Children up to age 5 can come and play with Beauchamp Branch Library's educational toys and sensory materials as well as make new friends and enjoy books.
Come learn about growing healthy neighborhoods in your city. The Brighton Neighborhood in Syracuse’s South Side will serve as host to welcome all to learn how environment affects a community's quality of life, and what residents can do to improve all neighborhoods. Come together to enjoy a free dinner and presentations by Isella Ramirez and Casey Wang of Hester Street Collaborative as they share their experience in creating more equitable, sustainable and vibrant neighborhoods where community voices can lead the way in improving their environments. Attend the activities that best suit you. From 2:30 to 3:45 p.m. a walking tour will be offered, starting from the SSIC. From 4 to 5:30 p.m. a presentation and discussion with the guest speakers will be held followed by dinner at 6 p.m. A workshop from 6 to 7:30 p.m. will close the evening. Childcare is provided for infants to children 4 years old, and activities will be provided for children ages 5 to 12. For more information, contact Maren King at (315) 470-4721 or mfking@esf.edu
Central Library’s Teen Advisory Board is a group that helps plan programs to make the downtown library a great place for teens to hang out. New members are always welcome. To learn more, call the library at (315) 435-1900.
Conversation groups are offered Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Central Library downtown for those who wish to practice their English speaking and listening skills. Adults who wish to join a class should call (315) 435-1835 for details.
Baby King is a local 3-year-old African-American boy who was born with CD40 Ligand deficiency, a hereditary immune disease that will become fatal without a bone marrow transplant. A bone marrow drive to join the national bone marrow registry will be held at 5:30 Nov. 17 at Ed Smith School. Paperwork, a cheek swab and 15 minutes of your time is all it takes to get tested to see if you may be the match for Baby King.
Elaine “Bad Stanza” Gray was found dead on the ground outside the home of her poetry rival Gary “Glitter” Jones. Jones insisted she must have committed suicide, but an odd haiku poem was found written in lipstick next to her body. Read the characters, inspect the evidence and try to find out who committed this crime. The winner will receive a gift card to Subway.
Join the board of LiteracyCNY for the Birthday of the Century as they honor and recognize Ruth Colvin. As founder of Literacy Volunteers of America and an advocate of adult literacy education, Colvin has dedicated her life to ending the plight of adult illiteracy, here in Syracuse and across the globe. Proceeds benefit LiteracyCNY. To purchase tickets or make a donation in Ruth's honor, mail a check to LiteracyCNY at 100 New St., Syracuse, NY 13202; include Ruth's Birthday in the reference. For more information, contact Doreen Kingsley at RuthColvin100@gmail.com or call (315) 682-0003.
A Celebration of Fatherhood will be presented at The 100 Black Men of Syracuse 9th Annual Banquet set for Saturday, Nov. 19, at
The Oncenter, 800 S. State St. Keynote speaker is Torrence Boone, vice president with Google and Global Agency Sales/Services. Single admission is $85. Tables, which seat 10, are $850 each. Tickets are available for purchase by contacting the 100 Black Men of Syracuse office at (315) 443-8749.
Conversation groups are offered Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Central Library downtown for those who wish to practice their English speaking and listening skills. Adults who wish to join a class should call (315) 435-1835 for details.
If you’re interested in playing chess or want to learn how to play, come to Betts Branch Library. The library will have have chess sets available, but feel free to bring your own.
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