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On writing about local drone photographers Gabriel Veiga “I wasn’t expecting to geek out on American High. The company shoots in a tiny school, almost in the middle of nowhere… and then you see the films on Hulu. Impressive.”
On writing about film production studio American High
All good things during a most enter taining time of year. Cheers. Danielle Benjamin “I loved working on this piece because I got to discover new local photographers and see some truly unique projects that they are working on. There is always something new to discover in CNY!”
For Central New Yorkers, fall — in all its sweater weather and pumpkin spice glory — seems to be almost everyone’s fave. In addition, it’s also the start of the arts sea son and that means several ways to light up these ever-darkening nights with a show, a concert or a visit to a local gallery.
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Lights up September comes so timid ly. As if it knows we need to transition ever so gen tly from summer’s end to fall’s start. Seriously, Sept., there’s no need to be shy.
For our grand finale, we sat down with Landmark Theatre Executive Director Mike Intaglietta on what he enjoys most about working at this historic gem and to find out if those ghost rumors are true.
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Introducing our first Arts & Entertain ment issue. Join us as we go behind the scenes of the American High film studio, get an inside look at the Black Artist Col lective and Black Latino Asian Artist Coa lition, go flying with area drone photogra phers whose vision offers an entirely new way of looking at CNY and talk with Syra cuse University professor Bob Thompson on the influences of pop culture. We’ll also revisit the local vendors featured in celeb rity chef Anne Burrell’s fall 2021 wedding.
In other departments, we introduce you to Amaus Dental, which has been provid ing free dental care to people in need, take a closer look at the City as Canvas art proj ect and get a sneak peek at Versa-Style, a hip-hop performance group coming to the Everson. Also inside, find out how one lo cal woman created an eco-conscious al ternative to plastic sandwich bags, peruse Syracuse’s public art scene and get a grape pie recipe from Heart ‘n Hand to put you in the season’s full swing.
Contents 46 Broader Perspective Two Black-led groups create opportunities for artists and creatives of color. COLELYNNEKERRIBYPHOTOS 54 Class Action A lookbehind-the-scenesatlocalfilmstudioAmericanHigh. 60 One to Watch SU pop culture professor Robert Thompson finds meaning in the mundane. 66 Eyes in the Sky Area drone showcasephotographersthebeautyofUpstate. 74
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Departments 11 It’s All Good 11 Ways to embrace the season 14 Positive Vibes: Art and mental health 16 Our Town: Chittenango 19 Market Trends: Fall finds 29 Good News 29 Cazenovia Artisans celebrates 20 years 30 Behind the Scenes: City as Canvas 34 Caught Doing Good: Amaus Dental Services provides free care to those in need 38 The Seen: A pictorial review of CNY’s social gatherings 83 Making Good 83 Syracuse artist enters NFT space 84 CNY Scout: Hip-hop dance group comes to Everson 87 Farm to Table: Heart ‘n Hand’s Concord Grape Pie 90 Down to Earth: An alternatvie to plastic sandwich bags 92 Art Profile: Syracuse’s public art scene In every issue 6 Editor's Letter 100 Galleries 105 Flashback: CNY’s mini cinemas 106 Last Word: With Landmark Theatre Executive Director Mike Intaglietta VERRETTEBENUTLEY,RILEYHOPSICKER,KATIEVERSA-STYLE,BYPHOTOS 66 60 30 84 SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER CENTRAL NEW YORK MAGAZINE 9
It ’s all good POSITIVE VIBES • OUR TOWN • MARKET TRENDS SHUTTERSTOCKBYPHOTOS BY MJ KRAVEC The crickets are growing quiet. The air grows andJack-o-lanternscrisp.laughfromeverydoorstep,goldenleavesfaintfromthetreesmoodyskiesaddahauntingbackdroptoautumn’sdrama. Here are seven ways to take in the season now. FALL, GUYS
The Friends of the Central Library Author Series kicks off its 28th season with Brit Bennett, author of “The Mothers” and New York Times bestseller “The Vanishing Half,” which details the lasting impacts of the past on a person’s future. 7:30 p.m. Tues. Sept. 13 at John H. Mulroy Civic Center. Visit foclsyracuse.org. s all good
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APPLE JACK Celebrate the Fall Equinox on Sept. 22 with the symbol of the season. Core four apples and place in a shallow baking dish. Combine ¼ cup brown sugar, ¼ cup walnuts, 2 Tbsp. butter, tsp. cinnamon, 1 Tbsp. raisins (optional). Spoon into apple cores. Pour ¼ cup of water into pan and bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes. Serve with vanilla ice cream.
The new national tour of “Annie” comes to the Landmark Theatre with an appropriately timed theme that sunnier days lie ahead. Oct. 4-8. This beloved musical with its iconic score celebrates family, love and the enduring spirit of hope. Visit SEPTEMBER/OCTOBERlandmarktheatre.org
Create your own autumnal votives by securing colorful leaves to the outside of a jelly jar with twine. Place batteryoperated votives inside to add warmth and seasonal color to a table setting.
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With apple cider season in high gear, put a fresh spin on hot cider and try adding a dried spicy chili to your mug. In a pinch, you can also use a bit of cayenne or powdered chili. For another flavor layer and one that makes it suitable for a tailgate before an SU game add a sliver of orange peel.
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Create a seasonal and simple wall hanging with elements gathered from outside. Twist grapevine into a simple wreath and secure with floral wire and/or a hot glue gun. Attach dried leaves, berries and other natural outdoor finds for a uniquely rustic hanging for a front door.
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When the autumn winds blow chilly and cold, our local boutiques have the layering pieces you’ll need. Like the true colors of the leaves, favorite fall motifs return along with dusty hues and tactile textures.
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Small quilted landscape wall hanging by Sharon Bottle Souva, $165, Salt City Artisans, 226 Hawley Avenue, Syracuse, 315-479-0400, saltcityartisans.com. good MARKET TRENDS
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CHAIN GANG Two-tone chain bracelet, $10, Homie, 68 Main Street, Camillus, 315-663-4034, homieish.com.
CUDDLE UP Throw blanket, $40, Inspired, 7468 Oswego Road, Liverpool, inspired-vhd.com.315-622-3000,
BOWL ME OVER Footed circle bowl with handles, $48, Papavero Clay Studio, 38 E. Genesee Street, Skaneateles, 315-685-6263, papaverostudio.com.
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HOW DO YOU CREW Jordan Crew Sweater, $98.50, H. Grey Supply Co., 53 Albany Street, Cazenovia, hgreysupplyco.com.315-815-5016,
IN THE BAG Handbag, $39, Apricot Lane Boutique, 6811 E. Genesee Street, Fayetteville, 315-870-9181. DRESS TO IMPRESS Catalina dress, $79, Floridella Boutique, 406 S. Franklin Street, Syracuse, shopfloridella.com.315-741-7961,
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Recycled cotton botanical pillow, $28, BeeKind, 118 Milton Avenue, Syracuse, 315-299-6073,
TOE THE LINE Ramada mauve clay booties, $92, Cella V Boutique, 8395 Oswego Road, Liverpool, 315-430-4093, cellavboutique.com.
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TO A TEE Take Me Upstate short-sleeve raglan sweatshirt, $50, Sakran & Shaw, 11 Jordan Street, Skaneateles, 315-345-1091, sakranandshaw.com.
BABY LOVE Muslin baby wrap, harvest gold, $29, Drooz + Company, 36 E. Genesee Street, Skaneateles,
beekindsyracuse.com.Good Morning teacup in amber, $22, Skaneateles 300, 2. W. Genesee Street, Skaneateles, skaneateles300.com.315-685-1133,
BLOCK PARTY Blu Pepper dress, $54, Apricot Lane Boutique. FEEL THE ENERGY Handcrafted ‘The Master Healer’ 4mm bracelet, $24, The Gift Box Shoppe, 4317 Fay Road, Syracuse, 315-4879099, thegiftboxshoppe.com.
FLIP IT AND REVERSE IT Floral reversible jeans in olive, $75, Bev and Co., 18 E. Genesee Street, Skaneateles, 315-685-5064, bevandco.com.
LIGHT THE WAY Reclaimed wood lanterns, shorter $60, taller $65, M. Graham Interiors, 309 Vine Street, Suite 3, Liverpool, 315-440-6637, mgrahaminteriors.com.
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BELT IT OUT Chopra belt, $18, The Rose Cottage, 214 S. Manlius Street, Fayetteville, 315-637-1330, therosecottageny.com.
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WALE LOOK AT THAT Corduroy hat, $30, Salt Point Shop, 100 Brooklea Street, saltpointshop.com.Fayetteville, BACK IN STYLE Artsy backpack, $58, Dazzle, 119 W. Seneca Street, Manlius, 315-682-7499, thedazzlestore.com.
WHAT Felt ball coaster set, $38, Skaneateles 300. Flamed copper cuff, $68, Littoral Line Studio at Gallery 54, 54 E. Genesee Street, Skaneateles,
WAISTING AWAY Boho belt $48, Boutique Joycé, 119 W. Seneca Street, Manlius, 315-692-2122, boutiquejoyce.com. STEM STUDY Plant pot, $10, Inspired. WISE CHOICE Metal owl dish, $18, Inspired. FEELING BLUE Navy vase, $8, Olive + Fern, 19 North Street, Marcellus, 315-200-2464, facebook.com/ shopolivefern. FELT CUTE Felted Petals mirror by Quirky Digs, $275, Cazenovia Artisans, 39 Albany cazenoviaartisans.com.Cazenovia,Street,315-655-2225, BE-LEAF IT OR NOT Blue painted leaf platter, $40, M. Graham Interiors. CRYSTAL CLEAR Table crystal, $100, Papavero Clay Studio. SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER CENTRAL NEW YORK MAGAZINE 23
IT’S ON ME Caspari paper plates, $5 for 8 salad/ dessert plates, Chestnut Cottage, 75 E. Genesee Street, Skaneateles, 315-685-8082. NICE AND COZY Lightweight fleece robe sunflower sky, $50, Witty Wicks, 190 Township Boulevard, Camillus, 315-672-3110, wittywicks.com. EAR APPARENT Earrings, $23, The Gift Box Shoppe. HERE COMES THE SUNFLOWER CHEEP HOUSING Birdhouse, $40, The Gift Box Shoppe. HOOKED ON A FEELING Small hooked wool pillow, $29.95, Enjoy, 419 E. Genesee Street, Fayetteville, 315-637-3450. SLEEPING BEAUTY Eye mask, $15, Bev and Co. IN THAT CASE Eyeglasses case, $13.95, Colorful Inspirations, 170 Township Boulevard, Camillus, colorfulinspirations.com.315-320-4364, It ’s all good MARKET TRENDS 24 CENTRAL NEW YORK MAGAZINE SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER
MAGNETIC ATTRACTION Hand-painted magnet, $25 (a portion goes to Ukraine), by Marilyn Fegan at Cazenovia Artisans.
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ART OF GLASS Glass sunflower plate, $35, by Cindy Helmer at Salt City Artisans.
DRINK UP Hand-painted stemless glass, $16, Creations by Nella at Gallery 54. oil on linen painting, $275, by Karen J. Burns, Cazenovia Artisans.
FRAME OF REFERENCE Framed sunflower print, $70, Fringed Benefits, 6825 E. Genesee Street, fringedbenefitsdesign.com.315-802-4353,Fayetteville,
TOTE-ALLY CUTE Chala brown stripe bee sunflower tote, $60.98, First National Gifts, 2 E. Genesee Street, Skaneateles, firstnationalgifts.com.855-810-9076,
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ANY JEANS NECESSARY Denim jacket, $100, Bev and Co. TOO MUCH OF A GOOD SWING Camel swing jacket, $189, Floridella Boutique. TIP THE SCALES Snake trucker jacket brown, Boutique$128,Joycé. THAT LOOKS STITCHIN’ Roz jacket $149, Emma + James, 25 Jordan Street, Skaneateles, 315-685-2747, shopejclothing.com. CHECK PLEASE Don’t Forget It cropped shacket, $52, Cella V Boutique. LOVE LANGUAGE Elan jacket button up distressed olive, $99, J Michael, 173 Marshall Street, Syracuse, 315-471-4237,SEPTEMBER/OCTOBERjmichaelshoes.com.CENTRAL NEW YORK MAGAZINE 27
elementsmorevaluecolorPerspective,andarethanof art TWO BLACK-LED GROUPS CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARTISTS OF COLOR BY NICHOLAS COURGI
Local artists of color find that sustainable opportu nities to live and work as artists and receive support, access and funding do not exist here to the extent that they should. Through two organizations, Black Artist Collective (BAC) and Black Latino Asian Artist Coali tion (B.L.A.A.C.), creatives and activists are effecting their own change.
Art is a form of storytelling, and when the stories told offer a limited perspective, or one’s access to being able to tell stories is restricted, our capacity to understand our community is diminished.
BAC leaders recognized that increased advocacy was needed in a city and region where Black community members have not only been historically excluded from many artistic spaces but are still largely in the dark as it relates to the transparency of arts and economics. Even
Qiana Williams, Cjala Surratt, Alice “Queen” Olom, Jaleel Campbell and Martikah Williams founded BAC in June 2019. The quintet saw a void in terms of who was receiving funding for artistic endeavors. Only three cultural institutions — Community Folk Art Center, La Casita Cultural Center and the Paul Robeson Perform ing Arts Company — in Syracuse were actively discuss ing issues that centered Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC).
It looks like a real high school, with classrooms, brick walls, an auditorium and a locker room. But it also has a costume de partment, a camera room, a dailies room and several produc tion offices. You could jump through the locker room’s fake dry wall without hurting yourself.
Left, scenes from American High films on Hulu include, clockwise from upper left, “Plan B,” “The Ultimate Playlist of Noise,” “Crush,” “Big Time Adolescence” and “The Binge.”
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“Miguel has never been in a fistfight, and his friends realize he’s never been in a fistfight,” American High President Will Phelps says when describing the movie, the 15th made here in just five years. “And now he feels the pressure to get in one. Otherwise, he will be that guy who’s never been in a fight.”
CEO Jeremy Garelick, whose credits include directing “The Wedding Ringer” starring Kevin Hart and script revisions on “The Hangover,” had been wanting to create a film compa ny like American High for a while. “The goal was just to make low-budget high school comedies because those are the mov ies that I loved,” says Garelick. But that required the right location.
On the set of American High, CNY’s biggest film studio BY GABRIEL VEIGA
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“We’re rolling!” shout several crew members outside a Liv erpool high school.
“It will be interesting to see him go on this journey of learn ing how to fight via movies,” Phelps says. The film, directed by Emmy Award winner Oz Rodriguez (“Kenan”), stars Tyler Dean Flores, Imani Lewis and Raúl Castillo. Before American High was founded, nobody thought about filming high school movies in Central New York. “For the first year or two, everyone thought we were crazy,” Phelps says. “We had to convince them that we weren’t.”
Miguel is a film buff whose fighting regimen is inspired by Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan and characters from “The Matrix.”
“I needed a high school that looked like a John Hughes high school,” he says. “The idea was to turn it into a film studio. And I had been searching for the right high school in a tax in centive area.” Then Garelick and Phelps, his producing partner, heard about just such an area: upstate New York. “I discovered that there was a tax incentive at the time, and it was 40 percent below the line,” he says. “And I immediately Googled ‘schools for sale in upstate New York,’ and I saw this school, which was like the perfect school.” In 2016, Garelick and Phelps flew from Los Angeles to Liver pool to see the building formerly known as A.V. Zogg Middle School. They made an offer on the spot.
This is American High, the biggest film studio in Central New York. A recent studio tour was interrupted by cries of “Action!” and “Cut!” as filming was under way for “Miguel Wants to Fight” in this fake school that used to be a real school.
TELEVISION EXPERT LOOKS FOR THE PROFOUND IN THE MUNDANE BY MADELYN GEYER | PHOTOS BY RILEY UTLEY
EYES IN THE SKY DRONE PHOTOGRAPHERS TAKE NEW APPROACH TO LOCAL SIGHTS
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Aiden McGuire, Nic Phelps, Ben Verrette, and Kate and Sebastian Ibañez are just a few of the lo cal photographers and videographers who have taken to the skies. Specializing in natural land scapes, concrete jungles and special events, these artists are able to capture CNY and offer views we’ve rarely seen before. “Flying my drone changes my perspectives of Central New York each and every time I take flight,” Aiden McGuire says. “I’ve always been a believer in [Syracuse]… And seeing it from high above has only reinforced that belief that we have something extraordinary in Central New York.”
ure, you’ve walked through Green Lakes State Park and hiked the trails at Chittenango Falls, admiring their natu ral beauty. But have you ever seen these unique places from above the tree line, enjoying the same views the birds do? In the era of smartphones, everyone has become a hobby photographer. But a select few individ uals have taken it to another level through drone photography. By showcasing area landmarks and neighborhoods through new heights and unex pected angles, these locals have reenergized the way we see Central New York and remind both residents and visitors of the allure of the region.
Left, Kate and Sebastian Ibañez photographed in the Adirondacks, capturing the leaves changing color.
CNY vendors made magic at celebrity chef Anne Burrell’s October 2021 wedding
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Food Network celebrity chef Anne Burrell has dined at the world’s finest restaurants.
But when she returned to her hometown of Cazenovia for her October 2021 wedding to Stuart Claxton, she turned to Central New York vendors to create her perfect day.
“They have eaten and drank and celebrated in some of the most culturally rich cities in the world,” says wedding planner Megan Hiltbrand of MLH Events, who assembled an all-star team to execute Burrell’s fall wedding weekend.
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Burrell, a Cazenovia native who cooked in top New York City restaurants before rising to fame on the Food Network, wanted to share the beauty of fall in Upstate New York with her guests.
For dinner and dancing, guests moved into the proper ty’s 200-year-old barn, restored with “just the right measure of rusticity,” says Hiltbrand.
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“But they definitely wanted to support the local economy and highlight what amazing professionals we have in the area.”
The couple had spent the early days of the coronavirus pan demic with Burrell’s family in Cazenovia. Burrell even filmed cooking segments from her mother’s kitchen, and Claxton popped the question during a date night there in April 2020.
They chose Windridge Estate — known for its 80 hilltop acres with panoramic views of Oneida and Cazenovia lakes — for their venue, and brought on Hiltbrand to curate their big day. The bride arrived by horse and carriage, a fairytale moment made possible by JK Percherons of Moravia. The couple exchanged vows under an abundant arbor of orange roses designed by Whistlestop Florist of East Syracuse.
Stuart Claxton and Anne Burrell celebrated with 129 guests at Windridge Estate Red Barn
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NFTs are distinct digital files that are sold or traded on market sites using cryptocurrency. NFTs have different functionality, from a static image to varying levels of interactivity; some even include exclusive access to an event or a related physical object. He produced 26 works in two collections: Blonde
For artists like Campbell, exposure to a new audi ence is a big draw. Buyers get the bragging rights of owning a unique piece and the cachet of holding those pieces in their digital portfolio, known as a wallet.
Connecting with Sunday Night Collective gave Campbell the creative jolt he’d been looking for, “It helped me create some of my strongest pieces,” he says.
Ambition, influenced by his love of fashion, and In Secrecy, which focuses on part of his creative origin story – his interest in playing with dolls when family and society told him he shouldn’t.
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Savvy art collectors can now find the work of Syra cuse artist Jaleel Campbell on the blockchain.
Campbell was sought out by Sunday Night Collective, a brand that helps creatives (especially artists of color) translate their work into non-fungible tokens (NFTs).
Making good FARM TO TABLE Move over apple, the Concord grape could be the new queen of fall when baked into Heart ‘n Hand’s grape pie. Purple reign BY MJ KRAVEC | PHOTOS BY ALAINA POTRIKUS
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Introducing the Salt City, one public artwork at a time KATHERINE KIESSLING
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London Ladd depicted Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. giving a speech at Syracuse University in 1961, along with one of his well-known quotes, for half of the mural series under the Taylor Street bridge.
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Syracuse’s growing public art scene celebrates the history, culture, identity and creativity of the city. Its collection, just waiting to be explored throughout the city, boasts humorous odes to historical inventions, brightly hued murals perfect for Instagram and socially conscious work bridging neighborhoods. From bold new additions to longstanding classics, these works capture a slice of the history, personality and growth of the Salt City.
1. “Francesca” 2. “Clinton Serenade” 3. “Whales Tale” 4. Shot clocks 5. Armory Square art walk 6. “Love Letter to Syracuse” 7. “Legendary Syracuse Firsts” 8. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. & Frederick Douglass 1 2 3 4 456 7 8 MORRISCHRISBYMAP SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER CENTRAL NEW YORK MAGAZINE 93
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Chris Melfi is Support Services Administrator at OHA.
The articles’ author, Dorothy Newer, first had to assure Mr. Slotnick that she, a woman, was indeed the Post-Standard’s business editor. Mr. Slotnick then went on to detail his inno vative new line of Mini Theaters, with the first theater opening on Erie Boulevard in September 1969, and two more planned to open in Glens Falls and Oneonta. He commented on how people were starting to look for entertainment closer to their suburban homes, leading to lower attendance at urban the aters. The new theater, called Mini-1, was constructed next to the pre-existing Cinema East Theater and Carrols-operated Dewitt Drive-In, showing the demand for suburban entertainment was high. Mini-1 employed a new concept called automat ed projection, allowing the theater to be staffed by as few as two people: a manager and a cashier. The new cinemas would provide moviegoers with a more intimate, living room-like experience, yet seat 350 people a space much smaller than Cine ma East, Mini-1’s neigh bor, which could seat near ly 700. Mini-1 would later be called Cinema East 2. For Slotnick, this theater was about cinema finding its own niche apart from traditional theater, while also paying hom age to those roots. Murals in his theaters celebrated the bour geoning cinema industry rather than evoking classical themes as many playhouses do. The theaters were equipped with air conditioning, fire prevention features and Carrols restaurants.
Mini-1 was later known as Cinema East 2. The theater seated 350 people about half the number seated in Cinema East.
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Mini-1 opened Friday, September 19, 1969 with a showing of “The Last Summer,” an intense coming-of-age story filmed on Fire Island and given an X rating.
In 1968, Herbert Slotnick, president of family-owned Slotnick Enterprises, pur chased a 71 percent stake in Carrols lookexpansioningarticlestheaters.ownaters,SlotnickstimeiehisknewrantCorporationDevelopment—arestauchainthatSlotnickcouldsynergizewithfamily’sgrowingmovtheaterbusiness.Attheoftheacquisition,theoperated11thewhichincludedtheirdrive-inandhardtopPost-Standardfrom1969detailtheSlotnickfamily’sofferauniqueintoSyracuseattheend of the 1960s, and the changing landscape of the entertainment industry and Syracuse itself.
BY CHRIS MELFI Mini theater is big step for local cinema SCREEN
Favorite place to enjoy the great outdoors? It’s remarkable what a tremendous asset Onondaga Lake Park has become. I used to ride my bike down to the park to read comic books when I was growing up in Liverpool, and I would go to picnics at Willow Bay with my whole extended family. Now my wife and I get to watch our daughter play on Wegmans Playground and go for as long walks as her little legs can manage.
What time do you get up in the morning and how do you take your coffee? My alarm is set for 6:45, but I wake up whenever my adorable three-year-old alarm clock (daughter) decides to wake up. I drink my coffee black in the morning. I might go for a sugar-free vanilla latte if I need a boost in the afternoon. What do you like most about your job? I love working with such a dedicated group of colleagues and volunteers to keep the Landmark thriving. rewardingIt’sto know that our efforts enliven our region now, and that we are serving to maintain and improve on such a unique and cherished community treasure. What’s your favorite season in CNY? I love autumn. The weather gets a little cooler, the leaves start to turn, we start putting apples in everything, we get the MLB playoffs and the start of a new SU basketball season. Plus my favorite holiday is Thanksgiving. Now at the Landmark, fall also usually means the start of a hopefully busy season.
MIKE INTAGLIETTA WITH Landmark Theatre Executive Director BY MJ KRAVEC
I will tell one story. In the fall of 2015, when I started work ing for the Landmark, I was closing up after an event. I had al ready sent the other staff home, the lights had been turned off, and all I had for illumination was my cell phone flashlight. I realized the marquee was still on and went to turn the lights off. The door to the closet with the breakers was open, but when I got about 10 feet away, it slammed shut. Hard. It was probably just a draft. I’m sure it was just a draft. But I didn’t particularly care to stop to think about it as I ran out of the building.
I have been hearing fantastic things about “Come From Away” since its New York opening. The tour will visit the Landmark on the 95th anniversary of the opening of our building, Febru ary 18, 1928. It should be a wonderful synergy: a musical about welcoming people on the birthday of our welcoming theatre.
The Landmark has quite an impressive lineup for 2022-2023 — What are you most looking forward to?
What are you binge watching? I am desperate to watch Am azon’s “Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.” I was intro duced to the books while I was in elementary school and have loved them ever since.
We’re bringing the curtains down on our first arts and entertainment issue with a chat with Landmark Theatre Executive Direc tor Mike Intaglietta. We wanted to know what it’s like to work in such a dramatic setting on a daily basis and, of course, is the Landmark really haunted?
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Any favorite moments that stand out during your time at the Landmark? There are almost too many to mention.
Having the opportunity to host Steve Martin and Martin Short was a dream for a comedy nerd like me. Hearing David Byrne try (and succeed!) to get music out of the wildly out-of-tune organ in our musician’s gallery, the unmatched energy of opening night of Disney’s “The Lion King,” the look on young students’ faces as they enter the theatre for the first time, the raising of the marquee sign, taking my parents to sit in the new seats... dozens more.
Since we’re approaching Halloween, we have to ask is the Landmark haunted?
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