Arts and Entertainment

Actor and SUNY Oswego alumnus Carl Whidden will present “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens — performing all of the characters himself — at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 6, in Hewitt Union ballroom at SUNY Oswego. Whidden’s evening in Oswego offers a fresh approach to the story. The veteran artist and 1975 Oswego graduate brings Dickens’ characters to life, from nocturnal spirits to the boy who fetches a turkey on Christmas morning.

The “Go Big!” exhibition, featuring large works and installations by students of art department faculty member Roxanne Jackson, will run through Feb. 8 at the downtown gallery and branch of the College Store, corner of West First and Bridge streets in Oswego.

Gifted trumpeter Brian Shaw will appear Dec. 5 and 6 in free SUNY Oswego concerts featuring college ensembles. Shaw, a member of Louisiana State University’s music faculty, will perform with the college’s Big Band in a concert at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 5, in Tyler Hall’s Waterman Theatre. At 7:30 p.m. Dec. 6, in Waterman Theatre, Shaw will perform with the college Wind Ensemble in Fisher Tull’s “Rhapsody.”

A SUNY Oswego alumnus will return to the stage of the Funny Bone Comedy Club at Destiny USA when he appears there for the third time Nov. 30. John Wolfson will bring The Magical John Show to the FunnyBone Nov. 30 for a family matinee that includes magic and comedy for all ages, the only exception to the Funny Bone’s 21 and over policy.

The second weekend of the Oswego Players latest show, “On Borrowed Time,” directed by Richard Mosher will begin November 22 at 8 p.m. There will be two other chances to catch this production – November 23 at 8 p.m. and November 24 at a 2 p.m. matinee.

CNY Arts Center announces the debut of two youth productions onstage November 22 and 23 with Drama Club and Kids Onstage. Both groups have been meeting weekly since mid-September and will present to parents, family and friends in separate performances. Both presentations are pay-what-you-can performances open to the public in lieu of tickets and take place at 357 State St., in Fulton (use the Park Street entrance).

The villains in the thriller “Wait Until Dark,” SUNY Oswego’s fall student honors production, conspire to seize a drug-filled toy from a Greenwich Village apartment. The 1966 Frederick Knott play in Tyler Hall’s lab theatre will preview at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 19, and run at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 20 to 23, with a finale at 2 p.m. Nov. 24.