The Building Men Program Breakfast will be held from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 19. The fourth annual Building Men Program Breakfast will be the official start of this mentoring organization's "Breakout" year. The year the group will  breakout of the old way of thinking about Building Men and start off fresh with a new curriculum and programs to help young men in the Syracuse City School District. ITC students will be making breakfast, and members of Building Men will report on the new initiatives starting this fall, especially its new signature program My Brother's Keeper. Attendees will be able to ask questions to a panel of high school Building Men boys to hear first hand their experiences with the program. Cost is $40 per person.

The Syracuse Violence Reduction Expo will broaden awareness of anti-violence resources within the Syracuse community for those who do not have access to these resources. This event will bring together anti-violence groups, programs and initiatives in the city of Syracuse to highlight the many resources offered by these groups and to connect those resources with those affected by violence or living in communities where they risk being affected. The event will also feature the voices of survivors of shootings, a martial arts demonstration by the students of Hung-Ga Syracuse Kung Fu Downtown, original music by Sadeesha Morgan and DJ Richard Boyer. The Violence Reduction Expo is funded by a Gifford Foundation “What If” mini-grant and additional financial support from Molina Health Care.

In this Escape Room scenario, a long time ago the architects of Hazard Library buried a time capsule which contained the library card which belonged to the building’s namesake – Frederick Hazard. Ever since, librarians have noticed strange things happening at the library: books mysteriously falling from their shelves, loud wails coming from the basement and elevator doors eerily creeping open, even when no one is inside. Recently, the box which contains Hazard’s card was unearthed during a construction project, and the librarians are desperate to open the box. Can you help the librarians open the box and return Fred Hazard’s library card to its proper resting place? Intended  for ages 12 to 18. To learn more, call the library at (315) 435-5326.