Friday, July 18, 2014

ADA 24: An Exceptional Exhibition
Onondaga County Central Library

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

The Exceptional Artworks Committee presents the Ninth Annual "Exceptional Exhibition" in celebration of the 24th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Multi-Faceted
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

Reginald Adams exhibits his many talents with paintings, sculptures, mobiles, furniture and more;
Caroline Tauxe displays her colorful mixed media jewelry.

The Forest for the Trees
Gallery 54

Gallery 54
54 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles

Featuring fibers by Sharon Bottle Souva and jewelry by Dana Blythe Stenson.

Sharon Bottle Souva works with the designs of nature to create fiber panels that are a combination of collage and machine thread work.

Dana Stenson's jewelry is nature inspired and handcrafted using sterling silver settings for semi-precious stones and found objects.

Culture of the Cocktail Hour
Onondaga Historical Association

Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

The story of cocktail fashions has several associations with local history. This exhibit will discover some of those people, places and events, including Syracuse's most famous cocktail lounges of days gone by. Cocktails also conjure up the exciting era of the Roaring Twenties, when speakeasies flourished during the decade of Prohibition. Displays will include the story of one of the most famous local speakeasies, located just a few hundred feet from the OH Museum, including a menu of its libations, and the tale of the police raid that shut it down. Also on exhibit, along with other documents and artifacts of the era will be an original federal court ledger listing arrests and convictions across the state for Prohibition violations and a local brewery's recipes for "near beer" and flavored sodas, which helped keep them in business through the infamous "dry" years when America famously tried unsuccessfully to eliminate intoxicating beverages from its culture.

Ever a New Season: Works by 19th-Century Photographer George Barnard
Onondaga Historical Association

Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

During the nation's 150th anniversary observance of the Civil War, a Barnard exhibition makes sense. OHA owns a rare complete first edition of Barnard's Photographic Views of Sherman's Campaign (1866), widely recognized as one of two foundational publications of 19th-century American photography. Barnard also lived in Oswego and Syracuse before the war and retired to Marcellus for his last decade. A technical innovator, commercial pioneer, and important taste-maker in one of our most pivotal periods, Barnard was also firmly rooted in the traditions and iconography of 19th-century American landscape painting, which equated national identity with the land and infused much of his work. "Ever a New Season" reintroduces an exciting early figure to a region already attuned to and highly literate in contemporary photography.

Son of the Genesee: Paintings by Stefan Zoller
914Works

Price: Free
914Works
914 E. Genesee St., Syracuse

Stefan Zoller is a graduate painting student in VPA's Department of Art. "Son of the Genesee" pays homage to the Genesee Valley of Western New York, where he was born and raised, and where he first painted.

Introduced to art by an older brother, Zoller took college art courses while still in high school. After receiving a bachelor of arts degree in studio art from Houghton College in 2008, he moved to Corning, NY, to work with renowned portrait painter Thomas S. Buechner. During two years studying representational painting with Buechner, Zoller also maintained a home studio practice, painting in the non-representational vein he had developed during his undergraduate experience.

Zoller recently had a solo exhibition at VPA's Michael Sickler Gallery. His recent group exhibitions include the 64th Rochester Finger Lakes Exhibition at Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester; the Southern Tier Biennial at Olean Public Library, Olean; and "Zoller & Ryder" at Atrium Gallery, Corning.

Because 914Works will be closed during several summer holidays, patrons are encouraged to contact the staff at 914works@syr.edu to confirm that the gallery is open.

REnewal
Gandee Gallery

Gandee Gallery
7846 Main St., Fabius

REnewal features work by regionally recognized artists that incorporates recycled materials and utilizes appropriated vintage imagery.

Works include assemblages by Dan Bacich, illustrative collage by Marty Blake, one-of-a-kind and limited edition furniture and jewelry by Unite Two Design (Theresa and Keith Traub), pots by Jen Gandee, up-cycled jewelry by Betsy Menson Sio, and hand-painted, digital collage by Lucie Wellner.

Enduring Gift: Chinese Ceramics from the Cloud Wampler Collection
Everson Museum of Art

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

For nine years, beginning in 1960, Cloud Wampler donated some 170 Asian works to the Everson Museum. The collection is dominated by a particularly strong core of Chinese ceramics. Spanning nearly 2,000 years, from the Han Dynasty in 200 BCE to the Ching Dynasty that ended in 1912, this selection offers a survey of forms, styles and glazes that are considered still today to be the pinnacle of aesthetic and technical achievements.

Mary Giehl: Rice is Life
Everson Museum of Art

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

The Everson Biennial returns in 2014 with the Edge of Art Series. The first artist featured is Mary Giehl. Known for her innovation with both materials and concepts, Giehl turns her focus to world hunger in this installation. The sculptural bowls are made from rice and water, the food that so much of the world relies on for nourishment. The bowls are suspended from a world map, which illustrates globally the areas where hunger is greatest and populations rely on rice to live.

Video Vault: The 70s Revisited
Everson Museum of Art

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

Including works by Paul Kos, Bill Viola, Hermine Freed, Ruth Vollmer, Rita Myers, Richard Serra and Keith Sonnier, this installation will highlight pioneering art video from the Everson's permanent collection that hasn't been on view in decades. The exhibition is an exciting opportunity to immerse oneself in the early world of video art.

Daniel Buckingham: Secret Invitation
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Buckingham's triple arch pavilion, Secret Invitation, is informed by an 8-year bicycle trip the artist took around the world. Immersed in the history of the Silk Road, which facilitated the transmission of goods, ideas, culture, and religion, Buckingham's social sculpture is intended to serve as a space to meet people from our community, share stories and even, as the artist suggests, fall in love. "Daniel Buckingham: Secret Invitation" is part of The Edge of Art Series.

Sarah McCoubrey: Works on Paper
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

McCoubrey takes on the role of alchemist through her transmutation of the potato into mystical contraptions built to coast above the earth or journey along the desolate landscape. These delicately drawn mixed media works belong to a world of myths and fairytales and bring to mind artists, such as Hieronymous Bosch and Salvador Dali. "Sarah McCoubrey: Works on Paper" is part of the 2014 Edge of Art Series.

Colors of Summer Invitational Exhibition
Gallery 4040

Gallery 4040
4040 New Court Ave (off Midler), Syracuse

Gallery 4040 is proud to present "Colors of Summer," an invitational group exhibition celebrating the season. While taking into account this season's range of colors from lushness to scorched earth, this exhibition combines an accomplished group of established and emerging artists including Scott Bennett (acrylic paintings), Diana Godfrey (acrylic mixed media), Walter Melnikow (acrylic paintings), Jim Ridlon (acrylic and mixed media collage paintings), and Debb VanDelinder (Scanography on aluminum). Curated by Anne Novado of Cappuccilli Fine Art.

Read a review!

Proof Through the Night: The Black & White Work of Paul Pearce
ArtRage Gallery

Price: Free
ArtRage Gallery
505 Hawley Ave., Syracuse

"Proof Through the Night" is a retrospective of traditional silver-based photography and lithographs by Paul Pearce, a certified disabled combat veteran who now declares himself to be a "backward observer." His photography focuses on issues of war and morality and questions the very notion of civilization. In his words about what inspires him to photograph he states, "In spite of growing cynicism, I have a calling to declare a point of view, a mandate to cry out that (in my opinion), the sky is falling, and a gnawing need to expose a system that turns innocent children into monsters."

Pearce was raised as an All-American boy, Sunday school attendee and college-bound Eagle Scout. He was drafted into the Army, commissioned as an artillery Lieutenant and ordered into combat in Vietnam as a forward observer with the 114th infantry. He returned from the war motivated to raise consciousness about the evils of war. Armed with a camera and a printing press he taught himself photography, struggled for peace and justice as an artist and anti-war activist, and participated in and documented antiwar protests including the massive action in Syracuse following the killings at Kent State.

Summer Review 2014
Urban Video Project

Everson Museum of Art Plaza
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

If you missed one of this year's exhibitions, now's your chance to see it!

This year's UVP Summer Review will feature the following videos from our 2013-2014 programming year:

Dani Leventhal: Platonic
Phil Solomon: Still Raining, Still Dreaming
Yui Kugimiya: Cat Brushing Teeth and other works
Michael Bühler-Rose: I'll Worship You, You'll Worship Me
Ann Hamilton: table

Landmark Summer Classic Film Series: King Kong
Landmark Theatre

Price: $5 regular, $3 seniors, $25 strip of 10 tickets to any summer classic film
Landmark Theatre
362 S. Salina St., Syracuse

Landmark Summer Classic Film Series: Creature From the Black Lagoon
Landmark Theatre

Price: $5 regular, $3 seniors, $25 strip of 10 tickets to any summer classic film
Landmark Theatre
362 S. Salina St., Syracuse

NYS Blues Festival

Price: Free
Clinton Square
Downtown, Syracuse

4:00 pm: Dr. Killdean
5:00 pm: Colin Aberdeen and The Barking Loungers
6:15 pm: Johnny Rawls
7:45 pm: Popa Chubby
9:30 pm: Rod Piazza & the Mighty Flyers

For more information, visit www.nysbluesfest.com.

Dancing Under the Stars
Stan Colella Orchestra

Price: Free
Sunnycrest Rink
Sunnycrest Park, Syracuse

Kick up your heels and enjoy the big band sounds of the Stan Colella Orchestra. Plenty of music and dancing, trivia contests.

Catch Me If You Can
Central New York Playhouse
Greg J. Hipius, director

Price: $25
CNY Playhouse
Shoppingtown Mall, Entrance No. 4 (adjacent to parking garage), Dewitt

Based on the hit DreamWorks film and the incredible true story that inspired it, Catch Me If You Can is the high-flying, splashy musical that tells the story of Frank W. Abagnale, Jr., a teenager who runs away from home in search of the glamorous life. With nothing more than his boyish charm, a big imagination and millions of dollars in forged checks, Frank successfully poses as a pilot, a doctor and a lawyer—living the high life and winning the girl of his dreams. But when Frank's lies catch the attention of FBI agent Carl Hanratty, Carl chases Frank to the end ... and finds something he never expected.

This delightfully entertaining musical has been created by a Tony Award-winning "dream team," with a book by Terrence McNally (The Full Monty and Ragtime), and a swinging score by Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman (Hairspray).

Music directed by Abel Searor.

Read a Review!

Bonnie and Clyde
Covey Theatre Company
Garrett Heater, director

Price: $26
BeVard Room, Mulroy Civic Center
411 Montgomery St., Syracuse

Experience the regional premiere of Frank Wildhorn's Tony-nominated musical Bonnie and Clyde. Fascination with America's most notorious outlaw couple has never waned, receiving an engaging musical score by composer Wildhorn (Jekyll & Hyde, The Civil War) for a Broadway run in 2011. Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow meet in Depression-era West Texas, building a media-generated reputation by holding up stores and banks. The law puts the pressure on once murder becomes routine, creating a chaotic wake that takes down those closest to them. Wildhorn's unique score stylizes country, blues, western, and pop, bringing this nostalgic and romantic tale to life.

Music direction by Bridget Moriarty, choreography by Andrea Colabufo.

Read a Review!

Saturday, July 19, 2014

ADA 24: An Exceptional Exhibition
Onondaga County Central Library

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

The Exceptional Artworks Committee presents the Ninth Annual "Exceptional Exhibition" in celebration of the 24th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Multi-Faceted
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

Reginald Adams exhibits his many talents with paintings, sculptures, mobiles, furniture and more;
Caroline Tauxe displays her colorful mixed media jewelry.

Sarah McCoubrey: Works on Paper
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

McCoubrey takes on the role of alchemist through her transmutation of the potato into mystical contraptions built to coast above the earth or journey along the desolate landscape. These delicately drawn mixed media works belong to a world of myths and fairytales and bring to mind artists, such as Hieronymous Bosch and Salvador Dali. "Sarah McCoubrey: Works on Paper" is part of the 2014 Edge of Art Series.

Daniel Buckingham: Secret Invitation
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Buckingham's triple arch pavilion, Secret Invitation, is informed by an 8-year bicycle trip the artist took around the world. Immersed in the history of the Silk Road, which facilitated the transmission of goods, ideas, culture, and religion, Buckingham's social sculpture is intended to serve as a space to meet people from our community, share stories and even, as the artist suggests, fall in love. "Daniel Buckingham: Secret Invitation" is part of The Edge of Art Series.

Video Vault: The 70s Revisited
Everson Museum of Art

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

Including works by Paul Kos, Bill Viola, Hermine Freed, Ruth Vollmer, Rita Myers, Richard Serra and Keith Sonnier, this installation will highlight pioneering art video from the Everson's permanent collection that hasn't been on view in decades. The exhibition is an exciting opportunity to immerse oneself in the early world of video art.

Mary Giehl: Rice is Life
Everson Museum of Art

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

The Everson Biennial returns in 2014 with the Edge of Art Series. The first artist featured is Mary Giehl. Known for her innovation with both materials and concepts, Giehl turns her focus to world hunger in this installation. The sculptural bowls are made from rice and water, the food that so much of the world relies on for nourishment. The bowls are suspended from a world map, which illustrates globally the areas where hunger is greatest and populations rely on rice to live.

Enduring Gift: Chinese Ceramics from the Cloud Wampler Collection
Everson Museum of Art

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

For nine years, beginning in 1960, Cloud Wampler donated some 170 Asian works to the Everson Museum. The collection is dominated by a particularly strong core of Chinese ceramics. Spanning nearly 2,000 years, from the Han Dynasty in 200 BCE to the Ching Dynasty that ended in 1912, this selection offers a survey of forms, styles and glazes that are considered still today to be the pinnacle of aesthetic and technical achievements.

The Forest for the Trees
Gallery 54

Gallery 54
54 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles

Featuring fibers by Sharon Bottle Souva and jewelry by Dana Blythe Stenson.

Sharon Bottle Souva works with the designs of nature to create fiber panels that are a combination of collage and machine thread work.

Dana Stenson's jewelry is nature inspired and handcrafted using sterling silver settings for semi-precious stones and found objects.

Son of the Genesee: Paintings by Stefan Zoller
914Works

Price: Free
914Works
914 E. Genesee St., Syracuse

Stefan Zoller is a graduate painting student in VPA's Department of Art. "Son of the Genesee" pays homage to the Genesee Valley of Western New York, where he was born and raised, and where he first painted.

Introduced to art by an older brother, Zoller took college art courses while still in high school. After receiving a bachelor of arts degree in studio art from Houghton College in 2008, he moved to Corning, NY, to work with renowned portrait painter Thomas S. Buechner. During two years studying representational painting with Buechner, Zoller also maintained a home studio practice, painting in the non-representational vein he had developed during his undergraduate experience.

Zoller recently had a solo exhibition at VPA's Michael Sickler Gallery. His recent group exhibitions include the 64th Rochester Finger Lakes Exhibition at Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester; the Southern Tier Biennial at Olean Public Library, Olean; and "Zoller & Ryder" at Atrium Gallery, Corning.

Because 914Works will be closed during several summer holidays, patrons are encouraged to contact the staff at 914works@syr.edu to confirm that the gallery is open.

REnewal
Gandee Gallery

Gandee Gallery
7846 Main St., Fabius

REnewal features work by regionally recognized artists that incorporates recycled materials and utilizes appropriated vintage imagery.

Works include assemblages by Dan Bacich, illustrative collage by Marty Blake, one-of-a-kind and limited edition furniture and jewelry by Unite Two Design (Theresa and Keith Traub), pots by Jen Gandee, up-cycled jewelry by Betsy Menson Sio, and hand-painted, digital collage by Lucie Wellner.

Proof Through the Night: The Black & White Work of Paul Pearce
ArtRage Gallery

Price: Free
ArtRage Gallery
505 Hawley Ave., Syracuse

"Proof Through the Night" is a retrospective of traditional silver-based photography and lithographs by Paul Pearce, a certified disabled combat veteran who now declares himself to be a "backward observer." His photography focuses on issues of war and morality and questions the very notion of civilization. In his words about what inspires him to photograph he states, "In spite of growing cynicism, I have a calling to declare a point of view, a mandate to cry out that (in my opinion), the sky is falling, and a gnawing need to expose a system that turns innocent children into monsters."

Pearce was raised as an All-American boy, Sunday school attendee and college-bound Eagle Scout. He was drafted into the Army, commissioned as an artillery Lieutenant and ordered into combat in Vietnam as a forward observer with the 114th infantry. He returned from the war motivated to raise consciousness about the evils of war. Armed with a camera and a printing press he taught himself photography, struggled for peace and justice as an artist and anti-war activist, and participated in and documented antiwar protests including the massive action in Syracuse following the killings at Kent State.

Colors of Summer Invitational Exhibition
Gallery 4040

Gallery 4040
4040 New Court Ave (off Midler), Syracuse

Gallery 4040 is proud to present "Colors of Summer," an invitational group exhibition celebrating the season. While taking into account this season's range of colors from lushness to scorched earth, this exhibition combines an accomplished group of established and emerging artists including Scott Bennett (acrylic paintings), Diana Godfrey (acrylic mixed media), Walter Melnikow (acrylic paintings), Jim Ridlon (acrylic and mixed media collage paintings), and Debb VanDelinder (Scanography on aluminum). Curated by Anne Novado of Cappuccilli Fine Art.

Read a review!

Ever a New Season: Works by 19th-Century Photographer George Barnard
Onondaga Historical Association

Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

During the nation's 150th anniversary observance of the Civil War, a Barnard exhibition makes sense. OHA owns a rare complete first edition of Barnard's Photographic Views of Sherman's Campaign (1866), widely recognized as one of two foundational publications of 19th-century American photography. Barnard also lived in Oswego and Syracuse before the war and retired to Marcellus for his last decade. A technical innovator, commercial pioneer, and important taste-maker in one of our most pivotal periods, Barnard was also firmly rooted in the traditions and iconography of 19th-century American landscape painting, which equated national identity with the land and infused much of his work. "Ever a New Season" reintroduces an exciting early figure to a region already attuned to and highly literate in contemporary photography.

Culture of the Cocktail Hour
Onondaga Historical Association

Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

The story of cocktail fashions has several associations with local history. This exhibit will discover some of those people, places and events, including Syracuse's most famous cocktail lounges of days gone by. Cocktails also conjure up the exciting era of the Roaring Twenties, when speakeasies flourished during the decade of Prohibition. Displays will include the story of one of the most famous local speakeasies, located just a few hundred feet from the OH Museum, including a menu of its libations, and the tale of the police raid that shut it down. Also on exhibit, along with other documents and artifacts of the era will be an original federal court ledger listing arrests and convictions across the state for Prohibition violations and a local brewery's recipes for "near beer" and flavored sodas, which helped keep them in business through the infamous "dry" years when America famously tried unsuccessfully to eliminate intoxicating beverages from its culture.

Summer Review 2014
Urban Video Project

Everson Museum of Art Plaza
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

If you missed one of this year's exhibitions, now's your chance to see it!

This year's UVP Summer Review will feature the following videos from our 2013-2014 programming year:

Dani Leventhal: Platonic
Phil Solomon: Still Raining, Still Dreaming
Yui Kugimiya: Cat Brushing Teeth and other works
Michael Bühler-Rose: I'll Worship You, You'll Worship Me
Ann Hamilton: table

NYS Blues Festival

Price: Free
Clinton Square
Downtown, Syracuse

1:00 pm: Signature Student Band
2:00 pm: The Ripcords
3:15 pm: The Carolyn Kelly Blues Band
4:30 pm: Trampled Under Foot
6:00 pm: Shakura S'Aida
7:45 pm: Dana Fuchs
9:30 pm: Mark Hummel and the Golden State Lone Star Review

For more information, visit www.nysbluesfest.com.

The Hackensaw Boys
1911 Summer Concert Series

Price: $5 at the door
Beak & Skiff
2708 Lords Hill Rd., Lafayette

Candlelight Series: Tony Trischka

Price: Free
Corner of Franklin and West Jefferson Streets
Syracuse

Opening act at 7:00 pm: Canvas Moon Band

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

Members of Blue Oyster Cult and Alice Cooper's Band: Blue Coupe, with Waydown Wailers
Westcott Theater

Westcott Theater
524 Westcott St., Syracuse

Catch Me If You Can
Central New York Playhouse
Greg J. Hipius, director

Price: $39.95 dinner theater, $25 show only
CNY Playhouse
Shoppingtown Mall, Entrance No. 4 (adjacent to parking garage), Dewitt

Tonight's show will be preceded by dinner at 6:45 pm.

Based on the hit DreamWorks film and the incredible true story that inspired it, Catch Me If You Can is the high-flying, splashy musical that tells the story of Frank W. Abagnale, Jr., a teenager who runs away from home in search of the glamorous life. With nothing more than his boyish charm, a big imagination and millions of dollars in forged checks, Frank successfully poses as a pilot, a doctor and a lawyer—living the high life and winning the girl of his dreams. But when Frank's lies catch the attention of FBI agent Carl Hanratty, Carl chases Frank to the end ... and finds something he never expected.

This delightfully entertaining musical has been created by a Tony Award-winning "dream team," with a book by Terrence McNally (The Full Monty and Ragtime), and a swinging score by Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman (Hairspray).

Music directed by Abel Searor.

Read a Review!

Bonnie and Clyde
Covey Theatre Company
Garrett Heater, director

Price: $26
BeVard Room, Mulroy Civic Center
411 Montgomery St., Syracuse

Experience the regional premiere of Frank Wildhorn's Tony-nominated musical Bonnie and Clyde. Fascination with America's most notorious outlaw couple has never waned, receiving an engaging musical score by composer Wildhorn (Jekyll & Hyde, The Civil War) for a Broadway run in 2011. Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow meet in Depression-era West Texas, building a media-generated reputation by holding up stores and banks. The law puts the pressure on once murder becomes routine, creating a chaotic wake that takes down those closest to them. Wildhorn's unique score stylizes country, blues, western, and pop, bringing this nostalgic and romantic tale to life.

Music direction by Bridget Moriarty, choreography by Andrea Colabufo.

Read a Review!

Sunday, July 20, 2014

The Forest for the Trees
Gallery 54

Gallery 54
54 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles

Featuring fibers by Sharon Bottle Souva and jewelry by Dana Blythe Stenson.

Sharon Bottle Souva works with the designs of nature to create fiber panels that are a combination of collage and machine thread work.

Dana Stenson's jewelry is nature inspired and handcrafted using sterling silver settings for semi-precious stones and found objects.

REnewal
Gandee Gallery

Gandee Gallery
7846 Main St., Fabius

REnewal features work by regionally recognized artists that incorporates recycled materials and utilizes appropriated vintage imagery.

Works include assemblages by Dan Bacich, illustrative collage by Marty Blake, one-of-a-kind and limited edition furniture and jewelry by Unite Two Design (Theresa and Keith Traub), pots by Jen Gandee, up-cycled jewelry by Betsy Menson Sio, and hand-painted, digital collage by Lucie Wellner.

Sarah McCoubrey: Works on Paper
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

McCoubrey takes on the role of alchemist through her transmutation of the potato into mystical contraptions built to coast above the earth or journey along the desolate landscape. These delicately drawn mixed media works belong to a world of myths and fairytales and bring to mind artists, such as Hieronymous Bosch and Salvador Dali. "Sarah McCoubrey: Works on Paper" is part of the 2014 Edge of Art Series.

Enduring Gift: Chinese Ceramics from the Cloud Wampler Collection
Everson Museum of Art

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

For nine years, beginning in 1960, Cloud Wampler donated some 170 Asian works to the Everson Museum. The collection is dominated by a particularly strong core of Chinese ceramics. Spanning nearly 2,000 years, from the Han Dynasty in 200 BCE to the Ching Dynasty that ended in 1912, this selection offers a survey of forms, styles and glazes that are considered still today to be the pinnacle of aesthetic and technical achievements.

Mary Giehl: Rice is Life
Everson Museum of Art

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

The Everson Biennial returns in 2014 with the Edge of Art Series. The first artist featured is Mary Giehl. Known for her innovation with both materials and concepts, Giehl turns her focus to world hunger in this installation. The sculptural bowls are made from rice and water, the food that so much of the world relies on for nourishment. The bowls are suspended from a world map, which illustrates globally the areas where hunger is greatest and populations rely on rice to live.

Video Vault: The 70s Revisited
Everson Museum of Art

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

Including works by Paul Kos, Bill Viola, Hermine Freed, Ruth Vollmer, Rita Myers, Richard Serra and Keith Sonnier, this installation will highlight pioneering art video from the Everson's permanent collection that hasn't been on view in decades. The exhibition is an exciting opportunity to immerse oneself in the early world of video art.

Daniel Buckingham: Secret Invitation
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Buckingham's triple arch pavilion, Secret Invitation, is informed by an 8-year bicycle trip the artist took around the world. Immersed in the history of the Silk Road, which facilitated the transmission of goods, ideas, culture, and religion, Buckingham's social sculpture is intended to serve as a space to meet people from our community, share stories and even, as the artist suggests, fall in love. "Daniel Buckingham: Secret Invitation" is part of The Edge of Art Series.

Culture of the Cocktail Hour
Onondaga Historical Association

Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

The story of cocktail fashions has several associations with local history. This exhibit will discover some of those people, places and events, including Syracuse's most famous cocktail lounges of days gone by. Cocktails also conjure up the exciting era of the Roaring Twenties, when speakeasies flourished during the decade of Prohibition. Displays will include the story of one of the most famous local speakeasies, located just a few hundred feet from the OH Museum, including a menu of its libations, and the tale of the police raid that shut it down. Also on exhibit, along with other documents and artifacts of the era will be an original federal court ledger listing arrests and convictions across the state for Prohibition violations and a local brewery's recipes for "near beer" and flavored sodas, which helped keep them in business through the infamous "dry" years when America famously tried unsuccessfully to eliminate intoxicating beverages from its culture.

Ever a New Season: Works by 19th-Century Photographer George Barnard
Onondaga Historical Association

Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

During the nation's 150th anniversary observance of the Civil War, a Barnard exhibition makes sense. OHA owns a rare complete first edition of Barnard's Photographic Views of Sherman's Campaign (1866), widely recognized as one of two foundational publications of 19th-century American photography. Barnard also lived in Oswego and Syracuse before the war and retired to Marcellus for his last decade. A technical innovator, commercial pioneer, and important taste-maker in one of our most pivotal periods, Barnard was also firmly rooted in the traditions and iconography of 19th-century American landscape painting, which equated national identity with the land and infused much of his work. "Ever a New Season" reintroduces an exciting early figure to a region already attuned to and highly literate in contemporary photography.

Landmark Summer Classic Film Series: Lawrence of Arabia
Landmark Theatre

Price: $5 regular, $3 seniors, $25 strip of 10 tickets to any summer classic film
Landmark Theatre
362 S. Salina St., Syracuse

Symphoria Brass Quintet
Syracuse Orchestra (formerly Symphoria)

Price: Free
Thornden Park Amphitheater
Ostrom Ave., Syracuse

Catch Me If You Can
Central New York Playhouse
Greg J. Hipius, director

Price: $20
CNY Playhouse
Shoppingtown Mall, Entrance No. 4 (adjacent to parking garage), Dewitt

Based on the hit DreamWorks film and the incredible true story that inspired it, Catch Me If You Can is the high-flying, splashy musical that tells the story of Frank W. Abagnale, Jr., a teenager who runs away from home in search of the glamorous life. With nothing more than his boyish charm, a big imagination and millions of dollars in forged checks, Frank successfully poses as a pilot, a doctor and a lawyer—living the high life and winning the girl of his dreams. But when Frank's lies catch the attention of FBI agent Carl Hanratty, Carl chases Frank to the end ... and finds something he never expected.

This delightfully entertaining musical has been created by a Tony Award-winning "dream team," with a book by Terrence McNally (The Full Monty and Ragtime), and a swinging score by Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman (Hairspray).

Music directed by Abel Searor.

Read a Review!

Monday, July 21, 2014

ADA 24: An Exceptional Exhibition
Onondaga County Central Library

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

The Exceptional Artworks Committee presents the Ninth Annual "Exceptional Exhibition" in celebration of the 24th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

The Forest for the Trees
Gallery 54

Gallery 54
54 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles

Featuring fibers by Sharon Bottle Souva and jewelry by Dana Blythe Stenson.

Sharon Bottle Souva works with the designs of nature to create fiber panels that are a combination of collage and machine thread work.

Dana Stenson's jewelry is nature inspired and handcrafted using sterling silver settings for semi-precious stones and found objects.

Jazz Up Your Lunch Series
Featuring Stan Colella All-Star Band

Price: Free
Hanover Square
Downtown Syracuse, Syracuse

The City of Syracuse Parks Department's Stan Colella All-Star Band, a youth jazz ensemble, will perform as part of Artsweek.

Merry Mischief
Liverpool is the Place

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

Folk tunes and children's songs

Tuesday, July 22, 2014

ADA 24: An Exceptional Exhibition
Onondaga County Central Library

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

The Exceptional Artworks Committee presents the Ninth Annual "Exceptional Exhibition" in celebration of the 24th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Multi-Faceted
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

Reginald Adams exhibits his many talents with paintings, sculptures, mobiles, furniture and more;
Caroline Tauxe displays her colorful mixed media jewelry.

The Forest for the Trees
Gallery 54

Gallery 54
54 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles

Featuring fibers by Sharon Bottle Souva and jewelry by Dana Blythe Stenson.

Sharon Bottle Souva works with the designs of nature to create fiber panels that are a combination of collage and machine thread work.

Dana Stenson's jewelry is nature inspired and handcrafted using sterling silver settings for semi-precious stones and found objects.

Son of the Genesee: Paintings by Stefan Zoller
914Works

Price: Free
914Works
914 E. Genesee St., Syracuse

Stefan Zoller is a graduate painting student in VPA's Department of Art. "Son of the Genesee" pays homage to the Genesee Valley of Western New York, where he was born and raised, and where he first painted.

Introduced to art by an older brother, Zoller took college art courses while still in high school. After receiving a bachelor of arts degree in studio art from Houghton College in 2008, he moved to Corning, NY, to work with renowned portrait painter Thomas S. Buechner. During two years studying representational painting with Buechner, Zoller also maintained a home studio practice, painting in the non-representational vein he had developed during his undergraduate experience.

Zoller recently had a solo exhibition at VPA's Michael Sickler Gallery. His recent group exhibitions include the 64th Rochester Finger Lakes Exhibition at Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester; the Southern Tier Biennial at Olean Public Library, Olean; and "Zoller & Ryder" at Atrium Gallery, Corning.

Because 914Works will be closed during several summer holidays, patrons are encouraged to contact the staff at 914works@syr.edu to confirm that the gallery is open.

Toby Franklin Band
Town of Clay

Price: Free
Clay Central Park Amphitheater
Wetzel Road near Henry Clay Blvd., Clay

1970s and '80s rock, some originals

Pops in the Park: Fab Cats (Beatles tribute band)
City Parks and Recreation Department

Price: Free
Upper Onondaga Park Gazebo
Roberts Avenue, Syracuse

Bring lawn chairs or blankets for seating.

Wednesday, July 23, 2014

ADA 24: An Exceptional Exhibition
Onondaga County Central Library

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

The Exceptional Artworks Committee presents the Ninth Annual "Exceptional Exhibition" in celebration of the 24th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Multi-Faceted
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

Reginald Adams exhibits his many talents with paintings, sculptures, mobiles, furniture and more;
Caroline Tauxe displays her colorful mixed media jewelry.

The Forest for the Trees
Gallery 54

Gallery 54
54 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles

Featuring fibers by Sharon Bottle Souva and jewelry by Dana Blythe Stenson.

Sharon Bottle Souva works with the designs of nature to create fiber panels that are a combination of collage and machine thread work.

Dana Stenson's jewelry is nature inspired and handcrafted using sterling silver settings for semi-precious stones and found objects.

Ever a New Season: Works by 19th-Century Photographer George Barnard
Onondaga Historical Association

Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

During the nation's 150th anniversary observance of the Civil War, a Barnard exhibition makes sense. OHA owns a rare complete first edition of Barnard's Photographic Views of Sherman's Campaign (1866), widely recognized as one of two foundational publications of 19th-century American photography. Barnard also lived in Oswego and Syracuse before the war and retired to Marcellus for his last decade. A technical innovator, commercial pioneer, and important taste-maker in one of our most pivotal periods, Barnard was also firmly rooted in the traditions and iconography of 19th-century American landscape painting, which equated national identity with the land and infused much of his work. "Ever a New Season" reintroduces an exciting early figure to a region already attuned to and highly literate in contemporary photography.

Culture of the Cocktail Hour
Onondaga Historical Association

Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

The story of cocktail fashions has several associations with local history. This exhibit will discover some of those people, places and events, including Syracuse's most famous cocktail lounges of days gone by. Cocktails also conjure up the exciting era of the Roaring Twenties, when speakeasies flourished during the decade of Prohibition. Displays will include the story of one of the most famous local speakeasies, located just a few hundred feet from the OH Museum, including a menu of its libations, and the tale of the police raid that shut it down. Also on exhibit, along with other documents and artifacts of the era will be an original federal court ledger listing arrests and convictions across the state for Prohibition violations and a local brewery's recipes for "near beer" and flavored sodas, which helped keep them in business through the infamous "dry" years when America famously tried unsuccessfully to eliminate intoxicating beverages from its culture.

Son of the Genesee: Paintings by Stefan Zoller
914Works

Price: Free
914Works
914 E. Genesee St., Syracuse

Stefan Zoller is a graduate painting student in VPA's Department of Art. "Son of the Genesee" pays homage to the Genesee Valley of Western New York, where he was born and raised, and where he first painted.

Introduced to art by an older brother, Zoller took college art courses while still in high school. After receiving a bachelor of arts degree in studio art from Houghton College in 2008, he moved to Corning, NY, to work with renowned portrait painter Thomas S. Buechner. During two years studying representational painting with Buechner, Zoller also maintained a home studio practice, painting in the non-representational vein he had developed during his undergraduate experience.

Zoller recently had a solo exhibition at VPA's Michael Sickler Gallery. His recent group exhibitions include the 64th Rochester Finger Lakes Exhibition at Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester; the Southern Tier Biennial at Olean Public Library, Olean; and "Zoller & Ryder" at Atrium Gallery, Corning.

Because 914Works will be closed during several summer holidays, patrons are encouraged to contact the staff at 914works@syr.edu to confirm that the gallery is open.

Daniel Buckingham: Secret Invitation
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Buckingham's triple arch pavilion, Secret Invitation, is informed by an 8-year bicycle trip the artist took around the world. Immersed in the history of the Silk Road, which facilitated the transmission of goods, ideas, culture, and religion, Buckingham's social sculpture is intended to serve as a space to meet people from our community, share stories and even, as the artist suggests, fall in love. "Daniel Buckingham: Secret Invitation" is part of The Edge of Art Series.

Video Vault: The 70s Revisited
Everson Museum of Art

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

Including works by Paul Kos, Bill Viola, Hermine Freed, Ruth Vollmer, Rita Myers, Richard Serra and Keith Sonnier, this installation will highlight pioneering art video from the Everson's permanent collection that hasn't been on view in decades. The exhibition is an exciting opportunity to immerse oneself in the early world of video art.

Mary Giehl: Rice is Life
Everson Museum of Art

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

The Everson Biennial returns in 2014 with the Edge of Art Series. The first artist featured is Mary Giehl. Known for her innovation with both materials and concepts, Giehl turns her focus to world hunger in this installation. The sculptural bowls are made from rice and water, the food that so much of the world relies on for nourishment. The bowls are suspended from a world map, which illustrates globally the areas where hunger is greatest and populations rely on rice to live.

Enduring Gift: Chinese Ceramics from the Cloud Wampler Collection
Everson Museum of Art

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

For nine years, beginning in 1960, Cloud Wampler donated some 170 Asian works to the Everson Museum. The collection is dominated by a particularly strong core of Chinese ceramics. Spanning nearly 2,000 years, from the Han Dynasty in 200 BCE to the Ching Dynasty that ended in 1912, this selection offers a survey of forms, styles and glazes that are considered still today to be the pinnacle of aesthetic and technical achievements.

Sarah McCoubrey: Works on Paper
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

McCoubrey takes on the role of alchemist through her transmutation of the potato into mystical contraptions built to coast above the earth or journey along the desolate landscape. These delicately drawn mixed media works belong to a world of myths and fairytales and bring to mind artists, such as Hieronymous Bosch and Salvador Dali. "Sarah McCoubrey: Works on Paper" is part of the 2014 Edge of Art Series.

Colors of Summer Invitational Exhibition
Gallery 4040

Gallery 4040
4040 New Court Ave (off Midler), Syracuse

Gallery 4040 is proud to present "Colors of Summer," an invitational group exhibition celebrating the season. While taking into account this season's range of colors from lushness to scorched earth, this exhibition combines an accomplished group of established and emerging artists including Scott Bennett (acrylic paintings), Diana Godfrey (acrylic mixed media), Walter Melnikow (acrylic paintings), Jim Ridlon (acrylic and mixed media collage paintings), and Debb VanDelinder (Scanography on aluminum). Curated by Anne Novado of Cappuccilli Fine Art.

Read a review!

Landmark Summer Classic Film Series: 8 1/2
Landmark Theatre

Price: $5 regular, $3 seniors, $25 strip of 10 tickets to any summer classic film
Landmark Theatre
362 S. Salina St., Syracuse

Flicks on the Crick: Lone Survivor

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

Starting at dusk, the film will be projected on the side of Sound Garden's building along the Creekwalk. Blankets or lawn chairs are recommended.

Jazz Up Your Lunch Series
Featuring Stan Colella All-Star Band

Price: Free
Clinton Square
Downtown, Syracuse

The City of Syracuse Parks Department's Stan Colella All-Star Band, a youth jazz ensemble, will perform as part of Artsweek.

Kambuyu Marimba Ensemble
Liverpool is the Place

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

Thursday, July 24, 2014

ADA 24: An Exceptional Exhibition
Onondaga County Central Library

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

The Exceptional Artworks Committee presents the Ninth Annual "Exceptional Exhibition" in celebration of the 24th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Multi-Faceted
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

Reginald Adams exhibits his many talents with paintings, sculptures, mobiles, furniture and more;
Caroline Tauxe displays her colorful mixed media jewelry.

The Forest for the Trees
Gallery 54

Gallery 54
54 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles

Featuring fibers by Sharon Bottle Souva and jewelry by Dana Blythe Stenson.

Sharon Bottle Souva works with the designs of nature to create fiber panels that are a combination of collage and machine thread work.

Dana Stenson's jewelry is nature inspired and handcrafted using sterling silver settings for semi-precious stones and found objects.

Culture of the Cocktail Hour
Onondaga Historical Association

Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

The story of cocktail fashions has several associations with local history. This exhibit will discover some of those people, places and events, including Syracuse's most famous cocktail lounges of days gone by. Cocktails also conjure up the exciting era of the Roaring Twenties, when speakeasies flourished during the decade of Prohibition. Displays will include the story of one of the most famous local speakeasies, located just a few hundred feet from the OH Museum, including a menu of its libations, and the tale of the police raid that shut it down. Also on exhibit, along with other documents and artifacts of the era will be an original federal court ledger listing arrests and convictions across the state for Prohibition violations and a local brewery's recipes for "near beer" and flavored sodas, which helped keep them in business through the infamous "dry" years when America famously tried unsuccessfully to eliminate intoxicating beverages from its culture.

Ever a New Season: Works by 19th-Century Photographer George Barnard
Onondaga Historical Association

Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

During the nation's 150th anniversary observance of the Civil War, a Barnard exhibition makes sense. OHA owns a rare complete first edition of Barnard's Photographic Views of Sherman's Campaign (1866), widely recognized as one of two foundational publications of 19th-century American photography. Barnard also lived in Oswego and Syracuse before the war and retired to Marcellus for his last decade. A technical innovator, commercial pioneer, and important taste-maker in one of our most pivotal periods, Barnard was also firmly rooted in the traditions and iconography of 19th-century American landscape painting, which equated national identity with the land and infused much of his work. "Ever a New Season" reintroduces an exciting early figure to a region already attuned to and highly literate in contemporary photography.

Son of the Genesee: Paintings by Stefan Zoller
914Works

Price: Free
914Works
914 E. Genesee St., Syracuse

Stefan Zoller is a graduate painting student in VPA's Department of Art. "Son of the Genesee" pays homage to the Genesee Valley of Western New York, where he was born and raised, and where he first painted.

Introduced to art by an older brother, Zoller took college art courses while still in high school. After receiving a bachelor of arts degree in studio art from Houghton College in 2008, he moved to Corning, NY, to work with renowned portrait painter Thomas S. Buechner. During two years studying representational painting with Buechner, Zoller also maintained a home studio practice, painting in the non-representational vein he had developed during his undergraduate experience.

Zoller recently had a solo exhibition at VPA's Michael Sickler Gallery. His recent group exhibitions include the 64th Rochester Finger Lakes Exhibition at Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester; the Southern Tier Biennial at Olean Public Library, Olean; and "Zoller & Ryder" at Atrium Gallery, Corning.

Because 914Works will be closed during several summer holidays, patrons are encouraged to contact the staff at 914works@syr.edu to confirm that the gallery is open.

REnewal
Gandee Gallery

Gandee Gallery
7846 Main St., Fabius

REnewal features work by regionally recognized artists that incorporates recycled materials and utilizes appropriated vintage imagery.

Works include assemblages by Dan Bacich, illustrative collage by Marty Blake, one-of-a-kind and limited edition furniture and jewelry by Unite Two Design (Theresa and Keith Traub), pots by Jen Gandee, up-cycled jewelry by Betsy Menson Sio, and hand-painted, digital collage by Lucie Wellner.

Sarah McCoubrey: Works on Paper
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

McCoubrey takes on the role of alchemist through her transmutation of the potato into mystical contraptions built to coast above the earth or journey along the desolate landscape. These delicately drawn mixed media works belong to a world of myths and fairytales and bring to mind artists, such as Hieronymous Bosch and Salvador Dali. "Sarah McCoubrey: Works on Paper" is part of the 2014 Edge of Art Series.

Enduring Gift: Chinese Ceramics from the Cloud Wampler Collection
Everson Museum of Art

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

For nine years, beginning in 1960, Cloud Wampler donated some 170 Asian works to the Everson Museum. The collection is dominated by a particularly strong core of Chinese ceramics. Spanning nearly 2,000 years, from the Han Dynasty in 200 BCE to the Ching Dynasty that ended in 1912, this selection offers a survey of forms, styles and glazes that are considered still today to be the pinnacle of aesthetic and technical achievements.

Mary Giehl: Rice is Life
Everson Museum of Art

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

The Everson Biennial returns in 2014 with the Edge of Art Series. The first artist featured is Mary Giehl. Known for her innovation with both materials and concepts, Giehl turns her focus to world hunger in this installation. The sculptural bowls are made from rice and water, the food that so much of the world relies on for nourishment. The bowls are suspended from a world map, which illustrates globally the areas where hunger is greatest and populations rely on rice to live.

Video Vault: The 70s Revisited
Everson Museum of Art

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

Including works by Paul Kos, Bill Viola, Hermine Freed, Ruth Vollmer, Rita Myers, Richard Serra and Keith Sonnier, this installation will highlight pioneering art video from the Everson's permanent collection that hasn't been on view in decades. The exhibition is an exciting opportunity to immerse oneself in the early world of video art.

Daniel Buckingham: Secret Invitation
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Buckingham's triple arch pavilion, Secret Invitation, is informed by an 8-year bicycle trip the artist took around the world. Immersed in the history of the Silk Road, which facilitated the transmission of goods, ideas, culture, and religion, Buckingham's social sculpture is intended to serve as a space to meet people from our community, share stories and even, as the artist suggests, fall in love. "Daniel Buckingham: Secret Invitation" is part of The Edge of Art Series.

Colors of Summer Invitational Exhibition
Gallery 4040

Gallery 4040
4040 New Court Ave (off Midler), Syracuse

Gallery 4040 is proud to present "Colors of Summer," an invitational group exhibition celebrating the season. While taking into account this season's range of colors from lushness to scorched earth, this exhibition combines an accomplished group of established and emerging artists including Scott Bennett (acrylic paintings), Diana Godfrey (acrylic mixed media), Walter Melnikow (acrylic paintings), Jim Ridlon (acrylic and mixed media collage paintings), and Debb VanDelinder (Scanography on aluminum). Curated by Anne Novado of Cappuccilli Fine Art.

Read a review!

Opening: Artists Telling Stories
Syracuse Technology Garden Gallery

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

All artwork tells a story -- this juried exhibit showcases more than 70 pieces of artwork by 23 artists, accompanied by a thoughtful dialogue on how each artist communicates a story through their artwork.

Artists include Jacqueline Adamo, Joan Applebaum, Amy Bartell, Barbara Conte-Gaugel, Deb Dahlin, Patrice Downes Centore, Vykky Ebner, Patricia Elliot Seitz, Mary Fragapane, Domenico Gigante, Diana Godfrey, Patty Mabie Rich, Jeff Madison, Suzanne Masters, Michael Moody, Steve Nyland, Phil Parsons, Kathy Petrillo, Maria Rizzo, Kristina Starowitz, Karmin Schafer Hansen, Nathaniel West, Clare Willson

Summer Review 2014
Urban Video Project

Everson Museum of Art Plaza
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

If you missed one of this year's exhibitions, now's your chance to see it!

This year's UVP Summer Review will feature the following videos from our 2013-2014 programming year:

Dani Leventhal: Platonic
Phil Solomon: Still Raining, Still Dreaming
Yui Kugimiya: Cat Brushing Teeth and other works
Michael Bühler-Rose: I'll Worship You, You'll Worship Me
Ann Hamilton: table

Landmark Summer Classic Film Series: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Landmark Theatre

Price: $5 regular, $3 seniors, $25 strip of 10 tickets to any summer classic film
Landmark Theatre
362 S. Salina St., Syracuse

Jazz Up Your Lunch Series
Featuring Stan Colella All-Star Band

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

The City of Syracuse Parks Department's Stan Colella All-Star Band, a youth jazz ensemble, will perform as part of Artsweek.

Summer Concert Series
Syracuse Orchestra (formerly Symphoria)
Sean O'Loughlin, conductor

Price: Free
Austin Park
Jordan St., Skaneateles

Mozart Cosi Fan Tutte Overture
Brahms Hungarian Dance No. 19
Dvorak Slavonic Dance No. 7
Barber Adagio
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6, March
Gould American Salute
Rogers South Pacific Suite
Anderson Typewriter
Bernstein West Side Story selections
Sousa Hail to the Spirit of Liberty

Bring lawn chairs or blankets.

95X Presents Clutch, with American Sharks, Elephant Mountain
Westcott Theater

Westcott Theater
524 Westcott St., Syracuse

The Y-Files: Where Are the Cows?
Acme Mystery Company

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

Sheriff Shelly Moganagle is calling an emergency town meeting for you and everybody else in Pine Bluffs to try and figure out where in the heck all these cows are disappearing to. Roland McBurger's new hamburger joint? Cattle rustlers? Down at the Crazy Kegger folks are saying it's alien cow abduction! The Sheriff is taking no chances and has called in the FBI. Be there when Special Agents Molding and Sulky arrive. They'll need all the help they can get.

Les Miserables
Town of Manlius Recreation Department

Fayetteville-Manlius High School
8201 E. Seneca Tpke., Manlius

Catch Me If You Can
Central New York Playhouse
Greg J. Hipius, director

Price: $20
CNY Playhouse
Shoppingtown Mall, Entrance No. 4 (adjacent to parking garage), Dewitt

Based on the hit DreamWorks film and the incredible true story that inspired it, Catch Me If You Can is the high-flying, splashy musical that tells the story of Frank W. Abagnale, Jr., a teenager who runs away from home in search of the glamorous life. With nothing more than his boyish charm, a big imagination and millions of dollars in forged checks, Frank successfully poses as a pilot, a doctor and a lawyer—living the high life and winning the girl of his dreams. But when Frank's lies catch the attention of FBI agent Carl Hanratty, Carl chases Frank to the end ... and finds something he never expected.

This delightfully entertaining musical has been created by a Tony Award-winning "dream team," with a book by Terrence McNally (The Full Monty and Ragtime), and a swinging score by Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman (Hairspray).

Music directed by Abel Searor.

Read a Review!

Friday, July 25, 2014

ADA 24: An Exceptional Exhibition
Onondaga County Central Library

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

The Exceptional Artworks Committee presents the Ninth Annual "Exceptional Exhibition" in celebration of the 24th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Artists Telling Stories
Syracuse Technology Garden Gallery

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

All artwork tells a story -- this juried exhibit showcases more than 70 pieces of artwork by 23 artists, accompanied by a thoughtful dialogue on how each artist communicates a story through their artwork.

Artists include Jacqueline Adamo, Joan Applebaum, Amy Bartell, Barbara Conte-Gaugel, Deb Dahlin, Patrice Downes Centore, Vykky Ebner, Patricia Elliot Seitz, Mary Fragapane, Domenico Gigante, Diana Godfrey, Patty Mabie Rich, Jeff Madison, Suzanne Masters, Michael Moody, Steve Nyland, Phil Parsons, Kathy Petrillo, Maria Rizzo, Kristina Starowitz, Karmin Schafer Hansen, Nathaniel West, Clare Willson

Multi-Faceted
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

Reginald Adams exhibits his many talents with paintings, sculptures, mobiles, furniture and more;
Caroline Tauxe displays her colorful mixed media jewelry.

The Forest for the Trees
Gallery 54

Gallery 54
54 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles

Featuring fibers by Sharon Bottle Souva and jewelry by Dana Blythe Stenson.

Sharon Bottle Souva works with the designs of nature to create fiber panels that are a combination of collage and machine thread work.

Dana Stenson's jewelry is nature inspired and handcrafted using sterling silver settings for semi-precious stones and found objects.

Ever a New Season: Works by 19th-Century Photographer George Barnard
Onondaga Historical Association

Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

During the nation's 150th anniversary observance of the Civil War, a Barnard exhibition makes sense. OHA owns a rare complete first edition of Barnard's Photographic Views of Sherman's Campaign (1866), widely recognized as one of two foundational publications of 19th-century American photography. Barnard also lived in Oswego and Syracuse before the war and retired to Marcellus for his last decade. A technical innovator, commercial pioneer, and important taste-maker in one of our most pivotal periods, Barnard was also firmly rooted in the traditions and iconography of 19th-century American landscape painting, which equated national identity with the land and infused much of his work. "Ever a New Season" reintroduces an exciting early figure to a region already attuned to and highly literate in contemporary photography.

Culture of the Cocktail Hour
Onondaga Historical Association

Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

The story of cocktail fashions has several associations with local history. This exhibit will discover some of those people, places and events, including Syracuse's most famous cocktail lounges of days gone by. Cocktails also conjure up the exciting era of the Roaring Twenties, when speakeasies flourished during the decade of Prohibition. Displays will include the story of one of the most famous local speakeasies, located just a few hundred feet from the OH Museum, including a menu of its libations, and the tale of the police raid that shut it down. Also on exhibit, along with other documents and artifacts of the era will be an original federal court ledger listing arrests and convictions across the state for Prohibition violations and a local brewery's recipes for "near beer" and flavored sodas, which helped keep them in business through the infamous "dry" years when America famously tried unsuccessfully to eliminate intoxicating beverages from its culture.

Son of the Genesee: Paintings by Stefan Zoller
914Works

Price: Free
914Works
914 E. Genesee St., Syracuse

Stefan Zoller is a graduate painting student in VPA's Department of Art. "Son of the Genesee" pays homage to the Genesee Valley of Western New York, where he was born and raised, and where he first painted.

Introduced to art by an older brother, Zoller took college art courses while still in high school. After receiving a bachelor of arts degree in studio art from Houghton College in 2008, he moved to Corning, NY, to work with renowned portrait painter Thomas S. Buechner. During two years studying representational painting with Buechner, Zoller also maintained a home studio practice, painting in the non-representational vein he had developed during his undergraduate experience.

Zoller recently had a solo exhibition at VPA's Michael Sickler Gallery. His recent group exhibitions include the 64th Rochester Finger Lakes Exhibition at Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester; the Southern Tier Biennial at Olean Public Library, Olean; and "Zoller & Ryder" at Atrium Gallery, Corning.

Because 914Works will be closed during several summer holidays, patrons are encouraged to contact the staff at 914works@syr.edu to confirm that the gallery is open.

REnewal
Gandee Gallery

Gandee Gallery
7846 Main St., Fabius

REnewal features work by regionally recognized artists that incorporates recycled materials and utilizes appropriated vintage imagery.

Works include assemblages by Dan Bacich, illustrative collage by Marty Blake, one-of-a-kind and limited edition furniture and jewelry by Unite Two Design (Theresa and Keith Traub), pots by Jen Gandee, up-cycled jewelry by Betsy Menson Sio, and hand-painted, digital collage by Lucie Wellner.

Sarah McCoubrey: Works on Paper
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

McCoubrey takes on the role of alchemist through her transmutation of the potato into mystical contraptions built to coast above the earth or journey along the desolate landscape. These delicately drawn mixed media works belong to a world of myths and fairytales and bring to mind artists, such as Hieronymous Bosch and Salvador Dali. "Sarah McCoubrey: Works on Paper" is part of the 2014 Edge of Art Series.

Daniel Buckingham: Secret Invitation
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Buckingham's triple arch pavilion, Secret Invitation, is informed by an 8-year bicycle trip the artist took around the world. Immersed in the history of the Silk Road, which facilitated the transmission of goods, ideas, culture, and religion, Buckingham's social sculpture is intended to serve as a space to meet people from our community, share stories and even, as the artist suggests, fall in love. "Daniel Buckingham: Secret Invitation" is part of The Edge of Art Series.

Video Vault: The 70s Revisited
Everson Museum of Art

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

Including works by Paul Kos, Bill Viola, Hermine Freed, Ruth Vollmer, Rita Myers, Richard Serra and Keith Sonnier, this installation will highlight pioneering art video from the Everson's permanent collection that hasn't been on view in decades. The exhibition is an exciting opportunity to immerse oneself in the early world of video art.

Mary Giehl: Rice is Life
Everson Museum of Art

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

The Everson Biennial returns in 2014 with the Edge of Art Series. The first artist featured is Mary Giehl. Known for her innovation with both materials and concepts, Giehl turns her focus to world hunger in this installation. The sculptural bowls are made from rice and water, the food that so much of the world relies on for nourishment. The bowls are suspended from a world map, which illustrates globally the areas where hunger is greatest and populations rely on rice to live.

Enduring Gift: Chinese Ceramics from the Cloud Wampler Collection
Everson Museum of Art

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

For nine years, beginning in 1960, Cloud Wampler donated some 170 Asian works to the Everson Museum. The collection is dominated by a particularly strong core of Chinese ceramics. Spanning nearly 2,000 years, from the Han Dynasty in 200 BCE to the Ching Dynasty that ended in 1912, this selection offers a survey of forms, styles and glazes that are considered still today to be the pinnacle of aesthetic and technical achievements.

Colors of Summer Invitational Exhibition
Gallery 4040

Gallery 4040
4040 New Court Ave (off Midler), Syracuse

Gallery 4040 is proud to present "Colors of Summer," an invitational group exhibition celebrating the season. While taking into account this season's range of colors from lushness to scorched earth, this exhibition combines an accomplished group of established and emerging artists including Scott Bennett (acrylic paintings), Diana Godfrey (acrylic mixed media), Walter Melnikow (acrylic paintings), Jim Ridlon (acrylic and mixed media collage paintings), and Debb VanDelinder (Scanography on aluminum). Curated by Anne Novado of Cappuccilli Fine Art.

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Summer Review 2014
Urban Video Project

Everson Museum of Art Plaza
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

If you missed one of this year's exhibitions, now's your chance to see it!

This year's UVP Summer Review will feature the following videos from our 2013-2014 programming year:

Dani Leventhal: Platonic
Phil Solomon: Still Raining, Still Dreaming
Yui Kugimiya: Cat Brushing Teeth and other works
Michael Bühler-Rose: I'll Worship You, You'll Worship Me
Ann Hamilton: table

Syracuse Arts & Crafts Festival

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

This spectacular 3-day showcase of the country's most talented artists, craftspeople, and entertainers is centered on historic Columbus Circle in downtown Syracuse. The showfeatures more than 160 artists representing 30 states and Canada. Visitors will shop and browse among the art and craft exhibits and enjoy a wide variety of music, multi-cultural performances, summer refreshments, and participatory activities.

For more information, visit www.downtownsyracuse.com/syracuse-arts-and-crafts-festival.

Blue Rain ECOfest

Price: Free
Hanover Square
Downtown Syracuse, Syracuse

Blue Rain ECOfest is the largest festival in the northeast to merge Haudenosaunee values and environmental stewardship with eco-friendly vendors and educational opportunities complimented with Native American crafts, food, and entertainment.

* Observe the artistry of the Haudenosaunee, with food, demonstrations, live music and dance, and exhibitions by the Haudenosaunee Singers & Dancers.
* Celebrate the day inspired by history and lore, and learn way to keep the land green!
* Visit an exhibition of eco-friendly products & services.

5:00-5:15 pm: Opening: Tadadaho Sid Hill
5:30-6:30 pm: Haudenosaunee Singers and Dancers
6:30–6:45 pm: Presentation of Woodman 2014 Environmental Award to the Center of Excellence
6:45-7:30 pm: Hoop Dancers/Fancy Dance Exhibition
7:45-9:45 pm: Los Blancos

Landmark Summer Classic Film Series: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Landmark Theatre

Price: $5 regular, $3 seniors, $25 strip of 10 tickets to any summer classic film
Landmark Theatre
362 S. Salina St., Syracuse

Summer Film Under the Stars Sci-Fi Night: Tarantula
Everson Museum of Art

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

Tarantula (1955, directed by Jack Arnold, 80 minutes)
In his desert laboratory, biochemist Professor Gerald Deemer (Leo G. Carroll) is trying to solve the world's food problems by developing a nutrient that will increase animal growth. An experimental spider injected with this nutrient grows to the size of a city block and ravages the countryside until destroyed in a fiery climax.

Bring your own lawn chairs, blankets, and snacks to enjoy during the film.

Jazz Up Your Lunch Series
Featuring Stan Colella All-Star Band

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

The City of Syracuse Parks Department's Stan Colella All-Star Band, a youth jazz ensemble, will perform as part of Artsweek.

Stan Colella All-Star Band Concert
Syacuse Parks and Recreation Department

Price: Free
Mundy Branch Library
1204 S. Geddes St., Syracuse

Northeast Jazz and Wine Festival
CNY Jazz Arts Foundation

Price: Free
Clinton Square
Downtown, Syracuse

Main Stage
6:30 pm: Morning Sun & The Essentials
8:15 pm: Sherma Andrews
10:00 pm: Michael & Anjela Lynn and the Critics

Mardi Gras Pavilion
5:00 pm: Longwood Jazz Project
7:30 pm: Longwood Jazz Project
9:15 pm: Longwood Jazz Project

World Beat Pavilion
5:00 pm: Jeff Houston Experience
7:30 pm: Jeff Houston Experience
9:15 pm: Jeff Houston Experience

Dancing Under the Stars
Stan Colella Orchestra

Price: Free
Sunnycrest Rink
Sunnycrest Park, Syracuse

Kick up your heels and enjoy the big band sounds of the Stan Colella Orchestra. Plenty of music and dancing, trivia contests.

Summer Concert Series
Syracuse Orchestra (formerly Symphoria)
Sean O'Loughlin, conductor

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

O'Loughlin Symphoria
Brahms Hungarian Dance No. 19
Dvorak Slavonic Dance No. 7
Anderson Typewriter
Mozart Cosi Fan Tutte
Williams Far and Away
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6, March
Faure Pavane

Bring lawn chairs or blankets.

NE Jazz and Wine Festival Late Night Jam
CNY Jazz Arts Foundation

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

Disney's Tarzan: The Musical
Redhouse

Price: $25 non-members, $15 members, $10 students
Former Redhouse Theater
219 S. West St., Syracuse

Based on Edgar Rice Burrough's Tarzan of the Apes and the smash-hit 1999 Disney animated film, this delightful musical tells the story of an infant boy orphaned on the shores of West Africa who is taken in and raised by a tribe of gorillas. Book by David Henry Hwang, music by Phil Collins.

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Les Miserables
Town of Manlius Recreation Department

Fayetteville-Manlius High School
8201 E. Seneca Tpke., Manlius

Catch Me If You Can
Central New York Playhouse
Greg J. Hipius, director

Price: $25
CNY Playhouse
Shoppingtown Mall, Entrance No. 4 (adjacent to parking garage), Dewitt

Based on the hit DreamWorks film and the incredible true story that inspired it, Catch Me If You Can is the high-flying, splashy musical that tells the story of Frank W. Abagnale, Jr., a teenager who runs away from home in search of the glamorous life. With nothing more than his boyish charm, a big imagination and millions of dollars in forged checks, Frank successfully poses as a pilot, a doctor and a lawyer—living the high life and winning the girl of his dreams. But when Frank's lies catch the attention of FBI agent Carl Hanratty, Carl chases Frank to the end ... and finds something he never expected.

This delightfully entertaining musical has been created by a Tony Award-winning "dream team," with a book by Terrence McNally (The Full Monty and Ragtime), and a swinging score by Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman (Hairspray).

Music directed by Abel Searor.

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Bonnie and Clyde
Covey Theatre Company
Garrett Heater, director

Price: $26
BeVard Room, Mulroy Civic Center
411 Montgomery St., Syracuse

Experience the regional premiere of Frank Wildhorn's Tony-nominated musical Bonnie and Clyde. Fascination with America's most notorious outlaw couple has never waned, receiving an engaging musical score by composer Wildhorn (Jekyll & Hyde, The Civil War) for a Broadway run in 2011. Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow meet in Depression-era West Texas, building a media-generated reputation by holding up stores and banks. The law puts the pressure on once murder becomes routine, creating a chaotic wake that takes down those closest to them. Wildhorn's unique score stylizes country, blues, western, and pop, bringing this nostalgic and romantic tale to life.

Music direction by Bridget Moriarty, choreography by Andrea Colabufo.

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