Wednesday, July 30, 2014

ADA 24: An Exceptional Exhibition
Onondaga County Central Library

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

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

Artists Telling Stories
Syracuse Technology Garden Gallery

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

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

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

Multi-Faceted
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

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

The Forest for the Trees
Gallery 54

Gallery 54
54 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles

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

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

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

Culture of the Cocktail Hour
Onondaga Historical Association

Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

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

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

Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

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

Watercolor Memories: The Artistic Legacy of Betty Munro
Onondaga Historical Association

Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

An exhibit featuring the watercolors of the late Betty Munro, a local artist who could be seen painting in downtown Syracuse throughout the 1970s to the early 1990s. Located in the first floor main gallery, the exhibit will focus on Betty's artistic diversity through watercolor paints. Betty is best known for her architectural scenes and cityscapes, and while guests will see some of those, they also will be treated to other, perhaps lesser-known subjects such as human figures, swans, barns, the beach in Florida, and other colorful themes. All paintings in the exhibit will be for sale.

Son of the Genesee: Paintings by Stefan Zoller
914Works

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

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

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

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

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

Daniel Buckingham: Secret Invitation
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

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

Sarah McCoubrey: Works on Paper
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

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

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

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

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

Colors of Summer Invitational Exhibition
Gallery 4040

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

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

Read a review!

Flicks on the Crick: American Hustle

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

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

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

Price: Free
Betts Branch Library
4862 S. Salina St., Syraucse

Larry Hoyt & The Good Acoustics
Liverpool is the Place

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

Folk and originals

Thursday, July 31, 2014

ADA 24: An Exceptional Exhibition
Onondaga County Central Library

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

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

Artists Telling Stories
Syracuse Technology Garden Gallery

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

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

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

Multi-Faceted
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

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

The Forest for the Trees
Gallery 54

Gallery 54
54 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles

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

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

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

Culture of the Cocktail Hour
Onondaga Historical Association

Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

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

Watercolor Memories: The Artistic Legacy of Betty Munro
Onondaga Historical Association

Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

An exhibit featuring the watercolors of the late Betty Munro, a local artist who could be seen painting in downtown Syracuse throughout the 1970s to the early 1990s. Located in the first floor main gallery, the exhibit will focus on Betty's artistic diversity through watercolor paints. Betty is best known for her architectural scenes and cityscapes, and while guests will see some of those, they also will be treated to other, perhaps lesser-known subjects such as human figures, swans, barns, the beach in Florida, and other colorful themes. All paintings in the exhibit will be for sale.

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

Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

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

Son of the Genesee: Paintings by Stefan Zoller
914Works

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sarah McCoubrey: Works on Paper
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

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

Daniel Buckingham: Secret Invitation
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

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

Colors of Summer Invitational Exhibition
Gallery 4040

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

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

Read a review!

Summer Review 2014
Urban Video Project

Everson Museum of Art Plaza
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

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

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

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

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

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

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

Disney's Tarzan: The Musical
Redhouse

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

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

Read a Review!

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

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

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

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

Music directed by Abel Searor.

Read a Review!

Friday, August 1, 2014

August Art Exhibit: The Syracuse Poster Project
Onondaga County Central Library

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

The Syracuse Poster Project exhibits 17 poster prints from the 2014 poster series. The Poster Project brings together community poets and Syracuse University artists to create an annual series of posters for the city's poster panels. Each of the 17 posters features an illustrated poem about the downtown, city, or surrounding countryside.

Artists Telling Stories
Syracuse Technology Garden Gallery

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

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

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

Multi-Faceted
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

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

See Me
Community Folk Art Center

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

Presented in partnership with NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Syracuse, this exhibition highlights local artists and families facing mental illness. "See Me" reinforces the celebration of these artists. There is no shame in having mental illness; the shame is how little people know.

NAMI is a grass-roots, self-help, support and advocacy organization dedicated to improving the lives of families who have relatives with a brain disorder (mental illness).

Culture of the Cocktail Hour
Onondaga Historical Association

Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

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

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

Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

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

Watercolor Memories: The Artistic Legacy of Betty Munro
Onondaga Historical Association

Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

An exhibit featuring the watercolors of the late Betty Munro, a local artist who could be seen painting in downtown Syracuse throughout the 1970s to the early 1990s. Located in the first floor main gallery, the exhibit will focus on Betty's artistic diversity through watercolor paints. Betty is best known for her architectural scenes and cityscapes, and while guests will see some of those, they also will be treated to other, perhaps lesser-known subjects such as human figures, swans, barns, the beach in Florida, and other colorful themes. All paintings in the exhibit will be for sale.

Son of the Genesee: Paintings by Stefan Zoller
914Works

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

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

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

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

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

Daniel Buckingham: Secret Invitation
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

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

Sarah McCoubrey: Works on Paper
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

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

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

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

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

Colors of Summer Invitational Exhibition
Gallery 4040

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

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

Read a review!

Opening: Earthwhile
Gallery 54

Gallery 54
54 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles

There will be an opening reception this evening from 5:00-8:00 pm. Meet the artists and enjoy music by Christopher Molloy and his Electric Blue Harp.

Gallery 54 will be celebrating 5 years in business with special refreshments including Gallery 54 cupcakes, and we will be offering $5 off purchases during the opening and a free drawing to win a $50 gift certificate.

An exhibit featuring photographic images of the Earth by Tom Dwyer and stoneware lanterns from the Earth by Lauren Ritchie.

Summer Review 2014
Urban Video Project

Everson Museum of Art Plaza
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

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

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

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

12th Annual Ethnic Macedonian Festival

Price: Free
St. George Macedonian Church
5083 Onondaga Rd., Onondaga

The vibrant Macedonian population in Syracuse has played an active role in the CNY community for many years. We are pleased and honored to share our cultural diversity, heritage, customs, and traditions with Central New Yorkers. We encourage our fellow community members to join in a memorable celebration, and take in the customary folk dances and ethnic food, as well as a pig roast on Saturday, Aug 2.

Experience the warmth of the Macedonian soul hospitality by sampling the wine, dance along with us, and take a glimpse at our extraordinary frescoes. The people of Saint George Macedonian Orthodox Church welcomes everyone with free admission and parking, traditional Macedonian food and drinks, live music, and church tours.

Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal
ArtRage Gallery

Price: $10 suggested donation
ArtRage Gallery
505 Hawley Ave., Syracuse

The evening includes a discussion with Noelle Hanrahan, founder of Prison Radio.

This event is a benefit for Prison Radio and Jail Ministry.

Dancing Under the Stars
Stan Colella Orchestra

Price: Free
Sunnycrest Rink
Sunnycrest Park, Syracuse

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

Disney's Tarzan: The Musical
Redhouse

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

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

Read a Review!

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

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

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

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

Music directed by Abel Searor.

Read a Review!

Saturday, August 2, 2014

August Art Exhibit: The Syracuse Poster Project
Onondaga County Central Library

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

The Syracuse Poster Project exhibits 17 poster prints from the 2014 poster series. The Poster Project brings together community poets and Syracuse University artists to create an annual series of posters for the city's poster panels. Each of the 17 posters features an illustrated poem about the downtown, city, or surrounding countryside.

Multi-Faceted
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

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

Daniel Buckingham: Secret Invitation
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

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

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

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

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

Sarah McCoubrey: Works on Paper
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

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

Earthwhile
Gallery 54

Gallery 54
54 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles

An exhibit featuring photographic images of the Earth by Tom Dwyer and stoneware lanterns from the Earth by Lauren Ritchie.

Son of the Genesee: Paintings by Stefan Zoller
914Works

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

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

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

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

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

See Me
Community Folk Art Center

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

Presented in partnership with NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Syracuse, this exhibition highlights local artists and families facing mental illness. "See Me" reinforces the celebration of these artists. There is no shame in having mental illness; the shame is how little people know.

NAMI is a grass-roots, self-help, support and advocacy organization dedicated to improving the lives of families who have relatives with a brain disorder (mental illness).

Watercolor Memories: The Artistic Legacy of Betty Munro
Onondaga Historical Association

Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

An exhibit featuring the watercolors of the late Betty Munro, a local artist who could be seen painting in downtown Syracuse throughout the 1970s to the early 1990s. Located in the first floor main gallery, the exhibit will focus on Betty's artistic diversity through watercolor paints. Betty is best known for her architectural scenes and cityscapes, and while guests will see some of those, they also will be treated to other, perhaps lesser-known subjects such as human figures, swans, barns, the beach in Florida, and other colorful themes. All paintings in the exhibit will be for sale.

Colors of Summer Invitational Exhibition
Gallery 4040

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

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

Read a review!

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

Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

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

Culture of the Cocktail Hour
Onondaga Historical Association

Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

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

Summer Review 2014
Urban Video Project

Everson Museum of Art Plaza
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

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

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

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

12th Annual Ethnic Macedonian Festival

Price: Free
St. George Macedonian Church
5083 Onondaga Rd., Onondaga

The vibrant Macedonian population in Syracuse has played an active role in the CNY community for many years. We are pleased and honored to share our cultural diversity, heritage, customs, and traditions with Central New Yorkers. We encourage our fellow community members to join in a memorable celebration, and take in the customary folk dances and ethnic food, as well as a pig roast on Saturday, Aug 2.

Experience the warmth of the Macedonian soul hospitality by sampling the wine, dance along with us, and take a glimpse at our extraordinary frescoes. The people of Saint George Macedonian Orthodox Church welcomes everyone with free admission and parking, traditional Macedonian food and drinks, live music, and church tours.

K-Rockathon 2014

Price: $42
Empire Expo Center
New York State Fairgrounds, Geddes

Radio station K-Rock is back again for the 19th Annual 2014 K-Rockathon.

12:00-12:30 pm: Black Lite District
12:35-1:05 pm: StarSet
1:10-1:50 pm: We as Human
1:55-2:35 pm: Framing Hanley
2:40-3:25 pm: Halestorm
3:30-4:15 pm: Fozzy
4:20-5:05 pm: Saliva
5:10-5:55 pm: Black Stone Cherry
6:00-6:50 pm: All That Remains
7:00-7:50 pm: Pop Evil
8:00-9:00 pm: A Day to Remember
9:15-10:15 pm: Seether

For more information, visit krockathon.com.

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

Price: Free
Kirk Park
1101 South Ave. to 400 W. Borden Ave., Syraucuse

Mid-Summer Dream Concert

Price: $10
Andrews Memorial United Methodist Church
106 Church St., North Syracuse

Romantic and classical music of Mozart, Beethoven, Berlioz, Bruch, Rachmaninoff, Jacob, and Strauss II, performed by Gregory Wood, cello; Gerald Zampino, clarinet; Maryna Mazhukhova, piano; and Luba Lesser, mezzo-soprano.

All proceeds to benefit Southern Sudan Health Project. For more information, call 315-256-8528.

The Little Mermaid
Magic Circle Children's Theatre

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

Interactive retelling of the children's classic.

Disney's Tarzan: The Musical
Redhouse

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

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

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Disney's Tarzan: The Musical
Redhouse

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

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

Read a Review!

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

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

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

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

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

Music directed by Abel Searor.

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Sunday, August 3, 2014

Earthwhile
Gallery 54

Gallery 54
54 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles

An exhibit featuring photographic images of the Earth by Tom Dwyer and stoneware lanterns from the Earth by Lauren Ritchie.

Watercolor Memories: The Artistic Legacy of Betty Munro
Onondaga Historical Association

Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

An exhibit featuring the watercolors of the late Betty Munro, a local artist who could be seen painting in downtown Syracuse throughout the 1970s to the early 1990s. Located in the first floor main gallery, the exhibit will focus on Betty's artistic diversity through watercolor paints. Betty is best known for her architectural scenes and cityscapes, and while guests will see some of those, they also will be treated to other, perhaps lesser-known subjects such as human figures, swans, barns, the beach in Florida, and other colorful themes. All paintings in the exhibit will be for sale.

Daniel Buckingham: Secret Invitation
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

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

Sarah McCoubrey: Works on Paper
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

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

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

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

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

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

Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

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

Culture of the Cocktail Hour
Onondaga Historical Association

Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

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

12th Annual Ethnic Macedonian Festival

Price: Free
St. George Macedonian Church
5083 Onondaga Rd., Onondaga

The vibrant Macedonian population in Syracuse has played an active role in the CNY community for many years. We are pleased and honored to share our cultural diversity, heritage, customs, and traditions with Central New Yorkers. We encourage our fellow community members to join in a memorable celebration, and take in the customary folk dances and ethnic food, as well as a pig roast on Saturday, Aug 2.

Experience the warmth of the Macedonian soul hospitality by sampling the wine, dance along with us, and take a glimpse at our extraordinary frescoes. The people of Saint George Macedonian Orthodox Church welcomes everyone with free admission and parking, traditional Macedonian food and drinks, live music, and church tours.

Schola Cantorum Summer Workshop Recital
Schola Cantorum of Syracuse

Price: Free
Assumption Church
812 N. Salina St., Syracuse

Come hear the closing recital of this year's Schola Cantorum Summer Workshop for Singers. Dr. Kristina Boerger directs the workshop again this year, with a repertoire centered on the Lamentations settings of the Spanish Renaissance composer Tomas Luis de Victoria (d. 1611).

Monday, August 4, 2014

August Art Exhibit: The Syracuse Poster Project
Onondaga County Central Library

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

The Syracuse Poster Project exhibits 17 poster prints from the 2014 poster series. The Poster Project brings together community poets and Syracuse University artists to create an annual series of posters for the city's poster panels. Each of the 17 posters features an illustrated poem about the downtown, city, or surrounding countryside.

Artists Telling Stories
Syracuse Technology Garden Gallery

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

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

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

Earthwhile
Gallery 54

Gallery 54
54 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles

An exhibit featuring photographic images of the Earth by Tom Dwyer and stoneware lanterns from the Earth by Lauren Ritchie.

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

Price: Free
Beauchamp Public Library
Corner S. Salina & Colvin Sts., Syracuse

Carolyn Kelly Blues Band
Liverpool is the Place

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

Chicago-style blues

SU Summer Festival Orchestra
Syracuse University Setnor School of Music
James Tapia, conductor

Price: Free
Goldstein Auditorium, Schine Student Center
Syracuse University, Syracuse

Repertoire includes Copland's Appalachian Spring, Gershwin's An American in Paris, and John Williams Epics.

Tuesday, August 5, 2014

August Art Exhibit: The Syracuse Poster Project
Onondaga County Central Library

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

The Syracuse Poster Project exhibits 17 poster prints from the 2014 poster series. The Poster Project brings together community poets and Syracuse University artists to create an annual series of posters for the city's poster panels. Each of the 17 posters features an illustrated poem about the downtown, city, or surrounding countryside.

Artists Telling Stories
Syracuse Technology Garden Gallery

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

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

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

Multi-Faceted
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

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

See Me
Community Folk Art Center

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

Presented in partnership with NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Syracuse, this exhibition highlights local artists and families facing mental illness. "See Me" reinforces the celebration of these artists. There is no shame in having mental illness; the shame is how little people know.

NAMI is a grass-roots, self-help, support and advocacy organization dedicated to improving the lives of families who have relatives with a brain disorder (mental illness).

Earthwhile
Gallery 54

Gallery 54
54 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles

An exhibit featuring photographic images of the Earth by Tom Dwyer and stoneware lanterns from the Earth by Lauren Ritchie.

Son of the Genesee: Paintings by Stefan Zoller
914Works

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

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

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

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

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

Timeline Band
Town of Clay

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

Party band -- hits from 1960s, '70s, and '80s

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

Price: Free
Webster Pond
2004 Valley Dr., Syracuse

Pops in the Park: Brownskin
City Parks and Recreation Department

Price: Free
Upper Onondaga Park Gazebo
Roberts Avenue, Syracuse

Bring lawn chairs or blankets for seating.

Wednesday, August 6, 2014

August Art Exhibit: The Syracuse Poster Project
Onondaga County Central Library

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

The Syracuse Poster Project exhibits 17 poster prints from the 2014 poster series. The Poster Project brings together community poets and Syracuse University artists to create an annual series of posters for the city's poster panels. Each of the 17 posters features an illustrated poem about the downtown, city, or surrounding countryside.

Artists Telling Stories
Syracuse Technology Garden Gallery

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

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

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

Multi-Faceted
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

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

See Me
Community Folk Art Center

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

Presented in partnership with NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Syracuse, this exhibition highlights local artists and families facing mental illness. "See Me" reinforces the celebration of these artists. There is no shame in having mental illness; the shame is how little people know.

NAMI is a grass-roots, self-help, support and advocacy organization dedicated to improving the lives of families who have relatives with a brain disorder (mental illness).

Earthwhile
Gallery 54

Gallery 54
54 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles

An exhibit featuring photographic images of the Earth by Tom Dwyer and stoneware lanterns from the Earth by Lauren Ritchie.

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

Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

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

Watercolor Memories: The Artistic Legacy of Betty Munro
Onondaga Historical Association

Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

An exhibit featuring the watercolors of the late Betty Munro, a local artist who could be seen painting in downtown Syracuse throughout the 1970s to the early 1990s. Located in the first floor main gallery, the exhibit will focus on Betty's artistic diversity through watercolor paints. Betty is best known for her architectural scenes and cityscapes, and while guests will see some of those, they also will be treated to other, perhaps lesser-known subjects such as human figures, swans, barns, the beach in Florida, and other colorful themes. All paintings in the exhibit will be for sale.

Culture of the Cocktail Hour
Onondaga Historical Association

Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

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

Son of the Genesee: Paintings by Stefan Zoller
914Works

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

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

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

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

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

Daniel Buckingham: Secret Invitation
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

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

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

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

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

Sarah McCoubrey: Works on Paper
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

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

Colors of Summer Invitational Exhibition
Gallery 4040

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

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

Read a review!

Flicks on the Crick: Noah

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

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

Southern Comfort Band
Liverpool is the Place

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

Country and oldies