Syracuse’s annual tree lighting ceremony will continue the city’s tradition of ushering in the holiday season.
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Onondaga County poet laureate Georgia Popoff explores role of poetry in community
Onondaga County poet laureate Georgia Popoff was named to her post in September and brings multiple skills to the position.
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Photo of the Week: Rock Hall inductee Libba Cotten spent last years in Syracuse
Elizabeth “Libba” Cotten, a folk revival artist with deep ties to Syracuse, will be honored posthumously by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this week.
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Ailey II dance company comes to Syracuse for CFAC anniversary: See photos
Hundreds of people shuffled into the Landmark Theater this past Thursday to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Community Folk Art Center, with a performance by the Ailey II dance company.
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BlackNailz Presents Upstate NY Artist Showcase ‘22 Competition
The Upstate New York Artist Showcase ‘22, presented by Syracuse-born, and now Atlanta-based, music producer Byron Perry — better known as BlackNailz — is seeking to find the next best rapper from the region.
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Expansive exhibit at Syracuse University showcases 40+ veterans’ artwork, poems, essays
The Syracuse Veterans Creative Arts Competition, a large exhibit on display at Syracuse University, showcases a variety of artworks, poems and essays, and performances on video.
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‘Degenerate’ art show at Station Gallery features prints of 80 works condemned by Nazis
“Night Terrors: The Degenerate Art Show of Nazi Germany, 1937,” on display at the Station Gallery, deals with the implications of a propaganda campaign implemented by Adolph Hitler, Joseph Goebbels and their subordinates.
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Syracuse restaurateur known for soul food now serving scholarships, students
If Dreamer Glen, owner of Miss Prissy’s, knows one thing, it’s about turning pain into purpose.
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Community Folk Art Center to celebrate 50 years with Alvin Ailey Dance
In celebration of the Community Folk Arts Center’s 50th anniversary, the historic Landmark Theater opens its stage to the renowned Ailey II-Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater on Wednesday, Oct. 26.
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Columbus Day revelers lay wreath, honor Italian-Americans
The Columbus Monument Corporation celebrated Columbus Day — also now known as Indigenous People’s Day — with the wreath-laying ceremony on Monday.
