The SALT CITY STANCE

NOexcusesSYR presents - The SALT CITY STANCE - guest bloggers will be covering local events and city beat - an insider look at Syracuse, NY from local community members who attend and support local events and are pro-Syracuse in their voice. Our Sponsor - http://www.fleetfeetsyracuse.com/ @SALTCityStance - twitter/instagram - for the upcoming events list sign up for our newsletter below. #mc_embed_signup{background:#fff; clear:left; font:14px Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; } /* Add your own MailChimp form style overrides in your site stylesheet or in this style block. We recommend moving this block and the preceding CSS link to the HEAD of your HTML file. */ SUSCRIBE TO THE STANCE NEWSLETTER

[thestance-blog]

Don't SHAVE the DATE...

[thestance-blog]

The intrepid AD Dustin Czarny has agreed to be the target of this year's Roast Fundraiser, Friday Nov 21, 2014 8pm start. Elections Commissioner by day, theater slave by night, easy target for humor all the time. Come join us for a wild night of abandon, hosted by Greg J. Hipius and a wild panel of roasters. Confirmed so far are Nick Marra, Kasey Marie McHale, Justin Polly, Heather J. Roach, Dan Rowlands, Corey Smithson, Jim Uva, Christopher Best, Ty Marshal and more to come. $50 VIP seating, gets priority seating, photo with roastee, and 1 ticket to a future DFtA show. $35 Friends of CNYP gets 2nd tier seating and photo with Roastee $20 Regular Seating Beer and Wine bar provided by Cathys Corner Cafe

It's a fundraiser for the CNY Playhouse folks - so go out and support and laugh and drink!

[thestance-blog]

Saturday 3-6pm at Singers Karaoke Club in Solvay - Burlesque for Brain Cancer - A benefit for Christine Coleates. Hosted by Maxine de la Obscene. $15 at door In May of 2014 Christine was diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer called glioblastoma. The therapies she is using are integrative and not covered by insurance. The money raised from the benefit will be used towards much needed treatment for the next two years as Christine battles this disease. Please join us for complimentary hors d'oeuvres and desserts along with a cash bar. Open karaoke from 3-5, raffles including a 50/50, baked goods, jewelry and other items for sale. All funds go to help Christine's medical expenses. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST... JOIN US FROM 5-6pm FOR SYRACUSE'S LOVELIEST AND SPELLBINDING BURLESQUE PERFORMERS!!! Including: Madame Trixie, Mary Effen Sunshine, Maxine de la Obscene, Kittylove, and Luscious 'Liyyah...others to be announced! Join us and help save a life!

[thestance-blog]

Andrew Cunningham and Peyton Sefic - Two local wheelchair bound athletes have been selected to represent Team USA in the Power Soccer World Cup. http://powersoccerusa.net/news/team-usa-player-announcement  HERE IS THE REASON WE WANT TO HELP OUT: The team will have about five major training sessions throughout the year. They will be held in Indianapolis, Alabama, and somewhere on the West Coast. All expenses associated with taking part in the training sessions falls on the families. Travel, hotels, food, etc….. Then the World Cup is in London England. These athletes have to transport all of their health related equipment with them and it's going to be expensive. COME TO KITTY HOYNES ON NOVEMBER 22nd HELP US RAISE SOME MONEY TO DEFRAY THE COSTS. Kitty Hoynes and Harpoon Brewery have each donated a keg of beer. 100% of the proceeds from these will go directly to these boys. We will have 50/50 and other venues to donate. This will be a great time! 

[thestance-blog]

Come watch the Syracuse Crunch take on the Utica Comets in the first professional hockey game played in the historic Carrier Dome! Orders may be placed one of four ways: 1. Online at ticketmaster.com 2. In person at the Syracuse Crunch Office (800 S. State Street, Syracuse, NY 13204) 3. In person at the Carrier Dome Box Office (Gate B) 4. At any Ticketmaster Outlet 5. Over the phone [phone] Tickets range in price from $20.00 to $50.00 (additional fees may apply).  Discounted tickets are available for groups of 15 or more people. If you are interested in a group rate contact the Crunch office at 315-473-4444 or click here. To purchase Frozen Dome Classic Parking Passes, contact the Carrier Dome Box Office at 888-DOMETIX (366-3849) and select option 0.

[thestance-blog]

The day has come! join us at SPARK contemporary gallery - Friday 7-11pm - Come celebrate the announcement of BETTER, our new skateshop opening here in Syracuse. There will be: - Art from local and non-local artists - Live music from Composition Be and others TBA - Gourmet food once again from Kevin Burns - Drinks (adult and non-adult) - Good Company The party is free to attend, but donations will be greatly appreciated to fund this venture. See you there!

[thestance-blog]

Join epic party's and DJ ZBoy Kaos at TREXX nightclub 319 N. Clinton St. from 9pm - 2:30am for TWERKSgiving featuring DJ Phantom, TGIF, STACK & MOODZ

[thestance-blog]

The Syracuse Silver Knights take on the Ontario Fury (CA) in its 2014-15Major Arena Soccer League Home Opener. The game will kickoff at 7:30pm EST on Friday, November 21st at The Oncenter. Call 315-303-7261 or stop by the Silver Knights office for tickets.

[thestance-blog]

Art Gone Wild is a one of a kind display of animal artwork. Creations were made by the animals of the Rosamond Gifford Zoo by various mediums of feet, paws, hooves, skin, and of course brushes!  Presented by the Rosamond Gifford Zoo American Association of Zoo Keepers, Onondaga County Parks, Friends of the Zoo and the Art Store (Commercial Art Supply of Syracuse), we invite you to join us on Friday, November 21, 2014 for our Reception, Art Sale and Auction, from 6-8PM. Admission is $5.00/ Children 6 & under free. Refreshments and cash bar will be available. Proceeds will benefit the Rosamond Gifford Zoo's AAZK Chapter to assist us with our on going efforts to improve animal welfare, promote conservation and increase staff development.

[thestance-blog]

The 2nd solo release from Tim Herron, Sentimental Blues. Tickets are $15 at the door and cash bar. At Jazz Central Thursday 7pm

[thestance-blog]

Don't be late for a very important date – Thursday November 20. We're going "Down The Rabbit Hole" at The Palace Theatre, for an Alice in Wonderland themed fundraising event. An epic night of madness, models, merry making and mayhem will be in store for our guests. The evening begins with cocktails at 6pm, followed by a banquet and fashion show. All your favorite characters will be there, as The Mad Hatter and Alice preside over a Mad Tea Party gone wild. Empire Brewing Company Executive Chef, Matt Riddett, will be creating a multi-course feast, paired with wine & beer selected by Brewmaster Tim Butler. Think British High Tea taken to the next level. Fashions and frocks fit for the Queen of Hearts, will be on the runway, designed by Lisa Marie Butler of Inspired Designs. And a stunning finale will end the night. Dust off your best chapeau and join us. Tickets are $100.00 per person, and include all drinks, food and show. Limited quantity of 50 tickets will be sold, and are available on eventbrite.com and Empire Brewing Co, 120 Walton St. People will be talking about this evening for years to come – don’t miss out, or it might be off with your head! Tickets are $100.00, and include all drinks, banquet and show. They are available oneventbrite.com and Empire Brewing Company

[thestance-blog]

Hey all you Jazz Peeps... Get down to the Suds this Wednesday Night 6-9pm and catch ESP. They will have Kirsten Tegtmeyer providing some really nice vocals! No cover, great local musicians and maybe an Adult Beverage!!!

[thestance-blog]

Join the CNY-Cajibio Sister Community and Spokeswoman of Congreso de los Pueblos Marylen Sernas Salinas for a talk and Q&A. Marylen will talk with Central New Yorkers about the grassroots construction of peace and social justice in Colombia and how a coalition of groups called Congreso de los Pueblos, or Peoples’ Congress, has formed and is establishing multiple grassroots legislative processes that focus on the protection against confiscation of land and is advocating for Campesino rights on a national level. Marylen is a Colombian leader of the Movimiento Campesino de Cajibío (MCC), which organizes with women, youth, victims of crimes of state, and agro-ecological small farmers to establish an alternative development proposal, the Plan for a Dignified Life for Cajibío. Marylen also serves as a spokeswoman for Congreso de los Pueblos (CdP), which a social and political movement in Colombia that resists extractive policies with military backing that lead to displacement, and establishes multiple grassroots legislative processes that focus on the defense of life, protection against confiscation of land and destruction of communities, environmental and economic sustainability, national sovereignty, and peace with social justice.

WHEN: Tuesday 7pm WHERE: ArtRage Gallery - 505 Hawley Ave, Syracuse, New York 13203

[thestance-blog]

Limited to 50 people! The first ever The Pale and Bucket Pub Beer Brunch to kick off the 2014 Beer Week. Make your reservations soon!

[thestance-blog]

Looking for something fun to do this weekend? You have a rare opportunity to play bocce ball with professional athletes on the field turf where they practice. The byes will go to the first teams that sign up, and there are still byes available! Info and sign up are here.

http://turbobocce.com/you-can-play-bocce-here-on-october-18th/

[thestance-blog]

Tonight at Dinosaur BBQ Syracuse - 9pm - no cover - The Pale Green Stars! "Pale Green Stars has just been mistaken for one of those cow-punk power trios you might find rocking a stage behind chicken wire at some wayward Texas roadhouse. Pale Green Stars is letting its New York grown cow-punk steer deep into the heart of Texarkana as they redefine gut-bucket twang with a punkadelic cutting edge that’s as sharp as a barbershop straight razor” Jeff Herrell - South Bend Tribune

[thestance-blog]

Encore Presentations will present The Last 5 Years on October 16 - 19 at the St. Clare Theater, 1119 N. Townsend St, Syracuse, NY. (Cross street - Isabella St) Directed by: Marguerite Beebe Musical Direction: Ben Grace Borenstein Starring Adam Schmidtmann and Marlina M. Beebe Show times: Thurs, Oct 16 - Saturday Oct 18 at 8:00pm Sunday, Oct 19 at 4:00pm Ticket prices: $14 Adults, $12 Students & Seniors Tickets can be purchased online at www.Showtix4u.com or by calling 315-455-8654 This will be Miss Beebe's final performance in the Syracuse area. Jason Robert Brown's Drama Desk winner The Last Five Years has been translated into a handful of languages and was named one of Time Magazine's 10 best shows of 2001. A testament to the show's longevity and spurred by the show's regional popularity, The Last Five Years enjoyed an Off-Broadway revival at Second Stage in 2013. A film adaptation is being released in 2014 starring Anna Kendrick and Jeremy Jordan. An emotionally powerful and intimate musical about two New Yorkers in their twenties who fall in and out of love over the course of five years. The show’s unconventional structure consists of Cathy, the woman, telling her story backwards while Jamie, the man, tells his story chronologically; the two characters only meet once, at their wedding in the middle of the show.