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Literacy Tutor from Nepal Shares ESL Experience with New Immigrants

Thursday, August 21, 2014, By Kathleen Haley

In a brightly decorated classroom lined with children’s artwork and brimming with the playful noise and energy of a bunch of 4- and 5-year-olds, Totadri Dhimal ’15 encourages talking. The more the better, and he is an active participant as a Literacy Corps tutor.

Annual Light Work Grants Exhibition Opens

Tuesday, August 19, 2014, By Jessica Posner

Light Work has announced the 40th annual “Light Work Grants” exhibition, featuring the work of the 2014 Light Work Grant recipients: Trevor Clement, Sebastien Collett and Dan Wetmore. The exhibition opened Aug. 18 in the Light Work Hallway Gallery, and…

Electronic Musician Dillon Francis Headlines 10th Annual Juice Jam

Monday, August 18, 2014, By News Staff

University Union’s 10th annual Juice Jam Music Festival will take place on Sept. 7, featuring performances from seven different artists across the event’s two stages. Dillon Francis, Schoolboy Q, 3LAU and Tinashe will play Juice Jam’s main stage, while hip…

Arts & Culture

Exhibition at 914Works Closes with Black-and-White Reception

Wednesday, August 13, 2014, By Erica Blust

914Works, a gallery space of the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA), will host a black-and-white reception to mark the closing of “Son of the Genesee,” an exhibition of black-and-white paintings by Stefan Zoller G’16, on Thursday, Sept. 4,…

Arts & Culture

‘Tammy Renée Brackett: Dear Deer’ Opens Aug. 19

Tuesday, August 12, 2014, By Syracuse University Art Museum

The Syracuse University Art Galleries will premiere a new media installation, “Tammy Renée Brackett: Dear Deer,” curated by SUArt Galleries Associate Director and Curator of Collections David L. Prince. Brackett’s recent work combines the digital and natural world to explore…

Arts & Culture

Opening Reception for ‘Last’ to be held on Sept. 4 at Point of Contact Gallery

Tuesday, August 12, 2014, By News Staff

Point of Contact Gallery is hosting an opening reception for “Last,” an exhibition by local artist Dorene Quinn, on Thursday, Sept. 4. The opening reception will take place from 6-8 p.m. and is free and open to the public. Refreshments…

STEM

Building Green from Syracuse to Nanjing

Tuesday, August 12, 2014, By Matt Wheeler

This spring, Professor Jensen Zhang, director of Syracuse University’s Building Energy and Environmental Systems Laboratory, led a group of students from SU to Nanjing, China. There, they joined students from Nanjing University and Aalto University in Finland to explore the…

Arts & Culture

Students Teach, Advise Teen Artists at Talent Agency

Monday, August 11, 2014, By Erica Blust

Several Syracuse University students are spending the summer helping local teen artists prepare for college and a career in the arts through a program at Syracuse’s Talent Agency. Under the guidance of art faculty and staff in the College of…

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Multicultural Block Party on Aug. 14 Will Celebrate Vitality of Near West Side Neighborhood

Monday, August 11, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The Near Westside Initiative (NWSI) will hold its fifth annual Multicultural Block Party at Skiddy Park on Thursday, Aug. 14, from 1-6 p.m. Residents and supporters of the Near West Side are invited to attend this celebration of the community…

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Art, Music and Food Align to Celebrate Summer in Forman Park

Friday, August 8, 2014, By News Staff

A Midsummer Night’s Fling in Forman Park, an enchanted, family-friendly evening along the Connective Corridor featuring music, food and art, will be held on Friday, Aug. 22, from 6-10 p.m. in Forman Park in downtown Syracuse. The event is free…