In the spirit of Halloween, I wanted to share a local account of something that made one woman scream in terror. Jean and Norma were reluctant to speak with me, and did so on the condition that I change their names for this article. The two women live in the Onondaga County area near Syracuse, NY, and are both white collar professionals. Since I write a UFO blog, a friend suggested they reach out to me. Jean, for the better part of the past 15 years, has suspected that she may have had a series of close encounter experiences. In…
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Happy Halloween! The holiday is upon us, and we here at Syracuse New Times wish everyone a safe and responsible weekend. (Don’t be a “pinhead.” Get out and do something, bring your friends.) There is no trick, here are 31 treats for everyone of all ages to enjoy. There is a Harry Potter-themed event in Ithaca. There are performances: “The Producers,” “Little Shop of Horrors,” “Lizzie Borden Took an Axe,” “Madea,” and more. Let’s not forget about the haunted houses and terror adventures. Let’s not forget the variety of live music. Animals will enjoy costume contests, showcases and pumpkin eating.…
Neil Miller was excited about dining at Armory Square newcomer Aster Pantry & Parlor before it even opened its doors in September — with good reason. Miller operates the Farmshed Harvest Food Hub, a network of organic family farms with a warehouse and distribution near downtown Syracuse. On opening night at Aster, he enjoyed a series of small plates, including an appetizer of leeks, grapes and blue cheese, spotlighting leeks sourced from Farmshed. On a return visit, he had honeynut squash soup with a creamy goat cheese garnish, featuring squash from Farmshed partner-grower Jamie Edelstein, of Wyllie Fox Farm in…
Keen audience members really do have some idea of what to expect when entering The Underpants at Syracuse Stage, even though many people have never heard of it. Steve Martin’s farce ran in New York City for only a month 12 years ago and has appeared fleetingly at colleges and regional theaters in the interim. The known quantity is director Bill Fennelly, currently our town’s most-loved director, having just won his second Syracuse New Times Syracuse Area Live Theater (SALT) Award for last year’s Hairspray. The show is nearly two hours without intermission but feels half as long. Michael Davis…
“A gloriously messy shipwreck of play.” Those are director Matt Chiorini’s words to describe William Shakespeare’s Pericles, Prince of Tyre, an ironic defense for the Boot and Buskin Theatre Club‘s season opener at Le Moyne College, which runs through Saturday, Oct. 31. If you have never heard of Pericles before, don’t chide yourself for negligence. There remains some question just how much of it Shakespeare actually wrote, and if he did, the poetry ranks toward the bottom of the canon. Pericles was actually a box-office hit in its day, albeit for all the wrong reasons, grumped Ben Jonson, Shakespeare’s contemporary…
Last week, the Syracuse University athletic department announced that it’s creating a ’Cuse Fan Council comprised of season-ticket holders who will weigh in on “topics that directly relate to the fan experience, ticket sales and other subjects relating to our intercollegiate athletic events.” While the council members will discuss all sports, it’s likely they’ll zero in on football as attendance for home games at the Carrier Dome continues to plummet. The Atlantic Coast Conference game on Saturday, Oct. 24, against Pittsburgh — a top-25 team and former Big East Conference rival on homecoming weekend — attracted only 29,832 fans. That’s…
In a career that spans more than five decades, renowned violinist Itzhak Perlman has performed with some of the world’s most prestigious orchestras, including one right here in Central New York. Advertisement Perlman last performed locally in 2004 as a soloist with the now-defunct Syracuse Symphony Orchestra. Another Perlman visit seemed unlikely following the SSO’s bankruptcy in 2011, but a new orchestra, named Symphoria, rose from the ashes, thanks to several SSO musicians who worked to create a new, more sustainable company. The young orchestra, now in its third season, is developing strategies to cultivate a regular audience. One concept…
ARIES (March 21-April 19) On a January morning in 1943, the town of Spearfish, S.D., experienced very weird weather. At 7:30 a.m. the temperature was minus 4 degrees Fahrenheit. In the next two minutes, due to an unusual type of wind sweeping down over nearby Lookout Mountain, thermometers shot up 49 degrees. Over the next hour and a half, the air grew even warmer. But by 9:30 a.m., the temperature had plummeted back to minus 4 degrees. I’m wondering if your moods might swing with this much bounce in the coming weeks. As long as you keep in mind that…
The 2015 SALT Awards occurred on Sunday, Oct. 25 at Syracuse Stage. Syracuse New Times photographer Michael Davis was there to capture the night in pictures. To view the winners, click here. Michael Davis photo | Syracuse New Times Michael Davis photo | Syracuse New Times Michael Davis photo | Syracuse New Times Michael Davis photo | Syracuse New Times Michael Davis photo | Syracuse New Times Michael Davis photo | Syracuse New Times Michael Davis photo | Syracuse New Times Michael Davis photo | Syracuse New Times Michael Davis photo | Syracuse New Times Michael Davis photo | Syracuse…
The sighting of the UFO occurred on Sept. 14, 2009, at about 10 p.m. in Norwood, NY. Jason and his fiance, Lisa, were outside that evening jumping on an outdoor trampoline with their dog. All of a sudden, the dog left the trampoline and ran to the house. The couple thought nothing of it at the time. As the day wore on, they decided to lie down on the trampoline and stare up at the clear night sky. The two were talked about how beautiful it looked when, suddenly they witnessed an object. “I could feel it. I was tense…
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