Ray Rinaldi and his daughter Christine: Syracuse's first family of boxing (at a Golden Gloves event about a decade ago).
Posts Tagged ‘Syracuse’
Throwback Thursday: Fight Game
Thursday, August 1st, 2013Figures…
Wednesday, July 31st, 2013
Lisa Bogin, ambulance artist
On Wednesdays an Open Figure Drawing group meets at the Westcott Community Center. We met one the artists as she did some work during last weekend’s Syracuse Arts & Crafts Festival.
Northeast Jazz & Wine Festival (Day 2): Brand New Funk
Monday, July 29th, 2013
Eric Love Jones, lead vocalist, Trump Tight 315.
Trump Tight 315’s “Party” Marty Klueber blows on a fan during an early afternoon set.
Street Fashion: Head to Toe
Monday, July 29th, 2013
Lumhe Micco Sampson prepared for a performance at the Blue Rain Echo Fest in Hanover Square.
Artist, educator and dancer Micco Sampson returned to Syracuse last weekend to perform at the Blue Rain Eco Festival. He’s pictured here preparing his ceremonial outfit before a Friday evening dance performance in Hanover Square.
Northeast Jazz & Wine Festival (Day 1): Friday Night Dance Party
Saturday, July 27th, 2013
A couple dances during the final set for the band Brownskin on Friday.
Day One for the Northeast Jazz & Wine Festival was all about dancing. From the early shows to the finale, and almost everywhere in between (including an impromptu session by some young dancers), bodies just seemed to be in motion.
Some folk from the Syracuse Dance Project, along with some freelancers, occupied the landing of the Soldiers and Sailors Monument in Clinton Sqaure (between the World Beat and Mardi Gras tents).
Eric Blackwell (right) dances during the Blowin in the Wind set that included an Outkast cover song.
Atlas celebrated it’s 33rd year by turning Clinton Square into on big Jungle Boogie to close out Friday night.
Politician on a Mission
Saturday, July 20th, 2013
Syracuse Common Councilor Helen Hudson speaks for mothers who lost children to gun violence during today’s Justice for Trayvon: 100 City Vigil, which was held downtown.
Maybe the most compelling speech today at the Syracuse Justice for Trayvon Vigil (in response to the acquittal of George Zimmerman) was Helen Hudson. She was able to effectively spin the Trayvon Martin shooting into a plea to reduce juvenile gun violence here in Syracuse.
Listen to a portion of her speech below.
Training Day
Saturday, July 20th, 2013
Journalist/Photographer LaVergne Harden (right) and her son working in downtown Syracuse.
Get Up, Stand Up
Saturday, July 20th, 2013
Downtown Syracuse
A diverse group of activists and citizens held a rally at the James Hanley Federal Building today to protest the recent verdict in the trial of George Zimmerman in Florida.
The event was organized by the National Action Network, which pledged to hold vigils in 100 cities today.
The rally was held one week following the trial verdict in Sanford, FL and almost four months to the day after the 1,000,000 Hoodie march in Syracuse.
Walt Dixie, National Action Network Chapter President (Syracuse)
Yaschia Kinsey, activist
Timothy Jennings-Bey (aka Noble), activist
Helen Hudson, Syracuse Common Councilor
Julius Edwards, Director Dunbar Center
An Artist’s Response: A picture is worth 1000 words.
Buggin Out
Saturday, July 20th, 2013
Night Watch
Throwback Thursday: Here comes the Jazz
Thursday, July 18th, 2013
Jazz pianist and composer Marc Cary played the Jazz in the Square (now called the Northeast Jazz & Wine Festival) in Syracuse back in 2005.
The Northeast Jazz & Wine Festival will invade downtown next weekend. The fest was formerly called Jazz in the Square, and composer Marc Cary visited with Marcus Printup’s band in 2005.
Cary’s latest album is a musical tribute to singer Abbey Lincoln.