Arts & Culture
VPA Senior Named YMA Fashion Scholarship Fund Scholar
Michelle Lee, a senior fashion design major in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ School of Design, was named a 2016 YMA Fashion Scholarship Fund (FSF) Scholar. Lee is now a two-time recipient of the $5,000 scholarship; she was…
Bandier Program to Present Business Manager Phil Sarna Feb. 23
Phil Sarna, founder of PS Business Management LLC, will present a lecture on Tuesday, Feb. 23, at 6:30 p.m. in the Lender Auditorium (Room 007), located on the concourse level of the Martin J. Whitman School of Management. The lecture…
Humanities Center Closes Out Month with High-Profile Events
The Humanities Center, based in the College of Arts and Sciences, wraps up February with a quartet of high-profile events. It features visits by Jonathan Dueck, an award-winning ethnomusicologist at George Washington University (GW); Alicia Garza, founder of the Black…
Syracuse Stage Presents Classic ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’
Harper Lee’s classic American tale of courage and justice takes the stage as Syracuse Stage presents “To Kill a Mockingbird” Feb. 24-March 26, directed by producing artistic director Timothy Bond. Through the familiar story of small-town lawyer Atticus Finch, his…
A Rembrandt ‘Selfie’ among Dutch Master Works at SU Art Gallery
Irene Garcia G’17 got a few extra lessons from last semester’s art history seminar, “Graduate Research Methods and Scholarly Writing.” In addition to classroom lectures and writing assignments, she worked with Wayne Franits, professor of art history, curating “Dutch Master…
Poet Roger Reeves Is First in Raymond Carver Series Spring Lineup
Poet Roger Reeves will be the first writer to give a reading in the spring 2016 lineup of the Raymond Carver Reading Series on Wednesday, Feb. 17. The series, which brings 12-14 prominent writers to campus each year, is presented…
Department of Drama Stages ‘Punk Rock’ by Simon Stephens
The Department of Drama tackles the volatile combination of adolescence and anxiety in Simon Stephens’ 2009 play “Punk Rock.” Directed by Robert Moss, this production from one of Britain’s most celebrated contemporary playwrights runs at the Storch Theatre Feb. 19-28…
Poster Project Offers Free Valentines Designed by Illustration Students
Half the pleasure of sharing love with your Valentine is making it personal–crafting the right note, personalizing a gift, cooking up a creative meal. The Syracuse Poster Project can get you started with free Valentine’s cards. Download them, print them,…
CFAC Presents ‘As Bad as I Wanna Be: Reimaging Black Womanhood’
Community Folk Art Center opens the spring 2016 exhibition season with “As Bad as I Wanna Be: Reimaging Black Womanhood,” featuring the works of artists Delita Martin, Kenyatta Hinkle and Nina Buxenbaum. These emerging mixed media artists interrogate femininity, gender…
Feminist Scholar Awarded Guest Professorship in Germany
A professor in the College of Arts and Sciences has returned from a prestigious appointment at Goethe University (GU) in Frankfurt, Germany. Chandra Talpade Mohanty—Distinguished Professor and chair of women’s & gender studies (WGS), as well as Dean’s Professor of…