The TNT Area 3 Planning Council meets regularly on the first Monday of each month at 6 p.m. at South Side Innovation Center, 2610 S. Salina Street. TNT meetings are subject to change as necessary. For more information, email TNT@SyrGov.net or call (315) 448-8005.
“Lender Matchmaker” is a free event that gives small business owners and startup entrepreneurs the opportunity to meet with lenders one-on-one to discuss financing options for their existing or startup small businesses. Representatives of more than 25 banks, credit unions and alternative lending institutions will be on-hand to answer questions. Attendees can register for the event at http://www.eventbrite.com/e/lender-matchmaker-tickets-15895468775?Pre-event questions can be directed to Tania Hanouille with the Small Business Development Center at hanouilt@sunyocc.edu or (315) 498-6076. The event will take place at Onondaga Community College campus, Academic II building, room P112, 4585 West Seneca Turnpike.
Friday, June 5, join Soft Spoken for a lakefront concert "Live After Five" with wine & beer tasting, discount coupons for shopping and lunch. The cost is $55, and organizers are asking for $30 down and balance due June 1. For more information, contact Lori Tape at (315) 372-0452 or Reggie Seigler at (315) 479-9620 or e-mail to www.softspokenband.com
The Taste of Syracuse 2015 will be held in and around Clinton Square on June 5 and 6.
World Oceans Day will be celebrated from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, June 6, at the zoo. Event is free with paid admission or zoo membership. Life on earth depends on water, and oceans connect us all. Enjoy feeding demonstrations and keeper talks featuring our aquatic residents, and learn how you can help make a difference.
The Taste of Syracuse 2015 will be held in and around Clinton Square on June 5 and 6.
The 2015 Creekfloat will begin at 3 p.m. Saturday, June 6, starting at Armory Square in downtown. This floating art parade is free to attend and takes place on Onondaga Creek each year. Artists create floating artwork and send them through Armory Square in front of hundreds of spectators. Volunteers are also sought to retrieve the floats from the Creek when done and kayakers to help move the floats along. To volunteer, call Steve at (315) 345-2727 or Bob at (315) 396-2944 or email selent@msn.com.
Join ACR Health Sunday, June 7, for the 23rd Annual AIDS Walk/Run, sponsored by Empower Federal Credit Union, at Beaver Lake Nature Center in Baldwinsville. The AIDS Walk/Run benefits ACR Health and features a 5K fundraising walk and a 10K timed run, with free food, drinks and fundraising incentives. Participants are encouraged to fundraise a minimum of $25. Those raising more, receive great incentives. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. The AIDS Walk/Run starts at 10 a.m. – rain or shine. For more information about the AIDS Walk/Run visit www.AIDSwalkCNY.com or call AIDS Walk/Run Headquarters at 1.800.475.2430.
The 7th Annual Miss Central New York Scholarship Pageant will be held at 5 p.m. June 7 at the Palace Theatre, located at 2384 James St. For tickets call, (315) 446-1166.
Matt Leighninger, executive director of the Deliberative Democracy Consortium, will speak at the Onondaga Citizens League's annual meeting on June 10. The Deliberative Democracy Consortium is an alliance of the major organizations and leading scholars in the field of democracy and public engagement. The Consortium represents more than 50 foundations, nonprofits and universities collaborating to advance democratic practices. Leighninger is one of the leading experts in the field of deliberative democracy, a new wave of efforts to engage citizens in policy discussion and decision-making traditionally left to elected officials and experts. Leighninger’s keynote address, “The Next Form of Democracy: Public Participation for the 21st Century,” will include examples of how other communities are using deliberative democracy and the potential for the movement to transform how citizens engage in democracy in the U.S. The June 10 annual meeting luncheon will be held at Drumlins at noon and is open to the community. Individual tickets are $35 for OCL members and $45 for non-members. Reservations can be made by calling (315) 443-4846 or emailing ocl@syr.edu. For more information, visit www.onondagacitizensleague.org.
Green Bag Lunch: Transportation Planning in CNY will be held from noon to 1:30 p.m. June 12 at the Syracuse Center of Excellence in Room 203. Confirmed Panelists to date include: Samuel Gordon, director of Planning & Zoning for the Town of DeWitt, and Peter Sarver, The Alliance of Communities Transforming Syracuse (ACTS) & Moving People Transportation Coalition. This Event is Free. Seating is limited, and registration is required. Attendees are welcome to bring their Green Bag Lunch. To register, visit here.
Green Bag Lunch - Transportation Planning in CNY will hold a meeting from noon to 1:30 p.m. June 12 at the Syracuse Center of Excellence in Room 203. Confirmed Panelists include: Samuel Gordon, director of Planning & Zoning for the Town of DeWitt; Peter Sarver, The Alliance of Communities Transforming Syracuse (ACTS) & Moving People Transportation Coalition, and Meghan B. Vitale, Syracuse Metropolitan Transportation Council. This event is free. Seating is limited. Registration Required. Attendees are welcome to bring their green bag lunch.
The annual Juneteenth Celebration will begin at noon Saturday, June 13, in Clinton Square in downtown Syracuse. This is a free, family friendly day of reflection and inspiration. Attendees will enjoy a kids zone, an educational area, food court, panel discussions, live entertainment and access to the Dr. Henry A. Washington health pavilion. To donate to the event and learn more, visit syracusejuneteenth.org
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.
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