Community
Saturday, July 12, 12noon-2pm, Columbus Metropolitan Library [Parsons Branch], 1113 Parsons Ave. [this event will also be occurring via Zoom]
Tuesday, July 15, 7-8pm, Grandview Heights Public Library, 1685 W. First Ave.
Enjoy live music, food trucks, the Grandview Heights Public Library Pop-Up Library, and summer fun with family and friends on the Grandview Heights Public Library lawn!
2025 Performance Schedule
June 3: The British Invasion (’60s Music)
June 10: The Conspiracy Band (R&B/Funk)
Monday, July 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, July 13, 10am-3pm, various locations within Merion Village
We are thrilled to invite you to the 26th Annual Merion Village Garden Tour! The 2025 tour will be held on Sunday, July 13 from 10am to 3pm. This annual event is free and open to the public!
Use this link to learn additional information about this event.
Follow this Facebook event to receive updates about the tour!
Saturday, July 12, 10am-6pm; Sunday, July 13, 10am-5pm; Columbus Metropolitan Library [Main Branch], 96 S. Grant Ave. and the nearby Topiary Park, 480 E. Town St.
The 2025 Columbus Book Festival will feature a whole new lineup of 200+ national and Columbus-based authors, panel discussions, author talks, book signings, and more!
The Festival Marketplace will brim with dozens of bookish retailers, community exhibitors, an entertainment lineup, local food court, the popular “Indie Author Alley” pavilion, and the “Friends of the Library Big Book Sale” tent.
Saturday, July 12, 10am-6pm; Sunday, July 13, 10am-5pm; Columbus Metropolitan Library [Main Branch], 96 S. Grant Ave. and the nearby Topiary Park, 480 E. Town St.
The 2025 Columbus Book Festival will feature a whole new lineup of 200+ national and Columbus-based authors, panel discussions, author talks, book signings, and more!
The Festival Marketplace will brim with dozens of bookish retailers, community exhibitors, an entertainment lineup, local food court, the popular “Indie Author Alley” pavilion, and the “Friends of the Library Big Book Sale” tent.
Saturday, July 12, 6:30-11pm, 1710 Dorsetshire Rd.
Let’s get together in person for a Salon at Pat Marida’s house!
This event is free and open to the public. Some refreshments will be provided; potluck dishes are welcome; BYOB; bring a lawn chair.
Our speaker Chikako will speak on “Project 2025 and Managing Socio-Political Stress: Community and Personal Empowerment.”
Saturday, July 12, 6-8pm [doors open at 5:30pm], Stonewall Columbus, 1160 N. High St.
Saturday, July 12, 4:30-7:30pm, Maloney Park, 1701 Joyce Ave.
We’re visiting Columbus communities to connect you — our neighbors — to vital resources, delicious food, live music, and so much more. Best of all, the Rise Up CBUS! events are free! Visit Columbus.gov/RiseUpCBUS for other events and more information.
Hosted by City of Columbus Department of Neighborhoods.
Saturday, July 12, 2pm, The Reeb Center, 280 Reeb Ave.
The Mighty Troubadours, playfully also known as “The Troubz,” perform “new grass” with a “whimsical intensity . . . soulful harmonies and foot-tapping instrumentation.” See them on Saturday, July 12 at The Reeb Center, 280 Reeb Ave., as part of the Columbus Folk Music Society’s Americana/Folk Concert Series.
Refreshments will be served at 2pm, followed by a community open mic at 2:30. The Mighty Troubadours take the stage at 3pm. Admission is free; donations are welcomed.