The Syracuse Healthy Start Fatherhood Program will hold a special event for father's to bring their kids to Barry Park to fly kites and be a kid at heart. To register for the event, call (315) 766-0393.

“The Underground Railroad," a novel by Colson Whitehead, will be discussed at the next meeting of the ACTS Race Matters Book Club to be held 7 p.m. Monday, July 26, via Zoom.

Beauchamp Branch Library will offer free 45-minute beginner-friendly yoga classes, hosted by Thrive in Healing, this summer. Bring a yoga mat and water; limited yoga mats are available to borrow. The program will take place outside. To learn more, call (315) 435-3395 to sign up.

Event starts at 8:30 p.m. with movie screening at dusk.

The Sankofa Reproductive Health and Healing Center is hosting its 2nd Annual Community Give Back event from 1 to 5 p.m. July 31. This event will give away essential items such as diapers, wipes, baby clothes, adult clothes, feminine hygiene products and much more.

The agency It's About Childhood and Family will host a Family Day at Brady Market with special guest Scooch from Syracuse Mets. Additional local resource agencies present include: Early Childhood Alliance, Help Me Grow Onondaga and Partners in Learning Inc. The two-hour event will also include music, yoga, free children's books, shirts, crayons, yoga cards, stress balls and more.

Syracuse SCORE will offer an in-person, four-session QuickBooks course starting Aug. 3. Cost is $100 total for the four sessions. Laptops with software are available for in class use or attendees can bring their own. Call (315) 616-3544 for more information.

Jubilee Homes will hold a charitable dinner catered by Seafood Haven, which offers a blend of classic and innovative seafood cuisine. A takeout/pick-up model will be utilized for this fundraiser, based out of Jubilee Homes’ Southwest Community Learning Farm, 112 Bellevue Ave. The menu will include a sampling of some of Seafood Haven's menu items including: Salmon Sliders, Rosemary-Basil Chicken, Fried Flounder, Coconut infused Peas and Rice, Mac n Cheese, Lima Beans with smoked turkey, Pasta Salad, Carrot Cake and Peach Cobbler. The cost per ticket is $65 or 10 meals for $600. For tickets, visit link or contact Jubilee Homes at (315) 428-0070 or email Madea at info@jubilee-homes.org

Talk, Read, Sing Onondaga invites families to this free community event at Performance Park and the WCNY Broadcast and Education Center (corner of Marcellus and Wyoming streets). The event will feature interactive performances by the Symphoria Percussion Ensemble at 5  and 6 p.m., music-themed crafts and activities, early childhood resources and information from community partners, raffles and giveaways, bounce houses, interactive bubble displays, fire engine tours and more. Guests are encouraged to wear masks, especially if unvaccinated. In the event of inclement weather, activities will be moved inside. 

If you have questions, concerns or want to submit a comment to the NYS Department of Transportation come join in-person conversations with David Rufus, the New York Civil Liberties Union I-81 project coordinator. The NYCLU kindly asks that you wear a mask if you are not vaccinated. Meetings will occur every Thursday in August. Refreshments will be served. To learn more, email drufus@nyclu.org or call (315) 471-2821.