The Like Minded Launch Party

The Event Center 2809 S. Salina St. , Syracuse , NY, United States

The Like Minded Launch Party will be a networking event held from 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday, April 15, at The Event Center. Guest performances by Dashe Cleopatra, Red Lotus and Mic Tha Poet will begin at 7 p.m. Admission is $5.

$5

Marshmallow Engineering

Beauchamp Branch Library 2111 S. Salina St., Syracuse , NY, United States

Always wondered how engineers and architects make skyscrapers? Design your own building or structure using toothpicks and marshmallows. Open to ages 5 and up.

Free

BristleBot

Beauchamp Branch Library 2111 S. Salina St., Syracuse , NY, United States

The BristleBot is a simple, tiny robot. The ingredients? One toothbrush, a battery and a pager motor. The result? Serious fun. Open to ages 5 and up.

Free

Tower Building Competition

Beauchamp Branch Library 2111 S. Salina St., Syracuse , NY, United States

Work together in small groups to complete four fun building challenges in a Tower Building Competition. Open to ages 5 and up.

Free

Family Movie Matinee: ‘Moana’

Beauchamp Branch Library 2111 S. Salina St., Syracuse , NY, United States

Enjoy the newly released Disney film “Moana." Moana, a young teenage girl from Oceania, has a sense for navigation and an adventurous mind. She sets out on a journey in search of a mythical island with the hopes and intent of saving her people. Free popcorn provided while you watch. Open to all ages. Runtime 1hr 53m.

Free

Syracuse Inner Harbor Cleanup

352 W. Kirkpatrick St., Syracuse, NY, United States

40 Below will be joined by Believe in Syracuse to cleanup the Syracuse Inner Harbor from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 22. All are welcome. Volunteers will help beautify the city in partnership with OCRRA and dozens of other cleanup events happening across Central New York in honor of Earth Day. Volunteers will meet at 352 W. Kirkpatrick St. Email 40BelowFeedback@gmail.com with any questions.

WOSA Clean Up

Onondaga Commons 484 W. Onondaga St., Syracuse, NY, United States

The West Onondaga Street Alliance will host. Participants will be divided into two groups and should meet at Onondaga Commons, 484 W. Onondaga St. One will clean up West Onondaga Street, from the Marriott Syracuse Downtown hotel to the Leavenworth Circle Fountain. The other will distribute free LED lightbulb packs to residents on the West Side. Participants will receive a free event T-shirt (first 100 people) and a homemade lunch.

Help with new Community Garden

PEACE Inc. Southside Family Resource Center 136 Dr. Martin Luther King West, Syracuse, NY, United States

Help the South Side family resource center spread mulch on raised garden beds for its new Peace Garden in partnership with Syracuse Inner City Rotary Club. The garden will grow vegetables and other plants for the community. Volunteers will also plant flowers around the center. For more information, email Charles Rivers at charles.rivers@peace-caa.org.

Earth Day Community Clean Up

New Covenant Baptist Church 107 East Beard Ave, Syracuse, NY, United States

Join New Covenant Baptist Church and Tomorrow's Neighborhoods Today Southside group for a community cleanup. Volunteers will meet at the New Covenant Baptist Church, located at 107 E. Beard Ave. starting at 10 a.m.