The Syracuse Parks & Rec ALL STAR BAND will perform for the community. The band is composed of local students who spend time during the summer entertaining at a variety of locations. Please come out and support these hard working and talented students.
From simple electric fans to superconductors, our world is full of amazing gadgets; but how do they do what they do? Once you understand how something works, you can use it to explore new ideas and create new things. In this program, attendees will build some common machines using simplified parts and find out how people get energy from the wind, sun, water and the world around us.
Jubilee Homes will host a 30th Anniversary Celebration from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, July 19, at Drumlins Country Club. Event will feature a silent auction, live entertainment and welcome reception with cash bar. Proceeds from this will go to agency programming services in housing, youth, workforce and economic development.
Syracuse United Neighbors Skunk City Neighborhood Association will hold its monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. at Mundy Branch Library. All welcome.
The monthly F.O.C.U.S. Forum, held the third Friday each month from 7:30 to 8:45 a.m. at Syracuse City Hall Commons, features an expert that will present a topic pertinent to the CNY community with an opportunity for questions and answers from the audience. This forum will look at how CNY has made a shift to a knowledge economy from big manufacturing, examining the gaps in skilled labor, employment and community this left. A discussion about the Future of Work with Darco Mfg. talent manager and study co-chair Melissa Menon and Michael Melara, director of Catholic Charities in Onondaga County, will be held July 21st. All are welcome.
Light of Syracuse, Inc. will host three free Friday movie nights in July: July 7, 21 and 28 (raindates set for July 13 and 27 and Aug. 3). All movies are family-friendly and the featured films will include: "Beauty and the Beast," "Queen of Katwe" and "Jungle Book." Event begins at 7 p.m. and movie starts by 8 p.m. and is held in the Bethany Baptist Church parking lot. For less than a dollar, enjoy a hotdog, beverage and popcorn. Bring chairs. For more information: email lightofsyracuse@gmail.com.
A movie will be screened Friday, July 21, at Ward Park. Bring the entire family and friends. Movie begins at dusk so make sure to bring lawn chair and or blanket. Mosquito repellent recommended. Event hosted by Syracuse Salt of the Earth Ministries, which will give out free popcorn and Bibles.
The Stand's Eighth annual South Side Photo Walk will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 22. Participants will meet at the South Side Innovation Center, 2610 S. Salina St., where the event will open with a photo lesson by professional photographers Kate Collins, who is a photo and video manager at syracuse.com, and Marilu Lopez Fretts, who is a freelance and multimedia photographer (mlfphotography.com). After the walk, all participants will share their photos, and the best shots will be published in the September print issue of The Stand. This event is free and open to all ages of any skill level. Cameras are available for loan, but the number is limited. To request to borrow a camera, contact Ashley Kang via email at ashley@mysouthsidestand.com or call (315) 882-1054
Free one hour class of gentle yoga with Mr. Jay.
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.
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