About 200 people gathered in Everson Community Plaza to celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day.
Arts & Culture
Literacy torch burns bright in Syracuse with return of Light a Candle parade, fest
The Light a Candle for Literacy Parade and Children’s Book Festival is back after a hiatus and organizers want the Central New York community to know it.
Time-traveling exhibit at Everson gives visitors a look at museum’s mixed media collection
The show, selected entirely from the Everson’s permanent collection, is more than a time traveler although it looks at artistic movements, at the values influencing various artists and at how society has evolved over the years.
CNY Arts seeking funding applications from artists for federal stimulus money
Applications are due Oct. 10.
Syracuse organizers’ lawsuit ends required police presence at community events
A lawsuit by the Black Artist Collective and Black Cuse Pride led the city to add more objective requirements when it has Syracuse police patrol community events.
Light Work exhibit: ‘Caribbean Dreams’ explores identity, exodus through still life
Discussing nuanced themes in an exhibition is a complex undertaking, but photographer Samantha Box has no problem meeting the challenge.
Norman Rockwell exhibit brings more than just a slice of Americana to Utica
“Norman Rockwell,” on display at Utica’s Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute, showcases an artist both beloved for his view of small-town America and reviled by a coterie of art critics during the 1950s.
Central Current, other local nonprofits awarded $1M in grants from CNY Community Foundation
The grant from the CNY Community Foundation, for $50,000, will support start-up costs for Central Current’s new digital newsroom, including hiring editorial and business staff.
Author Seamus Kirst visits hometown Syracuse as latest book rises in popularity
Syracuse author Seamus Kirst plans to publish four more books in the next two years.
Syracuse Ukrainian Church community mourns Russian attack on homeland
An overflow crowd gathered at the 207 Tompkins St. church in Syracuse to pray for Ukraine as Russia invaded the country.



