WEDNESDAY 3/5 Civic Morning Musicals. Wed. March
5, 12:30-1:30 p.m. The Wednesday Recital Series featuring youthful classical musicians continues with pianists from Steven Heyman’s studio at the Everson Museum of Art’s Hosmer Auditorium, 401 Harrison St. Free. 254-7136.
The Security Project. Wed. March 5, 7
p.m. Members from several Peter Gabriel rock bands join forces, plus Liquid Lounge Band at the Lost Horizon, 5863 Thompson Road. $13-$20. 446-1934.
Asleep at the Wheel. Wed. March 5, 8
p.m. Longtime country favorites visit the Turning Stone Resort and Casino Showroom, Thruway Exit 33, Verona. $10, $15, $20. 361-SHOW.
Melvin Seals and JGB. Wed. March 5,
8 p.m. Longtime Left Coast jam band plays the night away, plus Universal Transit at the Westcott Theater, 524 Westcott St. $20. Thewestcotttheater.com.
COMEDY
Chicks Are Funny. Wed. Feb. 26, 7:30 p.m. Steph Toley and other female stand-ups get the last laugh at Funny Bone Comedy Club, Destiny USA, off Hiawatha Boulevard. $10. 423-8669.
Josh Sneed. Thurs. 7:30 p.m., Fri. 7:30 & 9:45
p.m., Sat. 7 & 9:45 p.m., Sun. 7:30 p.m. Wry, observational stand-up performs at Funny Bone Comedy Club, Destiny USA, off Hiawatha Boulevard. $10/Thurs. & Sun., $12/Fri., $15/Sat. 423-8669.
Syracuse Improv Collective. Fri. 8 p.m. A “bank show” featuring budding stand-ups and long-form improv troupes in a benefit for the Lafayette Big Picture School at the Central New York Playhouse, Shoppingtown Mall, 3649 Erie Blvd. E. $10. 885-8960.
Wise Guys Comedy Club. Fri. & Sat. 8 p.m. The club continues at a new location with Jon Fisch and William Boronkay at Stein’s (formerly McNamara’s Pub), 5600 Newport Road, Camillus. $15/show only, $35/show and dinner. 672-3663.
Don’t Feed the Actors. Sat. 6:30 p.m. The
Central New York Playhouse improv group offers belly laughs as part of a dinner-theater package at the company’s Shoppingtown Mall venue, 3649 Erie Blvd. E. $20/dinner theater; $10/8 p.m. show only. 885-8960.
Walt Willey. Wed. March 5, 7:30 p.m. The All My Children soap star brings his swizzle shtick to the Funny Bone Comedy Club, Destiny USA, off Hiawatha Boulevard. $20. 423-8669.
EXHIBITS
STAGE American Idiot. Wed. Feb. 26, 8 p.m.
Famous Artists presents the Green Day rock opera at the Landmark Theatre, 362 S. Salina St. $25 (student rush), $28, $45, $55. 475-7979.
Chinglish. Wed. Feb. 26 & Thurs. 7:30 p.m.,
Fri. 8 p.m., Sat. 3 & 8 p.m., Sun. & Wed. March 5, 2 p.m.; closes March 16. David Henry Hwang’s award-winning comedy about an American businessman in China continues the season at Syracuse Stage’s Archbold Theatre, 820 E. Genesee St. $30-$52/adults, $30-$35/age 40 and under, $18/ under 12.
Cock. Wed. Feb. 26, 7:30 p.m., Thurs. 2 & 7:30
p.m., Fri. & Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 4 p.m., Wed. March 5, 7:30 p.m.; closes March 9. Mike Bartlett’s love triangle comedy continues the season at the Kitchen Theatre Company, 417 W. State St., Ithaca. $15-$37. (607) 273-4497.
April 12. Interactive version of the children’s classic; performed by Magic Circle Children’s Theatre. Spaghetti Warehouse, 689 N. Clinton St. $5. 449-3823.
Speed the Plow. Wed. Feb. 26-Fri. 8 p.m., Sat. 2 & 8 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m.; closes Sun. March 2. Playwright David Mamet’s Hollywood satire is performed by students of the Syracuse University Drama Department at Syracuse Stage’s Storch Theatre, 820 E. Genesee St. $19/adults, $17/students and seniors. 443-3275.
Spinning Straw Into Gold. Sat. 11 a.m. The “World of Puppets” children’s series continues with Purple Rock Productions’ take on the Rumplestiltskin fairy tale at Open Hand Theater, 518 Prospect Ave. $8. 476-0466.
aboard a riverboat in this interactive dinner-theater Redhouse, Appleseed and Rarely comedy whodunit; performed by Acme Mystery Company. Spaghetti Warehouse, 689 N. Clinton St. Done Auditions. March 23 and 24. Joint tryouts for the three companies’ upcoming $27.95/plus tax and gratuity. 475-1807. seasons at the Redhouse Arts Center, 201 S. Pinocchio. Sun. 3 p.m. The Theatre IV com- West St. Equity and non-Equity actors of all ages are welcome. Actors should prepare one pany performs this family musical at the Palace comedic monologue and 16 bars of a song of Theater, 19 Utica St., Hamilton. $5. 824-1420. their choice. Non-singers are welcome to audiThe Prisoner of Second Avenue. tion with the monologue only. Bring a resume Fri. & Sat. 8 p.m.; closes Sat. March 1. Neil and headshot; if you do not have a headshot, a Simon’s comedy about middle-age marrieds photo will be taken upon your arrival. casting@ in Manhattan continues the Appleseed Protheredhouse.org. ductions season at the Atonement Lutheran Church, 116 W. Glen Ave. $18/adults; $15/stuThe Media Unit. Central New York teens dents and seniors. 492-9766. ages 13-17 are sought for the award-winning teen performance and production troupe Sesame Street Live: Can’t Stop Singing. Fri. 7 p.m., Sat. & Sun. 11:30 a.m. & 3 guided by jet-set auteur Walt Shepperd; roles include singers, actors, dancers, writers and p.m. There will be lots of dancing with the PBS technical crew. Auditions by appointment: gang, too, as they visit the Landmark Theatre, 362 S. Salina St. $15, $20. $25. 475-7979. 478-UNIT.
Art Store Gallery (Commercial Art Supply). 935 Erie Blvd. E. Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-7 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 474-1000. Through Sat. March 1: Vykky Ebner’s solo show Art Riot.
Baltimore Woods Nature Center’s Weeks Art Gallery. 4007 Bishop Hill Road, Marcellus. Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 673-1350. Through Fri. Feb. 28: Nature Stands Still, photographs by Stacia Landsburg. March 8-April 26: Scope of Nature, watercolors by Christy Lemp and photographs by Chris Murray.
Barrett Art Gallery. Library Concourse,
Ann Felton Multicultural Center and Gallery. Onondaga Community College,
Beauchamp Branch Library. 2111 S.
Fri. 2-7 p.m., Sat. noon-4 p.m. 218-5711. Through March 29: Normal: How the Nazis Normalized the Unspeakable, archival snapshots of Third Reich goosesteppers showcase their domestic lives at parties, weddings and picnics.
Sleeping Beauty. Every Sat. 12:30 p.m.;
Death Takes a Cruise. Every Thurs. 6:45 AUDITIONS AND REHEARSALS p.m.; closes March 6. Suspicious characters abound
ART GALLERIES LISTED ALPHABETICALLY:
ArtRage Gallery. 505 Hawley Ave. Wed.-
Genesee St. Tues.-Fri. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat. 11 a.m.5 p.m. 442-2230. Through Fri. Feb. 28: The Idea of Modernity in Contemporary Haitian Art, works by Philippe Dodard. Thurs. Feb. 27, 7 p.m.: free screening of The Loving Story, a documentary on interracial marriage.
LISTINGS
Utica College, Utica. Mon.-Fri. 1-5 p.m., Sat. 12-3 p.m. 792-3057. Through May 2: The Landscape Revisited: Painting and Photography, works by Jonathan Beer, Sandra Gottlieb and Martin Weinstein. Reception Mon. March 3, 4:30-6:30 p.m.
4585 W. Seneca Turnpike. Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. 498-2787. Through April 15: Realities, Dreams and Myths, works by Lin Price.
Community Folk Art Center. 805 E.
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Salina St. Mon., Wed., Fri. & Sat. 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Tues. & Thurs. 9 a.m.-7:30 p.m. 435-3395. Through February: Precious Cargo, Art Brangman’s artistic exploration of African American heritage.
Betts Branch Library. 4862 S. Salina St. Mon. & Wed. 9 a.m.-7:30 p.m., Tues. & Thurs.-Sat. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun. 1-5 p.m. 435-1940. Through February: Cabin Fever, the 32nd annual local quilt show. Through March: photography by Buddy Belonsoff.
Cayuga Museum of History and Art/Case Research Lab Museum.
203 Genesee St., Auburn. Tues.-Sun. noon-5 p.m. 253-8051. Through Sun. March 2: Curiosities from Our Collection. March 7-May 4: From Gilded Stage to Silver Screen, a history of Auburn theaters. Ongoing: Both Sides of the Wall, a salute to Auburn Prison, plus A Child’s World.
Cazenovia College Art Gallery.
Reisman Hall, 6 Sullivan St. Fri. 4-6 p.m., Sat. & Sun. 1-4 p.m. 655-7261. Through March 17: Annual Juried Student Exhibition.
Central Arts Gallery. SUNY Empire State College, 6333 Route 298, East Syracuse. Mon.Thurs. 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Fri. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 460-3142. Through March 9: Reflective Cultures, oils and encaustics by Linda Bigness.
Central Library. The Galleries of Syracuse,
447 S. Salina St. Mon., Thurs.-Sat. 9 a.m-5 p.m., Tues.-Wed. 9 a.m.-7:30 p.m. 435-1900. Through February: pastels, collages and acrylics by retired nurse Kathy O’Brien. Through March: It’s a Zoo Out There, photography by Kelley Parker.
China Towne Furniture and Mattress. 2320 Milton Ave. Mon.-Fri. 10 a.m.-8 p.m.
488-0419. Through March 21: A Partnership, works by Clare Willson, Tom Huff, Maria Rizzo, Domenico Gigante and Maria Grazia Facchinetti.
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Earlville Opera House Galleries. 20 E. Main St., Earlville. Tues.-Fri. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat. noon-3 p.m. 691-3550. Through March 15: About Face, Earlville, self-portraits in oils by Brooklyn artist Taku Saito. Through April 5: the 21st annual KidsArt show, featuring works created by 300 elementary school students from around Central New York.
Edgewood Gallery. 216 Tecumseh Road. Tues.-Fri. 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. 4458111. Through April 11: Introspections, oils by Gary Trento and Sean Flaherty, mixed-media jewelry by Dana Stenson and sculpture by Sharon BuMann. Reception Fri. Feb. 28, 6-8 p.m.
Eureka Crafts. 210 Walton St., Armory Square. Mon.-Wed. 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Thurs. 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Fri. & Sat. 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Sun. noon-5 p.m. 471-4601. Everson Museum of Art. 401 Harrison St. Sun., Wed. noon-5 p.m., Thurs. noon-8 p.m., Fri. noon-5 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. noon-5 p.m. $5/suggested donation/general admission; special exhibits vary in admission price. 474-6064. Through December: Enduring Gift, Chinese ceramics culled from the Cloud Wampler collection.
Fayetteville Free Library. 300 Orchard St., Fayetteville. Mon.-Thurs. 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Fri. & Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. 1-5 p.m. 637-6374. Through February: Collection of the Unexpected, works by fine art photographer Heidi Vantassel. Gallery 4040. 4040 New Court Ave. Fri.-Sun. noon-5 p.m., and by appointment. 456-9540. Through April 4: Equilibrium, paintings, collages and sculptures by Juan Cruz.
Gallery 54. 54 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles. Mon.-Fri. 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. noon-5 p.m. 685-5470. Through February: botanical ceramics by Leslie Green Guilbault.
Gandee Gallery. 7846 Main St., Fabius. Thurs.-Sat. 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Sun. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. 4166339. Through April 6: Ice, photos of Iceland by Jamie Young and ceramics by Bryan Hopkins. Hazard Branch Library. 1620 W. Genesee St. Mon., Wed., Fri. & Sat. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Tues. & Thurs. 9 a.m.-7:30 p.m. 484-1528. Through February: Syracuse artist Matthew Davis’ acrylic and mixed media paintings, including portraits of Rosa Parks and Tiger Woods. Through March: Life is What Happens When You’re Making Other Plans, acrylics and watercolors by Karen Koegel.
H Lee White Marine Museum. West First Street Pier, Oswego. Daily, 1-5 p.m. 342-0480. The complex consists of a main building of exhibits highlighting more than 400 years of maritime history, the national historic landmark World War II tug the LT-5, the New York state Derrick Boat 8 from the Erie Canal System and the Eleanor D, the last U.S. commercial fishing vessel to work Lake Ontario. $7/adults, $3/teen, free/preteen.
La Casita Cultural Center. Lincoln Building, 109 Otisco St. Mon.-Fri. noon-6 p.m. 443-8743. Through March 14: Portals, 46 urban photographs from Havana to Syracuse by Danisley Perez Bravo.
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