Community

Tuesday, July 16, 7-8pm, Grandview Heights Public Library, 1685 W. First Ave.

The 38th Annual Music on the Lawn summer concert series kicks off in July with a new outdoor pavilion and site improvements to celebrate the library’s 100th anniversary! A significant portion of the project is being funded with a donation from the Grandview Heights Public Library Foundation.

Concerts take place on Tuesdays, 7-8pm, July and August (instead of June-July, due to construction).

Get all the details at ghpl.org/music.

Tuesday, July 16, 7-8pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

Dialogue is increasingly recognized as a crucial component of education. Bringing dialogue into the classroom is easier said than done — especially when the conversation addresses controversial topics. In this interactive presentation, CEHV Associate Director Aaron Yarmel and Ariel Sykes will offer practical tips for showing care for all participants in a dialogue about controversial topics.

About the Facilitators:

Tuesday, July 16, 12noon-1:15pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

Monday, July 15, 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 14, 10am-3pm, various locations within Merion Village

​We are thrilled to invite you to the 25th Annual Merion Village Garden Tour! The 2024 tour will be held on Sunday, July 14th from 10am to 3pm. This annual event is free and open to the public!

You may pick up printed copies of the brochure from any of the twelve stops on the tour. A virtual brochure may be viewed at the link below.

Virtual Garden Tour Brochure

Saturday, July 13, 10am-6pm; Sunday, July 14, 10am-5pm, Columbus Metropolitan Library [Main Branch], 96 S. Grant Ave.

Don’t miss the Columbus Book Festival this Saturday and Sunday, July 13-14, at Main Library (96 S. Grant Ave.), Kaufman Plaza, and Topiary Park. It’s a free, two-day festival for book lovers, featuring 200+ local and national authors.

Saturday, July 13, 10am-6pm; Sunday, July 14, 10am-5pm, Columbus Metropolitan Library [Main Branch], 96 S. Grant Ave.

Don’t miss the Columbus Book Festival this Saturday and Sunday, July 13-14, at Main Library (96 S. Grant Ave.), Kaufman Plaza, and Topiary Park. It’s a free, two-day festival for book lovers, featuring 200+ local and national authors.

Saturday, July 13, 6:30pm, 1710 Dorsetshire Rd.

Let’s get together in person for a Salon at Pat Marida’s house!

Saturday, July 13 at 6:30pm at 1710 Dorsetshire Rd.

Free and open to the public.

Pat will talk about current nuke issues.

Steve Dodge, the one-man-band, Dan Dougan, and others will provide music.

Some refreshments will be provided. Please bring a potluck dish, BYOB, and a lawn chair.

Hosted by The Columbus Free Press.

Saturday, July 13, 12noon-2pm, Columbus Metropolitan Library [Parsons Branch], 1113 Parsons Ave. [this event will also be occurring via Zoom]

The Humanist Monthly Program is our longest running event and still a community favorite. In the old days it used to be called “Going to HCCO” and we still like to think of it as our flagship event.

Food and drinks will be provided at the event. Feel free to show up a little bit early to hang out and talk.

Saturday, July 13, 11am-1pm, Columbus Metropolitan Library [Martin Luther King Branch], 1467 E. Long St.

Use this link to attend this meeting virtually.

Hosted by Columbus DSA [Democratic Socialists of America].