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Samba Laranja wins Syracuse Area Music Award for ‘Native Orange’
On Nov. 11, Samba Laranja: the Syracuse University Brazilian Ensemble won a 2011 Syracuse Area Music Award (SAMMY) in the category Best Recording, Other Styles, for its second and most recent album “Native Orange.” The SAMMYs celebrate the Syracuse music…
Designer, acoustician John Storyk to speak Dec. 1
Designer and acoustician John Storyk, principal and founding partner of Walters-Storyk Design Group (WSDG), will present a lecture on Thursday, Dec. 1, at 6:45 p.m. in the Lender Auditorium, located on the concourse level of the Martin J. Whitman School…
VPA ceramics program, Shaped Clay Society to host sale Nov. 30-Dec. 2
The ceramics program in Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) and the Shaped Clay Society, a student-run group in the program, will host a sale of work Nov. 30-Dec. 2 from 10 a.m.–6 p.m. in the first-floor…
Nominations sought for Syracuse University Martin Luther King Jr. Unsung Heroes Awards
The Syracuse University Martin Luther King Jr. 2012 Celebration Committee is seeking nominations for the Unsung Heroes Awards, which will be presented during the 2012 Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration in the Carrier Dome on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012. The…
‘An Inside Look at Your Onondaga County Library’ at this week’s IRP
At the Dec. 1 session of the Institute for Retired People (IRP), Elizabeth Dailey, executive director of the Onondaga County Public Library (OCPL) system, will discuss the operation of the OCPL, the trends in library services and usage, and current…
Burton Blatt Institute experts to provide legal analysis as part of $2.35 million grant
In New York state, unemployment for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities has reached 66 percent, and those who are employed often have difficulty obtaining competitive employment that earns them at least a minimum wage. The Burton Blatt Institute (BBI)…
SU veteran entrepreneurship programs cited in Interagency Task Force on Veterans Small Business Development report
As more than 1 million servicemen and women prepare to return home from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan over the next five years, the Interagency Task Force on Veterans Small Business Development, created by President Obama, has issued a…
‘Holidays at Hendricks’ heralds the season Dec. 4
“Holidays at Hendricks,” the annual Syracuse University holiday concert featuring the Hendricks Chapel Choir, Syracuse University Brass Ensemble (SUBE), Hendricks Chapel Handbell Ringers, Syracuse University Organist Kola Owolabi and Kenneth Meyer, guitarist and Setnor School of Music faculty member, will…
SU Sculpture Club to present exhibition at XL Projects
Members of Syracuse University’s Sculpture Club in the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) will present an exhibition Nov. 30-Jan. 8 at VPA’s XL Projects, 307–313 S. Clinton St., Syracuse. A reception will be held on Thursday, Dec. 1,…
‘Emilio Sanchez: No Way Home’ at SUArt Galleries
The exhibition will feature 24 works by the Cuban American artist.