondaga County. It also examines the post-World War II intersection of two great interstate highways, I-81 and the NYS Thruway. Sponsorship of the exhibit is through the Syracuse Metropolitan Transportation Council's I-81 Challenge.

Journeys: Music of Travel and Trade
Treehouse Musicians

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

Music of Mozart and Gershwin, as well as three pieces with a travel theme composed especially for our ensemble, made up of Alina Plourde, oboe; Laura Enslin, soprano; Anita Gustafson, violin; Eric Gustafson, viola; and Zachary Sweet, cello.

God's Country Ramblers

Price: Donation of non-perishable food for Baldwinsville food pantries
Hillview Community Baptist Church
7382 O'Brien Rd., Baldwinsville

Musical group from Cicero United Methodist Church. For more information, phone 315-635-4888.

Annual Cabaret
Syracuse Chorale
Warren Ottey, conductor

Blessed Sacrament School
3127 James St., Syracuse

The Music in Us
Liverpool Community Chorus
John Miller, conductor
Featuring Bishop Grimes Concert Choir

Price: $10 regular, $8 students/seniors
Liverpool High School Auditorium
4338 Wetzel Rd., Liverpool

For more information, phone 315-715-8655.

Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Musical
Gifford Family Theatre

Price: $15 adults, $10 children (group discounts available)
Coyne Center for the Performing Arts
LeMoyne College, Syracuse

Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Musical, by Mo Willems, tells a tale of firsts: a stuffed animal's first trip in the laundry, a little girl's first words, and a Daddy's first time dealing with his child going "boneless." It sounds so simple, just a quick trip to the laundromat in Brooklyn with Daddy, Trixie, and her beloved Knuffle Bunny but before you know it things go horribly, hilariously wrong. This new smash hit children's musical is chock full of adventure, song and gigantic dancing laundry! This Gifford Family Theatre show is fun for all ages.

Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Musical
Gifford Family Theatre

Price: $15 adults, $10 children (group discounts available)
Coyne Center for the Performing Arts
LeMoyne College, Syracuse

Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Musical, by Mo Willems, tells a tale of firsts: a stuffed animal's first trip in the laundry, a little girl's first words, and a Daddy's first time dealing with his child going "boneless." It sounds so simple, just a quick trip to the laundromat in Brooklyn with Daddy, Trixie, and her beloved Knuffle Bunny but before you know it things go horribly, hilariously wrong. This new smash hit children's musical is chock full of adventure, song and gigantic dancing laundry! This Gifford Family Theatre show is fun for all ages.

An Iliad
Syracuse Stage
Penny Metropulos, director

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

An edgy adaptation of Homer's epic story told by a single poet, adapted from Homer by Lisa Peterson and Denis O'Hare, translation by Robert Fagles.

This remarkable interpretation of Homer's account of The Trojan War vivifies the tale's epic power while capturing the immediacy of a story told around an open fire. A lone poet, an ancient story-teller, weaves contemporary speech with evocative poetry to create an electrifying encounter with this profoundly resonant chronicle of a distant conflict. Director Penny Metropulos (Up, Picasso at the Lapine Agile, and Red) and actor Joseph Graves (Red) return for this taut and critically-heralded adaptation.

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Squids will be Squids
CNY Shakespeare
Terry LaCasse, director

Price: Pay what you can
Jewish Community Center
5655 Thompson Rd., Dewitt

The stage adaptation of John Sciezska's famous children's book, Squids Will be Squids. Three actors take on a multitude of zany characters and crazy fables. This show is perfect for kids and the whole family.

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Jeff Kramer's Sketchy Mall People
Central New York Playhouse

Price: $10
CNY Playhouse
Shoppingtown Mall, Entrance No. 4 (adjacent to parking garage), Dewitt

SALT-award winning playwright columnist Jeff Kramer returns to the stage at CNY Playhouse. His unique sense of humor while be the backbone for a sketch comedy show like no other. What do Wayne Mahar, Tim Greene, Jim Boeheim, Ann Marie Buerkle, Billy Fuccillo, and Brent Musberger all have in common? Well, you will have to show up to find out!

Debbie Does Dallas: The Musical
Rarely Done Productions
Dan Tursi, director

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

Debbie Does Dallas: The Musical was created for the New York Fringe Festival in 2001. The story, dialogue and characters are mostly faithful to the original film, performed as a tongue-in-cheek spoof. After playing to sell-out crowds, it was picked up and had a successful four-month run Off-Broadway in 2002. Since then, it's played to packed houses around the world.

Adapted by Erica Schmidt; composed by Andrew Sherman; choreographer: Jodi Bova-Mele.

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An Iliad
Syracuse Stage
Penny Metropulos, director

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

An edgy adaptation of Homer's epic story told by a single poet, adapted from Homer by Lisa Peterson and Denis O'Hare, translation by Robert Fagles.

This remarkable interpretation of Homer's account of The Trojan War vivifies the tale's epic power while capturing the immediacy of a story told around an open fire. A lone poet, an ancient story-teller, weaves contemporary speech with evocative poetry to create an electrifying encounter with this profoundly resonant chronicle of a distant conflict. Director Penny Metropulos (Up, Picasso at the Lapine Agile, and Red) and actor Joseph Graves (Red) return for this taut and critically-heralded adaptation.

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Sunday, June 9, 2013

Rust Belt: New Pants
Lipe Art Park

Price: Free
Lipe Art Park
W. Fayette St. between Armory Square and Tipp Hill, Syracuse

"Rust Belt: New Pants" is an outdoor art exhibit that examines the evolving identity of the city of Syracuse, starting with its industrial, manufacturing beginnings and going to its presence as a post-industrial and cultural hub. Seven local Syracuse artists will be showing their work in the exhibition. While these artists each approached the symbolization of the city's evolution differently in their work, they all recognized the effects post-industrial renewal is having on Syracuse's identity. Furthermore, they chose to represent the city's past by utilizing materials and creating structures that are reminiscent of Syracuse's industrial age. The works encompass a variety of mediums including mural, sculpture, and video.

Closing: Discovery of Being
Szozda Gallery

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

There will be a closing reception this afternoon 2:00-4:00 pm.

The essence of existence, emotion, strength and beauty unite distinctively in the photography and paintings of art teacher Peter Mahan and his former student Lacey McKinney.

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Splendor in the Glass: Rain Garden Art by Liz and Rich Micho
Gallery 54

Gallery 54
54 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles

The June show features new stained glass garden art by Liz and Rich Micho. The Michos specialize in stained glass for your home and garden.

Bloom
Gandee Gallery

Price: Free
Gandee Gallery
7846 Main St., Fabius

"Bloom" presents an eclectic mix of styles and art media. This group exhibition features artwork with the theme of renewal and investigates the innate beauty of nature. The show includes drawing, photography, watercolor, sculpture, and ceramics.

Participating artists include Anne Novado Capuccilli, Willson Cummer, Jen Gandee, Bob Gates, Kelly Sullivan, Lucie Wellner, Pualani Wiley, and Errol Willett.

Saturation of Color
Imagine

Imagine
38 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles

Works by ceramist Jerry Randall of Tully and silkscreen artist Michael Foster of Marcellus will be featured.

Randall, whose works have appeared in more than 60 shows nationwide, exhibited this past year at the Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show and at shows in Atlanta, Boston, Northampton, MA, and Nashua, NH. Randall, recognized by Ceramics Monthly as an Emerging Artist for 2009, is digital imaging/web specialist and head of installations at Imagine, studio manager and visiting professor of art at Cazenovia College, and adjunct professor of ceramics at Syracuse University, his alma mater.

Foster, who graduated from Hobart and William Smith Colleges in May with a bachelor's degree in architectural studies, was represented in Imagine's May show, "HWS Printmaking Workshop." In addition to Imagine, he has exhibited at HWS's Davis Gallery and at the Hobart and William Smith Library. During his junior year, he studied at Scuola Leonardo da Vinci, in Rome.

Love and Marriage
Onondaga Historical Association

Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

This exhibition, mounted in conjunction with Syracuse Opera's April performances of The Marriage of Figaro, will feature items of a wedding nature from OHA's collection, including wedding dresses, invitations, and even a piece of anniversary cake from 1896.

Onondaga County at Gettysburg: A Sesquicentennial Remembrance
Onondaga Historical Association

Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

In honor of the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, Onondaga Historical Association presents a new exhibit with a focus on paintings, photos, diary entries and quotes to illustrate the experience of eight veterans who served at Gettysburg in one of the following locally-based regiments. Also included in the exhibit is a three-part framed battlefield map that shows the military maneuvering that took place over the course of three days of fighting, July 1-3, 1863.

20th-Century American Art from the Permanent Collection
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

To complement "American Moderns, 1910-1960: From O'Keeffe to Rockwell," the Everson highlights works by American modern artists from the permanent collection. This exhibition presents paintings, works on paper and sculpture by Milton Avery, Charles Burchfield, Eldzier Cortor, Reginald Marsh, Grandma Moses, and John Marin, among others.

St. Sophia's Greek Cultural Festival

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

Greek food, music, dancing. For more information, visit www.syracusegreekfest.com.

The Ties that Bind: The Heritage of Onondaga County's Bridges
Onondaga Historical Association

Price: Free (donation accepted)
Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

Onondaga County is a community that has been shaped by a legacy of bridges. In the context of the public discussion about what to do with the elevated section of I-81 in downtown Syracuse, it is important for the public to understand the history of the community's decision-making regarding its transportation infrastructure. The exhibit features photos, diagrams, and models of bridges and takes viewers through the rich heritage of turnpikes, canals, and railroads of Onondaga County. It also examines the post-World War II intersection of two great interstate highways, I-81 and the NYS Thruway. Sponsorship of the exhibit is through the Syracuse Metropolitan Transportation Council's I-81 Challenge.

Hil Youth Chorale Cabaret Show

Price: Free
Northminster Presbyterian Church
7444 Buckley Rd., North Syracuse

Youth chorale from Butler, PA. For more information, phone 315-458-0393.

Live! At the Everson: CNY Young Artists
Civic Morning Musicals

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

Outstanding competition winners perform an eclectic, fun, and intriguing concert.

Performers selected from Onondaga Music Educators Association Scholarship Competition, CNY Association of Music Teachers Competition, and Syracuse Youth orchestra Concerto Competition.

The Music in Us
Liverpool Community Chorus
John Miller, conductor
Featuring Bishop Grimes Concert Choir

Price: $10 regular, $8 students/seniors
Liverpool High School Auditorium
4338 Wetzel Rd., Liverpool

For more information, phone 315-715-8655.

BARBershoppe Belles
Arts at Assisi

Price: Free (donations accepted)
Assumption Church
812 N. Salina St., Syracuse

A quartet that originally met and formed while in the same Sweet Adeline Chorus, and who continue today to spread their harmony singing for parties, nursing homes, schools, veterans, fund raisers, and the NY State Fair.

Annual Cabaret
Syracuse Chorale
Warren Ottey, conductor

Blessed Sacrament School
3127 James St., Syracuse

Arts and Music Festival
Featuring Delaney Brothers Bluegrass

Price: $10 suggested donation for adults, children free
St. Stephen's Lutheran Church
DeWitt St. and Mertens Ave., Syracuse

Concert and barbecue. For more information, phone 315-479-9912.

Squids will be Squids
CNY Shakespeare
Terry LaCasse, director

Price: Pay what you can
Jewish Community Center
5655 Thompson Rd., Dewitt

The stage adaptation of John Sciezska's famous children's book, Squids Will be Squids. Three actors take on a multitude of zany characters and crazy fables. This show is perfect for kids and the whole family.

Read a review!

An Iliad
Syracuse Stage
Penny Metropulos, director

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

An edgy adaptation of Homer's epic story told by a single poet, adapted from Homer by Lisa Peterson and Denis O'Hare, translation by Robert Fagles.

This remarkable interpretation of Homer's account of The Trojan War vivifies the tale's epic power while capturing the immediacy of a story told around an open fire. A lone poet, an ancient story-teller, weaves contemporary speech with evocative poetry to create an electrifying encounter with this profoundly resonant chronicle of a distant conflict. Director Penny Metropulos (Up, Picasso at the Lapine Agile, and Red) and actor Joseph Graves (Red) return for this taut and critically-heralded adaptation.

Read a Review!

Monday, June 10, 2013

Rust Belt: New Pants
Lipe Art Park

Price: Free
Lipe Art Park
W. Fayette St. between Armory Square and Tipp Hill, Syracuse

"Rust Belt: New Pants" is an outdoor art exhibit that examines the evolving identity of the city of Syracuse, starting with its industrial, manufacturing beginnings and going to its presence as a post-industrial and cultural hub. Seven local Syracuse artists will be showing their work in the exhibition. While these artists each approached the symbolization of the city's evolution differently in their work, they all recognized the effects post-industrial renewal is having on Syracuse's identity. Furthermore, they chose to represent the city's past by utilizing materials and creating structures that are reminiscent of Syracuse's industrial age. The works encompass a variety of mediums including mural, sculpture, and video.

In My Footsteps: Photography by Everet D. Regal

Price: Free
Onondaga County Central Library
The Galleries of Syracuse, 447 S. Salina St., Syracuse

"In My Footsteps" is a varied collection of landscape, water, city and diverse subjects, largely comprised from local and Upstate New York areas.

Spring Discoveries en Plein Air
Baltimore Woods Weeks Art Gallery

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

Oil paintings and sketches by Skaneateles artist Hetty Easter and her Sketch Club students will be on display. Hetty and her students created all the artwork while outside. Easter's Sketch Club gives children the opportunity to enjoy being creative in a relaxed setting. She started the club last September. It meets approximately once a week after school, with a break during the coldest winter months. This exhibit will include work from more than 20 children, in grades 1-6, who have participated in the group since its inception.

They Left 150 Years Ago
Syracuse Technology Garden Gallery

Price: Free
Syracuse Technology Garden
235 Harrison St., Syracuse

"They Left 150 Years Ago," a solo photography exhibition by Jason DeBose, is a visual introduction to the Finnish city of Tampere and its local lifestyle, as well as a visual look at the Finnish influence on America's northeast cities and at Finnish-American heritage. The exhibition also aims to reenergize the dormant sister city relationship between the cities of Syracuse, NY, and Tampere, Finland. Official ties originally established over 20 years ago with the co-hosting of a boxing competition. This exhibit will be the first portion of a two-part engagement that focuses on the sister city relationship. The second portion, a premier screening of the Finnish black comedy film, Iron Sky will be announced shortly.

Jason DeBose is an acclaimed photographer from Pasadena, CA. Mr. DeBose's work has been showcased internationally, including in Ireland, Denmark, Portugal, Estonia, and United States.

Strange Victories: Grove Press, 1951-1985
Syracuse University Library Special Collections Research Center

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

Strange Victories: Grove Press, 1951-1985 is the first major exhibition on the notorious American publisher Grove Press. Founded by Barney Rosset in 1951, Grove Press became one of the 20th-century's great avant-garde publishing houses. What began as a small independent publisher on Grove Street in New York City's Greenwich Village grew into a multimillion dollar publishing company that has been credited with introducing important authors from around the world to American readers during the postwar period.

Taking its cue from the 1948 film Strange Victory, which Rosset produced in collaboration with left-wing documentary filmmaker Leo Hurwitz after WWII, the exhibition traces the history and evolution of Grove Press, from its role at the center of national censorship trials over the first American editions of Lady Chatterley's Lover and Tropic of Cancer, to its publication of politically-engaged works including The Wretched of the Earth, Red Star over China, and The Autobiography of Malcolm X, to its scandalous and very profitable Victorian Library. Each book published by Grove, the exhibition reveals, was in its own way, a "strange victory." For while Grove altered the American literary landscape and its relationship to social mores, equality, and freedom of expression, Grove also aggressively deployed savvy marketing strategies, became embroiled in labor union battles, floundered in its own success, and offended the sensibilities of not only "squares," but feminists, Marxists, academics, and many others. Strange Victories tells the complicated story of Grove's many literary and political achievements, whose profound influence on American culture endures today.

Employee Art Show
The Art Store Gallery

Price: Free
The Art Store/Commercial Art Supply
935 Erie Blvd. E., Syracuse

Splendor in the Glass: Rain Garden Art by Liz and Rich Micho
Gallery 54

Gallery 54
54 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles

The June show features new stained glass garden art by Liz and Rich Micho. The Michos specialize in stained glass for your home and garden.

Saturation of Color
Imagine

Imagine
38 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles

Works by ceramist Jerry Randall of Tully and silkscreen artist Michael Foster of Marcellus will be featured.

Randall, whose works have appeared in more than 60 shows nationwide, exhibited this past year at the Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show and at shows in Atlanta, Boston, Northampton, MA, and Nashua, NH. Randall, recognized by Ceramics Monthly as an Emerging Artist for 2009, is digital imaging/web specialist and head of installations at Imagine, studio manager and visiting professor of art at Cazenovia College, and adjunct professor of ceramics at Syracuse University, his alma mater.

Foster, who graduated from Hobart and William Smith Colleges in May with a bachelor's degree in architectural studies, was represented in Imagine's May show, "HWS Printmaking Workshop." In addition to Imagine, he has exhibited at HWS's Davis Gallery and at the Hobart and William Smith Library. During his junior year, he studied at Scuola Leonardo da Vinci, in Rome.

Earth Tones: Works by Carol Boyer
Maxwell Memorial Library

Price: Free
Maxwell Memorial Library
14 Genesee St., Camillus

Earth Tones is an exhibit of the fabric art of Carol Boyer, a fiber artist who has been creating non-traditional quilts for almost 40 years.

West Side Through My Eyes
La Casita Cultural Center

Price: Free
La Casita Cultural Center
109 Otisco St., Syracuse

An exhibit of photos by the participants of the teen photography workshop at La Casita in collaboration with the Department of Child and Family Studies of Syracuse University. The program is part of the Creative Corner Program at La Casita which is a multi-modal artistic space in which children and youth explore diverse forms and processes of art-making. In addition, the Teen Photography Workshop series is part of the 2013 Reducing Teen Violence Initiative in the Near West Side.

Transfiguring Art: Contemporary Colombian Abstract Painting
La Casita Cultural Center

Price: Free
La Casita Cultural Center
109 Otisco St., Syracuse

"Transfiguring Art: Contemporary Colombian Abstract Painting" is a collection of oil and acrylic pieces on canvas showcasing three contemporary Colombian artists exploring non-figurative art. The exhibit is conceived as a bridge-building opportunity and artistic exchange between artists residing at home and in the diaspora, in Colombia, Mexico, and the United States. It includes paintings by Fernando Manrique, Rafael Ordoñez, and Esperanza Tielbaard Pazmiño, all of whom explore the of textural and composition possibilities in abstract art.

The artistic proposals of Manrique, Ordoñez and Pazmiño share an interest in communicating the rich sensory experiences and of the conceptual suggestions possible in pictorial abstraction. Their works explore alternative ways of engaging reality and ask viewers to see through the senses as they travel through interweaving forms, suggestive textures, and provoking compositions. Their canvases challenge accepted distinctions between abstract and figurative painting, as well as between purist and committed art from Latin America, since they incorporate issues of identity, technology, nature, and affect as themes to be explored through the senses.

The collection invites us to be seduced by the mix and to reflect on our understanding of artistic creation and perception, and changing patterns in the 21st century.

Duffy's Tavern (1945)
Syracuse Cinephile Society

Price: $3.50 non-members, $3 members
Spaghetti Warehouse
689 N. Clinton St., Syracuse

Director: Hal Walker. Cast: Ed Gardner, Barry Sullivan, Victor Moore, Marjorie Reynolds, Eddie Green, Charlie Cantor, Ann Thomas.
Based on the popular radio program, featuring the radio cast and including a big musical-comedy variety show with many of Paramount's top stars of the day (Bing Crosby, Betty Hutton, Dorothy Lamour, Brian Donlevy, Eddie Bracken, Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, Paulette Goddard, Robert Benchley, Diana Lynn, Cass Daley, Billy DeWolfe and others).

The Liverpool Community Chorus
Liverpool is the Place

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