Community

Tuesday, May 7, 7-8:30pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

Saturday, May 11, 9am-1pm, Worthington’s Historic Village Green, Worthington, Ohio

Green on the Green is an event held to promote various ways to improve the sustainability of our lives and lessen the impact that we have on the Earth.

The Worthington Partnership Green Team is proud to take up the reins of the event that had been established by our friends at Big Green Head.

Thursday, March 9, 7pm, Huntington Park, 330 Huntington Park Lane

The Concert for Humanity will feature Harmony’s 500-voice chorus and 30-piece orchestra bringing the audience on a musical sound experience weaving together rock, soul, pop, gospel, and a rousing a capella spiritual.

Wednesday, May 8, 6-8pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

Do you have questions about legally changing your or your child’s name and/or gender designation on various identity documents in Ohio? Join us for a free legal clinic!

Through the partnership of TransOhio and Equitas Health, with support from local community groups, the Ohio Name Change Legal Clinic offers confidential virtual discussions with trained volunteer attorneys to help you navigate the process! Come with all of your questions and leave with the paperwork you need.

Wednesday, May 8, 4-5pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

The Interfaith Association of Central Ohio invites you to a webinar, “Redistricting Reform in Ohio: How It Went Wrong and How the ‘Citizens Not Politicians Initiative’ Will Fix It.”

Richard Gunther, PhD, will discuss gerrymandering:

• How it has damaged the quality of democracy in Ohio,

• How the unsuccessful reforms of 2015 and 2018 were thwarted,

• How the reforms to be decided by Ohio voters in November will attempt to establish fair and competitive districts in the future.

Wednesday, May 8, 12noon, The Ellis, 777 N. Fourth St.; this event will also be live-streamed on YouTube

Tuesday, May 7, 6-7:30pm, Linden Community Center, 1350 Briarwood Ave.

Join us for a Community Backyards workshop at the Linden Community Center to learn more about water quality and backyard conservation! We can all make small changes in our yards to make a big impact for a better environment and healthier waterways. This is a free class presented by local conservation expert Dianne from Sunny Glen Garden.

Monday, May 6, 6:15-7:30pm, Upper Arlington Public Library [Friends Theater], 2800 Tremont Rd.

On Monday, May 6, OSU Professor Emeritus Paul A. Beck will talk about “Threats to Democracy” in the Friends Theater of the Upper Arlington Public Library, 2800 Tremont Rd. The presentation will begin promptly at 6:15pm (the doors will open at 6pm); light refreshments will be served.

Monday, May 6, 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, May 5, 12noon-4pm, Goodale Park, 120 W. Goodale St.

Join us this Sunday, May 5 at Goodale Park for our May Day Picnic and Labor History Bike Ride Tour!

Picnic: 12noon-4pm

Bike Ride: 2-4pm

The picnic will begin at 12noon. We will be grilling burgers and hotdogs (meat and veggie of both) and will have lots of snacks and drinks. The bike ride will start at 2pm, be approximately two hours long, have nine stops, and will be around five miles in length. The ride will start and stop at Goodale Park.