It's live theater and a ton of fun for everyone at the Palace Theater in Hamilton.  Every school had its share of wild and crazy characters who added color, fun and excitement to the school’s activities. On Saturday, March 13, the Great Lake’s Production of Westside High Reunion presents an entertaining evening with the zaniest group of alumni you’ll ever meet—Principal Francis Baal, at high school since he was a teenager; Porter Thomas, a teacher who still thinks he has what it takes to entertain the women; Carolyn Tease Thomas, a woman who enjoys a cocktail now and now; the “Pink Petticoat Sorority Sisters”; Ruth Jackson a.k.a. Kenya who always shares her political beliefs; Dave Davidson, polished alumni running for office; and Bennett and Jerry, buddies since high school still trying to make a difference.
Dine, dance, and be merry as you reunite with “classmates” for this hilarious dinner theater at the best high school reunion ever! The dinner theater is catered by the Colgate Inn offering a delectable buffet which includes the main course, dessert, coffee and tea. A cash bar with wine and beer is available throughout the evening. The ticket prices, $30 for seniors 60+ and $35 for everyone else, includes the show, dinner, dessert, coffee, tax and tip.
Arrive for cocktails at 6pm to mingle with your “classmates”. The show and buffet begin at 7pm. Seating is cabaret style, with tables for ten, and may be reserved for a group or shared as you get “reacquainted” with fellow classmates.
The audience is invited (but not mandated, remember you are out of school now, so the principal can’t yell at you anymore…) to add to the fun and come dressed representing the year of your graduation, for example: poodle skirts for the 50’s, mini-skirts or hippie-style for the 60’s and 70’s, polyester suits for the 80’s! High School should have been this much fun!
The Palace Theater is located at 19 Utica Street, in historic downtown Hamilton within easy walking distance of free parking, boutiques and casual dining.  The performing arts center is an intimate environment to enjoy a great show and taste delicious locally baked desserts in our café. Tickets are non refundable. Please visit www.palacetheater.org or phone 315.824.1420 for more information about Westside High Reunion, the remainder of the 2009-2010 season, or to order tickets.
 
 
The Stone Quarry Hill Art Park wants to see the way you see the Art Park every season of the year. You are cordially invited to take part in the 2011 Art Calendar and Exhibition Project by registering and presenting your personal photographic vision of the Art Park to the Stone Quarry Hill Art and Exhibition Committee.

Beginning now and continuing through October 2010, you may come to the Art Park once or numerous times and photograph the environs and the art. The Art and Exhibition Committee will select the monthly seasonal photos for inclusion in our 2011 Art Park Calendar. In addition, every photographer that is registered will have at least one photograph in an Art Park Gallery exhibition scheduled to open on Sunday July 24, 2011 and continuing through August 14, 2011 in the Winner Art Gallery located on the Art Park grounds.

You can register by printing this document, filling out the form below, cutting it as indicated and mailing it, with a check for $35, $25 for Art Park members, to:

Stone Quarry Hill Art Park 3883 Stone Quarry Road  PO Box 251 Cazenovia, New York 13035.

As soon as your registration has been received you may begin photographing the Art Park.  Please send a maximum of three digital images in the third week of the month you are photographing via email to: office@stonequarryhillartpark.org

The Art and Exhibition Committee will make their decision on the winners for that particular season and the winning images will be posted on our web site the following month. You will be notified of the committee's selection of your photo for the exhibition by April 2011. Calendar photos for November and December will be selected from our archives.

Thank you and we look forward to seeing you at the Art Park.
 
 
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Barbara Rumrill Dahn - 'Frost on the Pond'
Are you looking for unique and affordable holiday gifts?  A silent auction of donated art scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 12 from 1 to 4 p.m., at the Cazenovia College Art Gallery, features original art created by Cazenovia College students, faculty and staff members, and artists in the community. 
The art gallery is located in Reisman Hall, Cazenovia College’s art and design building, located at the corner of Sullivan and Seminary Streets in Cazenovia. Refreshments will be served.
Among the artists represented at the auction are Amber Blanding, of Amber Waves of Glass (www.amberwavesofglass.com); Anita Welych, professor of art at Cazenovia College;  a number of other faculty members and many students.
Those wishing to donate art works, jewelry, sculpture, and other items to be auctioned, may deliver the items to the lobby located at Reisman Hall’s Seminary Street entrance, on Monday, Dec. 7, from 5 to 10 p.m. Potential donors may also e-mail bnmoore@cazenovia.edu to arrange another delivery time and location.
Auction organizers are Caroline Locatelli, a senior studio art major from Gloversville, N.Y., and Brittany Moore, a studio art major specializing in photography, from Alton Bay, N.H. Locatelli and Moore, students in the College’s Arts in the Community class, are undertaking the auction as a class project. Moore says, “We wanted to do something for a local organization that would both benefit people and bring the community and the College together.”
Purchases at the silent auction will benefit the Two Smiles One Hope Foundation Inc., a tax exempt public charity based in Fayetteville, N.Y., dedicated to funding research to discover effective treatments, and to find a cure for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Please e-mail bnmoore@cazenovia.edu for more information about the auction, or to donate to the cause. For information about Two Smiles One Hope, visit www.twosmilesonehope.com.
Cazenovia College, named one of “America’s Best Colleges” by US News & World Report, is a small, independent, co-educational, baccalaureate college.  Located near Syracuse, N.Y., Cazenovia College offers a comprehensive liberal arts education in an exceptional community environment, with academic and co-curricular programs devoted to developing leaders in their professional fields.  For more information, visit www.cazenovia.edu.
 
 
The Canastota Canal Town Museum will have an Open House on Sunday, December 6, from 3:00 until 5:00 pm. This year¹s Art Show will be dedicated to the memory of Carlo Raineri who participated in former shows and whose painting of the Canastota Lift Bridge will be on permanent display at the museum.
Harp music and refreshments will be provided.
The open house will feature the art of more than 30 local artists.  The exhibit will also be open Saturday, December 12 and 19, from 10:30 until 1:00.
The new ³2009 historical ornament featuring the 200th birthdays of Canastota and Town of Lenox, along with the others in the series, will be sold.  Also Canal Town will have on sale a 2010 bicentennial color calendar.
 
 
  BABES IN TOYLAND

Performed LIVE
by American Family Theater

A HOLIDAY CLASSIC!

  SATURDAY, DEC. 12
1:30-2:30PM

MEET THE CAST AT THE CAST PARTY AFTER THE SHOW!
$7 FOR STUDENTS, CHILDREN AND SENIORS (60+)
$10 FOR ADULTS
FREE FOR CHILDREN 2 AND UNDER IF SITTING ON LAP
VISIT WWW.PALACETHEATER.ORG
CALL 315.824.1420

RESERVE TICKETS TODAY!
 
 
The Catherine Cummings Theatre on Lincklaen Street in Cazenovia will be hosting the musical "You're a Good Man Charlie Brown" in November.  The show, based on the Peanuts comic strip will on stage November 13-22, with show times at 8pm on the 13th, 14th, 20th and 21st, and 2pm matinees on the 15th and 22nd.  Tickets cost $12 for adults $8 for Seniors & Students (children over 6) and $5 for Cazenovia College Students and children 6 and under.  
You can purchase tickets at Cazenovia Jewelry in Cazenovia or e-mail and let them  know what night and how many tickets you would like and at what level ($12, $8 or $5), and they will be put at the door for you and you can pay for them then.  Checks can be made out to the Catherine Cummings Theatre.    You may also call the box office for more information at 315-655-STAR.
Cast members for the show include  Ian Abernathy-Schroeder; Alexandra Astras-Lucy; Samantha Brooks-Sally; Makaily Courtwright-Peppermint Patty; Andrew Dain-Charlie Brown; Laura Croucher-Snoopy; Kyle Johnson-Pig Pen; Mike Moolenschot-Linus; Lara Wright-Frieda.
 
 
Recall the phenomenon that was the British Invasion.  Beatlemania Again presents the recreation of The Beatles phenomenon with an incredible simulation complete with fine tailored black velvet suits and the famous Beatles boots. The concert starts with “Meet The Beatles” featuring hits from 1963-1966 and climaxes with “Get Back” featuring hits from 1968–1970. Experience the energy and excitement of the live performance with the original sounds of the albums using authentic instruments and amplifiers by The Beatles.  The show is scheduled for 8pm this Saturday at the Palace Theater in Hamilton.  Tickets are $20 each.  For more information, contact the theater at 315-824-1420.
 
 
Jazz `N Caz, Cazenovia College’s 8th annual jazz fest begins on Thursday, Sept. 24 with The Brubeck Institute Jazz Quintet, at the Brae Loch Inn.
The jazz fest continues at the Catherine Cummings Theatre on Lincklaen Street, Friday, Sept. 25, and Saturday, Sept. 26, with the Brubeck Brothers Quartet; Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks; vocalist Jane Monheit; and Syracuse’s Bear Cat Jass Band. The Friday and Saturday evening performances will include a tribute to Leo Rayhill, host of WCNY’s “Sounds of Jazz.” Also performing will be the Cazenovia High School Vocal and Jazz Ensembles, and Cazenovia College’s student vocal ensemble, The College Singers.
In addition to afternoon and evening performances, the Lincklaen House’s Seven Stone Steps will offer “Jazz After Hours” jam sessions, 11 p.m., on Friday and Saturday.
Jazz `N Caz is free and open to the public. A $10 donation at evening events in the Catherine Cummings Theatre is suggested.
The complete schedule is on the Internet at www.cazenovia.edu/jazz.
The Brubeck Institute Jazz Quintet is made up of members of the Institute's Fellowship Program, five talented jazz musicians, all recent high school graduates selected to study jazz at University of the Pacific for two years. The Quintet performs about 25 concerts each year around the United States. The 2009 Brubeck Fellows are trumpeter Nick Frenay, of Syracuse, N.Y.; pianist Noah Kellman, of Fayetteville, N.Y.; saxophonist Chad Lefkowitz-Brown of Horseheads, N.Y.; bassist Zach Brown of Columbia, Md.; and drummer Corey Fonville of Virginia Beach, Va.
Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks are renowned for their commitment to preserving and authentically presenting 1920s jazz and popular music.
Vocalist Jane Monheit (PHOTO PROVIDED) is an international artist who has performed at most of the major concert halls, cabarets and jazz venues around the globe. She has released seven albums and two DVDs, and has appeared as a guest artist on many others.
The Bear Cat Jass Band plays classic traditional jazz and swing. They have been in existence 52 years under the direction of Dick Ames (leader and cornet). Other band members are: Jeff Stockham (cornet, trombone and vocals), Bill Palange (trombone and vocals), Carl Borek (clarinet, soprano, alto and bass sax), Tom McKay (clarinet, soprano, alto and bass sax), Drew Frech (tenor banjo, plectrum banjo and vocals), Jerry Exline (piano, tuba and vocals), and Joe Smithling (drums).
The Brubeck Brothers’ Quartet (PHOTO PROVIDED) has performed at jazz festivals all over the country, have joined college big bands and have conducted workshops and clinics at universities across the country. Chris and Dan Brubeck grew up listening to, studying with, and eventually playing alongside some of the great jazz legends of our time. Mike DeMicco, guitarist and composer, and Chuck Lamb, pianist and composer, round out the quartet.
Cazenovia College, named one of “America’s Best Colleges” by US News & World Report, is a small, independent, co-educational, baccalaureate college.  Located near Syracuse, N.Y., Cazenovia College offers a comprehensive liberal arts education in an exceptional community environment, with academic and co-curricular programs devoted to developing leaders in their professional fields.  For more information, visit www.cazenovia.edu.
 
 

  On Friday, July 24, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., the Oneida Community Mansion House will host a discussion and book-signing by author Anthony Wonderley of At the Font of the Marvelous: Exploring Oral Narrative and Mythic Imagery of the Iroquois and Their Neighbors. 

Published by Syracuse University Press, the book is about Native American folktales and myths throughout the Northeast region, how such stories preserve voices of a bygone day, and why they are important for understanding life and religion in the past.  Grouping the tales around shared themes, the book analyzes topics ranging from cannibal giants to cultural heroes, and from legends of local places to myths of human origins.

Anthony Wonderley (Ph.D., Cornell University) is Curator of Collections and Interpretation at the Oneida Community Mansion House.  Recently named a Fellow of the New York State Archaeological Association, Wonderley wrote another book issued by Syracuse University Press, Oneida Iroquois Folklore, Myth, and History: New York Oral Narrative from the Notes of H. E. Allen and Others.  His articles on archaeology, folklore, and history appear in such journals as American Antiquity, American Communal Societies Quarterly, Journal of Anthropological Research, New York History, Northeastern Anthropology, and Ontario Archaeology. 

The Oneida Community Mansion House was the home of the 19th century utopian Oneida Community (1848-1880).  Today, the 93,000 square living museum houses residential apartments, overnight lodging, Zabroso Restaurant, and banquet and meeting space.  The Oneida Community Mansion House is located at 170 Kenwood Ave., Oneida, NY.  For information call 315-363-0745 or visit www.oneidacommunity.org.

 
 

  The Oneida Community Mansion House (OCMH) invites the public to attend the opening of “Pictorialist Photographs of Harold Noyes, 1890s” on Sat., July 25 at 4 p.m.
The exhibit curated by OCMH curator of collections and interpretation, Anthony Wonderley, features more than 25 black-and-white creative, humorous, and technically perfect works by Noyes.  The majority are in strikingly enlarged format and many on view for the first time in a century.  This show, made possible by a grant from the Gorman Foundation, inaugurates a new exhibit space in which the extensive photographic holdings of the OCMH can be shared with the public.
 Noyes was a practitioner of Pictorialism (ca 1890-1910), an international vanguard movement devoted to establishing photography as a high art on a par with painting.  While many Pictorialists relied on blurry tones for artistic effect, Noyes believed the essence of artistry lay in careful composition of the image.  Working out of a studio in the Mansion House during the 1890s, he created a series of staged photo works showing local youngsters and scenes of rural life.  These photographs won awards in American and Canadian photography contests.
Noyes (1862-1918) studied art and design in Germany in the late 1880s.  In later years, he worked for the Oneida Community, Ltd. in the die-sinker (Niagara Falls) and design (Sherrill) departments.  He and his wife, Emma, died in Oneida during the worldwide epidemic of Spanish Influenza.
The Oneida Community Mansion House was the home of the 19th century utopian Oneida Community (1848-1880).  Today, the 93,000 square living museum houses residential apartments, overnight lodging, Zabroso Restaurant, and banquet and meeting space.  The Oneida Community Mansion House is located at 170 Kenwood Ave., Oneida, NY.  For information call 315-363-0745 or visit www.oneidacommunity.org.