Arts
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6.4KNewest CD from Syracuse’s Mandate of Heaven proves darkly complex
For 20 years, Mandate of Heaven has been sliding in and out of the local music scene, planting a succession of material...
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6.1KCatch dance fever with The Billionaires at History of Syracuse Rock ‘n’ Roll series
It’s been four long months since there has been a music show presented by WSEN’s The Dinosaur, with its FM frequencies 94.1,...
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5.2KFayetteville church readies for final arts festival celebration
St. David’s Episcopal Church in Fayetteville has hosted “Celebration of the Arts" for nearly 50 years. But that will soon come to...
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5.3KReview | Turkey feast triggers family frictions in Syracuse Stage’s ‘The Humans’
Thanksgiving dinner has long since ceased to be the holiday painted by Norman Rockwell. Given the changes in most families, through education...
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5.6KReview | Female pilot operates military drones in offbeat, one-person drama
The one-actor drama about cyberwarfare, Grounded, has been a magnet for female talent. Superstar director Julie Taymor helmed the Public Theater opening...
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7.3KTroubled biopic on Big Easy jazz cornetist Buddy Bolden finally hits movie houses
The movie Bolden, about the ill-fated New Orleans cornetist Charles “Buddy” Bolden, who pioneered jazz circa 1900, was originally scheduled for release...
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6.6KEvery Picture Tells A Story: ArtRage show explores heavy issues with painted scrolls from Indian folk artists
ArtRage Gallery’s new show features artworks bridging traditional forms and contemporary issues. On one hand, From Gods to Social Justice: Indian Folk...
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5.7KReview | Photographer grasps subtle moments in new Light Work show
Robert Benjamin doesn’t alter his photos for artistic purposes or ask his subjects to write comments on the prints. He hasn’t earned...
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6.3KLocal Hop: New music from Mike Davis, Sundrop Rise
Mike Davis & the Laughing Budda Episodes. Find Yourself -> Caterpillar (independent). There’s so much great music in the world. Creative people...
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5.2KOver 70 works on display at Schweinfurth’s annual Made in New York show
The annual Made in New York exhibit at Auburn’s Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center carves out its own path and also connects to...
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8.1KDid you know Al Roker was a cartoonist for the Syracuse New Times?
Now safely ensconced as the third wheel to co-anchors Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb on NBC-TV’s The Today Show, there was a time when Al...
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14.1KA look back at the last 50 years of the Syracuse music scene (photos)
It goes without saying that the Syracuse New Times would not have been nearly as much fun without our expansive coverage of...
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4.3KReview | Minor characters from ‘Hamlet’ take the lead in Shakespearean riff
An early review described Tom Stoppard’s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead as “Waiting for Godot with more laughs.” The show, which opened when the playwright was...
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6.1KHandle With Scares: Hitchcock, Spielberg, more at annual Salt City Horror Fest
From classic shockers to no-budget schlock, there’s something for everyone at the 14th annual Salt City Horror Fest. The menu of marathon...
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6.4KZeroing in on Zentangle: Syracuse artist Dan Bingham blends meditation, artwork
The Zentangle Method is an art form of relaxation, calling on artists to weave structured patterns as a form of meditation.
