The Other Side

Pride Month Opening Event with Oneida County Pride Alliance
2025-06-01 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | The Other Side, 2011 Genesee St, Utica, New York, 13501
This is an informal event where people can come and go as they socialize with the LGBTQ community and our allies.
Emerson Ave. Cafe purchase required.

Hope, Challenge, and Beauty -- Gallery Opening
2025-06-06 17:00 - 19:00
Patrick Fiore – Paintings
June 6 to June 28, 2025
“Determination, hope, challenge, and beauty are the attributes and narratives expressed within my paintings. Inviting the viewer to reflect on our shared experiences, we acknowledge those who suffer the trials of inequity. I reference historical and contemporary human rights issues in a world offering bounty for some and famine for others. My work is informed by the Social Realists, specific at times, denoting period, place and culture, while universal emotions are expressed through pose, gesture and staging.
Having returned to my hometown in upstate New York, I explore our history and its impact through the diversity of our cultures. We continue to weave a resilient community that has proven, caring yields growth, adding new fibers creates strength, and preserving our long-treasured heritage ensures our longevity as valued traditions are passed down from our ancestral families to a new generation.
Opening Reception: Friday, June 6 from 5-7pm
Artist Talk: Saturday, June 28 at 1pm
Gallery Hours from 12-2pm:
Saturday, June 7
Thursday, June 12
Saturday, June 14
Thursday, June 19
Saturday, June 21
Thursday, June 26
Saturday, June 28

Hope, Challenge, and Beauty -- Gallery Hours (click for all upcoming dates)
2025-06-07 12:00 - 14:00

Jerry Dee and The Dovetones
2025-06-07 19:30 - 21:30
Performing songs from America’s golden eras – from Tin Pan Alley, ‘20s-‘40s Swing, the Blues, Rock ’n Roll, & Motown to Latin Rock, Classic Rock, Fusion, and Funk – the Dovetones keep the legacy of American music alive and well in Central New York.
With a Masters degree in Opera, German-born vocalist/violinist, Juliane Price loves the American song tradition, especially early 20th-century jazz.

$15 at the door

The Big Conversation
2025-06-11 19:30 - 21:00
The Other Side of Ellis Island: A Peoples’ History of Immigration
with Gianni Notaro multi-award winning public school teacher
Why are so many fearful of those we deem as “others”? Who does this fear serve? Featuring the art of Patrick Fiore, local teacher Gianni Notaro will lead a lecture through the history of immigration in the U.S. , highlighting connections between the past and present, with focus on the importance of solidarity between immigrants, migrants, refugees and the working class in America.
Honoring Utica peace and justice activist Sunithi Bajekal (1933-2014)
Wednesday, June 11 @ 7:30pm
Free To The Public – Donations Welcome
The Other Side – 2011 Genesee Street Utica

The Cheese Man
2025-06-21 08:00 - 17:00

Big and Glassy Book Club
2025-06-24 18:30 - 20:00
The group has elected to read Henry Miller’s controversial, 1934 fictive memoir, Tropic of Cancer. Banned from publication in America upon its initial release due to its “candid sexuality”, the book was the center of a major court ruling that set a precedent for the cause of free speech, particularly in the realm of literature. The meeting will be held over a potluck dinner. The meeting is open to the public, and reading the book or bringing a dish to pass is not required to attend.

Hope, Challenge, and Beauty -- Artist Talk
2025-06-28 13:00 - 14:00

Temenos Talk
2025-06-29 09:00 - 11:00

Outcast International Show Preparation
2025-07-08 18:30 - 21:00

Community Art Exhibition with Jennifer Krawiec!
2025-07-11

The People's Classroom with Gianni Notaro
2025-07-21 18:00 - 19:30

Big and Glassy Book Club
2025-07-22 18:30 - 20:00
The group has elected to read two books in sequence:

the first, a short work of journalism/travel writing called The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates in which he travels to Senegal, South Carolina, and Israel-Palestine. Published in 2024, it should make for a highly relevant and deeply sickening read.
This meeting will take place at The Other Side of Utica (2011 Genesee St) at 6:30pm on Tuesday, July 22th.

Following The Message, the group has also elected to go for a much longer read from one century earlier: Theodore Dreiser’s 1925 novel, An American Tragedy. Based on the notorious murder of Grace Brown in the summer of 1906 at Big Moose Lake in the Adirondacks, the novel should make for a more personal read. The book is around 800 pages, so I am informing you now so you can play the early bird and get at that sweet, sweet worm.
If all goes well, this meeting will take place at The Other Side at 6:30pm on Tuesday, August 12th.

As always, a potluck dinner seems to make for a more comfortable experience, so please feel free to bring something to share.

The Theater at Woodshill Presents - Macbeth
2025-07-24 19:00 - 21:00
“Macbeth is an uncanny unity of setting, plot, and characters, fused together beyond comparison with any other play of Shakespeare’s.”
-Harold Bloom
Over four hundred years since its original staging, The Tragedy of Macbeth remains one of the world’s most alluring and enduring pieces of dramatic theater—and, as Shakespeare’s shortest tragic work, it remains an unrivaled and unflinching exploration of ambition, power, and fate. Its timeless themes continue to resonate with modern audiences, delving deep into the complexities of the human psyche and the dark consequences of unchecked desire.
For The Theater at Woodshill’s ninth season, Macbeth is the “perfectest” choice, a culmination of our previous excursions into Shakespeare’s tragic art, including Hamlet (2019) and Romeo and Juliet (2023). Its genre-defining moral conflict and utter poetic beauty poignantly aligns with our company’s dedication to classic, thought-provoking theater. As a company that prides itself on fostering an intimate connection between audience and text, performing in a thrust-style theater, Woodshill provides an ideal environment for Macbeth’s haunting atmosphere. The blend of Shakespeare’s profound insights into the depths of human nature along Woodshill’s commitment to theatrical excellence promises a summer of gripping drama, rooted in the eternal relevance of the Bard’s most haunting work.
Tickets: Here (Please note this event is not occurring at The Other Side)
Support: Here
Thanks, as ever, to our great, good friends at THE OTHER SIDE.

Private Event
2025-09-03

Correspondence- Opening Reception
2025-09-12 17:00 - 19:00
September 12 – October 4
Opening Reception, Friday September 12, 5-7pm
Artist Talk: Saturday, October 4, 1pm
Gallery Hours: Thursdays and Saturdays 12-2pm

Correspondence - Gallery Hours
2025-09-13 12:00 - 14:00

More Than You Can Know - Hamilton at The Other Side
2025-09-17 19:30 - 21:00
While cleaning out the attic of her family home, Canadian-American writer Naomi
Guttman discovers bundles of love letters written during her parents’ transatlantic
courtship. With those letters, plus home-movie footage, photographs, and surprisingly
candid interviews about love, fidelity, and gender roles, Guttman weaves a poignant tale
of a sixty-four-year marriage between two doctors whose love is tested by time and
circumstance. Inspired by the films of Alan Berliner, Judith Helfand, and Sarah Polley,
Guttman’s first film reveals a rare and intimate glimpse into the arc of a complex
relationship

Part of the Carl. A Rubio Hamilton at The Other Side Series

Community is the Heart of Healing
2025-09-18 18:00 - 19:30
The prolonged uncertainty these last several years has negatively influenced the mind-body health of many individuals and communities. The Building Connections Collective is raising awareness of collectivism for enriching healing practices and better overall health and wellbeing. This approach not only acknowledges individual experiences but also highlights the importance of community and shared cultural connections in the healing process.
Collective healing practices have ancient roots, and the Building Connections Collective is raising awareness that health and healing is a collective responsibility and involves actionable steps for supporting the health of a community.
If you are interested in this topic, consider learning more about the Building Connections Collective on Sept 18th, 6pm – 7:30pm at 2011 Genesee St, Utica NY 13501 and help bring awareness about the benefits of collective healing.

Questions reach out to Deborah Faust at DFaust@mhanys.or 518-414-2899

Outcast International Show Prep
2025-10-04 - 2025-10-08

Correspondence - Artist Talk
2025-10-04 13:00 - 14:00

Outcast International presents: Life Sucks. (click for all show dates)
2025-10-09 19:30 - 21:30
OUTCAST returns to THE OTHER SIDE with the Aaron Posner Comedy “Life Sucks”
After a 2-year hiatus, Outcast International is back to present the comedy “Life Sucks” at The Other Side in Utica, NY from October 9th through October 12th.
Written by Aaron Posner, author of the hit play “Stupid F#%*ing Bird,” which is a parody of Chekhov’s “The Seagull,” “Life Sucks” is the playwright’s hilarious and poignant take on Chekhov’s “Uncle Vanya.”
Described as his love letter to Chekhov, Posner’s “Life Sucks” pulls the most important parts of “Uncle Vanya” and spins them in uniquely modern ways, including asking the characters to interact directly with the audience. Although Chekhov’s plays can be heavy in their dealing of the universal themes of love and loss, Posner offers us hope and urges us to – in the words of one of his characters – “Move on. Move forward. Move further into life!“
Superbly funny, smart, audacious and heartbreaking, the play has been lauded by the critics, with the Chicago Sun Times writing, “’Life Sucks’ is altogether wise, profoundly humane, hilarious, quirky, endearing and, in countless clever ways, brilliantly faithful to its source . . . Posner has managed to find his own voice in the process, bringing a playful, far from cynical, fourth-wall-piercing originality to the story.” Jesse Green of The New York Times wrote, “Aaron Posner’s bitingly funny and unexpectedly touching play . . . [proves] there is no date stamp on feeling stranded between regrets and hopes, between fancy dreams and the banality of existence.”
According to Outcast producer/director Eileen Tiller-Clanton, the play actually poses the question to the audience: Does life suck? “Audiences are in for a treat, says Tiller-Clanton. “Life might suck, but we’re all in it together, and everyone will come away from this show feeling at least a little better.”
About the story: “Uncle Vanya” is named after one of literature’s great whiners, a character who not only doesn’t get what he wants but has to suffer the indignity of watching other people enjoy what they don’t deserve. In Posner’s take on the play, Vanya (Todd Allen), has been slaving away for years on his family’s estate. He lives with his niece Sonia (Lexie Carey), who’s desperately in love with Dr. Aster (Matt Grove), an idealistic doctor with a drinking problem, who’s been hanging around more than usual lately because of the bewitching presence of the Professor’s wife, Ella (Valerie Abel). The Professor (Thom Capozzella), who is also Sonia’s father, is a selfish and pompous prig who hates Vanya as much as Vanya hates him. He and Ella have come to stay for a few days, upsetting the staid routine of the household, which also includes Babs (Barbara Pratt), a friend of Sonia’s dead mother, and Pickles (Leslie Reilly), a daffy relation with the kindest heart.
“Life Sucks” will be presented at The Other Side, 2011 Genesee Street in Utica, on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, October 9, 10 and 11 at 7:30pm, with two matinee performances on Saturday and Sunday, October 11 and 12 at 2:30pm. Seating is limited; ticket buyers are encouraged to buy tickets online at the reduced price of $14 at www.eventbrite.com/e/life-sucks-tickets-1623794766859?aff=oddtdcreator. Any remaining seats will be made available at the door for $20.
Outcast International was founded in Munich, Germany in 1995 and since 2009 has presented unique plays and musicals in Central New York, some of which were presented at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland, as well as in Stuttgart, Germany. With their sights set on the 2026 Fringe in Dublin, Ireland, the Outcasts’ presentation of “Life Sucks” is part of the those fundraising efforts.

Platform Plebs: Sharing Power
2025-10-15 19:30 - 20:00
Carl A. Rubino Hamilton at The Other Side series

Platform Plebs: Sharing Power, a talk by Ashley Gorham, Assistant Professor of Government

Traditionally, online platforms, especially social media, have not been seen as political spaces. Yet as contemporary events attest, many social media platforms are distinctly political, featuring content and making policies of broad, public, and common concern. Given this reality, we should investigate how such spaces are governed and how they should be governed in the future. Drawing on Machiavellian political thought, Prof. Gorham offers a model for a more democratic form of platform governance.

Free and Open to the Public

Wednesday, October 15, 2025
7:30 p.m.

The Cheese Man
2025-10-18 08:00 - 17:00
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The Peoples' Classroom
2025-10-21 18:00 - 19:30
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Art Gallery Work Day
2025-10-23 14:00 - 22:00

Charles Pillow - Jazz at The Other Side
2025-10-24 19:30 - 21:00
Saxophone and Woodwinds
Mr. Pillow’s resume includes performances with: Frank Sinatra, Mariah Carey, Jay Z, Luther Vandross, Paul Simon, Bruce Springsteen, and Joe Henderson.
Featuring:
Dave Solazzo – piano
Lou Smaldone – bass
Tom Killian – drums
Mike Dubaniewicz – sax

Tickets are $20 or $10 for students.
To reserve call 315-735-4825 or email kodomenico@verizon.net

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Bank of Utica
Green Onion Pub
and Three Anonymous Donors

Public Outreach Meeting with the Mayor and City Officials
2025-10-27 18:00 - 19:30
Please join Mayor Michael Galime to learn about and share input on the City’s New York Forward application for the Uptown District. Mayor Galime will give a brief overview of the program and attendees will be invited to give feedback on the current state of the neighborhood and proposed projects. City staff will be on-hand to answer any questions about the application process and timeline.

Big and Glassy Book Club
2025-10-28 18:30 - 20:00

Scary Blues
2025-10-30 19:30 - 21:30
Featuring:
Tom Townsley, Morris Tarbell, Sean Peters, Jake Lozo, and Lenny Milano.
$20 or $15 for students with ID
Sponsored by The Green Onion Pub
