Arts & Culture

The Syracuse University Women’s Choir, under the direction of Barbara M. Tagg, faculty member in the Rose, Jules R. and Stanford S. Setnor School of Music in the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA), will premiere the winning composition of SU’s Gregg Smith Choral Composition Contest on Friday, March 26.

‘Cities of the Underworld’ host Don Wildman recalls Indiana Jones-esque experiences from exploring ancient worlds.

The College of Visual and Performing Arts has announced the creation of the Ginsburg-Klaus Art in Los Angeles Practicum Week.

Scott Simon, host of National Public Radio’s “Weekend Edition Saturday,” writer and novelist, will share his experiences in reporting from every continent on the globe during a University Lectures presentation on Tuesday, March 9.

This spring, the Dahesh Museum of Art will present “Becoming an Artist: The Academy in 19th-Century France” at Syracuse University’s Palitz Gallery, Lubin House in New York City, 11 E. 61st St.

Thai Nguyen, a fashion designer and contestant on Bravo TV’s reality television series “Launch My Line,” will give an informal talk on Wednesday, Feb. 24, from 4:30-5:30 p.m.

The question of how film and video bears witness to the historical trauma of the AIDS epidemic is the subject of a new book by assistant professor of English Roger Hallas.

“Faculty Works,” a new series sponsored by the Syracuse University Humanities Center, continues with a presentation by Bruce Smith, award-winning poet and English professor in The College of Arts and Sciences.

The John Coltrane Memorial Contemporary Jazz Series will kick off its spring 2010 lineup with a performance by the award-winning Chinese American baritone saxophonist Fred Ho and tenor saxophonist Salim Washington.

“Lookingglass Alice” runs Feb. 24-March 14 at Syracuse Stage. Tickets