Stage of Nations Fest, Day 1: Dance Lessons
Posts Tagged ‘festival’
So You Think You Can Dance
Friday, July 29th, 2016Get Me to the Greek (Festival)
Friday, June 10th, 2016
Opening Day: St. Sophia’s Greek Festival
Seat of Excitement
Thursday, March 20th, 2014
Dancing in Clinton Square
We saw the recent Movoto story that ranked Syracuse #5 out of 10 for America’s most exciting mid-sized cities. One of the factors listed in the ranking was “Active life options per capita, ” which reminds us how much we anticipate the outdoor festival season coming this summer.
Year in Review (Festivals/Parades)
Wednesday, December 18th, 2013
World Refugee Day, Hanover Square
St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Clinton Square
Zippity Doo Dah
Monday, November 4th, 2013
Ride the High Line
Central New Yorker’s are fearless.
Who else could endure and enjoy an outdoor festival and a zip line during moderate winds and temperatures in the high-30s? Despite the chilly weather however, the attendance at inaugural the Zip Line Fest and Food Truck Rodeo was steady and strong. Students, business owners from the neighborhood, elected officials, and even families from other states (today was the last day of Parent’s Weekend at SU) filled Forman Park, and the crowds spilled onto East Genesee street on Sunday.
Parks & Rec Commissioner Baye Muhammad came out with his family to enjoy the festivities.
The energy the event created rivaled Armory Square, and maybe even more well-known public spaces such as Byrant Park, Rittenhouse Square, or Dupont Circle.
The event was also sponsored by 40 Below, the City of Syracuse, SU and the Save the Rain Program.
Dancing in the Park was also a highlight of the day.
PB&J’s Lunchbox also invaded the Eastside for the day (the mobile food truck is usually in Armory Square).
What a lively and unique way to kick off Phase two of the Connective Corridor construction project.
Sibling Revelry
Saturday, September 7th, 2013
Colleen and Erin Searson (Ottawa Valley Girls)
This is a post about two valley girls…
Ottawa (Ontario, Canada)Valley sisters Erin and Colleen Searson returned to the Syracuse Irish Festival this year, and were last night’s main stage entertainment. Their show delivered one foot-stomping hit after another. Colleen and Erin were accompanied by band mates Danno O’Shea (drums) and Orianna Barbato (bass).
The band will play again during the festival today, then head off for other dates in the Midwest before returning to Ottawa in October.
Check out the interview with Erin and Colleen below, where they talk about their connection with Kitty Hoynes in Syracuse and their gigs in Spain.
The group are true ambassadors for Celtic and fiddle music.
Syracuse loves Searson
Celtic Cool: Orianna Barbato on bass for Searson
Colleen Searson has played fiddle since age 9
Danno O’Shea: pounding out funky Celtic Folk on the drums
Erin “Do It All” Searson, vocalist, keyboardist, composer, guitarist, dancer
In Case You Missed It
Tuesday, July 31st, 2012
Wall Street meets the Trib: Eddie Brown of the Blacklites catches up with Duane Tribune before the Urban Coalition set on Saturday afternoon.
Here are some miscellaneous shots from behind the scenes of the events last weekend in Downtown Syracuse.
Bass on Bass: Phresh Makhene meets with Gerald Veasley backstage
Temporary Garment District: The Frankie & Faye booth closes up for the day on Montgomery Street for the Arts & Craft Festival.
Behind the scenes: Joanne Shenandoah and singers on stage in Hanover Square.
Pop star Jana Mashonee signs autographs and meets fans after her concert in Hanover Square.
Kefi
Friday, June 8th, 2012
Traditional Dancing: Greek Festival
Food Vendors: Greek Cultural Festival
Fancy Footwork
Blended Genre
Thursday, July 3rd, 2008I’d heard of soul, I’d heard of bluegrass, but I’d known very little about “soulgrass” until I experienced a Bill Evans show featuring Christian Howes (fiddle) and Ryan Cavanaugh (banjo) at this year’s Syracuse Jazz Fest.