Events Calendar

Summer Art Camp: Teen Wheel Throwing and Hand Building

July 31

Join me for a week long clay experience In this class we ll explore both wheel throwing and handbuilding covering the full process of creating pottery from start to finish You ll learn how to make pots on the wheel as well as build unique pieces by hand using a variety of techniques This week will be full of demonstrations guidance and fun no prior ...

Tim McGraw: Pawn Shop Guitar Tour 2026

July 31

Line Up Tim McGraw 49 WinchesterAll dates acts and ticket prices subject to change without notice Tickets subject to applicable fees

Women on the Water Walking Tour

July 31

This guided tour between Clinton Square and Fayette Park includes stops at many sites of significant events in the fight for women s rights with a special focus on Syracuse residents contributions to the suffrage movement along the Canal This tour begins in the lobby of the Erie Canal Museum and involves about a mile of walking

Quilting by the Lake

July 31 thru August 1

Quilting by the Lake is a 2 week internationally recognized quilting event taking place in Geneva NY in the heart of the Finger Lakes Located at the north end of Seneca Lake the attractive campus provides a wonderful setting for world class quilting workshops Classes will be offered in design techniques and surface design to suit all quilting style ...

Rippleton Schoolhouse is Open

July 31 thru August 1

This summer the Rippleton Schoolhouse at Lorenzo invites visitors of all ages to engage with history hands on Have a lesson in the authentic 1887 schoolhouse try your hand at traditional games and activities and explore the beautiful grounds Follow on Lorenzo s Facebook and Instagram for special activities Sensory friendly Admission is free

Dear Evan Hansen

July 31 thru August 9

Covey Theater is thrilled to present CNY audiences with the non professional regional premiere of the smash Broadway musical Dear Evan Hansen Featuring the hit songs Waving Through a Window You Will Be Found For Forever and more this engaging musical about finding your place in the world resonates now more than ever An exemplary cast of local actor ...

T3%+!le$ - The Language of Fiber

July 31 thru August 15

This Surface Design Association juried exhibition playfully titled T3 le explores language in all its expressive forms written spoken and illustrative Artworks in the exhibit engage broadly with ideas of communication from poetry and prose to computer code indexing and archiving as it relates to the grammar of textiles and the vocabulary of fiber T ...

Renqian Yang: Neither Here nor Elsewhere

July 31 thru August 16

Throughout her career Renqian Yang has consistently embraced duality It is unsurprising that her favored material is porcelain whose dual properties are fragility and permanence Porcelain s uses range from industrial materials like insulators and laboratory ware to Ming vases and Meissen figurines Porcelain begins as earth but after firing evokes t ...

Salmon River Fine Arts Center - Sunday Artists Show

July 31 thru August 16

The Sunday Artists Show is an annual exhibit featuring original work of amateurs emerging artists and semi professional artists those not making a livelihood with their art To make judging more equitable there will be cash awards for the three levels The purpose of this show is to inspire and give individuals the opportunity to engage with other ar ...

Rock Climbing Vacation Programs (summer)

July 31 thru August 28

Ready for summer We sure are and our summer vacation programs are calling your name Who is this for Kids ages 6 to 13 All climbing levels no prior experience required Ever climbed a tree You re a climber What to expect from a Rock Climbing Summer Vacation Program a fun filled week of fitness both on and off the walldevelopment of basic climbing ski ...

Nature Connections: Experiences that bring us joy

July 31 thru August 29

Photographs by members of the staff and Board of Directors at Baltimore Woods Nature Center

Strike It Lucky

July 31 thru September 4

An exhibition by College of Visual and Performing Arts community members that explores how luck chance and experimentation drive the artistic practice A reception will be held on Friday Sept 4 from 5 30 to 7 30 p m

Amy Lincoln: Fractured Light

July 31 thru September 6

New York based artist Amy Lincoln b 1981 paints dreamy atmospheric landscapes and seascapes recalling her childhood under the overcast skies of the Pacific Northwest At once tranquil and vibrant otherworldly and familiar Lincoln s imagined scenes of radiant suns calm seas and vivid foliage present a stylized version of the natural world in every co ...

Nanni Valentini: Interspaces

July 31 thru September 6

Over the half century span of its Ceramic National exhibitions the Everson launched the career of countless American ceramists In 1942 and 1958 the scope of the Ceramic Nationals became international showcasing talents from both the Western hemisphere and Europe On the advice of Italian artist Lucio Fontana a brilliant ceramist in his own right the ...

Zelikha Zohra Shoja: In Search of Bluer Tongues

July 31 thru September 12

UVP EXHIBITION Everson Community Plaza 401 Harrison St July 2 September 12 2026 Th Sat dusk 11PMIn 2021 artist Zelikha Zohra Shoja planned to shoot a new film at the site of her maternal home in Kabul Afghanistan but due to the return of the Taliban and ensuing violence the project could not be realized In Search of Bluer Tongues reimagines the pla ...

Sa:gwáyoˀ Gayogo̱hó:nǫˀ / Cayuga People Returned

July 31 thru September 19

Sa gw yo Gayogo h n Cayuga People Returned focuses on the Gayogo h n experience of diaspora from and return to their homelands This exhibition calls on artworks audio video artifacts and archival documents across the Hodin hs nih Confederacy to bridge the circumstances of Gayogo h n displacement diaspora and homecoming with a deeper appreciation of ...

Sunset Boat Cruise

July 31 thru September 25

Cruise into the sunset on Onondaga Lake with Syracuse Boat Tours and float until the sun goes down Music cool breezes mocktails and cocktails to a perfectly curated sunset soundtrack Enjoy a truly unique perspective of the Syracuse a city on a lake Fun fact Onondaga Lake was once the heart of the salt industry and later amusement parks on its shore ...

A Long Look: Documentary Photography, 1888-2016

July 31 thru September 27

A Long Look Documentary Photography 1888 2016 traces more than a century of photographers turning their lenses toward the world as witnesses advocates and storytellers From the late nineteenth century when advances in camera technology first allowed photographers to record spontaneous moments to the bold and colorful images of today documentary pho ...

Canal as Collaborator: Works by Sarah Cameron Sunde & Kari Varner

July 31 thru September 27

How do we reconcile our engineered past with an ecological future 2025 Erie Canal Artists in Residence Sarah Cameron Sunde and Kari Varner explore the Canal from an environmental lens Kari Varner a distinguished photographer and educator explored key ecological sites along the canal integrating harvested plants into her photographic artworks Sarah ...

Deborah Roberts: Consequences of being

July 31 thru September 27

Consequences of being brings together large format paintings works on paper and for the first time in Deborah Roberts career ceramic sculpture The exhibition marks a significant expansion of the Austin Texas based artist s practice and a deepening investigation into the histories and legacies of colonialism Roberts who received her MFA from Syracus ...

LIFE: Six Women Photographers

July 31 thru September 27

The Annual Charles D Edelman Ilene C Siegler Exhibition LIFE founder and editor in chief Henry R Luce was convinced that American political economic and cultural power would and should dominate the era he defined as the American Century Photojournalism or photo essays as he coined them could effectively shape an authentically American vision of the ...

Little Free Fibrary 2026

July 31 thru September 30

Little Free Fibrary is an interactive art project introducing people in Onondaga County to quilting arts Instructions and materials needed to create basic quilt blocks are placed in participating Little Free Libraries across Onondaga County Your mission is to travel around the county visiting the participating Little Free Libraries collect unique m ...

Visit Lorenzo State Historic Site

July 31 thru October 12

Lorenzo State Historic Site is the 1807 Federal style home of John Lincklaen Holland Land Company agent and founder of Cazenovia It was continually occupied by family until the property and contents were conveyed to New York State in 1968 The imprint of Lorenzo s residents including the enslaved people servants and many employees required to run th ...

Wednesday Eve Art Class

July 31 thru November 25

Weekly classes at Liverpool Art Center For most adults life is a series of schedules deadlines and caring for others We invite you to reclaim your time Our studio is a professional sanctuary where you can master the technical skills of fine art while recharging your mental well being Learn any art medium at your own pace pencil acrylic watercolor o ...

Special Collections Research Center Exhibition "We Demand! A Legacy of Activism in America"

July 31 thru December 18

Since the country s founding the American people have shaped and continue to shape a more just and equitable future for current and future generations For decades Syracuse University Libraries Special Collections Research Center SCRC has collected materials related to histories of activism and social reform in America that illustrate how advancemen ...

Women's Work Exhibit

July 31 thru December 19

This special series of data driven quilts by artist Rachel Ivy Clarke shows the impact of women s work in community history and the political field These quilts tell a story both in the data that they bring to life and the work to create each visual representation Three new works commissioned specifically for this exhibit are included as well as a ...

AudaTours Syracuse Audio Tour: Legends, Landmarks & Hidden Stories Unveiled

July 31 thru December 31

A statue gazes sternly over Columbus Circle while secrets crackle beneath the city s brick and marble Syracuse s past demands a second look Venture beyond the obvious on this immersive self guided audio tour discovering the bustling epicenter of Clinton Square the proud fa ade of the Upstate Medical University Arena and those in between places most ...

Interactive Art in Windows Tour Downtown Syracuse

July 31 thru December 31

Experience Downtown Syracuse with the Interactive Art in Windows Street Gallery by MIDOMA Visit 4 locations 231 E Washington St 210 Walton St 400 S Salina St 111 W Onondaga St and view curated collections of contemporary art by NY artists The Street Gallery NY project is presented by MIDOMA in collaboration with art haus SYR Gallery located at 120 ...

Realities Within

July 31 thru December 31

Realities Within presents four enduring genres of artmaking to explore how artists shape frame and inhabit the world Whether a landscape cityscape still life or representation of the human body these works show how each artist s reality is impacted by their lived experience Separated by genre and installed salon style a term inspired by the eightee ...

New Works in Clay

July 31 thru January 3

The Everson has a long history of working with important contemporary artists Over the last 58 years the Everson has produced solo exhibitions for Yoko Ono Morris Louis Joan Mitchell Bill Viola William Wegman Carrie Mae Weems and a host of artists who loom large on the world stage No exhibition in the Everson s history can compare to New Works in C ...

2 day Puppy Portrait - Acrylic Painting class (adult/teen) w/ artist Brooke Snyder

August 1

Puppy Portrait Acrylic Painting class adult teen Instructors Brooke Snyder Dates and Times August 1st 4pm 7pm August 15th 4pm 7pm Ages Adult Teen 13 Maximum enrollment 10 Fee 35 non members 28 members Skill Level Beginner Location 2 D Studio Salmon River Fine Arts Center Have you always wanted to paint a portrait of your own beloved dog In this cla ...

2026 ONCO Summer Jam Series!

August 1

Your summer jam plans are here Saturday July 11 Dead to the Core 6pm Friday July 17 J The Tie Dyers 6 pm PLUS Dude s Delights will be posted up with Dead themed macarons Saturday July 25 Dead Friends 6pm Saturday August 1 Sacred Medicine 6pmAll shows free and in the beer garden if nice inside if not No outside food or alcohol allowed but ONCO Food ...

Broadway by the Lake with Norm Lewis

August 1

Renowned for his work onstage and screen Norm Lewis is a SAG Grammy and Tony Award nominated star hailed by The New York Times as just about everything a leading man with a mighty voice should be Norm is best known for his history making turn as the first African American Phantom in Broadway s The Phantom of the Opera and his acclaimed performance ...

Burned Over: The Erie Canal and Fire Walking Tour

August 1

Join the Erie Canal Museum for this mile long walk through Downtown Syracuse examining how fires along the Erie Canal both literal and figurative shaped the city and state that we know today This tour begins in the lobby of the Erie Canal Museum and includes about a half mile of walking

Burned Over: The Erie Canal and Fire Walking Tour

August 1

Join the Erie Canal Museum for this mile long walk through Downtown Syracuse examining how fires along the Erie Canal both literal and figurative shaped the city and state that we know today This tour begins in the lobby of the Erie Canal Museum and includes about a half mile of walking

Car Seat Safety Check

August 1

Installing a car seat shouldn t feel like solving a puzzle Join the Onondaga County Park Rangers for a free Car Seat Safety Check at Beaver Lake Nature Center Certified Child Passenger Safety Technicians will inspect your current installation or help install a new seat check for recalls or expiration dates and make sure the seat is appropriate for ...

Explore Paper Clay with Renqian Yang

August 1

Discover the expressive possibilities of paper clay with CNY Artist Initiative featured artist Renqian Yang Blending organic and constructed forms with personal experience and shared histories Yang s work explores how emotions persist transform and connect us across time place and culture In this immersive mixed media workshop you ll experience the ...

Nature's Inspirations Art Series: Watercolor Workshop

August 1

Join artist Helga Gilbert as she teaches a grid technique to paint a flower blossom that covers nearly the whole watercolor sheet A few of the techniques that will be in focus are color mixing and values All Materials will be provided This workshop is designed for adults Must register with the Great Swamp Conservancy by emailing greatswampconservan ...

NE-YO & AKON: Nights Like This Tour 2026

August 1

Line Up Ne Yo AkonAll dates acts and ticket prices subject to change without notice Tickets subject to applicable fees

Oneida Community Cemetery Headstone Cleaning Event!

August 1

Connect with local history and lend a helping hand Channel the spirit of the old Oneida Community Bees the historic communal work parties of the past and help us restore and preserve these beautiful monuments Event DetailsWhen Saturday August 1 2026 10 00 AM 12 00 PM Rain Date Saturday August 22 2026 10 00 AM 12 00 PM Where Oneida Community Cemeter ...