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.

The Citizen Review Board will hold its monthly meeting starting at 5:30 p.m. The board is a public forum for grievances about the police. Public comment period begins at 6:30 p.m. in the Common Council Chambers at City Hall.

The Alliance of Communities Transforming Syracuse will hold a Unity Day of Community Engagement Friday, Aug. 4. The event will begin at 3 p.m. at Wilson Park. To learn more, call (315) 416-6363.

Soul of Syracuse: Taste of the Southside Cultural & Arts Festival is scheduled from noon to 7 p.m. Aug. 5 on the 1600 Block of South Salina Street. The event has an initial $3,500 grant from The Leadership Classroom and is seeking additional sponsors. Volunteers are needed to assist in setup/cleanup, etc. To learn more, contact Tomorrow's Neighborhoods Today coordinator Tina Zagyva at (315) 448-8178 or email Tzagyva@syrgov.net

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

Join the library staff as they upcycle, create and decorate bird feeders for our feathered friends who
will visit our yards this summer. For ages 5 and up.

Learn about the history and art of henna with SK Henna and get a henna tattoo of your own. It won’t stay forever, but participants under 12 must have a signed permission slip. For ages 5 and up.

Use a variety of supplies from nature such as sticks, shells, pine cones and stones to create unique sculptures and artwork. For ages 5 and up.