100 Black Men of Syracuse, Inc. in collaboration with Black Nurses Rock of Syracuse to host the 2017 Health and Wellness Lecture Series. The July lecture will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Monday, July 24, at the South Side Innovation Center. The topic will be "Mental Health and the Black Community." No advance registration is required for the lecture series. For more information, call (315) 443-8749.

The Alliance of Communities Transforming Syracuse's Research and ACTion meeting will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. at Temple Society of Concord. To learn more, call (315) 416-6363.

Free one hour class of gentle yoga with Mr. Jay.

Northern Lights Illustrations will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 1, at Beauchamp Branch Library. Youth will use a variety of art supplies to create their own picture of the “Northern Lights” to bring
home. For ages 5 and up.

Explore the physics behind how catapults work and make a handheld catapult to bring
home. For ages 5 and up.

In Destination: INSPIRATION, kids don't just WATCH the show – they JOIN IN! Children take part in a madcap, interACTIVE adventure in which they create characters, choose settings and steer the plot. Award-winning author Jason Edwards guides the production and acts out the story, while supplying loads of prompts, hints, encouragement, funny props and slapstick humor. No registration required; all ages welcome. This program will meet in the first-floor Community Room.

Audacity is a tool for storytellers and music makers. It can be used to create podcast material, soundtracks, songs, voice-overs or audition material. In this workshop, you will learn how to use the Audacity software to record live audio, find free sound effects and Foley clips, and use editing tools to refine your tracks. Register in the MakerSpace or online at www.onlib.org/events/calendar. Ages 12 and up. This program takes place at Central’s first-floor MakerSpace.

Assemble, decorate and launch a rocket. For ages 5 and up.

It’s August. Beat the heat by playing in (virtual) snow, painting with ice and thawing out frozen critters. No registration required; for ages 5 – 12. This program will meet in the second-floor KidSpace.