Annual Events

2014 Everson Trips

April 30, 2014

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Please save the dates for these 2014 Trip Committee Trips. Additional details will be posted as they become available.

Brooklyn Trip / April 30 - May 2

Stratford & Niagara-on-the-Lake / June 24 - 26

Saratoga Ballet, Bolshoi Ballet / July 31

Glimmerglass Opera, performance of Carousel / August 4

Chautauqua Institute / July 27 - August 1

Annual Summer Picnic Honoring Allen J Naples

June 19, 2014

Time: 6.00pm to 9.00pm

The Everson Summer Picnic is the event of the summer, held under tents on the Everson Community Plaza, with views of the Everson's stunning architecture. The evening is complete with festive fare and the wonderful outdoor atmosphere of cocktail hour by the fountains. The highlight of the event is the presentation of the Everson Medal, and Everson Volunteer Awards. This year the Everson is please to present the Everson Medal to Allen J Naples, Regional President of CNY M&T Bank. Joyce Bird will be presented with the Volunteer Lifetime Achievement Award and the Everson Docent Organization will be presented with the Volunteer Distinguished Service Award.  

The Everson Summer Picnic and Everson Medal

The Everson Summer Picnic honors those who have been pillars of the community and have shaped Central New York through their gifts of leadership and strong conviction that art and creative expression enhance our quality of life. 

The Everson Lifetime Achievement and Distinguished Service Volunteer Awards

The Everson is pleased to present two awards to recognize outstanding volunteer service. The Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes individuals who have served the Everson Museum in varied volunteer positions for more than three decades. The Distinguished Service Award recognizes a volunteer who has exemplified superb service to the Everson Museum.

Special Events

Civic Morning Musicals

Free Wednesday Recital Series

April 9, 2014
April 16, 2014
April 23, 2014
April 30, 2014
May 7, 2014
May 14, 2014
May 21, 2014

Time: 12.30pm

Civic Morning Musicals presents a free Wednesday concert series held at 12.30pm in the Everson's Hosmer Auditorium. Each performance highlights different talented artists from our region. For more information, visit www.civicmorningmusicals.org.

Everson Night Out: Paint by Numbers Party

May 8, 2014

Time: 6.00pm to 8.00pm

FREE, Pre-registration required (space is limited so sign up soon!)

Take part in creating a huge collaborative Paint-by-Numbers mural.We will transcend conventional rules in a collective effort to bring a large paint-by-numbers mural to life. Bring your own color tube of acrylic paint. We provide the brushes. You will receive a number at the party and paint that section. At the end, we’ll have a stunning, flamboyant, mélange of collaborative/social art. Space limited RSVP by April 12th to Pam McLaughlin: pmclaughlin@everson.org.

This project is made possible with support from the IDEAS Implementation Fund, which provides grants to implement strategies derived from the IDEAS Collaborative (Initiative to Develop and engage Audiences in Syracuse).

Members' Opening Night Reception

May 9, 2014

Time: 5.30pm to 8.00pm

Join the Everson in celebrating the arrival of the first three installments in the Edge of Art Series:

Daniel Buckingham: Secret Invitation
Mary Giehl: Rice is Life
Sarah McCoubrey: Works on Paper

Enjoy live music by Jerry Exline, light hors d'oeuvres and a cash bar before previewing the exhibitions. Advanced tickets are recommended

Everson Night Out: Beer Garden

May 15, 2014

Time: 5.00pm to 8.00pm

Join us for Everson Night Out: Beer Garden - An evening of fine craft beers by Empire Brewing Co. and Middle Ages Brewery, live music, and the unique work of local potters, all in the stunning setting of the Everson Museum. Purchase a beer (or glass of wine) to enjoy outside on the Everson podium or in the Sculpture Court while the sounds of live music waft throughout the building. Peruse the wares of local potters and purchase a one-of-a-kind ceramic beer stein to take home with you.

This project is made possible with support from the IDEAS Implementation Fund, which provides grants to implement strategies derived from the IDEAS Collaborative (Initiative to Develop and engage Audiences in Syracuse).

Everson Night Out: Yoga

June 12, 2014

Time: 5.30pm to 8.00pm

Relax and rejuvenate with a free outdoor yoga class let by Tiffany Sisko of O Yoga studio, all in view of the Everson’s stunning I.M. Pei architecture. Browse a pop up boutique of the finest yoga accessories by Lululemon and enjoy healthy refreshments. 

This project is made possible with support from the IDEAS Implementation Fund, which provides grants to implement strategies derived from the IDEAS Collaborative (Initiative to Develop and engage Audiences in Syracuse).

60/60

Sixty Artists in Sixty Minutes

June 20, 2014

Time: 5.30pm to 7.00pm

The Everson Members' Council presents 60/60 under the tents on the Everson Community Plaza on June 20. Art lovers stroll about chatting with the 60 artists as they work and purchase raffle tickets which they place in pails by the artists whose pieces they would like to win. At the end of the hour, winning raffle tickets are drawn for each of the sixty works of art. 

Would you like to showcase your artistic talent at 60/60, while supporting the Everson Museum? Download the artist application form by clicking here. Artists are accepted in the order that their applications are received in.