Arts & Culture
Getting to know: Glassblower Sally Prasch
The shelves, drawers, nooks and crannies of Sally Prasch’s laboratory in the basement of the Center for Science and Technology are packed with a myriad of glass items—round and square rods, tubes, connectors, valves, stopcocks, ampules and more—from the minuscule…
Students merge scholarship with spoken word Dec. 9
Verbal Blend, a spoken-word poetry program out of the Office of Multicultural Affairs at Syracuse University, will host its campus-wide “Take the Mic” poetry slam on Sunday, Dec. 9, at 6:30 p.m. in Hergenhan Auditorium in Newhouse 3. Doors will…
SU Wind Ensemble and Symphony Band to present concert Dec. 4
The Syracuse University Wind Ensemble and Symphony Band will present a joint concert Tuesday, Dec. 4, at 8 p.m. in the Rose and Jules R. Setnor Auditorium, Crouse College. The concert is free and open to the public. Free and…
Irving Berlin’s musical ‘White Christmas’ delivers romance, comedy, holiday cheer
The title song alone is a celebration and a reminder of a time when the simplest pleasures mattered most and having a big heart was genuinely considered a virtue. Two successful showmen join forces to help out their old army…
Award-winning novelist concludes Fall 2012 Raymond Carver Reading Series
Adam Levin G’04, author of the breakthrough novel “The Instructions” (McSweeney’s, 2010), will present the final installment of the fall 2012 Raymond Carver Reading Series on Wednesday, Dec. 5, at 5:30 p.m. in Gifford Auditorium. The reading will be preceded…
Additional public performances scheduled Dec. 1 and 8 for sold out children’s touring production ‘A Thousand Cranes’
Public performances of this year’s Bank of America Children’s Show “A Thousand Cranes,” produced by Syracuse Stage and the Department of Drama in Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts, will be held at noon on Dec. 1 and…
$1 million gift to Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies makes Sims Hall renovations a reality
A walk down the hallways of the Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies (CRS) on the first floor of Sims Hall reveals the unmistakable sights and smells of a freshly completed makeover: crisp paint, new carpeting and a lighter, brighter…
Video: pounding feet create musical beat
The newest feature at Syracuse Stage has little to do with the performers or crew who bring the stage show to life each night. It has everything to do with enhancing the theater experience, long before you’ve stepped inside the…
SU Brass Ensemble rings in the holiday season
The Syracuse University Brass Ensemble (SUBE), housed in The College of Arts and Sciences and conducted by James T. Spencer, continues its 2012-13 season with three holiday concerts. Performances are Sunday, Nov. 25, at 7 p.m. at Saints Peter and…
Syracuse Stage sponsors ‘White Christmas’ cover contest
Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas” is the most-recorded song in American musical history. Now theatergoers have the opportunity to put their spin on it by entering the a “White Christmas” cover contest. The contest rules are: 1. Grab your friends, mics,…