Thursday, August 15, 2013

Syracuse Poster Project
Onondaga County Central Library

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

16 poster prints from the 2013 Syracuse Poster Project will be on exhibit. The Poster Project brings together community p'ets and Syracuse University student artists to create an annual series of posters for the citys poster panels. Each of the 16 posters features an illustrated poem about downtown, the city, or the surrounding countryside.

Trois Soeurs d'Été (Three Sisters of Summer)
Baltimore Woods Weeks Art Gallery

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

Daphné Verley: ceramics
M Bénédicte Verley: photographs
Thérèse Verley Strodel: paintings

Mentors: 4 Influential Women Artists
Syracuse Technology Garden Gallery

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

Artist-in-Residence and Curator at The Tech Garden, Maria Rizzo is proud to present a group show that celebrates the art of four professional female artists who have greatly influenced Rizzo's young art career: Maria Grazia Facchinetti, Marianne Smith Dalton, Angela Arrey-Wastavino and Linda Bigness. All four of these women share a passion for the arts, strong talent and unyielding professionalism in reaching their goals. They each have a story to share and advice to give for other artists who want to dedicate their lives to the arts.

Ray Trudell Photography
The Art Store Gallery

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

Ray is a lifelong local resident whom describes himself as a disgruntled union thug... a better description might be a man who thinks for himself, lives life to his own beat and in his own unique skewed style shows us the way he sees life, through the lens of his camera. He finds those peaceful refuges that are tucked in between the chaos and the hectic. Those bites of peace and nature that make living in Central New York worth all the rain, shoveling and construction!

Convergence: Where Line Meets Form
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

R. Jason Howard: internationally recognized glass artist using both traditional Italian techniques and self-invented processes

Marilyn Forth: uses the ancient art process of batik in a contemporary fashion--painting dye onto silk

DeeAnn von Hunke: new works in jewelry design exploring combinations of medium, materials, and methods in metalsmithing

Give & Take: The Currency of Culture
Community Folk Art Center

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

"Give & Take: The Currency of Culture" features new, site-specific installations and performance art by Aisha Cousins, Nzuji De Magalhaes and Nontsikelelo Mutiti. The exhibition explores the complex and symbiotic relationship between Africans and African Americans. The artists in this exhibit investigate a wide range of topics from Fela Kuti's Africa American lover, Sandra Smith, to misconceptions about Africa and Africans.

Read a review!

Creative Crossings
Community Folk Art Center

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

For this exhibition, the artists have created works of mixed media that include landscapes, still-life, protraits, and abstracts. The group chose the title Creative Crossings because they felt that a crossing must be made in order to heal both mentally and spiritually. This exhibit provides a special opportunity to share their artistic achievements with the community.

Simple Pleasures: Watercolor and Acrylic Paintings by Kathleen Schneider
Gallery 54

Gallery 54
54 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles

Although some paintings are bold and others subtle, they all convey images pleasing to the soul.

The Craft of Wood
Imagine

Imagine
38 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles

"The Craft of Wood" features one-of-a-kind dressers, tables, mirrors, jewelry boxes and clocks by Charlie and Deb DeMinck, of Vineyard View Woodworking.

The DeMincks work with such diverse woods as tiger maple, cherry, black walnut, quarter sawn oak, curly cherry, ambrosia maple, sycamore and ash, and use only environmentally friendly waterborne finishes. They recently took first-place honors in woodworking at the Corn Hill Arts Festival.

Mixed Media Works by Don Meyer
Maxwell Memorial Library

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

Line, color, and compositional experimentation are key words in painter Don Meyer's artist statement. A self-described gardener and "sometimes painter," the artist fills his canvases with mesmerizing shapes and colors. Meyer is a graduate of West Genesee High School and Emporia State and Kansas State universities

Mixed Media Works is a collection of small abstract works, mostly studies, in gouache with various media. As Meyer prefers that his viewers come to their own conclusions about the subjects represented, he displays no titles on the paintings.

The Art of Nicora Gangi
Dalton's

Dalton's American Decorative Arts
1931 James St., Syracuse

Nicora Gangi's work will resonate with those who appreciate her link to European art and her aesthetic kinship with the Hudson River School painters. Yet her oil paintings have a fresh, modern sensibility to which lovers of contemporary realism will surely respond.

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.

An American Look: Fashion, Decorative Arts and Gustav Stickley
Everson Museum of Art

Price: $10 regular, $8 students/seniors/military, $5 Everson members, $30 family (up to 2 adults & 4 children)
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

"An American Look" is a unique exhibition that, for the first time, examines the influence of an Arts & Crafts aesthetic in American fashion during the early 20th century. Color, texture and motif were all adapted from the Arts & Crafts elements of furniture, ceramics and other furnishings of the period for upper-class fashion. Clothing styles of 1910-1914 are particularly representative of the elegant simplicity of Arts and Crafts objects popular in the preceding decade.

"An American Look" includes 34 examples from the Sue Ann Genet Costume Collection housed at Syracuse University, along with ceramics, Stickley furniture, and other decorative art examples from the Everson's permanent collection. The exhibition is co-curated by Jeffrey Mayer, curator of the Genet Costume Collection and associate professor of fashion design and history at Syracuse University, and Everson Museum Senior Curator Debora Ryan.

Read a review!

Summer Film Under the Stars: The Blob
Everson Museum of Art

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

Bring your lounge chairs and snacks and join us on the Community Plaza a fun Sci-Fi screening.

An alien lifeform consumes everything in its path as it grows and grows in this 1958 Sci-fi classic starring Steve McQueen. (Directed by Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr., 82 minutes)

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.

CNY Jazz Arts Foundation
Jazz in the City: Grupo Pagan with Will Holton

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

This concert will feature local legends Grupo Pagan with special guest Will Holton, protégé of Najee, nationally acclaimed saxophonist and former Jazz in the City headliner. Grupo Pagan is returning from a tour of Brazil for this engagement. The band is led by Edgar Pagan, vocals and bass. The band also features Rhonda Arns on vocals, Josh Dekaney on percussion, Kenny Budd on guitar, Frank Neubert on drums, and Bill DiCosimo on keyboards. This talented group of musicians have performed behind the Grammy winning Jazz flutist Dave Valentin and have shared the stage with world class performers such as Spyro Gyra, B.B. King, Aretha Franklin and The Average White Band.

Donal Fox: Inventions in Blue
Skaneateles Festival

Price: $28, 24 regular; $26, $22 students/seniors; free for children under 13 (B seating only)
First Presbyterian Church of Skaneateles
97 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles

In this solo piano concert, the incomparable Donal Fox brings together the worlds of jazz and classical music in ways that make it hard to believe they were ever separate in the first place. With an encyclopedic ear, exquisite chops, and impeccable taste, Fox draws on a vast repertoire that includes J.S. Bach, Thelonious Monk, George Frederic Handel, John Coltrane, Robert Schumann, Ornette Coleman, John Dowland, Horace Silver, Radiohead, and more.

There will be a pre-concert chat with pianist, composer, and innovator Donal Fox beginning at 7:00 pm.

Zach Deputy, with Lee Terrace, The Fat Peace
Westcott Theater

Westcott Theater
524 Westcott St., Syracuse

The Winter's Tale
Syracuse Shakespeare-in-the-Park

Price: Free (donations welcome)
Thornden Park Amphitheater
Ostrom Ave., Syracuse

The play's first half is a tragedy of jealousy, while the second half is a romantic comedy. The festival will present each half on alternate nights.

Bring lawn chairs or blankets for seating.

Death Joins the Club
Acme Mystery Company

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

Noses up, everyone. You and the other members of the posh Pfieffer Hills Country Club are gathering to consider applications for membership and you want to look your snobby best. Members of the wealthy elite are dying to get in, or rather, are waiting for you to die so they can get in. A word to the wise, dear member: some applicants are less patient than others.

Friday, August 16, 2013

Syracuse Poster Project
Onondaga County Central Library

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

16 poster prints from the 2013 Syracuse Poster Project will be on exhibit. The Poster Project brings together community p'ets and Syracuse University student artists to create an annual series of posters for the citys poster panels. Each of the 16 posters features an illustrated poem about downtown, the city, or the surrounding countryside.

Trois Soeurs d'Été (Three Sisters of Summer)
Baltimore Woods Weeks Art Gallery

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

Daphné Verley: ceramics
M Bénédicte Verley: photographs
Thérèse Verley Strodel: paintings

Mentors: 4 Influential Women Artists
Syracuse Technology Garden Gallery

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

Artist-in-Residence and Curator at The Tech Garden, Maria Rizzo is proud to present a group show that celebrates the art of four professional female artists who have greatly influenced Rizzo's young art career: Maria Grazia Facchinetti, Marianne Smith Dalton, Angela Arrey-Wastavino and Linda Bigness. All four of these women share a passion for the arts, strong talent and unyielding professionalism in reaching their goals. They each have a story to share and advice to give for other artists who want to dedicate their lives to the arts.

Ray Trudell Photography
The Art Store Gallery

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

Ray is a lifelong local resident whom describes himself as a disgruntled union thug... a better description might be a man who thinks for himself, lives life to his own beat and in his own unique skewed style shows us the way he sees life, through the lens of his camera. He finds those peaceful refuges that are tucked in between the chaos and the hectic. Those bites of peace and nature that make living in Central New York worth all the rain, shoveling and construction!

Convergence: Where Line Meets Form
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

R. Jason Howard: internationally recognized glass artist using both traditional Italian techniques and self-invented processes

Marilyn Forth: uses the ancient art process of batik in a contemporary fashion--painting dye onto silk

DeeAnn von Hunke: new works in jewelry design exploring combinations of medium, materials, and methods in metalsmithing

Creative Crossings
Community Folk Art Center

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

For this exhibition, the artists have created works of mixed media that include landscapes, still-life, protraits, and abstracts. The group chose the title Creative Crossings because they felt that a crossing must be made in order to heal both mentally and spiritually. This exhibit provides a special opportunity to share their artistic achievements with the community.

Give & Take: The Currency of Culture
Community Folk Art Center

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

"Give & Take: The Currency of Culture" features new, site-specific installations and performance art by Aisha Cousins, Nzuji De Magalhaes and Nontsikelelo Mutiti. The exhibition explores the complex and symbiotic relationship between Africans and African Americans. The artists in this exhibit investigate a wide range of topics from Fela Kuti's Africa American lover, Sandra Smith, to misconceptions about Africa and Africans.

Read a review!

Simple Pleasures: Watercolor and Acrylic Paintings by Kathleen Schneider
Gallery 54

Gallery 54
54 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles

Although some paintings are bold and others subtle, they all convey images pleasing to the soul.

The Craft of Wood
Imagine

Imagine
38 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles

"The Craft of Wood" features one-of-a-kind dressers, tables, mirrors, jewelry boxes and clocks by Charlie and Deb DeMinck, of Vineyard View Woodworking.

The DeMincks work with such diverse woods as tiger maple, cherry, black walnut, quarter sawn oak, curly cherry, ambrosia maple, sycamore and ash, and use only environmentally friendly waterborne finishes. They recently took first-place honors in woodworking at the Corn Hill Arts Festival.

Mixed Media Works by Don Meyer
Maxwell Memorial Library

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

Line, color, and compositional experimentation are key words in painter Don Meyer's artist statement. A self-described gardener and "sometimes painter," the artist fills his canvases with mesmerizing shapes and colors. Meyer is a graduate of West Genesee High School and Emporia State and Kansas State universities

Mixed Media Works is a collection of small abstract works, mostly studies, in gouache with various media. As Meyer prefers that his viewers come to their own conclusions about the subjects represented, he displays no titles on the paintings.

The Art of Nicora Gangi
Dalton's

Dalton's American Decorative Arts
1931 James St., Syracuse

Nicora Gangi's work will resonate with those who appreciate her link to European art and her aesthetic kinship with the Hudson River School painters. Yet her oil paintings have a fresh, modern sensibility to which lovers of contemporary realism will surely respond.

An American Look: Fashion, Decorative Arts and Gustav Stickley
Everson Museum of Art

Price: $10 regular, $8 students/seniors/military, $5 Everson members, $30 family (up to 2 adults & 4 children)
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

"An American Look" is a unique exhibition that, for the first time, examines the influence of an Arts & Crafts aesthetic in American fashion during the early 20th century. Color, texture and motif were all adapted from the Arts & Crafts elements of furniture, ceramics and other furnishings of the period for upper-class fashion. Clothing styles of 1910-1914 are particularly representative of the elegant simplicity of Arts and Crafts objects popular in the preceding decade.

"An American Look" includes 34 examples from the Sue Ann Genet Costume Collection housed at Syracuse University, along with ceramics, Stickley furniture, and other decorative art examples from the Everson's permanent collection. The exhibition is co-curated by Jeffrey Mayer, curator of the Genet Costume Collection and associate professor of fashion design and history at Syracuse University, and Everson Museum Senior Curator Debora Ryan.

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.

UVP Annual Summer Review: Psychic Geographies group show
Urban Video Project

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

A group show of new video work in which forces of desire both personal and political and forces of nature traverse the land with a heavy tread, describing the borders of contested territories and propagating strange ecologies. Pieces include:
"Gouwane" by Sayler/Morris with Evan Paschke for the Canary Project
"Landscape Studies: New Mexico" by Mariam Ghani
"We Began by Measuring Distance" by Basma Alsharif
"Circle in the Sand" by Michael Robinson
"There There Square" by Jacqueline Goss

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.

3rd Annual Jamfest
Central New York Bluegrass Association

Price: $5
Apple Valley Festival Grounds
Route 20, Lafayette

12:00-5:00 pm: Open-mic
7:00-9:00 pm: Square dance, with Bob Nicholson, caller

Skaneateles Community Band

Price: Free
Clift Park
Genesee St., Skaneateles

The music ranges from pops to marches to show tunes to light classical. Bring lawn chairs or blankets for seating.

An Evening with Hilary Hahn
Skaneateles Festival

Price: $28, 24 regular; $26, $22 students/seniors; free for children under 13 (B seating only)
Skaneateles High School
49 E. Elizabeth St., Skaneateles

Any concert with Hilary Hahn is an exceptional treat but it is especially memorable when this Grammy Award-winning violinist gives Festival audiences their own preview of the repertoire she and pianist Corey Smythe will be performing in the upcoming musical season. Be the first to hear this exciting program--before Boston, New York, or Philadelphia!

Zac Brown Tribute Band ZBTB, with All Boy/All Girl, Emily Yates
Westcott Theater

Westcott Theater
524 Westcott St., Syracuse

Group Painting Exhibition: The Language of Trees
Redhouse

Former Redhouse Theater
219 S. West St., Syracuse

There will be an opening reception with the artists this evening 5:00-7:00 pm.

Throughout history the metaphor of the tree has been celebrated countless times, and in countless ways. The tree symbolizes many things for many people: peace, opportunity, life, immortality, protection, wisdom, strength, and so much more. Three artists are inspired by this important metaphor and that is the premise for this exhibition.

Marianne (Smith) Dalton and William Smith were born and grew up in Syracuse and they join Italian born artist Maria Rizzo in presenting paintings inspired by trees in this exhibition.

The Winter's Tale
Syracuse Shakespeare-in-the-Park

Price: Free (donations welcome)
Thornden Park Amphitheater
Ostrom Ave., Syracuse

The play's first half is a tragedy of jealousy, while the second half is a romantic comedy. The festival will present each half on alternate nights.

Bring lawn chairs or blankets for seating.

Unwrap Your Candy
Central New York Playhouse

Price: $15
CNY Playhouse
Shoppingtown Mall, Entrance No. 4 (adjacent to parking garage), Dewitt

An evening to give opportunities for not often produced pieces and novice directors. Directors Heather Roach, Justin Polly, and Christopher Best will each take a one-act of this unique collection of plays.

Read a Review!

Saturday, August 17, 2013

Syracuse Poster Project
Onondaga County Central Library

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

16 poster prints from the 2013 Syracuse Poster Project will be on exhibit. The Poster Project brings together community p'ets and Syracuse University student artists to create an annual series of posters for the citys poster panels. Each of the 16 posters features an illustrated poem about downtown, the city, or the surrounding countryside.

Trois Soeurs d'Été (Three Sisters of Summer)
Baltimore Woods Weeks Art Gallery

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

Daphné Verley: ceramics
M Bénédicte Verley: photographs
Thérèse Verley Strodel: paintings

Convergence: Where Line Meets Form
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

R. Jason Howard: internationally recognized glass artist using both traditional Italian techniques and self-invented processes

Marilyn Forth: uses the ancient art process of batik in a contemporary fashion--painting dye onto silk

DeeAnn von Hunke: new works in jewelry design exploring combinations of medium, materials, and methods in metalsmithing

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.

An American Look: Fashion, Decorative Arts and Gustav Stickley
Everson Museum of Art

Price: $10 regular, $8 students/seniors/military, $5 Everson members, $30 family (up to 2 adults & 4 children)
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

"An American Look" is a unique exhibition that, for the first time, examines the influence of an Arts & Crafts aesthetic in American fashion during the early 20th century. Color, texture and motif were all adapted from the Arts & Crafts elements of furniture, ceramics and other furnishings of the period for upper-class fashion. Clothing styles of 1910-1914 are particularly representative of the elegant simplicity of Arts and Crafts objects popular in the preceding decade.

"An American Look" includes 34 examples from the Sue Ann Genet Costume Collection housed at Syracuse University, along with ceramics, Stickley furniture, and other decorative art examples from the Everson's permanent collection. The exhibition is co-curated by Jeffrey Mayer, curator of the Genet Costume Collection and associate professor of fashion design and history at Syracuse University, and Everson Museum Senior Curator Debora Ryan.

Read a review!

Simple Pleasures: Watercolor and Acrylic Paintings by Kathleen Schneider
Gallery 54

Gallery 54
54 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles

Although some paintings are bold and others subtle, they all convey images pleasing to the soul.

The Craft of Wood
Imagine

Imagine
38 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles

"The Craft of Wood" features one-of-a-kind dressers, tables, mirrors, jewelry boxes and clocks by Charlie and Deb DeMinck, of Vineyard View Woodworking.

The DeMincks work with such diverse woods as tiger maple, cherry, black walnut, quarter sawn oak, curly cherry, ambrosia maple, sycamore and ash, and use only environmentally friendly waterborne finishes. They recently took first-place honors in woodworking at the Corn Hill Arts Festival.

Mixed Media Works by Don Meyer
Maxwell Memorial Library

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

Line, color, and compositional experimentation are key words in painter Don Meyer's artist statement. A self-described gardener and "sometimes painter," the artist fills his canvases with mesmerizing shapes and colors. Meyer is a graduate of West Genesee High School and Emporia State and Kansas State universities

Mixed Media Works is a collection of small abstract works, mostly studies, in gouache with various media. As Meyer prefers that his viewers come to their own conclusions about the subjects represented, he displays no titles on the paintings.

The Art of Nicora Gangi
Dalton's

Dalton's American Decorative Arts
1931 James St., Syracuse

Nicora Gangi's work will resonate with those who appreciate her link to European art and her aesthetic kinship with the Hudson River School painters. Yet her oil paintings have a fresh, modern sensibility to which lovers of contemporary realism will surely respond.

Ray Trudell Photography
The Art Store Gallery

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

Ray is a lifelong local resident whom describes himself as a disgruntled union thug... a better description might be a man who thinks for himself, lives life to his own beat and in his own unique skewed style shows us the way he sees life, through the lens of his camera. He finds those peaceful refuges that are tucked in between the chaos and the hectic. Those bites of peace and nature that make living in Central New York worth all the rain, shoveling and construction!

Give & Take: The Currency of Culture
Community Folk Art Center

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

"Give & Take: The Currency of Culture" features new, site-specific installations and performance art by Aisha Cousins, Nzuji De Magalhaes and Nontsikelelo Mutiti. The exhibition explores the complex and symbiotic relationship between Africans and African Americans. The artists in this exhibit investigate a wide range of topics from Fela Kuti's Africa American lover, Sandra Smith, to misconceptions about Africa and Africans.

Read a review!

Creative Crossings
Community Folk Art Center

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

For this exhibition, the artists have created works of mixed media that include landscapes, still-life, protraits, and abstracts. The group chose the title Creative Crossings because they felt that a crossing must be made in order to heal both mentally and spiritually. This exhibit provides a special opportunity to share their artistic achievements with the community.

UVP Annual Summer Review: Psychic Geographies group show
Urban Video Project

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

A group show of new video work in which forces of desire both personal and political and forces of nature traverse the land with a heavy tread, describing the borders of contested territories and propagating strange ecologies. Pieces include:
"Gouwane" by Sayler/Morris with Evan Paschke for the Canary Project
"Landscape Studies: New Mexico" by Mariam Ghani
"We Began by Measuring Distance" by Basma Alsharif
"Circle in the Sand" by Michael Robinson
"There There Square" by Jacqueline Goss

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.

3rd Annual Jamfest
Central New York Bluegrass Association

Price: $10
Apple Valley Festival Grounds
Route 20, Lafayette

Band include Easy Ramblers, Diamond Someday, Lake Effect, Rusty Doves, Zeke Leonard and the SyraUkes, Pigeon Post Stringband, Mid-Night Legion, and Casual Plaid.

The Big Break : First Round
Westcott Theater

Price: $8
Westcott Theater
524 Westcott St., Syracuse

Featuring Mike McKay Band; Gunrunners; New Era; The Game is Greene; The Projection; Copper Vein Clones; Silverfish; The Spin Wires; Nails in the Pulpit

Symphoria Brass Quintet, with Liam Cunningham & The Jazz Trio opening
Armory Square Candlelight Series

Price: Free
Corner of Franklin and West Jefferson Streets
Syracuse

7:00 pm: Liam Cunningham & The Jazz Trio
8:00 pm: The Symphoria Brass Quintet

Rain location: Benjamin's on Franklin, 314 S. Franklin St.

For more information, visit www.armorysq.org/candlelight.

Dove Creek
Kellish Hill Farm

Price: $5
Kellish Hill Farm
3192 Pompey Center Rd., Pompey

Reyna Stagnaro and Putter Cox deliver Americana music that is eclectic, honest, heartfelt, and uplifting. Originals and covers on mandolin and guitar with distinctive vocals and solid harmonies. www.facebook.com/dovecreek.music

The Donal Fox Inventions Trio with special guest Hilary Hahn
Skaneateles Festival

Price: $34, $28, free for children under 13 (B seating only)
Brook Farm
2.5 miles south of the village on Route 41A, Skaneateles

Don't miss this ground-breaking collaboration between artists from different spheres of the musical world! A scintillating program inspired by Bach inventions, with Hahn and Fox reinventing Bach and other baroque masters into dazzling original works. Fox, who has forged a unique amalgam of jazz, Latin American, and classical music, crosses music boundaries and continuously receives critical acclaim for his unique body of work. Also appearing with Fox and Hahn will be Cuban born drummer Dafnis Prieto, who was awarded the MacArthur 'Genius' Grant in 2011, and veteran bassist John Lockwood from South Africa.

Rain location: Skaneateles High School

Speak Up Poetry Slam and Open Mic

Price: Free
Westminster Presbyterian Church
1601 Park St., Syracuse

For any poet aged 13 and older.

Aladdin
Magic Circle Children's Theatre

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

In this interactive version, children in the audience help Aladdin find the magic lamp.

The Winter's Tale
Syracuse Shakespeare-in-the-Park

Price: Free (donations welcome)
Thornden Park Amphitheater
Ostrom Ave., Syracuse

The play's first half is a tragedy of jealousy, while the second half is a romantic comedy. The festival will present each half on alternate nights.

Bring lawn chairs or blankets for seating.

A Night At The Sands: Music, Laughter & Drinks with Dean Martin & Friends
Featuring Michael Patrick Dominick

Price: $18 in advance, $20 at the door
Jazz Central
441 E. Washington St., Syracuse

Join Michael Patrick Dominick as he stars in his recurring role of Dean Martin in his self-directed performance of "A Night At the Sands: Music, Laughter & Drinks with Dean Martin."

In this 90-minute, one-act musical variety act, Michael recreates the famous Las Vegas stage performances that made Dean Martin and the Rat Pack the legend they are today. From "You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You" to "That's Amore" and all the jokes we've come to know and love in between, you'll be singing along and laughing until you cry at this one-night-only production.

All proceeds to benefit Make-A-Wish CNY, whose mission is to grant the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy.

For tickets or more information, phone 215-272-5032.

Unwrap Your Candy
Central New York Playhouse

Price: $15
CNY Playhouse
Shoppingtown Mall, Entrance No. 4 (adjacent to parking garage), Dewitt

An evening to give opportunities for not often produced pieces and novice directors. Directors Heather Roach, Justin Polly, and Christopher Best will each take a one-act of this unique collection of plays.

Read a Review!

Sunday, August 18, 2013

Simple Pleasures: Watercolor and Acrylic Paintings by Kathleen Schneider
Gallery 54

Gallery 54
54 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles

Although some paintings are bold and others subtle, they all convey images pleasing to the soul.

The Craft of Wood
Imagine

Imagine
38 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles

"The Craft of Wood" features one-of-a-kind dressers, tables, mirrors, jewelry boxes and clocks by Charlie and Deb DeMinck, of Vineyard View Woodworking.

The DeMincks work with such diverse woods as tiger maple, cherry, black walnut, quarter sawn oak, curly cherry, ambrosia maple, sycamore and ash, and use only environmentally friendly waterborne finishes. They recently took first-place honors in woodworking at the Corn Hill Arts Festival.

An American Look: Fashion, Decorative Arts and Gustav Stickley
Everson Museum of Art

Price: $10 regular, $8 students/seniors/military, $5 Everson members, $30 family (up to 2 adults & 4 children)
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

"An American Look" is a unique exhibition that, for the first time, examines the influence of an Arts & Crafts aesthetic in American fashion during the early 20th century. Color, texture and motif were all adapted from the Arts & Crafts elements of furniture, ceramics and other furnishings of the period for upper-class fashion. Clothing styles of 1910-1914 are particularly representative of the elegant simplicity of Arts and Crafts objects popular in the preceding decade.

"An American Look" includes 34 examples from the Sue Ann Genet Costume Collection housed at Syracuse University, along with ceramics, Stickley furniture, and other decorative art examples from the Everson's permanent collection. The exhibition is co-curated by Jeffrey Mayer, curator of the Genet Costume Collection and associate professor of fashion design and history at Syracuse University, and Everson Museum Senior Curator Debora Ryan.

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.

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.

3rd Annual Jamfest
Central New York Bluegrass Association

Price: Free
Apple Valley Festival Grounds
Route 20, Lafayette

Gospel Jam

Seneca String Quartet

Price: Free
The Oaks at Menorah Park
18 Arbor Lane, Dewitt

Come to the atrium (through the main lobby) for a concert featuring Jewish and Jewish-American music of all types! This is a popular program and will fill up early.

Deja Blues Tour: Gary Hoey
Westcott Theater

Westcott Theater
524 Westcott St., Syracuse

Unwrap Your Candy
Central New York Playhouse

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

An evening to give opportunities for not often produced pieces and novice directors. Directors Heather Roach, Justin Polly, and Christopher Best will each take a one-act of this unique collection of plays.

Read a Review!

The Winter's Tale
Syracuse Shakespeare-in-the-Park

Price: Free (donations welcome)
Thornden Park Amphitheater
Ostrom Ave., Syracuse

The play's first half is a tragedy of jealousy, while the second half is a romantic comedy. The festival will present each half on alternate nights.

Bring lawn chairs or blankets for seating.

Monday, August 19, 2013

Syracuse Poster Project
Onondaga County Central Library

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

16 poster prints from the 2013 Syracuse Poster Project will be on exhibit. The Poster Project brings together community p'ets and Syracuse University student artists to create an annual series of posters for the citys poster panels. Each of the 16 posters features an illustrated poem about downtown, the city, or the surrounding countryside.

Trois Soeurs d'Été (Three Sisters of Summer)
Baltimore Woods Weeks Art Gallery

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

Daphné Verley: ceramics
M Bénédicte Verley: photographs
Thérèse Verley Strodel: paintings

Mentors: 4 Influential Women Artists
Syracuse Technology Garden Gallery

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

Artist-in-Residence and Curator at The Tech Garden, Maria Rizzo is proud to present a group show that celebrates the art of four professional female artists who have greatly influenced Rizzo's young art career: Maria Grazia Facchinetti, Marianne Smith Dalton, Angela Arrey-Wastavino and Linda Bigness. All four of these women share a passion for the arts, strong talent and unyielding professionalism in reaching their goals. They each have a story to share and advice to give for other artists who want to dedicate their lives to the arts.

Ray Trudell Photography
The Art Store Gallery

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

Ray is a lifelong local resident whom describes himself as a disgruntled union thug... a better description might be a man who thinks for himself, lives life to his own beat and in his own unique skewed style shows us the way he sees life, through the lens of his camera. He finds those peaceful refuges that are tucked in between the chaos and the hectic. Those bites of peace and nature that make living in Central New York worth all the rain, shoveling and construction!

i think i know you the best when I sleep
Westcott Community Art Gallery

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

A collection of dreams and the people who made them matter, by Erin Fassinger.

Simple Pleasures: Watercolor and Acrylic Paintings by Kathleen Schneider
Gallery 54

Gallery 54
54 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles

Although some paintings are bold and others subtle, they all convey images pleasing to the soul.

The Craft of Wood
Imagine

Imagine
38 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles

"The Craft of Wood" features one-of-a-kind dressers, tables, mirrors, jewelry boxes and clocks by Charlie and Deb DeMinck, of Vineyard View Woodworking.

The DeMincks work with such diverse woods as tiger maple, cherry, black walnut, quarter sawn oak, curly cherry, ambrosia maple, sycamore and ash, and use only environmentally friendly waterborne finishes. They recently took first-place honors in woodworking at the Corn Hill Arts Festival.

40 Artists/40 Years: Selections from the Light Work Collection
Light Work Gallery

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

Light Work is pleased to announce its 40th Anniversary with the opening of the exhibition 40 Artists/40 Years: Selections from the Light Work Collection, featuring Carrie Mae Weems, Cindy Sherman, John Gossage, James Casebere, Jim Goldberg, Dawoud Bey, Fazal Sheikh, and Hank Willis Thomas, to name just a few.

Read a review!

Mixed Media Works by Don Meyer
Maxwell Memorial Library

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

Line, color, and compositional experimentation are key words in painter Don Meyer's artist statement. A self-described gardener and "sometimes painter," the artist fills his canvases with mesmerizing shapes and colors. Meyer is a graduate of West Genesee High School and Emporia State and Kansas State universities

Mixed Media Works is a collection of small abstract works, mostly studies, in gouache with various media. As Meyer prefers that his viewers come to their own conclusions about the subjects represented, he displays no titles on the paintings.

The Art of Nicora Gangi
Dalton's

Dalton's American Decorative Arts
1931 James St., Syracuse

Nicora Gangi's work will resonate with those who appreciate her link to European art and her aesthetic kinship with the Hudson River School painters. Yet her oil paintings have a fresh, modern sensibility to which lovers of contemporary realism will surely respond.

The Other Guise
Liverpool is the Place

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

Classic rock

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Syracuse Poster Project
Onondaga County Central Library

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

16 poster prints from the 2013 Syracuse Poster Project will be on exhibit. The Poster Project brings together community p'ets and Syracuse University student artists to create an annual series of posters for the citys poster panels. Each of the 16 posters features an illustrated poem about downtown, the city, or the surrounding countryside.

Trois Soeurs d'Été (Three Sisters of Summer)
Baltimore Woods Weeks Art Gallery

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

Daphné Verley: ceramics
M Bénédicte Verley: photographs
Thérèse Verley Strodel: paintings

Mentors: 4 Influential Women Artists
Syracuse Technology Garden Gallery

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

Artist-in-Residence and Curator at The Tech Garden, Maria Rizzo is proud to present a group show that celebrates the art of four professional female artists who have greatly influenced Rizzo's young art career: Maria Grazia Facchinetti, Marianne Smith Dalton, Angela Arrey-Wastavino and Linda Bigness. All four of these women share a passion for the arts, strong talent and unyielding professionalism in reaching their goals. They each have a story to share and advice to give for other artists who want to dedicate their lives to the arts.

Ray Trudell Photography
The Art Store Gallery

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

Ray is a lifelong local resident whom describes himself as a disgruntled union thug... a better description might be a man who thinks for himself, lives life to his own beat and in his own unique skewed style shows us the way he sees life, through the lens of his camera. He finds those peaceful refuges that are tucked in between the chaos and the hectic. Those bites of peace and nature that make living in Central New York worth all the rain, shoveling and construction!

i think i know you the best when I sleep
Westcott Community Art Gallery

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

A collection of dreams and the people who made them matter, by Erin Fassinger.

Convergence: Where Line Meets Form
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

R. Jason Howard: internationally recognized glass artist using both traditional Italian techniques and self-invented processes

Marilyn Forth: uses the ancient art process of batik in a contemporary fashion--painting dye onto silk

DeeAnn von Hunke: new works in jewelry design exploring combinations of medium, materials, and methods in metalsmithing

Creative Crossings
Community Folk Art Center

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

For this exhibition, the artists have created works of mixed media that include landscapes, still-life, protraits, and abstracts. The group chose the title Creative Crossings because they felt that a crossing must be made in order to heal both mentally and spiritually. This exhibit provides a special opportunity to share their artistic achievements with the community.

Give & Take: The Currency of Culture
Community Folk Art Center

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

"Give & Take: The Currency of Culture" features new, site-specific installations and performance art by Aisha Cousins, Nzuji De Magalhaes and Nontsikelelo Mutiti. The exhibition explores the complex and symbiotic relationship between Africans and African Americans. The artists in this exhibit investigate a wide range of topics from Fela Kuti's Africa American lover, Sandra Smith, to misconceptions about Africa and Africans.

Read a review!

Simple Pleasures: Watercolor and Acrylic Paintings by Kathleen Schneider
Gallery 54

Gallery 54
54 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles

Although some paintings are bold and others subtle, they all convey images pleasing to the soul.

The Craft of Wood
Imagine

Imagine
38 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles

"The Craft of Wood" features one-of-a-kind dressers, tables, mirrors, jewelry boxes and clocks by Charlie and Deb DeMinck, of Vineyard View Woodworking.

The DeMincks work with such diverse woods as tiger maple, cherry, black walnut, quarter sawn oak, curly cherry, ambrosia maple, sycamore and ash, and use only environmentally friendly waterborne finishes. They recently took first-place honors in woodworking at the Corn Hill Arts Festival.

40 Artists/40 Years: Selections from the Light Work Collection
Light Work Gallery

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

Light Work is pleased to announce its 40th Anniversary with the opening of the exhibition 40 Artists/40 Years: Selections from the Light Work Collection, featuring Carrie Mae Weems, Cindy Sherman, John Gossage, James Casebere, Jim Goldberg, Dawoud Bey, Fazal Sheikh, and Hank Willis Thomas, to name just a few.

Read a review!

Mixed Media Works by Don Meyer
Maxwell Memorial Library

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

Line, color, and compositional experimentation are key words in painter Don Meyer's artist statement. A self-described gardener and "sometimes painter," the artist fills his canvases with mesmerizing shapes and colors. Meyer is a graduate of West Genesee High School and Emporia State and Kansas State universities

Mixed Media Works is a collection of small abstract works, mostly studies, in gouache with various media. As Meyer prefers that his viewers come to their own conclusions about the subjects represented, he displays no titles on the paintings.

The Art of Nicora Gangi
Dalton's

Dalton's American Decorative Arts
1931 James St., Syracuse

Nicora Gangi's work will resonate with those who appreciate her link to European art and her aesthetic kinship with the Hudson River School painters. Yet her oil paintings have a fresh, modern sensibility to which lovers of contemporary realism will surely respond.

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.

An American Look: Fashion, Decorative Arts and Gustav Stickley
Everson Museum of Art

Price: $10 regular, $8 students/seniors/military, $5 Everson members, $30 family (up to 2 adults & 4 children)
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

"An American Look" is a unique exhibition that, for the first time, examines the influence of an Arts & Crafts aesthetic in American fashion during the early 20th century. Color, texture and motif were all adapted from the Arts & Crafts elements of furniture, ceramics and other furnishings of the period for upper-class fashion. Clothing styles of 1910-1914 are particularly representative of the elegant simplicity of Arts and Crafts objects popular in the preceding decade.

"An American Look" includes 34 examples from the Sue Ann Genet Costume Collection housed at Syracuse University, along with ceramics, Stickley furniture, and other decorative art examples from the Everson's permanent collection. The exhibition is co-curated by Jeffrey Mayer, curator of the Genet Costume Collection and associate professor of fashion design and history at Syracuse University, and Everson Museum Senior Curator Debora Ryan.

Read a review!

Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Syracuse Poster Project
Onondaga County Central Library

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

16 poster prints from the 2013 Syracuse Poster Project will be on exhibit. The Poster Project brings together community p'ets and Syracuse University student artists to create an annual series of posters for the citys poster panels. Each of the 16 posters features an illustrated poem about downtown, the city, or the surrounding countryside.

Trois Soeurs d'Été (Three Sisters of Summer)
Baltimore Woods Weeks Art Gallery

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

Daphné Verley: ceramics
M Bénédicte Verley: photographs
Thérèse Verley Strodel: paintings

Mentors: 4 Influential Women Artists
Syracuse Technology Garden Gallery

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

Artist-in-Residence and Curator at The Tech Garden, Maria Rizzo is proud to present a group show that celebrates the art of four professional female artists who have greatly influenced Rizzo's young art career: Maria Grazia Facchinetti, Marianne Smith Dalton, Angela Arrey-Wastavino and Linda Bigness. All four of these women share a passion for the arts, strong talent and unyielding professionalism in reaching their goals. They each have a story to share and advice to give for other artists who want to dedicate their lives to the arts.

Ray Trudell Photography
The Art Store Gallery

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

Ray is a lifelong local resident whom describes himself as a disgruntled union thug... a better description might be a man who thinks for himself, lives life to his own beat and in his own unique skewed style shows us the way he sees life, through the lens of his camera. He finds those peaceful refuges that are tucked in between the chaos and the hectic. Those bites of peace and nature that make living in Central New York worth all the rain, shoveling and construction!

i think i know you the best when I sleep
Westcott Community Art Gallery

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

A collection of dreams and the people who made them matter, by Erin Fassinger.

Convergence: Where Line Meets Form
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

R. Jason Howard: internationally recognized glass artist using both traditional Italian techniques and self-invented processes

Marilyn Forth: uses the ancient art process of batik in a contemporary fashion--painting dye onto silk

DeeAnn von Hunke: new works in jewelry design exploring combinations of medium, materials, and methods in metalsmithing

Give & Take: The Currency of Culture
Community Folk Art Center

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

"Give & Take: The Currency of Culture" features new, site-specific installations and performance art by Aisha Cousins, Nzuji De Magalhaes and Nontsikelelo Mutiti. The exhibition explores the complex and symbiotic relationship between Africans and African Americans. The artists in this exhibit investigate a wide range of topics from Fela Kuti's Africa American lover, Sandra Smith, to misconceptions about Africa and Africans.

Read a review!

Creative Crossings
Community Folk Art Center

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

For this exhibition, the artists have created works of mixed media that include landscapes, still-life, protraits, and abstracts. The group chose the title Creative Crossings because they felt that a crossing must be made in order to heal both mentally and spiritually. This exhibit provides a special opportunity to share their artistic achievements with the community.

Simple Pleasures: Watercolor and Acrylic Paintings by Kathleen Schneider
Gallery 54

Gallery 54
54 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles

Although some paintings are bold and others subtle, they all convey images pleasing to the soul.

The Craft of Wood
Imagine

Imagine
38 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles

"The Craft of Wood" features one-of-a-kind dressers, tables, mirrors, jewelry boxes and clocks by Charlie and Deb DeMinck, of Vineyard View Woodworking.

The DeMincks work with such diverse woods as tiger maple, cherry, black walnut, quarter sawn oak, curly cherry, ambrosia maple, sycamore and ash, and use only environmentally friendly waterborne finishes. They recently took first-place honors in woodworking at the Corn Hill Arts Festival.

40 Artists/40 Years: Selections from the Light Work Collection
Light Work Gallery

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

Light Work is pleased to announce its 40th Anniversary with the opening of the exhibition 40 Artists/40 Years: Selections from the Light Work Collection, featuring Carrie Mae Weems, Cindy Sherman, John Gossage, James Casebere, Jim Goldberg, Dawoud Bey, Fazal Sheikh, and Hank Willis Thomas, to name just a few.

Read a review!

Mixed Media Works by Don Meyer
Maxwell Memorial Library

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

Line, color, and compositional experimentation are key words in painter Don Meyer's artist statement. A self-described gardener and "sometimes painter," the artist fills his canvases with mesmerizing shapes and colors. Meyer is a graduate of West Genesee High School and Emporia State and Kansas State universities

Mixed Media Works is a collection of small abstract works, mostly studies, in gouache with various media. As Meyer prefers that his viewers come to their own conclusions about the subjects represented, he displays no titles on the paintings.

The Art of Nicora Gangi
Dalton's

Dalton's American Decorative Arts
1931 James St., Syracuse

Nicora Gangi's work will resonate with those who appreciate her link to European art and her aesthetic kinship with the Hudson River School painters. Yet her oil paintings have a fresh, modern sensibility to which lovers of contemporary realism will surely respond.

An American Look: Fashion, Decorative Arts and Gustav Stickley
Everson Museum of Art

Price: $10 regular, $8 students/seniors/military, $5 Everson members, $30 family (up to 2 adults & 4 children)
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

"An American Look" is a unique exhibition that, for the first time, examines the influence of an Arts & Crafts aesthetic in American fashion during the early 20th century. Color, texture and motif were all adapted from the Arts & Crafts elements of furniture, ceramics and other furnishings of the period for upper-class fashion. Clothing styles of 1910-1914 are particularly representative of the elegant simplicity of Arts and Crafts objects popular in the preceding decade.

"An American Look" includes 34 examples from the Sue Ann Genet Costume Collection housed at Syracuse University, along with ceramics, Stickley furniture, and other decorative art examples from the Everson's permanent collection. The exhibition is co-curated by Jeffrey Mayer, curator of the Genet Costume Collection and associate professor of fashion design and history at Syracuse University, and Everson Museum Senior Curator Debora Ryan.

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.

Flicks on the Crick: Pitch Perfect

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

Bring a lawn chair and enjoy the film projected on the side of Sound Garden's building, beginning at dusk. Rated PG-13.

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.

Family Fest
Skaneateles Festival

Price: Free
First Presbyterian Church of Skaneateles
97 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles

Who likes to stay up late and hear the sounds of the night? Who likes listening to the sounds of birds chirping? What does fire sound like? Have you ever closed your eyes and listened to the sound of the wind? If you like thinking about these questions, this concert is for you! You'll hear festival performers play wonderful music that sounds like nature.

Rebecca Albers, viola; Bart Feller, flute; Elinor Freer, piano; June Han, harp; David Ying, cello

Alan Taylor & Two Feet Short
Liverpool is the Place

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

Folk. Annual John Denver Memorial food drive.

Thursday, August 22, 2013

Syracuse Poster Project
Onondaga County Central Library

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

16 poster prints from the 2013 Syracuse Poster Project will be on exhibit. The Poster Project brings together community p'ets and Syracuse University student artists to create an annual series of posters for the citys poster panels. Each of the 16 posters features an illustrated poem about downtown, the city, or the surrounding countryside.

Trois Soeurs d'Été (Three Sisters of Summer)
Baltimore Woods Weeks Art Gallery

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

Daphné Verley: ceramics
M Bénédicte Verley: photographs
Thérèse Verley Strodel: paintings

Mentors: 4 Influential Women Artists
Syracuse Technology Garden Gallery

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

Artist-in-Residence and Curator at The Tech Garden, Maria Rizzo is proud to present a group show that celebrates the art of four professional female artists who have greatly influenced Rizzo's young art career: Maria Grazia Facchinetti, Marianne Smith Dalton, Angela Arrey-Wastavino and Linda Bigness. All four of these women share a passion for the arts, strong talent and unyielding professionalism in reaching their goals. They each have a story to share and advice to give for other artists who want to dedicate their lives to the arts.

Ray Trudell Photography
The Art Store Gallery

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

Ray is a lifelong local resident whom describes himself as a disgruntled union thug... a better description might be a man who thinks for himself, lives life to his own beat and in his own unique skewed style shows us the way he sees life, through the lens of his camera. He finds those peaceful refuges that are tucked in between the chaos and the hectic. Those bites of peace and nature that make living in Central New York worth all the rain, shoveling and construction!

i think i know you the best when I sleep
Westcott Community Art Gallery

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

A collection of dreams and the people who made them matter, by Erin Fassinger.

Convergence: Where Line Meets Form
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

R. Jason Howard: internationally recognized glass artist using both traditional Italian techniques and self-invented processes

Marilyn Forth: uses the ancient art process of batik in a contemporary fashion--painting dye onto silk

DeeAnn von Hunke: new works in jewelry design exploring combinations of medium, materials, and methods in metalsmithing

Creative Crossings
Community Folk Art Center

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

For this exhibition, the artists have created works of mixed media that include landscapes, still-life, protraits, and abstracts. The group chose the title Creative Crossings because they felt that a crossing must be made in order to heal both mentally and spiritually. This exhibit provides a special opportunity to share their artistic achievements with the community.

Give & Take: The Currency of Culture
Community Folk Art Center

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

"Give & Take: The Currency of Culture" features new, site-specific installations and performance art by Aisha Cousins, Nzuji De Magalhaes and Nontsikelelo Mutiti. The exhibition explores the complex and symbiotic relationship between Africans and African Americans. The artists in this exhibit investigate a wide range of topics from Fela Kuti's Africa American lover, Sandra Smith, to misconceptions about Africa and Africans.

Read a review!

Simple Pleasures: Watercolor and Acrylic Paintings by Kathleen Schneider
Gallery 54

Gallery 54
54 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles

Although some paintings are bold and others subtle, they all convey images pleasing to the soul.

The Craft of Wood
Imagine

Imagine
38 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles

"The Craft of Wood" features one-of-a-kind dressers, tables, mirrors, jewelry boxes and clocks by Charlie and Deb DeMinck, of Vineyard View Woodworking.

The DeMincks work with such diverse woods as tiger maple, cherry, black walnut, quarter sawn oak, curly cherry, ambrosia maple, sycamore and ash, and use only environmentally friendly waterborne finishes. They recently took first-place honors in woodworking at the Corn Hill Arts Festival.

40 Artists/40 Years: Selections from the Light Work Collection
Light Work Gallery

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

Light Work is pleased to announce its 40th Anniversary with the opening of the exhibition 40 Artists/40 Years: Selections from the Light Work Collection, featuring Carrie Mae Weems, Cindy Sherman, John Gossage, James Casebere, Jim Goldberg, Dawoud Bey, Fazal Sheikh, and Hank Willis Thomas, to name just a few.

Read a review!

Mixed Media Works by Don Meyer
Maxwell Memorial Library

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

Line, color, and compositional experimentation are key words in painter Don Meyer's artist statement. A self-described gardener and "sometimes painter," the artist fills his canvases with mesmerizing shapes and colors. Meyer is a graduate of West Genesee High School and Emporia State and Kansas State universities

Mixed Media Works is a collection of small abstract works, mostly studies, in gouache with various media. As Meyer prefers that his viewers come to their own conclusions about the subjects represented, he displays no titles on the paintings.

The Art of Nicora Gangi
Dalton's

Dalton's American Decorative Arts
1931 James St., Syracuse

Nicora Gangi's work will resonate with those who appreciate her link to European art and her aesthetic kinship with the Hudson River School painters. Yet her oil paintings have a fresh, modern sensibility to which lovers of contemporary realism will surely respond.

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.

An American Look: Fashion, Decorative Arts and Gustav Stickley
Everson Museum of Art

Price: $10 regular, $8 students/seniors/military, $5 Everson members, $30 family (up to 2 adults & 4 children)
Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

"An American Look" is a unique exhibition that, for the first time, examines the influence of an Arts & Crafts aesthetic in American fashion during the early 20th century. Color, texture and motif were all adapted from the Arts & Crafts elements of furniture, ceramics and other furnishings of the period for upper-class fashion. Clothing styles of 1910-1914 are particularly representative of the elegant simplicity of Arts and Crafts objects popular in the preceding decade.

"An American Look" includes 34 examples from the Sue Ann Genet Costume Collection housed at Syracuse University, along with ceramics, Stickley furniture, and other decorative art examples from the Everson's permanent collection. The exhibition is co-curated by Jeffrey Mayer, curator of the Genet Costume Collection and associate professor of fashion design and history at Syracuse University, and Everson Museum Senior Curator Debora Ryan.

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UVP Annual Summer Review: Psychic Geographies group show
Urban Video Project

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

A group show of new video work in which forces of desire both personal and political and forces of nature traverse the land with a heavy tread, describing the borders of contested territories and propagating strange ecologies. Pieces include:
"Gouwane" by Sayler/Morris with Evan Paschke for the Canary Project
"Landscape Studies: New Mexico" by Mariam Ghani
"We Began by Measuring Distance" by Basma Alsharif
"Circle in the Sand" by Michael Robinson
"There There Square" by Jacqueline Goss

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.

Not Your Mother'’s Chamber Music Concert!
Skaneateles Festival

Price: $28, 24 regular; $26, $22 students/seniors; free for children under 13 (B seating only)
First Presbyterian Church of Skaneateles
97 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles

Arthur Foote At Dusk, for flute, viola, and harp
Arnold Bax Legend, for viola and piano
Debussy Syrinx for solo flute
Louise Talma The Ambient Air
DeFalla Ritual Fire Dance
Debussy (arr. Heitetz) Beau Soir
Medtner (arr.Heifetz) Fairy Tale, Op. 20, No. 1
Prokofiev (arr.Heifetz) March from Love for 3 Oranges
Gershwin Summertime
Saraste Spanish Dance Op. 21, No. 2, "Zapateado"

Performers include Rebecca Albers, viola; Bart Feller, flute; Elinor Freer, piano; June Han, harp; Bella Hristova, violin; David Ying, cello.

Skism, with Kayo, Peeps, Dasiii, T-Wrexx
Westcott Theater

Westcott Theater
524 Westcott St., Syracuse

Death Joins the Club
Acme Mystery Company

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

Noses up, everyone. You and the other members of the posh Pfieffer Hills Country Club are gathering to consider applications for membership and you want to look your snobby best. Members of the wealthy elite are dying to get in, or rather, are waiting for you to die so they can get in. A word to the wise, dear member: some applicants are less patient than others.

Unwrap Your Candy
Central New York Playhouse

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

An evening to give opportunities for not often produced pieces and novice directors. Directors Heather Roach, Justin Polly, and Christopher Best will each take a one-act of this unique collection of plays.

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