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Beetlejuice
He earned his stripes on Broadway… now the ghost-with-the-most is coming to Syracuse. It’s showtime! Based on Tim Burton’s dearly beloved film, this hilarious musical tells the story of Lydia Deetz, a strange and unusual teenager whose whole life changes when she meets a recently deceased couple and a demon with a thing for stripes.
With an irreverent book, an astonishing set, and a score that’s out of this Netherworld, BEETLEJUICE is “SCREAMINGLY GOOD FUN!” (Variety). And under its uproarious surface (six feet under, to be exact), it’s a remarkably touching show about family, love, and making the most of every Day-O!
Date | 5/17/2025 |
Multiple Times | 5/14 - 7:30PM |
Runs | 5/14/2025 - 5/18/2025 |
Contact Phone | 315-475-7979 |
Contact Email | info@landmarktheatre.org |
Venue | Landmark Theatre 362 S. Salina St. Syracuse, NY 13202 |


Lee DuSell: Benediction
Lee DuSell (1927-2024) is perhaps best known to Everson audiences as the creator of the bronze sculpture Spiritual Freedom (1969) that graces the Museum’s Plaza, but he was also a prolific designer and woodworker. DuSell’s furniture has been exhibited at the Brooklyn Museum, the Corcoran Gallery, and Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts. Over a three-decade span, DuSell frequently collaborated with noted Japanese architect Minoru Yamasaki on a series of commissions that included the Ford Motor Company, Harvard University, and Reynolds Aluminum. DuSell particularly relished his contributions to religious shrines, chapels, and temples around the world.
DuSell served as the founding chairman of the Experimental Studios at the Syracuse University School of Art from 1965 until his retirement in 1992. Benediction honors DuSell’s work in wood during a particularly fertile period in the 1970s when his works became kinetic and interactive. This exhibition features large-scale works, including three rocking chairs containing musical elements powered by their rocking motion that were originally exhibited at the Everson in a 1980 solo exhibition. DuSell passed away in September of 2024, and is remembered not only for his innovative designs, but also for the formidable impact that he made on his students and community.
Date/Time | 5/17/2025 (All day) |
Runs | 5/10/2025 - 8/31/2025 |
Cost | $14 – Adults $10 – Seniors (65+), Students $5 – Children 6-12 $2 – with EBT card FREE – Everson Members, Children 5 and under, Military (w/ ID) P |
Contact Phone | (315) 474-6064 |
Contact Email | everson@everson.org |
Venue | Everson Museum of Art 401 Harrison St. Syracuse, NY 13202 315-474-6064 |


Catherine Spencer: Alchemy of a Seed
A seed begins in darkness—buried, fragmented, waiting. In its stillness, it holds the potential for transformation, a quiet alchemy that unfolds when the time is right. Alchemy of a Seed explores this process of change, resilience, and emergence through biomorphic sculptures that blur the boundaries between organic and synthetic, natural and surreal.
Created from discarded memory foam, found materials, and textiles, Catherine Spencer’s sculptures take shape as she cuts, stitches, airbrushes, embroiders, and applies beadwork, to breathe life into her anthropomorphic creations. The sculptures embody both rupture and repair, echoing the physical and emotional labor of growth. Vibrant, plant-like organisms populate the exhibition, their textures and colors evoking the tension between attraction and defense, fragility and power.
Like seeds rising from the soil, these forms emerge from obscurity into color, embracing the light only when they are ready. Alchemy of a Seed is a meditation on transformation—not just as a cycle of life and death, but as an act of agency, play, and rebirth. The viewer is invited to consider what is planted in the unseen spaces of our lives and what it means to step fully into becoming.
Date/Time | 5/17/2025 (All day) |
Runs | 4/05/2025 - 6/08/2025 |
Cost | $14 – Adults $10 – Seniors (65+), Students $5 – Children 6-12 $2 – with EBT card FREE – Everson Members, Children 5 and under, Military (w/ ID) P |
Contact Phone | (315) 474-6064 |
Contact Email | everson@everson.org |
Venue | Everson Museum of Art 401 Harrison St. Syracuse, NY 13202 315-474-6064 |


Nancy Friedeman-Sánchez: Dream Map and Cornucopia
Nancy Friedemann-Sánchez is a Colombian American artist who explores her heritage through works that combine Colombia’s material culture, history, and natural world. For the works featured in Dream Map and Cornucopia, Friedemann-Sánchez begins with an image of a ceramic vessel that speaks to the complex history of Latin America and its diaspora. she then transforms these vessels into bountiful cornucopia, bursting with flora and fauna that evoke Colombia’s rich ecosystems. Together with the Everson’s Paul Phillips and Sharon Sullivan Curator of Ceramics, Garth Johnson, Friedemann-Sánchez has also selected an array of ceramic works from the Museum’s permanent collection that reflect her interest in Latin America’s tapestry of Indigenous and colonial cultures.
Date/Time | 5/17/2025 (All day) |
Runs | 4/19/2025 - 10/18/2025 |
Cost | Adults $14, Seniors (65+) $10, Students $5, Children 6-12 |
Contact Phone | 315-474-6064 |
Contact Email | everson@everson.org |
Venue | Everson Museum of Art 401 Harrison St. Syracuse, NY 13202 315-474-6064 |


Pride Ethos
Ethos: The characteristic spirit of a culture, era, or community as manifested in its beliefs and aspirations.
Pride Ethos is a manifestation of the radical spirit of queer performance. Over two unforgettable nights, the Everson Museum of Art becomes a living, breathing exhibit — a celebration of identity, creativity, and community, staged throughout the museum’s striking modern architecture and alongside its celebrated collection of American art.
Come breathe collective life into this immersive, two-night experience. Each evening features a different lineup of LGBTQ+ performers from across Upstate New York — offering intimate and electrifying expressions of pride through drag, burlesque, theater, dance, and more.
Wander the galleries. Sip cocktails in the atrium while a DJ spins. Discover surprise performances in the outdoor sculpture garden, or catch a ten-minute play unfolding in the museum theatre.
One ticket gives you access to both nights.
Ages 18+ to enter, 21+ to drink.
Date/Time | 6/12/2025 7:00 PM |
Runs | 6/12/2025 - 6/13/2025 |
Cost | Pay-What-You-Wish |
Contact Phone | (315) 474-6064 |
Contact Email | everson@everson.org |
Venue | Everson Museum of Art 401 Harrison St. Syracuse, NY 13202 315-474-6064 |


Pride Ethos: A Living Exhibit
Ethos: The characteristic spirit of a culture, era, or community as manifested in its beliefs and aspirations.
Come breathe collective life into this immersive, two-night experience. Each evening features a different lineup of LGBTQ+ performers from across Upstate New York — offering intimate and electrifying expressions of pride through drag, burlesque, theater, dance, and more.
Wander the galleries. Sip cocktails in the atrium while a DJ spins. Discover surprise performances in the outdoor sculpture garden, or catch a ten-minute play unfolding in the museum theatre.
One ticket gives you access to both nights.
Ages 18+ to enter, 21+ to drink.
Pride Ethos is a project of Breadcrumbs Productions, GoJo Productions, Come Out CNY and the Everson Museum of Art; and is made possible with funds from the Tier Three Project Support program, a regrant program of the County of Onondaga with the support of the County Executive and administered by CNY Arts, and NYSCA’s Support for Organizations.
Date/Time | 6/12/2025 7:00 PM |
Runs | 6/12/2025 - 6/13/2025 |
Cost | Pay-What-You-Like, Suggested Ticket Price $30 |
Contact Email | kevin@comeoutcny.com |
Venue | Everson Museum of Art 401 Harrison St. Syracuse, NY 13202 315-474-6064 |


Jason Newsted and Friends Live at the Everson
Experience a Rock Legend in an Intimate Museum Setting
This summer, the Everson is turning up the volume!
We’re thrilled to announce that six-time Grammy winner and Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Jason Newsted is coming to the Everson Museum of Art for two powerful nights of music this summer. Newsted & Friends will take the stage July 18 and 19 in the Everson’s iconic Hosmer Auditorium for a rare and intimate performance—bringing high-energy sound into a one-of-a-kind museum setting.
Proceeds from the event will benefit the Everson’s mission to inspire and engage the Central New York community through the arts.
Tickets are limited—reserve yours now before they’re gone.
About the Exhibition: Tyler K. Smith: BOMBOTZ
Presented in conjunction with Jason Newsted’s performances, the Everson is proud to debut Tyler K. Smith: BOMBOTZ, on view July 12–August. This exhibition features the fantastical graphite drawings and ceramic sculptures of New York artist Tyler K. Smith.
Smith’s world of mechanical creatures and imaginative storytelling will be on view outside the concert space, offering a striking visual counterpoint to the music of Jason Newsted & Friends. Together, the concert and exhibition create a multi-sensory experience celebrating creativity, collaboration, and the power of the arts.
Date/Time | 7/18/2025 7:00 PM |
Runs | 7/18/2025 - 7/19/2025 |
Contact Phone | (315) 474-6064 |
Contact Email | everson@everson.org |
Venue | Everson Museum of Art 401 Harrison St. Syracuse, NY 13202 315-474-6064 |