Posts Tagged ‘Syracuse University’
Friday, April 4th, 2014
“Poetry is alive; poetry is important…poetry is not a luxury”
Georgia A. Popoff
Author Georgia A. Popoff read and discussed her poetry Thursday night at the new Point of Contact Gallery. She is the workshop coordinator for the Downtown Writers Center.
Point of Contact (Punto de Contacto) is still located on the Connective Corridor,but the gallery has officially moved to the Nancy Cantor Warehouse on West Fayette Street. The street-level location was buzzing last night for the poetry reading and book fair kick-off. The audience included students, local authors, artists and SU staff members.
We found the lighting less adequate than the former location (East Genesee Street), but the new space is more inviting and eclectic.
Each Thursday this month, the gallery will host a new writer to celebrate National Poetry Month.
Tags:2014, Art, Connective Corridor, Cruel April, Georgia Popoff, National Poetry Month, Poetry, Punto de Contacto, Syracuse University, The Warehouse, Writing
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Tuesday, April 1st, 2014
Passport Collection (photos by Najah Brown)
Here’s a salute to some of the creative student designers for the 10th Annual Fashion’s Conscience show (Underground Experience) held Saturday night.
Savage Designs (photo by Najah Brown)
INYNE (photo by Najah Brown)
C Dreams (photo by Najah Brown)
Y-Not Fashions (photo by Najah Brown)
Tags:2014, C Dreams, Fashion, Fashion's Conscience, INYNE, Passport, Runway, Savage, Shoes, Syracuse University, Underground Experience, y-not
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Thursday, March 27th, 2014
Pioneering civil rights workers Rev. LeRoy Wright, Diane Nash and Rev. C.T. Vivian gathered last week at Syracuse University to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the summer of 1964.
Tags:Cold Case Justice Initiative, Commemoration of Civil Rights Movement 1964-2014, Diane Nash, Fisk University, Freedom Riders, LeRoy Wright, Rev. C.T. Vivian, Syracuse, Syracuse University, Throwback Thursday
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Wednesday, March 26th, 2014
Actress, playwright, artist Anna Deavere Smith on stage at Hendricks Chapel.
Anna Deavere Smith breathed life into several characters during her lecture/performance at Syracuse University on Tuesday afternoon. She almost perfectly embodied the conversational cadence and idioms of former Gov. Anne Richards, Rep. John Lewis and theologian Peter Gomes for about an hour.
Maybe her most impressive role was portraying prisoner Paulette Jenkins for a piece called “Mirror to her Mouth”. This sobering tale, filled with domestic violence, murder and regret, moved the crowd toward an almost religious silence.
Tags:2014, Acting, Anna Deavere Smith, Hendricks Chapel, On the Road: A Search for American Character, Syracuse University, TED Conference, Theater, University Lecture Series
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Saturday, March 22nd, 2014
“1960 What? 1960 Who…” Gregory Porter
Griot Vanessa Johnson talked about activist Ella Baker during a lunch break for the Cold Case Justice Initiative Civil Rights Conference on Friday.
Sometimes the best part of a conference is at the edges, in-between the forums and formal program. Yesterday during the lunch break of the Cold Case Justice Initiative’s Looking Back, Moving Forward: 50th Anniversary Conference a rich meaningful and dialogue broke-out. This multi-generational instructional chat featured students, educators, panel participants and attorneys. It was preceded by a lunchtime story-telling piece by Vanessa Johnson.
And truth be told, the conversation was sparked by a challenge laid down by Mr. Gil Caldwell.
John Steele, Civil Rights Activist
Retired judge Langston McKinney
Tags:2014, Civil Rights Movement, Cold Case Justice Initiative, Commemoration of Civil Rights Movement 1964-2014, Gil Caldwell, John Steele, Langston McKinney, Looking Back, Moving Forward, Syracuse, Syracuse University, Vanessa Johnson
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