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.

On the first Friday of each month from 10 a.m. to noon the Southside Interfaith CDC gathers for coffee, refreshments and substantive discussion. This is a place for all members of the Syracuse community to come together to relax and get to know each other. Senior citizens are our special guests. Southside Interfaith Vice President Audrey Haskell states, "we offer hot coffee and even hotter topics." All are welcome. To learn more, visit http://ssinterfaithcdc.org/.

The next meeting of the South Side Tomorrow's Neighborhoods Today will be held at 6 p.m. Monday, April 6, at the South Side Innovation Center. The meeting's agenda will include hearing issues for city departments, updates from Paul Mercurio on future projects for the South Side and City of Syracuse by DPW, news on a New York State campaign on youth gambling, update on TNT facilitators progress and more.

ACTS Spring Banquet will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, April 21, at Drumlins Country Club, 800 Nottingham Road. The banquet is being held to raise funds needed to continue the Alliance for Communities Transforming Syracuse social justice efforts. Tickets are $65 and can be purchased online at www.acts-syracuse.org/#!events/c1ziv. Keynote Speaker is the Rev. Dr. Marvin McMickle.

The Syracuse Poster Project will host the Annual Poster Series Unveiling at the Atrium at City Hall Commons in downtown Syracuse. Meet this year's contributing poets and artists, enter a raffle to win artwork and locally donated gifts and enjoy refreshments and music.

Help prepare for the 2015 growing season. Volunteers will remove trash from the site. Repair and maintenance of plant stakes and fencing. Unload and spread mulch and compost. Plant early season seeds and starts (if available). Contact Frank at (315) 308-1372 or frcetera@alchemicalnursery.org

The Cora A. Thomas Gospel Extravaganza will be held Sunday, April 19, at Bethany Baptist Church. Doors open at 4 p.m. and the event starts at 4:30 p.m. The concert will welcome Fred Hammond, a solo artist and founder of the pioneering urban group, Commissioned. Hammond has sold over 8 million albums and he has frequently been on the top of Billboard's Gospel Charts. Event is co-sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Affairs, The Thomas Family, The Gifford Foundation, WAER and Power 620. For more information, contact Cedric Bolton at (315) 443-9676 or email ctbolton@syr.edu.