Events

Results will help identify candidates who will advance city’s unique vision of school reform that includes a promise for all students to attend college The Syracuse City School District Board of Education, in collaboration with Say Yes to Education and Cascade Consulting, have been conducting focus group meetings and community forums recently. A great deal of important information has been provided …

Kwanzaa Community Health Fair and Let’s Move! Campaign to be held Dec. 30, at Beauchamp Branch Library OnDance at Beauchamp Library is holding its first Kwanzaa Community Health Fair and Let’s Move! Campaign, sponsored in part by SUNY Upstate Medical University, Thursday, Dec. 30 at the library located at 2111 S. Salina St. in Syracuse. The Kwanzaa Community Health Fair …

South Side community organizer, Geneva Hayden, will receive the Syracuse Community Choir’s 2010 People’s Peace Award at upcoming concert The Syracuse Community Choir has selected community organizer Geneva Hayden for the 2010 People’s Peace Award for her dedication to education and work with South Side youth. The Syracuse Community Choir will recognize Hayden at the choir’s 25th anniversary Winter Solstice …

Atonement Lutheran Church takes an alternative approach to God At various times, you can find women huddled in masses, sobbing, or men breaking out into complicated tap dancing. There are musical instruments and feathered boas strewn about the closets. But this isn’t some bizarre ritual — the congregation of this South Side church is spreading the word of God through …

AIDS Community Resources is looking for “Holiday Angels” for an AIDS Community Resources client and their family. Holiday Angels provide needed items like clothing, shoes or personal care items as holiday gifts. A list of needed items is provided; you can supply as many or as few as your wish. All gifts should be wrapped and labeled; financial donations are …

Leaders on the South Side are making it possible for yearly event to be held at 5:45 p.m. Dec. 6 When the South Side heard that the city had cut its tree-lighting funds, the community didn’t let it ruin their holiday plans. A group of organizers and volunteers banded together to make sure the 12-year tree-lighting tradition continued. With an …

Lynn Olcott will return to lead a writing workshop entitled “Finding The Writer Within.” She plans to be as supportive to writers/reporters as possible, and she will also discuss how to write and develop ideas for columns and the nature of writing over time to a public readership. This workshop is free and open to the public. It will be …

A “Stop the Violence” call to action brought together 150 people Saturday, Nov. 13, to the Mary Nelson Youth Center. The theme of the event was to discuss and find solutions to halt violence in the community.

In its fourth year, the Upper State Independent Awards (USIA), scheduled Saturday, Nov. 6, acknowledges independent musicians, poets, models, comedians, photographers, choreographers and more. Votes from the community were accepted online up until Oct. 31 to select winners in each of the 30 awards categories.

Carve your pumpkin, grab your candy bag and put on your favorite costume, it’s Halloween time! Here are some upcoming Halloween events for the South Side community: