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July 31 - January 2, 2011

The Dark Manner

Category: Events & Exhibitions  
All Day
The phrase, “the dark manner” refers to the mezzotint printmaking process developed in Amsterdam in the early 17th century. Prints produced by this process were especially popular in 18th-century England, which is why the process was sometimes referred to also as “the English manner.” The word mezzotint is derived from Italian; mezzo, meaning half, and tinta meaning tone. This printmaking process uses tonal gradations of light and... more...
August 26 - September 27, 2010

Exploring Museum Careers High School Partnership Program

Category: Events & Exhibitions   Exploring Museum Careers High School Partnership  
The Museum of Art is now accepting applications for its popular Exploring Museum Careers High School Partnership Program. In this program, high school students will meet with museum staff throughout the school year to put together an exhibition of artworks from the museum’s collection. The students will learn first-hand about museum careers from professionals as they work with museum staff and other students in the program to... more...
Friday, September 3, 2010

Gallery Talk with Ann Reichlin, Artist

Category: First Friday Shorts Gallery Talk  
Time: 
1:10pm
The large-scale Sculpture Court project by Ann Reichlin, Counterpoint, was partially built in the studio and will be completed on-site in relationship to the Edward Wales Root Sculpture Court. At this talk, viewers will have the opportunity to meet with the artist during the installation, before the tools and raw materials have been put away, and while the final form of Counterpoint is still in... more...
Friday, September 3, 2010

Ann Reichlin, Artist

Category: First Friday Shorts Gallery Talk   Counterpoint  
Time: 
1:10pm
The large-scale Sculpture Court project by Ann Reichlin, Counterpoint, was partially built in the studio and will be completed on-site in relationship to the Edward Wales Root Sculpture Court. At this talk, viewers will have the opportunity to meet with the artist during the installation, before the tools and raw materials have been put away, and while the final form of Counterpoint is still in... more...
Friday, September 3, 2010

The Kids Are All Right

Category: Film Series  
Time: 
2 pm , 7:30 pm
2010, United States Rated R, 106 minutes Nic and Jules (Annette Bening and Julianne Moore) are married and share a cozy suburban Southern California home with their teenage children, Joni and Laser (Mia Wasikowska and Josh Hutcherson). Nic and Jules—or, when referred to jointly by Joni, "Moms"—gave birth to and raised their children, and built a family life for the four of them. As Joni prepares to leave... more...
Saturday, September 4, 2010

Art and Yoga For Mind, Body and Spirit

Category: Events & Exhibitions  
Time: 
10:30am — 11:45am
10:30 to 11:45 a.m. Meet in the Edward Wales Root Sculpture Court Full sessions: $45 MWPAI members; $65 general public Drop-in fee per class: $10 MWPAI members; $15 general public Art and Yoga takes place in a variety of the museum's galleries. Each session begins with a 15-minute introduction to a work of art by Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art Mary E. Murray, followed by one hour... more...

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Sunday, September 5, 2010

Homage to Chagall (88 min.)

Category: LunchArt Video Series  
Time: 
1:30pm
This Academy Award©- nominated documentary is a symphonic blending of narration by James Mason, first-person recitations from Chagall’s letters and poems read by Joseph Wiseman, and rare interviews with the charismatic Chagall himself as he neared his 90th birthday. Over 100 of the artist’s paintings are featured. Free and Open to the Public Bring your lunch, refreshments served. *Also screened 1:30 p.m. Sunday, September 5 Mueum of Art... more...
Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Restrepo

Category: Film Series  
Time: 
2 pm , 7:30 pm
2010, United States Rated R, 94 minutes Restrepo is a feature-length documentary that chronicles the deployment of a platoon of U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan's Korengal Valley. The movie focuses on a remote 15-man outpost, "Restrepo," named after a platoon medic who was killed in action. It was considered one of the most dangerous postings in the U.S. military. This is an entirely experiential film: the cameras never leave... more...

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Friday, September 10, 2010

Restrepo

Category: Film Series  
Time: 
2 pm , 7:30 pm
2010, United States Rated R, 94 minutes Restrepo is a feature-length documentary that chronicles the deployment of a platoon of U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan's Korengal Valley. The movie focuses on a remote 15-man outpost, "Restrepo," named after a platoon medic who was killed in action. It was considered one of the most dangerous postings in the U.S. military. This is an entirely experiential film: the cameras never leave... more...

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September 11 - January 9, 2011

Counterpoint

Category: Events & Exhibitions  
All Day
Colliding forces, destruction and the potential for transformation are themes Ann Reichlin explores in the monumental sculpture, Counterpoint. Reichlin’s oeuvre of sculpture and drawing examines issues of loss and memory as well as personal and collective territories. Fittingly, architecture is the foundation of her inquires. Because of her engaged commitment to architectural form, MWPAI invited Reichlin to create a site-specific sculpture in conjunction with the observance of the 50th... more...
Saturday, September 11, 2010

Art and Yoga For Mind, Body and Spirit

Category: Events & Exhibitions  
Time: 
10:30am — 11:45am
10:30 to 11:45 a.m. Meet in the Edward Wales Root Sculpture Court Full sessions: $45 MWPAI members; $65 general public Drop-in fee per class: $10 MWPAI members; $15 general public Art and Yoga takes place in a variety of the museum's galleries. Each session begins with a 15-minute introduction to a work of art by Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art Mary E. Murray, followed by one hour... more...

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Saturday, September 11, 2010

The Romantic Music of Robert Schumann: Fantasies Forbidden and Fulfilled

Category: Keyboard Conversations  
Time: 
8 pm
Celebrate the 200th birthday of this beloved composer with some of his most inspired and romantic work. The program will include the extraordinary Fantasy Pieces, Opus 12 and the stunning, virtuosic Symphonic Etudes, Opus 13 or “Variations on a Melody of a False Father-in-Law!” Subscription packages available, please contact the Ticket Office for detail at 315-7979-0055 or 800-754-0797. more...
Sunday, September 12, 2010

Second Sunday Tour

Category: Events & Exhibitions  
Time: 
2 pm — 2:45pm
Plan to spend the second Sunday of the month on a guided tour. Each month will feature a different aspect of the Museum's collection. *Honor Our Treasures on Grandparent’s Day Sunday September 12* All are welcome. Free and open to the public . Bring your family and friends to enjoy the Museum together. more...

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Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Little Blue and Little Yellow

Category: No Categories
Time: 
10:30am
Free and Open to the Public Children and their adult companions are invited to join us each month on a Tuesday morning or Saturday afternoon to listen to a story read by a museum docent, visit the galleries to look at art that connects with the story and participate in some fun activities. Recommended for children ages 3 to 5.     more...

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Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child

Category: Film Series  
Time: 
2 pm , 7:30 pm
2010, United States Not Rated, 90 minutes In his short career, Jean-Michel Basquiat was a phenomenon. He became notorious for his graffiti art under the moniker Samo in the late 1970s on the Lower East Side scene, sold his first painting to Deborah Harry for $200, and became best friends with Andy Warhol. Appreciated by both the art cognoscenti and the public, Basquiat was launched into international stardom.... more...

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Thursday, September 16, 2010

Book Group

Category: Events & Exhibitions   Museum Book Group  
Time: 
6 pm — 8 pm
Advanced registration is appreciated. Register by contacting the Museum Education Department at 315-797-0000, ext. 2158 or online[[sitetree_link id=519]] more...

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Thursday, September 16, 2010

The Last Van Gogh

Category: Museum Book Group  
Time: 
6 pm — 8 pm
*Book Group Selection for September* Set in the summer of 1890, The Last Van Gogh focuses on the last months of Vincent’s life in Auvers-sur-Oise, a French village, where he finds his muse in the young daughter of his physician. A limited number of copies will be available for purchase at the MWPAI Gift Gallery. Advanced registration is appreciated. Register by contacting the Museum Education Department at 315-797-0000,... more...
Friday, September 17, 2010

Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child

Category: Film Series  
Time: 
2 pm , 7:30 pm
2010, United States Not Rated, 90 minutes In his short career, Jean-Michel Basquiat was a phenomenon. He became notorious for his graffiti art under the moniker Samo in the late 1970s on the Lower East Side scene, sold his first painting to Deborah Harry for $200, and became best friends with Andy Warhol. Appreciated by both the art cognoscenti and the public, Basquiat was launched into international stardom.... more...

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September 18 - February 6, 2010

Glorious Gorham: Silversmith to the Nation

Category: Events & Exhibitions  
All Day
Fierce polar bears mount dripping icebergs and mythic figures cavort on the extravagant silver masterpieces created by the Gorham Manufacturing Company. Glorious Gorham: Silversmith to the Nation, on view September 18 through February 6, 2011, showcases the design diversity and inventiveness of one of America’s most influential silver manufacturers. Founded in 1831 in Providence, Rhode Island, Gorham Manufacturing grew from a small shop to a major producer and retailer.... more...
Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Art & Copy: Inside Advertising’s Creative Revolution (89 min.)

Category: LunchArt Video Series  
Time: 
12 pm
From the introduction of the Volkswagen to America to the triumph of Apple Computers, Art & Copy explores the most successful and influential advertising campaigns of the 20th century, introduces the innovative minds that launched them, and potentially demonstrates that creativity can solve anything. Free and Open to the Public Bring your lunch, refreshments served. *Also screened 1:30 p.m. Sunday, October 3 Mueum of Art Auditorium* more...

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Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Cairo Time

Category: Film Series  
Time: 
2 pm , 7:30 pm
2009, Canada/Egypt Not Rated, 88 minutes Partially Subtitled Juliette (Patricia Clarkson) is a magazine editor who travels to Cairo to spend time with her Canadian diplomat husband, Mark (Tom McCamus). She arrives only to learn that her husband is in the Palestinian territories on business. Taking her husband's place as tour guide is Tareq (Alexander Siddig), a former employee of Mark's. The friendship between Juliette and Tareq starts out... more...

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Friday, September 24, 2010

Cairo Time

Category: Film Series  
Time: 
2 pm , 7:30 pm
2009, Canada/Egypt Not Rated, 88 minutes Partially Subtitled Juliette (Patricia Clarkson) is a magazine editor who travels to Cairo to spend time with her Canadian diplomat husband, Mark (Tom McCamus). She arrives only to learn that her husband is in the Palestinian territories on business. Taking her husband's place as tour guide is Tareq (Alexander Siddig), a former employee of Mark's. The friendship between Juliette and Tareq starts out... more...

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Saturday, September 25, 2010

Art and Yoga For Mind, Body and Spirit

Category: Events & Exhibitions  
Time: 
10:30am — 11:45am
10:30 to 11:45 a.m. Meet in the Edward Wales Root Sculpture Court Full sessions: $45 MWPAI members; $65 general public Drop-in fee per class: $10 MWPAI members; $15 general public Art and Yoga takes place in a variety of the museum's galleries. Each session begins with a 15-minute introduction to a work of art by Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art Mary E. Murray, followed by one hour... more...

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Saturday, September 25, 2010

Little Blue and Little Yellow

Category: No Categories
Time: 
1:30pm
Free and Open to the Public Children and their adult companions are invited to join us each month on a Tuesday morning or Saturday afternoon to listen to a story read by a museum docent, visit the galleries to look at art that connects with the story and participate in some fun activities. Recommended for children ages 3 to 5.     more...

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Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Artist Talk at Sculpture Space

Category: Counterpoint  
Time: 
12 pm
Ann Reichlin will meet visitors at the site of her work, Translucent Home on Sculpture Space grounds. The artist will discuss the ideas behind the work, how it was built, and how the site has changed over time. Translucent Home will be enterable during this time. more...
Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Get Low

Category: Film Series  
Time: 
2 pm , 7:30 pm
2010 United States/Germany Rated PG-13, 102 minutes,  For years, townsfolk have been terrified of the backwoods recluse known as Felix Bush (Robert Duvall). One day, Felix rides to town with a shotgun and a wad of cash, saying he wants to buy a funeral—a "living funeral," in which anyone who ever had heard a story about him will come to tell it, while he takes it all in.... more...

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Friday, October 1, 2010

Gorham Silver

Category: First Friday Shorts Gallery Talk  
Time: 
1:10pm
Anna T. D'Ambrosio Assistant Director and Curator of Decorative Arts, Museum of Art more...
Friday, October 1, 2010

Get Low

Category: Film Series  
Time: 
2 pm , 7:30 pm
2010 United States/Germany Rated PG-13, 102 minutes,  For years, townsfolk have been terrified of the backwoods recluse known as Felix Bush (Robert Duvall). One day, Felix rides to town with a shotgun and a wad of cash, saying he wants to buy a funeral—a "living funeral," in which anyone who ever had heard a story about him will come to tell it, while he takes it all in.... more...

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Saturday, October 2, 2010

Art and Yoga For Mind, Body and Spirit

Category: Events & Exhibitions  
Time: 
10:30am — 11:45am
10:30 to 11:45 a.m. Meet in the Edward Wales Root Sculpture Court Full sessions: $45 MWPAI members; $65 general public Drop-in fee per class: $10 MWPAI members; $15 general public Art and Yoga takes place in a variety of the museum's galleries. Each session begins with a 15-minute introduction to a work of art by Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art Mary E. Murray, followed by one hour... more...

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Sunday, October 3, 2010

Art & Copy: Inside Advertising’s Creative Revolution (89 min.)

Category: LunchArt Video Series  
Time: 
1:30pm
From the introduction of the Volkswagen to America to the triumph of Apple Computers, Art & Copy explores the most successful and influential advertising campaigns of the 20th century, introduces the innovative minds that launched them, and potentially demonstrates that creativity can solve anything. Free and Open to the Public Bring your lunch, refreshments served. *Also screened 1:30 p.m. Sunday, October 3 Mueum of Art Auditorium* more...

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Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Architectural Bus Tour

Category: Counterpoint  
Time: 
9 am
$29 MWPAI members; $39 general public Box lunch on Fountain Elms Terrace follows tour. Registration is requested by September 29. MA Architectural Bus Tour October 6, 2010 Registration Form Rand Carter, Ph.D., Professor of Art History, Hamilton College, will lead a tour of architecture in Utica’s ethnic neighborhoods. Utica’s emergence from the 18th-century settlement surrounding Fort Schuyler was a result of special geographical features and the migration of settlers... more...
Saturday, October 9, 2010

Art and Yoga For Mind, Body and Spirit

Category: Events & Exhibitions  
Time: 
10:30am — 11:45am
10:30 to 11:45 a.m. Meet in the Edward Wales Root Sculpture Court Full sessions: $45 MWPAI members; $65 general public Drop-in fee per class: $10 MWPAI members; $15 general public Art and Yoga takes place in a variety of the museum's galleries. Each session begins with a 15-minute introduction to a work of art by Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art Mary E. Murray, followed by one hour... more...

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Sunday, October 10, 2010

Second Sunday Tour

Category: Events & Exhibitions  
Time: 
2 pm — 2:45pm
Plan to spend the second Sunday of the month on a guided tour. Each month will feature a different aspect of the Museum's collection. *Honor Our Treasures on Grandparent’s Day Sunday September 12* All are welcome. Free and open to the public . Bring your family and friends to enjoy the Museum together. more...

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Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Museum Shapes

Category: Time for Tots: Story and Art  
Time: 
10:30am
Free and Open to the Public Children and their adult companions are invited to join us each month on a Tuesday morning or Saturday afternoon to listen to a story read by a museum docent, visit the galleries to look at art that connects with the story and participate in some fun activities. Recommended for children ages 3 to 5.     more...

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October 15 - November 5, 2010

Alumni Exhibition Class of 2005

Category: School of Art Gallery  
All Day
*Friday, October 15** Lecture: 4 to 5 p.m. Reception: 5 to 6 p.m.*   Kevin Goodrich Over the Fence, 2009, oil on canvas, 38 x 66 in. Alana Davis Untitled 7, 2007, c-print, 20 x 30 in.   Jason Egitto   more...
October 17 - February 27, 2011

“Look for Beauty”: Philip Johnson and Art Museum Design

Category: Events & Exhibitions  
All Day
 If it is true that sometimes civilizations are remembered by their buildings—and what else do we know of the people who build the Mexican pyramids or even the Egyptian—today’s buildings to be remembered may very well be its museums.—Philip Johnson, 1961 Preview of new Museum of Art building, with model Architect Philip Johnson’s vision of grandeur is explored in “Look for Beauty”: Philip Johnson and Art Museum Design, opening to... more...
Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Chucho Valdés and the Afro-Cuban Messengers

Category: Great Artists Series  
Time: 
8 pm
Hailed as “the dean of Latin jazz” and “one of the world’s great virtuosic pianists” by the New York Times, multi-Grammy Award winner Chucho Valdés is one of Cuba’s most famous pianists, bandleaders, composers and arrangers. Valdés has recorded more than 80 albums during his illustrious career, performing with countless jazz masters, including Herbie Hancock, Dizzy Gillespie, Wynton Marsalis and Chick Corea. Best known as one of... more...
Thursday, October 21, 2010

Day Trip to The Philip Johnson Glass House, New Canaan, Ct.

Category: Events & Exhibitions   Day Trip  
Members’ Only Exclusive *$125 MWPAI members Space is limited. Registration requested by October 8.* Members Only Exclusive Day Trip to The Philip Johnson Glass House Registration Form The 47-acre site, bequeathed by Philip Johnson upon his death to the National Trust for Historic Preservation, includes the architect’s private residence—The Glass House—a major collection of contemporary art, a meticulously maintained landscape and a total of 14 structures that highlight Johnson’s evolving... more...

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Saturday, October 23, 2010

Day Trip to The Philip Johnson Glass House, New Canaan, Ct.

Category: Events & Exhibitions   Day Trip  
Members’ Only Exclusive *$125 MWPAI members Space is limited. Registration requested by October 8.* Members Only Exclusive Day Trip to The Philip Johnson Glass House Registration Form The 47-acre site, bequeathed by Philip Johnson upon his death to the National Trust for Historic Preservation, includes the architect’s private residence—The Glass House—a major collection of contemporary art, a meticulously maintained landscape and a total of 14 structures that highlight Johnson’s evolving... more...

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Saturday, October 23, 2010

Mark Nizer 3D

Category: For Kids and Families  
Time: 
11 am , 1 pm
International Juggling Champion Mark Nizer is the first performer to incorporate 3D technology into a live show. Lasers jump out over the audience, so close you think you can touch them. Two robots perform onstage: one live, one on video, both in 3D. Neon balls play live music while creating a unique 3D world that changes with each note. The combination of original comedy, world-class juggling, movement,... more...
Saturday, October 30, 2010

Art and Yoga For Mind, Body and Spirit

Category: Events & Exhibitions  
Time: 
10:30am — 11:45am
10:30 to 11:45 a.m. Meet in the Edward Wales Root Sculpture Court Full sessions: $45 MWPAI members; $65 general public Drop-in fee per class: $10 MWPAI members; $15 general public Art and Yoga takes place in a variety of the museum's galleries. Each session begins with a 15-minute introduction to a work of art by Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art Mary E. Murray, followed by one hour... more...

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Saturday, October 30, 2010

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Museum Shapes

Category: Time for Tots: Story and Art  
Time: 
1:30pm
Free and Open to the Public Children and their adult companions are invited to join us each month on a Tuesday morning or Saturday afternoon to listen to a story read by a museum docent, visit the galleries to look at art that connects with the story and participate in some fun activities. Recommended for children ages 3 to 5.     more...

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Thursday, November 11, 2010

Loving Frank

Category: Events & Exhibitions   Museum Book Group  
Time: 
6 pm — 8 pm
*Book Group Selection for November* I have been standing on the side of life, watching it float by. I want to swim in the river. I want to feel the current. So writes Mamah Borthwick Cheney in her diary as she struggles to justify her clandestine love affair with Frank Lloyd Wright. Four years earlier, in 1903, Mamah and her husband, Edwin, had commissioned the renowned... more...
Thursday, November 11, 2010

Book Group

Category: Events & Exhibitions   Museum Book Group  
Time: 
6 pm — 8 pm
Advanced registration is appreciated. Register by contacting the Museum Education Department at 315-797-0000, ext. 2158 or online[[sitetree_link id=519]] more...

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November 12 - January 14, 2011

Dan Gavin, Breanne Kostyk Lindsay Mis, Sarah Schlesinger Meg Staats

Category: School of Art Gallery  
All Day
*Friday, November 12 Lecture: 4 to 5 p.m. Reception: 5 to 6 p.m. * Breanne Kostyk and Dan Gavin Pie Lab 3 Meg Staats Thesis 2 Sarah Schlisinger My Favorite, silkscreen Lindsay Mis The Smallest Factory in the World, 2007, silver 14k, 1 ct diamonds, 2.25 x 1 x 1 in. more...
Saturday, November 13, 2010

SteveSongs

Category: For Kids and Families  
Time: 
11 am , 1 pm
Steve Roslonek of SteveSongs has been writing and performing award-winning family music for 10 years. Steve blends smart lyrics, catchy melodies and thoughtful messages into fun participatory songs that kids love and adults find irresistible. He has delighted audiences coast to coast with his engaging and entertaining shows, including at the White House, the Kennedy Center, and Boston's Fenway Park. Today you can see Steve on as... more...
Sunday, November 14, 2010

Second Sunday Tour

Category: Events & Exhibitions  
Time: 
2 pm — 2:45pm
Plan to spend the second Sunday of the month on a guided tour. Each month will feature a different aspect of the Museum's collection. *Honor Our Treasures on Grandparent’s Day Sunday September 12* All are welcome. Free and open to the public . Bring your family and friends to enjoy the Museum together. more...

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Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Mazowsze

Category: Great Artists Series  
Time: 
8 pm
The Magnificent Mazowsze whirls, leaps, stamps and glides in a glorious outpouring of motion, rhythm and music celebrating the rich cultural legacy of Poland. This incomparable troupe is a thrilling kaleidoscope of dazzling movement, vibrant color and stunning beauty. An ensemble of 90 dancers, musicians and singers are arrayed in a seemingly endless series of handmade traditional costumes – more than 1,000 in total, each one more... more...
Saturday, November 20, 2010

Three Great "Bs" - Bach, Beethoven and…Barber!

Category: Keyboard Conversations  
Time: 
8 pm
The passionate Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue by Bach, the towering Appassionata of Beethoven, and magnificent masterpieces of drama and lyricism by Samuel Barber, the great American composer whose 100th  birthday we celebrate this year. Subscription packages available, please contact the Ticket Office for detail at 315-7979-0055 or 800-754-0797. more...
Sunday, December 12, 2010

Second Sunday Tour

Category: Events & Exhibitions  
Time: 
2 pm — 2:45pm
Plan to spend the second Sunday of the month on a guided tour. Each month will feature a different aspect of the Museum's collection. *Honor Our Treasures on Grandparent’s Day Sunday September 12* All are welcome. Free and open to the public . Bring your family and friends to enjoy the Museum together. more...
January 21 - February 18, 2011

Maria Goldfarb, Sara Pfau, Anna So Young Han

Category: School of Art Gallery  
All Day
* * *Friday, January 21 **Lecture: 4 to 5 p.m. Reception: 5 to 6 p.m.* Sara Pfau FDR Mid Hudson Bridge, 2009, copper, oil paint, 4 x 7 in.   Anna So Young Han Blue Exit, 2009, acrylic on panel, LED, 36 x 36 in. Maria Goldfarb Zoe, 2008, ink, acrylic, digital, 12 x 20 in.         more...
Saturday, January 22, 2011

The Tierney Sutton Band

Category: Concerts in the Court  
Time: 
8 pm
During its 15 years together, The Tierney Sutton Band has received two Grammy Nominations for Best Vocal Jazz Album and garnered critical praise throughout the world. Comprised of vocalist Tierney Sutton and instrumental virtuosos Christian Jacob, Trey Henry, Kevin Axt and Ray Brinker, the band has headlined in recent years at Carnegie Hall, The Hollywood Bowl and Jazz at Lincoln Center. To date they have recorded eight... more...
Thursday, February 3, 2011

Hot Tuna Blues

Category: Great Artists Series  
Time: 
8 pm
Hot Tuna, featuring Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady (Jefferson Airplane), will be joined by legendary blues harpist Charlie Musselwhite and two-time Grammy®-winning guitarist Jim Lauderdale. The Kaukonen-Casady duo created much of the Jefferson Airplane’s signature sound, and Jorma’s lead and finger-style guitar playing characterizes some of the band’s most memorable tracks. From their jam sessions, Hot Tuna was born and the group... more...
Friday, February 11, 2011

Lar Lubovitch Dance Company

Category: PA Special Events  
Time: 
8 pm
Fresh off of celebrating its 40th anniversary, the Lar Lubovitch Dance Company is renowned for its musicality, rhapsodic style and graceful movement.  Lubovitch has choreographed more than 100 dances for his New York-based company, which has performed across the United States as well as in more than 30 foreign countries. The company will tour signature works, such as Nature Boy, set to the music of Kurt Elling,... more...
Saturday, February 19, 2011

Aztec Two-Step/Jon Pousette-Dart Band

Category: Concerts in the Court  
Time: 
8 pm
Aztec Two-Step helped usher the innovative folk/rock sound of the 1960s into the 1970s and beyond with their remarkable performances. Their intelligent songwriting, dazzling acoustic lead guitar, and brilliant harmonies have inspired Acoustic Live magazine to dub them the “best acoustic duo in the world today”. Once heralded as one of the busiest touring groups in the U.S., the Jon Pousette-Dart Band has performed with an incredible... more...
February 25 - March 25, 2011

Rachael Bridge, Michael Giordani Timothy McMahon, Sarah Pfohl

Category: School of Art Gallery  
All Day
*Friday, February 25* *Lecture: 4 to 5 p.m. Reception: 5 to 6 p.m.* ** * *   ** ** Sarah Pfohl Line and Point: Sclera Structure, 2009, styrofoam, wood, paint, 5 x 5 x 5 in. ** ** Michael Giordani Undercurrent: Act I, 2009, oil on panel, 80 x 36 in. **** ** ** Timothy McMahon GrNkA, (Neckpiece), 2009, copper, brass, garnets, smokey quartz, paint, 24kt goldplate 50 x 35 x2 cm. **... more...
Saturday, February 26, 2011

Paris - 1911! A Century Celebration!

Category: Keyboard Conversations  
Time: 
8 pm
Enduring, forever engaging masterpieces composed exactly 100 years ago. Ravel's Noble and Sentimental Waltzes, exotic Preludes of Debussy and Faure, humorous short pieces by Eric Satie, and Stravinsky's colorful Petrouchka. Subscription packages available, please contact the Ticket Office for detail at 315-7979-0055 or 800-754-0797. more...