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  • Can’t Miss Holiday Events in Utica, Cortland, and Endicott This December

    Throughout the winter season, historic venues across Central New York present holiday show offerings to keep up with the Christmas festivities. The most popular event being Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker; it wasn’t until the 1960s that performances of this ballet really took off as an annual Christmas tradition. This year, there will be many popular holiday events preformed in places such as Utica, Cortland, and Endicott this December.  

    Holiday Events in Utica, Cortland, and Endicott This December

    EPAC Nutcracker with the FUSE Dance Center of Binghamton

    Established in 1998, The Endicott Performing Arts Center provides a high quality performing arts venue to local, regional, and touring artists. Thus, enabling their students to present, develop, and improve their artistic efforts. This season, EPAC presents four performances of “The Nutcracker” December 9th, 10th, and 11th. With the amazing dancers from The FUSE Dance Center of Binghamton, teaming up with the EPAC Repertory Company, ‘The Nutcracker’ has become a holiday tradition that you don’t want to miss. 

    Four performances are held on Friday December 9 at 7pm, Saturday, December 10 at 2pm and 7pm, and Sunday, December 11 at 2pm.

    Tickets are $20 Adults / $18 Seniors and Children.

    For more information, reserve seating, and to purchase tickets, click the link here.

    Holiday Events in Utica, Cortland, and Endicott This December
    Photo credit to Matt Ossowski

    Upcoming Concerts and Events at The Stanley Theatre 

    This holiday season, there will be many upcoming shows you won’t want to miss at The Stanley Theatre. The most popular being The Nutcracker which the Board of Directors and Artistic Director, Melissa Larish, have endeavored to make the production unique, through major investments in sets, costumes, choreography, lighting and guest artists. Other shows like Mannheim Steamroller Christmas, Home Alone, and A Charlie Brown Christmas will all be held throughout December.  

    The Nutcracker 

    December 2nd | 7:00 p.m. 

    December 3rd | 7:00 p.m. 

    December 4th | 2:00 p.m. 

    Mannheim Steamroller Christmas 

    December 7th | 7:30 p.m. 

    Home Alone (1990) 

    December 8th | 6:30 p.m. 

    A Charlie Brown Christmas 

    December 20th | 7:00 p.m. 

    Cortland Rep Downtown Holiday Events

    Cortland Repertory Theatre Downtown, located at 24 Port Watson Street in Cortland, offers an exciting and festive December of holiday shows and events. For the first time since 2019, CRT is offering a weekend of photos with Santa, on Saturday, December 3rd from 10:00am-12:00pm and 2:00pm-4:00pm, and on Sunday, December 4th from 1:00pm–3:00pm. Along with this, they will also be offering a Holiday Broadway Brunch on December 10th, a performance by The Rave-On’s December 11th, Third Thursday Trivia on December 15th, and more to come. 

    Holiday Broadway Brunch  

    December 10th at 11:00am 

    The Rave-Ons 

    December 10th at 7:30pm and December 11th at 2:00pm 

    Third Thursday Trivia  

    December 15 at 7:00pm 

    The Story of Ebenezer Scrooge by The Traveling Lantern Children’s Theatre Company 

    December 17th at 11:00am 

    Dancin’ Thru the Decades New Year’s Eve Community Dance  

    December 31st at 9:00pm 

    For more information or to purchase tickets to any of these events, please visit the link here.

  • Dio Documentary “Dreamers Never Die” Hitting Select Theaters Sept 28 and Oct 3

    “Dio: Dreamers Never Die,” a documentary about the life and career of heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio is getting one time showings at select theaters across the tri-state area on September 28 and October 2.

    The movie about the late singer of Black Sabbath, Rainbow, his eponymous band Dio and more follows up the July release of his posthumous autobiography Rainbow in the Dark, co-written by British journalist Mick Wall and edited by the vocalist’s widow and longtime manager Wendy Dio.

    Movie poster for “Dio: Dreamers Never Die”

    This special showing series of “Dreamers Never Die” is far from Ronnie James Dio’s first connection to New York State. Having lived in Portsmouth, NH until age five, his family moved back to his parents’ hometown of Cortland, where Dio grew up, graduated from high school, and became a musician.

    Information regarding tickets and more can be found on the “Dreamers Never Die” website. See below for all theaters in New York State as well as New Jersey and Connecticut where you can see “Dreamers Never Die.”

    Alamo Drafthouse Manhattan        28 Liberty St  NEW YORK

    Alamo Drafthouse Downtown Brooklyn   445 Gold St. 4th Floor         BROOKLYN

    AMC Empire 25         234 W 42nd St  NYC

    AMC Clifton Commons  16  405 ROUTE 3 E       CLIFTON, NJ                       

    AMC Danbury 16      4 INTERNATIONAL DR      DANBURY, CT                    

    AMC Garden State 16          1 GARDEN STATE PLAZA (RT 4 & 17)  PARAMUS, NJ        

    AMC Monmouth Mall 15      180 STATE ROUTE 35       EATONTOWN, NJ              

    Reading Manville 12            180 N. Main St.         MANVILLE, NJ    

    Village East Cinema             181-189 2nd Avenue          NEW YORK

    Cinemark        Hazlet 12       2821 Highway 35     HAZLET, NJ

    Cinepolis Chelsea    260 W 23rd St , NYC               

    Nitehawk Cinema     136 Metropolitan Ave   BROOKLYN

    Showcase City Centre  City Center 15  WHITE PLAINS

    Showcase Farmingdale       1001 Broad Hollow Road   FARMINGDALE

    Showcase Island 16   185 Morris Avenue  HOLTSVILLE

    Showcase Broadway           Broadway Mall, HICKSVILLE

    US Regal        Ithaca Mall Stm 14   40 Catherwood Road  ITHACA

    US Regal Union Square Stm  17 850 Broadway NEW YORK

    US Regal Crossgates Stm 18 & IMAX          120 B Washington Avenue Extension ALBANY

    US Regal Destiny USA Stm 19 IMAX & RPX   9586 Destiny USA Drive SYRACUSE          

    US Regal Staten Island Stm 16 & RPX.   2474 Forest Avenue STATEN ISLAND

    US Regal Kaufman Astoria Stm 14 & RPX 35-30 38th St LONG ISLAND CITY

    US Regal Transit Center Stm 18 & IMAX      6707 Transit Road   WILLIAMSVILLE

    US Regal Walden Galleria Stm 16 & RPX     Walden Galleria    BUFFALO

    Cinemark Tinseltown 16 + IMAX    2291 Buffalo Rd       ROCHESTER

  • Cortland Repertory Presents “Kiss Me, Kate” For 50th Anniversary Season

    Cortland Repertory Theatre proudly presents the third show in their 50th Anniversary season, the well-known backstage musical Kiss Me, Kate. The show was last produced at this theater in 1984, Kiss Me, Kate is a hilarious and tuneful show with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. 

    Cortland Repertory Presents "Kiss Me, Kate" For 50th Anniversary Season
    Jahmar Ortiz as Fred Graham and Briana Gantsweg as Lily Vanessi in Cortland Repertory Theatre’s production of Cole Porter’s “Kiss Me, Kate”, running from July 6 – 16.

    Sparks fly both onstage and off when actor/director Fred Graham attempts to mount a musical version of The Taming of the Shrew with his ex-wife Lilli Vanessi in the leading role. Added to the mix is a flirtatious ingenue, her gambler boyfriend and some musically inclined gangsters, creating a sharp, witty and riotous evening of big laughs, dancing and some of Cole Porter’s most classic tunes.

    Cortland Repertory Presents "Kiss Me, Kate" For 50th Anniversary Season

    Familiar favorited tunes by include Cole Porter include “So In Love,” “Too Darn Hot,” “Always True to You (In My Fashion),” and “Tom, Dick or Harry.” You won’t want to miss this high energy musical. 

    See all show dates and times below. 

     July 6, 2022 7:30 pm  

    July 7, 2022 7:30 pm  

    July 8, 2022 2:00 pm  

    July 8, 2022 7:30 pm  

    July 9, 2022 7:30 pm  

    July 10, 2022 2:00 pm  

    July 12, 2022 7:30 pm  

    July 13, 2022 2:00 pm  

    July 13, 2022 7:30 pm  

    July 14, 2022 7:30 pm  

    July 15, 2022 7:30 pm  

    July 16, 2022 7:30 pm 

    George Sidney’s terrific film adaptation of the popular Broadway musical “Kiss Me, Kate”

    Tickets may be purchased by calling 800-427-6160 or by visiting the CRT Box Office at 24 Port Watson Street in Cortland. Visit the link here to purchase tickets online.

    Visit the link here for more information on all upcoming performances. 

  • Swing Time With Judy Carmichael Is Coming To The Cortland Repertory Theatre

    Jazz pianist Judy Carmichael will perform at the Cortland Repertory Theatre May 7, and bring the “Swing” to Spring. “Swing Time” will be a celebratory night of swing era music, along with the Great American Songbook. 

    Judy Carmichael
    Swing

    Carmichael, also known as “Stride”, is a grammy nominated pianist/vocalist who is proficient at playing stride and swing music. She has endless performances, from popular venues, to private recitals, to appearances on the radio or television.

    Her impact on music is not only within the states, but around the world. In fact, under the United States Information Agency, Carmichael has toured in India, Portugal, Brazil and Singapore. Furthermore, her talents have spread from the most exquisite venues like Carnegie Hall to Peggy Guggenheim Museum in Venice. However, music is not Carmichael’s only strong suit; she has also performed comic skits.

    Carmichael has a great understanding and knowledge of jazz, which is the root of her music. She values it so proudly, and has studied jazz from the beginning of its era to this very day. Carmichael adds a “fresh, dynamic interpretation of her own”, according to Washington Post.

    Her hard work does not go unrecognized, considering Carmichael is one of the few jazz pianists honored as a Steinway Artist. Additionally, she participated as a panelist at National Endowment for the Arts and was included in a number of jazz anthologies. Carmichael is also listed in Who’s Who in the East, Who’s Who in Finance and Industry in America, Who’s Who in American Woman, American Women in Jazz, Who’s Who in the World, as well as the Encyclopedia of Jazz. 

    The Cortland Repertory Theatre administration has announced that vaccination cards are not required for attendance and although face masks are encouraged, it is not mandatory for this event. However, either of these policies may be subject to change, in accordance with the CDC.

    This one night event will be located at 24 Port Watson Street, in Cortland. Tickets are $30.00 and are currently available.

  • Gooseberry Drops Titular Song In Anticipation Of Debut EP “Broken Dance”

    In anticipation of their debut EP, Broken Dance, set to release on May 6th, Gooseberry has dropped the titular track of their forthcoming project. The Brooklyn band, consisting of Asa Daniels, Evin Rossington, Sam Rappaport, and Will Hammond, is slowly building an underground following.

    Recently, the band placed in the Final Four in NYSMusic’s March Madness 2022 bracket, and their newest release continues to highlight their talent.

    Gooseberry Broken Dance
    Gooseberry

    Gooseberry’s music is a magnificent blend of soulful R&B and indie-pop. Their newest release continues to showcase this amalgamation. The titularly titled track, “Broken Dance,” features a happy yet inquisitive piano roll. Accompanied by a melancholic violin and intimate lyricism, the track wonderfully captures the antonymic feelings of intimacy and loss.

    The four-piece talent will also be touring the American Northeast. In New York, they will return to the Bowery Electric on April 14th and to Brooklyn’s Knitting Factory on May 21st. Additionally, the band will also pass through the Finger Lakes region and will play at Grist Iron Brewing on June 11th.

    TOUR DATES

    04/13 – O’Brien’s – Boston, MA

    04/14 – Bowery Electric – New York, NY

    04/16 – Transparent Clinch Gallery – Asbury Park, NJ

    05/21 – Knitting Factory – Brooklyn, NY

    06/11 – Grist Iron Brewing – Burdett, NY

    Gooseberry is set to have an exceptional 2022, for more information on the band and to pre-order Broken Dance, visit gooseberryband.com.

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