Syracuse Jazz Fest will feature UAD, Marc Broussard, Nick DiMaria & The Manhattan Jazz Alliance, The Ramsey Lewis Electric Quintet & The Mavericks June 9.

The 15th Annual Duck Race to End Racism is a free family festival that brings together people from all over the community. It features a huge line-up of children’s entertainment, cooperative games, face painting, community information booths and duck races galore. It is a celebration with people of many colors, many different backgrounds and many different walks of life coming together to demonstrate what the world would look like if racism did not exist. Raffle tickets can be purchased for $5 each to participate in the general public Community Duck Race featuring many prizes and gifts.

In a cultural partnership with M&T Jazz Fest, Joined Artists, Musicians & Singers, Inc. (JAMS) will host a concert featuring Soft Spoken Band from 5 to 6 p.m. June 10, at Onondaga Community College. This is a free event. Headliners will be Ramsey Lewis & Todd Rungren.

The Syracuse Jazz Fest will feature Soft Spoken Band, Rebirth Brass Band, Canen, Asleep At The Wheel and Todd Rundgren on June 10.

A Perfect 10 Natural Hair Salon will hold the No Lye Celebration Saturday, June 10, at the Dewitt Community Room. Its purpose is to allow the opportunity for the women of Syracuse and surrounding areas to meet in their own communities while networking, sharing, celebrating, embracing and educating one another. It is designed to share information, techniques, inspiration and products to aid individuals in their natural hair journey. Attendees will enjoy food, wine, games, prizes, raffles and an array of Thank You gifts. We will be celebrating all that natural hair represents … braids, twists, locs, curls, coils, kinks, afros, etc… We will be demonstrating hair care techniques, natural hair styling options, proper loc maintenance and answering questions.

Project X Stop the Violence Rally will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, June 11, at The Atrium, 100 S. Salina St. This event is dedicated to those who have lost their lives to violence and those affected. Families who have lost a loved one to violence are encouraged to attend. Bring a candle and picture of your loved one. Guests include Chief of Police Frank Fowler, Mayor Stephanie Miner and other local anti-violence groups. Free to attend. For more information, contact Project X Founder Shaunna Spivey-Spinner at (315) 760-2037.

Join Emera Bridger Wilson for an overview of Indian cuisine, including its history and regional variation. Participants will get a chance to make Indian flat bread to enjoy with a previously prepared dish. Event is limited to the first 25 people. To learn more, call (315) 435-1940.

This is a short educational video on the history of the United States flag prepared by the National Constitution Center. The 15-minute video chronicles the development of and mysteries surrounding the flag. There will be three showings in honor of U.S. Flag Day at noon, 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. For all ages.

Juneteenth Festival will feature many musical performances, including Grammy award-winning headliner Loose Ends. Event will also include crafts, children’s games and retail vendors, along with a variety of ethnic foods.

Join Krysten O’Hara & Dawn Lammert, Neuroscience graduate students at SUNY Upstate, as they present a program about Simple Machines. Children will have fun learning about things that go while discovering some basic principles of physical science, using pulleys, levers, wheels, axels, wedges and inclined planes. See how these tools that have been used since ancient times and how they’re still in use today. Register with Ms. Jackie in the children’s area or call (315) 435-5442.