Book Talk with Roger Knight will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 19, at Beauchamp Library. Join New York author Knight as he discusses his
book "The Citizen Rising."
The Syracuse Chapter of Jack and Jill America Inc. presents the play “Cops and Robbers” at 7 p.m. Friday, March 20, and 2 p.m. Saturday, March 21, at Onondaga Community College Storer Auditorium. “Cops and Robbers” provides a look into the dysfunctional relationship between law enforcement, the media and the Black community. Centered on an officer involved shooting, writer/performer Jinho “The Piper” Ferreira takes the audience on an emotionally charged ride with unexpected twists and turns. The Piper seamlessly travels through 17 characters, each with their own convictions, logic, and prejudices. “Cops and Robbers” takes no prisoners as it challenges the viewer to question all preconceived notions of “right” and “wrong.” Ferreira is an award winning hip-hop artist and a deputy sheriff in Alameda County, California. The play has garnered national praise. Tickets are $25 for adults and $15 for students. There will be a special audience talk-back after the Saturday, March 21, performance where audience members can discuss the themes raised in the play. For more information, email jjsyracusechapter@gmail.com.
The South Side Newspaper Project published its first print issue of The Stand newspaper in March of 2010. The issue debuted over Valentine’s Weekend with a launch party. At that time, we invited residents to ‘Fall in Love with The Stand’ – a free paper and website devoted to the South Side. Now we invite our readers to celebrate our five-year milestone.
The celebration will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 21, at the South Side Innovation Center located at 2610 S. Salina St. The event will welcome Keynote Speaker Sean Kirst, an award-winning columnist for Syracuse Media Group and a Stand reader. To learn more, call (315) 882-1054 or email ashley@mysouthsidestand.com.
The Syracuse Chapter of Jack and Jill America Inc. presents the play “Cops and Robbers” at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 21, at Onondaga Community College Storer Auditorium. “Cops and Robbers” provides a look into the dysfunctional relationship between law enforcement, the media and the Black community. Centered on an officer involved shooting, writer/performer Jinho “The Piper” Ferreira takes the audience on an emotionally charged ride with unexpected twists and turns. The Piper seamlessly travels through 17 characters, each with their own convictions, logic, and prejudices. “Cops and Robbers” takes no prisoners as it challenges the viewer to question all preconceived notions of “right” and “wrong.” Ferreira is an award winning hip-hop artist and a deputy sheriff in Alameda County, California. The play has garnered national praise. Tickets are $25 for adults and $15 for students. There will be a special audience talk-back after the Saturday, March 21, performance where audience members can discuss the themes raised in the play. For more information, email jjsyracusechapter@gmail.com.
Applebee's Flapjack Fundraiser Breakfast to benefit Syracuse Africa Bound International's Educational programming. Donation: $7.
Pajama Time Stories will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 24, at Beauchamp Library. Attendees are encouraged to come in pajamas and curl up to listen to stories. Pajamas are optional, but Miss Anne will be in hers.
Family Movie Night will be offered at 5 p.m. Thursday, March 26, at Beauchamp Library. Enjoy a newly released family movie and free popcorn while you watch. Open to all ages.
Onondaga County Executive Joanne M. Mahoney and Lisa D. Alford, executive director os the Onondaga County Office for Aging, announce the New York State Office for Aging, in collaboration with AARP New York, and the Association on Aging in New York (Aging NY) is seeking local participation in a statewide effort to solicit input to inform the 2015 White House Conference on Aging. A listening session will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Friday, March 27, at Van Duyn Center, Bea Latremore Room, 5075 W. Seneca Turnpike. The listening session is designed to collect specific recommendations from local stakeholders, which will be summarized and conveyed at the White House Conference on Aging. The White House Conference on Aging will focus on the following themes: Retirement security, healthy aging, long-term services and supports and elder justice Those who are unable to attend the listening session can provide online recommendations at
http://www.agingny.org/WhiteHouseConferenceonAging.aspx. RSVP to Sharon.Foley@aging.ny.gov
Learn how to fold paper into works of art during Beauchamp Library's six-week series. Open to ages 5 and older.
During this event, human books from the SU community representing a wide variety of cultural backgrounds, areas of expertise and life experiences will share their stories in conversation with individual “readers.” The event is intended to encourage diversity and challenge stereotypes and prejudices.
Human books—SU faculty, staff and students from a variety of campus departments—will engage in one-on-one or small group conversations for 20 minutes at a time. They will discuss different cultures, including Native American, Egyptian and Indian, as well as topics such as mental health, bullying, poetry and autism. Many of the human books will share stories of empowerment, self-discovery and overcoming obstacles to find success and happiness.
SU's Human Library event is part of a regional Human Library program taking place during April, the month in which National Library Week is celebrated, supported by the Central NY Library Resources Council. The first Human Library program was held in 2000 in Copenhagen, Denmark (see http://www.humanlibrary.org). Since then, similar events have been organized in libraries, schools and other institutions around the world.
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