Sign Repair, elevated section of Route I81 North
Posts Tagged ‘Syracuse’
Just Above My Head
Saturday, June 22nd, 2013#NextCuse
Saturday, June 22nd, 2013“…that’s your competitive advantage. Don’t try to be the next Silicon Valley. Be the 21st-century version of yourself.”
Bruce Katz, Jennifer Bradley, authors of The Metropolitan Revolution
Habiba Boru, who came to Syracuse from Ethiopia, gets ready at the 500 block N. Salina Street on World Refugee Day. She led the parade to downtown Syracuse.
Starting the parade off with a smile (Near Mai Lan Restaurant)
Ladies from the Central African Republic rest after their dance performance on stage in Hanover Square. The ladies came to Syracuse about one year ago
Flagman was the MC for the festival in Hanover Square
We, too, sing America: An elder checks out the stage show in Hanover Square
For more photographs check out the World Refugee Day in Syracuse Facebook page.
Live and Let Jam
Monday, June 17th, 2013
Dave Solazzo
Lemon Elefant features a new generation of jazz cats putting in work in-and-around Syracuse. The band is headed by Bill Horrace and Dave Solazzo, who have been fixtures for the past year or so at Connective Corridor music spots (teaming up with various musicians from the area). Last Friday Lemon Elefant was the closing act for Sitrus on the Hill, where they played their original cuts, as well as some pop tunes.
Bill Horrace
Horrace and Solazzo were joined by Josh Dekaney (drums).
Fail Not Our Fest
Saturday, June 15th, 2013
John Bixler as Macbeth
The Redhouse kicked off their summer season by staging a lively performance of Macbeth in Armory Square last night. The show drew an audience of about 100 (of all ages) if you include downtown residents watching from above the square.
Upcoming performances of Macbeth, which are free, will be held in Liverpool and Dewitt.
Open Air Theater in Armory Square
The next open-air show in Armory Square will be Cabaret, the musical.
Laura Austin as Lady Macbeth with witches (left to right) Allie Villa, Tyler Spicer and Brian Detlefs.
Camp Spill Over
Friday, June 14th, 2013
Overflow Parking, Destiny USA (during weekend of RV Show)
Act Like You Mean It
Wednesday, June 12th, 2013
Mime/Street Performer: Wednesdays on Walton (Armory Square)
Inauguration to Graduation
Tuesday, June 11th, 2013
George Weiss, Founder, Say Yes to Education, Inc.
The Say Yes to Education (Syracuse) celebrated a five-year anniversary yesterday with a program at John T. Roberts School. The event featured speeches by Say Yes Founder George Weiss, educators, politicians, and a few initial graduates. Syracuse University Chancellor Nancy Cantor cited the Say Yes program as a metaphor for Syracuse as a “city of opportunity.”
Current and former Syracuse City School Superintendents Sharon Contreras and Daniel Lowengard speak about the success of Say Yes.
Below is an inspiring speech by Amber Jackson, an inaugural Say Yes Scholar and 2013 graduate of Hobart William Smith Colleges.
Walking in Rhythm
Monday, June 10th, 2013Check out these sounds by the Eradication Squad Drill Team during their performance at the 4th Drum & Fitness Event last Saturday.
Balancing Act
Monday, June 10th, 2013
Acrobat Eric Borketey: Balancing Act
Week in Review: Politics
Saturday, June 8th, 2013
The Politics of No. 7 from Syracuse in Focus on Vimeo.