Community Calendar

"The Laramie Project," by Moisés Kaufman and the members of the Tectonic Theater Project, comes to the SUNY Cortland Performing Arts Department this fall. Directed by Mark Reynolds, the play draws on hundreds of interviews conducted in Laramie, Wyoming, following the murder of Matthew Shepard in 1998. Company members traveled to Laramie six times over the course of a year and a half, weaving the town’s own words into a portrait of grief, fear and resilience. The result is a documentary-style work told through the voices of Laramie’s residents, from ranchers and clergy to students and police officers. SUNY Cortland’s BFA Musical Theatre students bring this ensemble piece to the stage in the Dowd Fine Arts Center Theatre. Performances run Oct. 1-4.

We are here for our 15th Season of FEAR with only 11 nights available! With 4 theatrical attractions, a Haunted Midway, and our new Tradewins exhibition featuring legends of the seas.

Attractions remain open until the final ticketed guest enters. We recommend purchasing tickets online. Later in the season, we may sell out or experience longer wait times.

Please check our website for multiple dates and ticketing options, as well as sensory or low-scare accessible experiences.

Phylla Mae (pronounced “fill-a-may”) Fall Fest is a music and dance party we throw each year on the third weekend in October. We always invite great musicians and callers from near and far, and we offer wonderful workshops and loads of dancing. We are also known for high spirits, tasty refreshments, decorations, camaraderie, and…well…pumpkins.

This year, we're thrilled to welcome master callers Gaye Fifer and David Smukler, as well as TWO outstanding bands - Star Charters and Missing Lynx with Tim Ball.

The weekend starts off on Friday, October 16, with a potluck dinner and dance party. On Saturday, you can dance the day away with couples dancing, English country dancing, a waltz workshop, and contra. Grab some dinner nearby, then finish off the day with another dance party and - not to be forgotten - our pumpkin-carving contest!

Register in advance for a reduced price. Sign up for certain sessions or come for the whole fest. For more information and the weekend schedule, visit https://syracusecountrydancers.org/special-events/phylla-mae-fall-fest/

Oct. 16 – 25, 2026 | Opening Night: Oct. 17

Produced by The Department of Drama in Syracuse University's College of Visual and Performing Arts, performed at Syracuse Stage.

Jonathan Larson's Pulitzer Prize-winning rock musical follows a year in the lives of a group of artists and friends scraping by in Manhattan's East Village, grappling with love, loss, and creativity in the shadow of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Directed by Melissa Crespo, with music direction by Brian Cimmet.

Phylla Mae (pronounced “fill-a-may”) Fall Fest is a music and dance party we throw each year on the third weekend in October. We always invite great musicians and callers from near and far, and we offer wonderful workshops and loads of dancing. We are also known for high spirits, tasty refreshments, decorations, camaraderie, and…well…pumpkins.

This year, we're thrilled to welcome master callers Gaye Fifer and David Smukler, as well as TWO outstanding bands - Star Charters and Missing Lynx with Tim Ball.

The weekend starts off on Friday, October 16, with a potluck dinner and dance party. On Saturday, you can dance the day away with couples dancing, English country dancing, a waltz workshop, and contra. Grab some dinner nearby, then finish off the day with another dance party and - not to be forgotten - our pumpkin-carving contest!

Register in advance for a reduced price. Sign up for certain sessions or come for the whole fest. For more information and the weekend schedule, visit https://syracusecountrydancers.org/special-events/phylla-mae-fall-fest/

Oct. 16 – 25, 2026 | Opening Night: Oct. 17

Produced by The Department of Drama in Syracuse University's College of Visual and Performing Arts, performed at Syracuse Stage.

Jonathan Larson's Pulitzer Prize-winning rock musical follows a year in the lives of a group of artists and friends scraping by in Manhattan's East Village, grappling with love, loss, and creativity in the shadow of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Directed by Melissa Crespo, with music direction by Brian Cimmet.

Oct. 16 – 25, 2026 | Opening Night: Oct. 17

Produced by The Department of Drama in Syracuse University's College of Visual and Performing Arts, performed at Syracuse Stage.

Jonathan Larson's Pulitzer Prize-winning rock musical follows a year in the lives of a group of artists and friends scraping by in Manhattan's East Village, grappling with love, loss, and creativity in the shadow of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Directed by Melissa Crespo, with music direction by Brian Cimmet.

Oct. 16 – 25, 2026 | Opening Night: Oct. 17

Produced by The Department of Drama in Syracuse University's College of Visual and Performing Arts, performed at Syracuse Stage.

Jonathan Larson's Pulitzer Prize-winning rock musical follows a year in the lives of a group of artists and friends scraping by in Manhattan's East Village, grappling with love, loss, and creativity in the shadow of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Directed by Melissa Crespo, with music direction by Brian Cimmet.

Oct. 16 – 25, 2026 | Opening Night: Oct. 17

Produced by The Department of Drama in Syracuse University's College of Visual and Performing Arts, performed at Syracuse Stage.

Jonathan Larson's Pulitzer Prize-winning rock musical follows a year in the lives of a group of artists and friends scraping by in Manhattan's East Village, grappling with love, loss, and creativity in the shadow of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Directed by Melissa Crespo, with music direction by Brian Cimmet.

Oct. 16 – 25, 2026 | Opening Night: Oct. 17

Produced by The Department of Drama in Syracuse University's College of Visual and Performing Arts, performed at Syracuse Stage.

Jonathan Larson's Pulitzer Prize-winning rock musical follows a year in the lives of a group of artists and friends scraping by in Manhattan's East Village, grappling with love, loss, and creativity in the shadow of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Directed by Melissa Crespo, with music direction by Brian Cimmet.