Arts & Culture
‘Cultures of Memory’ international symposium planned
The Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies (CRS) in the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) will co-present “Cultures of Memory,” a multi-faceted, international symposium, from Oct. 16-20 at Faraday House, Syracuse University’s London center, and York St. John…
CNY Arts Invites Community Input in Regional Cultural Plan
CNY Arts (formerly the Cultural Resources Council) is seeking input from residents in six Central New York counties as part of a new initiative to promote and develop the area’s culture, arts, history and heritage resources for both residents and…
‘Terrain’ Features Work of Jackie Nickerson
Light Work will display the exhibition “Terrain,” featuring the work of Jackie Nickerson. It debuts in the Kathleen O. Ellis Gallery on Nov. 5, and runs until Dec. 20. A reception and gallery talk will take place Dec. 5 from…
Light Work to Present Cummer’s ‘Dawn Light’
Light Work and Community Darkrooms will present the work of Willson Cummer in an exhibition titled “Dawn Light.” The exhibition will open Nov. 5, and run until March 7, 2014. A reception will be held Dec. 5. “In late July…
Pan Am 103 Documentary Screening is Wednesday
The Remembrance Scholars and the Pan Am 103 25th Anniversary Committee will host a screening of the documentary “Since” on Wednesday, Oct. 9, at 7:30 p.m. in Room 207 of the Hall of Languages. The documentary, by journalist Phil Furey,…
XL Projects to Present Sculpture Exhibition ‘FULL’
“FULL,” an exhibition of work by undergraduate sculpture students in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ (VPA) Department of Art, will be held Oct. 9-Nov. 3 at XL Projects, 307–313 S. Clinton St., Syracuse. The show is free and…
Listening to ‘Scorched’: Women, War and Resistance
A panel discussion called “Listening to ‘Scorched’: Women, War and Resistance” will be held at 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26, in the Arthur Storch Theatre. The discussion will follow the 3 p.m. matinee of Syracuse Stage’s production of “Scorched” by…
Hispanic Heritage Month Concludes with Bomba & Plena Festival
La Casita Cultural Center will once again host its traditional Bomba & Plena Festival, where residents of Syracuse and all of Central New York join SU’s Hispanic communities for the grand finale event of this year’s commemoration of Hispanic Heritage…
Sternlicht to Lecture on Singer
Sanford Sternlicht G’62, professor of English in The College of Arts and Sciences, will present a lecture on the life and times of Nobel Prize-winning author Isaac Bashevis Singer at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 13, at Temple Adath Yeshurun….
The Art of Listening: A Reading by Two Poets
On Thursday, Oct. 24, the YMCA’s Downtown Writers Center offers its third annual reading as a component of Syracuse Symposium, featuring two internationally acclaimed poets—Ilya Kaminsky and Stephen Kuusisto (one hearing-impaired, the other blind). They will read work from their…