Arts & Culture
A Conversation with George Saunders
Seats are still available for Friday morning’s conversation with George Saunders, a professor in The College of Arts and Sciences and renowned author whose 2013 Convocation address recently went viral. Saunders will discuss the creative process and his teaching Friday…
Archives Creates Pan Am 103 TIMELINE
As part of the commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, the Pan Am Flight 103/Lockerbie Air Disaster Archives has created a virtual timeline that includes almost 150 events relating to the tragedy and…
Syracuse International Film Festival Opens Wednesday, Continues through Sunday
The Syracuse International Film Festival 2013 opens Wednesday, Oct. 2, with an art show and reception, “The Golden Era of Hollywood,” featuring work by Italian poster artist Silvano Campeggi, from 5:30-8:30 p.m. at the Landmark Theatre. The festival continues through…
SU Hosts Imagining America National Conference this Weekend
Four hundred people from colleges and universities from across the United States will come to Syracuse University this Friday through Sunday, Oct. 4-6, for the Imagining America: Artists and Scholars in Public Life (IA) annual national conference.
Etgar Keret Presents Raymond Carver Lecture Oct. 9
Etgar Keret, the popular Israeli writer and filmmaker, will present this semester’s second Raymond Carver Reading Series at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 9, in Gifford Auditorium. A question-and-answer session will precede the reading from 3:45-4:30 p.m. The event is free…
LGBT Resource Center Presents Coming Out Month
Syracuse University’s LGBT Resource Center, within the Division of Student Affairs, continues its tradition of celebrating the month of October as “Coming Out Month,” in honor of the national “Coming Out Day” on Oct. 11. This month-long anniversary, designed to…
Setnor School Announces 2013-14 Baker Artist Residencies
OperaWorks founder Ann Baltz to hold master class performance Oct. 3 A leading opera educator, a renowned brass ensemble and an international opera star will hold residencies at SU during the 2013-14 academic year as part of the Baker Artist…
Monk’s ‘A Celebration Service’ Comes to Syracuse
SU Arts Engage will present two performances of award-winning composer, singer and choreographer Meredith Monk’s “A Celebration Service” on Thursday, Oct. 3, and Saturday, Oct. 5, at Plymouth Congregational Church, 232 E. Onondaga St. in downtown Syracuse. The performances are…
Carrie Mae Weems Named MacArthur Fellow
Carrie Mae Weems, a two-time SU artist-in-residence (1988 Light Work Gallery and 2005-06 VPA), instructor and ongoing collaborator in SU engagement projects, has been named one of 24 MacArthur fellows for 2013. The fellowships “recognize 24 exceptionally creative individuals with…
Five Distinguished Alumni to Receive George Arents Award during Orange Central
Five distinguished Syracuse University alumni, representing excellence in the areas of the performing arts; art; fashion design; advertising, wellness and philanthropy; and literature will be honored with the George Arents Award during the University’s 2013 Orange Central celebration. Those who…