Talk, Read, Sing Onondaga invites families to this free community event at Performance Park and the WCNY Broadcast and Education Center (corner of Marcellus and Wyoming streets). The event will feature interactive performances by the Symphoria Percussion Ensemble at 5  and 6 p.m., music-themed crafts and activities, early childhood resources and information from community partners, raffles and giveaways, bounce houses, interactive bubble displays, fire engine tours and more. Guests are encouraged to wear masks, especially if unvaccinated. In the event of inclement weather, activities will be moved inside. 

If you have questions, concerns or want to submit a comment to the NYS Department of Transportation come join in-person conversations with David Rufus, the New York Civil Liberties Union I-81 project coordinator. The NYCLU kindly asks that you wear a mask if you are not vaccinated. Meetings will occur every Thursday in August. Refreshments will be served. To learn more, email drufus@nyclu.org or call (315) 471-2821. 

A flea market, organized by the Greater Southside Homeowners Association, will be held the first and second Saturdays of each month at 1543 S. Salina St. (across from the KFC). For more information, call (315) 925-4487.

The Greater Southside Homeowner Association will host a pop-up Get the Lead Out event to educate and inform parents, families and neighbors about the health hazards of lead for young children from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday Aug. 7, at 1543 S. Salina St. at the A. Wright Building formerly the Able Building (across from KFC).

City Market features vendors from all over the region selling ceramics, vintage clothing, furniture, home décor, handmade crafts, antiques and much more. Parking at OnCenter garage is $2.50 with Everson Museum validation.

Recruitment coordinators from Amazon will visit Beauchamp Branch Library to speak about: Job opportunities with Amazon, how to apply for jobs at Amazon, job benefits and the Amazon culture.

Beauchamp Branch Library will offer free 45-minute beginner-friendly yoga classes, hosted by Thrive in Healing, this summer. Bring a yoga mat and water; limited yoga mats are available to borrow. The program will take place outside. To learn more, call (315) 435-3395 to sign up.

If you have questions, concerns or want to submit a comment to the NYS Department of Transportation come join in-person conversations with David Rufus, the New York Civil Liberties Union I-81 project coordinator. The NYCLU kindly asks that you wear a mask if you are not vaccinated. Meetings will occur every Thursday in August. Refreshments will be served. To learn more, email drufus@nyclu.org or call (315) 471-2821. 

This virtual artist talk is connected to the current Everson exhibit "Who What When Where." It centers around a photographic series of the same name by Carrie Mae Weems. This seminal work, first exhibited in 1998 in Weems’ solo exhibition at the Everson, features four large format photographs printed on canvas, each combining text with a single image that references one of the foundational elements of narrative. Weems will discuss this piece in the context of the current climate in which perception is reality and misinformation has become a pervasive force in our lives. Note, registration will close 10 minutes before the start of this event.

A webinar presentation and discussion will be held as a GoTo Meeting with confirmed panelists: Deka Dancil, president of Urban Jobs Taskforce; Lanessa Chaplin, assistant director, NY Civil Liberties Union; Greg Loh, chief policy officer with the city of Syracuse OR Sharon Owens, deputy mayor of the city of Syracuse, and Jonathan Link Logan, director of Northside Up.
 
In this discussion, GreeningUSA will continue the conversation about the I-81 Viaduct Project in Syracuse with a focus on the DEIS, which the NYS DOT issued on July 16. The final community comment phase ends Sept. 14, prior to issuance of the final EIS and record of decision.