Action Alerts
The Columbus Comedy Festival is set to take place August 14 to 18 at venues all across the city of Columbus. Featuring both national headliners and local/regional talent, the festival promises five full days of laughter.
“We couldn’t be more excited to not only bring major headliners to Columbus from New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and beyond — but also highlight our incredibly talented local comedy scene,” stated Columbus Comedy Festival Co-Founder Walker Evans. “We’ve packed a lot of entertainment into these five days, and there’s a little something for everyone.”
Headliners include Jason Banks, Michael Ian Black, Tony Rock, Irene Tu, Fumi Abe, DeAnne Smith, Chloe Radcliffe, Jeremiah Watkins, Ian Fidance, Sam Jay, Saul Trujillo, Simon Fraser, Orlando Leyba, Tom Thakkar, River Butcher, Justine Marino, Alex Falcone, Kristen Toomey, Dan Donohue, Aminah Imani, Pat Burtscher, Chris Alan, Ramon Rivas II, Lea’h Sampson, Mary Santora, Tony Rock, Mandee McKelvey, Kasaun Wilson, Alex Dragicevich, Setoiyo Ekpo, Matty Ryan, Kelly Collette and dozens more.
Tuesday, August 13, 2024, 7:00 - 8:30 PM
Columbus Metropolitan Library, Whetstone Branch, 3909 N. High St., Columbus
Join guest presenter Doug Morris for commentary and an evening of songs by Joe Hill, Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Bob Dylan, Kris Kristofferson, and Bruce Springsteen. Songs and commentaries (and projected lyrics to assist in sing-along) about six towering figures of "people's music."
Every Sunday May 19 - Sept. 29 from 10am-2pm
*Supermarket Sunday takes place the 1st Sunday of the month.
INSIDE The Kee
225 Neilston St. Columbus, OH 43215
Admission FREE
STREET PARKING is free on Sundays
Adjacent parking lot - all day $5
Video tour of The Kee: https://youtu.be/3oobo0-Xthw?si=RECej-7cbFmPz4-o
Tonight, Saturday, August 10 from 6-9pm, you can try a "mocktail."
What is a mocktail?
Blossom Bar is coming to the salon to provide drinks -- water, non-alcoholic, alcoholic and "infused" mocktails. You can ask for a bit of CBD or THC or both added to your drink (each one costs a little bit). You decide what to add and tell the bartender. They provide hemp-derived, non-alcoholic cocktails infused with adaptogens and nootropics, catering to a health-conscious audience seeking an elevated social experience.
Dr. Bridget Williams of Green Harvest Health, who has spoken at a Free Press salon in the past, runs Blossom Bar and will be speaking about mocktails to tell us more about them.
The August Free Press Second Saturday Salon is tonight from 6-9pm at the Columbus Botanical Depot's event spacee at Pacemont and High Street in Clintonville. The actual address, 14 W. Pacemont is a dispensary which will be open tonight until 8pm.
Saturday, August 10, 6-9pm
Columbus Botanical Depot, corner of Pacemont and High, 14 W. Pacemont
on street parking - please carpool!)
Free Press August Second Saturday Salon
Saturday, August 10, 6-9pm
Columbus Botanical Depot, 14 W. Pacemont
Cannabis themed art.
Find out about Simply Living and the Columbus Botanical DepotMocktails brought to us by Dr Bridget Williams of Blossom Bar
Refreshments and more!
Wednesday, August 7, 2024, 6-8pm
Zoom
In the first half of the program, we'll be hearing from Jill Stein-Green Party presidential candidate, Omali Yeshitela-African People's Socialist Party, Eid Hathaleen - Palestinian activist, Tara Houska-indigenous lawyer, Renee Johnston-Black Liberation Media, and Rick Lass-Green Party Ballot Access Director.
During the second half of the program, we'll take comments from the program's co-sponsors.
Please register and share the event: bit.ly/FightForFreeSpeech
Columbus Campaign for Arms Control Peace Concert
August 6, 2024 @ 7:00PM
University Baptist Church, 50 W Lane Ave, Columbus Ohio
The Hiroshima for Peace Concert is an annual memorial concert which commemorates the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasoki, and advocates for nuclear de-proliferation and disarmament. The series of memorial gatherings and peaceful protests were founded by Mark Stansbery and Yoshie Furuhashi in 2010, and composer Rocco Di Pietro began collaborating with Mark on a series of peace concerts in 2014.
Performers: Justin T. Swain, Paul Strawser, Alex Burgoyne, Leigha Schumaker, David Tomasacci, Jaryn Danz
Composers: Rocco Di Pietro, Anthony Vine, Eunseok Park, David Tomasacci
Deadly strikes across the Middle East have set an already volatile situation on edge, Friend.
One thing could stand between this distressing uptick in violence and a new war in the Middle East: The Biden administration.
There are no military solutions to this crisis, only diplomatic ones. The U.S. government will need to use every ounce of its influence to pull the parties away from the catastrophic path they’re on. Today, we need the president to know we support these efforts to de-escalate, but we need him to go further.
Right now, our job is nothing short of saving lives. Sign now to urge President Biden: De-escalate this crisis immediately with a ceasefire that stops the bombing of Gaza, brings the remaining hostages home to their families, and creates the political space necessary to build a pathway to peace for people in Israel, Palestine, and beyond.
Friday, August 2, 2024, 6:00 PM
Gazebo, Goodale Park, 120 W. Goodale St., Columbus
August 2nd will mark 301 days of the ongoing genocide in Gaza. We have witnessed a relentless series of massacres perpetrated by the Zionist colonial regime, operating with complete impunity and without any accountability.
The death toll has now surpassed 186,000 martyrs. The livelihood of Palestinians have been systematically dismantled—families torn apart, and already horrific conditions worsened by starvation, skin diseases, and preventable diseases like polio, all while the IOF continues to destroy vital water resources. This genocide is not just a crime; it is a deliberate, systematic atrocity that our own government has endorsed, supported, and perpetuated. Yet, we, the people, repeatedly say no. We refuse to let these barbarous war crimes go uncontested.
We must continue protesting. We need to rejuvenate our fight and continue showing up for Gaza. We cannot allow the ruling class to prosper while our brothers and sisters in Palestine are senselessly slaughtered day after day.