Arts

Deal announced to keep The Sound Garden in Syracuse

Ellen Abbott — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 19:24:42 +0000

It looks like The Sound Garden, a popular new and used music and videogame store in downtown Syracuse, will be staying put after all.

Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner Friday afternoon announced a deal has been reached on proposed legislation that would exempt games, videos and music from the provisions of the city's new secondhand dealer law.

Those provisions had forced the owner of the store to make plans to close down the Armory Square fixture. The Sound Garden has a second location in Baltimore, Md.

Tim Bond on the Campbell Conversations

Grant Reeher — Sun, 19 May 2013 22:30:26 +0000

What function do staged plays serve in our society? A critical one for civilization itself, argues Tim Bond in this week's edition of the Campbell Conversations.

Symphoria launches first full season of concerts

Ellen Abbott — Wed, 15 May 2013 20:56:33 +0000

For the first time since before the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra went bankrupt two years ago, musicians will play a full season of symphonic music. The Symphoria's "Music in the Key of CNY" series marks a big moment for the fledgling musical group.

New arts festival coming to Syracuse

Ryan Delaney — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:13:00 +0000

Artists in central New York will try to bring their craft to the masses during a new art festival and conference slated for late September.

North Country Arts Council brings out kids' creativity

Joanna Richards — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 09:40:00 +0000

The North Country Arts Council has been a growing force for cultural activity in the Watertown area since its inception in 2009. The group aims to spotlight the work of regional artists, but it also hopes to draw more community members into arts activities too. Over the schools' winter break this year, the organization offered a day full of different art workshops for kids at its home on Public Square.

What's Landmark Theatre's economic impact on Syracuse

Ryan Delaney — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 12:00:00 +0000

Most major centers for the arts, like an old theater downtown, usually don't turn a profit. They're not really expected to. But last month at a forum at downtown Syracuse's Landmark Theatre, the argument was made that grandiose theaters shouldn't be viewed as charities.

Area teenager's voice takes him to New York City

David Lowenstein — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 14:27:07 +0000

Fans of the Great American Song Book -- music first made popular by singers like Frank Sinatra, Mel Torme, and Ella Fitzgerald -- can thank singer Michael Feinstein for keeping the flame alive. His nightclub in New York City is a mecca for enthusiasts. Now, a local teen singing phenom is getting into the act. Sixteen-year-old Nick Ziobro from Fayetteville is currently the opening act for Feinstein's holiday show.

Sci-fi author Meghan Muriel on writing, disabilities and the end of the world

Mark Lavonier — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 12:51:51 +0000

From a young age, It had been a dream of central New York science fiction author Meghan Muriel to become a career writer. Thanks to the L. Ron Hubbard "Writers of the Future" contest in Hollywood, Meghan's chances have improved as she recently took first place for her short story, "The Siren". WRVO's Mark Lavonier spoke with Meghan about her mission as an author.

New central New York orchestra debuts

Ellen Abbott — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 08:50:00 +0000

Friday night a new symphony orchestra is unwrapped for central New York, as the orchestra that replaces the bankrupt Syracuse Symphony Orchestra takes the stage for its official debut.

Holiday music on the radio - enjoyable or irritating?

Randy Wenner — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 14:37:55 +0000

It's a sign of the season -- holiday songs are flooding the local radio airwaves. But, it’s a holiday tradition that can be as irritating to some people, as it is enjoyable.

New Syracuse orchestra to debut in December

Ellen Abbott — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 14:00:31 +0000

A new orchestra is rising out of the ashes of the old Syracuse Symphony Orchestra. The new group has announced it will make its official debut at a holiday concert December 14.

Tosca production inspired by sights and sounds of Rome, Italy

David Lowenstein — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 16:02:04 +0000

Syracuse Opera opens its season Friday, October 19 with Puccini's passionate and politically charged Tosca.

Syracuse Opera director of music talks about "Nine More Operas"

Catherine Loper — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 21:15:51 +0000

Syracuse Opera has once again teamed up with WRVO Public Media to present Nine More Operas in 90 Minutes to the central and northern New York region. The tour will feature scenes from several timeless operas and musical theater presentations performed by Syracuse Opera’s newest resident artists.

WRVO’s Catherine Loper spoke with Douglas Kinney Frost, Syracuse Opera's director of music to talk about this unique program which encompasses a variety of genres from the classic operas of Mozart and Tchaikovsky to modern tales like “Sweeney Todd.”

Film project hopes to tell story of each Syracuse neighborhood

Ryan Delaney — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 10:10:42 +0000

Jamil Munoz grew up in Syracuse. He even moved around a couple times as a kid. Still, he had no idea there were so many different neighborhoods here.

Three years ago, while still in film school at Syracuse University, he came up with the idea to make a documentary about all of the city's different sections.

Daniel Schwarz on the Campbell Conversations

Grant Reeher — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 21:05:54 +0000

The New York Times is still the nation's flagship newspaper - "the paper of record." But it has struggled recently, financially and otherwise.

On this week's edition of the Campbell Conversations, Daniel Schwarz, an English literature professor at Cornell and the author of "Endtimes," a new book about the newspaper's last 10 years, dissects its troubles and explains why he thinks the Times is the worst paper in America, except for all the others.