Candlelight Vigil to Mark Overdose Deaths

Franklin Square Park 101 Solar St., Syracuse, NY, United States

The public is invited to attend a candlelight vigil at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 26,  at Franklin Square Park, 101 Solar St. The vigil is in remembrance of those who died of drug overdoses in 2016.  Many of these accidental deaths were the result of mixing prescription pills with alcohol, heroin or other drugs. The Syracuse vigil, sponsored by ACR Health, is one of hundreds being held across the country with the assistance of the national NOPE Task Force, Narcotics Overdose Prevention & Education. The candlelight vigils strive to raise awareness and open the doors to recovery by eliminating prejudice toward injection drug users.  

Family Movie Night

Salt of the Earth Ministries 320 W Onondaga St., Syracuse, NY, United States

Salt of the Earth Ministries will host a family movie night Friday, Oct. 27. The movie screened will be "The Boss Baby" and it will start at 6:30 p.m. Food and drinks will be provided for free for all ages.

Free

Brighton Tree Planting Event

McKinley-Brighton Elementary School 141 W. Newell St., Syracuse, NY, United States

Join Save the Rain in the Brighton Neighborhood during a volunteer tree-planting event from 9:30 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Oct. 28. Volunteers will plant more than 80 trees along streets throughout the community. This tree-planting event is an important component of the Save the Rain program, a comprehensive stormwater management plan intended to reduce pollution moving to Onondaga Lake and its tributaries. Each tree intercepts over 1,000 gallons of storm water annually, resulting in this planting filtering 80,000 gallons of storm water annually. For more information, call (315) 424-9485.ext 227

Pirate Dave’s Halloween Magic Show

Soule Branch Library 101 Springfield Road, Syracuse, NY, United States

Pirate Dave (aka David Moreland the Magician) will present a 45-minute show filled with spellbinding magic, vaudeville slapstick, audience participation and several routines starring children from the audience.

Halloween Movie Marathon – with Crafts

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

Visit the library to get in the Halloween mood with a movie marathon (kid-friendly movies) and Halloween crafts. For all ages.

2nd Annual All Hallows Read Party

Mundy Branch Library 1204 S. Geddes St. , Syracuse, NY, United States

What is the only thing better than tricks and treats or ghouls and ghosts? Scarrrry books. Children will be able to safely visit the library in their costumes, get their faces painted with their favorite creepy character, enjoy cider and donuts – and the first 25 children will receive a FREE spooky book for All Hallows Read. All ages welcome.

Halloween Magic Show

Hazard Branch Library 1620 W. Genesee St., Syracuse, NY, United States

Celebrate Halloween with us and Moreland the Magician as “Pirate Dave.” Following the performance, a Halloween party with crafts, games and candy will be held. For ages 5 – 12.

Fundraiser “If We Eat They Eat” Charity Event

Salt City Coffee 509 W. Onondaga St., Syracuse, NY, United States

Hosted by We Rise Above the Streets Recovery Outreach, this fundraiser will help provide financial support necessary to run this organization's outreach efforts. They rely on donations to provide services in the homeless community that are greatly needed. Guest Speakers at this dinner will include: Howard “Klass” Jones, Heidi Baldwin, Joshua Williams, George J. Lynch and Alamin Muhammad the founder of We Rise Above The Streets Recovery Outreach. For more information, call (315) 491-7164 or email weriseabovethestreets@gmail.com

Report to the Community on “State of our Babies’ Health in Syracuse”

Syracuse Community Connections 401 South Ave., Syracuse, NY, United States

Syracuse Healthy Start's Annual Report to the Community, the "State of our Babies' Health in Syracuse" will be held from 11 a.m. to noon Wednesday, Nov. 1, at Syracuse Community Connections/ Southwest Community Center, 401 South Ave., and will feature the latest data trends and community stories on issues impacting Maternal and Child Health in Syracuse.

Free

Session on: Is “Bus Rapid Transit” Coming to Syracuse?

Sky Armory 351 S. Clinton St. , Syracuse, NY, United States

During this session -- "Is "Bus Rapid Transit" Coming to Syracuse?" attendees may find out answers to this and related questions at the roll-out of the final feasible study for Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) from 4 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 2, at the Sky Armory, 351 South Clinton Street downtown. Open House is hosted by the Syracuse Metropolitan Transportation Council, which has been engaged in a multi-year enhanced transit feasibility review called SMART1 . Formal presentations on the alternatives and next steps will take place at 5 p.m. and again at 6:30 p.m.