Community
Wednesday, October 16, 6-7:30pm, Upper Arlington Public Library [Friends Theater], 2800 Tremont Rd.
How much do you know about Project 2025 and how it can affect you? Join us to learn some of what you need to know (not all — it’s a 900+ page document).
We will gather beginning at 5:30pm for a talk beginning at 6pm by Brian Rothenberg about the dangers of Project 2025 which is meant to be the agenda of the next Republican administration (Trump or not).
This is a repeat of an event that had been held August 15.
Wednesday, October 16, 4pm, Wexner Center for the Arts [Film/Video Theater], 1871 N. High St.
“War Game” follows a bipartisan group of real-life U.S. defense, intelligence, and elected policymakers with combined experience in five presidential administrations as they participate in an unscripted role-play exercise. Portraying a fictional U.S. president and his advisors, they confront a nationwide insurrection backed by rogue members of the U.S. military after a contested 2024 presidential election. (94 mins., DCP)
Three key researchers in musical scholarship lead timely conversations on African American music.
• Ambre Dromgoole
Wednesday, October 16, 1pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
Dr. Dromgoole’s research is centered on gospel women musicians, ideas of Black girlhood — especially relative to the gospel artists she studies, and Black cultural hybridity. She is concerned with how Black women and girls shape identity within Black Christian respectability while navigating sexual and musical cultural economies.
Wednesday, October 16, 12:30-1:30pm, 934 Gallery, 934 Cleveland Ave.
Calling all Columbus-area visual artists!
Have you ever been to the Columbus Arts Festival? Are you interested in exhibiting your artwork, but need more information on what is involved?
Wednesday, October 16, 12noon-3:30pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
ReImagine Appalachia is excited to announce the second annual Reimagine Shuttered Coal Plants Summit!
Wednesday, October 16, 12noon-3:30pm, via Zoom, we will host two panels featuring guest speakers from the U.S. Department of Energy, The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, the Southeastern Ohio Port Authority, and more as they discuss coal plant redevelopment opportunities and federal investment incentives!
Wednesday, October 16, 12noon-1pm, Vue Columbus, 95 Liberty St., this event will also be live-streamed on YouTube
Tuesday, October 15, 2-3pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
The Safe Systems Pyramid
Maybe you are familiar with the Safe Systems approach. But does it sufficiently prioritize what’s important?
Monday, October 14, 5pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
Join our weekly coalition-building meetings on defending democracy and protecting the climate. Hear from special guests focusing on grassroots activism. Please invite your friends!
RSVP for this event by using this link.
Check out our Zoom Room for other collaborative Zooms and events.
Sunday, October 13, 1pm, Short North and Italian Village
Strike up the Band at the 16th Annual Italian Festival Parade and High School Marching Band Competition!
Celebrate Italian! Celebrate Columbus! Bring your Italian and Columbus show to the parade 10-13-2024 at 1pm. Parade through Short North to Italian Village to end at the Columbus Italian Festival where the sounds and smells will take you back to old Italy.
Saturday, October 12, 7-9pm, Old First Presbyterian Church, 1101 Bryden Rd.
Let’s get together in person on Indigenous People’s Day for a Second Saturday Salon!
This month’s theme:
• Celebrating and honoring Indigenous People’s Day
• Community discussions on the Native Land Back movement, the Right to Return, and Reparations
• Music, fun, socializing, networking with progressive friends
Some refreshments will be provided; potluck dishes are welcome.
Contact: <colsfreepress@gmail.com>