Community

Thursday, April 13, 6:30-7:30pm, Grandview Heights Public Library, 1685 W. First Ave.

In a new companion to the book Kahiki Supper Club: A Polynesian Paradise in Columbus, author David Meyers shares more stories, images, and recipes from Columbus’s lost tiki palace known around the world featured in his new book, The Kahiki Scrapbook: Relics of Ohio’s Lost Tiki Palace, written with Elise Meyers Walker and Jeff Chenault.

Thursday, April 13, 2-3pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

Dr. Sahar Alsahlani is an Iraqi American interfaith peace activist with a background in television and radio broadcast media and entertainment. Sahar grew up in Squirrel Hill, Pittsburgh during the 1970s, alongside a diverse community of children who all lived alongside neighbors of various faith traditions, race, cultures, and their neighbor, the real Mr. Rogers.

Wednesday, April 12, 6pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

During this month’s “Fair Districts Huddle,” we will continue to do a “deep dive” on how best to create an Independent Redistricting Commission (IRC). We have invited two experts from the Campaign Legal Center which has been studying the question of how best to design and implement an independent commission, based on research from the last redistricting cycle.

Wednesday, April 12, 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?

Wednesday, April 12, 5-6:30pm, Ohio Environmental Council, 1145 Chesapeake Ave., Suite I [this event will also be occurring via Zoom]

Ohio Energy Law and Policy is a complex web of regulations, laws, and administrative decisions. It is constantly evolving, making it difficult for attorneys and advocates to understand how best to represent their communities or their clients in venues like the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio or the Ohio Power Siting Board — or in other venues, such as city councils or the Ohio General Assembly.

Tuesday, April 11, 4-7pm, Greater Columbus Arts Council, 182 E. Long St.

Greater Columbus Arts Council is now offering walk-in hours on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month. Grant applicants are invited to drop in to work on their applications, to ask questions, and to receive assistance from a member of the GCAC grants team.

Tuesday, April 11, 6:30-7:30pm, Grandview Heights Public Library, 1685 W. First Ave.

Find out which spring vegetables you should be planting now!

Join Tim McDermott from OSU Franklin County Extension for great gardening tips.

Hosted by Grandview Heights Public Library and OSU Franklin County Extension.

Tuesday, April 11, 6:30pm, Columbus Metropolitan Library [Whetstone Branch], 3909 N. High St.

Come and meet the candidates running for the Columbus City Schools Board of Education in 2023. We have confirmations from current Board President Jennifer Adair, Board members Tina Pierce and Carol Beckerle, and candidates Sarah Ingles and Brandon Simmons.

We will also have ProtectChoiceOhio petitions on hand for folks to sign.

Hosted by Clintonville Area Progressives.

Tuesday, April 11, 6-7pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

This is a Brain Injury Association of Ohio Educational Webinar. Join IMFT [Independent Marriage and Family Therapist] Katlyn Heath as she defines intimacy, normalizes hormonal changes after a brain injury, addresses fears that may be associated with intimacy, and how we can practice intimacy on a spectrum.

RSVP for this event by using this link.

Tuesday, April 11, 2-3pm, this on-line event requires advance registration