All posts tagged "Arts"
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33.6KArtsGreetings 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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30.7KArtsLittle 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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29.9KArtsAuthor 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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31.7KArtsCapitolfest 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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22.9KArtsReview | 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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31.1KArtExpansive 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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7.3KArtsLocal 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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9.2KArtsJazz 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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6.8KArtPortraits 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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5.8KArtsReview | 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...
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5.7KArtsReview | Unexpected plot turns fuel Rarely Done’s ‘A New Brain’
Composer William Finn was never one for mere boy-meets-girl musicals or even boy-meets-boy shows. His best-known works, Falsettos (1992) and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee...
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5.8KArtsMellowing Out: Driftwood takes artistic risks with new album
The Binghamton-based band Driftwood got its modest start playing shows at venues like Al’s Wine and Whiskey Lounge in Armory Square. Now the outfit is playing...
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5.4KArtsReview | Raunch Dressing: Rousing Restoration-style comedy kicks off Ithaca’s Hangar Theatre summer season
The life of the English theater’s first woman playwright Aphra Behn (1640-1689) was so fabulous it almost feels invented. Along with being the first professional woman...
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6.6KArtsPassionate Players in Palmyra: Only 2 more summers to see Hill Cumorah Pageant
Since 1937, thousands have made the trek to the town of Palmyra for a dose of old-time religion: the Hill Cumorah Pageant, which this...
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4.9KArtsCortland Repertory, Auburn’s Merry-Go-Round Playhouse kick off busy season for summer stages
It’s now regarded as the granddaddy of 1950s rock musicals, even though it first started as a wild parody of the Eisenhower era. That’s Grease,...
