Arts
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791Vanessa Hudgens’ Life After High School Musical
Vanessa Hudgens was just a teenager when she burst onto the scene as Gabriella Montez in the wildly popular “High School Musical”...
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Finding Auditions in Upstate New York: Top Tips for Parents of Aspiring Child Actors
If your child has shown an interest in acting, whether it’s through school plays or simply mimicking their favorite characters at home,...
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Discovering the Fun of Piano Improvisation through Online Lessons
What is music? This has always been a question with a complicated answer. It is an art, it is a form of...
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2.4KEssay Writing 101: A Beginner’s Guide to Crafting Compelling Essays
In the academic world, essay writing is an essential skill that every student needs to master. Whether you’re in high school, college,...
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33.7KGreetings from Bikini Bottom: Tom Kenny, East Syracuse’s favorite cartoon voice, continues SpongeBob SquarePants legacy
Cable’s Nickelodeon channel will celebrate 20 years of its flagship cartoon series SpongeBob SquarePants with an hour-long special slated for July 12....
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30.7KLittle Steven, The Soul Disciples headline 27th NYS Blues Festival
A half-century ago, at a time when rock’n’roll was treated like a redheaded stepchild by Syracuse’s mainstream media, the Syracuse New Times burst upon...
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30.0KAuthor Laurie Halse Anderson wants young people to connect with books
Last weekend, Laurie Halse Anderson attended the American Library Association’s annual meeting, where she spoke at the Freedom to Read Foundation’s 50th anniversary celebration....
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31.7KCapitolfest 17 programs an August weekend of buried cinema treasures
Longtime Hollywood married couple Joel McCrea and Frances Dee take the center spotlight during the upcoming 17th annual Capitolfest at Rome’s Capitol Theatre, 220...
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23.0KReview | Ditzy and Delightful: Hoof-hearted cheerleader charms in Cortland Repertory’s ‘Legally Blonde’
Much meaning for Legally Blonde: The Musical, running through July 6 at Cortland Repertory Theatre, depends on the shade of pink. Our heroine Elle...
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31.2KExpansive Everson exhibit details Juan Cruz’s artistic evolution
The large exhibition Juan Cruz: A Retrospective occupies two galleries in the Everson Museum of Art, fully exploring an artistic career that’s roughly 50...
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7.3KLocal Hop: New discs from fiddler Joe Davoli, bluesman Ron Spencer, rockers Count Blastula
Each of the three compact discs reviewed here were deservedly nominated for 2019 Syracuse Area Music Awards (Sammys) in three different categories. Only one...
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9.2KJazz trombonist Melissa Gardiner’s new album explores songs in the key of her life
So much of music comes from personal experience. The messages artists share are those grown from their own life lessons, victories and failures. But...
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6.9KPortraits of people in the LGBTQ community provide timely ArtRage exhibit
Large-scale portraits more than 5 feet tall currently fill the walls of the ArtRage Gallery. Most of them depict people over age 60: writers and...
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5.8KReview | CNY Playhouse’s ‘Rumors’ is a labor of love
Revered Broadway playwright Neil Simon passed away last August at age 91, leaving behind a legacy too sizable to address in this space. Yet Rumors...
