Community
Friday, September 19 [5-8:30pm] and Saturday, September 20 [10am-9:30pm], First Unitarian Universalist Church, 93 W. Weisheimer Rd.
Please join us for a two-day event that will showcase Northeast India’s vibrant cultural heritage through music, dance, food, handloom, handicrafts, lectures/workshops/photo exhibits, and networking platforms. This event is unique because it brings together the cultures of the entire Northeast region of India.
Event Highlights
• Photo Exhibits
• Handloom and Handicraft Artifacts display
• Panel Discussion: Tourism and Commerce
Friday, September 19, 11:30am-1pm, Thompson Library [Rm. 165], 1858 Neil Ave. Mall
This COMPAS panel, “Food as Health,” explores the many social and political dimensions of identifying what healthy food actually means, and how those meanings are influenced by pre-existing biases, social media, and corporate interests. On this panel that includes both media scholars and nutrition scientists, we will explore the ways in which health, as a “construct,” is communicated and constructed by different groups of people and the role of scientists and experts in creating nutrition guidance.
Thursday, September 18, 6pm, Patrick Kaufman Learning Garden, 154 Hawkes Ave.
Come celebrate fall with us with another Tea Time! We will have tea brewed from herbs that we have grown in our tea garden plus a singing bowl meditation.
Hosted by Franklinton Farms.
Thursday, September 18, 4-5:30pm, Dulles Hall [Rm. 168], 230 Annie and John Glenn Ave.
Thursday, September 18, 3pm, Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams (Grandview), 1281 Grandview Ave.
25% of all sales during this event will be donated to Wild Goose Creative — so come enjoy scoops of your favorite flavors while supporting Wild Goose Creative’s low- and no-cost creative programming!
Hosted by Wild Goose Creative.
Thursday, September 18, 3-6pm, 925 Mount Vernon Ave. [near the intersection of Mount Vernon Ave. and N. 17th St.]
Fall produce! Fall food!! Fall friends!!!
Bronzeville Growers Market will continue to serve you for the next two Thursdays with an assortment of produce, vendors, and special activities.
September 18: Putting Culture in Agriculture with OSU Middle Eastern Studies and Chef Gachomo Shepkong
September 26: Harvest Festival with Seed Saving Workshop, Smoothe Bike, and Agrihood Walking Tour
Wednesday, September 17, 7-9pm, Maple Grove United Methodist Church, 7 W. Henderson Rd.
Mary Hunt, PhD, a feminist theologian, will be our speaker. Mary, an advocate on behalf of women and LGBT people, is the co-founder of the Women’s Alliance for Theology, Ethics, and Ritual (WATER).
How do we respond to:
• Rampant evil?
• Efforts to destroy our democracy?
• Criminalization of immigrants?
• Genocide being condoned?
• Church moral leadership failure?
Mary Hunt, an ethicist who ethicists listen to, will share with us.
Wednesday, September 17, 6-8pm, 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, September 17, 4:30-7pm, Thunderwing Brewing, 2419 Scioto Harper Dr.
Join Hunger Network in Ohio [HNO] to network with others who are passionate about ending hunger and to learn about HNO’s work and how you can support our effort to end hunger in Ohio.
Light refreshments will be provided; alcoholic and nonalcoholic drinks will be available for purchase.
Hosted by Hunger Network in Ohio.
Wednesday, September 17, 12noon-1pm, National Veterans Memorial and Museum, 300 W. Broad St., this event will also be live-streamed on YouTube
“Strengthening Partnerships That Power Civic Engagement”