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40 Below and It's All Here is proud to announce a new partnership with Syracuse Stage. 40 Belowers are invited to a series of happy hours before select showings of The 39 Steps, A Christmas Story, and Rent. A discount is also offered to 40 Belowers: just $25 for ANY SEAT, ANY SHOW for the season!

Order tickets at www.syracusestage.org or by calling the box office at 443-3275. Look for the 40 Below discount online or mention it to the box office.

The Creative Arts Academy is currently seeking young talent to fill its pre-college program this fall. The CAA is run by the Community Folk Art Center and is currently in its second year.

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Recognized as one of the world’s most accomplished jazz musicians, Marsalis, along with his band, will take the stage for a performance during SU Family Weekend. A three-time Grammy winner from one of the world’s most distinguished musical families, Marsalis is known for his innovative spirit and broad musical scope.

Equally at home on the stages of the world’s greatest clubs and concert halls, Marsalis has performed jazz with his quartet. He adds his own unique musical approach to contemporary popular music with his band Buckshot LeFonque.

Forbes Magazine rates Syracuse #4 on America’s Best Places to Raise a Family list. To find the cities where families fare best, Forbes ranked America’s 100 largest metropolitan areas in seven categories.

Forbes looked at the cost of living, prevalence of home ownership, median household income, housing costs, commute time, crime and the percentage of young adults that graduate high school. Other New York state winners include Rochester #3, Albany #9, and Buffalo #10.

Check it out:

http://www.forbes.com/2010/06/04/best-places-family-lifestyle-real-estat...

According to CNNMoney.com, third place for the most affordable housing in the US is Syracuse, N.Y.

From: http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2010/real_estate/1005/gallery.The_most_af...

Median home price: $95,000
Median income: $64,300
Affordability score: 94.5%

A newcomer to the list, Syracuse is one of the many Upstate New York cities that grew up along the route of the Erie Canal, which made them wealthy. Syracuse's importance as a transportation hub continues to this day, with two major interstates crossing here.

Join the Stewards of Lipe Art Park and
40 Below on Saturday, May 15th from 2-6pm as we open Lipe Art Park for the summer with a new art
installation by local artist, Brendan Rose.

Wear your favorite beach attire, bring
a picnic, beach chairs, bats and balls, Frisbees, friends and families for an afternoon of fun in the sun!... We’ll provide the life guards and music.
Visit http://lipeartpark.com/ for more info and to learn about the new installation!

By John Mariani / The Post-Standard

You want fun? Forget Vegas. Ignore Orlando. Think Syracuse.

The Syracuse metropolitan area, at No. 17, ranks ahead of those two cities on the Portfolio.com Fun Index of America's 100 biggest cities.

Las Vegas, the nation’s gaming capital, ranked No. 26, and Orlando, home of Walt Disney World and a plethora of other theme parks, came in at No. 42, according to the business magazine's web site.

New York City topped the list. Chicago was a distant second, followed by Boston, Miami and Los Angeles. Provo, Utah, came in at No. 100.

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I attended last year’s Balloon Fest for the first time, by accident, when my friends and I decided to spend a day at Jamesville Beach Park. Upon arrival, we were surprised to see the park packed and bustling, and even more spectacular, to see the green lawn covered with an expanse of bright colors. Balloons were laid out as far as the eye could see, ready to be filled with hot air and take off, one after the other in a beautiful air parade.

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