The Stand
On Saturday, March 3, the Syracuse Poster Project will collaborate with The Stand for the second year in a row to present the South Side poetry workshop. The workshop, which will take place from 10 a.m. to noon at the South Side Communication Center, is a free event designed to help people with their Haiku writing technique.
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Upcoming Black History Month Events
In honor of Black History Month, Onondaga Historical Association will present a 45-minute play, “Salt City Abolitionists,” at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 26, in the auditorium at OHA. Audience members can participate with actors playing two of the Salt City’s most famous abolitionists, the Rev. Samuel May (Scott Peal) and Caroline Loguen (Toni Jones) as they organize a meeting in …
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BLACK HISTORY ART SHOW 1409 N. Salina St. Artwork by students in Adam Felleman’s class will be featured during all of February at the following South Side cultural shop in celebration of Black History Month: Rivers Of Shashamani
Read More »Local Jazz Company Inspires a Night of Dance
If you walked into the doors of the Sitrus at the Sheraton Hotel on Friday, Feb. 3, it would be difficult not to notice Mike and Sharon Colabufo, a couple in their 60s, dancing to the live performance of the CNY Jazz Trio featuring Lorenzo. The audience was intent as their eyes bounced between the couple and the jazz musicians. …
Read More »Students Learn About Women and Minorities in Science
On an average Saturday Morning one may expect to see kids waking up to early morning cartoons. But on Saturday Jan. 21, some 30 students and their parents sat listening attentively to business executive Monica D. Johns speak at the Junior Cafe Scientifique lecture series at the MOST museum. The lecture series is sponsored by the Technology Alliance of Central …
Read More »Dunbar Christmas Jazz Fundraiser
Just in time for Christmas, Dec. 17 marks the Third annual Dunbar Christmas Jazz Concert to take place at 8 p.m. at the Palace Theatre, 2384 James St. The Dunbar Christmas Jazz concert is a fundraiser to help raise money primarily for the center’s youth services. “Unfortunately we have really been hit hard with cut backs, and our youth programs …
Read More »14th Annual South Side Tree Lighting Ceremony
The light drizzle was secondary to sipping hot chocolate and eating sugar cookies as South Side residents collected outside of Beauchamp Branch Library for the 14th annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony held on the evening of Monday, Dec. 5.
Read More »Remembering Families in Need
Recently, Charles Cannon, lead singer of the gospel group The Bells of Harmony, took time to remember the less fortunate. On Saturday, Nov. 12, a fall gospel singing and fundraiser took place at the Living Water Church on Huron Street to collect can goods and other donations for food baskets for anyone in need in lieu of the holidays coming …
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School board candidates participate in South Side forum As a community, Syracuse will soon be electing officials that will aid in shaping the future of its children. The upcoming vote will decide which candidates will fill the four available seats on the Syracuse City School District Board of Education.
Read More »Place Your Bid for Mr. Habitat
Syracuse gentlemen will be sashaying down the catwalk in a man auction Nov. 4. Syracuse Habitat for Humanity’s Women Build will be hosting what they call, “the most fun event of the entire year.” Men from the community will be auctioning off goods and services — not themselves — for bidding at the sassy event for a good cause: the …
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