Music in the ‘Cuse

Percussionist Michael Burritt performs at Storer Auditorium on the Onondaga Community College campus (4585 W. Seneca Turnpike) at 7 p.m.  There is no admission charge.

Burritt has been a soloist with the Omaha Symphony, Dallas Wind Symphony, Chautauqua Festival Orchestra, Eastman Wind Ensemble, Ju Percussion Group (Taiwan), Percussion Art Quartet (Germany), Amores Percussion Group (Spain), Peaux (Sweden), and the Tempus Fugit Percussion Ensemble of Pittsburgh.

Burritt has also been a featured artist at numerous Percussive Arts Society International Conventions. He made his solo debut in 1992 in Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall and his London debut in 1998 in the Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall.

Burritt recently released his third solo recording, Waking Dreams on Resonator Records.

At the Clubs

• Club Fusion (3705 Brewerton Rd., North Syracuse) - Ballroom dance lessons, 6 p.m.
• Dinosaur Bar-B-Que (246 W. Willow St.) - Capt. Howdy, 10 p.m.
• Limerick Pub (134 Walton St.) - Colin Aberdeen, 10 p.m.
• Lock 24 (33 Water St., Baldwinsville) - Open Mike with Sweet Lou, 8:30 p.m.
• Mac’s Bad Art Bar (1799 Brewerton Rd., Mattydale) - Karaoke with Ormond Entertainment
• McNamara’s Pub 95600 Newport Road, Camillus) - Jazz society jam session, 6 p.m.
• Singer’s Karaoke Club (1345 Milton Ave.) - Karaoke with DJ Streets, 9 p.m.
• Village Tavern (6 E. Main St., Marcellus) - Open Mike with Joe Henson, 7:30 p.m.

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The Syracuse Stage production of The Diary of Anne Frank opens Tuesday at the Archbold Theater (820 East Genesee St.). The play, which is directed by Timothy Bond, has been newly adapted by Wendy Kesselman based on previously withheld sections of Anne’s diary and survivor accounts.

Curtain time for Tuesday’s opening is 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $24 to $48. For those under 40 (with ID), tickets are $20. Rush tickets are also available the day of the performance, and range from $15 to $25 ($9 for students with ID).

The Diary of Anne Frank runs through May 3.

More local theater

March 27-April 5: Home presented by the Department of Drama in The College of Visual and Performing Arts at Syracuse University - Black Box Theatre at Syracuse Stage (820 East Genesee St). Free seating can be reserved by calling 443-3275 or in person at the Box Office, 820 East Genesee St.

April 1: Syracuse Opera at the Onondaga Country Library (447 S. Salina St.), 7 p.m.
The event features a performance from Mark Adamo’s opera Little Women performed by Syracuse Opera Resident Artists. There is no admission charge.

April 2-4: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat - W. Carroll Coyne Center for the Performing Arts (1419 Salt Springs Road), 7:30 p.m. Admission $15 for adults, $10 for seniors, and $4 for students.

April 4: First Year Players’ Urinetown The Musical - Goldstein Auditorium (Schine Student Center, Syracuse University campus), 8 p.m. Admission $7 for the general public, $4 with student ID.

If you’re planning on attending Kelly Clarkson’s August 27 concert at the Mohegan Sun Grandstand, you’d better not hesitate much longer. As of Sunday morning, tickets were still available, with “best available” seating moving up to the Grandstand level. Single seats are selling in the elevated track section.

Gavin DeGraw will open for Clarkson. The show starts at 7:30 p.m.

Other acts confirmed for the Grandstand include Kenny Chesney (August 28) and CrueFest featuring Motley Crue, Godsmack, Theory of a Deadman, and Drowning Pool (September 3).

Photo credit: Getty Images, 2009

There’s a great assortment of live music in and around the ‘Cuse this last Sunday in March. Here’s what’s going on.

Zach Deputy, the one-man band who hails from Hilton Head, S.C. is at the Westcott Theater (524 Westcott St.). The show starts at 9 p.m. and tickets are $12 ($15 for under 21).

The Syracuse Symphony Orchetra Stained Glass Series presents Mozart’s Mass in C Major “Coronation” and other pieces at Most Holy Rosary Church (1031 Bellevue Ave.). The concert starts at 3 p.m. and admission is $30.

Mezza soprano Luba Lesser, flutist Martha Grener, and pianist Maryna Mazhukhova perform at May Memorial Unitarian Universalist Society (3800 E. Genesee St.) starting at 6 p.m. There is no admission charge, but a donation is requested.

Singer-songwriter Keller Williams performs at the State Theater of Ithaca (107 W. State St., Ithaca). The concert starts at 8 p.m. and admission is $23.

The Finger Lakes Concert Band presents “All Things Spanish” at 3 p.m. at Newark High School (625 Peirson Ave., Newark). Admission is $5.

At the Clubs

• Al’s Wine and Whiskey Lounge (321 South Clinton St.) - Los Blancos, 10 p.m.
• Burritt’s Cafe (8914 N. Seneca St., Weedsport) - John Spillett, 1 p.m.
• Castaways (916 Route 37, Brewerton) - The Country Castaways, 2 p.m
• Empire Brewing Company (120 Walton St.) - Los Blancos, 12:30 p.m.
• Moondance Tavern (2512 Route 20, Marcellus) - Tom Barnes, 5 p.m.
• Morris’ Grill (Route 20, Skaneateles) - Donna Colton, 6 p.m.
• New Fuji Rest (2960 Erie Blvd. E.) - Paradigm Shift, 6 p.m.
• Rooter’s Tavern (4141 S. Salina St.) - Open Mic w Down and Dirty, 9 p.m.
• Shifty’s (1401 Burnet Ave.) - Turnip Stampede Duo, 7 p.m.
• Singer’s Karaoke Club (1345 Milton Ave.) - Karaoke with DJ Octane, 9 p.m.

The friends and family of Marcellus resident Nicole Piper Adams have organized a fundraiser on Sunday, March 29,  to help defray medical expenses and assist in making her home more accessible.

The event, which takes place at the Pepsi International Pavilion on the grounds of the New York State Fairground, will feature live music from That 70s Band and Post Burrito Depression , along with a DJ. There will also be games, raffles, food, beverages, and door prizes.  The fundraiser starts at 1 p.m. and admission is $15.

In May 2007, Nicole, now 26, was diagnosed with non-malignant brain tumor. She was four months pregnant with her second child, and although doctors wanted to operate immediately, Nicole chose to postpone surgery until her baby was born. In the interim, the tumor doubled in size, and once the baby was born and Nicole agreed to surgery, complications occurred that resulted in her becoming paralyzed and unable to speak.

After spending months at a rehabilitation center, Nicole is now home with her parents in Marcellus. She is making progress, but still has a long way to go towards her recovery.  The situation is more difficult in that Nicole’s husband and two children are living in Lakeport.

Click here for more on Nicole’s story from syracuse.com or here for a Post-Standard video.

Donations can also be mailed to: Benefit for Nicole (Piper) Adams, PO Box 112, Marcellus, NY 13108. Please make any checks out to: Nicole C. Adams Trust.

For tickets or more information call any of the following phone numbers: 315-430-3361, 315-673-2882, 315-445-2185

Photo Credit: Gloria Wright / The Post-Standard, 2009

There’s lots of live music in and around the ‘Cuse tonight. Here’s what’s going on.

The music just keeps on coming at the Westcott Theater (524 Westcott St.). Tonight’s show features SU’s own Ra Ra Riot, along with So Many Dynamos  and Cut Off Your Hands. Doors open at 8 p.m. and the show starts at 9 p.m. Tickets are $12 for over 21, $15 for under 21.

Six acappella groups perform tonight in Acappella for the Fellas at Onondaga Community College (4941 Onondaga Rd.). Featured groups include NoXcuse, Five to Live, and Geneva Convention. Tickets are $12 in advance, $15 at the door, and $10 for seniors and students. Proceeds benefit the Syracuse Rescue Mission.

Folkstrings and Claude and Kathy Ryan are at The Redhouse (201 S. West St.) starting at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $15.

Down by the Riverside featuring the Blind Boys of Alabama and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band is at the State Theatre of Ithaca (107 West State St., Ithaca) at 8 p.m. Tickets are $29.50, $36.50, and $42. 50.

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There’s lots of live music in and around the ‘Cuse tonight. Here’s what’s going on.

The Westcott Theater (524 Westcott St.) is bringing some of the best in indie rock to the ‘Cuse. Tonight’s headliner is The Breakfast (right) from East Haven, Conn. Also appearing tonight, Family Farm. Doors open at 8 p.m. and music starts at 9 p.m.

The fifth annual LaFayette Rock and Film Festival  kicks off tonight at LaFayette High School (3122 Route 11, LaFayette) at 6 p.m. The event features music from six area high school bands as well as short films produced by LHS students. Admission is $5 and proceeds will benefit the Matthew Nastasi Memorial Scholarship.

Kevin Dorsey performs tonight at the Auburn Public Theater (108 Genesee St., Auburn) as part of a fundraiser for Hospice of the Fingerlakes.  The show starts at 8 p.m. and admission is $10. (more…)

If you’re of a certain age, the mega-popular boy band, New Kids on the Block was probably one of your guilty pleasures. The group disbanded in 1994 after having racked up 80 million record sales and numerous top 10 hits.

After several unsuccessful attempts at a reunion, the band’s original members - Jordan Knight, Jonathan Knight, Joey McIntyre, Donnie Walhlberg, and Danny Wood - are performing together again and tonight, their tour stops in at the War Memorial Arena (515 Montgomery St.).

The show starts at 8 p.m. and tickets are $45 and $55.

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Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk rolls into town tonight for a 10:15 p.m. show at the Westcott Theater (524 Westcott St.).

Neville, who is Aaron Neville’s son, has released four albums and a single, “Just Another Girl,” was a Top 40 Billboard hit. He’s performed on several Neville Brothers’ albums and has also performed with the Rolling Stones (keyboards on Dirty Work and Voodoo Lounge). He has also toured with Keith Richards.

Neville has performed with a variety of artists, including Don Henley, Bonnie Raitt, Robbie Robertson, Rufus, Paula Abdul, and Delbert McClinton, and was also a member of the Spin Doctors. He formed Dumpstaphunk in 2002.

Jonah Smith opens for Dumpstaphunk. Doors open at 8 p.m. and tickets are $13 for 21 and over, $15 for under 21.. (More local entertainment after the jump.) (more…)

The Georgia Satellites - Photo courtesy Freewebs.com

The Inner Harbor Block Party may be no more, but there’ll still be music happening at Syracuse’s Inner Harbor this summer. On Tuesday,  Joe LaGuardia, executive director of the Lakefront Development Corporation announced a new concert series at the popular waterfront spot.

The new Hump Day Concert Series kicks off Wednesday, June 10 and will feature a performance by The Georgia Satellites.

The event will also include performances by The Marshall Tucker Band (June 17), Cracker (June 24), Dickey Betts and Great Southern (July 15), and the Outlaws (July 29).

Gates open at 5:30 p.m.,  and there will be food and beverages for sale. Admission is free.  The concert series will run through August 5.

The Thursday night Inner Harbor Block Party is moving to the Regional Market and kicks off May 14.

Party in the Plaza moving to Thursdays

Bill Cooper, president of Updowntowners, announced Tuesday that the popular Wednesday event will be moving to Thursday.  The event, which has been traditionally held at Syracuse’s Federal Plaza, may also be moving to a new location and will have a new name.