Apr 26 Friday
It’s the Wait Wait Stand-Up Tour—a night of stand-up comedy featuring some of the funniest panelists from Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me!
Wait Wait’s panelists are incredible — some of the most hilarious and insightful people in the country. You’ve heard them answering questions on Wait Wait—subject to FCC limitations. Here’s a chance to enjoy a full evening of their unfiltered stand-up comedy.
Featuring Panelists Alonzo Bodden, Maeve Higgins, Hari Kondabolu and Emmy Blotnick!
Apr 18 Thursday
Director of Education Derrick Pratt provides a jam-packed day of talks on the “Basics of the Erie Canal,” the “Conception of the Canal,” which looks at early efforts to alter New York’s interior waterways and the political wrangling that made the Erie Canal, “Erie Eats, examining how foodways were changed by the Canal, and “The Beer-ie Canal Was A-Risin’,” looking at brewing on the Canals. Refreshments will be paired with each talk.
Shortly after you register, you will receive a link to a Google Form asking which of the lectures you plan to attend. You can attend any or all of the lectures virtually or in person. You may register here: https://eriecanalmuseum.org/store/product/deeper-dive/
A series of visiting artists talking about their work, careers, and their experiences 'making it' in the arts.
Artists: 1. Christine Tien Wang - 2/8/24, Zoom Only - www.christinetienwang.com
2. Miranda Barnes - 2/22/24, Zoom Only - www.mirandabarnes.com
3. Sam Van Aken - 2/29/24, On-Campus and Zoom - www.samvanaken.com
4. Alicia Ross - 3/28/24, On-Campus and Zoom - www.aliciaross.com
5. Matt Crane - 4/4/24, On-Campus and Zoom - www.silvercranellc.com
6. Marion Wilson - 4/18/24, On-Campus and Zoom - www.marionwilson.com
7. Philomena Williamson - 4/25/24, Zoom Only - www.philemonawilliamson.com
Apr 19 Friday
"Ohero:kon - Under the Husk" is a 26-minute documentary following the journey of two Mohawk girls as they take part in their traditional passage rites to becoming Mohawk Women. Kaienkwinetha and Kasennakohe are childhood friends from traditional families living in the Mohawk Community of Akwesasne that straddles the U.S./Canada border. They both take part in a four-year adolescent passage of rites and ceremony called Ohero:kon "Under the Husk" that has been revived in their community. This ceremony challenges them spiritually, mentally, emotionally, and physically. It shapes the women they become. Q+A with director Katsitsionni Fox will follow the screening.
Author of "Resting Among Us: Authors Gravesites in Upstate New York" from Syracuse University Press, Steven Huff, and poet and author of "Fog Notes" and "Meditation Archipelago" from Tiger Bark Press, Tony Leuzzi, discuss their process, work and more at a discussion at the Downtown Writers Center.
Apr 21 Sunday
Deb Saltis from Falcon Heart Rescue will showcase various live raptors—such as native hawks and owls commonly found in beaver wetlands. Following this, Matt Perry from Spring Farm CARES Nature Sanctuary and Beavers Wetlands & Wildlife, will present a captivating video tour. This virtual journey will immerse viewers in the heart of a typical beaver wetland habitat, introducing not only the industrious beavers but also the diverse array of wild inhabitants that share this ecosystem.
Apr 25 Thursday
Chris Sabick of the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum will discuss the recent environmental clean-up operations that were carried out in Onondaga Lake, which revealed a wide variety of sunken vessels resting in its waters. Many of these vessels were discovered to be related to the New York State Canal system, including barges, canal boats, and dredges. This presentation will provide an overview of the number and types of vessels discovered in Onondaga Lake and look at a selection of them in detail and share what is known about their histories.
This talk will be presented both in-person and via Zoom. Attendance is FREE with a recommended $10 donation. You can register here: https://eriecanalmuseum.org/store/product/lecture/
Apr 28 Sunday
Join us for a two-part workshop with exhibiting artist Sofía Luz Pérez and Syracuse artist Cayetano Valenzuela.
In this workshop, Cayetano Valenzuela and Sofía Luz Pérez will share their own practices and processes in making a portrait/self-portrait and ask participants to create a portrait or self-portrait. The emphasis of the portrait should be on identity and cultural background/ancestry, but they encourage everyone to delve into any part of themselves or the person they are drawn to portraying.
This is a free workshop with limited space available. We ask that you attend both sessions. Art supplies will be provided and you are welcome to also bring your own.
Workshop #1 April 28 2-4pmWeek one will begin by detailing their approach to creating a portrait, which can include any research that needs to be done, any preliminary sketches and references, and then materials to be used. They will present their art to demonstrate their processes.
Workshop #2 May 5 2-4pmIn the second workshop (Sunday May 5th) , they will help guide everyone to use their materials and research to create their own portraits/self-portraits. Everyone is encouraged and welcomed to bring in materials to draw and/or collage. Materials can include colored pencil, pen, oil pastels, magazine cut-outs, any kind of paper/collage material that can be adhered to paper or canvas.
Apr 29 Monday
It’s estimated that only one in three adults who could benefit from hearing aids actually use them. How do you know if you need hearing aids? What kinds are available? How do you know which will work best? We will discuss these topics and more to help you or your loved ones hear better.EXPERT: Erin Bagley, AuD, Audiologist, Upstate Medical UniversityOnline only
May 02 Thursday
Join us to explore Sofía Luz Pérez’s: ‘My Shadow is my Teacher’. Leading the workshop will be Jessica Fundalinski, Doctoral Student at the Syracuse University School of Education. Participants will examine artwork in the gallery through thinking routines, consider how the artist has explored issues of identity and explore what we might do as educators to address such topics in our own curriculum.
Your $10 fee includes dinner from Thanos Import Market with your choice of sandwich.
Objectives: Examine the gallery exhibition through the pedagogy of arts integration, including Artful Thinking Routines Consider how the artist has explored ideas around identity and reflect on what unique advantages art objects might offer as a means of discussing identity in the classroom Engage in creative writing to consider what shapes our identities as educators.