Community
Tuesday, November 6, 7-11pm, Two Dollar Radio Headquarters, 1124 Parsons Ave.
Watch the election results with friends and community on our Venti projection screen!
We’ll have an extra extra extra special late-night food menu and drink specials: $3 drafts with an “I [Ohio] voting” sticker, stress-coloring activities, and more.
Since it’s a Tuesday, you can snag 10% off all books as well.
Monday, October 29, 6-7pm, outside, at the southeast corner of E. Main St. and Cassady Ave. in Bexley, Ohio [near the Bexley Public Library]
We will be expressing our condolences to the families and friends of the deceased, the congregation of Tree of Life Synagogue, and the Jewish community.
This will be a candlelight vigil where participants of our community will be able to offer their sentiments and prayers for peace and unity.
Sponsors: Jewish Voice for Peace, Central Ohio Chapter and Progressive Peace Coalition.
Saturday, December 8, 6:30-9pm, Blacklick Woods Golf Course Banquet Room [Columbus and Franklin County Metro Parks], 7309 E. Livingston Ave., Reynoldsburg, Ohio
The Winter Solstice — also known as The Longest Night, Midwinter, Yule, and Jol — is a day that human beings across the globe have been celebrating since the Stone Age over 15,000 years ago. It represents the shortest period of sunlight in a single day during the entire year, and in turn, the longest period of darkness.
Saturday, December 8, 10:30am [registration]; 12noon [race begins]; McFerson Commons/Arch Park, 218 West St.
The Santa Speedo Dash is comprised of participants who run a winter 5K, or walk one mile, wearing either a Speedo or holiday-themed-attire [which is encouraged but is not mandatory]. Central Ohio Diabetes Association’s Young Professionals Against Diabetes (YPAD) started the Santa Speedo Dash event in 2012; since then, the event has become one of the most infamous fun runs in Central Ohio.
This event benefits the Central Ohio Diabetes Association.
Thursday, December 6, 7-8:30pm, Compassionate Communication Center of Ohio [inside of Maynard Ave. United Methodist Church], 2350 Indianola Ave.
Join us for an engaging and fun introduction to Compassionate-Nonviolent Communication (NVC), the Language of the Heart, led by Susanna Warren.
People of all experience levels, ranging from beginners to experienced practitioners, are welcome to this gathering. We will have a short explanation, a demonstration, and then we will give everyone a chance to practice giving and/or receiving empathy.
Saturday, December 1, 10am [registration begins at 8am], Genoa Park, 303 W. Broad St.
The Arthritis Foundation’s Jingle Bell Run is a fun way to get out, get moving, and raise funds and awareness to cure America’s #1 cause of disability. In communities nationwide, this annual event brings together people from all walks of life to shout “Yes, we will live life to its fullest while searching for a cure!”
Saturday, December 1
World AIDS Day takes place on December 1 each year and provides an opportunity for people, worldwide, to unite in the fight against HIV, to show support for people living with HIV, and to commemorate those who have died from an AIDS-related illness. Founded in 1988, World AIDS Day was the first-ever global health day.
Saturday, November 24, 5-7pm, MCL Kingsdale, 3154 Kingsdale Center, Upper Arlington, Ohio
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.
Come out and join us for dinner and conversation! We’ll be in the back room unless there’s a special event going on in that room.
Tuesday, November 20, 7-9pm, King Ave. United Methodist Church, 299 King Ave.
TransOhio will hold its annual Transgender Day of Remembrance on Tuesday, November 20 at King Ave. United Methodist Church to honor and lift up the victims of violence against the transgender and gender non-binary/non-conforming community, both across the U.S. and around the world, during 2018.
The doors will open at 6:30pm; the program will begin at 7pm.
Child care will be provided; light refreshments will be offered afterwards.
Sunday, November 18, 6:30-8:30pm, First Unitarian Universalist Church, 93 W. Weisheimer Rd.