The 15th Annual Duck Race to End Racism is a free family festival that brings together people from all over the community. It features a huge line-up of children’s entertainment, cooperative games, face painting, community information booths and duck races galore. It is a celebration with people of many colors, many different backgrounds and many different walks of life coming together to demonstrate what the world would look like if racism did not exist. Raffle tickets can be purchased for $5 each to participate in the general public Community Duck Race featuring many prizes and gifts.

In a cultural partnership with M&T Jazz Fest, Joined Artists, Musicians & Singers, Inc. (JAMS) will host a concert featuring Soft Spoken Band from 5 to 6 p.m. June 10, at Onondaga Community College. This is a free event. Headliners will be Ramsey Lewis & Todd Rungren.

The Syracuse Jazz Fest will feature Soft Spoken Band, Rebirth Brass Band, Canen, Asleep At The Wheel and Todd Rundgren on June 10.

A Perfect 10 Natural Hair Salon will hold the No Lye Celebration Saturday, June 10, at the Dewitt Community Room. Its purpose is to allow the opportunity for the women of Syracuse and surrounding areas to meet in their own communities while networking, sharing, celebrating, embracing and educating one another. It is designed to share information, techniques, inspiration and products to aid individuals in their natural hair journey. Attendees will enjoy food, wine, games, prizes, raffles and an array of Thank You gifts. We will be celebrating all that natural hair represents … braids, twists, locs, curls, coils, kinks, afros, etc… We will be demonstrating hair care techniques, natural hair styling options, proper loc maintenance and answering questions.