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Saturday, August 1, 2009

The Living Sea

07/01/2009, 07/02/2009, 07/03/2009, 07/04/2009, 07/05/2009… more View All Dates

none – none

Playing at the IMAX.  Please call for show times.

Mining the OHA Archives: A Treasure Hunt Through Three Centuries of Central New York History

06/18/2009, 06/19/2009, 06/20/2009, 06/21/2009, 06/24/2009… more View All Dates

none – none

Donation

Organized by OHA's Curator of History, Dennis Connors, this exhibit will feature a selection of rare maps, manuscripts, atlases, architectural drawings, photographs and letters that showcase the breadth and depth contained in one of New York State's largest holdings of hisotrical records - the Research Center of the Onondaga Historical Association.

  • Venue: Onondaga Historical Association Museum
  • Website: www.cnyhistory.org
  • Phone:315.428.1864
  • Email:

Family Friendzy

08/01/2009

10:00 am – 6:00 pm

Headlining that day will be 15-year-old singing phenomenon national recording artist Justin Bieber, whose hit song, “One Time” has been playing daily on 93Q since mid-June and has regularly been a Top 5 request featured on the 93Q Top 5 at 9. Other entertainers that day will represent a cultural cross-section of our community, including step and drill teams at 10 a.m.; Vietnamese dancers at 11 a.m.; Media Unit’s “Angels with Broken Wings – The Loss,” a 21st century “West Side Story at 12 noon; the Young and Talented Dance Company at 2 p.m.; the Odessa Ukrainian Dancers at 4 p.m. and the Stan Colella All-Star Band. Local celebrities will be on hand as well, in the Storybook Corner, reading from their favorite storybooks, including WSTM anchor Laura Hand at 10:30 a.m.; 9WSYR anchor Christie Casciano at 11:30 a.m.; Rita Paniagua, from the Spanish Action League, at 12:30; community activist Mary Nelson at 1:30 and 93Q’s Ted and Amy at 2:30 p.m. Arcade games, favorite characters from Time Warner; bounce houses/inflatables; a Sports Zone, a Safety Zone for kids; the Tumblebus; a local historical character from the Onondaga Historical Association will visit during the afternoon; and the opportunity to help create a unique sculpture that will be built that day at the Square.   

Plenty of hands-on activities too.  The YMCA will present activities and a game to promote healthy eating; OCCRA will offer games aimed at testing children’s “green” knowledge about recyclables.   Make purses out of t-shirts with Housing Visions.  Step into the role of an artist with staff from the Everson Museum from 10 am to 1 pm that day and experience Plein Air Painting (Painting in the Open Air).  Take your painting home or leave it with the Everson to display. 

And children can join with an educator from Baltimore Woods Nature Center in digging through pond water and muck to search for the animals that live in a pond.  And much more! 

For more information contact the Syracuse Parks, Recreation and Youth Programs at 473-4330, ext. 3006 or 3007.

  • Venue: Clinton Square
  • Website:
  • Phone:315.473.4330 x3006
  • Email:

Syracuse Opera presents Arias in the Armory

08/01/2009

8 pm – 12:00 AM

Free

Xiaowen Chen: Spectacle and Xiaowen Chen: 100 Last Names

07/15/2009, 07/16/2009, 07/17/2009, 07/18/2009, 07/19/2009… more View All Dates

noon – 4:30

free

Zoo in the Sky ~ Silverman Planetarium Shows

07/04/2009, 07/05/2009, 07/11/2009, 07/12/2009, 07/18/2009… more View All Dates

11:15am – none

Admission

This planetarium show created especially for children under the age of 8 takes you on a trip through the seasonal sky to visit the animals found there and to hear stores about them.

Jim Holder and Steve Sabo

07/30/2009, 07/31/2009, 08/01/2009

8:00 pm – none

admission

Performing at the Last Laff Comedy Club at Ohm Lounge.

Summer Skies

07/04/2009, 07/05/2009, 07/11/2009, 07/12/2009, 07/18/2009… more View All Dates

3:15 pm – none

Admission

This planetaurium show takes you on a trip through the summer night sky with stories, constellations and interesting astronomical sights.

Candlelight Series: Syracuse Opera

08/01/2009

8pm – none

free

25th Annual Candlelight Series, Armory Square’s signature summertime event.