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Actor John Malkovich to Spend Summer in Syracuse
By Erika Mahoney
March 9, 2010 - 5:00pm
Plus, Cisco Unveils New Internet Technology and Martha Graham Dance Company Comes to Syracuse University.

Two-time Oscar nominee John Malkovich is scheduled to spend his summer in Syracuse filming a movie called "Hotel Syracuse", according to Syracuse University. The film tells the story of a famous math professor who stays in Hotel Syracuse during an international math conference. During his stay, he comes face to face with the ghosts that haunt the hotel property.

Meet DJ Devon James
By Trevor Jett Wells
January 11, 2010 - 4:14pm

"There are two things that dictate how good a party is: 1) music and 2) how much alcohol there is. The biggest thing that I’ve seen for myself is that people stick around when there’s no alcohol left. “

Meet DJ Big Mouth
By Trevor Jett Wells
January 11, 2010 - 3:57pm

Harrison Willis, aka Big Mouth, wants to scare you.

That's why he wears a plastic alien mask during his DJ sets in the hot, sweaty and crowded basements around Syracuse. With an industrial-age sound bent on pounding rythmic beats, Big Mouth brings an authentic dark euro-club DJ style.

La Familia de Salsa
By Marlei Martinez
January 8, 2010 - 12:44pm
Dance: Join La Familia de Salsa where you will not only pick up some saucy dance moves but some great friends as well.

Who: La Familia de la Salsa began in 2004 as a Salsa/Rueda demo team. It has now grown to one of the largest Latin dance organizations in Upstate New York.

What: La Familia offers classes Monday-Friday at different locations throughout the Syracuse area. Lessons are $60 for a six week series or $50 dollars for full-time students with school ID. Private lessons are available by appointment.

Review: Upstate New York Ballet's "Dracula"
By Bethany Larson
October 25, 2009 - 1:51pm
Upstate New York Ballet's "Dracula" is a performance full of manic grace.

 

“Dracula” opens with Jonathan Harker (Marco Abdelnor) in a nightmare, surrounded by ghosts and demons. As Jonathan writhes in terror on the bed, the corps de ballet surrounds him, frantically working their arms and hands in and out above him.  Occasionally, individual dancers break away from the corps to perform a solo of pirouettes and extensions, or the entire corps leaves Jonathan’s bed to cover the stage in chaotic movement. 

Ballet takes a bite out of 'Dracula'
By Bethany Larson
October 22, 2009 - 1:46pm
Go behind the scenes with the cast of Upstate New York Ballet's adaptation of Bram Stoker's 'Dracula' as they prepare for Saturday's Landmark Theatre performance.

At a time when vampires rule screens big and small, why not let them rule the stage as well?

On Saturday, Upstate New York Ballet will do just that, performing their adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula.

CNY workers train to button up cleaner, greener homes
By Kelly Kim
October 21, 2009 - 10:34am
The new federal stimulus money to create jobs and weatherize low-income homes.

New York is receiving the most of the federal stimulus money to weatherize more than 45,000 low-income homes by blowing in insulation, sealing air leaks and installing energy-efficient lightning and appliances for free, according to The Post Standard.


The money will be given to local community groups and government agencies that hire local residents, most of whom are trained in the field through their community training centers.  Many nonprofit community groups such as...

More dancing, less judging
By Matthew Nojiri
October 11, 2009 - 10:18am
SU students came together for the "Big Gay Dance" in the Schine Underground in support of National Coming Out Day.

More than 80 people from Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community and their straight allies took to the Schine Underground dance floor on Saturday night for the "Big Gay Dance." 

The fifth annual dance is a place for people of all sexual orientations to express themselves in a safe environment, said Chris Wakefield, a 21-year-old Syracuse University senior who organized the event.

Breakdance 101 with the Beat Munchers
By Allison Tong
April 23, 2009 - 1:16pm
Meet some of the hottest B-boys on Syracuse University's campus. Wanna learn how to be a B-boy or B-girl, too? Watch for a "how-to" move that will have all your friends ooh-ing and ahh-ing.

From the graffiti-scribbled dark alleys within the streets of the Bronx to college campuses nationwide, the art of break dance has become a popular trend among aspiring b-boys and b-girls nationwide.

On Syracuse University's campus, one break dancing group called the "Beat Munchers", comprised of about 15 to 20 b-boys and b-girls, practice this form of dance with a fiery passion. They have competed against other break dance crews at other New York schools such as Rochester Institute of Technology and State University of New York at Oswego.