ACTing For A Just Community, the Alliance of Communities Transforming Syracuse's annual banquet, will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, April 25, at Drumlins Country Club, 800 Nottingham Road. The keynote speaker is Kathryn Howe Ruscitto, who is the president and chief executive officer of St. Joseph’s Health. She also serves as a board member of several local and national health care and philanthropic organizations, including the Healthcare Association of New York and the Regional Economic Development Council for Central New York. She has dedicated herself to civic-minded and mission-driven roles throughout her career, including efforts to make St. Joseph’s a driving force in the revitalization of Syracuse’s North Side neighborhood. In addition, she oversaw St. Joseph’s in the creation of an innovative, integrated health care center on Syracuse’s Near West Side in collaboration with key community partners.

Tomorrow's Neighborhoods Today Strategic Planning Meeting #2 will be held from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 27, in the school cafeteria at the Institute of Technology at Syracuse Central (ITC). Attendees can enter the school parking lot from Adams Street.
The school cafeteria is on the first floor. After entering, turn right toward the office, go past the office; the cafeteria is at the end of the hall. Food will be served from 5 to 5:30 p.m. RSVP to TNTStrategicPlanning@gmail.com.

KJ's Angels will hold a silent auction starting at 4 p.m. April 29 at the Central New York Community Foundation. Art will be for sale and will even be painted during the event by featured artists including: Dakoro Edwards, Christine LeCates, David Seeley and Lydia Hill. For more information, call Linda Donalson at (315) 729-4423.

The workshop will provide useful information on: Job hunting strategies, job applications, writing effective resumes and cover letters, developing interviewing skills, networking, dressing appropriately for interviews, useful tips to keep your job and follow-up computer support at the library. For students and teens pursuing summer jobs and internships. Call Beauchamp Library to register at (315) 435-3395.

The “seed bomb” concept was originally developed by Masanobu Fukuoko, a Japanese farmer and philosopher, and it is a tactic used by “guerrilla gardeners” for greening abandoned lots. Come mix flower seeds with newspaper pulp and help beautify Syracuse. Open to ages 12 and up. No registration necessary.

James Baldwin's America is a community conversation that uses literature to explore our human experience. Facilitated by R. Deborah Davis of SUNY Oswego and Joseph Marusa (ret.) of Syracuse City School District, this program begins at 5 p.m. with a light dinner provided by the sponsors, followed by the discussion that begins promptly at 5:30. A reading packet will be provided at the first session. Participation is free, but registration is requested. Call (315) 399-4100. This program is supported by a grant from Humanities NY.

To celebrate Star Wars Day, Hazard Library will be making Star Wars-themed crafts, playing its LEGO Star Wars video game on Xbox One, and having a few galactic snacks. Open to ages 6 to 12.

Join the Central Library for popcorn and games in the TeenSpace every Friday. For teens ages 12 to 18. No registration required.

The newly formed South Side Collective, which provides community children with tools to communicate visually through photography, will host a photo exhibit from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, May 5, at the South Side Communication Center.

Celebrate Urban Birds Festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 6, at Southside Academy Charter School. The event will feature a bird-art activity for younger children, and the school's science teacher will take a group outside on a bird walk to collect observation data for Cornell. Pizza and refreshments will be sold during lunch as a fundraiser for the school's athletic teams.