Joe Arcuri at Pebble Hill Presbyterian Church
The inspirational Jazz Vespers series is a great way to check your spiritual pulse.
A View From the Last Pew
November 2nd, 2016In Good Company (for lunch)
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.
Workspaces
October 31st, 2016
Tree Maintenance & Removal (somewhere above Hawley-Green)
Week in Review
October 30th, 2016
Remembrance Week, Syracuse University
Everybody Loves Chris (in the end)
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.
Bold. Honest. Funny.
October 30th, 2016
Michael Lenoci
Michael Lenoci was the opening comic for Syracuse University’s Parent’s Weekend. The show was produced by University Union.
Versifying
October 29th, 2016Remembrance Week
October 29th, 2016
Rose Laying Ceremony, Syracuse University
Welcome to our SyraVerse: Jackie and Jazz
October 28th, 2016
It was good to see several generations of poets at the Art Rage Gallery this evening for a book release/poetry reading by Jackie Warren-Moore. Her new book is titled “Where I Come From.” Warren-Moore is pictured her with another poet, Jazz Rodriguez.
Throwback Thursday: Los beget Colin
October 27th, 2016
Carlos Delgado, playing in 2004 with the Syracuse Chiefs.
Plenty of socially conscious athletes have come through the Salt City (from Jim Brown and Oren Lyons to Melo), but one we often overlook is deserved MLB Hall of Famer Carlos Delgado, whose protest came that season he came to do a rehab stint with the Chiefs.