Community
Saturday, October 9, 12noon-3pm, Columbus Metropolitan Library [Parsons Branch], 1113 Parsons Ave. [this event will also be occurring via Zoom]
Don’t believe in God? You are not alone! Join the Humanist Community of Central Ohio [HCCO], a community that values people, emphasizes reason, and focuses on this world.
Saturday, October 9, 12-7pm, Mayme Moore Park, 867 Mt. Vernon Ave.
Community Pride is coming up quickly!
Join us at Mayme Moore Park on Saturday, October 9, 12noon-7pm, for a full day of free festivities and merriment by and for us!
• Live music and performances by local LGBTQ+ bands and artists!
• Vendor booths by local LGBTQ+ artists and entrepreneurs!
• An info fair for local LGBTQ+ organizations!
• Kids activities! [Masks are required in the youth activity zone]
• Food trucks!
• Workshops!
Saturday, October 9, 10am, Alum Creek Park North, 221 W. Main St., Westerville, Ohio
CRIS [Community Refugee and Immigration Services] will be hosting its annual 5K For Refugees on October 9. Registration begins at 8am; the Kid’s Race will begin at 9:45am; the Run/Walk will begin at 10am.
Join us at our live and in-person event, or virtually between Wednesday, October 6, and Sunday, October 10, to complete your 5K run or walk as we celebrate our mission and our community.
Thursday, October 7, 6-8pm, beginning and ending at Grandview Heights Public Library, 1685 W. First Ave.
Enjoy a walking tour of Grandview with unique chocolate stops at participating businesses. This event benefits the Grandview Heights Public Library Foundation while highlighting Grandview Heights’ outstanding pedestrian-friendly business district.
This year, masks and social distancing are strongly encouraged while visiting participating businesses.
Thursday, October 7, 3:30-5pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
When Americans think of the war in Afghanistan, they often think of a small, remote corner of the country where U.S. military action has been heavily concentrated: the Pech valley and its tributaries in Kunar and Nuristan provinces. The rugged, steep terrain and thick forests made the region a natural hiding spot for targets in the American war on terror, from Osama bin Laden to the Islamic State, and it has been the site of constant U.S. military activity for nearly two decades.
Thursday, October 7, 3-4:15pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
Living Positively is an open group offering support, encouragement, and dialogue for those living with HIV/AIDS, including people who are newly diagnosed, living undetectable, and long-term survivors.
This group meets on the first and third Thursday of each month and serves people living anywhere in Ohio.
Thursday, October 7, 11am-1pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
This event will be presented by Joe Feagin, Ph.D, Ella C. McFadden Professor and Distinguished Professor, Texas A&M University
RSVP for this event by using this link.
Hosted by Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity at The Ohio State University.
Thursday, October 7, 7-8:30pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
What family history information can you find in newspapers? In this online workshop with Jen Cabiya, Digital Projects Coordinator for the Ohio History Connection, learn about birth, death and marriage announcements as well as gossip columns, fashion trends, legal news, and religious life. We’ll discuss how to locate niche topics like these in newspaper repositories like “Ohio Memory” and the Library of Congress’ “Chronicling America.”
Wednesday, October 6, 11:30am-12:30pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
Harvard Law School professor Martha Minow identifies a tension that every society must confront in the aftermath of political violence and oppression: “too much memory and too much forgetting.”
Tuesday, October 5, 6pm, this on-line event requires advance registration
Join us virtually to discuss the different ways that you can get involved with Stonewall Democrats of Central Ohio this year!
We’ll also be voting to endorse candidates for elected office and would love to have you there, as your voice is necessary in this work!
6pm: Socializing and catching up!
6:30pm: We’ll start on endorsements!