Liam Kirst (center) of the Land Bank talked about a new mural program that will be applied to abandoned and dilapidated homes in the city. He was a guest, along with his father and Logan Reidsma, at the F.O.C.U.S. Forum on Friday morning.
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Week in Review
Sunday, February 19th, 2017SIF Scene (notable people, places and events)
Friday, February 3rd, 2017
University Hill District
Witnessing a Miracle
Monday, January 30th, 2017
SU student Miracle Rogers performed a liturgical dance during the Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration in the Carrier Dome last night.
Throwback Thursday
Thursday, January 26th, 2017
True Story: We once interviewed artist Juan Cruz inside the former Brennan Motor Complex on Townsend Street (2003). The building is in the process of being demolished.
Brennan Motor Complex exterior (today)
Year in Review (Theater)
Saturday, December 31st, 2016
Karin Franklin-King in the Colored Museum.
The Surprise of Street Art
Monday, November 14th, 2016
Mural, Connective Corridor
Week in Review
Sunday, November 6th, 2016
Ailey II collaborated with SUNY Oswego and CFAC for a mini performance earlier this week.Tara Bellardini and Gabriel Hyman were two of the featured dancers.
SIF Scene (notable people, places and events)
Saturday, November 5th, 2016
Literary siblings Jackie Warren-Moore and Walt Shepperd at Art Rage Gallery.
In Good Company (for lunch)
Tuesday, November 1st, 2016
Christopher Wilson and Jacoby Pruitt (right) moved with assured liquidity to open today’s demonstration by Ailey II along the Connective Corridor.
Ailey II collaborated with SUNY Oswego and The Community Folk Art Center (CFAC) for a preview performance and lecture this afternoon. The Alvin Ailey masterwork “Revelations” was also featured. Dancers from Ailey II and Artistic Director Troy Powell facilitated a discussion afterwards. The event was held at CFAC.
The Alvin Ailey Dance Theater was formed in 1958. Ailey II was formed in 1974 as the company’s outreach and training vehicle.
If you work near Syracuse University or along the Connective Corridor, consider yourselves lucky if you made it to this event because tomorrow’s show at SUNY Oswego is sold out. Hopefully, CFAC will continue these lunchtime performances next semester.
Alvin Ailey II Artistic Director Troy Powell (left) talked about his choreography following the performance.
Everybody Loves Chris (in the end)
Sunday, October 30th, 2016
As a comic Chris D’elia seeks to change the game, not let the game change him.
You can do anything you put your mind to…wait, no you can’t. According to comedian Chris D’elia, we may think we are special; think we have our own theme music; think we are men (and women) on fire, but actually, we are just extras in someone else’s movie. The 36-year old actor/funny man, who looks like a cross between Pau Gasol, Marc Maron and a young Kenny Loggins, laid down some hilarious bits during a Parent’s Weekend show at Syracuse University last night. Of course, some of the jokes provided some good old fashion shock value for some of the parents, but the students laughed anyway (in the seats right next to them) at subjects such as bear encounters, buying pants for your man friend, and the difficulty of digesting too much Chipolte and Kit Kats.
D’elia has the physical comedy of a young Jim Carrey and by the time he reached the closing segment about his friend’s daughter Onica, he had the entire crowd totally hooked.
D’elia has starred in sitcoms Whitney and Undateable.” His next comedy gigs are in Albany.
Michael Lenoci opened the show.
If your friend buys you pants that fit, according to D’elia, just say no.