Community
Saturday, October 19, 10am, Weinland Park Urban Tree Nursery, 283 E. 8th Ave.
Didn’t make it to our Worthington Tree Giveaway last weekend? No worries — pick up a free native tree at our Weinland Park Urban Tree Nursery this Saturday, October 19, between 10am and 12noon.
Friday, October 18, 7:30pm, King Ave. United Methodist Church, 299 King Ave.
Civil rights sit-ins. Bell-bottoms. Anti-war marches. Student Power. Afros. Mini-skirts. Hippies. Riots. Space flights. Political assassinations. The generation gap.
Those hallmarks of the turbulent 1960s will be rekindled Friday, October 18 at this year’s annual “Spirit of the ‘60s Coffeehouse.”
Friday, October 18, 7-9pm, Columbus Mennonite Church, 35 Oakland Park Ave.
SoulCall Global invites you to our fun “Mystic Cafe Variety Show and Open Mic” on Friday, October 18.
Help SoulCall Global raise money to feed and house the needy and enjoy an old-fashioned variety show with everything from great music and comedy acts to who knows what. Performers are encouraged to sign up.
• A keyboard accompanist is available.
• Doors open at 6pm
• Performances will be 7-9pm
Friday, October 18, 4pm, Pomerene Hall [Rm. 160], 1760 Neil Ave.
The OSU Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies [CMRS] will host Dr. Michael Ostling for an installment of the CMRS lecture series. Dr. Ostling will present “Evicting the Landlords: Spirits and the Spirit of Capitalism Reconsidered.”
Friday, October 18, 12noon-1pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
Thursday, October 17, 8pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
This election season, it’s more clear than ever that we must fight for white people with the same commitment MAGA is. Their strategy of deploying racism to peel away white support for the Democratic ticket is the same strategy that uses racism to bust up unions and undermine progressive issues like universal healthcare and just climate solutions.
Wednesday, October 16, 6:30-7:30pm, Mount Carmel Healthy Living Center, 777 W. State St.
Join us for this one-hour presentation with Talon Silverhorn on the history of the Shawnee people and the Shawnee efforts to reconnect with their historic homelands. Learn how the three Federally Recognized Shawnee Tribes helped develop the Great Council State Park that stands on the Old Chillicothe site circa 1777-1780.
RSVP for this event by using this link.
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.