Arts

Summer 2018: Concerts throughout Central NY

We at The Syracuse New Times pride ourselves on being the go-to location for all our readers’ events needs. So much so that...

Three young actresses stand in a group, smiling excitedly with their arms around each other, from a scene in Mamma Mia!

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‘Mamma Mia!’ kicks off summer season for Merry-Go-Round Playhouse

The biggest jukebox musical of them all has been drawing huge regional crowds for nearly two decades, but only with touring companies. That’s ABBA’s Mamma Mia!...

Two men in ancient clothing, indicative of the early AD era, present a theater play about Jesus Christ.

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A Shakespearean Summer: 12 venues for live theater in CNY

Our special Summer Times edition hit the stands in mid-June, and we stuffed it with every venue and directory we could think...

Instances of gender-bending in two Central New York plays. The left photo shows a man in makeup and a long purple dress, the right shows a woman dressed in a flannel and jeans like a young man.

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Comedic gender-bending abounds in two recent Central New York plays

Matt & Ben Presented by Ithaca’s Kitchen Theatre Company Boys will be boys. Sometimes, these days, girls are also boys. So consider Mindy Kaling...

A promo poster for Smash Mouth, who will perform at Taste of Syracuse in 2018

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Taste of Syracuse brings national and local bands to the heart of Syracuse

The annual Taste of Syracuse brings a variety of acts, both nationally known and locally grown, to three stages in downtown Syracuse for...

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Syracuse’s Melissa Gardiner, MG3, win international jazz competition

On May 19, local multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter and bandleader Melissa Gardiner made a major announcement: Her trio, MG3, featuring Gardiner on trombone, drummer Byron Cage...

A deep purple sky with yellow Northern Lights over a grassy plane.

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Edgewood ‘Journeys Past and Present’ exhibit showcases varying styles

The Edgewood Gallery’s new show Journeys Past and Present fulfills the promise suggested by the exhibition title. Indeed, the show references various journeys: travel, artists’ creative...

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Meow Mixing: SubCat Studios reopens its record label branch

Back in 2003, SubCat Music Studios was located in Skaneateles, where it also housed a record label in addition to the studio. Several...

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Recalling the era when a Moog synthesizer rocked classical music

If the late 1960s was the dawning of the age of Aquarius, a future where harmony, understanding, sympathy and trust would abound, an...

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Empire State in artistic spotlight for Schweinfurth Art Center show

The 2018 edition of Made in New York indeed stretches across our state. The annual show at Auburn’s Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center features artists from Webster...

Musician John McEuen holds a fiddle / violin during a performance.

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Dirt legend comes clean: John McEuen, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band to visit Palace Theater

When John McEuen visits Eastwood’s Palace Theater, 2384 James St., on Sunday, May 20, the event will be about more than music:...

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Cryptozoology fuels artist Isaac Bidwell’s creative muse

Isaac Bidwell describes his art, a stylized collection of morphed animals, skull children and 1920s carnies, as "creepy cute."

Jonathan Edwards stands on stage with an acoustic guitar, singing into a microphone.

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Sunshine’s Superman: Folk singer Jonathan Edwards reflects on original success

Jonathan Edwards sits down for a Q&A with SNT about his career's origins, what he's grateful for in music and that ever-famous...

A theater set to look like a diner. To the left is a massive venus flytrap looking plant, bigger than a person. To the right, a man in a sweatervest holds his hands exasperatedly over his heads. Vines tangle across the floor.

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SU drama’s ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ brings laughs, musicality not seen in other renditions

University directors have to rely on the talent that happens to be at hand, and Director Brian Cimmet has all the right...