Community Calendar

Join us for the 29th Annual Chili Bowl Festival in beautiful Thornden Park. The Chili Bowl is a popular annual community event featuring delicious chili by Chef Billy-Brendan Ginty (vegetarian and vegan options available), home-brewed root beer, live music by the Allen Fellows Project, raffle prizes, and kids activities. Eat in or carry out is available. All funds raised help support the preservation of historic Thornden Park and its programming for children and adults throughout the year.

A film series in collaboration with the Onondaga Historical Association to commemorate Central New York's role in striving for social and environmental justice over the past 250 years of democracy.

We will be joined for a post-show talk-back Q&A by the filmmaker, Katsitsionni Fox, and Executive Director of the Matilda Joslyn Gage Center, Ciarrai Eaton.

WITHOUT A WHISPER - KONNON:KWE uncovers the hidden history of the profound influence Indigenous women had on the beginnings of the women’s rights movement in the United States.

Before the first women’s rights convention in Seneca Falls in 1848, European colonial women lacked even the most basic rights, while Haudenosaunee women had a potent political and spiritual voice and authority in all aspects of their lives. The contact that the early suffragists had with Haudenosaunee women in New York state shaped their thinking and had a vital impact on their struggle for equality that is taken for granted today. The film follows Mohawk Bear Clan Mother Louise Herne and Professor Sally Roesch Wagner as they seek to correct the historical narrative about the origins of women’s rights in the United States.

WAER members can use the code OHA50 at checkout to get a 50% discount. Tickets are limited.

By William Inge | Directed by Ralph Zito | Feb 20 - Mar 1 | Opening Night: Feb 21

An elegant drama from an American master.

“I've always had the feeling, if I just had the chance, I could set the whole world on fire.” As a small Kansas town prepares for the annual Labor Day picnic, handsome young drifter Hal stirs up long dormant feelings amongst a group of repressed women, including Madge, a beauty queen who yearns for another life whenever she hears the train whistle blow. Disappointments, resentments, and rivalries simmer with the late summer swelter in William Inge’s Pulitzer Prize-winning classic about the power of attraction and the perils of unfulfilled desire.

FOCUS Greater Syracuse, Inc.'s Citizens Academy Alumni Network warmly invites you to a Mix & Mingle designed to bring community members together around conversation, connection, and civic engagement! This special evening is generously sponsored by the Landmark Theatre, whose support makes it possible to gather in one of downtown Syracuse's most iconic spaces.
The program will feature a historical presentation by Robert Searing, Curator of History at the Onondaga Historical Association, offering insight into the Landmark Theatre's past and its role in our community.
Main Event: Mix & Mingle with Robert Searing | 5:30–7:30 p.m. Free and open to the public. The evening includes a presentation by Robert Searing on the history of the Landmark Theatre, opportunities for networking and community connection, snacks and beverages available for purchase, and fundraising in support of FOCUS. Doors open for non-tour attendees at 5:15 p.m.
Optional: Pre-Event Historic Theatre Tours | 4:30 p.m. & 4:45 p.m. Step behind the scenes of the Landmark Theatre and explore the history, architecture, and stories that have made this venue a cornerstone of downtown Syracuse! This guided tour offers access to areas not typically open to the public, with insight into the theatre's design, restoration, and cultural legacy. Tours are $12 per person, limited to 20 participants each, and last approximately one hour. Advance registration is required.
Tour doors open at 4:15 p.m. for both tour times. Tours begin promptly. Please plan to arrive on time, as late arrivals may not be accommodated. Tour tickets are non-refundable, and guests who do not arrive for their registered tour time will not be eligible for a refund or transfer.
Whether you are a Citizens Academy graduate, a longtime FOCUS supporter, or new to FOCUS entirely, you are warmly welcome! Join us for an evening that builds connections, celebrates local history, and supports FOCUS' mission through community-powered giving.

Utica University’s free Films on Thursday series concludes its Spring 2026 season on Thursday, March 5 at 7:00pm with the animated movie, "Flow."

After a catastrophic flood destroys his home, a cat joins forces with a bird, a capybara, a dog, and a lemur as they try to find dry land while living together in a boat.

An inspiring tale the explores friendship, community and the environment, “Flow” set box office records in Latvia and became a global sensation.

The visual spectacular, which was produced using free and open-source software, won the Academy Award® for Best Animated Feature Film.

A complete list of the Spring 2026 film series, the campus map, parking information, and more are available by visiting utica.edu/film

All films are shown at 7 p.m. in Macfarlane Auditorium in DePerno Hall and are free and open to the general public.

Utica University’s free Films on Thursday series concludes its Spring 2026 season on Thursday, March 5 at 7:00pm with the animated movie, "Flow."

After a catastrophic flood destroys his home, a cat joins forces with a bird, a capybara, a dog, and a lemur as they try to find dry land while living together in a boat.

An inspiring tale the explores friendship, community and the environment, “Flow” set box office records in Latvia and became a global sensation.

The visual spectacular, which was produced using free and open-source software, won the Academy Award® for Best Animated Feature Film.

A complete list of the Spring 2026 film series, the campus map, parking information, and more are available by visiting utica.edu/film

All films are shown at 7 p.m. in Macfarlane Auditorium in DePerno Hall and are free and open to the general public.

Celebrate a Smith tradition with our annual screening of The Big Lebowski! Join us on March 6th (Day of the Dude!) for this beloved cult classic, which has inspired a pseudo-religion and countless quotable moments.
Ultimate L.A. slacker Jeff “The Dude” Lebowski, mistaken for a millionaire of the same name, seeks restitution for a rug ruined by debt collectors, enlisting his bowling buddies to help while trying to find the millionaire’s missing wife. A star-studded cast, led by Jeff Bridges, brings this outlandish tale to life, making it a must-see on the big screen.

Remember to stop by Concessions in our beautiful lobby to purchase your fresh, delicious popcorn, and be sure to catch the vintage cartoon short screening before our feature film!

Movie Rating: Rated R for pervasive strong language, drug content, sexuality and brief violence
Running Time: 1 hour, 57 minutes

St. Michael’s & St. Peter’s Church is holding a Chicken & Biscuit Dinner on Saturday, March 7th from 4 to 7pm (or until sold out). Meals include chicken & gravy, biscuit, green beans, coleslaw, cranberry sauce and cookie dessert, $15 per person. All proceeds support our twin parish in Chauffard, Haiti. Takeout or eat in at the church basement on the corner of Velasko Road and West Seneca Turnpike, Onondaga Hill.

Music Director Guillaume Pirard leads the Orchestra in Boulangerie 1, exploring the influence of Nadia Boulanger. Featuring Copland’s Appalachian Spring and Mozart’s Horn Concerto performed by Principal Horn, Steven Harmon. Free Pre-concert Chat at 6:30 pm.

In celebration of Women’s History Month, Lorenzo State Historic Site will host speaker Danielle Funiciello for her presentation, “Angelica Schuyler Church: Women’s Shifting Power During the American Revolution.” Funiciello will look through the lens of “Schuyler Sister” Angelica Schuyler Church’s life to examine the way that women’s relationship to power changes over the course of the American Revolution and argues that Angelica was not an outlier in the way that she blurred the lines between the public and private sphere. Rather, women like Angelica persist in the historical records, while many women’s lives were wiped out by the archival collecting process of the early-19th-Century and beyond. Danielle Funiciello is the Interpretive Programs Assistant at Fort Ontario State Historic Site in Oswego, New York, holds her MA in Public History from University at Albany SUNY and is currently a PhD Candidate in History at the same institution. For more information call 315-655-3200 or follow us on Facebook and Instagram. Admission is free.