Community Calendar

Tuesdays; August 5 and 19, September 2 and 16, starts at 5 p.m, ends by 7 p.m., held online

Breast cancer survivorship focuses on a person’s well-being after they complete treatment. This four-part series will address a variety of topics for survivors, including intimacy, long-term and late-term side effects, early menopause and self-care. The target audience for this series is for women with breast cancer, or who have completed treatment for breast cancer, who are under age 49.

Experts: Susan Tiffany, BSN, RN, OCN, Survivorship Navigator and Maureen Garvey, BSN, RNC, Patient Navigator, Breast Cancer Program, Upstate Cancer Center

Depressive Disorders Support Group is a peer support group that has been meeting regularly for 30 years. Anyone with any form of Depression or Bipolar Depression may attend. You need to be well enough to attend on your own. Support people, students or others may not attend. Our hope is that you leave feeling better than when you walked in.
Contact: jhowley8@gmail.com or call 315-299-5750

Join FOCUS Greater Syracuse, Inc. for our October 24th FOCUS Forum. This hybrid forum will feature a presentation from Joe Heath, Onondaga Nation General Counsel and Adjunct Professor at Cornell Law School, as he delves into the ongoing legal efforts to reclaim ancestral lands. This presentation will explore the historical context of the Onondaga Nation's Land Rights Act, the legal challenges faced in U.S. courts, and the role of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights in advancing the Nation's case.

Learn how to sculpt organic forms with wool during this 2-day, wet felting intensive with fiber artist Mallory Zondag. Students will learn a variety of wet felting techniques for creating flowers, leaves, stems, stamens, and how to connect all of these elements to form realistic floral forms. We will also cover how to bring needle felting, stitching, and beading into your felting work. Day one will cover techniques and processes for making a variety of organic forms. Day two will be an open studio format where students design their own unique floral arrangement.

Experience nature in a unique way on a guided Forest Therapy Walk throughout Baltimore Woods! Forest Therapy, also known as “forest bathing,” stems from a Japanese practice known as Shinrin Yoku. Led by June Leo-Randazzo, a Certified ANFT Forest Therapy Guide, this program invites participants to immerse themselves in nature and open their senses to the surroundings of the forest.

Registration for this program closes at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, October 22.

More details: This walk is designed for adults. Space is limited. Pre-registration is required. You will be notified ahead of the program on where to park and meet on the day of the walk. The walk will take place rain or shine. In case cancellation is necessary due to dangerous conditions, you will be notified by email the morning of the walk. Dress for the weather; this program will be entirely outdoors. Insect repellent and a hat are recommended.

Dive into a rich, layered world of encaustic painting, an ancient painting technique invented by the Greeks, in this two-day weekend workshop focused on collage and mixed media techniques. Students will create an encaustic collage painting with molten pigmented wax, which is applied on a substrate surface, such as wood panels, and fused with a heat source. They will explore how to incorporate paper, photographs, and drawing materials to create dynamic, dimensional compositions. While a basic understanding of encaustic painting is helpful, it is not required; beginners are welcome.

Learn how to sculpt organic forms with wool during this 2-day, wet felting intensive with fiber artist Mallory Zondag. Students will learn a variety of wet felting techniques for creating flowers, leaves, stems, stamens, and how to connect all of these elements to form realistic floral forms. We will also cover how to bring needle felting, stitching, and beading into your felting work. Day one will cover techniques and processes for making a variety of organic forms. Day two will be an open studio format where students design their own unique floral arrangement.

Dive into a rich, layered world of encaustic painting, an ancient painting technique invented by the Greeks, in this two-day weekend workshop focused on collage and mixed media techniques. Students will create an encaustic collage painting with molten pigmented wax, which is applied on a substrate surface, such as wood panels, and fused with a heat source. They will explore how to incorporate paper, photographs, and drawing materials to create dynamic, dimensional compositions. While a basic understanding of encaustic painting is helpful, it is not required; beginners are welcome.

Tuesdays; August 5 and 19, September 2 and 16, starts at 5 p.m, ends by 7 p.m., held online

Breast cancer survivorship focuses on a person’s well-being after they complete treatment. This four-part series will address a variety of topics for survivors, including intimacy, long-term and late-term side effects, early menopause and self-care. The target audience for this series is for women with breast cancer, or who have completed treatment for breast cancer, who are under age 49.

Experts: Susan Tiffany, BSN, RN, OCN, Survivorship Navigator and Maureen Garvey, BSN, RNC, Patient Navigator, Breast Cancer Program, Upstate Cancer Center

Depressive Disorders Support Group is a peer support group that has been meeting regularly for 30 years. Anyone with any form of Depression or Bipolar Depression may attend. You need to be well enough to attend on your own. Support people, students or others may not attend. Our hope is that you leave feeling better than when you walked in.
Contact: jhowley8@gmail.com or call 315-299-5750