Pretty Girls Rock, Simply Because They Have to .. will present "The PocketBook Monologue" reading from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday, June 14, at Hillside Scholarship Connection Center.
The Memorial Plaza at the Cecile Community Center, 174 W. Seneca Turnpike, will be formally dedicated in a ceremony from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, June 15. The ceremony will recognize those who have placed engraved bricks in the plaza as a remembrance, tribute or memorial. The ceremony will permit those in attendance to express their support for the Valley neighborhood. Light refreshments will be served. The plaza is a project of the Meachem Area Parks Association, a not-for-profit corporation with tax-exempt status, with support from TNT 4 – Valley and the Central New York Community Foundation. Placement of engraved bricks is a continuing process as bricks are ordered from the Association. For more information, contact George Matthews, president of Meachem Area Parks Association, at (315) 492-9471 or mapageorgem@gmail.com.
Tell your story of the South Side during a community meeting for the Reviving Place Project set for 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 16, at Southwest Community Center in the lobby.Join in for a community conversation about the places residents care about and their future. Come share your stories, photos and thoughts about what makes the South Side unique. Local artist Kamiiron Pritchard will incorporate attendees' input into a community place map. Event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served. For more information, call 472-2150 ext. 14.
The Onondaga Citizen League will hold its next meeting of the OCL study, How CNY Moves, from noon to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 17, in the SUNY Oswego Metro Center at 100 South Salina Street (the Atrium office building on Clinton Square) in Room 129. Coffee, tea, water and sweets will be provided. Feel free to bring a brown bag lunch. The group will review the work of Maxwell School students, who are working on their MPA Capstone project exploring some best practices and model programs in transportation systems. The group will also explore some of the latest trends in land use and transportation planning in other communities. In addition, Megan Costa, assistant director of Onondaga County Planning, will talk about how planning works at different levels of local government, and discuss land use, demographics, and transportation and mobility considerations in planning. RSVP to ocl@syr.edu if you plan to attend.
Syracuse Housing Authority (SHA) has partnered with Jubilee Homes of Syracuse to present “Sires’ Sunday." The event celebrating fatherhood will serve as the kick-off for Jubilee Homes’ annual Southwest Showcase Sundays’ concert series. The Sires’ Sunday festivities will be held at the Spirit of Jubilee Park, located on the 100 block of South Ave. The date and time is Fathers’ Day from 1 to 7 p.m. June 21.
A meeting about the Phase II Creekwalk plans will be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 23, at the Seals Community Center at Kirk Park, 300 West Borden Avenue, Syracuse. The City of Syracuse will present in greater detail on the Creekwalk Project and continue to gather public input as part of the preliminary design process for the second phase of the Onondaga Creekwalk. The Creekwalk Phase II Project involves constructing a continuous pedestrian/bicycle trail that will extend the existing Creekwalk within the Onondaga Creek Corridor, from Armory Square (West Jefferson Street) south 2.2 miles to West Colvin Street.
A meeting about the Phase II Creekwalk plans will be held at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 24, at SUNY Oswego Metro Center, The Atrium – 2 S. Clinton St., in downtown, The City of Syracuse will present in greater detail on the Creekwalk Project and continue to gather public input as part of the preliminary design process for the second phase of the Onondaga Creekwalk. The Creekwalk Phase II Project involves constructing a continuous pedestrian/bicycle trail that will extend the existing Creekwalk within the Onondaga Creek Corridor, from Armory Square (West Jefferson Street) south 2.2 miles to West Colvin Street.
The City of Syracuse Common Council announce a special meeting of the Public Safety Committee is set for 6 p.m. Monday, June 29, at Bethany Baptist Church, located at 149 Beattie St. The purpose of this Public Safety meeting is relative to the safety in the schools/police staffing. This meeting will be a listening session to hear from community residents about safety in our schools. Syracuse Police Department will communicate its role in the schools. The public is invited to attend and share their thoughts on Syracuse City School District safety.
The Pops in the Park concert series returns to Onondaga Park. Bring your favorite lawn chairs or blankets. Music starts at 7 p.m.
• July 7 – Soft Spoken
• July 14 – The Horn Dogs
• July 21 – Fab Five
• July 28 – The Stan Colella Orchestra
Sponsored, in part, by Price Chopper. Onondaga Park is located on Roberts Avenue in the Strathmore neighborhood.
Call (315) 473-4330 for more information.
An outdoor film festival will be held Thursdays in July showing free family-friendly movies. The films start at dusk (approx. 8:30 p.m.) at the new Sankofa Park, located directly behind Beauchamp Branch Library.
Films to be shown include:
July 9: "Black or White"
July 16: "Despicable Me 2"
July 23: "Get on Up"
Attendees should bring their own seating and no alcoholic beverages or class containers are allowed. For ore information call (315) 443-1916 or email magantt@syr.edu.
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