This program will provide an overview of Medicare for people becoming eligible for the insurance program. Topics Include: Medicare Parts A & B, Medicare Advantage plans (Part C),Medicare Prescription Drug plans (Part D), Medigap Supplemental plans, EPIC (Elderly Pharmaceutical Insurance Program), New Medicare Cards, Subsidy Assistance and more. There is no cost to attend but space is limited. Register by Friday, June 22. For more information, or to register, call the Office for Aging at (315) 435-2362. Seminar presented by HIICAP (Health Insurance Information, Counseling and Assistance Program).

Watch "A Wrinkle in Time" at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 30. This film is a science fantasy based on a novel written by American writer Madeleine L'Engle, first published in 1962. The book won the Newbery Medal, Sequoyah Book Award and Lewis Carroll Shelf Award, and was runner-up for the Hans Christian Andersen Award. It is the first book in L'Engle's Time Quintet, a series of five novels. The novels show themes of love, loss, friendship, loneliness and the triumph of good over evil. Stop by Beauchamp Library to pick up the book(s).

Workshop series starting July 10 and ending July 31, designed with small business in mind. Each session takes a hands-on approach, providing insights for successfully utilizing the Quickbooks program. Laptops provided or bring your own with Quickbooks software. (Sorry - no Apple or Cloud versions.) Free parking provided. Cost is$95; veterans are free courtesy of a donation by M&T Bank. To learn more, contact Gina Odell, with the Syracuse SCORE Office, at (315) 471-9393 x245 or syr.info@scorevolunteer.org

This workshop will include: Federal taxes you may be subject to and how they are structured; New York and local taxes on businesses; what records to keep and what tax is based upon; objectives and some methods of tax saving and deferral, and tactics to minimize your business and personal taxes. Cost is $25 preregistered or at the door; veterans are free courtesy of a grant from M&T Bank. Parking is free. To register or learn more, contact Gina Odell at Syracuse SCORE office at (315) 471-9393 x 245.

If you identify as Moorish American or desire to do so, the Moorish Science Temple of America Inc.'s Temple 34 Syracuse Study Group invite you to a community event features food, fellowship and family fun. Attendees encourage to attend in Moorish American attire/regalia and to bring a dish to pass.

Enjoy good music with good people in one of Syracuse’s most historic parks. Music by Legendary Dj Zu and others. Free and open to all ages. For more information, email HipHopUnforgettableTour@gmail.com

A neighborhood block party for all in Syracuse will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, July 28, at the back parking lot/lawn area of Dunk & Bright Furniture. The event will include members of the Health Department who will conduct on-site lead testing. 

The Lafayette Community Band will perform its annual concert for attendees to enjoy a night of live music and support two community organizations. There will be free refreshments in the Fellowship Hall after the performance. Suggested donation: $2; all donations will be presented to Lafayette Outreach (a food pantry).  For more information, call (315) 677-3293 or email cpresbyt@twcny.rr.com. 

Having trouble catching lightening bugs this summer? Want one make your own? Join Beauchamp Branch Library staff to make lightening bugs with LED tea lights and plastic Easter eggs. Call (315) 435-3395 to register.