Latest Past Events

Winston Gaskin Community Walk for Health & Wellness

Kirk Park 1101 South Ave., Syracuse

100 Black Men of Syracuse will hold the Winston Gaskin Community Walk for Health & Wellness from 9 to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24, at Kirk Park and Onondaga Creekwalk, 1101 South Ave. to 400 W. Borden Ave.  The annual family-friendly event, which is being offered for the first time at Kirk Park, is free and open to the public. Walk participants will assemble at Kirk Park at 9 a.m. for the 3.2-mile walk that will proceed along a recently completed portion of the Onondaga Creekwalk. The event honors Winston Gaskin, an African-American Syracuse resident, pharmacist, Army veteran and community leader who passed away in 2009. The Gaskin Walk is also dedicated to raising awareness about a variety of health issues and promoting healthy lifestyles.

Rally for a Lead-Free Syracuse

I-81 Viaduct 416 E. Raynor Ave., Syracuse

A rally calling for protections from lead exposure is planned for 1:30 p.m. Sept. 17. Organizers include the New York Civil Liberties Union, Families for Lead Freedom Now and community members.

Virtual Sessions on City of Syracuse Arts & Culture Recovery Fund for Artists

CNY Arts seeks applications for a final round of funding through the City of Syracuse Arts & Culture Recovery Fund. Priority for this grant will be given to individual artists, musicians, performers, teaching artists, folk artists and sole proprietors who have suffered financial losses during the pandemic. Several in-person or webinar information sessions are being offered.