The Arts, Music and Entertainment category of the 2018 Best of Syracuse contest continued to draw a crowd, with more than 2,500 respondents coming to the polls to nominate their favorites. Below, you will find the category broken down by title and a list of the top finalists in each category. Most list the Top 5, but an extra nominee was included in instances of a tied vote.
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Best Community Theater
- Baldwinsville Theatre Guild
- CNY Playhouse
- Merry-Go-Round Playhouse
- Redhouse Arts Center
- Syracuse Stage
Best Movie Theater
- Hollywood Theatre
- Manlius Art Cinema
- Movie Tavern
- The Palace Theatre
- Regal Cinema at Destiny USA
Best Drive-In
- The Bay Drive-In
- Finger Lakes Drive-In
- The Midway in Fulton/Minetto
- Rudy’s Lakeside Drive-In
Best Ethnic Festival
- Festa Italiana Syracuse
- The Irish Festival
- The Polish Festival
- St. Elias Middle Eastern Festival
- St. Sophia’s Greek Festival
Best Food Festival
- The Bacon Festival
- Festa Italiana Syracuse
- St. Sophia’s Greek Festival
- Taste of Syracuse
- The Polish Festival
Best Band
- Country Swagg
- The Mere Mortals
- My So-Called Band
- Scars n’ Stripes
- Under the Gun
Best Female Vocalist
- Ashley Cox
- Emalee Herrington
- Brianna Jesse
- Letizia
- Jessica Novak
Best Male Vocalist
- Brian Alexander
- Bill Ali
- Brett Falso
- Just Joe
- Steve Kratz
- TJ Sacco
Best Music Festival
- 95X Big-X-Cuse
- NY State Blues Festival
- Krockathon
- Northeast Jazz & Wine Festival
- Taste of Syracuse
Best Radio Station
- 93Q
- 95X
- B 104.7
- The Dinosaur
- Krock
Best Museum
- Chittenango Landing Canal Boat Museum
- The Erie Canal Museum, Syracuse
- The Everson Museum of Art
- The MOST
- The Strong National Museum of Play
Best Dance Program
- Artistic Designs Dance Company
- Ballet & Dance of Upstate New York, Inc.
- CMC Dance Co.
- Dance Centre North
- The Francis Academy of Irish Dance
Best Piercing/Tattoo Parlor
- Halo Tattoos
- Resurrected Tattoo
- Serenity Tattoo
- Siren Studios
- Tymeless Tattoo
