Friday, July 19, 2024

According to the Laws of Chance
Light Work Gallery

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

"According to the Laws of Chance" is a subtitle included in many works by the Dadaist painter Jean Arp that describes his systematic yet chance-driven method of creating his simple and playful paintings. Arp would let torn pieces of paper fall to the floor to determine his painting or collage compositions. Although the outcomes are different, Arp's ethos can be found in the work of the photographers selected for this group exhibition.

The artists in this exhibition — Cheryl Miller, Claire A. Warden, Jaclyn Wright, Josh Thorson, Kyle Tata, Louis Chavez, and Will Stith, and Light Work's collection artists, Cecil McDonald, Jr., James Welling, Peter Finnemore, and Rita Hammond — are using and defining chance as a core element of their largely divergent practices. The image-makers in this exhibition embrace the unpredictable and find ways to amplify chance for conceptual and creative purposes. The results are surprising expressions of each artist's voice. Together they showcase the wide-ranging use of chance and highlight it as a vital tool in contemporary photographic practice.

2024 Light Work Grants in Photography
Light Work Gallery

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

The 2024 award recipients are Malik Abdoulmoumine (Onondaga County), Rosely Htoo (Onondaga County), and Kari Varner (Broome County). The Light Work Grants in Photography are part of Light Work's ongoing effort to provide support and encouragement to Central New York artists working in photography within a 50-mile radius of Syracuse.

Clayscapes
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Clayscapes is a tribute to clay's ubiquitous presence in our lives, and to the powerful metaphorical and spiritual role that it can play. The Everson's famous collection of ceramics is filled with works that explore the landscape—from artist Robert Arneson's monumental celebration of California's mountainous landscape to Uruguayan-born Lidya Buzio's earthy vessels adorned with the skyline of her adopted home in New York City. The collection contains many commercially produced souvenir plates and pitchers meant to commemorate and memorialize specific places. These wares are a distinctive part of the Museum's collection, and they provide inspiration for contemporary artists such as Paul Scott, who makes commemorative plates that reflect the ways that humans have altered the landscape and exploited its resources.

As artists continue to shape clay, Clayscapes recognizes the ways in which clay shapes us. The Everson's ceramic collection is filled with work that documents the joys and sorrows of humankind's relationship with the Earth. This exhibition pays tribute to the powerful connection between artists and the world around them.

Jewels from the Fire: 20th Century Enamels
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

The Everson Museum houses a significant collection of enamels by artists including June Schwarcz, Edward H. Winter, and Ellamarie and Jackson Woolley. Several leading ceramists — for example, Carleton Ball and Jade Snow Wong — also worked in enamel. Exhibition spaces that show ceramics have often championed enamels too, including the Everson's own Ceramic National exhibitions. After waning in popularity in the mid-20th century, enamels are enjoying a comeback thanks to new technologies and the proliferation of community studios and makerspaces that provide shared equipment and knowledge.

O’tá:ra
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Akwesasne Mohawk artist Natasha Smoke Santiago has spent the last two decades mastering traditional Haudenosaunee pottery techniques. Her unique work incorporates storytelling, activism, and the exploration of native foodways, including experiments with seedkeeping and collaborations with Indigenous chefs. The exhibition's title, O'tá:ra (pronounced oh-da-law) takes its name from a Mohawk phrase that means both "our clay" and "our clan," a testament to clay's foundational role in Haudenosaunee culture.

Independent Potter's Association Member Show
Gandee Gallery

Gandee Gallery
7846 Main St., Fabius

The Gandee Gallery is proud to host this year's Independent Potters' Associations's (IPA) Member show, an annual group exhibition featuring ceramics created by the group's members.

Eight Artists: An Invitational
Art in the Atrium

Price: Free
City Hall Commons Atrium
201 East Washington St., Syracuse

The Invitational showcases eight artists: Tyrone Johnson-Neuland, S. Quinn, Rachel Anderson, Ben Coir, Tony Washington, Wanda-Marie Nahani Rana, Jillian Hagadorn, and Mary Stanley. These artists cover a range of mediums, including painting, photography, assemblage, illustration, sculpture, and installation.

Ben Altman: I Own This Stolen Land
ArtRage Gallery

Price: Free
ArtRage Gallery
505 Hawley Ave., Syracuse

In 2021, photographer Ben Altman and his wife bought 38 acres of land next to their home in rural Danby, NY, to prevent logging and development. He recognized that the title to this beautiful land originated in genocide. More than 200 years ago the Cayuga, one of the Six Nations of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, were violently and fraudulently dispersed from the homelands they had occupied and nurtured for over 10,000 years. Despite two centuries of genocidal repression and cultural suppression, they remain resilient, but live almost entirely in diaspora, in Oklahoma, Ontario, and scattered across North America.

"I Own This Stolen Land" is a multidisciplinary project that seeks to acknowledge and take responsibility for the theft of the land; understand the natural systems, economic pressures, ecological stresses, and options for stewardship of the site; invite Cayuga people to visit and to undertake traditional and arts activities, building trust between them and communities in Tompkins County; and develop scalable models for cooperative access to ancestral land.

Paulina Velázquez Solís: Unseen/forgotten: Ode to the humble landscape
Urban Video Project

Everson Museum of Art Plaza
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Unseen/forgotten: Ode to the humble landscape | Invisible/olvidado: Oda al paisaje humilde is a continuation of the project A river of all ages that Paulina Velázquez Solís developed during the pandemic. She found herself in a new environment in Brooktondale NY, surrounded by a creek where the change of pace and isolation brought via COVID accentuated the sound perception of the river, and its presence as a neighbor and living entity.

This sonic connection was similar to her home in Costa Rica, which is also next to a river, making the sound experience of the river both grounding and nostalgic. This experience brought a new perspective not only in the sense of place through bodies of water but also in the creatures and plants that are particular to a place.

Unseen/forgotten: continues these observations focusing on plants of Central New York natural areas that present a post-industrial natural wonder – where many species prevail after the severe deforestation through the end of the 19th century and the start of the 1900s, presenting through visuals, media performance and soundscapes, stories learned during the explorations of natural areas, and visits at the L. H. Bailey Hortorium Herbarium at Cornell University.

Screening begins at dusk.

Suit Up! Syracuse Sporting Uniforms Through the Years
Onondaga Historical Association

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

"Suit Up! A Look At Syracuse Sporting Uniforms Through The Years" highlights the wide array of sporting uniforms donned by athletes in Onondaga County at every level of competition going back more than 120 years.

Utilizing OHA's extensive collection of uniforms, programs, and photographs, and the generosity of the Syracuse Mets and Syracuse Crunch, in addition to the several local collectors, this exhibition offers something for every sports fan. Highlights include signed memorabilia from Ernie Davis, Syracuse Orange Football star and the first African American to win the Heisman Trophy in 1961, as well as game-worn jerseys from Crunch, Mets, and Syracuse Orange Basketball players, to name just a few of the incredible items on display in this exhibit.

Look At What We Got!
Onondaga Historical Association

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

We're opening the doors to our collections and displaying an eclectic collection of unique objects and archival items. As part of our mission to preserve our community's past, OHA curatorial and archival staff has been collecting the tangible local history from donors near and far. Many of those donations from the past 5 years have been gathered together into one exhibit for your viewing pleasure, and to showcase the generosity of our donors.

This exhibit includes unusual, fascinating, and amusing items recently donated to OHA. Museum objects and archival items to be displayed include photographs of the Syracuse Nationals professional basketball team and other local sports team items, Loew's State Theater (now Landmark Theater) architectural drawings from 1926-1927, and story boards from the local TV show The Magic Toy Shop. Other items include furniture made by the Syracuse Ornamental Company (SYROCO), artwork, wicker furniture, clothing and accessories, children's toys, as well as a television set and a Play-Talk Electronic Toy made by General Electric at Electronics Park in Liverpool, NY.

These are just some of the historical treasures that will captivate guests of all interests and ages, so start reliving our community's past, and come Look At What We Got!

Party in the Square
Dark Hollow, with starting performers Off the Ground

Clinton Square
Downtown, Syracuse

For more information, visit syrpartyinthesquare.com.

Festival of Music presents Sonido Isleño

Price: Free (donations accepted)
St. Stephen's Lutheran Church
DeWitt St. and Mertens Ave., Syracuse

Sonido Isleño is Latin Jazz in the truest sense of the term: the group explores different ways of mixing Jazz and Spanish-Caribbean music, while making the music accessible, organic, and logical. Active since 1996, Sonido Isleño is the brainchild of Dr. Benjamin Lapidus and is made up of master musicians who have performed and recorded with a who's who of Latin music including Eddie Palmieri, Celia Cruz, Ray Barretto, and The Buena Vista Social Club, among others.

Summer Youth Production: The SpongeBob Musical
Baldwinsville Theatre Guild
Ceara Windhausen, director

First Presbyterian Church of Baldwinsville
64 Oswego St., Baldwinsville

Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? Stakes are higher than ever before as SpongeBob and all of Bikini Bottom face the total annihilation of their undersea world. Chaos erupts. Lives hang in the balance. And just when all hope seems lost, a most unexpected hero rises up and takes center stage!

Sunday in the Park with George
Central New York Playhouse
Erica Moser, director

Atonement Lutheran Church
116 W. Glen Ave., Syracuse

Inspired by the painting, "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte" by Georges Seurat, Sunday in the Park with George, Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's stunning masterpiece, merges past and present into beautiful, poignant truths about life, love and the creation of art.

The days leading up to the completion of his most famous painting, "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte," Georges Seurat is struggling to make meaningful art and maintaining a relationship with his lover, Dot. Amid the scorn of the artistic community, Seurat's artistic ability thrives while his love diminishes. A century later, Seurat's descendant – named George and also an artist – finds himself burnt out and in search of what artistic path to follow, but he finds the answer to his future in the past.

Catch Me If You Can, The Musical
Town of Manlius Recreation Department

Eagle Hill Middle School
4645 Enders Rd., Manlius

Based on the hit film and the incredible true story, Catch Me If You Can is the high-flying musical comedy about chasing your dreams. Nominated for four Tony awards, including Best Musical, this delightfully entertaining show was created by a Tony Award-winning "dream team," with a book by Terrence McNally (The Full Monty, Ragtime) and a swinging score by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman (Hairspray).

Seeking fame and fortune, precocious teenager Frank Abagnale, Jr., runs away from home to begin an unforgettable adventure. 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. When Frank's lies catch the attention of FBI agent Carl Hanratty, though, Carl pursues Frank across the country to make him pay for his crimes.

Saturday, July 20, 2024

Clayscapes
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Clayscapes is a tribute to clay's ubiquitous presence in our lives, and to the powerful metaphorical and spiritual role that it can play. The Everson's famous collection of ceramics is filled with works that explore the landscape—from artist Robert Arneson's monumental celebration of California's mountainous landscape to Uruguayan-born Lidya Buzio's earthy vessels adorned with the skyline of her adopted home in New York City. The collection contains many commercially produced souvenir plates and pitchers meant to commemorate and memorialize specific places. These wares are a distinctive part of the Museum's collection, and they provide inspiration for contemporary artists such as Paul Scott, who makes commemorative plates that reflect the ways that humans have altered the landscape and exploited its resources.

As artists continue to shape clay, Clayscapes recognizes the ways in which clay shapes us. The Everson's ceramic collection is filled with work that documents the joys and sorrows of humankind's relationship with the Earth. This exhibition pays tribute to the powerful connection between artists and the world around them.

O’tá:ra
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Akwesasne Mohawk artist Natasha Smoke Santiago has spent the last two decades mastering traditional Haudenosaunee pottery techniques. Her unique work incorporates storytelling, activism, and the exploration of native foodways, including experiments with seedkeeping and collaborations with Indigenous chefs. The exhibition's title, O'tá:ra (pronounced oh-da-law) takes its name from a Mohawk phrase that means both "our clay" and "our clan," a testament to clay's foundational role in Haudenosaunee culture.

Independent Potter's Association Member Show
Gandee Gallery

Gandee Gallery
7846 Main St., Fabius

The Gandee Gallery is proud to host this year's Independent Potters' Associations's (IPA) Member show, an annual group exhibition featuring ceramics created by the group's members.

Eight Artists: An Invitational
Art in the Atrium

Price: Free
City Hall Commons Atrium
201 East Washington St., Syracuse

The Invitational showcases eight artists: Tyrone Johnson-Neuland, S. Quinn, Rachel Anderson, Ben Coir, Tony Washington, Wanda-Marie Nahani Rana, Jillian Hagadorn, and Mary Stanley. These artists cover a range of mediums, including painting, photography, assemblage, illustration, sculpture, and installation.

Ben Altman: I Own This Stolen Land
ArtRage Gallery

Price: Free
ArtRage Gallery
505 Hawley Ave., Syracuse

In 2021, photographer Ben Altman and his wife bought 38 acres of land next to their home in rural Danby, NY, to prevent logging and development. He recognized that the title to this beautiful land originated in genocide. More than 200 years ago the Cayuga, one of the Six Nations of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, were violently and fraudulently dispersed from the homelands they had occupied and nurtured for over 10,000 years. Despite two centuries of genocidal repression and cultural suppression, they remain resilient, but live almost entirely in diaspora, in Oklahoma, Ontario, and scattered across North America.

"I Own This Stolen Land" is a multidisciplinary project that seeks to acknowledge and take responsibility for the theft of the land; understand the natural systems, economic pressures, ecological stresses, and options for stewardship of the site; invite Cayuga people to visit and to undertake traditional and arts activities, building trust between them and communities in Tompkins County; and develop scalable models for cooperative access to ancestral land.

Paulina Velázquez Solís: Unseen/forgotten: Ode to the humble landscape
Urban Video Project

Everson Museum of Art Plaza
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Unseen/forgotten: Ode to the humble landscape | Invisible/olvidado: Oda al paisaje humilde is a continuation of the project A river of all ages that Paulina Velázquez Solís developed during the pandemic. She found herself in a new environment in Brooktondale NY, surrounded by a creek where the change of pace and isolation brought via COVID accentuated the sound perception of the river, and its presence as a neighbor and living entity.

This sonic connection was similar to her home in Costa Rica, which is also next to a river, making the sound experience of the river both grounding and nostalgic. This experience brought a new perspective not only in the sense of place through bodies of water but also in the creatures and plants that are particular to a place.

Unseen/forgotten: continues these observations focusing on plants of Central New York natural areas that present a post-industrial natural wonder – where many species prevail after the severe deforestation through the end of the 19th century and the start of the 1900s, presenting through visuals, media performance and soundscapes, stories learned during the explorations of natural areas, and visits at the L. H. Bailey Hortorium Herbarium at Cornell University.

Screening begins at dusk.

Look At What We Got!
Onondaga Historical Association

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

We're opening the doors to our collections and displaying an eclectic collection of unique objects and archival items. As part of our mission to preserve our community's past, OHA curatorial and archival staff has been collecting the tangible local history from donors near and far. Many of those donations from the past 5 years have been gathered together into one exhibit for your viewing pleasure, and to showcase the generosity of our donors.

This exhibit includes unusual, fascinating, and amusing items recently donated to OHA. Museum objects and archival items to be displayed include photographs of the Syracuse Nationals professional basketball team and other local sports team items, Loew's State Theater (now Landmark Theater) architectural drawings from 1926-1927, and story boards from the local TV show The Magic Toy Shop. Other items include furniture made by the Syracuse Ornamental Company (SYROCO), artwork, wicker furniture, clothing and accessories, children's toys, as well as a television set and a Play-Talk Electronic Toy made by General Electric at Electronics Park in Liverpool, NY.

These are just some of the historical treasures that will captivate guests of all interests and ages, so start reliving our community's past, and come Look At What We Got!

Suit Up! Syracuse Sporting Uniforms Through the Years
Onondaga Historical Association

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

"Suit Up! A Look At Syracuse Sporting Uniforms Through The Years" highlights the wide array of sporting uniforms donned by athletes in Onondaga County at every level of competition going back more than 120 years.

Utilizing OHA's extensive collection of uniforms, programs, and photographs, and the generosity of the Syracuse Mets and Syracuse Crunch, in addition to the several local collectors, this exhibition offers something for every sports fan. Highlights include signed memorabilia from Ernie Davis, Syracuse Orange Football star and the first African American to win the Heisman Trophy in 1961, as well as game-worn jerseys from Crunch, Mets, and Syracuse Orange Basketball players, to name just a few of the incredible items on display in this exhibit.

Press/Price Garden Concert: Loren and LJ Barrigar
Steeple Coffee House

Price: $15 suggested donation
104 Foxcroft Lane
Fayetteville

Outdoor concert. Bring your own lawn chairs, beverages, and food.

Cool Club & the Lipker Sisters
The 443 Social Club

The 443 Social Club
443 Burnet Ave., Syracuse

Down home chic and big city sound plus small-town charm. Cool Club & the Lipker Sisters are an intoxicating blend of intricate harmonies and the sophistication of jazz, the soul of R&B mixed with Latin and good old rock & roll.

They bring their unique style to everything they do, be it the Great American Songbook, an R&B classic or one of their infectious originals, never forgetting – it don't mean a thing if it can't got that swing!

Stephen Bennett
Skaneateles Library Guitar Series

Price: Free
Skaneateles Library
49 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles

One of the most well-regarded finger-style guitarists of his generation, Stephen Bennett is also a leading exponent of the harp guitar. A challenging teacher, a gifted composer, and a performer of "great sensitivity", the Toronto Finger-Style Guitar Association has referred to him as "the Jedi Master of Finger-style Guitar".

Stephen has performed around the world, shared the stage with some of the finest guitarists there are, and created a sizable body of work.

Whether playing his great-grandfather's harp guitar, his 1930 National Steel, or a standard 6-string, Stephen Bennett is a musician to hear. His playing has won awards and critical praise. In live performance and on record, his diverse musical influences and interests are joined with a lifelong love affair with the sound of guitar strings.

Summer Youth Production: The SpongeBob Musical
Baldwinsville Theatre Guild
Ceara Windhausen, director

First Presbyterian Church of Baldwinsville
64 Oswego St., Baldwinsville

Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? Stakes are higher than ever before as SpongeBob and all of Bikini Bottom face the total annihilation of their undersea world. Chaos erupts. Lives hang in the balance. And just when all hope seems lost, a most unexpected hero rises up and takes center stage!

Sunday in the Park with George
Central New York Playhouse
Erica Moser, director

Atonement Lutheran Church
116 W. Glen Ave., Syracuse

Inspired by the painting, "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte" by Georges Seurat, Sunday in the Park with George, Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's stunning masterpiece, merges past and present into beautiful, poignant truths about life, love and the creation of art.

The days leading up to the completion of his most famous painting, "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte," Georges Seurat is struggling to make meaningful art and maintaining a relationship with his lover, Dot. Amid the scorn of the artistic community, Seurat's artistic ability thrives while his love diminishes. A century later, Seurat's descendant – named George and also an artist – finds himself burnt out and in search of what artistic path to follow, but he finds the answer to his future in the past.

Catch Me If You Can, The Musical
Town of Manlius Recreation Department

Eagle Hill Middle School
4645 Enders Rd., Manlius

Based on the hit film and the incredible true story, Catch Me If You Can is the high-flying musical comedy about chasing your dreams. Nominated for four Tony awards, including Best Musical, this delightfully entertaining show was created by a Tony Award-winning "dream team," with a book by Terrence McNally (The Full Monty, Ragtime) and a swinging score by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman (Hairspray).

Seeking fame and fortune, precocious teenager Frank Abagnale, Jr., runs away from home to begin an unforgettable adventure. 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. When Frank's lies catch the attention of FBI agent Carl Hanratty, though, Carl pursues Frank across the country to make him pay for his crimes.

Sunday, July 21, 2024

Clayscapes
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Clayscapes is a tribute to clay's ubiquitous presence in our lives, and to the powerful metaphorical and spiritual role that it can play. The Everson's famous collection of ceramics is filled with works that explore the landscape—from artist Robert Arneson's monumental celebration of California's mountainous landscape to Uruguayan-born Lidya Buzio's earthy vessels adorned with the skyline of her adopted home in New York City. The collection contains many commercially produced souvenir plates and pitchers meant to commemorate and memorialize specific places. These wares are a distinctive part of the Museum's collection, and they provide inspiration for contemporary artists such as Paul Scott, who makes commemorative plates that reflect the ways that humans have altered the landscape and exploited its resources.

As artists continue to shape clay, Clayscapes recognizes the ways in which clay shapes us. The Everson's ceramic collection is filled with work that documents the joys and sorrows of humankind's relationship with the Earth. This exhibition pays tribute to the powerful connection between artists and the world around them.

O’tá:ra
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Akwesasne Mohawk artist Natasha Smoke Santiago has spent the last two decades mastering traditional Haudenosaunee pottery techniques. Her unique work incorporates storytelling, activism, and the exploration of native foodways, including experiments with seedkeeping and collaborations with Indigenous chefs. The exhibition's title, O'tá:ra (pronounced oh-da-law) takes its name from a Mohawk phrase that means both "our clay" and "our clan," a testament to clay's foundational role in Haudenosaunee culture.

Jewels from the Fire: 20th Century Enamels
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

The Everson Museum houses a significant collection of enamels by artists including June Schwarcz, Edward H. Winter, and Ellamarie and Jackson Woolley. Several leading ceramists — for example, Carleton Ball and Jade Snow Wong — also worked in enamel. Exhibition spaces that show ceramics have often championed enamels too, including the Everson's own Ceramic National exhibitions. After waning in popularity in the mid-20th century, enamels are enjoying a comeback thanks to new technologies and the proliferation of community studios and makerspaces that provide shared equipment and knowledge.

Independent Potter's Association Member Show
Gandee Gallery

Gandee Gallery
7846 Main St., Fabius

The Gandee Gallery is proud to host this year's Independent Potters' Associations's (IPA) Member show, an annual group exhibition featuring ceramics created by the group's members.

Eight Artists: An Invitational
Art in the Atrium

Price: Free
City Hall Commons Atrium
201 East Washington St., Syracuse

The Invitational showcases eight artists: Tyrone Johnson-Neuland, S. Quinn, Rachel Anderson, Ben Coir, Tony Washington, Wanda-Marie Nahani Rana, Jillian Hagadorn, and Mary Stanley. These artists cover a range of mediums, including painting, photography, assemblage, illustration, sculpture, and installation.

Suit Up! Syracuse Sporting Uniforms Through the Years
Onondaga Historical Association

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

"Suit Up! A Look At Syracuse Sporting Uniforms Through The Years" highlights the wide array of sporting uniforms donned by athletes in Onondaga County at every level of competition going back more than 120 years.

Utilizing OHA's extensive collection of uniforms, programs, and photographs, and the generosity of the Syracuse Mets and Syracuse Crunch, in addition to the several local collectors, this exhibition offers something for every sports fan. Highlights include signed memorabilia from Ernie Davis, Syracuse Orange Football star and the first African American to win the Heisman Trophy in 1961, as well as game-worn jerseys from Crunch, Mets, and Syracuse Orange Basketball players, to name just a few of the incredible items on display in this exhibit.

Look At What We Got!
Onondaga Historical Association

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

We're opening the doors to our collections and displaying an eclectic collection of unique objects and archival items. As part of our mission to preserve our community's past, OHA curatorial and archival staff has been collecting the tangible local history from donors near and far. Many of those donations from the past 5 years have been gathered together into one exhibit for your viewing pleasure, and to showcase the generosity of our donors.

This exhibit includes unusual, fascinating, and amusing items recently donated to OHA. Museum objects and archival items to be displayed include photographs of the Syracuse Nationals professional basketball team and other local sports team items, Loew's State Theater (now Landmark Theater) architectural drawings from 1926-1927, and story boards from the local TV show The Magic Toy Shop. Other items include furniture made by the Syracuse Ornamental Company (SYROCO), artwork, wicker furniture, clothing and accessories, children's toys, as well as a television set and a Play-Talk Electronic Toy made by General Electric at Electronics Park in Liverpool, NY.

These are just some of the historical treasures that will captivate guests of all interests and ages, so start reliving our community's past, and come Look At What We Got!

*SOLD OUT* Nachos & Blancos
The 443 Social Club

The 443 Social Club
443 Burnet Ave., Syracuse

Sunday in the Park with George
Central New York Playhouse
Erica Moser, director

Atonement Lutheran Church
116 W. Glen Ave., Syracuse

Inspired by the painting, "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte" by Georges Seurat, Sunday in the Park with George, Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's stunning masterpiece, merges past and present into beautiful, poignant truths about life, love and the creation of art.

The days leading up to the completion of his most famous painting, "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte," Georges Seurat is struggling to make meaningful art and maintaining a relationship with his lover, Dot. Amid the scorn of the artistic community, Seurat's artistic ability thrives while his love diminishes. A century later, Seurat's descendant – named George and also an artist – finds himself burnt out and in search of what artistic path to follow, but he finds the answer to his future in the past.

Summer Youth Production: The SpongeBob Musical
Baldwinsville Theatre Guild
Ceara Windhausen, director

First Presbyterian Church of Baldwinsville
64 Oswego St., Baldwinsville

Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? Stakes are higher than ever before as SpongeBob and all of Bikini Bottom face the total annihilation of their undersea world. Chaos erupts. Lives hang in the balance. And just when all hope seems lost, a most unexpected hero rises up and takes center stage!

Monday, July 22, 2024

2024 Light Work Grants in Photography
Light Work Gallery

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

The 2024 award recipients are Malik Abdoulmoumine (Onondaga County), Rosely Htoo (Onondaga County), and Kari Varner (Broome County). The Light Work Grants in Photography are part of Light Work's ongoing effort to provide support and encouragement to Central New York artists working in photography within a 50-mile radius of Syracuse.

According to the Laws of Chance
Light Work Gallery

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

"According to the Laws of Chance" is a subtitle included in many works by the Dadaist painter Jean Arp that describes his systematic yet chance-driven method of creating his simple and playful paintings. Arp would let torn pieces of paper fall to the floor to determine his painting or collage compositions. Although the outcomes are different, Arp's ethos can be found in the work of the photographers selected for this group exhibition.

The artists in this exhibition — Cheryl Miller, Claire A. Warden, Jaclyn Wright, Josh Thorson, Kyle Tata, Louis Chavez, and Will Stith, and Light Work's collection artists, Cecil McDonald, Jr., James Welling, Peter Finnemore, and Rita Hammond — are using and defining chance as a core element of their largely divergent practices. The image-makers in this exhibition embrace the unpredictable and find ways to amplify chance for conceptual and creative purposes. The results are surprising expressions of each artist's voice. Together they showcase the wide-ranging use of chance and highlight it as a vital tool in contemporary photographic practice.

Loren Barrigar
Liverpool is the Place

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

Fingerstyle guitarist

Tuesday, July 23, 2024

Open Figure Drawing 35th Anniversary Exhibit
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

All artists who have attended OFD in the last 35 years are invited to participate in this anniversary show.

Also exhibiting:
Arlene Abend: figurative resin and metal sculptures
Susan Machamer: metalsmith jewelry with semi-precious stones

According to the Laws of Chance
Light Work Gallery

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

"According to the Laws of Chance" is a subtitle included in many works by the Dadaist painter Jean Arp that describes his systematic yet chance-driven method of creating his simple and playful paintings. Arp would let torn pieces of paper fall to the floor to determine his painting or collage compositions. Although the outcomes are different, Arp's ethos can be found in the work of the photographers selected for this group exhibition.

The artists in this exhibition — Cheryl Miller, Claire A. Warden, Jaclyn Wright, Josh Thorson, Kyle Tata, Louis Chavez, and Will Stith, and Light Work's collection artists, Cecil McDonald, Jr., James Welling, Peter Finnemore, and Rita Hammond — are using and defining chance as a core element of their largely divergent practices. The image-makers in this exhibition embrace the unpredictable and find ways to amplify chance for conceptual and creative purposes. The results are surprising expressions of each artist's voice. Together they showcase the wide-ranging use of chance and highlight it as a vital tool in contemporary photographic practice.

2024 Light Work Grants in Photography
Light Work Gallery

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

The 2024 award recipients are Malik Abdoulmoumine (Onondaga County), Rosely Htoo (Onondaga County), and Kari Varner (Broome County). The Light Work Grants in Photography are part of Light Work's ongoing effort to provide support and encouragement to Central New York artists working in photography within a 50-mile radius of Syracuse.

Jazz at Timber Banks: Ron France Duo
CNY Jazz Arts Foundation

Price: No cover
Persimmons
3536 Timber Banks Pkwy., Baldwinsville

The Flaming Lips: Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
Beak & Skiff Apple Orchard

Beak & Skiff
2708 Lords Hill Rd., Lafayette

*SOLD OUT* Bywater Call
The 443 Social Club

The 443 Social Club
443 Burnet Ave., Syracuse

Meghan Parnell and Dave Barnes are the driving force behind Bywater Call, a powerhouse 7-piece Southern Soul, Roots Rock band out of Toronto, Canada.

Wednesday, July 24, 2024

Open Figure Drawing 35th Anniversary Exhibit
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

All artists who have attended OFD in the last 35 years are invited to participate in this anniversary show.

Also exhibiting:
Arlene Abend: figurative resin and metal sculptures
Susan Machamer: metalsmith jewelry with semi-precious stones

2024 Light Work Grants in Photography
Light Work Gallery

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

The 2024 award recipients are Malik Abdoulmoumine (Onondaga County), Rosely Htoo (Onondaga County), and Kari Varner (Broome County). The Light Work Grants in Photography are part of Light Work's ongoing effort to provide support and encouragement to Central New York artists working in photography within a 50-mile radius of Syracuse.

According to the Laws of Chance
Light Work Gallery

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

"According to the Laws of Chance" is a subtitle included in many works by the Dadaist painter Jean Arp that describes his systematic yet chance-driven method of creating his simple and playful paintings. Arp would let torn pieces of paper fall to the floor to determine his painting or collage compositions. Although the outcomes are different, Arp's ethos can be found in the work of the photographers selected for this group exhibition.

The artists in this exhibition — Cheryl Miller, Claire A. Warden, Jaclyn Wright, Josh Thorson, Kyle Tata, Louis Chavez, and Will Stith, and Light Work's collection artists, Cecil McDonald, Jr., James Welling, Peter Finnemore, and Rita Hammond — are using and defining chance as a core element of their largely divergent practices. The image-makers in this exhibition embrace the unpredictable and find ways to amplify chance for conceptual and creative purposes. The results are surprising expressions of each artist's voice. Together they showcase the wide-ranging use of chance and highlight it as a vital tool in contemporary photographic practice.

Jewels from the Fire: 20th Century Enamels
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

The Everson Museum houses a significant collection of enamels by artists including June Schwarcz, Edward H. Winter, and Ellamarie and Jackson Woolley. Several leading ceramists — for example, Carleton Ball and Jade Snow Wong — also worked in enamel. Exhibition spaces that show ceramics have often championed enamels too, including the Everson's own Ceramic National exhibitions. After waning in popularity in the mid-20th century, enamels are enjoying a comeback thanks to new technologies and the proliferation of community studios and makerspaces that provide shared equipment and knowledge.

O’tá:ra
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Akwesasne Mohawk artist Natasha Smoke Santiago has spent the last two decades mastering traditional Haudenosaunee pottery techniques. Her unique work incorporates storytelling, activism, and the exploration of native foodways, including experiments with seedkeeping and collaborations with Indigenous chefs. The exhibition's title, O'tá:ra (pronounced oh-da-law) takes its name from a Mohawk phrase that means both "our clay" and "our clan," a testament to clay's foundational role in Haudenosaunee culture.

Clayscapes
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Clayscapes is a tribute to clay's ubiquitous presence in our lives, and to the powerful metaphorical and spiritual role that it can play. The Everson's famous collection of ceramics is filled with works that explore the landscape—from artist Robert Arneson's monumental celebration of California's mountainous landscape to Uruguayan-born Lidya Buzio's earthy vessels adorned with the skyline of her adopted home in New York City. The collection contains many commercially produced souvenir plates and pitchers meant to commemorate and memorialize specific places. These wares are a distinctive part of the Museum's collection, and they provide inspiration for contemporary artists such as Paul Scott, who makes commemorative plates that reflect the ways that humans have altered the landscape and exploited its resources.

As artists continue to shape clay, Clayscapes recognizes the ways in which clay shapes us. The Everson's ceramic collection is filled with work that documents the joys and sorrows of humankind's relationship with the Earth. This exhibition pays tribute to the powerful connection between artists and the world around them.

Look At What We Got!
Onondaga Historical Association

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

We're opening the doors to our collections and displaying an eclectic collection of unique objects and archival items. As part of our mission to preserve our community's past, OHA curatorial and archival staff has been collecting the tangible local history from donors near and far. Many of those donations from the past 5 years have been gathered together into one exhibit for your viewing pleasure, and to showcase the generosity of our donors.

This exhibit includes unusual, fascinating, and amusing items recently donated to OHA. Museum objects and archival items to be displayed include photographs of the Syracuse Nationals professional basketball team and other local sports team items, Loew's State Theater (now Landmark Theater) architectural drawings from 1926-1927, and story boards from the local TV show The Magic Toy Shop. Other items include furniture made by the Syracuse Ornamental Company (SYROCO), artwork, wicker furniture, clothing and accessories, children's toys, as well as a television set and a Play-Talk Electronic Toy made by General Electric at Electronics Park in Liverpool, NY.

These are just some of the historical treasures that will captivate guests of all interests and ages, so start reliving our community's past, and come Look At What We Got!

Suit Up! Syracuse Sporting Uniforms Through the Years
Onondaga Historical Association

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

"Suit Up! A Look At Syracuse Sporting Uniforms Through The Years" highlights the wide array of sporting uniforms donned by athletes in Onondaga County at every level of competition going back more than 120 years.

Utilizing OHA's extensive collection of uniforms, programs, and photographs, and the generosity of the Syracuse Mets and Syracuse Crunch, in addition to the several local collectors, this exhibition offers something for every sports fan. Highlights include signed memorabilia from Ernie Davis, Syracuse Orange Football star and the first African American to win the Heisman Trophy in 1961, as well as game-worn jerseys from Crunch, Mets, and Syracuse Orange Basketball players, to name just a few of the incredible items on display in this exhibit.

Walking and Talking Wednesday: Historical Lunchtime Tour of Downtown Syracuse
Onondaga Historical Association

Price: $15 OHA members, $20 non-members
Onondaga Historical Association
321 Montgomery St., Syracuse

Spend your midweek lunch hour with Curator of History Robert Searing, listening to some local history as you get in a midday walk around town.

The tour leaves from OHA's downtown museum at 321 Montgomery Street at 12:00 and ends in Clinton Square. The tour will last approximately 45-60 minutes and covers a wide array of topics, including abolition, architecture, general historical happenings, and some of the city's lost historical treasures.

The Head and The Heart, with Phosphorescent
Beak & Skiff Apple Orchard

Beak & Skiff
2708 Lords Hill Rd., Lafayette

Santana and Counting Crows: Oneness Tour
Lakeview Empower FCU Amphitheater

Lakeview Amphitheater
490 Restoration Way, Syracuse

Two Feet Short
Liverpool is the Place

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

Folk and oldies

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

Price: Free, but reservations recommended
Underground Lounge (under the carousel, across from Burlington)
Destiny USA, Syracuse

The Syracuse Orchestra performs light classical favorites, patriotic tunes, and popular standards. All ages are welcome for a relaxed evening of music.

*SOLD OUT* Bywater Call
The 443 Social Club

The 443 Social Club
443 Burnet Ave., Syracuse

Meghan Parnell and Dave Barnes are the driving force behind Bywater Call, a powerhouse 7-piece Southern Soul, Roots Rock band out of Toronto, Canada.

Thursday, July 25, 2024

Open Figure Drawing 35th Anniversary Exhibit
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

All artists who have attended OFD in the last 35 years are invited to participate in this anniversary show.

Also exhibiting:
Arlene Abend: figurative resin and metal sculptures
Susan Machamer: metalsmith jewelry with semi-precious stones

According to the Laws of Chance
Light Work Gallery

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

"According to the Laws of Chance" is a subtitle included in many works by the Dadaist painter Jean Arp that describes his systematic yet chance-driven method of creating his simple and playful paintings. Arp would let torn pieces of paper fall to the floor to determine his painting or collage compositions. Although the outcomes are different, Arp's ethos can be found in the work of the photographers selected for this group exhibition.

The artists in this exhibition — Cheryl Miller, Claire A. Warden, Jaclyn Wright, Josh Thorson, Kyle Tata, Louis Chavez, and Will Stith, and Light Work's collection artists, Cecil McDonald, Jr., James Welling, Peter Finnemore, and Rita Hammond — are using and defining chance as a core element of their largely divergent practices. The image-makers in this exhibition embrace the unpredictable and find ways to amplify chance for conceptual and creative purposes. The results are surprising expressions of each artist's voice. Together they showcase the wide-ranging use of chance and highlight it as a vital tool in contemporary photographic practice.

2024 Light Work Grants in Photography
Light Work Gallery

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

The 2024 award recipients are Malik Abdoulmoumine (Onondaga County), Rosely Htoo (Onondaga County), and Kari Varner (Broome County). The Light Work Grants in Photography are part of Light Work's ongoing effort to provide support and encouragement to Central New York artists working in photography within a 50-mile radius of Syracuse.

O’tá:ra
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Akwesasne Mohawk artist Natasha Smoke Santiago has spent the last two decades mastering traditional Haudenosaunee pottery techniques. Her unique work incorporates storytelling, activism, and the exploration of native foodways, including experiments with seedkeeping and collaborations with Indigenous chefs. The exhibition's title, O'tá:ra (pronounced oh-da-law) takes its name from a Mohawk phrase that means both "our clay" and "our clan," a testament to clay's foundational role in Haudenosaunee culture.

Clayscapes
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Clayscapes is a tribute to clay's ubiquitous presence in our lives, and to the powerful metaphorical and spiritual role that it can play. The Everson's famous collection of ceramics is filled with works that explore the landscape—from artist Robert Arneson's monumental celebration of California's mountainous landscape to Uruguayan-born Lidya Buzio's earthy vessels adorned with the skyline of her adopted home in New York City. The collection contains many commercially produced souvenir plates and pitchers meant to commemorate and memorialize specific places. These wares are a distinctive part of the Museum's collection, and they provide inspiration for contemporary artists such as Paul Scott, who makes commemorative plates that reflect the ways that humans have altered the landscape and exploited its resources.

As artists continue to shape clay, Clayscapes recognizes the ways in which clay shapes us. The Everson's ceramic collection is filled with work that documents the joys and sorrows of humankind's relationship with the Earth. This exhibition pays tribute to the powerful connection between artists and the world around them.

Independent Potter's Association Member Show
Gandee Gallery

Gandee Gallery
7846 Main St., Fabius

The Gandee Gallery is proud to host this year's Independent Potters' Associations's (IPA) Member show, an annual group exhibition featuring ceramics created by the group's members.

Paulina Velázquez Solís: Unseen/forgotten: Ode to the humble landscape
Urban Video Project

Everson Museum of Art Plaza
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Unseen/forgotten: Ode to the humble landscape | Invisible/olvidado: Oda al paisaje humilde is a continuation of the project A river of all ages that Paulina Velázquez Solís developed during the pandemic. She found herself in a new environment in Brooktondale NY, surrounded by a creek where the change of pace and isolation brought via COVID accentuated the sound perception of the river, and its presence as a neighbor and living entity.

This sonic connection was similar to her home in Costa Rica, which is also next to a river, making the sound experience of the river both grounding and nostalgic. This experience brought a new perspective not only in the sense of place through bodies of water but also in the creatures and plants that are particular to a place.

Unseen/forgotten: continues these observations focusing on plants of Central New York natural areas that present a post-industrial natural wonder – where many species prevail after the severe deforestation through the end of the 19th century and the start of the 1900s, presenting through visuals, media performance and soundscapes, stories learned during the explorations of natural areas, and visits at the L. H. Bailey Hortorium Herbarium at Cornell University.

Screening begins at dusk.

Ratatouille

Price: $6 movie alone; museum general admission: $14 regular, $12 ages 2-15 and 65+, free for children under 2
Museum of Science and Technology (MOST)
500 S. Franklin St., Syracuse

2007 Pixar movie about a young rat named Remy who dreams of becoming a chef.

Suit Up! Syracuse Sporting Uniforms Through the Years
Onondaga Historical Association

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

"Suit Up! A Look At Syracuse Sporting Uniforms Through The Years" highlights the wide array of sporting uniforms donned by athletes in Onondaga County at every level of competition going back more than 120 years.

Utilizing OHA's extensive collection of uniforms, programs, and photographs, and the generosity of the Syracuse Mets and Syracuse Crunch, in addition to the several local collectors, this exhibition offers something for every sports fan. Highlights include signed memorabilia from Ernie Davis, Syracuse Orange Football star and the first African American to win the Heisman Trophy in 1961, as well as game-worn jerseys from Crunch, Mets, and Syracuse Orange Basketball players, to name just a few of the incredible items on display in this exhibit.

Look At What We Got!
Onondaga Historical Association

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

We're opening the doors to our collections and displaying an eclectic collection of unique objects and archival items. As part of our mission to preserve our community's past, OHA curatorial and archival staff has been collecting the tangible local history from donors near and far. Many of those donations from the past 5 years have been gathered together into one exhibit for your viewing pleasure, and to showcase the generosity of our donors.

This exhibit includes unusual, fascinating, and amusing items recently donated to OHA. Museum objects and archival items to be displayed include photographs of the Syracuse Nationals professional basketball team and other local sports team items, Loew's State Theater (now Landmark Theater) architectural drawings from 1926-1927, and story boards from the local TV show The Magic Toy Shop. Other items include furniture made by the Syracuse Ornamental Company (SYROCO), artwork, wicker furniture, clothing and accessories, children's toys, as well as a television set and a Play-Talk Electronic Toy made by General Electric at Electronics Park in Liverpool, NY.

These are just some of the historical treasures that will captivate guests of all interests and ages, so start reliving our community's past, and come Look At What We Got!

Die Another Death
Acme Mystery Company

Spaghetti Warehouse
689 N. Clinton St., Syracuse

Agent Double Y of Her Majesty's Service is on another high-stakes mission. The legendary Alchemists' Cauldron is set to be on display during a ceremony at the Sylvanian Consulate. Rumored to possess supernatural powers, the Cauldron is sought by every bad guy around the globe. Who will make the right moves? Who will be taken off the board? The European crime boss? The Texas-sized American politician? The back-stabbing reporter? Or will Double Y come to the rescue again and keep the Cauldron from falling into the wrong hands?

Summer Youth Production: The SpongeBob Musical
Baldwinsville Theatre Guild
Ceara Windhausen, director

First Presbyterian Church of Baldwinsville
64 Oswego St., Baldwinsville

Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? Stakes are higher than ever before as SpongeBob and all of Bikini Bottom face the total annihilation of their undersea world. Chaos erupts. Lives hang in the balance. And just when all hope seems lost, a most unexpected hero rises up and takes center stage!

Friday, July 26, 2024

Open Figure Drawing 35th Anniversary Exhibit
Edgewood Gallery

Edgewood Gallery
216 Tecumseh Rd., Syracuse

All artists who have attended OFD in the last 35 years are invited to participate in this anniversary show.

Also exhibiting:
Arlene Abend: figurative resin and metal sculptures
Susan Machamer: metalsmith jewelry with semi-precious stones

Exhibit Reception: 2024 Light Work Grants in Photography
Light Work Gallery

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

There will be an exhibit reception this evening 5:00-7:00 pm.

The 2024 award recipients are Malik Abdoulmoumine (Onondaga County), Rosely Htoo (Onondaga County), and Kari Varner (Broome County). The Light Work Grants in Photography are part of Light Work's ongoing effort to provide support and encouragement to Central New York artists working in photography within a 50-mile radius of Syracuse.

Exhibit Reception: According to the Laws of Chance
Light Work Gallery

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

There will be an exhibit reception this evening 5:00-7:00 pm.

"According to the Laws of Chance" is a subtitle included in many works by the Dadaist painter Jean Arp that describes his systematic yet chance-driven method of creating his simple and playful paintings. Arp would let torn pieces of paper fall to the floor to determine his painting or collage compositions. Although the outcomes are different, Arp's ethos can be found in the work of the photographers selected for this group exhibition.

The artists in this exhibition — Cheryl Miller, Claire A. Warden, Jaclyn Wright, Josh Thorson, Kyle Tata, Louis Chavez, and Will Stith, and Light Work's collection artists, Cecil McDonald, Jr., James Welling, Peter Finnemore, and Rita Hammond — are using and defining chance as a core element of their largely divergent practices. The image-makers in this exhibition embrace the unpredictable and find ways to amplify chance for conceptual and creative purposes. The results are surprising expressions of each artist's voice. Together they showcase the wide-ranging use of chance and highlight it as a vital tool in contemporary photographic practice.

Clayscapes
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Clayscapes is a tribute to clay's ubiquitous presence in our lives, and to the powerful metaphorical and spiritual role that it can play. The Everson's famous collection of ceramics is filled with works that explore the landscape—from artist Robert Arneson's monumental celebration of California's mountainous landscape to Uruguayan-born Lidya Buzio's earthy vessels adorned with the skyline of her adopted home in New York City. The collection contains many commercially produced souvenir plates and pitchers meant to commemorate and memorialize specific places. These wares are a distinctive part of the Museum's collection, and they provide inspiration for contemporary artists such as Paul Scott, who makes commemorative plates that reflect the ways that humans have altered the landscape and exploited its resources.

As artists continue to shape clay, Clayscapes recognizes the ways in which clay shapes us. The Everson's ceramic collection is filled with work that documents the joys and sorrows of humankind's relationship with the Earth. This exhibition pays tribute to the powerful connection between artists and the world around them.

O’tá:ra
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Akwesasne Mohawk artist Natasha Smoke Santiago has spent the last two decades mastering traditional Haudenosaunee pottery techniques. Her unique work incorporates storytelling, activism, and the exploration of native foodways, including experiments with seedkeeping and collaborations with Indigenous chefs. The exhibition's title, O'tá:ra (pronounced oh-da-law) takes its name from a Mohawk phrase that means both "our clay" and "our clan," a testament to clay's foundational role in Haudenosaunee culture.

Jewels from the Fire: 20th Century Enamels
Everson Museum of Art

Everson Museum of Art
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

The Everson Museum houses a significant collection of enamels by artists including June Schwarcz, Edward H. Winter, and Ellamarie and Jackson Woolley. Several leading ceramists — for example, Carleton Ball and Jade Snow Wong — also worked in enamel. Exhibition spaces that show ceramics have often championed enamels too, including the Everson's own Ceramic National exhibitions. After waning in popularity in the mid-20th century, enamels are enjoying a comeback thanks to new technologies and the proliferation of community studios and makerspaces that provide shared equipment and knowledge.

Independent Potter's Association Member Show
Gandee Gallery

Gandee Gallery
7846 Main St., Fabius

The Gandee Gallery is proud to host this year's Independent Potters' Associations's (IPA) Member show, an annual group exhibition featuring ceramics created by the group's members.

Eight Artists: An Invitational
Art in the Atrium

Price: Free
City Hall Commons Atrium
201 East Washington St., Syracuse

The Invitational showcases eight artists: Tyrone Johnson-Neuland, S. Quinn, Rachel Anderson, Ben Coir, Tony Washington, Wanda-Marie Nahani Rana, Jillian Hagadorn, and Mary Stanley. These artists cover a range of mediums, including painting, photography, assemblage, illustration, sculpture, and installation.

Unseen/forgotten: An ode to the humble landscape | Invisible/olvidado: Oda al paisaje humilde
Light Work Gallery

Everson Museum of Art Plaza
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

This project, which will include interactive and performance-based elements, will explore Central New York as a site of "post-industrial natural wonder", using regionally extinct species in local herbaria as tools to meditate on "[t]he tension between what prevails and what has shifted or disappeared" in a field of "memory, transformation, and territory". Regional commissioned artist Paulina Velázquez Solís will be present for this live performance.

Paulina Velázquez Solís: Unseen/forgotten: Ode to the humble landscape
Urban Video Project

Everson Museum of Art Plaza
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Unseen/forgotten: Ode to the humble landscape | Invisible/olvidado: Oda al paisaje humilde is a continuation of the project A river of all ages that Paulina Velázquez Solís developed during the pandemic. She found herself in a new environment in Brooktondale NY, surrounded by a creek where the change of pace and isolation brought via COVID accentuated the sound perception of the river, and its presence as a neighbor and living entity.

This sonic connection was similar to her home in Costa Rica, which is also next to a river, making the sound experience of the river both grounding and nostalgic. This experience brought a new perspective not only in the sense of place through bodies of water but also in the creatures and plants that are particular to a place.

Unseen/forgotten: continues these observations focusing on plants of Central New York natural areas that present a post-industrial natural wonder – where many species prevail after the severe deforestation through the end of the 19th century and the start of the 1900s, presenting through visuals, media performance and soundscapes, stories learned during the explorations of natural areas, and visits at the L. H. Bailey Hortorium Herbarium at Cornell University.

Screening begins at dusk.

Girls Rise Up Showcase
Community Folk Art Center

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

For three weeks, students have dived into STEM and blossomed with confidence as they expressed themselves through dance. Now, witness the grand finale of their journey — an electrifying evening of tech-infused performances where creativity meets technology. Every performance has been imagined, choreographed, and coded by these talented students.

Syracuse Arts & Crafts Festival

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

This spectacular three-day showcase of the country's most talented artists, craftspeople, and entertainers features about 150 artists representing 19 states and Canada. Visitors can shop and browse among the art and craft exhibits showcasing an exceptionally wide selection of contemporary arts and crafts, from functional to decorative.

The festival also features the performing arts. A full schedule of free continuous entertainment will include street performances by musicians, costumed ethnic dance groups, and local singers/songwriters.

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

Ukrainian Festival

Price: Free
St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church
207 Tompkins St., Syracuse

Ukrainian dancing, live music, traditional food, and Ukrainian crafts.

For more information, visit www.stjohnbaptistucc.com/ukrainian-festival.

Look At What We Got!
Onondaga Historical Association

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

We're opening the doors to our collections and displaying an eclectic collection of unique objects and archival items. As part of our mission to preserve our community's past, OHA curatorial and archival staff has been collecting the tangible local history from donors near and far. Many of those donations from the past 5 years have been gathered together into one exhibit for your viewing pleasure, and to showcase the generosity of our donors.

This exhibit includes unusual, fascinating, and amusing items recently donated to OHA. Museum objects and archival items to be displayed include photographs of the Syracuse Nationals professional basketball team and other local sports team items, Loew's State Theater (now Landmark Theater) architectural drawings from 1926-1927, and story boards from the local TV show The Magic Toy Shop. Other items include furniture made by the Syracuse Ornamental Company (SYROCO), artwork, wicker furniture, clothing and accessories, children's toys, as well as a television set and a Play-Talk Electronic Toy made by General Electric at Electronics Park in Liverpool, NY.

These are just some of the historical treasures that will captivate guests of all interests and ages, so start reliving our community's past, and come Look At What We Got!

Suit Up! Syracuse Sporting Uniforms Through the Years
Onondaga Historical Association

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

"Suit Up! A Look At Syracuse Sporting Uniforms Through The Years" highlights the wide array of sporting uniforms donned by athletes in Onondaga County at every level of competition going back more than 120 years.

Utilizing OHA's extensive collection of uniforms, programs, and photographs, and the generosity of the Syracuse Mets and Syracuse Crunch, in addition to the several local collectors, this exhibition offers something for every sports fan. Highlights include signed memorabilia from Ernie Davis, Syracuse Orange Football star and the first African American to win the Heisman Trophy in 1961, as well as game-worn jerseys from Crunch, Mets, and Syracuse Orange Basketball players, to name just a few of the incredible items on display in this exhibit.

Organ Recital
Featuring Armand Di Scenna

Price: Free
Plymouth Church
232 E. Onondaga St., Syracuse

Organ Recital
Featuring Brian DuSell

Price: Free
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Columbus Circle, Syracuse

Organ Recital
Featuring Justin Oei

Price: Free
Plymouth Church
232 E. Onondaga St., Syracuse

Organ Recital
Featuring Patrick McMullen

Price: Free
Plymouth Church
232 E. Onondaga St., Syracuse

Organ Recital
Featuring Josh Corcoran

Price: Free
Plymouth Church
232 E. Onondaga St., Syracuse

Northeast Jazz and Wine Festival
CNY Jazz Arts Foundation

Price: Free
Landmark Theatre
362 S. Salina St., Syracuse

Mainstage
6:00 pm: Brass Inc.
7:45 pm: Blake Aaron & Will Donato
9:45 pm: Shayna Steele

Second Floor Lobby Stage
5:00 pm: Tres Guitars
7:00 pm: Tres Guitars
9:00 pm: Tres Guitars

Youth and Commuity Stage
5:00 pm: Poor Judgement
6:00 pm: Green River
7:00 pm: Strolling Musician Greg Hoover

Dan + Shay: Heartbreak On The Map Tour, with Jake Owen, Dylan Marlowe
Lakeview Empower FCU Amphitheater

Lakeview Amphitheater
490 Restoration Way, Syracuse

Festival of Music
Featuring Patrice Pates Eaton, mezzo-soprano; Jessica Wooldridge King, bassoon

Price: Free (donations accepted)
St. Stephen's Lutheran Church
DeWitt St. and Mertens Ave., Syracuse

Brahms Alto Rhapsody
Vivaldi Bassoon Concerto

Shaw Davis & the Black Ties
The 443 Social Club

The 443 Social Club
443 Burnet Ave., Syracuse

Shaw Davis & The Black Ties feature an incendiary fusion of Progressive Hard Rock and Roots Rock that embodies the soul found within Blues Rock icons of the 60s and 70s.

Summer Youth Production: The SpongeBob Musical
Baldwinsville Theatre Guild
Ceara Windhausen, director

First Presbyterian Church of Baldwinsville
64 Oswego St., Baldwinsville

Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? Stakes are higher than ever before as SpongeBob and all of Bikini Bottom face the total annihilation of their undersea world. Chaos erupts. Lives hang in the balance. And just when all hope seems lost, a most unexpected hero rises up and takes center stage!

Sunday in the Park with George
Central New York Playhouse
Erica Moser, director

Atonement Lutheran Church
116 W. Glen Ave., Syracuse

Inspired by the painting, "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte" by Georges Seurat, Sunday in the Park with George, Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's stunning masterpiece, merges past and present into beautiful, poignant truths about life, love and the creation of art.

The days leading up to the completion of his most famous painting, "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte," Georges Seurat is struggling to make meaningful art and maintaining a relationship with his lover, Dot. Amid the scorn of the artistic community, Seurat's artistic ability thrives while his love diminishes. A century later, Seurat's descendant – named George and also an artist – finds himself burnt out and in search of what artistic path to follow, but he finds the answer to his future in the past.

*SOLD OUT* Grease
Covey Theatre Company

BeVard Room, Mulroy Civic Center
411 Montgomery St., Syracuse

Break out the poodle skirts and leather jackets for the great American musical Grease. Enjoy "Greased Lightning," "Summer Nights," "Hand Jive," and "You're the One That I Want" with Danny, Sandy, and the rest of the Greasers and Pink Ladies for unbridled fun, dancing, and rock n' roll!