Arts & Culture
VPA alumnus Bryan Buckley ’85 receives Academy Award nomination for short film
College of Visual and Performing Arts alumnus and award-winning commercial and film director Bryan Buckley ’85 was among the nominees announced Thursday, Jan. 10, for the 85th Academy Awards. Buckley directed the short film “Asad,” which was nominated in the…
SU Opera Theatre to present comic opera ‘Too Many Sopranos’ Jan. 25-27
The Syracuse University Opera Theatre will present Edwin Penhorwood’s comic opera “Too Many Sopranos” Jan. 25, 26 and 27 at 8 p.m. in the Rose and Jules R. Setnor Auditorium, Crouse College. The work parodies the over-the-top caricatures from various…
SUArt Galleries opens ‘Nouveau Risqué: A Perspective On Women And Progress’
The SUArt Galleries will present “Nouveau Risqué: A Perspective on Women and Progress,” an exhibition that investigates the impact that work, recreational activities and independent living had on women at the turn of the 20th century. The exhibition will feature…
SUArt Galleries opens print retrospective of renowned landscape artist Neil Welliver
The Syracuse University Art Galleries will present “Neil Welliver Prints,” an exhibition of more than 60 examples of the artist’s woodcuts, etchings, lithographs and screen prints.
La Casita hosts New York City-based performance artist
Cuban-American performance artist Carmelita Tropicana (a.k.a. Alina Troyana) will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 1, at La Casita Cultural Center, 109 Otisco St., Syracuse. The performance is free and open to the public. Troyana will present “Border Beasts: A…
Novelist Christine Schutt opens Spring 2013 Raymond Carver Reading Series
Award-winning novelist Christine Schutt, author of “Prosperous Friends” (Grove/Atlantic, 2012) will open the Spring 2013 Raymond Carver Reading Series at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 30, in Gifford Auditorium. The reading will be preceded by a question-and-answer session from 3:45-4:30 p.m….
Teams chosen to advance in Movement on Main competition
UPSTATE: A Center for Design, Research and Real Estate in the Syracuse University School of Architecture, and the Syracuse University Office of Community Engagement and Economic Development have announced the results of stage one of the Movement on Main: Designing…
The NewsHouse: Setnor School offers conservatory environment for music students
601 Tully to offer series of free eco art classes for children
601 Tully, the center for engaged artistic practice on Syracuse’s Near West Side, is offering a series of free eco art classes for children this spring. Classes will be on Saturdays, 1:30-3 p.m., beginning on Feb. 2. The nine class…
Roots Reggae band Akuma Roots performs at Community Folk Art Center
Community Folk Art Center will host a performance by Syracuse-based Roots Reggae band Akuma Roots as part of its annual music series “A Journey Through Music of the African Diaspora.” Akuma Roots will perform in CFAC’s Black Box Theatre on…