Now through August 31, 2022"

Monday, July 4, 5:15-6pm, Goodale Park, 120 W. Goodale St.

Dan Dougan and His Little Brother’s will play from 5:15pm to 6pm on the Goodale Park Gazebo Stage on Monday, July 4 at the Doo Dah Music Fest and Parade!

• Great live music 11am-7pm

• Adult beverages

• Free entry for all!

Band: Dan Dougan on vocals, Ro-z Mendelson on guitar, Chris Cox on drums, and Bob Ray Starker on sax

Read “Little Brother’s, big shoes” in the 6-28-2017 issue of Columbus Monthly.

The Doo Dah Parade steps off at 1pm.

Hosted by Doo Dah Parade.

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Monday, July 4, 12noon, Goodale Park, 120 W. Goodale St.

Join fellow vegans as part of the Doo Dah Parade on Monday, July 4, beginning at 12noon; the parade kicks off at 1pm.

“Celebrate Liberty and Lunacy with off the wall range of mischievous grounded superheroes, political debacles, homegrown satirists, and the other bohemian frolickers winding through the Short North.” This is a great time for vegans to come together and to be provocative, zany, and leave an impression that folks won’t forget.

We will need signs . . . all positive vegan statements please. Here are some suggestions . . . “Kale Yeah!,” dressing like zombies with signs and sounds of “Grains, Grains!,” “Tofu: the Other White ‘Meat’,” or a blue Facebook sign that reads, “Vegan . . . 70 Billion Animals Like This!”

If you have any ideas, please post in the comments.

We will be making our final decision of what to create by June 21. An example would be us dressed as non-human animals with a human kabob. Doesn’t have to be that wild, but you get the idea. We hope that you can join us!

 Monday, July 4 at 11 am.
Show your support for Fair Maps, voters, and democracy!

Fair Districts is joining with Common Cause Ohio, the local League of Women Voters, and other pro-democracy groups to pass out voter education materials, including information about the August 2 primary, and make a statement with our pro-voter and pro-democracy shirts. There will be candy to give the kids as well, of course!

The need has not been greater to help the homeless, especially during the pandemic and recent clearing of homeless camps, such as the one at Heer Park on the City’s far South Side. With rents rising, and the cost of living going up due to inflation, the mission of The Open Shelter is “To Stay Behind With Those Left Behind,” all while serving the homeless and marginally housed in Central Ohio, as affordable housing is a scarcity for those who are living in poverty.

On June 23, The Open Shelter had an open house at their new location on Parsons Avenue. There were remarks made by local dignitaries, as well as Shelter Staff and Board Members. The new facility, according to The Open Shelter’s website serves as a “hub for (the Shelter’s) Outreach Services, which are desperately needed” for the homeless and marginally housed in the community.

The first step of the intake process, as the Open Shelter’s Resource Development Coordinator Harry Yeprem Jr. explained while giving a tour of the new facility, is to serve a person with a warm meal that is prepared in the kitchen before being given an orientation and introduction to the Open Shelter’s services.