Arts & Culture
Best-Selling Author George Saunders Speaking for the University Lectures Thursday Evening
George Saunders G’88, best-selling author (“Lincoln in the Bardo,” “Tenth of December”) and professor of English in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), launches the 18th season of the University Lectures season on Thursday, Oct. 18, at 7:30 p.m….
‘still/here’ Screening and Q&A with Award-Winning Experimental Filmmaker Christopher Harris
Light Work’s Urban Video Project announces the exhibition “Christopher Harris: Extended Forecast” by the award-winning filmmaker. This will be on view at Light Work UVP’s outdoor projection site on the north facade of the Everson Museum of Art at 401…
Grammy-Nominated Vocalists Sweet Honey In The Rock to Perform at Hendricks Chapel Oct. 14
Grammy-nominated, all-female vocal ensemble Sweet Honey In The Rock will perform in Hendricks Chapel on Sunday, Oct. 14, at 7 p.m. The concert is part of the Malmgren Concert Series and is free and open to the public. Before the…
Syracuse Stage Presents World Premiere Inspired by Local History
Syracuse Stage continues the 2018/19 season with a world premiere production, “Possessing Harriet,” Oct. 17 – Nov. 4. Written by award-winning local playwright and Syracuse Stage associate artistic director Kyle Bass, the 90-minute drama, commissioned by the Onondaga Historical Association,…
Drama Department Launches 2018-19 Sunday Salon Series with “Making Old Stories New Again: The Brothers Grimm, Stephen Sondheim and ‘Into the Woods’”
The College of Visual and Performing Arts’ (VPA) Department of Drama will launch its 2018-19 Sunday Salon Series with the panel discussion “Making Old Stories New Again: The Brothers Grimm, Stephen Sondheim and ‘Into the Woods.’” Presented in conjunction with the…
Syracuse Marks National Arts and Humanities Month: University Celebrates ‘Importance of Culture’ with Spate of Events, Activities
October is National Arts and Humanities Month (NAHM), and Syracuse University is marking the occasion with an array of events and activities. Vivian May, director of the Humanities Center, says most of the University’s NAHM-related programming originates in the College…
Symphony Orchestra to Premiere Two New Works by Young Composers
The Syracuse University Symphony Orchestra (SUSO) in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Rose, Jules R. and Stanford S. Setnor School of Music will present the world premieres of two works by young composers at a concert on Sunday,…
Sondheim’s ‘Into the Woods’ Opens the Department of Drama Season
The College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Department of Drama kicks off the 2018-19 season with Stephen Sondheim’s “Into the Woods.” Directed and choreographed by David Lowenstein, with musical direction by Brian Cimmet, the Department of Drama’s production takes a…
Genet Costume Collection Exhibition Re-Examines the Dirndl Skirt
“High on a Hill Is a Lonely Dirndl,” an overview exhibition of Tyrolean-styled dirndl skirts by such designers as Yves Saint Laurent, Victor Costa and Ralph Lauren, will be exhibited through Friday, Oct. 12, in the Sue & Leon Genet…
Point of Contact Gallery Announces Opening Reception of ‘LOOK NOW: Facing Breast Cancer’
Point of Contact Gallery will host the opening reception of “Look Now: Facing Breast Cancer,” a photographic exhibition and multimedia installation, on Thursday, Oct. 11. “Look Now: Facing Breast Cancer” breaks down the barriers between the public persona of survivors…