Events

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 …

The October Issue will be out in less than a week, and now the staff is busy preparing for our next public workshop — Behind the Scenes of The Stand — to be held from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 8, at the South Side Communication Center, 2331 S. Salina St. This session will provide attendees with a unique …

Sept. 11: A-OK! Acts of Kindness Weekend Sept. 17: 10th annual Onondaga Creek Cleanup Sept. 17: Beyond The Dream Gala

“300 Miles to Freedom,” a film chronicling fugitive slave John W. Jones’ journey to freedom on the Underground Railroad, will premiere at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 14, at Syracuse Stage, 820 E. Genesee St. “Jones was a hero, but he didn’t do it alone,” said Richard Breyer, one of the filmmakers and professor and co-director of the Documentary Film and …

The Syracuse Poster Project, which aims to create a sense of place through a series of illustrated poetry posters displayed throughout downtown Syracuse, will join The Stand to lead the next public writing workshop, on haiku poetry, March 26. The workshop will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 26, at the new South Side Communication Center, located …

The documentary film, “Crisis in the Crib: Saving Our Nation’s Babies,” will be shown from 3 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, March 16, at Hendricks Chapel, on the Syracuse University campus. A reception with the film’s creator Tonya Lewis Lee will begin at 2:15 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.

Scores of photographs providing a visual retrospective of African-American life in Central New York, titled, “Black Syracuse & Beyond,” will be on display to the public at Syracuse University’s Schine Student Center through March 3. The pictures, taken by South Side resident Richard Breland, illustrate the people, businesses and community life of the city’s African-American neighborhoods, including the long-defunct 15th …

In honor of Black History Month, local students will take time the week of Feb. 21 through 25 to discuss higher education, possible career paths and how to improve their community. Leading the discussions at the Mary Nelson Youth Center are prominent Syracuse residents like Police Chief Frank Fowler and Anthony Davis, the first African-American principal of Liverpool High School.

An exhibit captures lives and events dear to the African-American community in Syracuse A major new exhibit of Syracuse’s African-American history — illustrated by dozens of vintage photographs, antique documents and transcripts of oral history interviews — is on display at the Onondaga Historical Association. The collection will serve as a preview of a larger display, the Black History Preservation …

Celebrate the Grand Opening of the South Side Communication Center and new home of The Stand When: 3 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2011 Where: 2331 S. Salina St., Syracuse Cost: Free and open to the public More Details: Come and receive information about the South Side Communication Center and a guided tour. Refreshments will be served. This event …