Monday, January 28, 2013

Agents of Expression
LeMoyne College

Price: Free
Wilson Art Gallery, Noreen Reale Falcone Library
LeMoyne College, Syracuse

The sculptures and assemblages of Sharon BuMann and Gail V. Hoffman.

Photography by Debra Trichilo

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

The photographs depict the beauty of a Central New York winter. Debra takes pleasure in photographing the nuances of winter -- the frozen lakes, frosty landscapes, swirling snow -- for others to see and enjoy.

Sacred Paradox: Photography by Willson Cummer
Baltimore Woods Weeks Art Gallery

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

Photographs by local artist Willson Cummer focus on exploring humanity's place in the environment. This group of photographs depicts images of Onondaga Lake and its tributaries, taken from a canoe and from the shore. The exhibit title, Sacred Paradox, refers to the conflicting reality of Onondaga Lake -- it is both a Superfund cleanup site and a holy lake for the nearby Onondaga Indian Nation.

CNY Scholastic Arts Awards Exhibit
Onondaga Community College

Whitney Applied Technology Center
Onondaga Community College, Syracuse

A mixed media exhibit featuring award-winning work from high school students across Central New York.
The Scholastic Art Awards recognize nearly 30,000 teen artists and writers. One thousand of these artists receive national awards. Each piece is reviewed by a panel of arts professionals for the following criteria: originality, technical skill, and emergence of personal vision or voice.

Neil Chowdhury Gallery Exhibit
Onondaga Community College

Ann Felton Multicultural Center and Gallery
Onondaga Community College, Syracuse

Artist Neil Chowdhury will showcase two photographic series exploring Indian heritage and culture. Chowdhury's body of work depicts laborers and vendors eking out a living on the street of India's biggest city.

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

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

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

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

The Simple Things: Photography of Buddy Belonsoff
Westcott Community Art Gallery

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

Vivid images of the simple things that make central New York unique.

Adam Magyar: Kontinuum
Light Work Gallery

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

Hungarian artist Adam Magyar has been receiving international attention with art that explore concept of urban life. Magyar depicts the synergies of people, the cities they inhabit, and the technological support structures created to facilitate urban life. He explores the flow of time and life through multiple photography and video-based series, three of which will be presented in Syracuse.

Magyar uses unconventional devices, like an industrial machine-vision camera that relies on scanning technology. Utilizing software and drivers which he programs himself, Magyar creates constructed images that capture moments in time and place that can neither be seen with the bare eye nor conventional optical cameras. The beautiful images combine the aesthetics of classic photography with a technology that redefines our understanding of linear time and singular space in a perfect blend of science and art. In his works, Magyar scrutinizes the transience of life and man's inherent urge to leave some trace behind.

2012 Light Work Grants Exhibit
Light Work Gallery

Price: Free
Light Work Gallery
316 Waverly Ave., Syracuse University, Syracuse

Featuring works by Dennis Krukowski, Tice Lerner, and Sayler/Morris.

Within: Cast Resin Sculpture by Arlene Abend
Redhouse

Former Redhouse Theater
219 S. West St., Syracuse

Artist statement: "The cast resin works of 'Within' represent both mystery and metaphor. The use of clear resin and lost wax surfaces allows me to capture, reflect and diffract light to create a constantly changing vision. The surfaces of the sculpture act as a mirror or prism and offer the contrast of surprise yet familiarity. I find a strong connection between the material and myself. Time disappears. There is a kind of magic that takes place during the act of creating art."

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Angels on the Border
La Casita Cultural Center

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

"Angels on the Border" is an exhibition of religious paintings commissioned by Mexican immigrants from 1912 to 1996.

Retablos are Mexican folk paintings, usually created on small pieces of tin, offered as votives to the Christ and the Virgin Mary in gratitude for a miracle granted or a favor received. Made by professional retablo artists, immigrant relatives or the immigrants themselves, the artwork is posted on walls inside Catholic churches in Mexico.

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Agents of Expression
LeMoyne College

Price: Free
Wilson Art Gallery, Noreen Reale Falcone Library
LeMoyne College, Syracuse

The sculptures and assemblages of Sharon BuMann and Gail V. Hoffman.

Photography by Debra Trichilo

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

The photographs depict the beauty of a Central New York winter. Debra takes pleasure in photographing the nuances of winter -- the frozen lakes, frosty landscapes, swirling snow -- for others to see and enjoy.

Sacred Paradox: Photography by Willson Cummer
Baltimore Woods Weeks Art Gallery

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

Photographs by local artist Willson Cummer focus on exploring humanity's place in the environment. This group of photographs depicts images of Onondaga Lake and its tributaries, taken from a canoe and from the shore. The exhibit title, Sacred Paradox, refers to the conflicting reality of Onondaga Lake -- it is both a Superfund cleanup site and a holy lake for the nearby Onondaga Indian Nation.

CNY Scholastic Arts Awards Exhibit
Onondaga Community College

Whitney Applied Technology Center
Onondaga Community College, Syracuse

A mixed media exhibit featuring award-winning work from high school students across Central New York.
The Scholastic Art Awards recognize nearly 30,000 teen artists and writers. One thousand of these artists receive national awards. Each piece is reviewed by a panel of arts professionals for the following criteria: originality, technical skill, and emergence of personal vision or voice.

Neil Chowdhury Gallery Exhibit
Onondaga Community College

Ann Felton Multicultural Center and Gallery
Onondaga Community College, Syracuse

Artist Neil Chowdhury will showcase two photographic series exploring Indian heritage and culture. Chowdhury's body of work depicts laborers and vendors eking out a living on the street of India's biggest city.

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

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

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

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

The Simple Things: Photography of Buddy Belonsoff
Westcott Community Art Gallery

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

Vivid images of the simple things that make central New York unique.

Collage/Assemblage
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

Collage works of Michael Sickler and Roy Simmons Jr.
Assemblage 3D pieces and jewelry of Linda Esterley

Stone Canoe Exhibit
Community Folk Art Center

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

The Stone Canoe annual exhibition, in tandem with the launch of the 2013 issue of Stone Canoe Journal, will feature the work of 29 artists, some emerging and some well-established, with connections to the Upstate New York region. The show is curated by Amy Cheng, professor of art at SUNY New Paltz and visual arts editor for Stone Canoe 7. Stone Canoe, an award-winning journal of arts, literature and social commentary, is published each January by University College of Syracuse University.

2012 Light Work Grants Exhibit
Light Work Gallery

Price: Free
Light Work Gallery
316 Waverly Ave., Syracuse University, Syracuse

Featuring works by Dennis Krukowski, Tice Lerner, and Sayler/Morris.

Adam Magyar: Kontinuum
Light Work Gallery

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

Hungarian artist Adam Magyar has been receiving international attention with art that explore concept of urban life. Magyar depicts the synergies of people, the cities they inhabit, and the technological support structures created to facilitate urban life. He explores the flow of time and life through multiple photography and video-based series, three of which will be presented in Syracuse.

Magyar uses unconventional devices, like an industrial machine-vision camera that relies on scanning technology. Utilizing software and drivers which he programs himself, Magyar creates constructed images that capture moments in time and place that can neither be seen with the bare eye nor conventional optical cameras. The beautiful images combine the aesthetics of classic photography with a technology that redefines our understanding of linear time and singular space in a perfect blend of science and art. In his works, Magyar scrutinizes the transience of life and man's inherent urge to leave some trace behind.

Within: Cast Resin Sculpture by Arlene Abend
Redhouse

Former Redhouse Theater
219 S. West St., Syracuse

Artist statement: "The cast resin works of 'Within' represent both mystery and metaphor. The use of clear resin and lost wax surfaces allows me to capture, reflect and diffract light to create a constantly changing vision. The surfaces of the sculpture act as a mirror or prism and offer the contrast of surprise yet familiarity. I find a strong connection between the material and myself. Time disappears. There is a kind of magic that takes place during the act of creating art."

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Nouveau Risqué: A Perspective on Women and Progress
Syracuse University Art Museum

Syracuse University Art Museum, Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

"Nouveau Risqué: A Perspective on Women and Progress" is an exhibition that investigates the impact that work, recreational activities, and independent living had on women during the turn of the 19th to 20th century. The exhibition will feature more than 70 original objects, including color lithography posters from the Arts and Crafts movement, accompanied by examples of furniture, lamps, vases, clothing and other accessories.

The guest curators for this exhibition are graduate students enrolled in the Syracuse University Museum Studies Advanced Curatorship class, under the guidance of Professor Edward Aiken. The works in the exhibition are drawn from a variety of Central New York lenders, including the SU Art Collection, The Stickley Museum, Sue Ann Genet Costume Collection and Research Center, Dalton's American Decorative Arts, the Cortland County Historical Society, and Syracuse University Special Collections Research Center.

Neil Welliver Prints
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
Syracuse University Art Museum, Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

Neil Welliver Prints is an exhibition of over 60 examples of the artist's woodcuts, etchings, lithographs, and screen prints. Welliver was regarded as one of the preeminent American landscape painters of the 20th century and from the late 1970s to his death in 2005 he considered printmaking an integral part of his artistic activity. Neil Welliver Prints provides an overview of the artist's prolific graphic career, assembling signature wildlife and landscape impressions from over 30 years. Welliver's compelling, larger-than-life paintings of Maine's natural landscape often became series of intimate woodcuts using traditional Japanese methods in collaboration with the noted printmaker Shigemitsu Tsukaguchi. All of the works are on loan from the Alexandre Gallery, New York City, which represented Welliver for years.

Angels on the Border
La Casita Cultural Center

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

"Angels on the Border" is an exhibition of religious paintings commissioned by Mexican immigrants from 1912 to 1996.

Retablos are Mexican folk paintings, usually created on small pieces of tin, offered as votives to the Christ and the Virgin Mary in gratitude for a miracle granted or a favor received. Made by professional retablo artists, immigrant relatives or the immigrants themselves, the artwork is posted on walls inside Catholic churches in Mexico.

ecoarttech: wilderness 24/7
The Warehouse Gallery

The Warehouse Gallery
350 W. Fayette St., Syracuse

"ecoarttech: wilderness 24/7" is the first solo exhibition in New York by Rochester-based artist duo Leila Nadir and Cary Peppermint. The exhibition, which will be presented in the Main Gallery as well as the Windows Project, explores the context of an urban campsite that is also a participatory lab for Central New York hikers exploring Syracuse's immediate neighborhood. Curated by Anja Chávez, Curator of Contemporary Art, the exhibition expands traditional gallery practice by focusing on today's environmental issues and the arts, inviting the spectators to participate and incorporating their feedback into the artwork.

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Causality
Syracuse University School of Architecture
Featuring Scott Erdy

Price: Free
Slocum Hall Auditorium
Syracuse University campus, Syracuse

Scott Erdy is from Erdy McHenry Architecture

Dinosaur Annex
Society for New Music
Syracuse University Setnor School of Music

Price: $15 regular; $12 seniors, $10 students, children under 18 free, SU students and faculty free
Setnor Auditorium, Crouse College
Syracuse University, Syracuse

Dinosaur Annex, Boston's premiere new music ensemble, presents an eclectic program of recently composed chamber works by Daniel S. Godfrey, Yu-Hui Chang, Ricardo Zohn-Muldoon, and Annie Gosfield.

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Agents of Expression
LeMoyne College

Price: Free
Wilson Art Gallery, Noreen Reale Falcone Library
LeMoyne College, Syracuse

The sculptures and assemblages of Sharon BuMann and Gail V. Hoffman.

Photography by Debra Trichilo

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

The photographs depict the beauty of a Central New York winter. Debra takes pleasure in photographing the nuances of winter -- the frozen lakes, frosty landscapes, swirling snow -- for others to see and enjoy.

Sacred Paradox: Photography by Willson Cummer
Baltimore Woods Weeks Art Gallery

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

Photographs by local artist Willson Cummer focus on exploring humanity's place in the environment. This group of photographs depicts images of Onondaga Lake and its tributaries, taken from a canoe and from the shore. The exhibit title, Sacred Paradox, refers to the conflicting reality of Onondaga Lake -- it is both a Superfund cleanup site and a holy lake for the nearby Onondaga Indian Nation.

CNY Scholastic Arts Awards Exhibit
Onondaga Community College

Whitney Applied Technology Center
Onondaga Community College, Syracuse

A mixed media exhibit featuring award-winning work from high school students across Central New York.
The Scholastic Art Awards recognize nearly 30,000 teen artists and writers. One thousand of these artists receive national awards. Each piece is reviewed by a panel of arts professionals for the following criteria: originality, technical skill, and emergence of personal vision or voice.

Neil Chowdhury Gallery Exhibit
Onondaga Community College

Ann Felton Multicultural Center and Gallery
Onondaga Community College, Syracuse

There will be an artist reception today 11:30 am-12:30 pm.

Artist Neil Chowdhury will showcase two photographic series exploring Indian heritage and culture. Chowdhury's body of work depicts laborers and vendors eking out a living on the street of India's biggest city.

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

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

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

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

The Simple Things: Photography of Buddy Belonsoff
Westcott Community Art Gallery

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

Vivid images of the simple things that make central New York unique.

Collage/Assemblage
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

Collage works of Michael Sickler and Roy Simmons Jr.
Assemblage 3D pieces and jewelry of Linda Esterley

Stone Canoe Exhibit
Community Folk Art Center

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

The Stone Canoe annual exhibition, in tandem with the launch of the 2013 issue of Stone Canoe Journal, will feature the work of 29 artists, some emerging and some well-established, with connections to the Upstate New York region. The show is curated by Amy Cheng, professor of art at SUNY New Paltz and visual arts editor for Stone Canoe 7. Stone Canoe, an award-winning journal of arts, literature and social commentary, is published each January by University College of Syracuse University.

Adam Magyar: Kontinuum
Light Work Gallery

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

Hungarian artist Adam Magyar has been receiving international attention with art that explore concept of urban life. Magyar depicts the synergies of people, the cities they inhabit, and the technological support structures created to facilitate urban life. He explores the flow of time and life through multiple photography and video-based series, three of which will be presented in Syracuse.

Magyar uses unconventional devices, like an industrial machine-vision camera that relies on scanning technology. Utilizing software and drivers which he programs himself, Magyar creates constructed images that capture moments in time and place that can neither be seen with the bare eye nor conventional optical cameras. The beautiful images combine the aesthetics of classic photography with a technology that redefines our understanding of linear time and singular space in a perfect blend of science and art. In his works, Magyar scrutinizes the transience of life and man's inherent urge to leave some trace behind.

2012 Light Work Grants Exhibit
Light Work Gallery

Price: Free
Light Work Gallery
316 Waverly Ave., Syracuse University, Syracuse

Featuring works by Dennis Krukowski, Tice Lerner, and Sayler/Morris.

Sight Unseen: Stereographs from the OHA Collection, 1850-1930
Onondaga Historical Association

Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

Since OHA's inception, it has amassed a collection of over 2,000 stereographs, or stereo views, of Onondaga County and beyond. Archived in the research holdings, these 3-D photographs have never before been exhibited. Guest curator Colleen Woolpert offers an overview of the collection, providing insight into the little known history of stereo photography while taking us back into the past with the aid of exhibition stereoscopes. The exhibit includes Syracuse views taken by local photographers as well as nationally-marketed views, historic stereoscopes, books, and related 3-D ephemera. It also looks at the combined industries of photography, publishing, manufacturing and marketing that contributed to the enormous popularity of the stereograph.

Within: Cast Resin Sculpture by Arlene Abend
Redhouse

Former Redhouse Theater
219 S. West St., Syracuse

Artist statement: "The cast resin works of 'Within' represent both mystery and metaphor. The use of clear resin and lost wax surfaces allows me to capture, reflect and diffract light to create a constantly changing vision. The surfaces of the sculpture act as a mirror or prism and offer the contrast of surprise yet familiarity. I find a strong connection between the material and myself. Time disappears. There is a kind of magic that takes place during the act of creating art."

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Mix & Match
Szozda Gallery

Szozda Gallery
Delavan Center, 501 W. Fayette St., Syracuse

A salon-style exhibit, bursting walls with well over 50 pieces by a variety of artists. The show features some 20 artists and multiple works of art in different sizes, shapes and media, all hung tightly next to and atop one another.

In this show, look for glass by Carmel Nicoletti; paintings by Fred and Laura J. Wellner, Bob Niedzwiecki, Diana Godfrey, Phil Parsons, Roscha Folger, CJ Hodge III, Diane Menzies, Rob Glisson, Amy E. Bartell, Stephen Perrone and C. Wilkinson; photography by Ray Trudell and Barbara Conte-Gaugel; ceramics by Carol Osborne-Ackles, B. Thomas and Sue Canizares; and much, much more.

Nick Todisco: A Life's Work
Szozda Gallery

Szozda Gallery
Delavan Center, 501 W. Fayette St., Syracuse

A retrospective and celebration of the life of art teacher and mentor Nick Todisco, who passed away in October.

Neil Welliver Prints
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
Syracuse University Art Museum, Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

Neil Welliver Prints is an exhibition of over 60 examples of the artist's woodcuts, etchings, lithographs, and screen prints. Welliver was regarded as one of the preeminent American landscape painters of the 20th century and from the late 1970s to his death in 2005 he considered printmaking an integral part of his artistic activity. Neil Welliver Prints provides an overview of the artist's prolific graphic career, assembling signature wildlife and landscape impressions from over 30 years. Welliver's compelling, larger-than-life paintings of Maine's natural landscape often became series of intimate woodcuts using traditional Japanese methods in collaboration with the noted printmaker Shigemitsu Tsukaguchi. All of the works are on loan from the Alexandre Gallery, New York City, which represented Welliver for years.

Nouveau Risqué: A Perspective on Women and Progress
Syracuse University Art Museum

Syracuse University Art Museum, Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

"Nouveau Risqué: A Perspective on Women and Progress" is an exhibition that investigates the impact that work, recreational activities, and independent living had on women during the turn of the 19th to 20th century. The exhibition will feature more than 70 original objects, including color lithography posters from the Arts and Crafts movement, accompanied by examples of furniture, lamps, vases, clothing and other accessories.

The guest curators for this exhibition are graduate students enrolled in the Syracuse University Museum Studies Advanced Curatorship class, under the guidance of Professor Edward Aiken. The works in the exhibition are drawn from a variety of Central New York lenders, including the SU Art Collection, The Stickley Museum, Sue Ann Genet Costume Collection and Research Center, Dalton's American Decorative Arts, the Cortland County Historical Society, and Syracuse University Special Collections Research Center.

Angels on the Border
La Casita Cultural Center

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

"Angels on the Border" is an exhibition of religious paintings commissioned by Mexican immigrants from 1912 to 1996.

Retablos are Mexican folk paintings, usually created on small pieces of tin, offered as votives to the Christ and the Virgin Mary in gratitude for a miracle granted or a favor received. Made by professional retablo artists, immigrant relatives or the immigrants themselves, the artwork is posted on walls inside Catholic churches in Mexico.

ecoarttech: wilderness 24/7
The Warehouse Gallery

The Warehouse Gallery
350 W. Fayette St., Syracuse

"ecoarttech: wilderness 24/7" is the first solo exhibition in New York by Rochester-based artist duo Leila Nadir and Cary Peppermint. The exhibition, which will be presented in the Main Gallery as well as the Windows Project, explores the context of an urban campsite that is also a participatory lab for Central New York hikers exploring Syracuse's immediate neighborhood. Curated by Anja Chávez, Curator of Contemporary Art, the exhibition expands traditional gallery practice by focusing on today's environmental issues and the arts, inviting the spectators to participate and incorporating their feedback into the artwork.

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Synchronized Mélange
XL Projects

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

"Synchronized Mélange" features a variety of works from international graduate students from across the Departments of Art and Transmedia. The show is co-organized by Stephen Zaima, VPA associate dean of global academic programs and initiatives and a professor of painting in the Department of Art, and Alex Mendez, assistant professor in the Department of Transmedia.

For more information, contact Andrew Havenhand.

Significant Souls: Paintings by Patrick Fiore
ArtRage Gallery

Price: Free
ArtRage Gallery
505 Hawley Ave., Syracuse

Utica-native Patrick Fiore has created a series of 34 paintings inspired by Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States 1492-Present, which will be on exhibit.

Patrick does not conceal his intention. He wants, by putting the people and events of the People's History into graphic, startling form, to draw attention to the history of our nation, to the stories omitted, the heroes of dissent missing from the pages of the textbooks. He wants to reach people by his paintings and to inspire them to think for themselves about our society, to tell them about the way people through the centuries have behaved with compassion and kindness, against all odds, have thought for themselves, have organized and agitated, and refused obedience to laws and practices that offend common decency.

This exhibition is presented in partnership with the Matilda Joslyn Gage Foundation.

Toys From the Collection
Onondaga Historical Association

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

Featured in this eclectic display are the bookshelf, counter, calliope, and international doll collection from The Magic Toy Shop, Syracuse's local children's TV show from the 1950s through 1980s. Visitors to the exhibit will also see hand-carved trains and boats, Punch & Judy marionettes, Victorian dolls, 1950s board games, and many other vintage toys, some made in central New York. The exhibit also includes historic photos of downtown Syracuse, and boxes from bygone stores such as Chappell's, Dey Bros., Flah's, Madame Netter, and E. W. Edwards.

Lunchtime Lecture: Nouveau Risqué
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
Syracuse University Art Museum, Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

Lecture with a tour of the exhibition.

Luba Lesser, mezzo-soprano; Sabine Krantz, piano; Tom McKay, clarinet
Civic Morning Musicals

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

Mozart, Non più di Fiori, from La Clemenza di Tito
Brahms Sonata no. 1 in F minor for clarinet and piano
Rachmaninoff Romance, op. 4, no. 4
Rimsky-Korakov Third song of Lei, from The Snow Maiden

Lotus, with Moon Hooch
Westcott Theater

Westcott Theater
524 Westcott St., Syracuse

Novelist Christine Schutt
Raymond Carver Reading Series

Price: Free
Gifford Auditorium, Huntington Beard Crouse Hall
Syracuse University, Syracuse

Award-winning novelist Christine Schutt is the author of Prosperous Friends (Grove/Atlantic, 2012), follows the evolution of a young couple's marriage as it is challenged by the quandaries of longing and sexual self-discovery. Author Kate Walbert hailed the novel as a masterpiece: "Like Fitzgerald's Tender Is the Night, Schutt's portrait of a young couple in ruins is exquisitely beautiful, stunningly resonant, and so minutely and vividly observed you feel devastated at its close. With Prosperous Friends, Schutt takes her place among the best writers of our time."

The reading will be preceded by a question and answer session 3:45-4:30 pm. Parking is available in SU's paid lots.

Two Trains Running
Syracuse Stage
Timothy Bond, director

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

"Glorious storytelling...a penetrating revelation of a world hidden from view to those outside it." -- The New York Times

Timothy Bond's previous Syracuse productions from August Wilson's 20th-Century Cycle (Radio Golf, Fences, and Ma Rainey's Black Bottom) prove that this two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright is indeed the voice of a century. His dialogue soars with the music and power of operatic arias and his characters inspire great performances. In Two Trains Running, an optimistic ex-con enters the insular confines of Memphis Lee's diner and awakens a cast of older and skeptical characters to the possibilities of a new era. Set in the turbulence of 1969, a time much like today, Two Trains Running is one of the most humorous and politically potent of Wilson's plays.

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W;t
Redhouse

Price: $25 regular, $15 members
Former Redhouse Theater
219 S. West St., Syracuse

A brilliant and brutally demanding professor, specializing in the life-and-death themes of John Donnes Holy Sonnets, suddenly finds herself the subject of a cancer research study designed to save her from ovarian cancer. Written by Margaret Edsen.

There will be a 20-30 minute talkback session following each performance. Panels comprised of physicians, nurses, teachers, social workers, bereavement councilors, non-profit support and advocacy groups, and patients and their families will discuss the underlying issues brought up by the play.

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Thursday, January 31, 2013

Agents of Expression
LeMoyne College

Price: Free
Wilson Art Gallery, Noreen Reale Falcone Library
LeMoyne College, Syracuse

The sculptures and assemblages of Sharon BuMann and Gail V. Hoffman.

Photography by Debra Trichilo

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

The photographs depict the beauty of a Central New York winter. Debra takes pleasure in photographing the nuances of winter -- the frozen lakes, frosty landscapes, swirling snow -- for others to see and enjoy.

Sacred Paradox: Photography by Willson Cummer
Baltimore Woods Weeks Art Gallery

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

Photographs by local artist Willson Cummer focus on exploring humanity's place in the environment. This group of photographs depicts images of Onondaga Lake and its tributaries, taken from a canoe and from the shore. The exhibit title, Sacred Paradox, refers to the conflicting reality of Onondaga Lake -- it is both a Superfund cleanup site and a holy lake for the nearby Onondaga Indian Nation.

CNY Scholastic Arts Awards Exhibit
Onondaga Community College

Whitney Applied Technology Center
Onondaga Community College, Syracuse

A mixed media exhibit featuring award-winning work from high school students across Central New York.
The Scholastic Art Awards recognize nearly 30,000 teen artists and writers. One thousand of these artists receive national awards. Each piece is reviewed by a panel of arts professionals for the following criteria: originality, technical skill, and emergence of personal vision or voice.

Neil Chowdhury Gallery Exhibit
Onondaga Community College

Ann Felton Multicultural Center and Gallery
Onondaga Community College, Syracuse

Artist Neil Chowdhury will showcase two photographic series exploring Indian heritage and culture. Chowdhury's body of work depicts laborers and vendors eking out a living on the street of India's biggest city.

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

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

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

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

The Simple Things: Photography of Buddy Belonsoff
Westcott Community Art Gallery

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

Vivid images of the simple things that make central New York unique.

Collage/Assemblage
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

Collage works of Michael Sickler and Roy Simmons Jr.
Assemblage 3D pieces and jewelry of Linda Esterley

Stone Canoe Exhibit
Community Folk Art Center

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

The Stone Canoe annual exhibition, in tandem with the launch of the 2013 issue of Stone Canoe Journal, will feature the work of 29 artists, some emerging and some well-established, with connections to the Upstate New York region. The show is curated by Amy Cheng, professor of art at SUNY New Paltz and visual arts editor for Stone Canoe 7. Stone Canoe, an award-winning journal of arts, literature and social commentary, is published each January by University College of Syracuse University.

2012 Light Work Grants Exhibit
Light Work Gallery

Price: Free
Light Work Gallery
316 Waverly Ave., Syracuse University, Syracuse

Featuring works by Dennis Krukowski, Tice Lerner, and Sayler/Morris.

Adam Magyar: Kontinuum
Light Work Gallery

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

Hungarian artist Adam Magyar has been receiving international attention with art that explore concept of urban life. Magyar depicts the synergies of people, the cities they inhabit, and the technological support structures created to facilitate urban life. He explores the flow of time and life through multiple photography and video-based series, three of which will be presented in Syracuse.

Magyar uses unconventional devices, like an industrial machine-vision camera that relies on scanning technology. Utilizing software and drivers which he programs himself, Magyar creates constructed images that capture moments in time and place that can neither be seen with the bare eye nor conventional optical cameras. The beautiful images combine the aesthetics of classic photography with a technology that redefines our understanding of linear time and singular space in a perfect blend of science and art. In his works, Magyar scrutinizes the transience of life and man's inherent urge to leave some trace behind.

Sight Unseen: Stereographs from the OHA Collection, 1850-1930
Onondaga Historical Association

Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

Since OHA's inception, it has amassed a collection of over 2,000 stereographs, or stereo views, of Onondaga County and beyond. Archived in the research holdings, these 3-D photographs have never before been exhibited. Guest curator Colleen Woolpert offers an overview of the collection, providing insight into the little known history of stereo photography while taking us back into the past with the aid of exhibition stereoscopes. The exhibit includes Syracuse views taken by local photographers as well as nationally-marketed views, historic stereoscopes, books, and related 3-D ephemera. It also looks at the combined industries of photography, publishing, manufacturing and marketing that contributed to the enormous popularity of the stereograph.

Within: Cast Resin Sculpture by Arlene Abend
Redhouse

Former Redhouse Theater
219 S. West St., Syracuse

Artist statement: "The cast resin works of 'Within' represent both mystery and metaphor. The use of clear resin and lost wax surfaces allows me to capture, reflect and diffract light to create a constantly changing vision. The surfaces of the sculpture act as a mirror or prism and offer the contrast of surprise yet familiarity. I find a strong connection between the material and myself. Time disappears. There is a kind of magic that takes place during the act of creating art."

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Nick Todisco: A Life's Work
Szozda Gallery

Szozda Gallery
Delavan Center, 501 W. Fayette St., Syracuse

A retrospective and celebration of the life of art teacher and mentor Nick Todisco, who passed away in October.

Mix & Match
Szozda Gallery

Szozda Gallery
Delavan Center, 501 W. Fayette St., Syracuse

A salon-style exhibit, bursting walls with well over 50 pieces by a variety of artists. The show features some 20 artists and multiple works of art in different sizes, shapes and media, all hung tightly next to and atop one another.

In this show, look for glass by Carmel Nicoletti; paintings by Fred and Laura J. Wellner, Bob Niedzwiecki, Diana Godfrey, Phil Parsons, Roscha Folger, CJ Hodge III, Diane Menzies, Rob Glisson, Amy E. Bartell, Stephen Perrone and C. Wilkinson; photography by Ray Trudell and Barbara Conte-Gaugel; ceramics by Carol Osborne-Ackles, B. Thomas and Sue Canizares; and much, much more.

The Connective Thread: Wearable to Sculptural Fibers
Gandee Gallery

Gandee Gallery
7846 Main St., Fabius

"The Connective Thread" aims to bring together wearable and sculptural fiber artists who incorporate a range of different techniques into their artwork. Ultimately, goal of the exhibition is to allow the audience to appreciate the almost limitless possibilities of the medium. Participating artists include Kathy Barry, Sharon Bottle-Souva, Lauren Bristol, Mary Giehl, Jean Henry, Maggy Rozycki Hiltner, Nancy Kramer, Laurel Moranz, Rebecca Mushtare, Jen Pepper, Sarah Saulson, Kim Waale, and Davana Wilkins.

Nouveau Risqué: A Perspective on Women and Progress
Syracuse University Art Museum

Syracuse University Art Museum, Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

"Nouveau Risqué: A Perspective on Women and Progress" is an exhibition that investigates the impact that work, recreational activities, and independent living had on women during the turn of the 19th to 20th century. The exhibition will feature more than 70 original objects, including color lithography posters from the Arts and Crafts movement, accompanied by examples of furniture, lamps, vases, clothing and other accessories.

The guest curators for this exhibition are graduate students enrolled in the Syracuse University Museum Studies Advanced Curatorship class, under the guidance of Professor Edward Aiken. The works in the exhibition are drawn from a variety of Central New York lenders, including the SU Art Collection, The Stickley Museum, Sue Ann Genet Costume Collection and Research Center, Dalton's American Decorative Arts, the Cortland County Historical Society, and Syracuse University Special Collections Research Center.

Neil Welliver Prints
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
Syracuse University Art Museum, Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

Neil Welliver Prints is an exhibition of over 60 examples of the artist's woodcuts, etchings, lithographs, and screen prints. Welliver was regarded as one of the preeminent American landscape painters of the 20th century and from the late 1970s to his death in 2005 he considered printmaking an integral part of his artistic activity. Neil Welliver Prints provides an overview of the artist's prolific graphic career, assembling signature wildlife and landscape impressions from over 30 years. Welliver's compelling, larger-than-life paintings of Maine's natural landscape often became series of intimate woodcuts using traditional Japanese methods in collaboration with the noted printmaker Shigemitsu Tsukaguchi. All of the works are on loan from the Alexandre Gallery, New York City, which represented Welliver for years.

Strange Tongue
Everson Museum of Art

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

In her first solo exhibition at the Everson, Yvonne Buchanan presents a sound installation entitled Strange Tongue, a contemporary altered version of a well-known American gospel song by Mahalia Jackson. All associations to the lyrics have been excised, leaving a wordless voice, emphasizing the expression of sorrow and hope. The audio track can be accessed by dialing (315) 703-3063 and pressing 13.

Angels on the Border
La Casita Cultural Center

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

"Angels on the Border" is an exhibition of religious paintings commissioned by Mexican immigrants from 1912 to 1996.

Retablos are Mexican folk paintings, usually created on small pieces of tin, offered as votives to the Christ and the Virgin Mary in gratitude for a miracle granted or a favor received. Made by professional retablo artists, immigrant relatives or the immigrants themselves, the artwork is posted on walls inside Catholic churches in Mexico.

ecoarttech: wilderness 24/7
The Warehouse Gallery

The Warehouse Gallery
350 W. Fayette St., Syracuse

"ecoarttech: wilderness 24/7" is the first solo exhibition in New York by Rochester-based artist duo Leila Nadir and Cary Peppermint. The exhibition, which will be presented in the Main Gallery as well as the Windows Project, explores the context of an urban campsite that is also a participatory lab for Central New York hikers exploring Syracuse's immediate neighborhood. Curated by Anja Chávez, Curator of Contemporary Art, the exhibition expands traditional gallery practice by focusing on today's environmental issues and the arts, inviting the spectators to participate and incorporating their feedback into the artwork.

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Synchronized Mélange
XL Projects

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

"Synchronized Mélange" features a variety of works from international graduate students from across the Departments of Art and Transmedia. The show is co-organized by Stephen Zaima, VPA associate dean of global academic programs and initiatives and a professor of painting in the Department of Art, and Alex Mendez, assistant professor in the Department of Transmedia.

For more information, contact Andrew Havenhand.

Significant Souls: Paintings by Patrick Fiore
ArtRage Gallery

Price: Free
ArtRage Gallery
505 Hawley Ave., Syracuse

Utica-native Patrick Fiore has created a series of 34 paintings inspired by Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States 1492-Present, which will be on exhibit.

Patrick does not conceal his intention. He wants, by putting the people and events of the People's History into graphic, startling form, to draw attention to the history of our nation, to the stories omitted, the heroes of dissent missing from the pages of the textbooks. He wants to reach people by his paintings and to inspire them to think for themselves about our society, to tell them about the way people through the centuries have behaved with compassion and kindness, against all odds, have thought for themselves, have organized and agitated, and refused obedience to laws and practices that offend common decency.

This exhibition is presented in partnership with the Matilda Joslyn Gage Foundation.

Adam Magyar: Stainless
Urban Video Project

Everson Museum of Art Plaza
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

"Stainless" is part of Hungarian artist Adam Magyar's larger project of using sophisticated recording technologies to explore the flow of time and life through urban landscapes and the people that inhabit them. Shot in black and white using a high speed camera, "Stainless" stretches the 12 seconds it takes a subway train to arrive into 8 minutes, showing us a world of slowed down motion and candid portraiture: people waiting on a subway platform, caught in a liminal zone between the A and B of everyday life, their small gestures and facial expressions by turns bored, tired, engrossed in thought and expectant. The title refers to the stainless steel from which subway train cars are made, a material that is resistant to corrosion but not altogether impervious. Like the material, these portraits convey both the strength and vulnerability of the subjects.

This exhibition is presented in collaboration with Light Work, which is showing Magyar's work in the exhibition "Kontinuum" from Jan. 14 to Mar. 15.

Opening: Skin Contention: Works by Olivia Morrow
Point of Contact Gallery

Price: Free
Point of Contact Gallery
350 W. Fayette St., Syracuse

There will be an opening reception this evening beginning at 6:00 pm.

Olivia Morrow presents her first solo show, a series of sculptural forms accompanied by video, reflecting on issues of femininity and sexuality. The artist is a recent SU graduate in sculpture from VPA's Department of Art.

Toys From the Collection
Onondaga Historical Association

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

Featured in this eclectic display are the bookshelf, counter, calliope, and international doll collection from The Magic Toy Shop, Syracuse's local children's TV show from the 1950s through 1980s. Visitors to the exhibit will also see hand-carved trains and boats, Punch & Judy marionettes, Victorian dolls, 1950s board games, and many other vintage toys, some made in central New York. The exhibit also includes historic photos of downtown Syracuse, and boxes from bygone stores such as Chappell's, Dey Bros., Flah's, Madame Netter, and E. W. Edwards.

Artist Lecture and Reception
Light Work Gallery

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

There will be an artist lecture at 5:00 pm, followed by a gallery reception 6:00-8:00 pm.

Montana Smith and the Curse of the Golden Crocodile
Acme Mystery Company

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

Montana Smith has snatched the Golden Crocodile of the Amazon from its South American home. Now it's about to be unveiled at the Municipal Museum of Natural History, but everyone's been acting rather strangely. Could it be the dreaded Curse of the Golden Crocodile? Hmm? Join us for the gala event of the season to find out (but don't turn your back on the museum staff).

Blue Man Group
Broadway in Syracuse

Landmark Theatre
362 S. Salina St., Syracuse

Experience the Phenomenon. Blue Man Group is best known for its wildly popular theatrical shows and concerts which combine comedy, music, and technology to produce a totally unique form of entertainment. The New York Times heralds the show as "One of the most delightful performance pieces ever staged." E! Entertainment News exclaims, "Blue Man Group is what every live performance aspires to be." The Baltimore Sun raves, "Blue Man Group packs a wallop. It's a big, loud, funny, silly, visually arresting production!"

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Two Trains Running
Syracuse Stage
Timothy Bond, director

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

"Glorious storytelling...a penetrating revelation of a world hidden from view to those outside it." -- The New York Times

Timothy Bond's previous Syracuse productions from August Wilson's 20th-Century Cycle (Radio Golf, Fences, and Ma Rainey's Black Bottom) prove that this two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright is indeed the voice of a century. His dialogue soars with the music and power of operatic arias and his characters inspire great performances. In Two Trains Running, an optimistic ex-con enters the insular confines of Memphis Lee's diner and awakens a cast of older and skeptical characters to the possibilities of a new era. Set in the turbulence of 1969, a time much like today, Two Trains Running is one of the most humorous and politically potent of Wilson's plays.

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Baltimore Waltz
Redhouse

Price: $25 regular; $15 members
Former Redhouse Theater
219 S. West St., Syracuse

Baltimore Waltz follows a brother and sister who flee a frightening medical diagnosis by embarking on a fantastical trip across Europe. A third actor plays the quirky characters they encounter, including the Little Dutch Boy (at age 50) and Harry Lime, from the classic movie The Third Man. This is a play about processing grief; about the love between brothers and sisters. Written by Paula Vogel.

There will be a 20-30 minute talkback session following each performance. Panels comprised of physicians, nurses, teachers, social workers, bereavement councilors, non-profit support and advocacy groups, and patients and their families will discuss the underlying issues brought up by the play.

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Friday, February 1, 2013

Agents of Expression
LeMoyne College

Price: Free
Wilson Art Gallery, Noreen Reale Falcone Library
LeMoyne College, Syracuse

The sculptures and assemblages of Sharon BuMann and Gail V. Hoffman.

Sacred Paradox: Photography by Willson Cummer
Baltimore Woods Weeks Art Gallery

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

Photographs by local artist Willson Cummer focus on exploring humanity's place in the environment. This group of photographs depicts images of Onondaga Lake and its tributaries, taken from a canoe and from the shore. The exhibit title, Sacred Paradox, refers to the conflicting reality of Onondaga Lake -- it is both a Superfund cleanup site and a holy lake for the nearby Onondaga Indian Nation.

CNY Scholastic Arts Awards Exhibit
Onondaga Community College

Whitney Applied Technology Center
Onondaga Community College, Syracuse

A mixed media exhibit featuring award-winning work from high school students across Central New York.
The Scholastic Art Awards recognize nearly 30,000 teen artists and writers. One thousand of these artists receive national awards. Each piece is reviewed by a panel of arts professionals for the following criteria: originality, technical skill, and emergence of personal vision or voice.

Neil Chowdhury Gallery Exhibit
Onondaga Community College

Ann Felton Multicultural Center and Gallery
Onondaga Community College, Syracuse

Artist Neil Chowdhury will showcase two photographic series exploring Indian heritage and culture. Chowdhury's body of work depicts laborers and vendors eking out a living on the street of India's biggest city.

Skin Contention: Works by Olivia Morrow
Point of Contact Gallery

Price: Free
Point of Contact Gallery
350 W. Fayette St., Syracuse

Olivia Morrow presents her first solo show, a series of sculptural forms accompanied by video, reflecting on issues of femininity and sexuality. The artist is a recent SU graduate in sculpture from VPA's Department of Art.

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

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

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

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

Collage/Assemblage
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

Collage works of Michael Sickler and Roy Simmons Jr.
Assemblage 3D pieces and jewelry of Linda Esterley

Stone Canoe Exhibit
Community Folk Art Center

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

The Stone Canoe annual exhibition, in tandem with the launch of the 2013 issue of Stone Canoe Journal, will feature the work of 29 artists, some emerging and some well-established, with connections to the Upstate New York region. The show is curated by Amy Cheng, professor of art at SUNY New Paltz and visual arts editor for Stone Canoe 7. Stone Canoe, an award-winning journal of arts, literature and social commentary, is published each January by University College of Syracuse University.

Adam Magyar: Kontinuum
Light Work Gallery

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

Hungarian artist Adam Magyar has been receiving international attention with art that explore concept of urban life. Magyar depicts the synergies of people, the cities they inhabit, and the technological support structures created to facilitate urban life. He explores the flow of time and life through multiple photography and video-based series, three of which will be presented in Syracuse.

Magyar uses unconventional devices, like an industrial machine-vision camera that relies on scanning technology. Utilizing software and drivers which he programs himself, Magyar creates constructed images that capture moments in time and place that can neither be seen with the bare eye nor conventional optical cameras. The beautiful images combine the aesthetics of classic photography with a technology that redefines our understanding of linear time and singular space in a perfect blend of science and art. In his works, Magyar scrutinizes the transience of life and man's inherent urge to leave some trace behind.

2012 Light Work Grants Exhibit
Light Work Gallery

Price: Free
Light Work Gallery
316 Waverly Ave., Syracuse University, Syracuse

Featuring works by Dennis Krukowski, Tice Lerner, and Sayler/Morris.

Sight Unseen: Stereographs from the OHA Collection, 1850-1930
Onondaga Historical Association

Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

Since OHA's inception, it has amassed a collection of over 2,000 stereographs, or stereo views, of Onondaga County and beyond. Archived in the research holdings, these 3-D photographs have never before been exhibited. Guest curator Colleen Woolpert offers an overview of the collection, providing insight into the little known history of stereo photography while taking us back into the past with the aid of exhibition stereoscopes. The exhibit includes Syracuse views taken by local photographers as well as nationally-marketed views, historic stereoscopes, books, and related 3-D ephemera. It also looks at the combined industries of photography, publishing, manufacturing and marketing that contributed to the enormous popularity of the stereograph.

Within: Cast Resin Sculpture by Arlene Abend
Redhouse

Former Redhouse Theater
219 S. West St., Syracuse

Artist statement: "The cast resin works of 'Within' represent both mystery and metaphor. The use of clear resin and lost wax surfaces allows me to capture, reflect and diffract light to create a constantly changing vision. The surfaces of the sculpture act as a mirror or prism and offer the contrast of surprise yet familiarity. I find a strong connection between the material and myself. Time disappears. There is a kind of magic that takes place during the act of creating art."

Read a review!

Mix & Match
Szozda Gallery

Szozda Gallery
Delavan Center, 501 W. Fayette St., Syracuse

A salon-style exhibit, bursting walls with well over 50 pieces by a variety of artists. The show features some 20 artists and multiple works of art in different sizes, shapes and media, all hung tightly next to and atop one another.

In this show, look for glass by Carmel Nicoletti; paintings by Fred and Laura J. Wellner, Bob Niedzwiecki, Diana Godfrey, Phil Parsons, Roscha Folger, CJ Hodge III, Diane Menzies, Rob Glisson, Amy E. Bartell, Stephen Perrone and C. Wilkinson; photography by Ray Trudell and Barbara Conte-Gaugel; ceramics by Carol Osborne-Ackles, B. Thomas and Sue Canizares; and much, much more.

Nick Todisco: A Life's Work
Szozda Gallery

Szozda Gallery
Delavan Center, 501 W. Fayette St., Syracuse

A retrospective and celebration of the life of art teacher and mentor Nick Todisco, who passed away in October.

The Connective Thread: Wearable to Sculptural Fibers
Gandee Gallery

Gandee Gallery
7846 Main St., Fabius

"The Connective Thread" aims to bring together wearable and sculptural fiber artists who incorporate a range of different techniques into their artwork. Ultimately, goal of the exhibition is to allow the audience to appreciate the almost limitless possibilities of the medium. Participating artists include Kathy Barry, Sharon Bottle-Souva, Lauren Bristol, Mary Giehl, Jean Henry, Maggy Rozycki Hiltner, Nancy Kramer, Laurel Moranz, Rebecca Mushtare, Jen Pepper, Sarah Saulson, Kim Waale, and Davana Wilkins.

Neil Welliver Prints
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
Syracuse University Art Museum, Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

Neil Welliver Prints is an exhibition of over 60 examples of the artist's woodcuts, etchings, lithographs, and screen prints. Welliver was regarded as one of the preeminent American landscape painters of the 20th century and from the late 1970s to his death in 2005 he considered printmaking an integral part of his artistic activity. Neil Welliver Prints provides an overview of the artist's prolific graphic career, assembling signature wildlife and landscape impressions from over 30 years. Welliver's compelling, larger-than-life paintings of Maine's natural landscape often became series of intimate woodcuts using traditional Japanese methods in collaboration with the noted printmaker Shigemitsu Tsukaguchi. All of the works are on loan from the Alexandre Gallery, New York City, which represented Welliver for years.

Nouveau Risqué: A Perspective on Women and Progress
Syracuse University Art Museum

Syracuse University Art Museum, Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

"Nouveau Risqué: A Perspective on Women and Progress" is an exhibition that investigates the impact that work, recreational activities, and independent living had on women during the turn of the 19th to 20th century. The exhibition will feature more than 70 original objects, including color lithography posters from the Arts and Crafts movement, accompanied by examples of furniture, lamps, vases, clothing and other accessories.

The guest curators for this exhibition are graduate students enrolled in the Syracuse University Museum Studies Advanced Curatorship class, under the guidance of Professor Edward Aiken. The works in the exhibition are drawn from a variety of Central New York lenders, including the SU Art Collection, The Stickley Museum, Sue Ann Genet Costume Collection and Research Center, Dalton's American Decorative Arts, the Cortland County Historical Society, and Syracuse University Special Collections Research Center.

Strange Tongue
Everson Museum of Art

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

In her first solo exhibition at the Everson, Yvonne Buchanan presents a sound installation entitled Strange Tongue, a contemporary altered version of a well-known American gospel song by Mahalia Jackson. All associations to the lyrics have been excised, leaving a wordless voice, emphasizing the expression of sorrow and hope. The audio track can be accessed by dialing (315) 703-3063 and pressing 13.

Angels on the Border
La Casita Cultural Center

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

"Angels on the Border" is an exhibition of religious paintings commissioned by Mexican immigrants from 1912 to 1996.

Retablos are Mexican folk paintings, usually created on small pieces of tin, offered as votives to the Christ and the Virgin Mary in gratitude for a miracle granted or a favor received. Made by professional retablo artists, immigrant relatives or the immigrants themselves, the artwork is posted on walls inside Catholic churches in Mexico.

ecoarttech: wilderness 24/7
The Warehouse Gallery

The Warehouse Gallery
350 W. Fayette St., Syracuse

"ecoarttech: wilderness 24/7" is the first solo exhibition in New York by Rochester-based artist duo Leila Nadir and Cary Peppermint. The exhibition, which will be presented in the Main Gallery as well as the Windows Project, explores the context of an urban campsite that is also a participatory lab for Central New York hikers exploring Syracuse's immediate neighborhood. Curated by Anja Chávez, Curator of Contemporary Art, the exhibition expands traditional gallery practice by focusing on today's environmental issues and the arts, inviting the spectators to participate and incorporating their feedback into the artwork.

Read a review!

Synchronized Mélange
XL Projects

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

"Synchronized Mélange" features a variety of works from international graduate students from across the Departments of Art and Transmedia. The show is co-organized by Stephen Zaima, VPA associate dean of global academic programs and initiatives and a professor of painting in the Department of Art, and Alex Mendez, assistant professor in the Department of Transmedia.

For more information, contact Andrew Havenhand.

Significant Souls: Paintings by Patrick Fiore
ArtRage Gallery

Price: Free
ArtRage Gallery
505 Hawley Ave., Syracuse

Utica-native Patrick Fiore has created a series of 34 paintings inspired by Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States 1492-Present, which will be on exhibit.

Patrick does not conceal his intention. He wants, by putting the people and events of the People's History into graphic, startling form, to draw attention to the history of our nation, to the stories omitted, the heroes of dissent missing from the pages of the textbooks. He wants to reach people by his paintings and to inspire them to think for themselves about our society, to tell them about the way people through the centuries have behaved with compassion and kindness, against all odds, have thought for themselves, have organized and agitated, and refused obedience to laws and practices that offend common decency.

This exhibition is presented in partnership with the Matilda Joslyn Gage Foundation.

Adam Magyar: Stainless
Urban Video Project

Everson Museum of Art Plaza
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

"Stainless" is part of Hungarian artist Adam Magyar's larger project of using sophisticated recording technologies to explore the flow of time and life through urban landscapes and the people that inhabit them. Shot in black and white using a high speed camera, "Stainless" stretches the 12 seconds it takes a subway train to arrive into 8 minutes, showing us a world of slowed down motion and candid portraiture: people waiting on a subway platform, caught in a liminal zone between the A and B of everyday life, their small gestures and facial expressions by turns bored, tired, engrossed in thought and expectant. The title refers to the stainless steel from which subway train cars are made, a material that is resistant to corrosion but not altogether impervious. Like the material, these portraits convey both the strength and vulnerability of the subjects.

This exhibition is presented in collaboration with Light Work, which is showing Magyar's work in the exhibition "Kontinuum" from Jan. 14 to Mar. 15.

The Bank Show
Syracuse Improv Collective

Price: $5
CNY Playhouse
Shoppingtown Mall, Entrance No. 4 (adjacent to parking garage), Dewitt

The Syracuse Improv Collective specializes in a show like no other, combining long form improv with musical acts and stand up comedy. You never know what the SIC has in store!

Toys From the Collection
Onondaga Historical Association

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

Featured in this eclectic display are the bookshelf, counter, calliope, and international doll collection from The Magic Toy Shop, Syracuse's local children's TV show from the 1950s through 1980s. Visitors to the exhibit will also see hand-carved trains and boats, Punch & Judy marionettes, Victorian dolls, 1950s board games, and many other vintage toys, some made in central New York. The exhibit also includes historic photos of downtown Syracuse, and boxes from bygone stores such as Chappell's, Dey Bros., Flah's, Madame Netter, and E. W. Edwards.

Seth Glier
Folkus Project

Price: $15
May Memorial Unitarian Society
3800 E. Genesee St., Syracuse

There are some acts you know you will get to see up close just once before they move to bigger stages. With plaudits such as "the greatest pop songwriting since Billy Joel" (Livingston Taylor) and "discover a new generation of great" (Huffington Post), Seth Glier is probably one of those acts. With his unique brand of storytelling pop, Glier is quickly making a name for himself on the national scene. His expertly crafted songs are breathtakingly beautiful, featuring poetic lyrics and a musical exuberance that grabs new audiences immediately. With incredible musical flair and an ability to construct arresting melodies, Glier has become a sensation.

Westcott Winter Meltdown: Terravita, with Kayo, Ridiculous Nights, Natronic
Westcott Theater

Westcott Theater
524 Westcott St., Syracuse

Sarah C. Harwell, poet
Downtown Writer's Center

Price: Free
YMCA
340 Montgomery St., Syracuse

Sarah C. Harwell is the author of the poetry collection Sit Down Traveler (2012) and, with Courtney Queeney and Farah Marklevits, Three New Poets (2006). In her poems, Harwell explores loss, intimacy, and mortality, often through the joys and dramas of motherhood and domestic rituals. Harwell's honors include the Joyce Carol Oates Prize in Poetry and the Delmore Schwartz Memorial Award. She teaches at Syracuse University.

Blue Man Group
Broadway in Syracuse

Landmark Theatre
362 S. Salina St., Syracuse

Experience the Phenomenon. Blue Man Group is best known for its wildly popular theatrical shows and concerts which combine comedy, music, and technology to produce a totally unique form of entertainment. The New York Times heralds the show as "One of the most delightful performance pieces ever staged." E! Entertainment News exclaims, "Blue Man Group is what every live performance aspires to be." The Baltimore Sun raves, "Blue Man Group packs a wallop. It's a big, loud, funny, silly, visually arresting production!"

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Border Beasts: A Performance Collage
La Casita Cultural Center
Featuring Carmelita Tropicana

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

Cuban-American performance artist Carmelita Tropicana (aka Alina Troyana) will present "Border Beasts: A Performance Collage" about issues of cultural identity and citizenship.

Troyana burst on New York City's downtown performing arts scene during the 1980s with her alter ego, the spitfire Carmelita Tropicana and her counterpart, the irresistible archetypal Latin macho Pingalito Betancourt, followed by performances as Hernando Cortez's horse and la Cucaracha Martina from her childhood fairy tales in Cuba. In Tropicana's work, humor and fantasy become subversive tools used to rewrite history.

Tropicana's performances, plays, and videos have been presented at venues such as the Institute of Contemporary Art in London, Hebbel Am Ufer in Berlin, Centre de Cultura Contemporanea in Barcelona, the Berlin International Film Festival, the New Museum of Contemporary Art, Mark Tauper Forum's Kirk Douglas Theater in Los Angeles, and El Museo del Barrio in New York.

The Drowsy Chaperone
Baldwinsville Theatre Guild
Stephfond Brunson, director

Price: $20 adults, $18 students
First Presbyterian Church of Baldwinsville
64 Oswego St., Baldwinsville

This uproarious and rarely-performed musical comedy (music and lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison, book by Bob Martin and Don McKellar) won the 2006 Tony Award for Best Book and Best Score. The Drowsy Chaperone pays tribute to the Jazz-Age shows of the 1920s and their power to transport us into a dazzling fantasy and lift our spirits in hard times.

It all begins when a die-hard musical-theater fan plays his favorite cast album on his turntable, and the musical literally bursts to life in his living room. We are swept into the glamorous and hilarious tale of a reluctant stage star bride, a groom on skates, a tap-dancing best man, a womanizing gigolo, gangsters posing as pastry chefs, and an intoxicated chaperone! You'll still be smiling long after the final bow. Finally, a musical about people who adore musicals!

The show's producer is Heather Jensen, choreographer is Stephfond Brunson, and musical director is Abel Searor.

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W;t
Redhouse

Price: $25 regular, $15 members
Former Redhouse Theater
219 S. West St., Syracuse

A brilliant and brutally demanding professor, specializing in the life-and-death themes of John Donnes Holy Sonnets, suddenly finds herself the subject of a cancer research study designed to save her from ovarian cancer. Written by Margaret Edsen.

There will be a 20-30 minute talkback session following each performance. Panels comprised of physicians, nurses, teachers, social workers, bereavement councilors, non-profit support and advocacy groups, and patients and their families will discuss the underlying issues brought up by the play.

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Two Trains Running
Syracuse Stage
Timothy Bond, director

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

"Glorious storytelling...a penetrating revelation of a world hidden from view to those outside it." -- The New York Times

Timothy Bond's previous Syracuse productions from August Wilson's 20th-Century Cycle (Radio Golf, Fences, and Ma Rainey's Black Bottom) prove that this two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright is indeed the voice of a century. His dialogue soars with the music and power of operatic arias and his characters inspire great performances. In Two Trains Running, an optimistic ex-con enters the insular confines of Memphis Lee's diner and awakens a cast of older and skeptical characters to the possibilities of a new era. Set in the turbulence of 1969, a time much like today, Two Trains Running is one of the most humorous and politically potent of Wilson's plays.

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Saturday, February 2, 2013

Agents of Expression
LeMoyne College

Price: Free
Wilson Art Gallery, Noreen Reale Falcone Library
LeMoyne College, Syracuse

The sculptures and assemblages of Sharon BuMann and Gail V. Hoffman.

CNY Scholastic Arts Awards Exhibit
Onondaga Community College

Whitney Applied Technology Center
Onondaga Community College, Syracuse

A mixed media exhibit featuring award-winning work from high school students across Central New York.
The Scholastic Art Awards recognize nearly 30,000 teen artists and writers. One thousand of these artists receive national awards. Each piece is reviewed by a panel of arts professionals for the following criteria: originality, technical skill, and emergence of personal vision or voice.

Sacred Paradox: Photography by Willson Cummer
Baltimore Woods Weeks Art Gallery

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

Photographs by local artist Willson Cummer focus on exploring humanity's place in the environment. This group of photographs depicts images of Onondaga Lake and its tributaries, taken from a canoe and from the shore. The exhibit title, Sacred Paradox, refers to the conflicting reality of Onondaga Lake -- it is both a Superfund cleanup site and a holy lake for the nearby Onondaga Indian Nation.

Collage/Assemblage
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

Collage works of Michael Sickler and Roy Simmons Jr.
Assemblage 3D pieces and jewelry of Linda Esterley

Strange Tongue
Everson Museum of Art

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

In her first solo exhibition at the Everson, Yvonne Buchanan presents a sound installation entitled Strange Tongue, a contemporary altered version of a well-known American gospel song by Mahalia Jackson. All associations to the lyrics have been excised, leaving a wordless voice, emphasizing the expression of sorrow and hope. The audio track can be accessed by dialing (315) 703-3063 and pressing 13.

Within: Cast Resin Sculpture by Arlene Abend
Redhouse

Former Redhouse Theater
219 S. West St., Syracuse

Artist statement: "The cast resin works of 'Within' represent both mystery and metaphor. The use of clear resin and lost wax surfaces allows me to capture, reflect and diffract light to create a constantly changing vision. The surfaces of the sculpture act as a mirror or prism and offer the contrast of surprise yet familiarity. I find a strong connection between the material and myself. Time disappears. There is a kind of magic that takes place during the act of creating art."

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Nick Todisco: A Life's Work
Szozda Gallery

Szozda Gallery
Delavan Center, 501 W. Fayette St., Syracuse

There will be a closing celebration this evening 5:00-8:00 pm.

A retrospective and celebration of the life of art teacher and mentor Nick Todisco, who passed away in October.

Mix & Match
Szozda Gallery

Szozda Gallery
Delavan Center, 501 W. Fayette St., Syracuse

A salon-style exhibit, bursting walls with well over 50 pieces by a variety of artists. The show features some 20 artists and multiple works of art in different sizes, shapes and media, all hung tightly next to and atop one another.

In this show, look for glass by Carmel Nicoletti; paintings by Fred and Laura J. Wellner, Bob Niedzwiecki, Diana Godfrey, Phil Parsons, Roscha Folger, CJ Hodge III, Diane Menzies, Rob Glisson, Amy E. Bartell, Stephen Perrone and C. Wilkinson; photography by Ray Trudell and Barbara Conte-Gaugel; ceramics by Carol Osborne-Ackles, B. Thomas and Sue Canizares; and much, much more.

Stone Canoe Exhibit
Community Folk Art Center

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

There will be an artist reception this afternoon 3:00-5:00 pm.

The Stone Canoe annual exhibition, in tandem with the launch of the 2013 issue of Stone Canoe Journal, will feature the work of 29 artists, some emerging and some well-established, with connections to the Upstate New York region. The show is curated by Amy Cheng, professor of art at SUNY New Paltz and visual arts editor for Stone Canoe 7. Stone Canoe, an award-winning journal of arts, literature and social commentary, is published each January by University College of Syracuse University.

The Connective Thread: Wearable to Sculptural Fibers
Gandee Gallery

Gandee Gallery
7846 Main St., Fabius

"The Connective Thread" aims to bring together wearable and sculptural fiber artists who incorporate a range of different techniques into their artwork. Ultimately, goal of the exhibition is to allow the audience to appreciate the almost limitless possibilities of the medium. Participating artists include Kathy Barry, Sharon Bottle-Souva, Lauren Bristol, Mary Giehl, Jean Henry, Maggy Rozycki Hiltner, Nancy Kramer, Laurel Moranz, Rebecca Mushtare, Jen Pepper, Sarah Saulson, Kim Waale, and Davana Wilkins.

Sight Unseen: Stereographs from the OHA Collection, 1850-1930
Onondaga Historical Association

Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

Since OHA's inception, it has amassed a collection of over 2,000 stereographs, or stereo views, of Onondaga County and beyond. Archived in the research holdings, these 3-D photographs have never before been exhibited. Guest curator Colleen Woolpert offers an overview of the collection, providing insight into the little known history of stereo photography while taking us back into the past with the aid of exhibition stereoscopes. The exhibit includes Syracuse views taken by local photographers as well as nationally-marketed views, historic stereoscopes, books, and related 3-D ephemera. It also looks at the combined industries of photography, publishing, manufacturing and marketing that contributed to the enormous popularity of the stereograph.

Nouveau Risqué: A Perspective on Women and Progress
Syracuse University Art Museum

Syracuse University Art Museum, Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

"Nouveau Risqué: A Perspective on Women and Progress" is an exhibition that investigates the impact that work, recreational activities, and independent living had on women during the turn of the 19th to 20th century. The exhibition will feature more than 70 original objects, including color lithography posters from the Arts and Crafts movement, accompanied by examples of furniture, lamps, vases, clothing and other accessories.

The guest curators for this exhibition are graduate students enrolled in the Syracuse University Museum Studies Advanced Curatorship class, under the guidance of Professor Edward Aiken. The works in the exhibition are drawn from a variety of Central New York lenders, including the SU Art Collection, The Stickley Museum, Sue Ann Genet Costume Collection and Research Center, Dalton's American Decorative Arts, the Cortland County Historical Society, and Syracuse University Special Collections Research Center.

Neil Welliver Prints
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
Syracuse University Art Museum, Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

Neil Welliver Prints is an exhibition of over 60 examples of the artist's woodcuts, etchings, lithographs, and screen prints. Welliver was regarded as one of the preeminent American landscape painters of the 20th century and from the late 1970s to his death in 2005 he considered printmaking an integral part of his artistic activity. Neil Welliver Prints provides an overview of the artist's prolific graphic career, assembling signature wildlife and landscape impressions from over 30 years. Welliver's compelling, larger-than-life paintings of Maine's natural landscape often became series of intimate woodcuts using traditional Japanese methods in collaboration with the noted printmaker Shigemitsu Tsukaguchi. All of the works are on loan from the Alexandre Gallery, New York City, which represented Welliver for years.

Significant Souls: Paintings by Patrick Fiore
ArtRage Gallery

Price: Free
ArtRage Gallery
505 Hawley Ave., Syracuse

Utica-native Patrick Fiore has created a series of 34 paintings inspired by Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States 1492-Present, which will be on exhibit.

Patrick does not conceal his intention. He wants, by putting the people and events of the People's History into graphic, startling form, to draw attention to the history of our nation, to the stories omitted, the heroes of dissent missing from the pages of the textbooks. He wants to reach people by his paintings and to inspire them to think for themselves about our society, to tell them about the way people through the centuries have behaved with compassion and kindness, against all odds, have thought for themselves, have organized and agitated, and refused obedience to laws and practices that offend common decency.

This exhibition is presented in partnership with the Matilda Joslyn Gage Foundation.

ecoarttech: wilderness 24/7
The Warehouse Gallery

The Warehouse Gallery
350 W. Fayette St., Syracuse

"ecoarttech: wilderness 24/7" is the first solo exhibition in New York by Rochester-based artist duo Leila Nadir and Cary Peppermint. The exhibition, which will be presented in the Main Gallery as well as the Windows Project, explores the context of an urban campsite that is also a participatory lab for Central New York hikers exploring Syracuse's immediate neighborhood. Curated by Anja Chávez, Curator of Contemporary Art, the exhibition expands traditional gallery practice by focusing on today's environmental issues and the arts, inviting the spectators to participate and incorporating their feedback into the artwork.

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Synchronized Mélange
XL Projects

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

"Synchronized Mélange" features a variety of works from international graduate students from across the Departments of Art and Transmedia. The show is co-organized by Stephen Zaima, VPA associate dean of global academic programs and initiatives and a professor of painting in the Department of Art, and Alex Mendez, assistant professor in the Department of Transmedia.

For more information, contact Andrew Havenhand.

Adam Magyar: Stainless
Urban Video Project

Everson Museum of Art Plaza
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

"Stainless" is part of Hungarian artist Adam Magyar's larger project of using sophisticated recording technologies to explore the flow of time and life through urban landscapes and the people that inhabit them. Shot in black and white using a high speed camera, "Stainless" stretches the 12 seconds it takes a subway train to arrive into 8 minutes, showing us a world of slowed down motion and candid portraiture: people waiting on a subway platform, caught in a liminal zone between the A and B of everyday life, their small gestures and facial expressions by turns bored, tired, engrossed in thought and expectant. The title refers to the stainless steel from which subway train cars are made, a material that is resistant to corrosion but not altogether impervious. Like the material, these portraits convey both the strength and vulnerability of the subjects.

This exhibition is presented in collaboration with Light Work, which is showing Magyar's work in the exhibition "Kontinuum" from Jan. 14 to Mar. 15.

Improv Comedy Night
Don't Feed the Actors

Price: $20 dinner and show, $10 show only
CNY Playhouse
Shoppingtown Mall, Entrance No. 4 (adjacent to parking garage), Dewitt

The performance will be preceded by dinner at 6:30 pm.

DFtA specializes in audience interactive improv and is one of the longest-running improv troupes in Central New York. Having toured all over the area, their large stable of theatrically trained actors rotate in and out of each show, ensuring a unique experience each time. Come enjoy an evening of improv in the style of "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" and Drew Carey's "Improvaganza."

Groundhog Day Show
Salt City Improv Theater

Price: $5
Salt City Improv Theatre
Shoppingtown Mall, Sears Wing, Dewitt

Today we observe Groundhog Day (as opposed to Ground Hog Day, which is a celebration of all things sausage). Groundhog Day has come to mean two things: a furry critter who predicts the weather; and, thanks to Bill Murray, a sense of Déjà Vu. Perhaps here in Central New York--the Land of the Seemingly Never-ending Winter--it's a bit of both. Let's just hope the little fuzz-ball (the groundhog, not Bill Murray) doesn't see his shadow and our "early Spring" might get here by June.

Join us as the SCiT house team, Pork Pie Hat, thinks warm thoughts and offers up some hilarious short-form improv comedy, in the style of the hit TV show, "Whose Line Is It, Anyway."

Erin Brockovich
ArtRage Gallery

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

Hiring on as a legal assistant, Erin Brockovich, a twice-divorced mother of three, takes on the bad guys at a treacherous power company -- and wins. Brashly appealing legal drama, and an Academy-Award-winning performance by Julia Roberts. Directed by Steven Soderbergh, 131 minutes.

Toys From the Collection
Onondaga Historical Association

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

Featured in this eclectic display are the bookshelf, counter, calliope, and international doll collection from The Magic Toy Shop, Syracuse's local children's TV show from the 1950s through 1980s. Visitors to the exhibit will also see hand-carved trains and boats, Punch & Judy marionettes, Victorian dolls, 1950s board games, and many other vintage toys, some made in central New York. The exhibit also includes historic photos of downtown Syracuse, and boxes from bygone stores such as Chappell's, Dey Bros., Flah's, Madame Netter, and E. W. Edwards.

Let the Children Sing!
Syracuse Children's Chorus
Featuring Jim Papoulis, composer and guest conductor

Price: $22, $18 regular; $20, $15 students/seniors ($3 advance purchase discount)
Inspiration Hall (formerly St. Peter's Church)
709 James St., Syracuse

A fun-filled, day long festival event for guest school choirs and SCC ensembles to perform under the direction of renowned New York City composer Jim Papoulis. In addition to preparing several pieces by Papoulis, the singers will engage in a special songwriting workshop with the composer. To conclude the day, singers will perform in a concert for friends, families and the community.

Graduate Trumpet Recital
Syracuse University Setnor School of Music
Featuring Tom Mika, trumpet

Price: Free
Setnor Auditorium, Crouse College
Syracuse University, Syracuse

For most events, free and accessible concert parking is available on campus in the Q-1 lot, located behind Crouse College. Additional parking is available in Irving Garage. Campus parking availability is subject to change, so please call 315-443-2191 for current information.

Project Weather Machine, with Aqueous, Lucid
Westcott Theater

Westcott Theater
524 Westcott St., Syracuse

Symphony 3
Open Hand Theater
Theatre Figuren

Price: $8
International Mask and Puppet Museum
518 Prospect Ave., Syracuse

Michele Costa's astonishing puppets create visual fantasy in this her newest show.

Aaron Copland's Symphony No. 3 is the musical backdrop for this whimsical story about an imaginary man and his dog. They've been living in a cozy, hand-dug hole. Now they emerge to rediscover their world and all that life has to offer.

"Symphony" will entrance children aged 6 and older with its colorful scenery, mesmerizing music and a very animated, charming dog on wheels!

Beauty and the Beast
Magic Circle Children's Theatre

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

Interactive retelling of the children's classic.

Blue Man Group
Broadway in Syracuse

Landmark Theatre
362 S. Salina St., Syracuse

Experience the Phenomenon. Blue Man Group is best known for its wildly popular theatrical shows and concerts which combine comedy, music, and technology to produce a totally unique form of entertainment. The New York Times heralds the show as "One of the most delightful performance pieces ever staged." E! Entertainment News exclaims, "Blue Man Group is what every live performance aspires to be." The Baltimore Sun raves, "Blue Man Group packs a wallop. It's a big, loud, funny, silly, visually arresting production!"

Read a Review!

W;t
Redhouse

Price: $25 regular, $15 members
Former Redhouse Theater
219 S. West St., Syracuse

A brilliant and brutally demanding professor, specializing in the life-and-death themes of John Donnes Holy Sonnets, suddenly finds herself the subject of a cancer research study designed to save her from ovarian cancer. Written by Margaret Edsen.

There will be a 20-30 minute talkback session following each performance. Panels comprised of physicians, nurses, teachers, social workers, bereavement councilors, non-profit support and advocacy groups, and patients and their families will discuss the underlying issues brought up by the play.

Read a Review!

Two Trains Running
Syracuse Stage
Timothy Bond, director

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

"Glorious storytelling...a penetrating revelation of a world hidden from view to those outside it." -- The New York Times

Timothy Bond's previous Syracuse productions from August Wilson's 20th-Century Cycle (Radio Golf, Fences, and Ma Rainey's Black Bottom) prove that this two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright is indeed the voice of a century. His dialogue soars with the music and power of operatic arias and his characters inspire great performances. In Two Trains Running, an optimistic ex-con enters the insular confines of Memphis Lee's diner and awakens a cast of older and skeptical characters to the possibilities of a new era. Set in the turbulence of 1969, a time much like today, Two Trains Running is one of the most humorous and politically potent of Wilson's plays.

Read a Review!

Blue Man Group
Broadway in Syracuse

Landmark Theatre
362 S. Salina St., Syracuse

Experience the Phenomenon. Blue Man Group is best known for its wildly popular theatrical shows and concerts which combine comedy, music, and technology to produce a totally unique form of entertainment. The New York Times heralds the show as "One of the most delightful performance pieces ever staged." E! Entertainment News exclaims, "Blue Man Group is what every live performance aspires to be." The Baltimore Sun raves, "Blue Man Group packs a wallop. It's a big, loud, funny, silly, visually arresting production!"

Read a Review!

The Drowsy Chaperone
Baldwinsville Theatre Guild
Stephfond Brunson, director

Price: $20 adults, $18 students
First Presbyterian Church of Baldwinsville
64 Oswego St., Baldwinsville

This uproarious and rarely-performed musical comedy (music and lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison, book by Bob Martin and Don McKellar) won the 2006 Tony Award for Best Book and Best Score. The Drowsy Chaperone pays tribute to the Jazz-Age shows of the 1920s and their power to transport us into a dazzling fantasy and lift our spirits in hard times.

It all begins when a die-hard musical-theater fan plays his favorite cast album on his turntable, and the musical literally bursts to life in his living room. We are swept into the glamorous and hilarious tale of a reluctant stage star bride, a groom on skates, a tap-dancing best man, a womanizing gigolo, gangsters posing as pastry chefs, and an intoxicated chaperone! You'll still be smiling long after the final bow. Finally, a musical about people who adore musicals!

The show's producer is Heather Jensen, choreographer is Stephfond Brunson, and musical director is Abel Searor.

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Baltimore Waltz
Redhouse

Price: $25 regular; $15 members
Former Redhouse Theater
219 S. West St., Syracuse

Baltimore Waltz follows a brother and sister who flee a frightening medical diagnosis by embarking on a fantastical trip across Europe. A third actor plays the quirky characters they encounter, including the Little Dutch Boy (at age 50) and Harry Lime, from the classic movie The Third Man. This is a play about processing grief; about the love between brothers and sisters. Written by Paula Vogel.

There will be a 20-30 minute talkback session following each performance. Panels comprised of physicians, nurses, teachers, social workers, bereavement councilors, non-profit support and advocacy groups, and patients and their families will discuss the underlying issues brought up by the play.

Read a Review!

Two Trains Running
Syracuse Stage
Timothy Bond, director

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

"Glorious storytelling...a penetrating revelation of a world hidden from view to those outside it." -- The New York Times

Timothy Bond's previous Syracuse productions from August Wilson's 20th-Century Cycle (Radio Golf, Fences, and Ma Rainey's Black Bottom) prove that this two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright is indeed the voice of a century. His dialogue soars with the music and power of operatic arias and his characters inspire great performances. In Two Trains Running, an optimistic ex-con enters the insular confines of Memphis Lee's diner and awakens a cast of older and skeptical characters to the possibilities of a new era. Set in the turbulence of 1969, a time much like today, Two Trains Running is one of the most humorous and politically potent of Wilson's plays.

Read a Review!

Sunday, February 3, 2013

CNY Scholastic Arts Awards Exhibit
Onondaga Community College

Whitney Applied Technology Center
Onondaga Community College, Syracuse

A mixed media exhibit featuring award-winning work from high school students across Central New York.
The Scholastic Art Awards recognize nearly 30,000 teen artists and writers. One thousand of these artists receive national awards. Each piece is reviewed by a panel of arts professionals for the following criteria: originality, technical skill, and emergence of personal vision or voice.

2012 Light Work Grants Exhibit
Light Work Gallery

Price: Free
Light Work Gallery
316 Waverly Ave., Syracuse University, Syracuse

Featuring works by Dennis Krukowski, Tice Lerner, and Sayler/Morris.

Adam Magyar: Kontinuum
Light Work Gallery

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

Hungarian artist Adam Magyar has been receiving international attention with art that explore concept of urban life. Magyar depicts the synergies of people, the cities they inhabit, and the technological support structures created to facilitate urban life. He explores the flow of time and life through multiple photography and video-based series, three of which will be presented in Syracuse.

Magyar uses unconventional devices, like an industrial machine-vision camera that relies on scanning technology. Utilizing software and drivers which he programs himself, Magyar creates constructed images that capture moments in time and place that can neither be seen with the bare eye nor conventional optical cameras. The beautiful images combine the aesthetics of classic photography with a technology that redefines our understanding of linear time and singular space in a perfect blend of science and art. In his works, Magyar scrutinizes the transience of life and man's inherent urge to leave some trace behind.

Mix & Match
Szozda Gallery

Szozda Gallery
Delavan Center, 501 W. Fayette St., Syracuse

A salon-style exhibit, bursting walls with well over 50 pieces by a variety of artists. The show features some 20 artists and multiple works of art in different sizes, shapes and media, all hung tightly next to and atop one another.

In this show, look for glass by Carmel Nicoletti; paintings by Fred and Laura J. Wellner, Bob Niedzwiecki, Diana Godfrey, Phil Parsons, Roscha Folger, CJ Hodge III, Diane Menzies, Rob Glisson, Amy E. Bartell, Stephen Perrone and C. Wilkinson; photography by Ray Trudell and Barbara Conte-Gaugel; ceramics by Carol Osborne-Ackles, B. Thomas and Sue Canizares; and much, much more.

The Connective Thread: Wearable to Sculptural Fibers
Gandee Gallery

Gandee Gallery
7846 Main St., Fabius

"The Connective Thread" aims to bring together wearable and sculptural fiber artists who incorporate a range of different techniques into their artwork. Ultimately, goal of the exhibition is to allow the audience to appreciate the almost limitless possibilities of the medium. Participating artists include Kathy Barry, Sharon Bottle-Souva, Lauren Bristol, Mary Giehl, Jean Henry, Maggy Rozycki Hiltner, Nancy Kramer, Laurel Moranz, Rebecca Mushtare, Jen Pepper, Sarah Saulson, Kim Waale, and Davana Wilkins.

Sight Unseen: Stereographs from the OHA Collection, 1850-1930
Onondaga Historical Association

Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

Since OHA's inception, it has amassed a collection of over 2,000 stereographs, or stereo views, of Onondaga County and beyond. Archived in the research holdings, these 3-D photographs have never before been exhibited. Guest curator Colleen Woolpert offers an overview of the collection, providing insight into the little known history of stereo photography while taking us back into the past with the aid of exhibition stereoscopes. The exhibit includes Syracuse views taken by local photographers as well as nationally-marketed views, historic stereoscopes, books, and related 3-D ephemera. It also looks at the combined industries of photography, publishing, manufacturing and marketing that contributed to the enormous popularity of the stereograph.

Neil Welliver Prints
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
Syracuse University Art Museum, Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

Neil Welliver Prints is an exhibition of over 60 examples of the artist's woodcuts, etchings, lithographs, and screen prints. Welliver was regarded as one of the preeminent American landscape painters of the 20th century and from the late 1970s to his death in 2005 he considered printmaking an integral part of his artistic activity. Neil Welliver Prints provides an overview of the artist's prolific graphic career, assembling signature wildlife and landscape impressions from over 30 years. Welliver's compelling, larger-than-life paintings of Maine's natural landscape often became series of intimate woodcuts using traditional Japanese methods in collaboration with the noted printmaker Shigemitsu Tsukaguchi. All of the works are on loan from the Alexandre Gallery, New York City, which represented Welliver for years.

Nouveau Risqué: A Perspective on Women and Progress
Syracuse University Art Museum

Syracuse University Art Museum, Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

"Nouveau Risqué: A Perspective on Women and Progress" is an exhibition that investigates the impact that work, recreational activities, and independent living had on women during the turn of the 19th to 20th century. The exhibition will feature more than 70 original objects, including color lithography posters from the Arts and Crafts movement, accompanied by examples of furniture, lamps, vases, clothing and other accessories.

The guest curators for this exhibition are graduate students enrolled in the Syracuse University Museum Studies Advanced Curatorship class, under the guidance of Professor Edward Aiken. The works in the exhibition are drawn from a variety of Central New York lenders, including the SU Art Collection, The Stickley Museum, Sue Ann Genet Costume Collection and Research Center, Dalton's American Decorative Arts, the Cortland County Historical Society, and Syracuse University Special Collections Research Center.

Strange Tongue
Everson Museum of Art

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

In her first solo exhibition at the Everson, Yvonne Buchanan presents a sound installation entitled Strange Tongue, a contemporary altered version of a well-known American gospel song by Mahalia Jackson. All associations to the lyrics have been excised, leaving a wordless voice, emphasizing the expression of sorrow and hope. The audio track can be accessed by dialing (315) 703-3063 and pressing 13.

Agents of Expression
LeMoyne College

Price: Free
Wilson Art Gallery, Noreen Reale Falcone Library
LeMoyne College, Syracuse

The sculptures and assemblages of Sharon BuMann and Gail V. Hoffman.

Synchronized Mélange
XL Projects

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

"Synchronized Mélange" features a variety of works from international graduate students from across the Departments of Art and Transmedia. The show is co-organized by Stephen Zaima, VPA associate dean of global academic programs and initiatives and a professor of painting in the Department of Art, and Alex Mendez, assistant professor in the Department of Transmedia.

For more information, contact Andrew Havenhand.

Film Series: The Desert of Forbidden Art, 2010
Syracuse University Art Museum

Price: Free
Syracuse University Art Museum, Shaffer Art Building
Syracuse University, Syracuse

The incredible story of how a treasure trove of banned Soviet art worth millions of dollars stashed in a far-off desert of Uzbekistan develops into a larger exploration of how art survives in times of oppression.

During the Soviet regime, a small group of artists remain true to their vision despite threats of torture, imprisonment and death. Their plight inspires a frustrated young painter Igor Savitsky. Pretending to buy State-approved art, Savitsky instead daringly rescues 40,000 forbidden fellow artist's works and creates a museum in the desert of Uzbekistan, far from the watchful eyes of the KGB. Though a penniless artist himself, he cajoles the cash to pay for the art from the same authorities who are banning it. He amasses an eclectic mix of Russian avant-garde art. But his greatest discovery is an unknown school of artists who settle in Uzbekistan after the Russian revolution of 1917, encountering a unique Islamic culture, as exotic to them as Tahiti was for Gauguin. They develop a startlingly original style, fusing European modernism with centuries-old Eastern traditions.

Ben Kingsley, Sally Field and Ed Asner voice the diaries and letters of Savitsky and the artists. Intercut with recollections of the artists' children and rare archival footage, the film takes us on a dramatic journey of sacrifice for the sake of creative freedom. Directed by Tchavdar Georgiev and Amanda Pope.

Toys From the Collection
Onondaga Historical Association

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

Featured in this eclectic display are the bookshelf, counter, calliope, and international doll collection from The Magic Toy Shop, Syracuse's local children's TV show from the 1950s through 1980s. Visitors to the exhibit will also see hand-carved trains and boats, Punch & Judy marionettes, Victorian dolls, 1950s board games, and many other vintage toys, some made in central New York. The exhibit also includes historic photos of downtown Syracuse, and boxes from bygone stores such as Chappell's, Dey Bros., Flah's, Madame Netter, and E. W. Edwards.

Sunday Musicale: Sinatra Sunday starring Tom Anzalone
Fayetteville Free Library

Price: $5 suggested donation
Fayetteville Free Library
300 Orchard St., Fayetteville

Rachel Dentinger's Uncommon Action

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

Syracuse University Music Education Senior Rachel Dentinger has enlisted 16 student musicians and a team of production assistants to produce an interdisciplinary program about bullying and ally involvement that is over a year and a half in the making.

Dentinger's production is a unique artistic effort where the classical musicians will also perform as dancers while playing. The musical piece, commissioned from Eric Maine, tells the story of a student who suffers the effects of being bullied in school, and the ally who steps in; Maine based his work on a poem written by Dentinger.

Different instruments will represent different "characters" in this 4-movement original classical piece, with a single cello playing the role of the victim of bullying, and the alto saxophone as the ally.

The first half of the performance will have the performers seated, playing in traditional concert dress. However, the second half will see the entire ensemble come alive with movement, lights and colorful costumes. For the larger instruments such as cello, bassoon, and tuba, special harnesses had to be engineered to make dance possible.

Les Sirènes Baroque Chamber Ensemble
Malmgren Concert Series

Price: Free
Hendricks Chapel
Syracuse University, Syracuse

Founded in 2009, Les Sirènes is composed of acclaimed sopranos Kathryn Mueller and Kristen Watson, joined by Michael Sponseller on harpsichord and Cora Swenson on baroque cello. Les Sirènes are finalists in Early Music America's 2012 Baroque Performance Competition. Their 2012-2013 engagements include the San Francisco Early Music Society, Arizona Early Music Society and Museum Concerts in Providence, RI. For their Syracuse performance, they will present "Virtuosi Italiani: The florid style of Monteverdi and Handel."

Rachel Dentinger's Uncommon Action

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

Syracuse University Music Education Senior Rachel Dentinger has enlisted 16 student musicians and a team of production assistants to produce an interdisciplinary program about bullying and ally involvement that is over a year and a half in the making.

Dentinger's production is a unique artistic effort where the classical musicians will also perform as dancers while playing. The musical piece, commissioned from Eric Maine, tells the story of a student who suffers the effects of being bullied in school, and the ally who steps in; Maine based his work on a poem written by Dentinger.

Different instruments will represent different "characters" in this 4-movement original classical piece, with a single cello playing the role of the victim of bullying, and the alto saxophone as the ally.

The first half of the performance will have the performers seated, playing in traditional concert dress. However, the second half will see the entire ensemble come alive with movement, lights and colorful costumes. For the larger instruments such as cello, bassoon, and tuba, special harnesses had to be engineered to make dance possible.

Blue Man Group
Broadway in Syracuse

Landmark Theatre
362 S. Salina St., Syracuse

Experience the Phenomenon. Blue Man Group is best known for its wildly popular theatrical shows and concerts which combine comedy, music, and technology to produce a totally unique form of entertainment. The New York Times heralds the show as "One of the most delightful performance pieces ever staged." E! Entertainment News exclaims, "Blue Man Group is what every live performance aspires to be." The Baltimore Sun raves, "Blue Man Group packs a wallop. It's a big, loud, funny, silly, visually arresting production!"

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Two Trains Running
Syracuse Stage
Timothy Bond, director

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

"Glorious storytelling...a penetrating revelation of a world hidden from view to those outside it." -- The New York Times

Timothy Bond's previous Syracuse productions from August Wilson's 20th-Century Cycle (Radio Golf, Fences, and Ma Rainey's Black Bottom) prove that this two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright is indeed the voice of a century. His dialogue soars with the music and power of operatic arias and his characters inspire great performances. In Two Trains Running, an optimistic ex-con enters the insular confines of Memphis Lee's diner and awakens a cast of older and skeptical characters to the possibilities of a new era. Set in the turbulence of 1969, a time much like today, Two Trains Running is one of the most humorous and politically potent of Wilson's plays.

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Monday, February 4, 2013

Agents of Expression
LeMoyne College

Price: Free
Wilson Art Gallery, Noreen Reale Falcone Library
LeMoyne College, Syracuse

The sculptures and assemblages of Sharon BuMann and Gail V. Hoffman.

Sacred Paradox: Photography by Willson Cummer
Baltimore Woods Weeks Art Gallery

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

Photographs by local artist Willson Cummer focus on exploring humanity's place in the environment. This group of photographs depicts images of Onondaga Lake and its tributaries, taken from a canoe and from the shore. The exhibit title, Sacred Paradox, refers to the conflicting reality of Onondaga Lake -- it is both a Superfund cleanup site and a holy lake for the nearby Onondaga Indian Nation.

CNY Scholastic Arts Awards Exhibit
Onondaga Community College

Whitney Applied Technology Center
Onondaga Community College, Syracuse

A mixed media exhibit featuring award-winning work from high school students across Central New York.
The Scholastic Art Awards recognize nearly 30,000 teen artists and writers. One thousand of these artists receive national awards. Each piece is reviewed by a panel of arts professionals for the following criteria: originality, technical skill, and emergence of personal vision or voice.

Neil Chowdhury Gallery Exhibit
Onondaga Community College

Ann Felton Multicultural Center and Gallery
Onondaga Community College, Syracuse

Artist Neil Chowdhury will showcase two photographic series exploring Indian heritage and culture. Chowdhury's body of work depicts laborers and vendors eking out a living on the street of India's biggest city.

Skin Contention: Works by Olivia Morrow
Point of Contact Gallery

Price: Free
Point of Contact Gallery
350 W. Fayette St., Syracuse

Olivia Morrow presents her first solo show, a series of sculptural forms accompanied by video, reflecting on issues of femininity and sexuality. The artist is a recent SU graduate in sculpture from VPA's Department of Art.

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

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

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

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

Falling Back to Find the Future
Westcott Community Art Gallery

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

Works by Kathryn Burke Petrillo.

Adam Magyar: Kontinuum
Light Work Gallery

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

Hungarian artist Adam Magyar has been receiving international attention with art that explore concept of urban life. Magyar depicts the synergies of people, the cities they inhabit, and the technological support structures created to facilitate urban life. He explores the flow of time and life through multiple photography and video-based series, three of which will be presented in Syracuse.

Magyar uses unconventional devices, like an industrial machine-vision camera that relies on scanning technology. Utilizing software and drivers which he programs himself, Magyar creates constructed images that capture moments in time and place that can neither be seen with the bare eye nor conventional optical cameras. The beautiful images combine the aesthetics of classic photography with a technology that redefines our understanding of linear time and singular space in a perfect blend of science and art. In his works, Magyar scrutinizes the transience of life and man's inherent urge to leave some trace behind.

2012 Light Work Grants Exhibit
Light Work Gallery

Price: Free
Light Work Gallery
316 Waverly Ave., Syracuse University, Syracuse

Featuring works by Dennis Krukowski, Tice Lerner, and Sayler/Morris.

Within: Cast Resin Sculpture by Arlene Abend
Redhouse

Former Redhouse Theater
219 S. West St., Syracuse

Artist statement: "The cast resin works of 'Within' represent both mystery and metaphor. The use of clear resin and lost wax surfaces allows me to capture, reflect and diffract light to create a constantly changing vision. The surfaces of the sculpture act as a mirror or prism and offer the contrast of surprise yet familiarity. I find a strong connection between the material and myself. Time disappears. There is a kind of magic that takes place during the act of creating art."

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Angels on the Border
La Casita Cultural Center

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

"Angels on the Border" is an exhibition of religious paintings commissioned by Mexican immigrants from 1912 to 1996.

Retablos are Mexican folk paintings, usually created on small pieces of tin, offered as votives to the Christ and the Virgin Mary in gratitude for a miracle granted or a favor received. Made by professional retablo artists, immigrant relatives or the immigrants themselves, the artwork is posted on walls inside Catholic churches in Mexico.