Opening Reception – Saturday, March 6, 2010 at 7pm

Each year in America over 3 million children are abused, nearly 2,000 die, some run away, others are abandoned, all have their own challenges with this sojourn through adolescence. Each day in America 6 children die from abuse, 100,000 children are homeless, 8 children die from guns, 219 children die before their first birthday, 1,534 babies are born to teenage girls.

In the paintings by Diane Menzies and installations by Mary Giehl, there are hints of darkness and confinement along with a mixture and balance of playfulness and seriousness. The work challenges the viewer to take a deeper look at what these images of childhood are telling us.

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Moving from one unhealthy relationship to another, Caroline (Ellen Barkin) and her son, Toby (Leonardo DiCaprio), roam the country and finally end up in Washington state, where she marries Dwight (Robert De Niro), a modest mechanic. But Dwight fails to be the role model she had hoped for, and Toby is desperate to escape from under his heavy, abusive hand. Michael Caton-Jones’s gripping drama is based on Tobias Wolff’s autobiography of the same name.

$5 Suggested Donation

“Don’t Feed the Actors” is Central New York’s own touring Improv group.  Specializing in audience interactive improvisation. They pride themselves in bringing their unique show to locations all over Upstate New York. The group is made up of a dozen of Central New York’s finest local comedic actors.  With different actors and different games in each show, and of course different suggestions from the audience, they all but guarantee a new and exciting show each time.

Please join us in supporting ArtRage and local actors!

Dan Leonard

Dan Leonard will speak about the sexual abuse of little boys, through his own story.

Commonly accepted figures state that in the USA, 1 in 3 girls and 1 in 6 boys are abused.

Dan will relate his experience as a fraternity member to the overall issue of sexual abuse; “Macho” football player, he seemed to have no apparent problems with the outside world – a productive member of society – but holding a terrible secret.

Join us to hear his story and the story of thousands just like him…and you…and me.

Free to the public.

Syracuse Peace Council Program

“Why Immigration Rights matter, and what you can do about it.”

Canceled until further notice!