Community
Monday, October 10, 8am-5pm, Franklin County Board of Elections, 1700 Morse Rd.
Contact: Franklin County Board of Elections, 614-525-3100
Sunday, October 8, 2-4pm, St. John’s Evangelical Protestant Church [UCC], 59 E. Mound St.
Sunday, October 8, 1pm; Goodale Park, 120 W. Goodale St.; to Columbus Italian Festival, 720 Hamlet St.
Sunday, October 8, 12:30pm [registration], 12:30pm [send-off rally]; Scioto Audubon Metro Park [Maier Place Pavilion] 400 W. Whittier St.
The 39th Annual Columbus CROP Hunger Walk has open registration from 12:30pm to 2pm. Come enjoy the beautiful Scioto Audubon Metro Park and be sure to join us for our Send-Off Rally at 12:45pm with an invocation, updates from the Mid-Ohio Foodbank and Church World Service, and a special guest!
Friday, October 6, 7pm, The Vanderelli Room, 218 McDowell St.
This evening will show past and present work of ACME member artists and will also feature local performers, such as Evolution Control Committee featuring Trademark Gunderson, who had appeared at the original ACME Art Company’s Café Ashtray many times. This night will recreate Café Ashtray [a weekly happening that had exposed Columbus to a wide variety of underground music and performance art] during the early 1990s.
In conjunction with “ACME Art Company Resurrected: 1987-2017,” October 6, 13 and 21.
Sunday, October 1, 2-6pm, Church of the Covenant, 11205 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, Ohio
Keynote speaker: Rev. James E. Atwood, retired pastor, hunter, gun-owner, and author of: America and Its Guns: A Theological Exposé and Gundamentalism and Where It Is Taking America.
Registration is free.
Sponsored by God Before Guns.
Sunday, October 1, 9am-3pm, Mapfre Stadium [formerly Crew Stadium], One Black and Gold Boulevard [near I-71 and E. Hudson St.]
Join the Down Syndrome Association of Central Ohio as we unite for a common cause and raise funds at the 2017 Columbus Buddy Walk. Whether you have Down syndrome, know someone who does, or just want to show your support, take the first step, and donate or register today! Help us to spread the word; all are welcome for our day of celebration!
Sunday, October 1, 2-4pm, Venue 614, 1129 N. High St.
We are very excited to invite you to a book signing event for Nathan Runkle’s first book, Mercy For Animals!
Join us for this free event at Venue 614, 1129 N. High St., where Nathan will sign copies of the book.
Mercy For Animals tells the story of MFA’s birth and how it has grown into the global powerhouse it is today. The book also profiles Pete, Liz, Cody, and other brave MFA investigators — and gives readers an insider’s look into some of our most famous fights for animal rights.
Thursday, September 28, 6:30-9:30pm, Whole Foods Market, 4100 Easton Gateway Dr.
Let’s get together and celebrate Columbus Burger and Beer Week by meeting up for a $6 Vegan Meal. Whole Foods Easton is actually featuring their Vegan Nacho Burger for this event!!! Behold the Vegan Nacho Burger: “beyond meat” patty, guacamole, vegan chipotle aioli, lettuce, tomato, tequila lime, and tortilla strips; all of this on a sesame bun.
Tuesday, September 26, 6-9pm, Tatoheads Public House, 1297 Parsons Ave.
Yes We Can: Columbus Working Families and Analog Monologues present a night of storytellers from across Columbus and the music that inspires them. Hear from members of your community as they share their experiences, passions, and struggles.