Community
Tuesday, August 27, 4:30-6:30pm, Land-Grant Brewing Company, 424 W. Town St.
Join us for happy hour at the Land Grant Extension. Meet artists, arts administrators, advocates, and fans; maybe even meet your next collaborator. There will be a cash bar; a Tortilla’s food truck will be on-site; the Greater Columbus Arts Council will have vouchers for eats at check-in.
Hosted by Greater Columbus Arts Council.
Wednesday, August 28, 12noon-1pm, The Ellis, 777 N. Fourth St.; this event will also be live-streamed on YouTube
Tuesday, August 27, 7-8pm, Grandview Heights Public Library, 1685 W. First Ave.
The 38th Annual Music on the Lawn summer concert series kicks off in July with a new outdoor pavilion and site improvements to celebrate the library’s 100th anniversary! A significant portion of the project is being funded with a donation from the Grandview Heights Public Library Foundation.
Concerts take place on Tuesdays, 7-8pm, July and August (instead of June-July, due to construction).
Get all the details at ghpl.org/music.
Tuesday, August 27, 12noon-1:30pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
Meet Dr. Katie Vaughn, a dynamic operations leader dedicated to empowering underrepresented communities through civic engagement. With a Doctorate of Business Administration in Human Resources Management from Capella University, Katie combines academic excellence with real-world experience to make informed financial, operational, and administrative decisions.
Monday, August 26, 7-8pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
Join us for the final session of our six-week “Summer School: Ohio Civics 101” series. We have covered — and will cover — the basics of Ohio Government, including the three branches of Ohio government, roles and responsibilities, key players in Ohio, as well as key organizations and what you can do to get involved.
Monday, August 26, 6:30pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
Although we are thrilled with the passage of the Ohio Reproductive Freedom Amendment (a.k.a Issue 1) last year, the fight for equitable abortion access is long from over. With the current legal challenges to Ohio’s 24-hour waiting period for abortion patients and the telemedicine abortion ban, electing Justices to the Ohio Supreme Court who support reproductive freedom and will uphold our amendment is more important now than ever.
Monday, August 26, 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.
“Old Gods of Appalachia,” hosted by Columbus Association for the Performing Arts [CAPA] and CBUSArts
Sunday, August 25, 8pm, Southern Theatre, 21 E. Main St.
This summer, the dark comes for you. Join “Old Gods of Appalachia,” the award-winning eldritch horror fiction podcast, as they bring their storytelling to the stage.
Sunday, August 25, 5pm, Columbus Commons, 160 S. High St.
Sugar Ray, Tonic and Lit are coming to Columbus Commons! Downtown Columbus, Inc. and CAPA [Columbus Association for the Performing Arts] invite you to rock out outdoors on the Columbus Commons lawn.
Free tickets are required for entry, and they are limited. Tickets will be available on our website, beginning on July 31 at 10am, at this link.
Schedule:
5pm: Gates open at the Rich St. entrance only. Food trucks and bars will open.
Sunday, August 25, 12noon-6pm, Moeller Park, 281 Hanford St.
Join us for the tenth Annual Merion Village Festival!
This annual, outdoor, rain-or-shine festival features artists, crafters, businesses, and organizations as we celebrate the community and atmosphere of the Historic Merion Village neighborhood. All proceeds from this event benefit the Merion Village Association, a 501(c)(3) civic organization.