Arts & Culture
August Wilson’s ‘Fences’ opens May 5 at Syracuse Stage
August Wilson’s “Fences” will open May 5 at Syracuse Stage.
Syracuse Stage to hold local Equity auditions May 11, 14
Syracuse Stage will hold local Equity auditions for the 2010/2011 season on Tuesday, May 11, from noon-8 p.m., and on Friday, May 14, from 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Syracuse Stage announces winners of the 2010 Young Playwrights Festival; winning works to be performed by SU Drama students April 27
Nine area high school students have been chosen as the winners of the 12th annual Young Playwrights Festival at Syracuse Stage. The winning works will be performed by students from the Department of Drama in Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA), at a staged reading at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 27, in the Archbold Theatre at Syracuse Stage, 820 East Genesee St.
NPR religion correspondent to speak at SU April 26
Barbara Bradley Hagerty, religion correspondent for National Public Radio and author of the best-selling “Fingerprints of God” (Riverhead, 2009), will lead a public conversation, titled “Investigating Religious Scandals: Exploring the Science of Spirituality and More” on Monday, April 26.
SU takes top honors at New York State Russian Language Competition
Syracuse University came out on top at the New York State Russian Language Competition, held last weekend on campus.
Mellon CNY Humanities Corridor presents linguistics workshop at SU April 23-24
The interface between syntax and phonology in linguistics is the subject of a two-day workshop at Syracuse University.
Senior fashion designers to present annual fashion show April 29 and 30
Senior fashion design students in the School of Art and Design in the College of Visual and Performing Arts will present their collections in the 23rd Annual Fashion Show on Thursday, April 29, at 12:30 p.m. and Friday, April 30, at 7:30 p.m.
Renowned philosopher Arthur Danto to lecture at SU April 28
Arthur Danto, a renowned philosopher and the Johnsonian Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Columbia University, will give the lecture “Kant and the Work of Art” on Wednesday, April 28, at 8 p.m. in the Rose and Jules R. Setnor Auditorium.
College of Visual and Performing Arts’ new website features fresh design, increased functionalities, broader and deeper content
To better meet the needs of its audiences, the College of Visual and Performing Arts has announced the launch of a new web site.
Coltrane jazz series concludes with concerts by William Parker Trance Quartet and Untempered Ensemble, featuring violinist Billy Bang
The John Coltrane Memorial Contemporary Jazz Series concludes with two free concerts by world renowned artists.