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Thursday, August 2, 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.

Monday, July 30, 7pm, Columbus State Community College Center for Workforce Development [Ballroom], 315 Cleveland Ave.

Central Ohio residents will gather to commemorate the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. This concert will feature original works performed by Columbus State Community College Music Professor Rocco Di Pietro and his students.

The program will include new compositions by Di Pietro and Ramsey Sadaka [a visiting composer from Vancouver, Canada] as well as works by Alan Hovhanhess and Halim El-Dabh.

Saturday, July 28, 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.

Saturday, July 21, 7pm, North Congregational United Church of Christ [UCC], 2040 W. Henderson Rd.

The Mary Magdalene Celebration will be held at North Congregational Church [in Fellowship Hall] on Saturday, July 21 at 7pm. This 45-minute contemplative service will consist mostly of music, with the lighting of candles, Holy Communion, and Anointing included. Three members of a Sufi dance group will provide a movement/musical offering.

Following the service, light refreshments will be served. A free-will offering to cover expenses will be requested.

Friday, July 20, 11am-11pm; Saturday, July 21, 11am-11pm; Sunday, July 22, 11am-8:30pm; Columbus Downtown Riverfront [in Bicentennial, West Bank, and Genoa Parks on the Scioto Mile], 233 Civic Center Dr.

Celebrate summer with hot ribs and cool jazz! This highly-anticipated summertime tradition offers both jazz and rib connoisseurs the finest in music and barbeque. The Scioto Mile provides the perfect location for three days of continuous live music.

Admission is free!