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Syracuse, NY (April 15, 2024) – Star Trek fans in the Syracuse area will have a rare opportunity to meet living legend William Shatner in person at Destiny USA. Destiny USA and Cooperstown Connection are hosting the event on Saturday, May 4th, from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM (with VIP arrival at 12:30 PM) in the Canyon at Destiny USA. During this time, William Shatner will be signing merchandise, taking photos, and meeting his fans.

Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (April 16, 2024) –– The Arthur Zankel Music Center at Skidmore College will welcome legendary guitarist Marc Ribot for a live accompaniment to Charlie Chaplin’s 1921 silent film “The Kid” at 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28. Ribot’s delicate and, at times, haunting solo guitar score contemporizes Chaplin’s work as a relevant story about our era’s economic and social conditions. Ribot will also perform a short solo set before the film.

Lewiston, NY – Join us at Artpark’s Lower Park on Saturday, August 31st from 10:00AM to 4:00PM for The 3rd Annual Better Off Read Summer Book Festival; a free-to-attend, all-ages event meant to promote reading, encourage writing, and celebrate storytelling. The festival, presented by local writer Ian Kinney, features thousands of books on sale for $5 or less; vendor booths by local authors, artists, and merchants; a variety of food trucks and other concessions; kid-friendly activities such as storytelling, face-painting, and balloon animals; plus much more.

A beautiful 35mm nitrate print of the silent film will be screened on Thursday, May 30

Rochester, N.Y., April 11, 2024—To kick off the eighth annual Nitrate Picture Show, the George Eastman Museum will screen a unique tinted nitrate print of D.W. Griffith’s silent masterpiece Intolerance (1916) on Thursday, May 30 at 6:30 p.m. The Nitrate Picture Show is the first festival in the world entirely dedicated to screening original nitrate prints from the 1910s to the 1950s, from silent cinema to Technicolor spectacles. The full program of film titles being shown this year will be announced at a press conference at 10 a.m. on Thursday, May 30 at the Dryden Theatre.

New York, NY (April 12, 2024) - The first-ever Thai Fest (https://www.thaifests.com/) is set to take place on April 20, 2024, on 6th Avenue between 29th and 30th Streets in Manhattan. This annual event promises to bring the authentic flavors and vibrant culture of Thailand to the heart of New York City.

Tuesday, April 30, 2024 at 8pm, The Slipper Room

Sokolow Theatre/Dance Ensemble joins forces with The Bang Group for a new edition of Close Quarters, performing Close Quarters II on Tuesday, April 30, 2024 at 8pm at The Slipper Room, 167 Orchard Street, NYC. Seating is all general admission and is first come first serve. Tickets are $25 and available at https://www.slipperroom.com/event-details/guest-event-close-quarters-ii-april-30. 2024 is the 20th anniversary of the Sokolow Theatre Dance Ensemble. Experience the intimate, edgy theater dance of choreographer Anna Sokolow in dynamic dialogue with the rhythm-based psychological dance theater of Bang Group choreographer David Parker!…

Stony Brook, NY (April 8, 2024) -- The Long Island Museum (LIM) a Smithsonian affiliate dedicated to American history and art with a Long Island connection is thrilled to announce its upcoming 50th-anniversary celebration of the Art Museum. Celebrating 50 Years of the LIM Art Museum is sponsored by The Ferentinos Enterprises, LLC, and will take place on April 19th at 6:00 PM in the History Museum located in Stony Brook, NY.

Juggling Autism Spectrum Disorder, OCD, Bipolar Disorder, Social Anxiety and Depression in the Comedic Solo Show 'Clowns Like Me'

New York City Off-Broadway Premiere at DR2; Limited Engagement runs June 21 - August 18

New York, NY -- Mental illness is no laughing matter, but in the new solo show Clowns Like Me, audience members are encouraged to laugh, cry and enjoy the ride into the unknown. Clowns Like Me will have its New York Off-Broadway Premiere at the DR2 Theatre this summer. The witty, timely, and inspiring story is based on Sarasota actor and storyteller Scott Ehrenpreis’ true life struggles with mental illness and its stigmas.

Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company in collaboration with Hostos Center for Arts & Culture

May 11-12, 2024 at Hostos Center for Arts and Culture

New York, N.Y. - The Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company, the renowned international touring dance company founded by Chinese American choreographer Nai-Ni Chen, and now led by Artistic Director Greta Campo and Executive Director Andy Chiang, will launch its 36th anniversary season at Hostos Center for Arts and Culture. The production celebrates the 2024 Asian American Pacific Islanders Heritage Month, which will showcase Chen’s distinctive cross-cultural style and the diverse influences that informed her work, as well as new commissions since Nai-Ni Chen’s untimely passing in 2021.

Exhibiting artists MIZU, Theresa-Xuan Bui, Antonius-Tín Bui, and dancer Glenna Yu also to perform

Public invited to tours, talks, screenings, and art-making workshops for families

Saratoga Springs, NY (April 2, 2024) — The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College invites the public to its March programs, featuring tours, screenings, family programs, and two special performances How Vowels Endure Winter on April 12 and if our hands could hold the weight of promise on April 17…