But don’t put away your snowbrush yet. This is Central New York, a region where anything can happen. However, we can dismiss the gloom and push away the negativity by staying active. and enjoying a variety of entertainment available down the road to a little over an hour’s drive. Everything is so accessible!
This just a taste of what can be found in Central New York. For more events, please visit free online calendar. Be sure to add your own! There’s something for everybody.
CIVIC CENTER
April 12 – 14
The culminating production of this year’s season of “Men with Knives… Behaving Badly” ends with the tale of the notorious Mack the Knife in the pursuit of redemption.
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern
Are Dead
CNY PLAYHOUSE
April 12 – 27
Tom Stoppard’s notable absurdist tragicomedy that spotlights the two characters in Shakespeare’s Hamlet and resolving their fates.
PUSHED ASIDE: Reclaiming Gage
WELLIN HALL | SCHAMBACH CENTER
April 13
An opera telling the story of one of the iconic women and suffragists behind the women’s rights movement, exploring her being “pushed aside” out of history books.
FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
April 13 -14
Oswego Opera Theater presents the one-act “mystery/miracle play” by Benjamin Britten.
HEATHER PIERSON TRIO
EARLVILLE OPERA HOUSE
April 13
Award-winning multi-instrumentalist and company present a foot-stomping good time and playing a little something for everybody. Bring your dancing shoes.
CNY LOVE JAM
THE LANDMARK THEATRE
April 18
The first annual showcase of R&B singers will be headlined by Lil Mo and Slim of 112, plus Deidre Graves, Tamar Juntia, and Erika Lovette.
CRYSTAL BOWERSOX
AUBURN PUBLIC THEATER
April 24
American Idol standout returns to Central New York for an intimate performance in Auburn.
ALL THAT’S PAST
OOAK ARTISAN SHOWCASE
Now – April 26
When in Rome, look at art. Check out the exhibition featuring several local and some not-so-local artists.
FROM GODS TO SOCIAL JUSTICE
ARTRAGE GALLERY
Now – May 18
Indian folk artists, male and female styles, history and traditions challenged, social and worldly issues brought into artistic light.
BRUCE HARVEY: ENGINEERING BEAUTY
ERIE CANAL MUSEUM
Now – Sept. 15
Bodies of water have always had a ripple effect on New York state history. The museum is currently displaying black and white photos of dams, hydroelectric plants, and other water-relevant resources.
SYRACUSE FASHION WEEK GALA
SYRACUSE FASHION WEEK
April 13
The annual Syracuse Fashion Week presents its extravagant affair in the historic walls of the Landmark Theatre.
PHILIP MEMMER: PANTHEON
THE OTHER SIDE
April 18
The director of arts for the Greater Syracuse YMCA and Downtown Writer’s Center celebrates his latest book and will be featured in a poetry reading in Utica.
SUPERPOWER DOGS DAY
MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
April 18
The MOST presents its newest dog-umentary.on the huge IMAX screen. Bring the family and bring your pup. It’s fun for the whole family.