The Connected Church Syracuse will provide a bag of food to residents in need. To learn more, email Demetria Hooks at Helps@theConnectedChurchSyr.Org

Each week, Rebecca from CNY Young Naturalists will lead a lesson on an interesting nature topic and provide activities to try outside and include in a nature journal. Then, at the following meeting, participants will discuss what they found in nature and have recorded in their journals. All are welcome to this free program, but please be aware that the activities are geared for children ages 7 to 12. Visit bit.ly/YoungNaturalists to sign up. Participants will be sent a link to join a Zoom meeting.  Sponsored by the CNY Chapter of the Izaak Walton League with help from the Fayetteville Free Library.

The Sankofa Wellness and Resource Center presents a bi-weekly food share on Wednesdays. The center will provide dry goods (rice, beans etc.) and fresh produce. Items are set up for Grab N Go, and organizers will be utilizing social distancing guidelines to provide the food items. Photo ID is preferred. Pre-registration is not required. Limited spots for delivery for members of the community that are unable to find transportation to the event will be provided. To register, call (315) 345-4239.

It’s trivia night at the Everson hosted by local celebrity Jamie Owens. Come test your knowledge on popular culture, current events, Everson art and more, right from your living room. Be sure to add your team members names in your registration. Please keep your team at a minimum of 4 and a maximum of 6 players. The team leader will receive a confirmation email with a Zoom link and trivia guidelines for playing after registering. Space is limited to the first 6 teams. Prizes will be awarded to winners. Contact Qiana Williams with questions at qwilliams@everson.org.

Explore the powerful writing of James Baldwin -- novelist, playwright, essayist, poet and activist -- in a four-part series available on Zoom. Texts include "No Name in the Street," "The Fire Next Time," "Blues for Mister Charlie" and "If Beale Street Could Talk" along with video documentaries and interviews. Curated by Dr. Janis Mayes (department of African American Studies at Syracuse University). Dr. Greg Thomas (Tufts University) to lead a guest discussion. Space is limited, and you must pre-register to participate; wait list by request. Made possible through the generosity of Humanities New York. This free virtual reading & discussion group meets at 7 p.m. Oct. 7, 22 and Nov. 5 and 19. (Note the first session is on a Wednesday; the remainder of the sessions are on Thursdays. Contact Kimberly Griffiths with questions at kgriffiths@everson.org.

The Black Artist Collective (BAC) will host a Say Their Names Memorial from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14. The event will honor and uplift the names of Black and Brown lives lost to racism, injustice and senseless police violence in Syracuse. Organizers will "say their names," celebrate their lives and come together in a mindset of collective consciousness for organizing, healing and justice. The free outdoor event takes place on the Bethany Baptist Church grounds at 149 Beattie St. in Syracuse.

A total of 11 food trucks will come to the Onondaga Community College campus two Thursdays in October -- 15th & 22nd — for Food Truck Frenzy. Food trucks will be in parking lot 13, which is directly in front of the SRC Arena. All proceeds will benefit the OCC Foundation’s Lazer Response Fund which supports OCC students who face unprecedented challenges due to COVID-19.

The Food Truck Frenzy lineup for Oct. 15 includes: Birdsong Cafe, PB&J’s Lunchbox, Cue Dogs, Oompa Loompyas, Skippys and Toss & Fire. Also, American Dining Creations will be there both days serving apple treats and cider.

Anyone coming to campus must go through the college's screening process while still in their vehicles. Screening includes a no-touch temperature check and a series of Covid-related questions. Masks and social distancing are required on the OCC campus.

If you’re looking for a creative way to use those fall vegetables, then join this live virtual cooking demonstration with Chef Tiesha Muhammed-Bey, owner of Bad Vegen Café. Learn how to make a vegan West African peanut soup using seasonal ingredients from local food producer Brady Farm. Enjoy a special viewing of bowls created by acclaimed ceramist David MacDonald, as Chef Muhammed-Bey plates the Peanut soup.

Chef Muhammed-Bey will be joined by Garth Johnson, the Everson Museum’s Paul Phillips and Sharon Sullivan, the curator of ceramics, who will share one of the museum’s most precious treasures—a water dispenser created by legendary Nigerian potter Ladi Kwali. Kwali studied under British potter Michael Cardew, and made many trips abroad to share her knowledge about African pottery and demonstrate her work. The recipe will be provided in your registration confirmation.

Cost is $6.40 for Everson Museum members and $8 for non-members. Attendees must pre-register.

To learn more, contact Qiana Williams at qwilliams@everson.org.