{"id":257,"date":"2023-01-31T18:17:28","date_gmt":"2023-01-31T18:17:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esustage.wpengine.com\/kansas-city\/?page_id=257"},"modified":"2026-09-12T13:35:06","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T13:35:06","slug":"branch-homepage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/syracuse\/","title":{"rendered":"Syracuse Branch"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section id=\"homepage-block\" class=\"content-over-image show-overlay\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/syracuse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2026\/05\/Screen-Shot-2026-05-05-at-7.18.02-PM.png');\">\n    <div class=\"inner\">\n                <h5 class=\"title\">The English-Speaking Union<\/h5>\n        \n                <div class=\"subtitle\">Syracuse Branch<\/div>\n        \n                <h3 class=\"description\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Established in 1948, The Syracuse Branch of the English-Speaking Union is a very active group. Our programs reflect our members who are spirited, thoughtful and concerned about intercultural and international communications. They share a genuine interest in people and community affairs. The Syracuse Branch meets the second Saturday of each month &#8211; September through May &#8211; at a private club.<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n        \n        <div class=\"buttons\">\n                                                                                                                                                                 <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"\" class=\"title-section\">\n    <div class=\"inner\">\n        \n                <h2>Upcoming Events<\/h2>\n        \n            <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<div class=\"ecs-no-events\">There are no upcoming events.<\/div>\n\n\n<section id=\"\" class=\"esu-basic-full-width\">\n\n    <div class=\"inner\">\n        <div class=\"wrapper\">\n\n            \n                            <div class=\"title heading-2\">\n                    In the News                <\/div>\n            \n            \n                            <div class=\"content\">\n                    <p style=\"text-align: center\">Recent news and events related to the Syracuse English-Speaking Union Branch.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n            \n            \n\n                            <div class=\"buttons\">\n                                                                                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/syracuse\/news-events\/\" class=\"btn btn-solid btn-small\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a>\n                                                                                    <\/div>\n            \n        <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"\" class=\"side-scrolling\">\n  <div class=\"inner\">\n    <div class=\"side-scrolling-header\">\n            <h2 class=\"side-scrolling-title\">ESU Educational Programs in Syracuse<\/h2>\n      \n            <div class=\"side-scrolling-buttons\">\n                        <button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-solid btn-small pre-btn\"><i class=\"icofont-arrow-left\"><\/i><\/button>\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-solid btn-small nxt-btn\"><i class=\"icofont-arrow-right\"><\/i><\/button>\n              <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n        <div class=\"scroll-container\">\n            <div class=\"card-item\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/syracuse\/what-we-do\/shakespeare-competition\/\">\n                    <div class=\"card-image\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/syracuse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2026\/08\/Gage-e1787065494444.jpg);\"><\/div>\n          <div class=\"info\">\n            <h3 class=\"paragraph-title heading-3\">Shakespeare Competition <\/h3>\n            <div class=\"paragraph\">The ESU National Shakespeare Competition is a performance-based education program. High school students develop analytical and communication skills by performing Shakespeare at the school, community, and national levels. Since 1983 more than 390,000 students have brought the timeless works of Shakespeare to life. <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n            <div class=\"card-item\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/syracuse\/what-we-do\/monthly-luncheons\/\">\n                    <div class=\"card-image\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/syracuse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2026\/08\/Ballet-e1787065535141.jpg);\"><\/div>\n          <div class=\"info\">\n            <h3 class=\"paragraph-title heading-3\">Monthly Programs <\/h3>\n            <div class=\"paragraph\">The Syracuse Branch provides interesting speakers at each monthly meeting.  These speakers deal with the cultural, educational, historical, and social institutions of our community.  Recent programs include speakers from Syracuse Stage, Red House Performing Arts, Syracuse Opera, The Rosamund Gifford Zoo, Onondaga Historical Association, Syracuse Orchestra, Central New York Ballet, Seward House Museum in Auburn, The Food Bank of Central New York, the Everson Art Museum, the Erie Canal Museum, A Tiny Home for Good, the United Way, and many more.<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n            <div class=\"card-item\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/syracuse\/online-happy-hour-series\/\">\n                    <div class=\"card-image\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/syracuse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2024\/09\/happy-hour-revised-1024x732.jpg);\"><\/div>\n          <div class=\"info\">\n            <h3 class=\"paragraph-title heading-3\">Happy Hour Series<\/h3>\n            <div class=\"paragraph\">In response to the COVID-19 world, in July of 2020 ESU members got together to introduce the virtual Happy Hour Program, which has been met with resounding success. The Happy Hour Program brings guest speakers from locations all over the world, live and free of charge using the Zoom format. And to make it a real happy hour, a few of the speakers suggest signature cocktails to match the theme for the attendees to create and enjoy at home during their presentations. Many speakers also offer exciting participation opportunities with fun give-away books and products at the end of each program. All Happy Hour events are recorded and available for download to members and anyone interested to watch on-demand.<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"\" class=\"side-scrolling\">\n  <div class=\"inner\">\n    <div class=\"side-scrolling-header\">\n            <h2 class=\"side-scrolling-title\">ESU National Educational Programs<\/h2>\n      \n            <div class=\"side-scrolling-buttons\">\n                        <button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-solid btn-small pre-btn\"><i class=\"icofont-arrow-left\"><\/i><\/button>\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-solid btn-small nxt-btn\"><i class=\"icofont-arrow-right\"><\/i><\/button>\n              <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n        <div class=\"scroll-container\">\n            <div class=\"card-item\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/what-we-do\/teachers-learning-abroad\/\">\n                    <div class=\"card-image\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/syracuse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2023\/05\/heading-attachment_2.jpg);\"><\/div>\n          <div class=\"info\">\n            <h3 class=\"paragraph-title heading-3\">TLab &#8211; Travel and Learn Abroad<\/h3>\n            <div class=\"paragraph\">Study in the United Kingdom for an unforgettable immersive experience! Live and learn on the famed campuses of Oxford and Edinburgh or discover Shakespeare in the context that brought his works to life \u2014 exploring his hometown in Stratford or performing on the stage of the Globe Theatre in London.\r\n<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-257","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.2 (Yoast SEO v28.3) - 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