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Below, find the list of upcoming shows at a glance. For a comprehensive list, visit the tabs above. For more indepth descriptions, check out the the fall calendar in the menu to the left.
Theatre/Dance
February 23 @ 7:30 PM
BLACK HISTORY MONTH
PERFORMANCE: Renaissance in the Belly of a Killer Whale
Campus Center Auditorium
Produced by Jaylene Clark
Three young women from Harlem journey through its streets, history, landmarks, renaissance and evolving culture. Through a montage of dialogue, spoken word poetry, song and memories, they weave picturesque stories that explore the multifaceted issue of gentrification.
TICKETS: Students $5; Faculty/Staff/General Public $8
The Oswego State Theatre Department presents
Saturday, February 25 • 7:30 PM
Sunday, February 26 • 2 PM
Speaking of Sheldon...
Written and Directed by Mark Cole
Sheldon Hall Ballroom
As a boy, Sheldon “despised learning of all kinds.” As a man he became an influential champion of an approach to learning that educated the senses and awakened a spirit of inquiry. Alumna Robin Curtis (’78) joins a student cast to tell the fascinating story of Sheldon’s life and work.
General Public $5; Seniors/SUNY Oswego Students $3
Wednesday, February 29 • 7 PM
BLACK HISTORY MONTH
PREVIEW: Cry for Peace: Voices of the Congo
Room 114, Campus Center
The Institute for Global Engagement and ARTSwego offer a preview look at Cry for Peace: Voices of the Congo. ArtsEngage, the office of the Syracuse University Arts Presenter, is collaborating with Syracuse Stage and Ping Chong & Company to create this production based on the stories of Congolese refugees, with the goal of promoting healing, unity and reconciliation among the local Congolese refugee community, as well as promote peace in the Congo.
IST APPROVED
Oswego State Theatre Department presents
Thursday, April 19 (preview) • 8 PM
Friday, April 20; Saturday, April 21 & Saturday, April 28 • 8 PM
Sunday, April 29 • 2 PM
Much Ado About Nothing
Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Gary Izzo
Waterman Theatre, Tyler Hall
“Some Cupid kills with arrows, some with traps.” Two pairs of lovers fall for the trickery and match making deceptions of the haughty Prince of Arragon in Shakespeare’s popular comedy.
Preview $5; General Public $15; Seniors/Faculty/Staff $12; SUNY Oswego Students $7
The Oswego State Theatre and Music Departments present
Friday, May 4 • 8 PM
Saturday, May 5 • 8 PM
Sunday, May 6 • 2 PM
An Evening of Rodgers and Hammerstein Classics
Waterman Theatre, Tyler Hall
The Songs we love to hear and sing such as "These Are a Few of My Favorite Things" from "The Sound of Music" and "South Pacific's" "Some Enchanted Evening". The College Community Orchestra and Chamber Singers present a light-hearted and rousing evening of classic R&H favorites.
General Public $15; Seniors/Faculty/Staff $12; SUNY Oswego Students $7
Concerts
Oswego State Music Department
Sunday, February 19 @ 3 PM
Winter Journey
Sheldon Hall Ballroom
Tenor Todd Graber and pianist Juan La Manna take a musical journey exploring Schubert’s historic song cycle Winterreise, D911/op. 89. This epic work features a dynamic and elaborate musical setting of 24 poems by German author Wilhelm Műller which tell the story of a wanderer's sad journey through the winter landscape. The rejected suiter wanders in his mind and imagination as well as in a physical sense. Winterreise-inspired artwork created by SUNY Digital Illustration Art Students is also featured. General Public $8; Seniors/Faculty/Staff $6; SUNY Oswego Students $5
Oswego State Music Department
Sunday, March 4 @ 3 PM
Out of the Blue
Trevor Jorgensen, Stephen Defren, Marilee Blumenthal, and Daniel Blumenthal
Sheldon Hall Ballroom
The Oswego and Syracuse based Bacchus Saxophone Quartet delights audiences with its innovative rendition of contemporary literature. Repertoire includes pieces by such exhilarating master composers as Frank Ticheli, Lukas Foss, Gershwin, and Michael Torke. General Public $8; Seniors/Faculty/Staff $6; SUNY Oswego Students $5
ARTSwego
Wednesday, March 7 @ 7:30 PM
David Sanchez Group
Waterman Theatre, Tyler Hall
Followed by a talk back in Music Listening Room (Tyler 101) facilitated by Eric Schmitz.
“David Sanchez possesses one of the most distinctive and vocalized sounds in jazz.” - The London Evening Standard
After playing in venues around the world, David Sánchez loosely remains true the tenets of jazz with an array of Latin and Afro-Caribbean influences. This Grammy Award-winning saxophonist has partnered with such noted musicians as Miguel Zenón, John Benitez, Ben Street and Adam Cruz to perform some of the most progressive jazz on the contemporary scene. General Public $12; Seniors/Students/Faculty/Staff $10; SUNY Oswego Students $7
The tour engagement of David Sanchez is funded
through the American Masterpieces program of Mid Atlantic
Arts Foundation with support from the National Endowment
for the Arts.
Ke-nekt Chamber Music Series
Wednesday, March 21 @ 7:30 PM
Cuarteto Latinoamericano
Hosted by Juan La Manna: Pre-Concert talk begins at 7 PM
Sheldon Hall Ballroom
“Tuneful fluency and concentrated teamwork” –Washington Post
Cuarteto Latinoamericano is known worldwide as the leading proponent of Latin American music for string quartet. The award-winning ensemble performs its rich and varied repertoire with exceptional fire and rapport that "borders on telepathic". The evening’s repertoire spotlights Costa Rican composer Alejandro Cardon’s Echú, Venezuelan composer Castellanos Yumar’s Divertimento, Mexican composer Domingo Lobato’s Quartet in G and Brazilian composers Francisco Mignone with Three Pieces for Quartet and Heitor Villa-Lobos with String Quartet No. 5. General Public $15; Seniors/Faculty/Staff $12; SUNY Oswego Students $6
ARTSwego and Caravanserai
Wednesday, April 11 @ 7:30 PM
Caravanserai
Contemporary Expressions From Pakistan: Arif Lohar with Sanam Marvi
Campus Center Arena
"A voice that rides on the crest of waves" –Koolmuzone.com
A legend of Punjabi folk/fusion music, Arif Lohar has performed on tour from Wemply Arena in London to the opening of the Asian Games in China. He is joined by Arooj Aftab, a talented young Pakistani singer currently based in Boston. General Public $15; Seniors/Students/Faculty/Staff $12; SUNY Oswego Students $7.
For more on the residency programs offered at SUNY Oswego visit the Caravanserai page.
For more information on the national Carvanserai initiative see the program website: http://www.caravanserai-arts.org Here you will find background information on the artists, video and other resources.
Caravanserai: A place where cultures meet is managed by Arts Midwest on behalf of the U.S. Regional Arts Organizations with financial support from the Building Bridges program of the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art. Caravanserai’s film and media programming is coordinated on behalf of the program by South Arts.
Support for the programs at SUNY Oswego has also been received from the Office of International Education and Programs, Auxiliary Services and the City of Oswego School Dist
Friday, April 13 @ 8:00 PM
Doors open at 7 PM
INDIE CONCERT: Mark the Date
Hewitt Union Lobby
Mark your calendar and hold the date as we work to line up some of the best Indie fare around. For updates check your email for ARTS@Oswego calendars or go to www.oswego.edu/arts. That way you'll know-as soon as we know-what's on the docket.
General Public $10; Seniors/Students/Faculty/Staff $8; SUNY Oswego Students $5
Ke-nekt Chamber Music Series
Wednesday, April 18 @ 7:30 PM
Jazz Bassist Rufus Reid
Hosted by Eric Schmitz & Featuring the Oswego Jazz Project
Pre-Concert talk begins at 7 PM
Sheldon Hall Ballroom
"Succinct, deft, and consistently brilliant bass playing..." –All Music Guide
Each time he seems to reach a pinnacle, Rufus Reid pushes the melodic, rhythmic and harmonic envelope. A Fulbright winner for composition, he evokes–as his album title suggests–Hues of a Different Blue. He has performed with an invariable who’s who of jazz including Gene Ammons, Kenny Dorham, Eddie Harris, Sonny Stitt, Don Byas, Philly Joe Jones, Thad Jones, Mel Lewis, Dexter Gordon, Bill Evans, Stan Getz, Dizzy Gillespie, Lee Konitz, Bob Minter, George Cables and Art Farmer. General Public $15; Seniors/Faculty/Staff $12; SUNY Oswego Students $6
Authors
Stay tuned for information about the Creative Writers Series which will return during the fall semester of the 2012-2013 academic year.
Film
ON SCREEN/IN PERSON is a series of 6 films followed by a Q&A with the film director(s) or producer that has been organized by the SUNY Oswego’s Cinema and Screen Studies Program with support from ARTSwego and the Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation. All On Screen/In Person screenings take place at Oswego Cinema on Tuesday evenings at 7 PM.
TICKETS: Tickets are available from any campus box office, online at tickets.oswego.edu, or from Oswego Cinema.
Adults $7
Seniors $5
Students $3.50
The series is made possible with support from the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts Regional Touring Program. This series is presented by SUNY Oswego's Cinema & Screen Studies Program in collaboration with ARTSwego; Oswego Cinema; our student organization, the Oswego Film Club; and the community film organization, Oswego Film Group.
This film screening is part of Caravanserai: A place where cultures meet, a project managed by Arts Midwest on behalf of the U.S. Regional Arts Organizations with financial support from the Building Bridges program of the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art. Caravanserai’s film and media programming is coordinated on behalf of the program by South Arts.
Tuesday, February 14 @ 2:20 PM
CLASS TALK: Film Production in Pakistan w/ Ayesha Khan
Room 114, Campus Center
Khan talks about shooting on location in Pakistan, building a Pakistani crew, educating & building a film production eam, finding documentary subjects and more.
IST APPROVED
6 PM
ERNST & YOUNG LECTURE SERIES
TALK: Women Transcending Boundaries w/ Ayesha Khan
Campus Center Auditorium
Pakistani Filmmaker Khan discusses the role of women in Pakistan, the work they are doing, the women featured in the documentary film Made in Pakistan, Khan's personal experiences as a woman filmmaker and other relevant issues. Following the talk, the Ernst & Young Lecture Series hosts a reception.
IST APPROVED
7 PM
Concrete, Steel and Paint w/ Director Cindy Burstein
Oswego Cinema, 138 West 2nd Street, Oswego
When men in a prison art class agree to collaborate with victims of crime to design a mural about healing, their views on punishment, remorse, and forgiveness collide. At times the divide seems too wide to bridge. But as the participants begin to work together, mistrust gives way to genuine moments of human contact and shared purpose. Their struggle to find creative common ground raises challenging questions about punishment, justice and reconciliation -- the insights gained are reflected in the art they produce in Concrete, Steel and Paint.
Movie followed by Q&A with film director. Movie Website
TICKETS: Adults $7; Seniors $5; Students $3.50. Available from any campus box office or Oswego Cinema
Wednesday, February 15 @ 1 PM CANCELLED
The Film Master Class with Cindy Burstein, director of Concrete, Steel & Paint, has been cancelled, but please join us for a screening of the film followed by a meet and greet on Tuesday, February 14 (see above).
6 PM
FILM SCREENING & FOOD SAMPLING
Made in Pakistan w/ filmmaker Ayesha Khan
Oswego Public Library, 120 East 2nd Street
The Oswego Film Group is pleased to offer an opportunity to watch Ayesha Khan's film and participate in an informal discussion while sampling pakoras and other traditional fare from the region. Registration: artswego@oswego.edu or call 315-312-4581.
IST APPROVED
Thursday, February 23-Saturday, March 3
OSWEGO FILM CLUB: "Mixed Emotions" 36 Hour Film Festival
Team Registration: February 23 & 24, Campus Center • 10 AM-3 PM
Registration Cost: $5 per team member with teams of up to 5 members
Competition Begins: Friday, February 24 • 9 PM
Competition Ends: Sunday, February 26 • 9 AM
Teams will compete over the course of 36 hours to produce a short film of up to 7 minutes. The theme for this festival is 'Family' and all the mixed emotions that go along with it. Teams must incorporate the theme in some fashion and include the mystery requirements that are emailed out at the kickoff of the competition.
Film Screening: Saturday, March 3 • 2 PM, Campus Center Auditorium
Eligible films will be entered to win Best Picture, Audience Choice, Best Performance, tickets to Oswego Cinema and more! Door prizes will also be drawn at the event.
Tuesday, March 27 @ 7 PM
Proceed and Be Bold! w/ Director Laura Zinger
Oswego Cinema, 138 West 2nd Street, Oswego
Amos Paul Kennedy Jr. is a printing press and book artist, but he wasn't always an artist. He used to live a middle class life like many other Americans, with a family and a job as a computer programmer at an international telecommunications company. Today, he is located in Alabama, and is widely known for his controversial posters and book art. In Proceed and Be Bold!, we follow Amos through art galleries to promote his work, and meet the people who 'understand him even better than he can,' as he puts it, in an effort to learn about what causes him to create his charged works of art, and how people react to them.
Movie followed by Q&A with film director. Movie Website
TICKETS: Adults $7; Seniors $5; Students $3.50. Available from any campus box office or Oswego Cinema
On Screen/In Person
Tuesday, April 17 @ 4-5:30 PM
WORKSHOP: Documentary Film Editing w/ David E. Simpson
Room 20, Lanigan Hall
In conjunction with the film screening of Milking the Rhino (see below), Director David E. Simpson offers insight into editing technique.
Participation by permission. Contact jacob.dodd@oswego.edu
IST APPROVED
7 PM
Milking the Rhino w/ Director David E. Simpson
Oswego Cinema, 138 West 2nd Street, Oswego
The Maasai tribe of Kenya and Namibia’s Himba--two of Earth’s oldest cattle cultures--are in the midst of upheaval. Emerging from a century of ‘white man conservation’ that turned their land into game reserves and fueled resentment towards wildlife, they are now vying for a piece of the wildlife-tourism pie. Charting the collision of ancient ways and western expectations, Milking the Rhino tells intimate, hopeful and heartbreaking stories of people facing deep cultural change.
Movie followed by Q&A with film director. Movie Website
TICKETS: Adults $7; Seniors $5; Students $3.50. Available from any campus box office or Oswego Cinema
Visual Arts
| Tyler Art Gallery Tyler Hall, SUNY Oswego Campus, Route 104 West, Oswego 11:30-3 PM Tuesday thru Saturday |
SUNY Metro Center Gallery Downtown Syracuse at the Atrium, 2 Clinton Square, Syracuse Call ahead for gallery hours: 315-399-4100 |
Oswego State Downtown Gallery Corner of West First and Bridge Streets, Oswego Call ahead for gallery hours: 315-216-4985 |
January 27-March 3
TWO EXHIBITS
49th Annual Juried Student Exhibition 
As jurors, professional artists make the final selection of works.
Pulp Icons: Cast paper and Prints by Stewart Nachmias
Nachmias creates cast paper woodcuts that celebrate the energy of urban life in expressionist images drawn from experiences as a musician, performer and artist.
RECEPTION Friday, January 27 • 5-7 PM
6 PM Awards Ceremony
Tyler Art Gallery
February 3-March 3
EXHIBIT: Picto-Pals: A Collaborative Drawing Project
RECEPTION Friday, February 3 • 5-7 PM
Oswego State Downtown Gallery
EXHIBIT: Joseph Ray: Nature Through Abstraction
RECEPTION Friday, March 30 • 5-7 PM
Oswego State Downtown Gallery
March 23-April 14
TWO EXHIBITS
Generations III
Presents three generations of artists: Oswego Master of Art Teaching candidates, their student teaching mentors and their K-12 students. Exhibiting adjacent to each other, these artistic families celebrate the joys of both making and teaching art.
Spring Master of Arts
Students pursuing a Master of Arts degree display the fruit of years of dedicated study. This exhibition requires of MA candidates the showing of a larger, more focused body of work than their colleagues receiving bachelors degrees.
Tyler Art Gallery
April 10 @ 7 PM
ARTIST TALK: Linnea Paskow
Room 107, Lanigan Hall
Paskow's work seeks to make visible the interplay between the tangible world of objects and people and the traumas that disrupt it. Sunlit color and whimsical composition collide with harsher elements such as ruptured steel and concrete.
April 13-May 5
EXHIBIT: Sarah Argus: The Blank Slate
RECEPTION Friday, April 13 • 5-7 PM
Oswego State Downtown Gallery
April 25 @ 7 PM
ARTIST TALK: Shay Church
Room 107, Lanigan Hall
Church's work explores images of extinction, death and transformation. The un-fired large-scale clay forms wither, dry and crack during the length of an exhibition, illustrating the sobering reality of vanishing species such as the gray whale and the African elephant.
April 27-May 12
EXHIBIT: Spring BFA
Bachelor of Fine Arts students present work concentrated in either Graphic Design or Studio Art as part of their degree requirement. Occupying both galleries, a multitude of artistic media and c onceptual approaches are represented.
RECEPTION Friday, April 27 • 5-7 PM
6 PM Awards Ceremony
Tyler Art Gallery
Caravanserai
Caravanserai: A Place Where Cultures Meet
This is an exciting year for our community. We are one of five rural communities nationwide that has been selected to participate in a pilot project designed to use the arts to foster an understanding of Muslim cultures. It is an extraordinary opportunity for our students and community to rise above rhetoric that polarizes our communities, to understand the complexity of the world we live in today, and to celebrate the creative spirit.
The first residency takes place October 10-15 with Qawal Najmuddin Saifuddin & Brothers and Tari Khan Ensemble. It includes the public programs listed below. The two groups are also scheduled for residency work in the Oswego and Mexico School Districts and for a program targeted to seniors at Springside at Seneca Hill. February 13-15 a residency with Film Producer Ayesha Khan is scheduled. And in April, Pakistan’s iconic singer Arif Lohar and rising star Sanam Marvi perform in the Campus Center Arena. Check this web page for updates on residency programs in development for the spring.
For more on Caravanserai, videos, commentary, and other web features and bonuses visit www.caravanseri-arts.org
Caravanserai: A Place Where Cultures Meet is managed by Arts Midwest on behalf of the U.S. Regional Arts Organizations with financial support from the Building Bridges program of the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art. Caravanserai’s film and media programming is coordinated on behalf of the program by South Arts.
Support for the programs at SUNY Oswego has also been received from the Office of International Education and Programs, Auxiliary Services and the City of Oswego School District.
Wednesday, April 11 • 7:30 PM
Arif Lohar featuring Arooj Aftab
Campus Center Arena
“A voice that rides on the crest of waves” –Koolmuzone.com
Arif Lohar is a world music sensation who has performed from London’s Wembley Arena to the Asian Games in China. (A recent YouTube video registered an amazing five million hits!)
He brings an evening of Punjabi and Urdu pop/folk blends and a warm, entertaining musical spirit, and is joined by Arooj Aftab, a talented young Pakistani singer currently based in Boston. General Public $15; Seniors/Students/Faculty/Staff $12; SUNY Oswego Students $7
