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Novelist Ruth Ozeki Closes Out Semester’s Carver Reading Series

Monday, December 1, 2014, By Renée K. Gadoua

Novelist Ruth Ozeki will conclude Syracuse University’s Fall 2014 Raymond Carver Reading Series with a reading Wednesday, Dec. 3, in Gifford Auditorium. A question-and-answer session is from 3:45-4:30 p.m., followed by the reading. The event is free and open to…

Faculty, Alumni to Be Recognized at CNY Book Awards Dec. 4

Monday, December 1, 2014, By Rob Enslin

Syracuse University faculty and alumni are among the finalists for the 2014 CNY Book Awards, organized and presented by the Downtown Writers Center (DWC) of the YMCA Arts Branch. The annual event, which showcases regional poetry, fiction and nonfiction, returns…

On the ‘Sound Beat’

Thursday, November 20, 2014, By Cyndi Moritz

When you tune in to “Sound Beat” on any of about 200 public radio outlets, including WAER, you’re never sure what you’re going to hear. It could be 90 seconds of blues. It could be an old Vaudeville routine. Or it could be canaries tweeting the “Emperor Waltz.”

University of Copenhagen Scholars to Lecture on Rhetorical Citizenship

Thursday, November 13, 2014, By Erica Blust

Christian Kock and Lisa Villadsen, scholars from the University of Copenhagen in Denmark, will visit Syracuse University as guests of the Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies in the College of Visual and Performing Arts. They will present a joint…

Point of Contact Presents Annual Patron Holiday Benefit ‘El Beso’ on Nov. 13

Tuesday, November 11, 2014, By News Staff

Point of Contact is hosting its Annual Patron Holiday Benefit “El Beso” on Thursday, Nov. 13, at 6 p.m. The event will feature a special poetry reading by Pedro Cuperman and Jules Gibbs from, the Collection “El Beso” by Pedro…

Campus & Community

Out of Many, One People: A Night of Tribute

Monday, November 3, 2014, By News Staff

Please join Redemption, Nu Rho and several guests performers Nov. 6 at 7 p.m. in Jabberwocky Cafe in celebrating the legend, Bob Marley. The night will be filled with music, dance and poetry! URL: https://www.facebook.com/redemptionacapella Contact: Kyrani Reneau Redemption A…

Arts & Culture

Bruce Smith Wins Residency in Rome

Tuesday, October 28, 2014, By Sarah Scalese

Bruce Smith visited Rome about 20 years ago. Now he can spend seven weeks in the Eternal City, known for its abundant ancient buildings and artifacts; exquisite art; and dramatic history. Smith, a critically acclaimed poet and professor of English…

Light Work Presents Raymond Meeks’ ‘Where Objects Fall Away’

Monday, October 27, 2014, By Jessica Posner

Light Work will present “Where Objects Fall Away,” an exhibition spanning the career of photographer and book artist Raymond Meeks, from Nov. 3-Dec. 17 in the Kathleen O. Ellis Gallery at Light Work, located at 316 Waverly Ave. Meeks will…

Scholars Announce Activities for 2014 Remembrance Week

Thursday, October 16, 2014, By Kelly Homan Rodoski

The weeklong series of events honors the 270 people, including 35 students studying abroad through Syracuse University, who lost their lives in the terrorist bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, on Dec. 21, 1988.

Arts & Culture

August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-Winning Masterpiece ‘The Piano Lesson’ Starts Oct. 22

Wednesday, October 8, 2014, By News Staff

In August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece “The Piano Lesson,” the past threatens to pull apart brother and sister. Bernice treasures a one-of-a-kind piano, an heirloom with carved figures of their enslaved ancestors. Boy Willie suddenly arrives from the South determined…