Syracuse New Times http://www.syracusenewtimes.com/newyork/ <![CDATA[You Gotta Have Hart]]> Former Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart kicks off the Westcott Theater’s 2012 slate]]> <![CDATA[On the Right Tracks]]> WAER’s Real College Radio program plays the new music young ears want to hear.]]> <![CDATA[Best News Channel to Weigh Anchor]]> The local TV news market has seen its share of musical chairs over the decades, with broadcasters often hopping from one channel across the dial to a different station. (And sometimes back to a former stomping ground, as Matt Mulcahy can attest.]]> <![CDATA[The Shame Game]]> Our police department appears before the nation as incompetent and petty. Our district attorney parades before the national media as an anger management case. Our basketball coach, in his zeal to defend a friend, attacks and intimidates those who have ventured to accuse that friend of a crime.]]> <![CDATA[Best Reason to Vote]]> Chastened by a 600-vote defeat in 2010, former Rep. Dan Maffei has regrouped and is ready to run again, even though some wonder if the 25th Congressional District will even exist in 2012. Census numbers dictate the number of representatives each state gets, and the state Legislature, along with Gov.]]> <![CDATA[Case Cracked!]]> Thanks to all you Syracuse sleuths, we were able to solve the Case of the Best of Syracuse, and not a moment too soon. Our crack detective and his lovely sidekick got the ball rolling, and you brought it home, with an impressive number of votes, especially in our online balloting.]]> <![CDATA[Best New Hot Spot]]> Although the series has been going on for about 10 years, since the addition of a new bar and patio this year, the revelry has exploded thanks to the killer combination. Marty Borio, co-owner with his cousin Tony and brother Chuck, explains, “The success of this is based on two things: good music and the best location.]]> <![CDATA[Court and Spark]]> I ntimacy in live theater can be both an asset and a risk. The up-close and personal space of the Fire & Ice banquet facilities, inside the Locker Room at 528 Hiawatha Blvd., was never intended to be a theater.]]> <![CDATA[Best Useless Street Signs]]> Among the many follies that make up the history of Syracuse is OnTrack, the train service that began in 1994 to—rumor had it—shuttle riders from Armory Square to the Carrier Dome, Carousel Center and even Jamesville, mostly for Balloonfest.]]> <![CDATA[WHAT’S SHAKIN’]]> Since our last visit to the under-renovation Landmark Theatre, the place is looking more like a finished product and less like a series of unrelated remodeling efforts. In the past four months, the project has gone from ready for prom to almost ready for prime time.]]> <![CDATA[Best Business Comeback, Version 2011]]> Things looked bleak on Spencer Street last year as an iconic Syracuse diner teetered toward becoming a unique but depressing eyesore. The silver bullet that was once the popular Little Gem Diner had been closed since 2009 as the previous owner, beset by financing woes, abandoned ship.]]> <![CDATA[The Music Buzz]]> The Boise, Idaho, native has drawn praise from the Cascade Blues Association, who selected him as crowd favorite at the Portland Waterfront Blues Festival in 2002, and the Washington Blues Society, who labeled him as the show-stealer at the Winthrop Rhythm and Blues Festival in 2003.]]> <![CDATA[Ace of Bass]]> Ron Carter may have played on more than 2,500 albums throughout his 50-plus-year career as a double bassist, but that doesn’t mean he’s finished. In fact, the 74-years-young musician is still keeping up a grueling pace with teaching, writing and performing.]]> <![CDATA[Tunnel Vision]]> There’s a lot of talk lately about the New York City-Syracuse connection, most of it having to do with Syracuse University football maybe playing more games in the Meadowlands and the Orangemen hoops squad playing home games at Madison Square Garden.]]> <![CDATA[More Movie Mania]]> Another impressive weekend for film fanatics begins on Saturday, Oct. 1, 7 p.m., with the annual murder mystery double bill at Rome’s Capitol Theatre,.]]> <![CDATA[Best East Syracuse Film Auteur Nicknamed Bobcat]]> As in Goldthwait, Bobcat Goldthwait, the unpredictable comedianturned-movie maniac who left our neck of the woods nearly 30 years ago to conquer the stand-up stages of Boston and California, then somehow ended up surviving Hollywood’s boulevard of...]]> <![CDATA[James on James]]> The action for The Turn of the Screw, Syracuse Stage’s season opener, begins with a prospective governess facing a tough job interview. A well-to-do gentleman is looking for someone to take care of an orphaned nephew and niece in a country home.]]> <![CDATA[OT Pays Off]]> With a 33-30 overtime win over Toledo, the Syracuse University Orange won back-to-back home games against Division 1-A opponents for the first time in five years. The second overtime game this season featured multiple lead changes, rotating quarterbacks, wide receivers throwing passes, and a butchered replay review.]]> <![CDATA[Dark Shadows]]> A lesser professor could settle into a rut after decades of teaching students to paint, if self-satisfaction turned a signature style into a cliché, if pet obsessions gave rise to an inscrutable private iconography, if growing eccentricity lessened accessibility by the semester.]]> <![CDATA[NEWS & BLUES]]> While a sheriff’s deputy was giving Louis Cruz, 55, a sobriety test after stopping him for driving erratically in Okaloosa County, Fla., Cruz suggested that a “bad foot” might be affecting his response to the test. When he leaned down to show the deputy the foot, he accidentally revealed an ankle holster.]]> <![CDATA[Party Animals]]> Remember way back to the days before the Jersey Shore was all about fake tans and Snooki poofs and the music of some legendary bands might come to mind. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band made their way from the swamps of New Jersey and so did Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes,.]]> <![CDATA[WHAT’S SHAKIN’]]> The Vietnam War remains the cultural lynchpin for the baby boom generation. But there was a second, lesser-known, conflict from 1964 to 1973 that has informed a good deal of photographer Mike Greenlar’s career. In those years, the Hmong people, mostly living in Laos, were the victims of Operation Barrel Roll, a U.]]> <![CDATA[WHAT’S SHAKIN’]]> The Vietnam War remains the cultural lynchpin for the baby boom generation. But there was a second, lesser-known, conflict from 1964 to 1973 that has informed a good deal of photographer Mike Greenlar’s career. In those years, the Hmong people, mostly living in Laos, were the victims of Operation Barrel Roll, a U.]]> <![CDATA[Love and Death]]> From a distance, William Nicholson’s Shadowlands looks like three plays telescoped into one. The first is a drawing-room comedy where well-bred Oxford dons sit around and make witty conversation. Second is an unlikely middleaged romance between a 58-year-old confirmed bachelor and a 41-year-old divorcee.]]> <![CDATA[Love and Death]]> From a distance, William Nicholson’s Shadowlands looks like three plays telescoped into one. The first is a drawing-room comedy where well-bred Oxford dons sit around and make witty conversation. Second is an unlikely middleaged romance between a 58-year-old confirmed bachelor and a 41-year-old divorcee.]]> <![CDATA[DUTCH TREAT]]> When the DJ wanna-boys of Jersey Shore were busy playing with Pogs, the popular pre-teen toy of the 1990s, Tijs Michiel Verwest, better known as Tiesto, was injecting “Forbidden Paradise” into club music’s bloodstream. A veteran of electronic house music, Tiesto sears eardrums with slick synthesizers and unapologetic bass combinations.]]> <![CDATA[DUTCH TREAT]]> When the DJ wanna-boys of Jersey Shore were busy playing with Pogs, the popular pre-teen toy of the 1990s, Tijs Michiel Verwest, better known as Tiesto, was injecting “Forbidden Paradise” into club music’s bloodstream. A veteran of electronic house music, Tiesto sears eardrums with slick synthesizers and unapologetic bass combinations.]]> <![CDATA[Princess Diatribes]]> The second titles, Bitches, which now looks like the subtitle, actually came first. It was Bitches while the witty, satirical review was developing at different venues but became Disenchanted during a long and successful run in Orlando.]]> <![CDATA[Princess Diatribes]]> The second titles, Bitches, which now looks like the subtitle, actually came first. It was Bitches while the witty, satirical review was developing at different venues but became Disenchanted during a long and successful run in Orlando.]]> <![CDATA[What's Shakin']]> Weekends  Without Bernie For the first three games of this season, the talk around the Syracuse University basketball team centered on the team’s deep roster and talented bench. ]]> <![CDATA[Classified]]> Classified ads from the February 22, 2012 print edition.
]]> <![CDATA[Autumn Times 2011 Special Events Calendar]]> Pumpkins and fun! 5K run/walk, snacks, entertainment, hay rides and antique tractors. Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, noon-5 p.m. Courthouse Park, Church Street, Cortland..]]> <![CDATA[JESS ON JAZZ]]> Tickets are $30, with $60 VIP tickets which include admission and beverages. Children 12 and under are free with an accompanying adult admission. Outside food and beverages will not be permitted inside the gates and no pets are allowed. Gates open at 2 p.]]> <![CDATA[Classic Cinema]]> ]]> <![CDATA[Tipp-Top Festival]]> Tipperary Hill bleeds more emerald than orange. It’s where the Guinness never runs out, the Blarney Stone tavern’s crowds spill outdoors on warm nights and trees at the Pass Arboretum beckon with outstretched limbs. On Saturday, Sept. 24, noon to 7 p.m.]]> <![CDATA[Marbin's Harbinger]]> Local musician Ian Stewart made a trip to Chicago in September 2009 to check out the music scene. Two years later, he’s still living there and touring often with the jazz-fusion outfit Marbin, who will bring their Rage Against the Machine-tinged live show to the Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, 246 W.]]> <![CDATA[Win, Plays, Show]]> It's the year of Fuddy Mears, Zana Don’t and Judy’s Scary Christmas. Yes, those are titles of stage works appearing in town over the next 10 months, but don’t feel left behind if you have not heard of them before. Let there be no complaining about the same old things; this is the time to catch up.]]> <![CDATA[Green Jeans]]> As soon as you spot the mannequin dressed as a mermaid in EcoChic Consignment Boutique’s window display, you know the store will be full of surprises. Once you step through both doors, you aren’t disappointed. The top of every wall is decorated with a full outfit displayed on a hanger.]]> <![CDATA[Bruce is Boundless]]> In support of his 31st studio album, Boundless (True North Records), Canadian folk legend Bruce Cockburn is making his touring rounds and bringing an acoustic solo performance to the Earlville Opera House, 18 E. Main St., Earlville, on Saturday, Sept. 24 at 8 p.]]> <![CDATA[Esprit de Core]]> There’s the still-new distillery, opened in 2009, with its expansive views of the orchards. There’s the familiar U-pick orchard, which opened in 1975 on what was home to the farm’s earliest trees. There’s the farm store, which bustles with activity every autumn as families come to the LaFayette orchard to pick their apples.]]> <![CDATA[Chiffon Shebang]]> Two nostalgia jukebox musicals, The Taffetas for girl groups, and Forever Plaid for guys, have been bopping around for more than 20 years. They seemed plenty charming at first, but eventually they wore out their welcome, in part because much of the music was self-consciously archaic and limited mostly to the groups being spoofed.]]> <![CDATA[Play Ball!]]> After 10 years of commemorating the 9/11 attacks at sporting events, it is time to lay that custom to rest. Born of an instinct to maintain national unity in a time of threat and a desire to honor the memories of those we lost, it has morphed into a forum for the praise of militarism, and as such it serves us no longer.]]> <![CDATA[Play Ball!]]> After 10 years of commemorating the 9/11 attacks at sporting events, it is time to lay that custom to rest. Born of an instinct to maintain national unity in a time of threat and a desire to honor the memories of those we lost, it has morphed into a forum for the praise of militarism, and as such it serves us no longer.]]> <![CDATA[Hearts out To Hoffmann]]> When local legend and monster guitar talent, Mark Hoffmann went into critical condition during a simple medical procedure last Wednesday, Sept. 14, it was a shock. Hoffmann had been out on the Hoffmann Farm in Fabius the day prior rounding up cattle before the unexpected emergency.]]> <![CDATA[Hearts out To Hoffmann]]> When local legend and monster guitar talent, Mark Hoffmann went into critical condition during a simple medical procedure last Wednesday, Sept. 14, it was a shock. Hoffmann had been out on the Hoffmann Farm in Fabius the day prior rounding up cattle before the unexpected emergency.]]> <![CDATA[Numbers, Please]]> Not so long ago or far away, bingo was once highly controversial. Really. In the state of Michigan during your reporter’s childhood, there were repeated attempts, one successful, to outlaw the low-stakes board game. These were widely seen as vindictive assaults from Protestant small towns, well-represented in the legislature, against Catholic cities.]]> <![CDATA[Numbers, Please]]> Not so long ago or far away, bingo was once highly controversial. Really. In the state of Michigan during your reporter’s childhood, there were repeated attempts, one successful, to outlaw the low-stakes board game. These were widely seen as vindictive assaults from Protestant small towns, well-represented in the legislature, against Catholic cities.]]> <![CDATA[Fall for Gardening]]> Autumnnever approaches quietly. When summer cools into fall, just look for nature’s gradual wardrobe change. Leaves begin to blush in shades of persimmon, amber and gold. With a nudge from the autumn wind, the colorful confetti leaves part with their branches, carpeting the ground, leaving tree limbs bare.]]> <![CDATA[NEWS & BLUES]]> Authorities charged Carl Muggli, 49, with murdering his wife in Ray, Minn., despite his insistence that the 17-foottall totem pole the two were carving slipped out of its cradle and fell on her accidentally.]]> <![CDATA[Love and Death]]> From a distance, William Nicholson’s Shadowlands looks like three plays telescoped into one. The first is a drawing-room comedy where well-bred Oxford dons sit around and make witty conversation. Second is an unlikely middleaged romance between a 58-year-old confirmed bachelor and a 41-year-old divorcee.]]> <![CDATA[Events]]>  ]]> <![CDATA[Trail Mix]]>

A new book lists the 40 most scenic hikes in the Adirondack Mountains.

]]> <![CDATA[The Mane Event]]> Two questions arise in audiences’ minds as they enter a performance of The Lion King at the Mulroy Civic Center.]]> <![CDATA[Coming to America]]> We often hear about stranger danger as it relates to those people who may frighten us and our children. Most likely, they’re not dangerous at all, merely different. A new exhibit at SUNY Oswego’s Tyler Art Gallery shows us the strangers, but from their perspective.]]> <![CDATA[NEWS & BLUES]]> Camden, N.J., police Sgt. Jeffrey Frett, 40, plotted an early retirement by having his wife meet him while on patrol to shoot him in the leg so he could claim he’d been the victim of a random shooting. The scheme unraveled after a plainclothes officer passed the couple and noticed the wife’s van.]]> <![CDATA[Money for the Music Man]]> Local music champion Scott Dixon is a hero around the Syracuse scene.]]> <![CDATA[Money for the Music Man]]> Local music champion Scott Dixon is a hero around the Syracuse scene.]]> <![CDATA[Party Animals]]> Remember way back to the days before the Jersey Shore was all about fake tans and Snooki poofs and the music of some legendary bands might come to mind. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band made their way from the swamps of New Jersey and so did Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes,.]]> <![CDATA[A Job Well Dunn]]> You had to expect that Ronnie Dunn would rely heavily on material from his days as half of future Hall of Fame duo Brooks and Dunn when he played his first solo show Country Chatter at the New York State Fair’s Chevrolet Court on Aug. 30. Sure enough, there were plenty of the dynamic songs that had echoed through the Grandstand during B&D’s many shows there and they sounded great, but the future looks bright for the veteran singer who came armed with some dandy new songs, most he had written or co-written.]]> <![CDATA[A Job Well Dunn]]> You had to expect that Ronnie Dunn would rely heavily on material from his days as half of future Hall of Fame duo Brooks and Dunn when he played his first solo show Country Chatter at the New York State Fair’s Chevrolet Court on Aug. 30. Sure enough, there were plenty of the dynamic songs that had echoed through the Grandstand during B&D’s many shows there and they sounded great, but the future looks bright for the veteran singer who came armed with some dandy new songs, most he had written or co-written.]]> <![CDATA[THE 219 TAKEOVER]]> The parking lot of the 219 S. West St. complex (home to The Redhouse and SubCat Studios) is bound to be bumping on Saturday, Sept. 17, noon to 6 p.m., with five bands, beer from Middle Ages Brewery, vendors, food of all types including vegan and organic options and more.]]> <![CDATA[THE 219 TAKEOVER]]> The parking lot of the 219 S. West St. complex (home to The Redhouse and SubCat Studios) is bound to be bumping on Saturday, Sept. 17, noon to 6 p.m., with five bands, beer from Middle Ages Brewery, vendors, food of all types including vegan and organic options and more.]]> <![CDATA[Country Closers]]>

The State Fair ended on a high note with a batch of Nashville attractions.

]]> <![CDATA[Country Closers]]>

The State Fair ended on a high note with a batch of Nashville attractions.

]]> <![CDATA[On the Right Tracks]]> WAER’s Real College Radio program plays the new music young ears want to hear.]]> <![CDATA[Test]]> Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Proin aliquam diam nec purus viverra hendrerit. Nam blandit felis lectus, et tincidunt purus. Aliquam vitae nisl nisl, in laoreet lorem. Sed']]> <![CDATA[LETTERS]]> Someone needs to let Ann Marie Buerkle know that she is “Washington” now. She is now an integral part of that bad ol’ Washington she derides. Her performance in Washington, D.C., as outlined the Aug. 10 Sanity Fair article “Loco Motion,” couldn’t illustrate that fact any more clearly.]]> <![CDATA[CLOTHES CALL]]> Syracuse is lucky to have a healthy assortment of consignment shops at which you can practice your green sensibilities. And the beauty of these shops is you don’t have to be a shopaholic to frequent them; perhaps you have clothes you no longer wear and want to empty your closet in an environmentally friendly way.]]> <![CDATA[Miss Coco Peru]]> OK, the dude looks like a lady, but...]]> <![CDATA[Taco Hell]]> Machete slashes through a junk-food menu of sex and violenceFrom the box-office wreckage of a costly 2007 misfire comes an unlikely spinoff: Machete (20th Century Fox; 105 minutes; R; 2010), a wild-an]]> <![CDATA[Taco Hell]]> Machete slashes through a junk-food menu of sex and violenceFrom the box-office wreckage of a costly 2007 misfire comes an unlikely spinoff: Machete (20th Century Fox; 105 minutes; R; 2010), a wild-an]]> <![CDATA[The Cinema of Sheen]]> This occasional series devoted to the celluloid treasures of Charlie Sheen (born Carlos Irwin Estevez) begins with the acting legend’s starring role in the 1987 feature No Man’s Land..]]> <![CDATA[SUFFRAGE SUCCOTASH]]> Central New York holds a prominent role, both race- and gender-based, in the history of our country’s civil rights movement. But as the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day approaches on Tuesday, March 8, local artists, educators and community leaders are more focused on the lessons still embedded in that history.]]> <![CDATA[Sly Fox]]> Comtemporary thespians James Franco and Anne Hathaway were brought in to co-host the Feb. 27 Academy Awards ceremonies, an obvious attempt to win over a younger demographic of viewers who already think awards shows are tedious televised affairs.]]> <![CDATA[ Yippee-Ki-Yay!]]> The Brew and View’s Feb. 25 screening of the 1988 Bruce Willis action thriller Die Hard (pictured) at the Palace Theatre was unfortunately scrubbed to make way for a last-minute party booking.
]]> <![CDATA[ Yippee-Ki-Yay!]]> The Brew and View’s Feb. 25 screening of the 1988 Bruce Willis action thriller Die Hard (pictured) at the Palace Theatre was unfortunately scrubbed to make way for a last-minute party booking.
]]> <![CDATA[Salt Shakes]]> Yet another sign that spring is about to, um, spring, it’s time to move the trout out of Carpenter’s Brook Fish Hatchery.]]> <![CDATA[Marrone Five]]> The Syracuse University football team will visit traditional powerhouse Southern California in September and play Big East Conference rivals West Virginia, South Florida and Cincinnati at the Carrier Dome later in the fall. But the game everyone will be talking about this season is Nov.]]> <![CDATA[Brian Regan]]> It’s hard to believe that this megapopular stand-up comic made his first appearance on David Letterman’s late-night chatfest way back in 1995. Yet Brian Regan.]]> <![CDATA[Grain Alcohol]]> Barley and wheat enhance the flavor, and strength, of two beers being served at this weekend’s Winter Warmer festival Two styles of beer. One very old and historical. One very new and underproduced. Both with a high degree of complexity and alcohol strength. I am referring to two very different brews, called wines, o]]> <![CDATA[Wearing of the green: Sights from the 2010 St. Patrick's Parade.]]> Wearing of the green: Sights from the 2010 St. Patrick’s Parade..]]> <![CDATA[Fish Tale]]> Aseafood meal is the one opportunity most Americans will ever have to eat a wild animal. Given the illegality of selling wild game, only hunters and their lucky friends get to munch the many tasty beasts that roam the boondocks. Eating a wild thing is like walking around on your bare feet.]]> <![CDATA[Freek of Nature]]> Keller Williams reaches into the refrigerator of his motor home and pauses the interview to quiet his children, Ella, 6, and Cabell, 3, who are shouting in the background. He’s on his way to the “Life is good” Festival in Canton, Mass.]]> <![CDATA[Wearing of the green: Sights from the 2010 St. Patrick's Parade.]]> Wearing of the green: Sights from the 2010 St. Patrick’s Parade..]]> <![CDATA[Immigrant Songs]]> With all due respect to our beloved neighbors on Tipp Hill, I’ve never been much for green beer. Ditto the green bagels that become ever more popular year by year, or the green scrambled eggs some diners like to serve.]]> <![CDATA[news & blues]]> Randy King, 53, admitted stealing an antique wrought-iron fence from a house in Duluth, Minn., after police confronted him with the evidence: the fence itself, which King had installed around his own house, a few blocks away. Officers came looking for him because the victim told them King had tried to buy her fence the month before.]]> <![CDATA[Sly Fox]]> Sylvester Stallone still calls the shots for the mindless mayhem of The Expendables      Comtemporary thespians James Franco and Anne Hathaway were brought in to co-host the Feb. 27 Academy Awards ceremonies, an obvious attempt to win over a younger demographic of]]> <![CDATA[Caption Contest]]> These referees seem to be having a mighty fine time during the Syracuse University men’s basketball game against Rutgers on Feb. 19. Readers, we invite you to write a caption for this jocular moment, with the winning entry earning
a prize package courtesy of the Syracuse New Times. E-mail your entry to editorial@syracusenewtimes.com, with “caption contest” as the subject line. Deadline for entries is Friday, March 18.]]> <![CDATA[Shrink Rapper]]> Meet Dr. Rich O’Neill, the psychologist who touts SUNY Upstate’s services on radio and television]]> <![CDATA[From OM to IM]]> Offered locally, classes in Integrative Medicine recognize that alternative approaches have a place in health care]]> <![CDATA[Pillow Talk]]> Four couples straddle three boudoirs in Not Another Theater Company’s chatty Bedroom Farce]]> <![CDATA[Punch Line]]> Combining boxing with pilates, piloxing raises fitness levels to new heights]]> <![CDATA[NEW'S & BLUES]]> While attending a party in Radnor, Pa., Ryan Letchford, 21, and Jeffrey Olson, 22, wandered into the apartment parking lot, spotted a police van, found it unlocked and entered it to take pictures of themselves pretending to be arrested. While drinking beer and spitting, they somehow managed to lock themselves in the van.]]> <![CDATA[NEWS & BLUES]]> Police believe Jamie Minor, 26, tried to break into the Austin, Texas, restaurant where she worked by crawling through an exhaust duct leading to the office. She apparently became trapped when the duct tapered into an opening she couldn’t fit through, and she couldn’t back up.]]> <![CDATA[CLOTHES CALL]]> Syracuse is lucky to have a healthy assortment of consignment shops at which you can practice your green sensibilities. And the beauty of these shops is you don’t have to be a shopaholic to frequent them; perhaps you have clothes you no longer wear and want to empty your closet in an environmentally friendly way.]]> <![CDATA[Fall for Gardening]]> Autumnnever approaches quietly. When summer cools into fall, just look for nature’s gradual wardrobe change. Leaves begin to blush in shades of persimmon, amber and gold. With a nudge from the autumn wind, the colorful confetti leaves part with their branches, carpeting the ground, leaving tree limbs bare.]]> <![CDATA[Tuesday’s Child]]> Her dad, architectural draftsman Keith Berger, is going to bake the cake, as he has done every year since her first-birthday party in 2004. That year it was a kitty; other years’ themes have included flying unicorns, Tinkerbell and a dragon. Daddy, it turns out, is quite the baker.]]> <![CDATA[Dishes, Take Two]]> With spring comes a second helping of Salt City Dishes, and Dishes bringing the spring brightness our city needs. For those readers who didn’t have the chance to attend the first Dishes event on Jan. 23—a sold-out dinner at St. Clare Theater—here’s the lowdown.]]> <![CDATA[Dishes, Take Two]]> With spring comes a second helping of Salt City Dishes, and Dishes bringing the spring brightness our city needs. For those readers who didn’t have the chance to attend the first Dishes event on Jan. 23—a sold-out dinner at St. Clare Theater—here’s the lowdown.]]> <![CDATA[Fringe Benefits]]> The action is set in Corpus Christi, Texas, in the 1950s, which turns out to be where playwright McNally, born in 1939, spent his teenage years. We follow the exploits of a young man named Joshua (Ryan Diana). “Don’t call him Jesus,” an off-stage voice shouts, “people will think he’s a Mexican.]]> <![CDATA[Taco Hell]]> Machete slashes through a junk-food menu of sex and violenceFrom the box-office wreckage of a costly 2007 misfire comes an unlikely spinoff: Machete (20th Century Fox; 105 minutes; R; 2010), a wild-an]]> <![CDATA[Kevin So]]> The acclaimed guitarist-troubadour does his acoustic blues-folk thing at two area venues this weekend. First Kevin So will visit the Nelson Odeon, 4035 Nelson Road, Nelson, for an 8 p.m. show on Friday, April 1.]]> <![CDATA[Gag reflex]]> Cartoonist Dan Reynolds makes America laugh out loud from his studio in Brewerton
]]> <![CDATA[Go Ask Alice]]> Newly published author Alice Loweecey (nee Orso), likewise, is a former nun, but it wasn’t Elvis that changed her mind. The Syracuse native, and Buffalo resident, will be happy to talk about her life choices at a book signing for her debut tome, Force of Habit.]]> <![CDATA[Wild Cherry]]> The male-deflowering, coming-ofage cinema cycle has been a reliable box-office staple, and the genre seems to always get played for laughs, especially when the world’s dorkiest guy is the movie’s focus. Add to the long list of lads-getting-laid epics The Virginity Hit.]]> <![CDATA[filling]]> While Ichiban Steakhouse has been making donations to benefit charitable causes, such as the Sept. 11, 2001, tragedy, this is the restaurant’s debut fundraiser, Ogata says. Originally from the southern edge of Honshu, the largest of Japan’s four islands, with Tokyo in the center, Ogata and her husband Hiro Ogata,.]]> <![CDATA[Brine and Dine]]> No longer reserved for cucumbers, pickling has gone international]]> <![CDATA[Prints of Peace]]> The exhibit indeed presents posters and other items Kennedy has printed for customers including the Alabama Trial Lawyers Association, Tee’s Lounge of York, Ala., a “21st-century juke joint,” and a group promoting a Sweet Honey in the Rock concert in Ocono, Maine.]]> <![CDATA[Heavy Petting]]> The Shamrock Animal Fund will hold its second annual fundraiser, titled Shamrock’s Celebration, on Saturday, March 19, to honor three of its most proactive Central New York veterinarians: Dr. Kathryn McGonigle of Cornell University Hospital for Animals in Ithaca; and Dr. Eileen Fatcheric and Dr. Susan Losito, coowners of Fairmount Animal Hospital in Fairmount.]]> <![CDATA[Hamell on Trial]]> That’s Ed Hamell to us locals, the Salt City-bred rock’n’roller who is a Syracuse New Times.]]> <![CDATA[Kelly’s Heroes]]> Black History Month might have ended officially on Feb. 28, but its spirit lives in Syracuse’s Community Folk Art Center (CFAC) year-round. This culture-rich establishment, home to artistic exhibitions, film screenings, gallery talks, and studio and performing arts courses, turns 40 next year.]]> <![CDATA[DoWiTTle’s Doomsday]]> “It all came from the thought, ‘What would you do if you only had one day left to live?’” Widger explained. “And how much we take life for granted. If we didn’t have the time we thought we had, if you just had one day, what would you do with that day? It would really tell a lot about who you are.]]> <![CDATA[letters]]> Letters from readers
]]> <![CDATA[Godzilla’s Revenge]]> Unlike hurricanes, earthquakes and tsunamis do not have names. And for the most part, the tragic double or triple whammy to hit Japan does not even have a face. Most of the victims have been buried or cremated, and the survivors we see have their faces covered with masks.]]> <![CDATA[Making Waves]]> Syracuse native Dominic Ianno hangs 10 with Hollywood to help produce Soul Surfer]]> <![CDATA[news & blues]]> Shortly after receiving a call about a robbery, Ottawa police said they got a second call reporting a stabbing. Responding officers found a man in his 20s outside a store that they suspect he robbed before tripping on his way out and stabbing himself with the knife used in the robbery.]]> <![CDATA[Squash With Panache]]> The calendar says winter, so break out the oft-neglected, hard-shelled gourds]]> <![CDATA[Romancing the Stone]]>
]]> <![CDATA[Behind the Music]]> The YMCA has a reputation for encouraging good health through exercise and athletic development. But to Hank Leo and countless kids, it is so much more. “The” Y is often perceived as just a gym, a weight room. But the body isn’t the only focus,” Leo says. “We also try to nurture the spirit and the mind.” And one way the Y tries to care for young minds is through music.]]> <![CDATA[Jolted in Jersey]]> I was 14 and a freshman in high school on Sept. 11, 2001. I remember first hearing about some planes and some buildings when a friend from childhood and classmate, Kevin Campbell, came blowing into German class with the news. Frau Newcomer didn’t understand what he was saying and neither did the rest of us as we all sat at our desks at a loss for words. We all remained quietly confused until the superintendent came on the loudspeaker and clarified what was happening.

The reality hit quickly and swiftly following the announcement in a way severely different than elsewhere in the country.

Growing up about 60 miles outside New York City in a small New Jersey town, it was inevitable that the loss of certain victims would hit directly home. It did, profoundly.


]]> <![CDATA[The Sounds of Silence]]> It was the quiet that revealed most about New Yorkers. Sitting in traffic on the West Side highway, creeping toward lower Manhattan three weeks after the attacks, I was struck by the absence of horns blaring. A reverential silence was universally observed, unplanned.]]> <![CDATA[Sap Shot]]> Act quick; before you know it maple syrup season will dry up]]> <![CDATA[Remembering Bill McDowell]]> During a five-day period this month, both Bill McDowell and Heather Sackett, long-time members of Syracuse arts and crafts community, died. Sackett created her sculptures for more than 20 years, while McDowell was a woodworker and a founding partner of Eureka Crafts in Armory Square.]]> <![CDATA[Will You Parry Me?]]> Like a game of chess played at 300 mph, fencing is a sport of strategy. A fencer must have both the dexterity and the cunning to execute a successful hit.]]> <![CDATA[Simon Says]]> Any company taking on this well-worn favorite has to sharpen some new edges while not betraying what has kept this show on the boards for 46 years. So for the current revival from Not Another Theater Company, a dinnertheater offering at the Locker Room’s Fire and Ice Banquet Hall, 528 Hiawatha Blvd.]]> <![CDATA[Fungus Among Us]]> Cornell physics professor Paul McEuen’s debut novel Spiral receives critical praise]]> <![CDATA[Progress at the Landmark]]> Progress at the LandmarkThey literally tore the roof off the stage of the Landmark Theatre. Demolition crews, under the watchful eye of project manager Aaron Walter from local construction company Hue]]> <![CDATA[Kevin So]]> The acclaimed guitarist-troubadour does his acoustic blues-folk thing at two area venues this weekend. First Kevin So will visit the Nelson Odeon, 4035 Nelson Road, Nelson, for an 8 p.m. show on Friday, April 1.]]> <![CDATA[Garden State]]> Assessing the Orangemen’s chances for surviving this week’s Big East Tournament.]]> <![CDATA[It’s Frack!]]> Like the lost mitten, now that the snow and ice are finally melting away, you may soon find that the debate on hydrofracking hasn’t gone away—it was just out of sight. This spring, gas industry proponents of this controversial method for getting the gas under our feet into our homes and workplaces are counting on a new ally in the White House.]]> <![CDATA[Spare Parts]]> Noel Coward, the man who modestly admitted to a talent to amuse, knew the joys of repertory. For many years in England’s resident, repertory companies, an actor who played a king one night would do his best to conjure a beggar the next night. During the hungry 1930s, Coward composed a series of 10 short plays to keep himself and his pals employed.]]> <![CDATA[Sobriety Checkpoint]]> In an attempt to shake its image as inebriation central, St. Patrick’s Parade organizers are taking a different tack this year: They are again welcoming parade sponsor Guinness but with twist: a ramped-up drink-responsibly campaign.]]> <![CDATA[NEWS & BLUES]]> Authorities charged Carl Muggli, 49, with murdering his wife in Ray, Minn., despite his insistence that the 17-foottall totem pole the two were carving slipped out of its cradle and fell on her accidentally.]]> <![CDATA[Wise Spies]]> Bruce Willis headlines an old-school cast in the espionage action-comedy Red]]> <![CDATA[Till We Meat Again]]> Syracuse restaurant owners respond to demand by including veggie burgers on their menus]]> <![CDATA[WIN 4 Tickets to the Vision Kia Eastern Nationals]]> AMSOIL Championship Snocross Series
]]> <![CDATA[Tales From The Script]]> A part-time faculty member in the Department of Theater & Dance at SUNY Buffalo, Henderson is eager to read Bass’ work. “When I first met Kyle it was clear I was talking to someone who wanted to make a contribution to American theater and he knew the legacy,” Henderson said from his Buffalo office.]]> <![CDATA[Psychotic Reaction]]> The sound technicians took the stage in a normal fashion, tuning the instruments that looked as if they were etched by jagged knives. The stage appeared fairly clean of props except for the drum set raised on stilts. Everyone from the sound guys to the photographers prepared for the bloody massacre as flashlights flickered, thereby starting the show.]]> <![CDATA[Cine Feast]]> Last year’s Cinefest 30 was winding down and everyone was in a good mood. It was a well-attended affair for the hardy movie confab, with visitors coming in from across the country.]]> <![CDATA[Certified: Green]]> It may be only March but a noteworthy graduation ceremony takes place next week. On Thursday, March 24, the first group of local businesses that participated in the Green Core Company program will receive official recognition of their efforts to go green.]]> <![CDATA[Author! Author!]]> The much-anticipated movie adaptation of Donna Woolfolk Cross’ book Pope Joan comes to Syracuse this weekend ]]> <![CDATA[Beauty School Drop-In]]> Steve Phillips and his Hairstyling Institute celebrate 30 years of making Syracuse beautiful The king of curmudgeons, Andy Rooney, once spent a 60 Minutes segment griping about the groan-inducing puns hair salon owners inflict upon us. In Syracuse alone you’ll find Hairanoia, the Head Qu]]> <![CDATA[See Worthy]]>

The Helen Keller story is recalled in Syracuse Stage’s superb production of The Miracle Worker

]]> <![CDATA[This Boy's Life]]> The Tricky Part, at Ithaca’s Kitchen Theatre, skillfully recalls a traumatized childhood with humor and grace]]> <![CDATA[Dishes, Take Two]]> With spring comes a second helping of Salt City Dishes, and Dishes bringing the spring brightness our city needs. For those readers who didn’t have the chance to attend the first Dishes event on Jan. 23—a sold-out dinner at St. Clare Theater—here’s the lowdown.]]> <![CDATA[Love is the Answer]]> It’s not surprising that a guy who helped create some of the most memorable and mellow pop recordings of the 1970s is supremely comfortable in his own skin. But John Ford Coley (born John Edward Colley), says that hasn’t always been the case.]]> <![CDATA[Cold Comforts]]> The weather actually cooperated this year, making the just-finished version of Syracuse Winterfest an unabashed hit. Besides the jam-packed jam session that was Hammond Jammin’ on Sunday, Feb.]]> <![CDATA[Young Jerks]]>


]]> <![CDATA[Irish Pies]]> Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day, Sokolowski’s Checkers Family Restaurant and Pizzeria, 425-427 Milton Ave. (488-4141) has added a melt-in-your-mouth Irish pizza to its lunchtime specials. While it sounds odd at best, its consistency will satisfy your craving for a hearty Irish dish.]]> <![CDATA[Smooth Operator]]> Sip an Irish whiskey for a mellow St. Patrick’s Day celebration
]]> <![CDATA[Kevin So]]> The acclaimed guitarist-troubadour does his acoustic blues-folk thing at two area venues this weekend. First Kevin So will visit the Nelson Odeon, 4035 Nelson Road, Nelson, for an 8 p.m. show on Friday, April 1.]]> <![CDATA[Syracuse Seen at the St. Patrick's Parade]]> Syracuse Seen at the St. Patrick’s Parade.]]> <![CDATA[Dishes, Take Two]]> With spring comes a second helping of Salt City Dishes, and Dishes bringing the spring brightness our city needs. For those readers who didn’t have the chance to attend the first Dishes event on Jan. 23—a sold-out dinner at St. Clare Theater—here’s the lowdown.]]> <![CDATA[Cleveland Rocks]]> Unless Larry Bird has more eligibility remaining at Indiana State, the Syracuse University men’s basketball team should have no problem conquering the Sycamores in its NCAA Tournament opener Friday, March 18, in Cleveland. After that, though, it could get a little tricky.]]> <![CDATA[Kevin So]]> The acclaimed guitarist-troubadour does his acoustic blues-folk thing at two area venues this weekend. First Kevin So will visit the Nelson Odeon, 4035 Nelson Road, Nelson, for an 8 p.m. show on Friday, April 1.]]> <![CDATA[Kevin So]]> The acclaimed guitarist-troubadour does his acoustic blues-folk thing at two area venues this weekend. First Kevin So will visit the Nelson Odeon, 4035 Nelson Road, Nelson, for an 8 p.m. show on Friday, April 1.]]> <![CDATA[Remembering Bill McDowell]]> During a five-day period this month, both Bill McDowell and Heather Sackett, long-time members of Syracuse arts and crafts community, died. Sackett created her sculptures for more than 20 years, while McDowell was a woodworker and a founding partner of Eureka Crafts in Armory Square.]]> <![CDATA[What’s Shakin’]]> “In fact, I would trade Air Force or Navy for Syracuse every day of the week in terms of the quality of the football program. No disrespect, but that’s just an observation I think most would agree with who understand football.’’ — West Virginia University athletics director Oliver Luck to the Big East Network on Oct.]]> <![CDATA[NEWS & BLUES]]> When Chicago police investigating reports of shots fired stopped a car that Shandra Kidd, 22, was riding in, she bolted. After an officer caught her, she stuck a gun in the officer’s chest and pulled the trigger. The gun didn’t fire. She tried again, but again the gun didn’t go off.]]> <![CDATA[Stomp the Yard]]> It wasn’t exactly a GOP stampede at the Asian Elephant Preserve but it was awfully close on Nov. 22, as a quintet of elephants checked out the new surroundings of their spacious yard next to the Rifken Family Pachyderm Pavilion at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo.]]> <![CDATA[Best. Fest. Ever.]]> Like a child growing out of the magic of Christmas, I wondered as the train pulled into New York City’s Penn Station on the rainy, windy Wednesday evening of Oct. 19 if the CMJ (as in College Music Journal) Music Marathon and Film Festival would be as incredible as I remembered it.]]> <![CDATA[TWISTED ROOTS]]> It's Saturday, Sept. 17, at Last Daze of Summer, the final Sterling Stage event of 2011. It’s cold outside, a chilly 45 degrees, but the festival managed to pull about 1,100 campers and the energy is high. Driftwood, a four-, sometimes three-piece, Americanaroots band from Binghamton, was scheduled to play the side stage from 11 p.]]> <![CDATA[Senior Moments]]> The Benderson Center, 205 S. Salina St., has been serving as a gathering place for seniors for nearly four decades. Mayor Stephanie Miner announced last month that the center would close on Oct. 1 to save the city the $10,000 monthly rent.]]> <![CDATA[Senior Moments]]> The Benderson Center, 205 S. Salina St., has been serving as a gathering place for seniors for nearly four decades. Mayor Stephanie Miner announced last month that the center would close on Oct. 1 to save the city the $10,000 monthly rent.]]> <![CDATA[Join the Cause]]> Saturday, Oct. 8, 10 a.m. Syracuse Bicycle is spearheading this ride, which attracted more than 280 cyclists last year, the largest in the country. Each rider receives a goody bag, an opportunity to win door prizes, and a post-ride party with music and food.]]> <![CDATA[State of The Union]]> Even if its thwarted opening had not been such a scandal, Marc Blitzstein’s The Cradle Will Rock would still command attention. Not merely focused on the working classes, Cradle faces up to contemporary problems by championing labor unions at a time when industrial strife was spilling blood in the streets.]]> <![CDATA[Image Maker]]> Past and present come together in (hyphen) Americans, Keliy Anderson-Staley’s one-person show at the Light Work Gallery. The show features more than 100 portraits of contemporary Americans, all done in a tintype format introduced in 1856 and little used after the 1930s.]]> <![CDATA[WHAT'S SHAKIN']]> At the 2011 Juneteenth Festival, reporters from The Stand, a community newspaper written for South Side residents, were on the hunt for a story. Donning South Side Stand T- shirts, they jotted notes during the parade and interviewed vendors. Following the festivities, they returned to The Stand’s office at 2331 S.]]> <![CDATA[Virtuoso Reality]]> Not long after the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra declared bankruptcy on May 10, several members of the unemployed ensemble received phone calls from a friend of the orchestra who was willing to offer his help. It wasn’t just any friend who reached out, either: It was Elmar Oliveira, one of the most well-known violinists on the planet.]]> <![CDATA[Candid Camera]]> Bob Gates is a people person. He needs to be in order to have been so successful taking photos of Syracusans standing at downtown’s Common Center, the corner of Fayette and South Salina streets. While that’s been commonly the domain of bus riders and the main transfer point for Centro, not everyone there is on, ahem, official transit business.]]> <![CDATA[Breast Friends Forever]]> Montgomery and other diagnostic physicians have another reason for concern. It seems that those women who do not have a known genetic predisposition for developing breast cancer are generally more cavalier about screenings and self exams than those who do.]]> <![CDATA[Out and About]]> A trio of gay-centric flicks will be screened during the inaugural eQuality Film Fest 2011,.]]> <![CDATA[Voices Carry]]> “The idea of using the beautiful facility we have for a fundraiser, even when the two organizations seemed to be different in terms of mission, priorities and philosophy, rose from working from different sides with different constituents toward a common ground,” Kern said.]]> <![CDATA[BEST of SYRACUSE 2011 WINNERS]]>

 

]]> <![CDATA[I Fought The Slaw]]> It comes with a Friday-night fish sandwich special, or a burger at a cookout. The crunch of green cabbage masked with smooth and zesty mayonnaise makes for a tasty accompaniment and texture contrast to the palate. What’s more, it’s cheap, and can last, refrigerated, for days.]]> <![CDATA[Word Up]]> Two guys walk into a bar. Except one of them isn’t a guy. She’s a woman. Or let’s say they walk into a restaurant, or a cell phone store, or their favorite combination vegan pierogie outlet and cigar bar. Doesn’t matter.]]> <![CDATA[WHAT'S SHAKIN']]> Hyperbole often accompanies eulogies, with humans’ unwillingness to speak ill of the dead often coloring their reminiscences. But in the case of Linda “Sparky” Mortimer, she was what people describe her as: welcoming, friendly, warm and genuine. And with her death on Monday, Nov.]]> <![CDATA[European Blend]]> They are produced using the methods developed in 1929 by the Ehrmann family in Oberschoenegg im Allgau, Germany. For more information about the yogurt, visit www.bavariangoodness.com.]]> <![CDATA[LOCAL HOP]]> AmerikanPrimitive, Greg Hoover, E.S.P. and Polar Bear Club A self-described blast from the past, AmerikanPrimitive has acquired a following while gigging at Fusion, the Westcott Theater and the Lost Horizon. The band’s name suggests the bluesy avant-garde finger-picking music genre from the 1950s, but they’re actually named after a novel.]]> <![CDATA[MIC, Take Two]]> The Music Industry Conference, MIC, is returning to OnCenter, 800 S. State St., on Friday, Nov. 11, and Saturday, Nov. 12, this year featuring five music industry speakers. Friday’s headlining event will be the Syracuse Area Music Awards (Sammys).]]> <![CDATA[Radon Screen]]> The second leading cause of lung cancer in the United States has nothing to do with smoking but it has everything to do with prevention. Starting on Monday, Oct. 17, through Oct. 24 is Federal Radon Action Week, according to U.S. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin.]]> <![CDATA[]]> ]]> <![CDATA[Dinner At Eight]]> Owen Shapiro, the fest’s artistic director and a film professor at Syracuse University, and his steadfast spouse—and the fest’s managing director—Christine Fawcett-Shapiro, spent the summer in Bologna, Italy, to coordinate the new SU Abroad program for student filmmakers.]]> <![CDATA[You Can’t Spell Layover Without Love]]> Considering the acclaim he received for his 2005 documentary 39 Pounds of Love, the awardwinning story of a boy with a rare form of spinal muscular atrophy who ultimately outlived his doctor’s predictions by some 35 years, one might expect Israeli filmmaker Dani Menkin to stick with a winning formula, following up with another slice of real life.]]> <![CDATA[Hairy Plotters]]> Both movies will be screened in 35mm prints. Admission is $5.50 for adults, $1.50 for children. Call 337- 6453 for information..]]> <![CDATA[What’s Shakin’]]> Seems no entity is immune to the usual Syracuse doom and gloom, not even a sports team that gives us a reason to leave the house on a cold winter night. Other teams have succumbed to the fail culture. But not the Syracuse Crunch, which, with this 18th season, has established itself as the hockey franchise to beat locally.]]> <![CDATA[How Low Can We Go?]]> Did anyone else notice that as soon as the city announced it would ease enforcement of parking regulations by offering a 10-minute grace period after the meter runs out, that dozens of protesters immediately flocked to downtown to set up camp in...]]> <![CDATA[NEWS & BLUES]]> Police arrested Steven Long, 23, in South Daytona, Fla., after he aroused their suspicion by riding past on a bicycle with a 59-inch television wedged between his lap and the handlebars. When spotted, Long ditched the bike and the TV, which was indeed stolen, but was caught while fleeing on foot.]]> <![CDATA[Bear Necessities]]> Life on the road is pretty glamorous for Erik “Goose” Henning, bassist of the Polar Bear Club. When he picks up the phone for an interview, he’s speaking from the parking lot of a Taco Bell in Twin Falls, Idaho. The night before the band did a show in Boise and now they’re road-tripping for a gig later in the evening at Salt Lake City.]]> <![CDATA[Best of Luck]]> In a tied game with just over two minutes left, a stunned Syracuse University Orangemen football team failed to convert a third down during its Oct. 8 game against Tulane at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans. Three-and-out, and the opponent’s hot offense was ready to come back and go for a monumental upset win.]]> <![CDATA[EATS]]> “I didn’t set out to collect cookbooks,” Green answers when asked how she accumulated so many books, “I set out to learn about cooking. In the course of that, I was so curious that I kept buying cookbooks to try this, that or the other thing, or cook like Julia {Child}.]]> <![CDATA[SUPER DUPER]]> Within the cold concrete walls of the factory, the Giant sleeps. His 10-foot corpse lies outstretched on the table. The head rests heavily on the hard wood, dead eyes staring up at the ceiling. A slight smirk of satisfaction tugs at the mouth. A blanket covers him from neck to toe. The air is still—it feels as though he could wake at any moment. His creator, local artist Ty Marshal, gazes upon his creature with excitement. There is a hint of reverence in his eyes.]]> <![CDATA[She’ll Take Manhattan]]> When I was a sophomore at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Va. (a.k.a. the middle of nowhere), I got involved with my college radio station, WXJM-FM 88.3. I was a communication studies major and a music industry minor set on being a radio personality, with an internship-turned-temporary job at New York City’s WHTZ-FM 100.]]> <![CDATA[Drink Local]]> In the Syracuse area, you can purchase a draught Saranac Wet Hop IPA (sorry, no bottles) at the following locations: J. Ryan’s,.]]> <![CDATA[Waxing Nostalgic]]> There’s something special about putting a vinyl record on the turntable, letting it spin and listening to the tunes from start to finish. It’s the way the artists wanted it to be heard, even with those crackles and pops in between.]]> <![CDATA[Classified]]> Classified ads from the February 22, 2012 print edition.
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]]> <![CDATA[Events]]>  ]]> <![CDATA[Events]]>  ]]> <![CDATA[WIN 2 TICKETS TO MR. HABITAT 2011 Fundraising Auction]]> Sheraton Syr. University Hotel & Conference Center 11/4/11
]]> <![CDATA[Review: The Chris Robinson Brotherhood ]]>  An up-and-down evening with the former front man for the Black CrowesThe Chris Robinson Brotherhood is still trying to determine its place in the 21st century. Their style is undoubtedly 1970s, ]]> <![CDATA[Review: The Chris Robinson Brotherhood ]]>  An up-and-down evening with the former front man for the Black CrowesThe Chris Robinson Brotherhood is still trying to determine its place in the 21st century. Their style is undoubtedly 1970s, ]]> <![CDATA[NEWS & BLUES]]> Responding to reports of a man and a woman slashing tires at an apartment complex, Atlanta police arrested the woman, but the man escaped. A few minutes later, he returned to the scene and approached television news reporter Amanda Cook during her on-air report, claiming to be a witness to the crime.]]> <![CDATA[Hate That Dirty Water]]> The pollutant in that deicer is ethylene glycol, the same ingredient in antifreeze. In July 1993, the state Department of Environmental Conservation issued a permit to the city to study the chemicals that run off of airport property, including into the creek.]]> <![CDATA[Hues You Can Use]]> The paintings made for the Warehouse Gallery’s show Colorfornia: New Forms in West Coast Street Art look like they could come from such a magical place, but it is important to remember that this art arose and thrives in real, public, urban environments, not in spite of them.]]> <![CDATA[Hues You Can Use]]> The paintings made for the Warehouse Gallery’s show Colorfornia: New Forms in West Coast Street Art look like they could come from such a magical place, but it is important to remember that this art arose and thrives in real, public, urban environments, not in spite of them.]]> <![CDATA[French Kisses]]> Since May, Syracuse has had its own taste of Paris right inside Shed C at the Regional Market. The Sweet Praxis began selling macarons every Saturday and shoppers have responded with curiosity and by purchasing the treats.]]> <![CDATA[French Kisses]]> Since May, Syracuse has had its own taste of Paris right inside Shed C at the Regional Market. The Sweet Praxis began selling macarons every Saturday and shoppers have responded with curiosity and by purchasing the treats.]]> <![CDATA[Windmills of His Mind]]> The Salt City Center for the Performing Arts brand, now 40 years old and without a permanent home, has actually been having a good year. Cathleen O’Brien’s electrifying Maria Callas in Terrence McNally’s Master Class, seen by minuscule audiences, was justly recognized by the Syracuse New Times Syracuse Area Live Theater (SALT) Academy at awards time.]]> <![CDATA[Good Golly, Ms. Holly]]> Much about American culture has changed since Holly Near first lent her voice to the cause of social justice—by joining Another Mother for Peace in 1968. Indeed, her own career has evolved just as much; with forays into acting (from TV’s The Partridge Family to movies such as Slaughterhouse-Five), playwriting and teaching.]]> <![CDATA[Good Golly, Ms. Holly]]> Much about American culture has changed since Holly Near first lent her voice to the cause of social justice—by joining Another Mother for Peace in 1968. Indeed, her own career has evolved just as much; with forays into acting (from TV’s The Partridge Family to movies such as Slaughterhouse-Five), playwriting and teaching.]]> <![CDATA[Here with Near]]> On Wednesday, Oct. 19, 3 to 5 p.m., Near will be joined by Sally Roesch Wagner for tea and conversation at the Matilda Joslyn Gage Center, 210 E. Genesee St., Fayetteville.]]> <![CDATA[Palmy Days]]> There could be a local revival a-borning for the banjo-eyed Eddie Cantor.]]> <![CDATA[Ryan Fitzsimmons]]> The Syracuse-bred singer-songwriter, now based in Boston, will perform tracks from his new CD release Cold Sky on Friday, Oct. 21, 8 p.m., at the May Memorial Unitarian Universalist Society, 3800 E. Genesee St. The acoustic music of Scott Danger Bravo kicks off the evening.]]> <![CDATA[LETTERS]]> First, the building was not ours. We were leasing the front space for the last six years, faithfully paying our rent when we were informed by the bank that holds the mortgage that they would be foreclosing on the owners, who had not been paying the mortgage.]]> <![CDATA[WHAT’S SHAKIN’]]> In the Delicious Irony department, a group of female impersonators is preparing for an annual fundraiser for women undergoing cancer treatment that are likely feeling less than womanly.]]> <![CDATA[SAMMYS NOMS ANNOUNCED]]> Forty-eight nominee entries for the 2011 Syracuse Area Music (Sammy) Awards have been received and distributed among 11 categories spanning pop to hip-hop. Potential winners are in the running for awards which will be presented on Friday, Nov. 11, (11-11-11, get it?), 7 p.]]> <![CDATA[GREEN WEEK]]> The three middle school boys laugh as they slip and slide, their waders filling with water from Bear Trap Creek. They measure the width of the stream before each, in turn, drops a tennis ball into the water at different points downstream, while an adult times how long it takes each ball to travel 10 feet.]]> <![CDATA[Graffiti Bridge]]> In September 2010 former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva inaugurated the world’s largest piece of graffiti art—more than 37,000 square feet of a highway wall—honoring children’s rights.]]> <![CDATA[Dance the Meringue]]> Not to be confused with the American notion of a sticky sweet coconut-covered macaroon, the French macaron provides a tasty morsel, whether sweet or savory. With a newly published cookbook, and a decent amount of practice—meringue can be tough to conquer—you can make them at home.]]> <![CDATA[Dance the Meringue]]> Not to be confused with the American notion of a sticky sweet coconut-covered macaroon, the French macaron provides a tasty morsel, whether sweet or savory. With a newly published cookbook, and a decent amount of practice—meringue can be tough to conquer—you can make them at home.]]> <![CDATA[Monster Jr.]]> The Bad Seed, with its premise of the cute little girl who is rotten to the core, is so familiar it’s most often seen these days in parody, such as Joel Paley and Marvin Laird’s Ruthless: The Musical.]]> <![CDATA[Royal Blue]]> Only two instances do not establish a pattern, but in his second original drama in less than 12 months, playwright Garrett Heater demarcates clear priorities with The Romanovs. He likes family dramas in which characters are defined in bouncing off each other in roles we all know intuitively: father, mother, children.]]> <![CDATA[SAVOY SHUFFLE]]> Kim Simmonds was 18 years old and living in London when he began a band. It was normal teenage stuff:]]> <![CDATA[Prints of the City]]> The  changing leaves make it a great time to visit Cazenovia’s Stone Quarry Hill Art Park, with its secret garden, open grassy slopes and wooded paths that wind past hulking sculptures.]]> <![CDATA[League of Women Voters]]> Continuing advocating for relief in Medicaid and unfunded mandates. Continue consolidation efforts with the city, town and village governments to achieve efficiency in spending, like the purchasing department and the joint location of county and city economic development offices.]]> <![CDATA[Challenging Theater]]> Offering comfort brings its own risks. At Syracuse Stage, a feature of producing artistic director Timothy Bond-era scheduling, often remarked upon in this space, is that one offering each season should be “comfort food”: that is, easily accessible, uplifting and familiar.]]> <![CDATA[Dead Reckonings]]> Polls numbers vary, but an even two-thirds, 66.6 percent, is about average. Some of our countrymen express their support with passionate enthusiasm. We heard this at the Sept. 7 Republican presidential debate at the Reagan Library in Simi Valley, Calif., when Texas Gov.]]> <![CDATA[League of Women Voters]]> Election day is Tuesday, Nov. 8. Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. To vote, you must be registered with the Onondaga County Board of Elections. For more information on polling places, call the Board of Elections at 435-3312 or the League of Women Voters at 422-9797.]]> <![CDATA[Say It Ain’t So]]> My next-door neighbor growing up went to college at West Virginia. I went to Syracuse University. We’re the same age and still good friends. We made a few road trips to see the Orange and the Mountaineers during our time at school. The night of Friday, Oct.]]> <![CDATA[Imperfectly Franc]]> Director Matt Chiorini makes the challenge, “It’s the funniest play about fascism you’ll see all year—or your money back,” during his curtain speech for Le Moyne College’s Boot and Buskin Theater Group production of Eugene Ionesco’s Rhinoceros.]]> <![CDATA[Syracuse Boo Times]]> Halloween weekend offers a trio of old-school movie attractions guaranteed to scare the yell out of you. On Fraidy-Cat Friday, Oct. 28, the “Brew & View” series at Eastwood’s Palace Theatre,.]]> <![CDATA[What's Shakin']]> In the four years that Mike Hopkins played for the Syracuse University men’s basketball team from 1989 to 1993, the Orange started 10-0, 13-0, 10-0 and 8-0.
]]> <![CDATA[What's Shakin']]> The Cat in the Hat You gotta give Media Unit founder Walt Shepperd credit for keeping his award-winning teen performance and production troupe in the public eye]]> <![CDATA[News & Blues]]> Curses, Foiled Again Police charged Johnny Lee Walker, 21, with shooting another man in Orange Park, Fla., after he left his cellphone at the scene of the crime.]]> <![CDATA[Pumped Up Kicks]]> Tommy Tanner and Jon Ramin have spent the last 20 months focusing all attention and energy on their new project. If the countless hours of incessant planning don’t produce something big for the area, then there was a glitch along the way, the pair agree.]]> <![CDATA[Heavy Metal Redux]]> By pairing lesser-known local groups with larger regional acts, Morrison is helping to give them an opportunity they might not get elsewhere. “I try to get young, local bands who don’t normally play on a lot of shows because they’re usually very deserving artists too,” Morrison says.]]> <![CDATA[SNOW GUIDE]]> Listings for downhill ski centers include trail information, costs and other features. Lift ticket information refers to available minimum/maximum day-pass prices. Opening dates are weather-dependent and are therefore subject to change. Some hills charge an hourly rate for skiing beyond an eighthour pass.]]> <![CDATA[BE LIKE MIC]]> The music business isn’t easy. Just ask any musician trying to make it—or even the ones that have. But luckily for those active in the industry here in Syracuse, whether an artist, booker, venue owner, soundman, manager, journalist or simply a music...]]> <![CDATA[DÉJÀ VU ALL OVER AGAIN]]> In Fuddy Meers, the current production from the Syracuse University Drama Department, our protagonist, sweet, sensible Claire (Jasmine Thomas), avers, “I don’t want to wake up with strangers.” Answering her is a listener of shifting identities, usually known as Limping Man (Max Miller), “That’s what you do every morning.]]> <![CDATA[SAMMYS XIII]]> An impressive variety of genres will be inducted into the Sammys Hall of Fame this year, ranging from the heavy, hard rock of David “Rock” Feinstein and The Rods to the classical genius of the now-defunct Syracuse Symphony Orchestra.]]> <![CDATA[JOE RIPOSO]]> Joe Riposo has had an accomplished career. He received the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra Musicians Award for Outstanding Music Educator in 2009, was recipient of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) Award for 15 years in a...]]> <![CDATA[DAVID “ROCK” FEINSTEIN AND 805]]> Sometimes David “Rock” Feinstein gets concerned about a few things. First, that his claim to fame is playing his guitar with his butt, moving it back and forth like a bath towel, as he did with the band Elf with his cousin Ronnie James Dio back in the 1960s.]]> <![CDATA[NEW ENGLAND NO-NO]]> After a slow start Saturday, Nov. 5, at Connecticut, the Orange twice took the lead and seemed to be on the verge of securing a win and a bowl berth, but they just couldn’t close it out. The potential game-winning drive ended with an interception, and UConn turned that turnover into a touchdown.]]> <![CDATA[Classified]]> Classified ads from the February 22, 2012 print edition.
]]> <![CDATA[Events]]>  ]]> <![CDATA[WHAT'S SHAKIN']]> From downtown rooftops to urban back yards, the Save the Rain effort is spreading like an Antarctic glacier. Since the initiative really got going in late 2009 under a court order, it has seen 50 distinct green infrastructure projects implemented, all with the goal of retuning rainwater and snowmelt to the ground instead of the sewer system.]]> <![CDATA[DANDY DEBUT]]> And you could tell from the electric atmosphere that these two teams are going to be battling for a long time to come. It took a late rally by Syracuse to come out with a 16-15 victory, a thrilling one that surely will keep fans coming back for more..]]> <![CDATA[THE UGLY TRUTH]]> I’m sure that when all the dust settles it will become clear that the mess involving Section III football in Skaneateles was drummed up by the Jordan-Elbridge Central School District. It was the perfect ploy.]]> <![CDATA[NEWS & BLUES]]> While police were driving burglary suspect Kylen English, 20, to the Montgomery County, Ohio, jail, he began banging his head against the car’s rear passenger window when crossing a bridge. “The officer starts to pull over,” Dayton police Lt. Kim Hill recounted, “and once he pulled over, the suspect had the window broken.]]> <![CDATA[GIVE STRESS A HOLIDAY]]> Just when you want to enjoy good times with family and friends, you may also feel the negative effects of stress, showing up in bouts of depression, sickness or fatigue. The stressors in our lives—difficult situations, illness, loss of a loved one, strained relationships or financial woes—are still present during the holidays.]]> <![CDATA[WHAT IS HIP ?]]> That’s the musical question that will be asked and answered on Monday, Nov. 14, 8 p.m., when the horn-driven favorites Tower of Power.]]> <![CDATA[SYRACUSE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA]]> After serving the region for nearly 50 years, the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra met its end in May when the group filed for bankruptcy.]]> <![CDATA[NO COUNTRY FOR OLD SAMMY ?]]> There are plenty of reasons for Syracusans to think of their hometown as a great city for music. The vibrant current scene grew out of a rich and diverse history. The Syracuse Area Music Awards (Sammys), an event that has been honoring local musicians for their talent and dedication since 1993, is another boost for that image.]]> <![CDATA[YOUR SHOW OF SHOWS]]> Four decades is plenty of time to accumulate some impressive pieces of art. African Diasporan Treasures: 40 Years of Community Folk Art Center presents paintings, sculptures and other works surveying and sampling the permanent collection at the center, 805 E.]]> <![CDATA[JIMMY THACKERY]]> Thackery is straight off the Blues Cruise boat and coming to Upstairs at the Dino, 246 W. Willow St., on Sunday, Nov. 13 for dinner and a show. Read the Q&A with Thackery on the Upbeat blog at www.syracusenewtimes.com.]]> <![CDATA[GO FOR CHOKE]]> Many relationship-type activities are conducted in private, with good reason. The world doesn’t need to see you chasing each other around the kitchen with frying pans, or the details of how you make up. But during a particularly volatile phase of my wooing of Shorty, our privacy was invaded by three Jerusalem artichoke plants.]]> <![CDATA[MARCIA HAGAN]]> Singer Marcia Hagan starts giggling right off the bat. She’s “tickled” about winning a Sammy Hall of Fame award and can’t think of a better term to describe the feeling. “Every time I think about it, I giggle,” she explains. “And I don’t giggle. But every time I think about it I’m like, ‘Oh, stop it!’ I love when people love what you love.]]> <![CDATA[RICK GARY]]> For almost 40 years, Rick Gary has contributed to Central New York through his extensive career in radio and television. Beginning in college at WBKY in Lexington, Ky., Gary went on to work at nearly a dozen stations in the following years, everywhere from Memphis to Boston.]]> <![CDATA[It Takes Two]]> Most audiences will enter with the show’s premise well in hand. The Tuna of the title is a tiny burg in Texas, third smallest to have its own radio station, OKKK.]]> <![CDATA[Eyes on the Prizes]]> Attendees of the 2011 Syracuse Area Music Awards (Sammys) were fortunate to witness the show that they did on Nov. 11. Not only was the Friday evening ceremony filled with glitz, glam and happy award surprises, but the performers took the night to new levels, rolling from soulful to exciting to loud.]]> <![CDATA[What's Shakin']]> As long as we’ve had sports, we’ve had losing streaks. And as long as we’ve had losing streaks, there has been the question of who’s to blame: the coach or the players. Following the Syracuse University football team’s third consecutive loss on Friday, Nov.]]> <![CDATA[Kollege of Musical Knowledge]]> Growing up, I dreamed of becoming a musician. I picked up a guitar at age 13, learned a few power chords and discovered distortion and reverb. I planned on being the next Jimi Hendrix. It wasn’t until I grew up that I realized I lacked a crucial component: talent. So I gave up and decided to write about musicians instead. And thank God for that, because—as I learned at the Music Industry Conference, held last weekend at the OnCenter—being a musician is tough as hell.]]> <![CDATA[Press Release]]> You don’t think much about retirement when you’re a Marine in Vietnam. You don’t think much about retirement when you’re a hard-charging, harddrinking international correspondent in Africa and Asia. ]]> <![CDATA[Pedestrian Crossing]]> It was a few minutes after 8 on a clear late autumn night, and the sun had been down for hours. I found a parking spot in Armory Square, stretched out for a few minutes and headed across West Fayette Street, following the yellow line that serves as the guide for the newest cool place in Syracuse.]]> <![CDATA[Classified]]> Classified ads from the February 22, 2012 print edition.
]]> <![CDATA[Events]]>  ]]> <![CDATA[WIN 2 TICKETS FOR JAZZ CHRISTMAS 2011]]> W/ NEW YORK VOICES presented by Dunbar Association, Inc. Bring on Christmas!
]]> <![CDATA[Fashion Statements]]> were beards and bandannas, sequins and shawls. Attendees at Friday night’s Syracuse Area Music Awards (Sammys) wore all sorts of styles from classic tailcoats to leather fringe jackets. Many guests were there not only to honor great local musicians, but for an excuse to dig out their most fashionable outfits from the back of their closets.]]> <![CDATA[Fashion Statements]]> were beards and bandannas, sequins and shawls. Attendees at Friday night’s Syracuse Area Music Awards (Sammys) wore all sorts of styles from classic tailcoats to leather fringe jackets. Many guests were there not only to honor great local musicians, but for an excuse to dig out their most fashionable outfits from the back of their closets.]]> <![CDATA[Fashion Statements]]> were beards and bandannas, sequins and shawls. Attendees at Friday night’s Syracuse Area Music Awards (Sammys) wore all sorts of styles from classic tailcoats to leather fringe jackets. Many guests were there not only to honor great local musicians, but for an excuse to dig out their most fashionable outfits from the back of their closets.]]> <![CDATA[NEWS & BLUES]]> Authorities identified Audrey Shirley, 34, as the woman who stole money and credit cards from homes in Forsyth County and Milton, Ga., by asking to use the bathroom. A victim mentioned the thief first asked to use the phone because her car had broken down.]]> <![CDATA[Tommy Castro]]> The blues-roots guitarist and vocalist brings his musical mastery to Upstairs at the Dinosaur Bar-B-Que,.]]> <![CDATA[An Inconsistent Truth]]> Syracuse got mauled by a team that was previously winless in Big East play on Friday, Nov. 11. It was the third loss in a row, and it was perhaps the ugliest all season. There’s no doubt that the 37-17 loss to South Florida is the low point of a season that makes a Quentin Tarantino movie seem predictable. Since there are two weeks before the next game, let’s look at how many times this year’s outlook has changed.]]> <![CDATA[Ground Rules]]> Fall is a great time for enthusiasts of fresh and local food. Farmers markets are overflowing with tasty produce at harvest time and, if you’ve worked long and hard on your home garden, it’s time to reap the rewards. Fresh food is harder to come by once the last leaves fall and the frost sets in, but there are still a number of ways you can keep your commitment to eating locally alive year-round.]]> <![CDATA[News & Blues]]>  Curses, Foiled Again Two men wearing heavy makeup, women’s clothing and wigs held up a Denver jewelry store at gunpoint, forcing the owners to unlock display cases. They then stuffed t]]> <![CDATA[Page Turners]]>  Jon Goode didn’t expect to become a small business owner. The aspiring artist and musician, a Cicero native, returned to Central New York two years ago after a lengthy period spent trav]]> <![CDATA[Local Heroes]]> Shop Syracuse Week is back, asking gift buyers to think outside the big box. The Small Business Saturday initiative may be armed with a spiffy television ad campaign, a marketing strategy and oodles o]]> <![CDATA[Family Jewels]]> Szozda Gallery mounts artwork created by a married couple]]> <![CDATA[Family Jewels]]> Szozda Gallery mounts artwork created by a married couple]]> <![CDATA[One Hell Of A Hall]]> Rock and respect distinguish the Sammys Hall of Fame induction Photos by Michael DavisThere was much mutual admiration in the room on Nov. 10 at Upstairs at the Dino during the Syracuse Area Musi]]> <![CDATA[The Isreal Deal]]> Multi-hyphenate musicmaker Isreal Hagan does it all on his new CD Balance]]> <![CDATA[LOCAL HOP]]>  The Easy Ramblers. Easy Does It (independent). The bluegrass trio, which took home the 2011 Syracuse Area Music Award (Sammy) for Best Country, offers a CD debut filled with relaxed origin]]> <![CDATA[Howling Success]]> Four diners dig in along a two-mile stretch of Wolf Street
]]> <![CDATA[Best Western]]> Karis Wiggins channels the life of Texas journalist Molly Ivins in a witty solo showFirst they mutilate you; then they poison you; then they burn you. I have been on blind dates better than that.%u2]]> <![CDATA[Square Deal]]> The annual Christmas tree lighting, featuring a local 55-foot Norway spruce decorated with energy-efficient holiday bulbs, takes place on Friday, Nov. 25, 6:30 p.m., at downtown’s Clinton Squ]]> <![CDATA[Nightmare Alley]]> Sure, the concert takes place just days after Thanksgiving, but it’s always Halloween whenever Alice Cooper visits the area, with his next show slated for Tuesday, Nov. 29, 8 p.m., at the Turning]]> <![CDATA[One Hell of a Hall]]> Rock and respect distinguish the Sammys Hall of Fame induction]]> <![CDATA[Howling Success]]> Four diners dig in along a two-mile stretch of Wolf Street
]]> <![CDATA[Life of Pie]]> the season for branching out and trying something new, sweet, special and most likely once (as in once a year). Really now, who thinks to roast a turkey for six hours any other time of year than the late-month holidays? Apple pie? Frozen, maybe, but from scratch? Not so much.]]> <![CDATA[IDLE CHATTER]]> “We actually came up with it {the bio},” Fuzz explains in a phone interview from his home in Connecticut. His wife, Carrie, also on the line, chimes in, “’Cause nobody got it. You know what your influences are and what elements stick out. The Beatles: the harmony vocals, the songwriting we use.]]> <![CDATA[Strange Bedfellows]]> Obama campaigned as the one who could usher in a new era of post-partisan politics and, if you look around Onondaga County today, you might almost think that new world order has come and gone. In Syracuse our Democratic mayor gets along swimmingly with our Republican county executive, who seems to be BFF with the Democratic governor.]]> <![CDATA[Censored!]]> In an age of blogs, tweets, hacks and piles of beans spilled by Wikileaks, the notion of media censorship may seem dated. But the rundown of stories Project Censored calls attention to this year serves as a reminder that mainstream media outlets favoring the superficial over the substantive don’t give us all the information we need.]]> <![CDATA[NEWS & BLUES]]> The latest medical treatment in Indonesia involves as many as 50 people a day lying on railroad tracks outside Jakarta, believing that the electrical current from the tracks will cure them of various ailments. Patients scramble to safety when a train approaches, then resume their position the minute it.]]> <![CDATA[Oh, Pears]]>

In season through early summer, this fiber-filled fruit provides a welcome respite from apples

]]> <![CDATA[Oh, Pears]]>

In season through early summer, this fiber-filled fruit provides a welcome respite from apples

]]> <![CDATA[Presents of Mind]]> The holiday season is upon us. You’re buying the family tree, putting up the decorations, getting last-minute gifts. It’s the most wonderful time of the year for all involved— except your wallet. Let’s face it: there’s really no way to avoid the expense of the holidays.]]> <![CDATA[Ongoing Winter Events]]> Weather permitting, trails will be open until 9 p.m. to allow skiers and snowshoers the chance to enjoy Beaver Lake’s network of trails. Guided snowshoeing on Jan. 6 and Feb. 3 at 7 p.m.; call for reservations..]]> <![CDATA[In the Loop]]> There are classical violinists, there are jazz cats, and there are experimental musicians. Caryn Lin, however, carved herself a niche composing “Native American, West African, technotribal, Australian, cosmic, Celtic rock” pieces. With looping pedals tucked beneath her toes and an electric violin in hand, Lin weaves one-woman soundscapes onstage. She brings techniques learned in Germany to the 99-seat Nelson Odeon for an 8 p.m. show on Saturday, Oct. 10.]]> <![CDATA[Hill Chillin']]> Syracuse scene for jazz music crops up at summer get-togethers like the Northeast Jazz & Wine Festival, weekly gigs at downtown restaurants such as the Syracuse Suds Factory and Pastabilities, and sporadic concerts held at Jazz Central. And no, we’re not forgetting the local participants at the annual Syracuse Jazz Fest at Onondaga Community College.]]> <![CDATA[Inside Jobs]]> The death of Steve Jobs on Oct. 5 was mourned from all quarters of a world he made smaller and more interconnected. His role as a continuous driving force behind the computer revolution cannot be denied.]]> <![CDATA[Guerilla My Dreams]]> With more than 600 shows under their belt in the past four years, Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad.]]> <![CDATA[Dancin' Through the Holidays]]> numbers inspired by “Twas the Night Before Christmas” and “The Nutcracker” on Sunday, Dec. 11, 3 p.m., at Eastwood’s Palace Theatre,.]]> <![CDATA[The Adventures of Rudolph]]> Lauren Watson, a senior at Liverpool High School, dons the red nose (sort of) for the 33rd annual holiday production, as students from Dance Centre North perform this show on Saturday, Dec. 10, 11 a.m., at the Mulroy Civic Center’s Crouse-Hinds Concert Theater, 411 Montgomery St. Tickets are $10, $13.50, $14.50, $19. Call 476-7372 for details.]]> <![CDATA[New Kid]]> Students from the Syracuse University Drama Department have been touring area schools with this production, a familygeared show dealing with issues concerning racism, peer pressure and conflict resolution. Now the public can take in the show during a noon performance on Dec. 11 at Syracuse Stage’s Storch Theater, 820 E. Genesee St. Pictured are, from left, Emily Rice, Johnny McKeown and Juan C. Velez- Sanchez. Tickets are $5. Call 443-3275 for informatio]]> <![CDATA[Losing Ugly]]> The future looked as bright as ever six weeks ago. The Syracuse University football team had just beaten West Virginia 49-23 in front of the biggest Carrier Dome crowd in two seasons. Its best player, defensive end Chandler Jones, had just returned from a knee injury.]]> <![CDATA[Who's the Boss?]]> Bill Wharton, a.k.a. the Sauce Boss,.]]> <![CDATA[WHAT'S SHAKIN']]> That’s the burden of all of the drama surrounding former associate head coach Bernie Fine, whom the university fired Nov. 27 amid growing accusations of child molestation against Fine. The story has had a new twist or turn almost daily, and the players have been left to face repeated questions about Fine and how the ordeal has affected the team.]]> <![CDATA[Hit the Bricks]]> Redhouse has been developing a new brand this season, and you can see how it’s working out in the current production of The Wiz. Ever since the company launched itself from what had once been Contemporary Theatre of Syracuse in 2004, we knew this would be a professional outfit.]]> <![CDATA[Winter Special Events Calendar]]>

Winter Special Events calendar for the greater Syracuse area

]]> <![CDATA[The Queen of Kings]]> There’s music playing in the background when Sharon Jones answers her phone in South Carolina, where she relocated in April after living in New York City since 1959. Jones excitedly dishes about her recent discovery on Facebook literally minutes before the interview. It seems that The Jelly Jazz Radio Show is featuring her first major performance with her backing band, the Dap-Kings, at the time called the Soul Providers, back in London circa 1999. And she’s loving listening in.]]> <![CDATA[Closet Classic]]> the Chronicles of Narnia on stage was not an inevitable or easy choice. True, C.S. Lewis’ sevenvolume series of young adult novels has attracted millions of readers for 60 years. A movie adaptation of the first volume, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005), was a box-office hit six Christmases ago.]]> <![CDATA[Shoot to Chill]]> American sports fans tuning in to watch the Winter Olympics may be mesmerized by events that are unfamiliar to their eyes, but are much more common, even wildly popular, in the frozen terrain of Scandinavia, Russia or Switzerland. You don’t see much curling, luge or speed skating in the United States, except in small hotbeds in wintry or mountainous states.]]> <![CDATA[Have a Ghoul Yule]]> When you hear that ace female impersonator Jimmy Wachter is appearing as Judy Garland in a show about an imagined 1959 Christmas TV special with celebrity guests, you should expect a parade of good campy fun. And there is some of that. Then again, note the second word in the title: Judy’s Scary Little Christmas. We may never have heard before of authors James Webber and David Church, or composer-lyricist Joe Patrick Ward, who opened this show in Los Angeles nearly 10 years ago. But collectively their sensibility has much in common with movie director Tim Burton. If Judy’s fictional celebrity special had even taken place, it too could have been called The Nightmare Before Christmas.]]> <![CDATA[It’s a Wonderful Life]]> It’s the cinematic seasonal favorite. Yet director Frank Capra’s 1946 classic took an unusual path to belated success that nearly rivals the story of its small-town big-dreamer protagonist, George Bailey, a savings-and-loan businessman (a career-best turn by James Stewart, pictured, with Donna Reed...]]> <![CDATA[Jazz Christmas]]> The New York Voices will provide holiday harmonies for the third annual Dunbar Association fundraiser on Saturday, Dec. 17, 8 p.m., at Eastwood’s Palace Theatre....]]> <![CDATA[Dial Smiles]]> Vaudeville comic Jimmy Durante used to howl, “Everybody wants to get into the act!” When that act is produced by the Appleseed Productions’ steering committee, just about everybody does get some moments on the boards.]]> <![CDATA[Karma Café]]> Todd and Michelle Brundage have been married for 7-1/2 years. They’ve been doing yoga together for three years. And as of two months ago, they’re business partners. The Brundages, along with friend Dan Bebber, own Om Boys, a juice and smoothie bar that opened Oct. 16 in Liverpool. The juice bar caters to a healthy and natural lifestyle. They serve all-natural juices and smoothies loaded with nutrients as well as healthful soups and salads.]]> <![CDATA[Big and Blue]]> Stories fly around like solos in a blues circle whenever the name Kelly James comes up. ]]> <![CDATA[Bus Shelter]]> In a misguided policy, tax incentives for transit riders expired at the end of last year]]> <![CDATA[Breaking Good]]> Most people don’t know the term “Ameribeat.” It’s not used on CD divider signs at record shops nor on iTunes as a genius category
]]> <![CDATA[Focus on America]]> America is a vast place, and capturing it in new and unusual ways is beyond the grasp of many. Photographer Alec Soth gave it a shot (so to speak), and the results are on display at the Everson Museum of Art. From Here to There: Alec Soth’s America presents a large selection of Soth’s photos taken during the past 15 years in various locales: up and down the Mississippi River, near Niagara Falls, in Texas and Minnesota.]]> <![CDATA[Nation Builder]]> Music has been recognized as a universal language many times over. From the first moments of a song to the last, a person can go from feeling one emotion to another, regardless of lyrics. Very often the communication is in the notes, not the words.]]> <![CDATA[WHAT’S SHAKIN’]]> Mike Hopkins, the assistant coach for the Syracuse University men’s basketball team, was asked in mid-November if Orange sophomores Dion Waiters and C.J. Fair could do for this year’s team what Kris Joseph and Scoop Jardine did for the 2009-’10 squad. During that season, Joseph and Jardine were the best one-two punch off the bench in the country and helped an Orange team led by Wes Johnson and Andy Rautins reach the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament.]]> <![CDATA[NEWS & BLUES]]> Curses, Foiled Again Boston police reported that a man walked into a bank and handed a teller a note that read, “Give me all your money.” The teller refused, informing the would-be robber the window was closed. He moved over to the next teller, where a customer scolded him for cutting in front of the line. When the second teller and a customer in line told the man he’d have to take off his sweat shirt’s hood, the suspect refused and left empty handed. (The Boston Globe) Police concluded that Darin E. Moore, 49, smashed a window with his hand so he could break into a ground-floor apartment in Columbus, Ohio, but the broken glass severed an artery in his arm, and he bled to death. (The Columbus Dispatch)]]> <![CDATA[Holiday Habits]]> Anyone who has followed Syracuse community theater for the last two decades will immediately recognize that Nuncrackers is another chapter in Dan Goggin’s ever-popular Nunsense franchise. Actually, it’s the third sequel IF IT’S THE THIRD, THAT WOULD MAKE IT THE SECOND SEQUEL; JUST SAYIN’ out of six, dating from around 1998. The title signals that there will be a partial spoof of the ballet The Nutcracker, and sure enough, that fills the frenzied 20 minutes before the first act’s curtain, although there are other musical parodies ranging from the Andrews Sisters to the Village People. And even though it does not contain holly, crèche figures, Scrooge or Santa, we know going in this is a Nunsense Christmas show. It’s also the holiday show from Encore Presentations at Jamesville’s Glen Loch restaurant.]]> <![CDATA[Everyday People]]> As a young man, Alec Soth was fascinated by the idea of leaving it all behind. He identified with the adventurer in Huckleberry Finn, gravitating toward the very same river that launched Finn’s spontaneous, riotous exploits.]]> <![CDATA[Everyday People]]> As a young man, Alec Soth was fascinated by the idea of leaving it all behind. He identified with the adventurer in Huckleberry Finn, gravitating toward the very same river that launched Finn’s spontaneous, riotous exploits.]]> <![CDATA[Do Good, Feel Good]]> “Around the holidays, many of us feel the need to give back to our communities. It’s the time of year when our philanthropic energy skyrockets,” says Justin Lynch, regional volunteer coordinator for the United Way of Central New York. “Whether we volunteer at soup kitchens, wrap gifts at the mall for local charities, or give our time collecting goods for those in need, an act of selflessness can help spread cheer throughout the season.”]]> <![CDATA[Motown Motivators]]> In “The Queen of Kings,” the Dec. 7 Syracuse New Times article with Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings that previewed their Dec. 10 show at the Westcott Theater, Jones laid it on the line: “We’re not playin’ around.” Honey, she meant it.]]> <![CDATA[Letters]]> Oy Vey! On behalf of the Jewish Federation of Central New York, we would like to express some thoughts regarding the “Reynolds Unwrapped” Chanukah cartoon in the Dec. 28 issue of the Sy]]> <![CDATA[Filling]]> Chillin’ in B’Ville Baldwinsville’s Big Chill Weekend returns with two days of foods, wines, a cook-off, live entertainment and a polar bear plunge. ]]> <![CDATA[Away in Bombay]]> Two aging women find themselves during an India trip in the Redhouse’s A Perfect Ganesh]]> <![CDATA[The Grass is Always Bluer]]> Greensky Bluegrass brings their eclectic jams to the Westcott Theater for a Sunday show]]> <![CDATA[Up and Adams]]> Bringing his guitar and some songs, Bryan Adams rocks out acoustically on Friday at the Civic Center]]> <![CDATA[Going Pro]]> The second album from Professional Victims will be introduced during a Friday blast at Empire Brewing]]> <![CDATA[Kelly Clarkson ]]> The first American Idol winner, way back in 2002, visits the Turning Stone Resort and Casino Event Center, off Thruway Exit 33 in Verona, on Thursday, Jan. 19, for an 8 p.m. concert.
]]> <![CDATA[Hip & Happening]]> After three years,the Westcott Theater has established itself as a must-play venueThe small neighborhood that serves as a buffer between Syracuse University and the city’s East Side has, over t]]> <![CDATA[What's Shakin']]> In the four years that Mike Hopkins played for the Syracuse University men’s basketball team from 1989 to 1993, the Orange started 10-0, 13-0, 10-0 and 8-0.
]]> <![CDATA[News & Blues]]> Curses, Foiled Again A witness observed a boy who appeared to be breaking into a pickup truck in Port Charlotte, Fla. When confronted, the suspect fled, but as he did, the witness told Charlotte ]]> <![CDATA[Those Washington Bullets Again]]> U.S. covert ops, which usually make matters worse, have Iran in their sights]]> <![CDATA[Letters]]> Oy Vey! On behalf of the Jewish Federation of Central New York, we would like to express some thoughts regarding the “Reynolds Unwrapped” Chanukah cartoon in the Dec. 28 issue of the Sy]]> <![CDATA[Filling]]> Chillin’ in B’Ville Baldwinsville’s Big Chill Weekend returns with two days of foods, wines, a cook-off, live entertainment and a polar bear plunge. ]]> <![CDATA[Away in Bombay]]> Two aging women find themselves during an India trip in the Redhouse’s A Perfect Ganesh]]> <![CDATA[The Grass is Always Bluer]]> Greensky Bluegrass brings their eclectic jams to the Westcott Theater for a Sunday show]]> <![CDATA[Up and Adams]]> Bringing his guitar and some songs, Bryan Adams rocks out acoustically on Friday at the Civic Center]]> <![CDATA[Going Pro]]> The second album from Professional Victims will be introduced during a Friday blast at Empire Brewing]]> <![CDATA[Kelly Clarkson ]]> The first American Idol winner, way back in 2002, visits the Turning Stone Resort and Casino Event Center, off Thruway Exit 33 in Verona, on Thursday, Jan. 19, for an 8 p.m. concert.
]]> <![CDATA[Hip & Happening]]> After three years,the Westcott Theater has established itself as a must-play venueThe small neighborhood that serves as a buffer between Syracuse University and the city’s East Side has, over t]]> <![CDATA[Hip & Happening]]> After three years,the Westcott Theater has established itself as a must-play venueThe small neighborhood that serves as a buffer between Syracuse University and the city’s East Side has, over t]]> <![CDATA[Hip & Happening]]> After three years,the Westcott Theater has established itself as a must-play venueThe small neighborhood that serves as a buffer between Syracuse University and the city’s East Side has, over t]]> <![CDATA[Syracuse First]]>  SyracuseFirst is a not for profit network of locally owned, independent businesses and organizations dedicated to building a sustainable community by encouraging citizens to "Think Local First".]]> <![CDATA[English Channeling]]> The spirit of poet Ralph Waldo Emerson inhabits a blue-collar joe in the comedy Call Me Waldo]]> <![CDATA[Hip & Happening]]> After three years,the Westcott Theater has established itself as a must-play venueThe small neighborhood that serves as a buffer between Syracuse University and the city’s East Side has, over t]]> <![CDATA[Blowing Hot Air]]> It was the 1 percent within their ranks that ultimately sank Occupy Syracuse]]> <![CDATA[Occupied!]]> Syracuse’s version of the national protest lasted 100 days]]> <![CDATA[News & Blues]]> When a man entered a bank in New Castle, Del., and handed a teller a hold-up note, she told him she couldn’t make out what it said and asked him to rewrite it.]]> <![CDATA[English Channeling]]> The spirit of poet Ralph Waldo Emerson inhabits a blue-collar joe in the comedy Call Me Waldo]]> <![CDATA[Hip & Happening]]> After three years,the Westcott Theater has established itself as a must-play venueThe small neighborhood that serves as a buffer between Syracuse University and the city’s East Side has, over t]]> <![CDATA[Those Washington Bullets Again]]> U.S. covert ops, which usually make matters worse, have Iran in their sights]]> <![CDATA[Letters]]> Oy Vey! On behalf of the Jewish Federation of Central New York, we would like to express some thoughts regarding the “Reynolds Unwrapped” Chanukah cartoon in the Dec. 28 issue of the Sy]]> <![CDATA[Filling]]> Chillin’ in B’Ville Baldwinsville’s Big Chill Weekend returns with two days of foods, wines, a cook-off, live entertainment and a polar bear plunge. ]]> <![CDATA[Away in Bombay]]> Two aging women find themselves during an India trip in the Redhouse’s A Perfect Ganesh]]> <![CDATA[The Grass is Always Bluer]]> Greensky Bluegrass brings their eclectic jams to the Westcott Theater for a Sunday show]]> <![CDATA[Up and Adams]]> Bringing his guitar and some songs, Bryan Adams rocks out acoustically on Friday at the Civic Center]]> <![CDATA[Going Pro]]> The second album from Professional Victims will be introduced during a Friday blast at Empire Brewing]]> <![CDATA[Kelly Clarkson ]]> The first American Idol winner, way back in 2002, visits the Turning Stone Resort and Casino Event Center, off Thruway Exit 33 in Verona, on Thursday, Jan. 19, for an 8 p.m. concert.
]]> <![CDATA[News & Blues]]> Curses, Foiled Again A witness observed a boy who appeared to be breaking into a pickup truck in Port Charlotte, Fla. When confronted, the suspect fled, but as he did, the witness told Charlotte ]]> <![CDATA[Edifice Complex]]> The former sheriff of Arapahoe County in Colorado, Patrick Sullivan, had an embarrassing moment last month. Just days after Thanksgiving, the retired lawman allegedly offered to share a bit of crystal meth with a young man he had taken a liking to, in exchange for some unspecified favors, apparently of a sexual nature.]]> <![CDATA[Edifice Complex]]> The former sheriff of Arapahoe County in Colorado, Patrick Sullivan, had an embarrassing moment last month. Just days after Thanksgiving, the retired lawman allegedly offered to share a bit of crystal meth with a young man he had taken a liking to, in exchange for some unspecified favors, apparently of a sexual nature.]]> <![CDATA[Small Wonders]]> Cupcakes are messy, colorful, playful, pretty and everywhere. From Hollywood to Dubai, they have been spotlighted in movies like Bridesmaids and in popular sweets stores like Magnolia Bakery in New York City and Georgetown Cupcake in Washington, D.C.]]> <![CDATA[Small Wonders]]> Cupcakes are messy, colorful, playful, pretty and everywhere. From Hollywood to Dubai, they have been spotlighted in movies like Bridesmaids and in popular sweets stores like Magnolia Bakery in New York City and Georgetown Cupcake in Washington, D.C.]]> <![CDATA[]]> ]]> <![CDATA[]]> ]]> <![CDATA[]]> ]]> <![CDATA[HIGHLIGHTS AND LOWLIGHTS]]> A year of music highs and lows The past year has seen both highs and lows in the music world, locally, regionally and nationally. Here are a few favorites worth noting...]]> <![CDATA[What's Shakin']]> In the four years that Mike Hopkins played for the Syracuse University men’s basketball team from 1989 to 1993, the Orange started 10-0, 13-0, 10-0 and 8-0.
]]> <![CDATA[News & Blues]]> Curses, Foiled Again A witness observed a boy who appeared to be breaking into a pickup truck in Port Charlotte, Fla. When confronted, the suspect fled, but as he did, the witness told Charlotte ]]> <![CDATA[Those Washington Bullets Again]]> U.S. covert ops, which usually make matters worse, have Iran in their sights]]> <![CDATA[WIN A FAMILY FOUR-PACK to see DISNEY on ICE]]> TREASURE TROVE JAN. 4th - 8th  Have a magical evening with Disney on Ice, Treasure Trove.]]> <![CDATA[NEWS & BLUES]]> Armed with a handgun and an assault rifle, Terry “T.J.” Newman, 25, and John “Pimp” Roberts invaded a home in San Antonio, Texas, and demanded money. Authorities said that when the homeowner’s son came out of a bedroom with his own assault rifle and started firing, the two robbers fled, leaving their getaway car idling in front of the house.]]> <![CDATA[NEWS & BLUES]]> Armed with a handgun and an assault rifle, Terry “T.J.” Newman, 25, and John “Pimp” Roberts invaded a home in San Antonio, Texas, and demanded money. Authorities said that when the homeowner’s son came out of a bedroom with his own assault rifle and started firing, the two robbers fled, leaving their getaway car idling in front of the house.]]> <![CDATA[NEWS & BLUES]]> Armed with a handgun and an assault rifle, Terry “T.J.” Newman, 25, and John “Pimp” Roberts invaded a home in San Antonio, Texas, and demanded money. Authorities said that when the homeowner’s son came out of a bedroom with his own assault rifle and started firing, the two robbers fled, leaving their getaway car idling in front of the house.]]> <![CDATA[Cookie Kaleidoscope]]> The Erie Canal Museum,.]]> <![CDATA[]]> ]]> <![CDATA[]]> ]]> <![CDATA[]]> ]]> <![CDATA[]]> ]]> <![CDATA[Holiday Treat]]> There are only so many performances left in the current run of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe,.]]> <![CDATA[ANIMAL PLANET]]> New Rosamond Gifford Zoo director Ted Fox took over the keys in June after last year’s retirement of Chuck Doyle. Several resident animals added to the zoo’s population with the births of a patis monkey in January, a two-toed sloth in February and three Amur tiger cubs in May.]]> <![CDATA[]]> ]]> <![CDATA[YEAR IN REVIEW]]> Oh, boy; just when you were harboring smug thoughts about Syracuse University’s mortal football enemy, the Penn State sex abuse took a back seat. The Bernie Fine scandal redirected the national spotlight on Syracuse, and shortly thereafter Mayor Stephanie Miner, the Syracuse Police Department and the district attorney jumped into the fray.]]> <![CDATA[A Very Good Year]]> During 2011, Stone Quarry Hill Art Park, just outside Cazenovia, hosted an exhibition devoted to Dorothy Riester’s artworks and her contributions to the art park. The Community Folk Art Center celebrated its 40th anniversary by displaying a range of artworks from its permanent collection.]]> <![CDATA[Novel Experiences]]> But in other ways, I am blessed that so many people have taken me under their wing and helped expand my head and horizons in such a short period. My coworkers have been incredible and encouraging, always backing my initiatives to try new communication methods like blogging, video, photography, social media and more.]]> <![CDATA[Hear and Now]]> Music has always been a powerful communication tool for all types of social and political messages. Whether it’s Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Fortunate Son,” John Lennon’s “Give Peace a Chance” or anything from Woody Guthrie to Rage Against the...]]> <![CDATA[]]> ]]> <![CDATA[The Players' Club]]> We’re not like the rest of the country, thankfully. The National Endowment for the Arts reports that attendance at live theater edged down nearly 1 percent in the last year, but that’s not what happened here. Syracuse Stage reported a strong spring and two hits in the fall.]]> <![CDATA[Morning Joe]]> Upscale breakfast provides a welcome respite from holiday hustleWonderful as the holidays are, they come with a lot of stress: shopping, decorating the tree, hosting and attending parties, visiting ]]> <![CDATA[Soul Shakedown Party]]> Phish's Super Ball IX takes over Watkins Glen I’ve been to at least one festival every weekend this summer since Memorial Day with no sign of stopping straight through August and potentially September. Jazz and blues, Kellish Hill Farms, Big Splash, Sterling Stage, Balloonfest and possible trips down to Pennsylvania and Virginia for more are all on the list. Each have their charms and I walk out of most fests feeling satisfied and either soggy from rain or fried from sunburn. But this weekend’s Super Ball IX at Watkins Glen International wasn’t just another festival on the list. This weekend was an event, a marathon, or most accurately, an experience that will resonate with all the phaithful phans that saw the weekend through, with terrible tan lines to prove it. ]]> <![CDATA[ NEWS & BLUES]]>  Curses, Foiled Again Stephen Frankie Daniel, 21, was caught robbing a gas station convenience store in Snellville, Ga., by police Lt. B.W. Brown, who happened to be waiting in line behind h]]> <![CDATA[Same Time, Next Year]]> A wish list for 2012 and beyond touches on issues global, national and local No matter how naughty or nice you have been, no matter how carefully you listen, on this New Year’s Eve you will no]]> <![CDATA[Rollin' in the New Year]]>  The Sammy-winning JD and Rollin’ South hopes for some new club prospects in 2012When the Syracuse Area Music Awards (Sammys) were handed out Nov. 11, Jay Draper and his band weren’t ]]> <![CDATA[Talking Wallpaper ]]> Student artwork from emerging illustrators and digital imagery highlight two current shows at the SUNY Oswego Metro Center at The Atrium, 2 Clinton Square. Quirky pieces such as graphic designer]]> <![CDATA[Hollywood Knight]]> John LeBold’s collection of classic costumes is part of a celluloid-themed New Year’s blast at Turning Stone.]]> <![CDATA[The Fab Four]]> Young, talented and smart, this next generation still believes in Syracuse]]> <![CDATA[What's Shakin']]>  He’s True to His SchoolAfter thinking about writing an autobiography with Jim Boeheim once the coach won his national championship in 2003, and then instead opting for a biography that ]]> <![CDATA[News & Blues]]> Curses, Foiled Again Otis Belicario Keene, 34, admitted stealing $300 worth of items from the base exchange store where he worked at Hurlburt Field in Mary Esther, Fla., when loss prevention offi]]> <![CDATA[Fresh Tastes]]> Three new eateries aim to bring more diners downtownAlthough Syracuse University mascot Otto the Orange cheers from the sidelines these days, the rotund and fuzzy fruit is the latest in a long lin]]> <![CDATA[Hitting the Right Note]]> Skin-Hitter: One of Kevin Dean's students gets her licks in. SubCat Studios now offers educational opportunities to musicians of all ages. ]]> <![CDATA[You Gotta Have Hart]]> Former Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart kicks off the Westcott Theater’s 2012 slate]]> <![CDATA[Man With A Plan]]> With WCNY’s move into the city, Bob Daino continues to transform the public broadcaster]]> <![CDATA[Disney on Ice: Treasure Trove]]> You know the new year has officially started in Central New York when the latest Disney ice-skating spectacle takes center stage at the Onondaga County War Memorial, 515 Montgomery St. Music merge]]> <![CDATA[The Nasty Truth]]> Get freaky with this fab five on Friday, Jan. 6, 10:30 p.m., at Empire Brewing Company, 120 Walton St. The funky, fresh group is bringing in the first Friday of the last year on ear]]> <![CDATA[Lost Galaxy]]> With longtime deejay Dave Frisina ousted at Galaxy, those who tuned in to local radio may now just tune out. The Syracuse music community erupted with sadness and anger on Friday, Dec. 30. ]]> <![CDATA[Hip & Happening]]> After three years,the Westcott Theater has established itself as a must-play venueThe small neighborhood that serves as a buffer between Syracuse University and the city’s East Side has, over t]]> <![CDATA[January Thaw]]> Brighten up winter’s monotony with visits to two distinct art exhibits]]> <![CDATA[The Cat and the Fiddle]]> The late local bowmaster Hal Casey takes his final bow]]> <![CDATA[LOCAL HOP]]> The Grateful Dead influence is obvious on Master Thieves' debut album]]> <![CDATA[Songs in their Hearts]]> Four singer-songwriters will caucus at Eve Galleria's Circle of Songs]]> <![CDATA[What the Fork?]]> Rescue Mission will benefit from Iron Fork, a Food Network-type cooking competition
]]> <![CDATA[Letters]]> Senior Class We are senior citizens from the Ida Benderson Senior Center, and we are writing in response to Patricia Kelly Waelder’s letter to The Post-Standard of Oct. 31 entitled “Senio]]> <![CDATA[Florence of Moravia]]> With all the hubbub generated by the new French flick The Artist, which concerns Hollywood’s silent-movie era, the crafty folks at Acme Mystery Company employ the world of pre-talkies Tinseltown ]]> <![CDATA[Shovel Ready]]> One solution to childhood obesity is to have kids clear snow from city sidewalksThe day after the State of the Union address, First Lady Michelle Obama made a visit to a school in Virginia as part o]]> <![CDATA[News & Blues]]> Curses, Foiled Again After crashing his car into a utility pole in Albany, N.Y., Miguel Medina fled, according to police, who had already been alerted because the vehicle was equipped with OnStar]]> <![CDATA[Sweet 15]]> Guardian Angel Society kicks off a milestone year of providing tuition assistance to Catholic schoolchildren]]> <![CDATA[Rocking Kitchen Stadium]]> The inaugural Iron Fork Syracuse proved a culinary success]]> <![CDATA[Herd Mentality]]> Followers of Donna the Buffalo will get their jones during a Saturday show in Utica]]> <![CDATA[Letters]]> Senior Class We are senior citizens from the Ida Benderson Senior Center, and we are writing in response to Patricia Kelly Waelder’s letter to The Post-Standard of Oct. 31 entitled “Senio]]> <![CDATA[Letters]]> Senior Class We are senior citizens from the Ida Benderson Senior Center, and we are writing in response to Patricia Kelly Waelder’s letter to The Post-Standard of Oct. 31 entitled “Senio]]> <![CDATA[Letters]]> Senior Class We are senior citizens from the Ida Benderson Senior Center, and we are writing in response to Patricia Kelly Waelder’s letter to The Post-Standard of Oct. 31 entitled “Senio]]> <![CDATA[Letters]]> Senior Class We are senior citizens from the Ida Benderson Senior Center, and we are writing in response to Patricia Kelly Waelder’s letter to The Post-Standard of Oct. 31 entitled “Senio]]> <![CDATA[Letters]]> Senior Class We are senior citizens from the Ida Benderson Senior Center, and we are writing in response to Patricia Kelly Waelder’s letter to The Post-Standard of Oct. 31 entitled “Senio]]> <![CDATA[Florence of Moravia]]> With all the hubbub generated by the new French flick The Artist, which concerns Hollywood’s silent-movie era, the crafty folks at Acme Mystery Company employ the world of pre-talkies Tinseltown ]]> <![CDATA[Letters]]> Senior Class We are senior citizens from the Ida Benderson Senior Center, and we are writing in response to Patricia Kelly Waelder’s letter to The Post-Standard of Oct. 31 entitled “Senio]]> <![CDATA[Shovel Ready]]> One solution to childhood obesity is to have kids clear snow from city sidewalksThe day after the State of the Union address, First Lady Michelle Obama made a visit to a school in Virginia as part o]]> <![CDATA[News & Blues]]> Curses, Foiled Again After crashing his car into a utility pole in Albany, N.Y., Miguel Medina fled, according to police, who had already been alerted because the vehicle was equipped with OnStar]]> <![CDATA[Sweet 15]]> Guardian Angel Society kicks off a milestone year of providing tuition assistance to Catholic schoolchildren]]> <![CDATA[Rocking Kitchen Stadium]]> The inaugural Iron Fork Syracuse proved a culinary success]]> <![CDATA[Herd Mentality]]> Followers of Donna the Buffalo will get their jones during a Saturday show in Utica]]> <![CDATA[A Little Lights Music]]> Canada’s pop singer-songwriter crossed the border for a Lost Horizon gig]]> <![CDATA[Hip-Hop Hooray]]>  The Goonies team with ToTs for an evening of rhyme over reason]]> <![CDATA[Toby Keith]]> Maybe the country music kingpin is in Central New York this week to check on the progress of his soon-to-open I Love This Bar restaurant franchise at the Carousel Center-Destiny expansion
]]> <![CDATA[An Evening with Martin and Langston]]>  The gents named in the title of this show are civil-rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King and poet Langston Hughes, and these iconic figures in black history will be played by, respectively, accl]]> <![CDATA[What's Shakin']]> While many Americans are familiar with the environmental efforts of national non-governmental organizations (NGOs), such as the Nature Conservancy or National Geographic]]> <![CDATA[News & Blues Valentine's Edition]]> Curses, Foiled Again Juan Aguirre, 21, broke into Cirilla’s sex shop in Salina, Kan., and made off with six X-rated DVDs — or so he believed.
]]> <![CDATA[What's Shakin']]> Prepare, Syracuse, for a challenge; make that an energy challenge.
]]> <![CDATA[From Publisher to Plumber]]> In questioning the fairness of tax policy, The New Times’ Bill Brod may have found a new calling In questioning the fairness of tax policy, The New Times’ Bill Brod may have found a new calling]]> <![CDATA[Hot Chocolate]]> Order your Valentine’s Day sweets and treats while they’re still available

Order your Valentine’s Day sweets and treats while they’re still available

]]> <![CDATA[Cold Feet, Warm Heart]]> Outdoor exercisers shouldn’t let falling temperatures move them inside

Outdoor exercisers shouldn’t let falling temperatures move them inside

]]> <![CDATA[Male Call]]> Photos of men, collected by William Knodel, adorn ArtRage Gallery through March 17 Vernacular photographs—those pedestrian pictures of anonymous subjects by unrecognized photographers—are irresistible to a certain type of collector. This type of collector would rather rifl]]> <![CDATA[Lost in Austen]]> The romantic comedy I Love You Because takes its cues from a Jane Austen classic The romantic comedy I Love You Because takes its cues from a Jane Austen classic]]> <![CDATA[Maid in America]]> Syracuse Stage’s Caroline, or Change offers a unique musical perspective on 1960s-era civil rights

Syracuse Stage’s Caroline, or Change offers a unique musical perspective on 1960s-era civil rights

]]> <![CDATA[He's Got The Beat]]> David Northrup wants aspiring musicians to follow their drumming dreams

David Northrup wants aspiring musicians to follow their drumming dreams

]]> <![CDATA[Rap It Up]]> Walking into Syracuse University’s Carrier Dome on Feb. 2 for the inaugural “Rock the Dome” concert featuring Ludacris, it was strange to look around the crowd and realize that many in it were probably ages 6 or 7 when Luda first made a splash with his raunchy rap from 2000, “What’s Your Fantasy?”
]]> <![CDATA[Hearts in Harmony]]> Can you feel the love tonight? You could with the help of the Spirit of Syracuse Chorus, which is currently celebrating two decades of four-part barbershop-style harmonizing.
]]> <![CDATA[The Bite Stuff]]> Vampires and werewolves collide again in Underworld: Awakening If you’re not a fan of the Underworld horror-flick franchise, you’ll likely be lost from the get-go when the fourth installment, titled Underworld: Awakening
]]> <![CDATA[Classified]]> Classified ads from the February 22, 2012 print edition.
]]> <![CDATA[News & Blues Valentine's Edition]]> Curses, Foiled Again Juan Aguirre, 21, broke into Cirilla’s sex shop in Salina, Kan., and made off with six X-rated DVDs — or so he believed.
]]> <![CDATA[What's Shakin']]> Prepare, Syracuse, for a challenge; make that an energy challenge.
]]> <![CDATA[From Publisher to Plumber]]> In questioning the fairness of tax policy, The New Times’ Bill Brod may have found a new calling In questioning the fairness of tax policy, The New Times’ Bill Brod may have found a new calling]]> <![CDATA[Hot Chocolate]]> Order your Valentine’s Day sweets and treats while they’re still available

Order your Valentine’s Day sweets and treats while they’re still available

]]> <![CDATA[Cold Feet, Warm Heart]]> Outdoor exercisers shouldn’t let falling temperatures move them inside

Outdoor exercisers shouldn’t let falling temperatures move them inside

]]> <![CDATA[Cold Feet, Warm Heart]]> Outdoor exercisers shouldn’t let falling temperatures move them inside

Outdoor exercisers shouldn’t let falling temperatures move them inside

]]> <![CDATA[Cold Feet, Warm Heart]]> Outdoor exercisers shouldn’t let falling temperatures move them inside

Outdoor exercisers shouldn’t let falling temperatures move them inside

]]> <![CDATA[Male Call]]> Photos of men, collected by William Knodel, adorn ArtRage Gallery through March 17 Vernacular photographs—those pedestrian pictures of anonymous subjects by unrecognized photographers—are irresistible to a certain type of collector. This type of collector would rather rifl]]> <![CDATA[Lost in Austen]]> The romantic comedy I Love You Because takes its cues from a Jane Austen classic The romantic comedy I Love You Because takes its cues from a Jane Austen classic]]> <![CDATA[Maid in America]]> Syracuse Stage’s Caroline, or Change offers a unique musical perspective on 1960s-era civil rights

Syracuse Stage’s Caroline, or Change offers a unique musical perspective on 1960s-era civil rights

]]> <![CDATA[He's Got The Beat]]> David Northrup wants aspiring musicians to follow their drumming dreams

David Northrup wants aspiring musicians to follow their drumming dreams

]]> <![CDATA[Rap It Up]]> Walking into Syracuse University’s Carrier Dome on Feb. 2 for the inaugural “Rock the Dome” concert featuring Ludacris, it was strange to look around the crowd and realize that many in it were probably ages 6 or 7 when Luda first made a splash with his raunchy rap from 2000, “What’s Your Fantasy?”
]]> <![CDATA[Hearts in Harmony]]> Can you feel the love tonight? You could with the help of the Spirit of Syracuse Chorus, which is currently celebrating two decades of four-part barbershop-style harmonizing.
]]> <![CDATA[The Bite Stuff]]> Vampires and werewolves collide again in Underworld: Awakening If you’re not a fan of the Underworld horror-flick franchise, you’ll likely be lost from the get-go when the fourth installment, titled Underworld: Awakening
]]> <![CDATA[ Record Players]]> Tune in to The Wax Museum for a classic rock trip through the deepest grooves Tune in to The Wax Museum for a classic rock trip through the deepest grooves]]> <![CDATA[ Leap of Faith]]> It’s a stretch for Ann Marie Buerkle to label Barack Obama’s contraceptive plan a war on religion It’s a stretch for Ann Marie Buerkle  to label Barack Obama's contraceptive plan a war on religion
]]> <![CDATA[Bulb Breaker]]> With new federal regulations in place, now is the time to look at your lighting options During the winter it seems the lights are on at home way more t]]> <![CDATA[Heartbreak Kid]]> Mike McKay channels romantic ruptures into song material for his new EP]]> <![CDATA[Naval Gazing]]> Placing Othello in sailor uniforms helps color this revival, buoyed by Tony Brown’s see-worthy lead performance]]> <![CDATA[U Down With OCC?]]> Syracuse’s “other” college marks 50 years with an exhibit, book and numerous special events Syracuse’s “other” college marks 50 years with an exhibit, book and numerous special events]]> <![CDATA[The Art of Sickness]]> Tonja Torgerson explores the dynamics and perceptions of being ill in an exhibit at Craft Chemistry Tonja Torgerson explores the dynamics and perceptions of being ill in an exhibit at Craft Chemistry]]> <![CDATA[News & Blues]]> A thief who tried to steal a Corvette in Prince George, British Columbia, stalled the car and then ran down the battery trying to restart it.
]]> <![CDATA[Here and There]]> The Randy Brecker Sextet, Winterfest, hardcore headbanging? It's all here.
]]> <![CDATA[Filling]]> Looking for a new way to go gluten-free? So was Jennifer Canter. In June, she opened Yummy Tummy Sweets, a home-based, gluten-free bakery.
]]> <![CDATA[ Record Players]]> Tune in to The Wax Museum for a classic rock trip through the deepest grooves Tune in to The Wax Museum for a classic rock trip through the deepest grooves]]> <![CDATA[ Leap of Faith]]> It’s a stretch for Ann Marie Buerkle to label Barack Obama’s contraceptive plan a war on religion It’s a stretch for Ann Marie Buerkle  to label Barack Obama's contraceptive plan a war on religion
]]> <![CDATA[Bulb Breaker]]> With new federal regulations in place, now is the time to look at your lighting options During the winter it seems the lights are on at home way more t]]> <![CDATA[Heartbreak Kid]]> Mike McKay channels romantic ruptures into song material for his new EP]]> <![CDATA[Naval Gazing]]> Placing Othello in sailor uniforms helps color this revival, buoyed by Tony Brown’s see-worthy lead performance]]> <![CDATA[U Down With OCC?]]> Syracuse’s “other” college marks 50 years with an exhibit, book and numerous special events Syracuse’s “other” college marks 50 years with an exhibit, book and numerous special events]]> <![CDATA[The Art of Sickness]]> Tonja Torgerson explores the dynamics and perceptions of being ill in an exhibit at Craft Chemistry Tonja Torgerson explores the dynamics and perceptions of being ill in an exhibit at Craft Chemistry]]> <![CDATA[News & Blues]]> A thief who tried to steal a Corvette in Prince George, British Columbia, stalled the car and then ran down the battery trying to restart it.
]]> <![CDATA[Here and There]]> The Randy Brecker Sextet, Winterfest, hardcore headbanging? It's all here.
]]> <![CDATA[Filling]]> Looking for a new way to go gluten-free? So was Jennifer Canter. In June, she opened Yummy Tummy Sweets, a home-based, gluten-free bakery.
]]> <![CDATA[ Record Players]]> Tune in to The Wax Museum for a classic rock trip through the deepest grooves Tune in to The Wax Museum for a classic rock trip through the deepest grooves]]> <![CDATA[What's Shakin']]> On Feb. 12, 1980, after Georgetown defeated the Syracuse University men’s basketball team 52-50 to snap SU’s 57-game home winning streak]]> <![CDATA[ Leap of Faith]]> It’s a stretch for Ann Marie Buerkle to label Barack Obama’s contraceptive plan a war on religion It’s a stretch for Ann Marie Buerkle  to label Barack Obama's contraceptive plan a war on religion
]]> <![CDATA[Bulb Breaker]]> With new federal regulations in place, now is the time to look at your lighting options During the winter it seems the lights are on at home way more t]]> <![CDATA[Heartbreak Kid]]> Mike McKay channels romantic ruptures into song material for his new EP]]> <![CDATA[Naval Gazing]]> Placing Othello in sailor uniforms helps color this revival, buoyed by Tony Brown’s see-worthy lead performance]]> <![CDATA[U Down With OCC?]]> Syracuse’s “other” college marks 50 years with an exhibit, book and numerous special events Syracuse’s “other” college marks 50 years with an exhibit, book and numerous special events]]> <![CDATA[The Art of Sickness]]> Tonja Torgerson explores the dynamics and perceptions of being ill in an exhibit at Craft Chemistry Tonja Torgerson explores the dynamics and perceptions of being ill in an exhibit at Craft Chemistry]]> <![CDATA[News & Blues]]> A thief who tried to steal a Corvette in Prince George, British Columbia, stalled the car and then ran down the battery trying to restart it.
]]> <![CDATA[Here and There]]> The Randy Brecker Sextet, Winterfest, hardcore headbanging? It's all here.
]]> <![CDATA[Filling]]> Looking for a new way to go gluten-free? So was Jennifer Canter. In June, she opened Yummy Tummy Sweets, a home-based, gluten-free bakery.
]]> <![CDATA[Classified]]> Classified ads from the February 22, 2012 print edition.
]]> <![CDATA[ Record Players]]> Tune in to The Wax Museum for a classic rock trip through the deepest grooves Tune in to The Wax Museum for a classic rock trip through the deepest grooves]]> <![CDATA[What's Shakin']]> On Feb. 12, 1980, after Georgetown defeated the Syracuse University men’s basketball team 52-50 to snap SU’s 57-game home winning streak]]> <![CDATA[ Leap of Faith]]> It’s a stretch for Ann Marie Buerkle to label Barack Obama’s contraceptive plan a war on religion It’s a stretch for Ann Marie Buerkle  to label Barack Obama's contraceptive plan a war on religion
]]> <![CDATA[Bulb Breaker]]> With new federal regulations in place, now is the time to look at your lighting options During the winter it seems the lights are on at home way more t]]> <![CDATA[Heartbreak Kid]]> Mike McKay channels romantic ruptures into song material for his new EP]]> <![CDATA[Naval Gazing]]> Placing Othello in sailor uniforms helps color this revival, buoyed by Tony Brown’s see-worthy lead performance]]> <![CDATA[U Down With OCC?]]> Syracuse’s “other” college marks 50 years with an exhibit, book and numerous special events Syracuse’s “other” college marks 50 years with an exhibit, book and numerous special events]]> <![CDATA[The Art of Sickness]]> Tonja Torgerson explores the dynamics and perceptions of being ill in an exhibit at Craft Chemistry Tonja Torgerson explores the dynamics and perceptions of being ill in an exhibit at Craft Chemistry]]> <![CDATA[News & Blues]]> A thief who tried to steal a Corvette in Prince George, British Columbia, stalled the car and then ran down the battery trying to restart it.
]]> <![CDATA[Here and There]]> The Randy Brecker Sextet, Winterfest, hardcore headbanging? It's all here.
]]> <![CDATA[Filling]]> Looking for a new way to go gluten-free? So was Jennifer Canter. In June, she opened Yummy Tummy Sweets, a home-based, gluten-free bakery.
]]> <![CDATA[ Record Players]]> Tune in to The Wax Museum for a classic rock trip through the deepest grooves Tune in to The Wax Museum for a classic rock trip through the deepest grooves]]> <![CDATA[ Record Players]]> Tune in to The Wax Museum for a classic rock trip through the deepest grooves Tune in to The Wax Museum for a classic rock trip through the deepest grooves]]> <![CDATA[Events]]>  ]]> <![CDATA[ Record Players]]> Tune in to The Wax Museum for a classic rock trip through the deepest grooves Tune in to The Wax Museum for a classic rock trip through the deepest grooves]]> <![CDATA[What's Shakin']]> On Feb. 12, 1980, after Georgetown defeated the Syracuse University men’s basketball team 52-50 to snap SU’s 57-game home winning streak]]> <![CDATA[ Leap of Faith]]> It’s a stretch for Ann Marie Buerkle to label Barack Obama’s contraceptive plan a war on religion It’s a stretch for Ann Marie Buerkle  to label Barack Obama's contraceptive plan a war on religion
]]> <![CDATA[Bulb Breaker]]> With new federal regulations in place, now is the time to look at your lighting options During the winter it seems the lights are on at home way more t]]> <![CDATA[Heartbreak Kid]]> Mike McKay channels romantic ruptures into song material for his new EP]]> <![CDATA[Naval Gazing]]> Placing Othello in sailor uniforms helps color this revival, buoyed by Tony Brown’s see-worthy lead performance]]> <![CDATA[Naval Gazing]]> Placing Othello in sailor uniforms helps color this revival, buoyed by Tony Brown’s see-worthy lead performance]]> <![CDATA[U Down With OCC?]]> Syracuse’s “other” college marks 50 years with an exhibit, book and numerous special events Syracuse’s “other” college marks 50 years with an exhibit, book and numerous special events]]> <![CDATA[The Art of Sickness]]> Tonja Torgerson explores the dynamics and perceptions of being ill in an exhibit at Craft Chemistry Tonja Torgerson explores the dynamics and perceptions of being ill in an exhibit at Craft Chemistry]]> <![CDATA[News & Blues]]> A thief who tried to steal a Corvette in Prince George, British Columbia, stalled the car and then ran down the battery trying to restart it.
]]> <![CDATA[Here and There]]> The Randy Brecker Sextet, Winterfest, hardcore headbanging? It's all here.
]]> <![CDATA[Filling]]> Looking for a new way to go gluten-free? So was Jennifer Canter. In June, she opened Yummy Tummy Sweets, a home-based, gluten-free bakery.
]]> <![CDATA[Bad Actor]]> The ever-versatile Giancarlo Esposito has played countless roles, but most people will recognize him as the ruthless meth kingpin Gus Fring from AMC’s hit series Breaking Bad, as well as ]]> <![CDATA[Bottle Rockets]]> Refillable glass growlers explode as the latest trend in beer packaging Refillable glass growlers explode as the latest trend in beer packaging]]> <![CDATA[A-Plus Art]]> Fayetteville-Manlius High art students continue the school’s success at the Scholastic Art Awards]]> <![CDATA[WHAT'S SHAKIN]]> ...in the same way Amazon.com and Facebook have digitized shopping and conversation, Red Light Center has digitized sex.]]> <![CDATA[Dumb and Coke]]> America’s hypocritical drug policies took root in the Honduran countryside America’s hypocritical drug policies took root in the Honduran countryside]]> <![CDATA[NEWS & BLUES]]> Two thieves stole $500 worth of Christmas decorations from a lawn in Sweetwater, Fla., that included a Mickey Mouse on a horse, hugging penguins, Snoopy on a doghouse and Santa on a sled.
]]> <![CDATA[Time Killer]]> These Shining Lives chronicles the real-life tragedies of women workers who painted watch dials with radium These Shining Lives chronicles the real-life tragedies of women workers who painted watch dials with radium]]> <![CDATA[Fab Funk Five]]> Galactic brings the Mardi Gras party northward during next Tuesday’s Westcott Theater show Galactic brings the Mardi Gras party northward during next Tuesday’s Westcott Theater show]]> <![CDATA[RECORD HOP]]> Three years ago, local bluegrass musician John Cadley began trading harmonies and guitar licks with the talented—if somewhat less road-tested—singer-guitarist Cathy Wenthen.
]]> <![CDATA[CHATTER]]> The average Hammond B3 organ is about 44 inches tall, weighs more than 400 pounds and, along with its bench, is bulky and awkward to move.
]]> <![CDATA[Getting Reel]]> The Artist and Hugo celebrate the best of old-school moviemakers]]> <![CDATA[You Gotta Have Art]]> Great art is underappreciated in its time. Heck, even Van Gogh had to cut off his ear just to get a little attention. That’s why CNY Artists Gallery is presenting The Inner World and Psyche of&]]> <![CDATA[Getting Reel]]> The Artist and Hugo celebrate the best of old-school moviemakers]]>