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What's there to do for fun in Central New York? Our online calendar of events includes club dates, family-friendly festivals, theater and film. Plaza Suite 07/02/08 Three Directors and three casts check-in for a comic stay at Suite 719 of New York’s historic Plaza Hotel as Appleseed Productions proudly presents Neil Simon’s Plaza Suite.
The production opens Friday, June 20th at 8pm and runs Friday... More Syracuse native Dan Frigolette is back for another weekend of comedy and this time he's bringing an ensemble of Italians with him. Italians of Comedy is a meatball-slinging laughfest highlighting the eccentricities of the Italian... More While numerous newcomers received Syracuse Area Music Awards June 6, at Taste of Syracuse, the evening awarded its audience with a rich and rewarding stroll down memory lane care of its hall-of-fame inductees.
Rookie rockers The... More Why open a gallery for the summer in Syracuse, NY?
“Why not?” answered Roslyn Esperon and Courtney Rile. The two met working together over two years ago at Delavan Art Gallery, which is temporarily closed until September. In
the... More Karen Savoca with special guest Pete Heitzman perform live this Saturday
At 8 p.m. on Saturday, June 7, Redhouse welcomes back soulful folk singer/songwriter Karen Savoca with special guest Pete Heitzman.
Savoca puts her heart into a... More
Reception: June 14th, 2 - 4pm
Exhibition: June 7th - August 16
The Community Folk Art Center announces the opening of its new gallery exhibition, The Whipping Post , by photographer Brantley Carroll. Blending historical images... More For a discussion on Motherhood, Music and Menopause:
The Syracuse Stage cast of Menopause The MusicalR will make an appearance at the DeWitt Barnes & Noble at 7 p.m. on Monday, June 9. A discussion with the ladies will focus on... More A one-time performance of "PORTRAITS - THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES " will be held as an Artrage fundraising event on Sunday, June 22. The doors open at 7pm for a coffee & dessert bar with an 8 p.m. performance. It will be staged at the... More The First Annual Folk Gathering Festival will be held from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday, May 31 at The Music Barn at Kellish Farm, 3192 Pompey Center Road, Pompey. At the Folk Gathering, a donation of $10 per person will be requested... More
When artist-musician Terry Adkins performs on May 30 at the closing ceremony of his exhibition in tribute to blues legend Bessie Smith, he’ll play guitar and leave the horns and woodwinds to Bill Cole. Adkins played sax and... More The four remaining People’s Choice nominees for Best Band are The Action!, The Erika Desocio Band, Teenager and Rson Tully. The remaining Best Venue nominees are Funk ‘n Waffles, The Auburn Public Music Theater, The Lost Horizon and... More
When artist-musician Terry Adkins performs on May 30 at the closing ceremony of his exhibition in tribute to blues legend Bessie Smith, he’ll play guitar and leave the horns and woodwinds to Bill Cole. Adkins played sax and flute... More Stifling stereotypes:
Whether it’s a painting, a poem or a stage play, any work of art can be judged by a single criterion: does it make you think about everyday things in a new way?
“From the Back of the Bus,” the Media... More At 7 p.m. on Friday, May 23 at The Palace Theatre, 2384 James St., Syracuse, Syracuse’s Singer Songwriter, Jamie Notarthomas will perform his 16th annual tribute to the music of Bob Dylan in recognition of Dylan’s 67th birthday. Last... More
A romantic comedy by John Kolvenbach at Redhouse through May 18:
By Barbara Haas
“Lovesong,” a sassy little comedy with a sweet message, is now making its East coast debut at Redhouse. It’s easy to see why Laura Austin, a fine... More It’s time to saddle up and hit the trail at Highland Forest County Park for an exploration of the nearly 3,000 acres of majestic beauty and shady trails on horseback every Tuesday through Sunday now through Nov. 16 from 10 a.m. to 6... More ®Evolution Studio and The Gear Factory Collaborative present The Syracuse Spring Thing Festival -- Celebrating Spring with the Arts on Saturday May 17, at Lipe Art Park on W. Fayette St. between Armory Square and Tipperary Hill.... More After vandals destroyed the Madison County Children’s Camp last month, stealing copper tubing and smashing through the facilities with a sledgehammer, the camp will open as scheduled thanks to a contribution from Oneida Financial Corp.... More What do Broadway, World War II, the NYPD, the Navy, the Gestapo and a two-year-old murder case all have in common? Appleseed Productions' show, The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940, that's what!
The creative team responsible for a recent... More Here’s a bit of pop music trivia that may win you’re a drink or two at your corner bar.
Name a musician who has worked with Frank Sinatra, Bob Dylan, Tony Bennett and Michael Jackson.
The answer is San Jose-born, Eastman-educated... More
The New York Dance Festival is gearing up for it's 2008 Season and is looking for volunteers! If you like the arts, music, dance, theatre, museums, photography, or live
concerts, we’d like your interest, energy, and support at the... More
Midnight screening on May 2nd at the Syracuse Center 4 The Arts
730 E. Genesee St. (WALKING DISTANCE FROM THE S.U. CAMPUS)
Admission $8 (students and seniors $6)
Film Rated R
SEE MOVIE TRAILER HERE:... More When he plucked and bowed his bass here as a high-schooler at Jamesville-DeWitt, Spencer Murphy already demonstrated that he had the chops of a pro.
When he was in the ninth grade, Murphy formed a band called Mood Swings and became a... More April 18 and 19 at SYRACUSE CENTER FOR THE ARTS
(former First Church of Christ Scientist)
728 East Genesee Street, Syracuse
featuring
FRIDAY EVENING JAM SESSION
SATURDAY OPEN MIC and CONCERT
SATURDAY NIGHT OLD TYME ... More Cinephile Society draws new viewers to old movies on Mondays at Spaghetti Warehouse:
Last fall we posed this question: Is the iPod generation open-minded enough to embrace the best entertainment of the 20th century? Judging from... More For those who enjoy a tipple with their tunes, here’s some very tasty news:
Beer and wine are now available at Sophistications, the new jazz club located downtown in the Galleries of Syracuse.
Amherst recording artist Nancy Kelly is... More
Graduate students and faculty in the Department of Transmedia’s computer art program in Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts will celebrate “100 million years of progress” with the “Electric Art Show,” an... More Syracuse police can’t get the kind of cooperation they’d like to get from witnesses to capital crimes. Take for instance, the Dec. 29 murder of Tramarra Harrell, a.k.a. Booga, who was reportedly stabbed to death during a closing-time... More The Jazz Appreciation Society of Syracuse will host a jam session in observation of the birthdays of Bix Beiderbecke and Spiegle Willcox, from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, April 13 at McNamara’s Pub, 5600 Newport Road, in Camillus. Food and... More Party in the Plaza prepares to rock
More than a dozen of Central New York’s rockingest bands have been hired to entertain at the Party in the Plaza this year. Staged for more than two decades at the Federal Building plaza downtown,... More Open Hand Theater’s “A World of Puppets” Saturday morning performance series is a favorite for parents with children, grandparents with grandchildren, and everyone in between. For 10 seasons, puppeteers from all over the country have... More Honky polka music to fill former church
Bill Knowlton is synonymous with bluegrass.
But the host of WCNY-FM’s “Bluegrass Ramble” enjoys a wide range of folk musics.
Polka, for instance.
Knowlton and his friend, Cultural Resources... More John Cadley and the Lost Boys have been a working bluegrass group in Central New York since John formed the band in 1999 with Karl Lauber and Paul Wakker. Originally working as a trio, they played local venues and recorded a... More The Syracuse Talent Company will present the Central New York Premiere of “Nunsensations! The Nunsense Vegas Revue,” the new musical comedy by Danny Goggin, creator of the “Nunsense” shows.
The world’s favorite nuns, The Little Sisters... More Michael Harms wasn’t involved in school plays as a student at North Syracuse High School in the Seventies. But something sparked his interest in drama at Yale University, and in his sophomore and junior years he landed roles in “Pirates... More Before Hollywood added sound to celluloid in the late-1920s, action and dialogue were enhanced by live music.
Through the first quarter of the 20th century, theater organists and pianists played prepared scores and sometimes improvised... More
The Saw Doctors will celebrate Coleman’s 75th year with March 12 concert:
Peter Coleman’s ready to rock.
The last time the Syracuse tavern-keeper brought a world-famous band to Syracuse it was the Irish Rovers, performing in... More Appleseed Productions is proud to present their 4th show of the 2007-2008 season, “The Trojan Women” directed by Dan Stevens. Written more than 2400 years ago by the great Greek Tragedian Euripides, this drama has stood the test of... More Q: SU Drama’s Arabian Nights?
A: ‘Ensemble-based Physical Theater,’ said Director Stephen Cross
By Barbara Haas
city@cnylink.com
In the recent production of Arabian Nights by Syracuse University Drama, a pastry cook has an... More SU’s Korean Drumming Team’s 6th annual performance planned at SU Schine Student Center
Cheon Ji In, Syracuse University’s Korean drumming team, is continuing its tradition of annual performance at 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 1 in Schine... More Armory Square’s latest addition to great food is OPUS, a warm and grown up European style restaurant with cool arts and jazz energy. First time local owners Don and Kristina Dixie are very pleased with the results of their efforts to... More The Society for New Music (SFNM) continues its 36th season with “Deep Listening” at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 24 at the Everson Museum. The concert features Bill Ryan’s 2006 “Simple Lines,” Carman Moore’s 2001 “The Mystery of Tao,” and... More A giant-screen IMAX® film, Ocean Oasis, features the Baja California peninsula and the Sea of Cortés – one of the world's richest and most beautiful ecosystems. The film will premiere during the winter school break on Saturday, Feb. 16... More In the 1960s, Harlem was home to famous jazz clubs like Small's
Paradise, the Savoy Ballroom and the Cotton Club. Harlem claimed
many legendary musicians, writers and activists: Langston Hughes, James Baldwin, and Malcolm X to... More Jazz aplenty in Syracuse Sunday
“I grew up in a period when African-Americans, as a large body, finally started addressing our roots,” recalls Chicago jazzman Kahil El’Zabar. “With African drums there was such an appeal in the way... More Beaucoup Blue is the Philadelphia-based duo of David and Adrian Mowry. Although strongly rooted in the blues, father and son bridge many genres of American music. Drawing on a shared love of folk, soul, R&B, jazz, country and bluegrass,... More The Big Four make it back from the Emerald City to find that Toto hasn’t been blown home by the tornado in this 21st Century edition of the OZ saga. Maybe it was the shoes, but Aunty Em is busting Dorothy for not cleaning her room. Now... More Starting this month, top musicians from Central New York will be sharing their original songs at a new concert series called the Words and Music Songwriter Showcase. Sponsored by the Folkus Project, the series will feature established... More Honed in the iron-laden foothills of the Adirondack’s Western reaches, the Atkinson Family Bluegrass Band has a sound reverberating with the traditions of Bill Monroe’s music, while at the same time incorporating new grooves and new... More One could almost say that Loren Barrigar was born with a guitar in his hands. At just four years old he stunned his parents by picking up his father’s guitar and announcing he wanted to play “In the Mood” with his dad. They humored him... More Jacqui Naylor mixes and matches rock standards and holiday classics Saturday:
San Francisco jazz singer Jacqui Naylor calls it “acoustic smashing.”
For instance, she vocalizes Gershwin’s immortal “Summertime” over the music of... More WAER 88.3 will hold an intimate concert, “Sugar & Spice” to celebrate the season at Jazz Central, 441 East Washington St., Syracuse at 7 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 21. The evening offers the folk stylings of Dusty Pascal, the funk/jazz sounds... More Fiddler on the Roof, the story of Tevye, the philosophical milkman and his strong-willed daughters, has been delighting audiences with its warmth, music and wit for more than 40 years. A tender, masterfully composed celebration of... More If you're looking for a way to start lifting your spirits to get ready for the upcoming holiday season, then look no further than Appleseed Productions' current show, Sorry! Wrong Chimney!
David Tuttle (Matt Nilsen) is an entry level... More The 37th annual Plowshares Craftsfair and Winter Peace Festival will be held on Dec. 1 and 2 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, at Nottingham High School, 3100 East Genesee St., Syracuse. Plowshares is... More One of the most explosive movie musicals bursts onto the live stage when The Talent Company presents the Broadway smash hit Footloose now through Dec. 9 in the NewTimes Theatre, Art & Home Center, NYS Fairgrounds, Syracuse.
Based on... More If you close your eyes while Jon Seiger is singing, you’d swear it was Satchmo!
When he blows his trumpet you could say the same.
He ably recreates Louis Armstrong’s gritty vocals. He also hits the high notes on the horn.
Recently... More Traditional songs from both sides of the Atlantic
Pamela Goddard is an Ithaca-based singer who breathes new life into traditional songs. Whether singing in the pure, a cappella style or accompanying herself on mountain dulcimer,... More Mary Shelley’s classic tale of a modern Prometheus and the horrific creation he brings to life comes to Syracuse this weekend in Appleseed Productions’ presentation of Barbara Field’s Playing with Fire (after Frankenstein).
The... More When they first got together as a group in 1992, the three fellows in Folkstrings realized that they had a lot in common.
First, the trio -- mandolinist Andy Revutsky and guitarists Bill Hider and Terry Hill -- shared an appreciation... More On a moonlit riverbank in Memphis, more than 100 years before the U.S. Congress passed the Defense of Marriage Act, two young Southern women imagine their wedding…to each other!
Loosely based on a high-profile 19th-century murder case,... More They may be named the Chicago Hot Six but the band’s style is sheer New Orleans.
“We aim for a very old New Orleans sound,” says bandleader/trombonist Roy Rubenstein. “That’s the music I most enjoy playing and listening to and it’s... More Jay Ungar and Molly Mason will be performing as part of the Folkus Project concert series at 8 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 5 at May Memorial Unitarian Universalist Church, 3800 East Genesee St., Syracuse.
A Jay Ungar and Molly Mason concert... More Nearly two dozen area bands pay tribute this weekend to the late clubowner, Freddy Aboud
Longtime Syracuse clubowner Freddy Aboud, a tireless supporter of the local music scene, died June 24, at age 61.
Heart failure apparently took... More The Tipperary Hill Music Festival is a celebration of the neighborhood’s rich and diverse musical heritage. It is a free one day festival for all ages, a not for profit endeavor that benefits the community. This year’s festival will be... More Appleseed Productions opens its 15th season with Our Town, Thornton Wilder’s classic America Drama. The production runs Sept. 7 through 22 – Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. All performances take place at... More Katryna and Nerissa Nields will be performing as part of the Folkus Project concert series at 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 7 at May Memorial Unitarian Universalist Church, 3800 East Genesee St., Syracuse. Doors open at 7:30 and refreshments... More It’s Harlem in the 1920’s, the heyday of jazz, honky-tonk and the birth of swing, the crowning glory of ragtime and the stride pianists along Lenox Avenue in New York City. Nightlife is booming in the Savoy Ballroom and the Cotton Club... More Known the world over as the “Ultimate Motown Party Band,” Jr. Walker’s All Star Band presents a spectacular live performance of unforgettable, non-stop foot stomping hits that guarantee everyone is on their feet within minutes of the... More Conrad Tao was just 18 months old and still in diapers when he crawled up on a piano bench and began playing tunes he'd heard on the radio. At age 3 he wrote his first piano piece, which he named “Congrajulashons” because, like Mozart,... More Take a trip back in time with the quintessential comedy that whirls audiences back to the roaring 1920s into the fabulous world of rising hemlines, flappers, camouflaged speakeasies and toe-tapping jazz hits. Thoroughly Modern Millie is... More American folk legends Mike Seeger and the New Lost City Ramblers perform at Skaneateles Fest.
American Folk Music owes a great deal to Mike Seeger. Seeger has turned audiences onto the world of old-time music for the last 50 years as... More Cornell Cooperative Extension has partnered with Edward Jones, a financial advisory firm to offer a series of summer financial and investment workshops.
The third part of the program, Education Savings- What You Need to Know will be... More From 8 to 11 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 9 Jazzcentral in downtown Syracuse will offer a rare opportunity to hear the three jazz dynamos Greg Evans, Andrew Carrol and Tom Bronzetti on drums, keys and guitar, back in company with local jazz... More
Two artists from Skaneateles Stephen Datz and Rachel Harms will be presenting a Gallery Talk at 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 5 at the Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center, 205 Genesee St., Auburn.
Datz and Harms are both exhibiting artists... More
The Chocolate Pizza Company’s handmade creations such as their famous chocolate pizza and peanut butter wings have been enjoyed by people all over the country (and the world for that matter). The local chocolate company has even... More Will feature garage sales, a scavenger hunt, live entertainment.
On Saturday Aug. 4 the Otisco Lake Community, along with Cornell Cooperative Extention of Onondaga County, the Martisco Lions Club and the Otisco Lake Community... More Presented by Alternative Movies and Events Aug. 8 at the Palace Theatre
On Wednesday, Aug. 8, meet quality singles from CNY in the latest, highly popular Speed Dating events. Afterwards, enjoy the martial arts epic “Chinese Ghost... More Free festival transforms Salt City into Music City
Held each July in historic Clinton Square in Downtown Syracuse, Jazz in the Square is this summer’s coolest destination on a hot summer night. This year’s expanded edition of the... More Visit the Presbyterian Manor Art Show this weekend. Featuring watercolor paintings by the residents: Earl Brothers, “Matisse,” Dorothy MacHose, “Gauguin,” Doris Peluso, “van Gogh,” Pat Thompson, “Picasso,” and Gayle Kelly, “Cezanne.”... More NYS Blues Festival returns this weekend at Clinton Square
The 16th annual New York State Blues Festival will kick off at 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 21 at Clinton Square in Syracuse and will continue on at 2 p.m. on Sunday, July 22. The... More
The Skaneateles Festival has long been associated not only with the finest music, but also with good food and warm hospitality, as Bon Appetit magazine highlighted several years ago in their feature on the Festival and its... More
Skaneateles residents reach out to help the Samaritan Center
Karen Buchholz, Connie Coates, JD Delmonico, Jennifer Ellsworth, Jacque McConnaghy, Larry Palmieri and Erin Sammut are working on final touches to the Aug. 5 Beach, Blues... More
The first thing you hear, after the sun sets and the woods get so dark that you cannot see your own hand six inches in front of your face, is the pure sound of quiet. Punctuated, of course, by the occasional cry of a loon or the... More See Thea Reidy’s monotypes at the Earlville Opera House.
The monotypes and mixed media works on paper of artist/teacher Thea Reidy on exhibit at Earlville Opera House Multi-Arts Center, until July 21. The title of the show is “In... More Ryan paints it like he sees it.
The Lucas Gallery will bring artist Steve Ryan into the gallery for a show focusing on music and musicians in watercolors. The show opens to the public Friday, July 13 and will be on display until mid... More
The Skaneateles community is invited to the annual Summertime with the Syracuse Symphony Pops concert Wednesday, July 25 at 7 p.m. at the Austin Park Pavilion, 97 State St. in Skaneateles. Children and parents should come at 6 p.m. to... More As a special add-on, Syracuse Stage will offer an encore presentation of Menopause The Musical® which shattered all single ticket sales records before it closed the last season. Menopause The Musical® is now running through July 29 and... More The Ronnie Leigh Quartet and Donna Alford JaSSBand will perform at the upcoming Southwest Showcase Sundays event on July 8. The event subtitled “Homecoming Jazz Sunday” invites all southwest side residents and non-residents, both... More Fly away to Never, Never Land for the adventures of “the boy who didn’t grow up” as the Merry-Go-Round Playhouse presents the musical Peter Pan. This classic tale sure to delight children, both young and young at heart, is now playing... More The Glengarry Bhoys (GB) literally rocked the rafters in Homer last weekend June 14 and 15. The second floor balcony swayed under the stomping feet of a crowd that ranged in ages from baby to great grandda. The Center for the Arts in... More
Lucky Central New York audiences won’t have to wait for “Grease” to open on Broadway. Theatre ‘90’s production of the musical celebration of high school in the 1950’s opens July 13 in the New Times Theater, NY State Fairgrounds in... More Appleseed Productions is pleased to announce its first foray into the summer season in our newly air-conditioned theater on the Atonement Stage. Since we are making history for Appleseed, we thought we would celebrate the history of our... More This motivated him to write the funniest play in the world.
The Post-Standard’s humor columnist Jeff Kramer is shamelessly using his Skaneateles wedding to plug his new play. It opens June 15 at The Redhouse in Armory Square and will... More The Talent Company is pleased to announce that its summer production will be Lynn Ahrens’ and Stephen Flaherty’s (Once On This Island, My Favorite Year, Ragtime) first full length collaboration, Lucy Stiff. It will play weekends, June... More In the highly technological society that we now live, it is easy to over look the exceptional life style that still exists in the town and village of Marcellus. We still have a quality of life much more like when the United States was... More Shaun T Luu was raised in Liverpool and was a 2000 graduate of Liverpool High School. A music major at Onondaga Community College, Shaun had several loves in life including music, the support of his friends and most of all, horror... More A classic whodunit murder mystery will take the stage as Syracuse Stage's seventh production of its 34th season. Agatha Christie's The Unexpected Guest provides an intellectual puzzle for viewers, with a mystery that places suspicion on... More Houston Person to make appearance this Saturday in Syracuse
At 8 p.m. on Saturday, May 19, the CNY Jazz Arts Foundation will close their winter season with a concert by the CNY Jazz Ensemble with special guest artist Houston Person.... More Four of a kind
Grove opens season with artists Datz, Datz, Dugan and Harms May 4
Grove Gallery in Aurora, will present “Art In The Family,” an exhibition featuring work by artists Margot Datz, Stephen Datz, George Dugan and Rachel... More Four of a kind
Grove opens season with artists Datz, Datz, Dugan and Harms May 4
Grove Gallery in Aurora, will present “Art In The Family,” an exhibition featuring work by artists Margot Datz, Stephen Datz, George Dugan and Rachel... More Bad ass singer/songwriter, joke-telling Hamell On Trial defies all musical categories. He will be performing at 7 p.m. Friday, May 4 at Redhouse, 201 South West St., Syracuse.
“Punk acoustic” and “anti-folk” come close. Warbling,... More Armory Square Playhouse will present script in hand readings of three new plays by members of the organization's Playwrights Unit under the collective title "A Park Bench, Sand and Indigestion. The readings will be held at 1 p.m.... More Syracuse Stage production emphasizes importance of family on road to self-discovery
Syracuse Stage opened the fifth show of its 34th season, Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman, which began April 4 and is running through April 29. With... More Imagine a kitchen party where Mother Maybelle Carter, Ella Fitzgerald, Mississippi John Hurt, Bessie Smith, Bob Dylan, The Beatles and Patsy Cline show up, and you begin to get a sense of what it feels like inside songwriter Eve... More Blending traditional Appalachian folk music and stories, Sparky and Rhonda Rucker take audiences on an emotional journey through four hundred years of African-American cultural and folk history. Their concerts combine poignant stories... More The 5th annual JCC Battle of the Bands is right around the corner. This year's show will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 31 in the Jewish Community Center's Schayes Family Gymnasium. Whether you are in a band looking for a... More Dr. John, or Mac Rebennack as known to friends and family, is universally celebrated as the living embodiment of the rich musical heritage exclusive to New Orleans. He will be performing at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 24 at the Landmark... More Cinefest is an annual festival of archival motion pictures which is presented by the Syracuse Cinephile Society. Established by the late Phil Serling in 1980, the event is still going strong, attracting classic film enthusiasts from... More Rounder Records recording artist April Verch is a virtuoso fiddler, vocalist, and stepdancer. Though her musical roots lie deep in the fiddling of her native Ottawa Valley, her repertoire also features traditional and contemporary tunes... More The Arts Café at the Earlville Opera House will be opening its spring season with singer-songwriter, Mark Erelli at 8 p.m. on Saturday, March 3. Erelli is an engaging folk artist who makes the occasional foray into pop with songs that... More Hosted by Father Champlin’s Guardian Angel Society
Father Champlin’s Guardian Angel Society will host the 6th Anniversary “Swinging Sweet Cabaret” from 8 p.m. to midnight on Saturday, Feb. 24 at the Oncenter Grand Ballroom.
The... More Skaneateles Arts council honors memory of David B. Robinson M.D. for his leadership
It’s official. The Skaneateles Area Arts Council formally honored the late David B. Robinson, M.D. for his tremendous leadership in the arts in... More One woman, a Grand piano and a madcap smorgasbord of song, make for an evening of Cabaret styled entertainment at 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 16 amd Saturday, Feb. 17 at Jazz Central, 441 East Washington St., Syracuse.
A humorous look at... More Tony Trischka will be performing as part of the "Second Saturday" concert series at 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10 at the Westcott Community Center, 826 Euclid Ave., Syracuse.
One of the world's most dynamic and inventive banjo players,... More “Grapes of Wrath” songwriter Tim Grimm will be performing as part of the Folkus Project concert series at 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 2 at May Memorial Unitarian Universalist Church, 3800 East Genesee Street, Syracuse. Doors open at 7:30 p.m.... More Syracuse Stage delves into the sometimes complex minefield of contemporary male-female relationships with Spike Heels, a witty, tart and compelling adult comedy by Theresa Rebeck (author of last season's comic delight Bad Dates),... More Open Hand Theater presents Well Aged Words, World Class Story Telling for Adults. At 8 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 13 at The International Mask and Puppet Museum, 518 Prospect Ave., the series will continue with Rafe Martin’s presentation of... More Contranella plays fiddle tunes: lively tunes crafted and played with dancing in mind: reels, jigs, waltzes, breakdowns, Celtic tunes, Quebecois tunes, southern old-time, New England, traditional, modern -- all the music found at... More For the past 11 years, the Salt City Jazz Collective has been keeping the big band tradition alive in Syracuse with its monthly gigs at the Syracuse Suds Factory, occasional festival appearances and a swinging live disc, "Salt City Jazz... More Syracuse Stage brings holiday spirit to CNY with classic holiday story mounted for the first time in eight years
Syracuse Stage will have residents of Central New York saying “Happy Holidays” instead of “Bah Humbug” as Director... More Some artists continually reinvent themselves; others identify their muse early on and spend their careers single-mindedly pursuing it, remaining recognizably themselves through a career-long process of refinement, growth and discovery.... More Mad Agnes is not one person, but three, and they're mad in only the most inventive way. This quirky, genre-bending trio from Connecticut combines distinctive harmonies, lush instrumentation, and madcap humor in a powerful live... More Smooth vocal harmonies and intricate bluegrass instrumentals from one of CNY's best homegrown bands
Lost Time had its beginnings in the summer of 2000, when four seasoned musicians and long-time friends started getting together to play... More
Several years ago at a ‘state of the county’ informational session in the Eagle Newspapers’ newsroom, County Executive Nick Pirro commented that the Skaneateles people thought they were something special. Of course, I hear this all... More The Syracuse Symphony Orchestra and SSO Music Director Daniel Hege will welcome the Syracuse University Oratorio Society, directed by Elisa Dekaney, to the next concert in the Mozart Requiem. The concert will begin at 8 p.m. on Nov. 17... More Syracusefilm.net is proud to present a comedic tribute to the 1980s stoner classics by screening the official East Coast Premier to Charles Bands “Evil Bong” at The Palace Theatre at 11 p.m. Friday, Nov. 10.
The film stars stoner... More It is a sociological fact that every known culture has a version of the “Cinderella” story within their history. Of course, Walt Disney’s animated version has been the standard in North America for decades. However, it was Richard... More Hats off to Marcellus Drama Club for their recent production of “Clue” on Friday Nov. 3 and 4 at Marcellus High School.
Director Mary Holmes and her cast did a credible job not only in the choice of this particular play, but also in... More Roy Book Binder is a blues singer, a virtuoso guitar player, a comedian, a folklorist and a master storyteller. The self-styled travelin’ man will bring his unique brand of southern acoustic blues to Syracuse for a Folkus Project... More Two powerful forces
Two road-wizened gurus have joined forces to create one powerful show, a multi-media collage combining storytelling, poetry, video and a wide variety of musical styles, into an evening of compelling theater with... More Living B.C.
If you don’t know that October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, let me be among the first to welcome you back from your coma. Life has gone on while you were asleep. All month women have been telling stories of strength,... More Paul J. Cowley welcomes SACA tour into his home studio
When Paul J. Cowley coined the catch phrase, “Relax you’re in the village,” he meant it. Why? Because Skaneateles represents a bit of an escape, as he was once a summer... More The Burns Sisters will celebrate the release of their new CD “Wild Bouquet” at a special Folkus Project concert at 8 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 20 at May Memorial Unitarian Universalist Church, 3800 East Genesee Street, Syracuse. Doors open... More Dick Ward finally gets to focus on first love
The ‘thank you’ on Dick Ward’s CD “Strings Attached,” begins with a little history:
“To whomever left the ukulele that I found in my grandmother’s closet in 1954.”
This tiny... More The Prohibition Era will come alive when Onondaga Historical Association Museum & Research Center hosts its 11th annual Gambrinus Brew Fest Fundraiser 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday Oct. 13. OHA has selected this colorful decade in U.S.... More First of all, I am a Sinatra freak. Frank that is, not “These boots are made for walking” Nancy, although we did have the album.
I know it sounds odd, but it’s true. You probably pictured me as a Led Zeppelin or the Stones or Nora... More For a great fall day experience, head over to Tim’s Pumpkin Patch on Rose Hill Road in Marcellus. This year wish owners Tim and Erica Leubner a happy 20 years in their pumpkin patch. To celebrate they have opened a new Gift Shop and... More When the curtain rises at Syracuse Stage, five actors will create a world of characters - 39 characters, to be exact.
To kick off the 2006/2007 season, Syracuse Stage is presenting Around the World in 80 Days which is currently... More Pulled out the Ben Taylor CD I fell in love with this summer and slipped in Dusty Pas’cal. I wasn’t sure what to expect. I mean when you are my height, tall people are always a little larger than life. And Dusty is tall like a pine... More Lui Collins’s radiant voice showcases the lyrical storytelling of the songs, blending rural imagery with her distinctive vision. While her repertoire includes tunes about the changing seasons and the farmlands of the northeast United... More The Empire Expo Center’s single largest event, the New York State Fair returns Aug. 24 through Sept. 4, a 12-day summer showcase of the best New York State’s agriculture, entertainment, education, industry, and technology.
View over... More The Syracuse Shakespeare Festival along with the Syracuse Parks and Recreational Department will present the fourth annual Shakespeare In The Park, concluding with four shows this weekend at Thornden Park.
This year’s play, “The Taming... More The Magnolia Sisters, a Cajun music band comprised of four diversely talented singers and instrumentalists, will perform in concert at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 12 at the new Syracuse Center for the Performing Arts, 728 East Genesee St.,... More Alternative Movies & Events will present the First Annual "B-Cool Summertime Event" 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and 11 p.m. to 2 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 5 at the Palace Movie Theater, 2384 James St., Eastwood. Enjoy a full day of events including... More The NYS Blues Festival has entered its 15th year of presenting a musical form whose roots of origin grow out of African and African American music traditions, which is enjoyed worldwide by diverse cultures. Significant changes have been... More |
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