Tax Help

Betts Branch Library 4862 S. Salina St., Syracuse

AARP Tax Preparers are available on Tuesdays and Wednesdays by appointment only to help residents prepare a tax return for free. Clients must bring last year’s tax return, a valid picture ID, social security cards or official documentation for all listed on return, all W-2 and 1099 forms, and check book if direct deposit is wanted. Call 435-1940 to schedule an appointment.

Free

Blues and the African-American Experience

Professor Michael Streissguth of Le Moyne College’s Department of Communication and Film Studies will share insights on the role of Blues music in the African-American experience in recognition of Black History Month. For adults and teens.

Free

ReZone Syracuse Update Meeting

Corcoran High School Cafeteria 919 Glenwood Ave., Syracuse

The ReZone Syracuse Project team will hold an interactive public meeting at Corcoran High School at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15 in the cafeteria. The meeting will include a brief presentation and then reveal the new Draft Zoning Map and discuss how this will positively influence neighborhoods. Presenters will focus the mapping discussion on the southwestern quadrant of the city, so neighborhood residents and property and business owners in this quadrant are encouraged to attend.

A Place of Rage Film Screening and Discussion

ArtRage Gallery 505 Hawley Avenue, Syracuse

This film by Pratibha Parmar is an exuberant celebration of African-American women and their achievements and features interviews with Angela Davis, June Jordan and Alice Walker. Within the context of the civil rights, Black power and feminist movements, the trio reassess how women such as Rosa Parks and Fannie Lou Hamer revolutionized American society. Screening is free and open to the public.

Free