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“SWACO [Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio] Presentation and Tour of Landfill,” hosted by Simply Living

Monday, September 13; arrive by 9:45am for a 10am start time, SWACO Resource Center, 4149 London-Groveport Rd., Grove City, Ohio

Simply Living is organizing a field trip to learn about SWACO’s current operation of the landfill and their vision for a future “circular economy” in central Ohio. The presentation will be followed by a tour of the landfill, where questions will be answered by SWACO staff. Field trips are 60 to 90 minutes in length, beginning with a 30-minute presentation at the SWACO Resource Center and concluding with a tour of the landfill site.

The JazzPoetry Ensemble Returns to Hot Times Community Arts and Music Festival

Sunday, September 12, 2:20pm, 51 S. Douglass St. [the former Douglass Alternative Elementary School]

The JazzPoetry Ensemble returns to the stage for the first time in a year-and-a-half on Sunday, September 12, at 2:20pm, at the Hot Times Festival. This will also be their return to the Hot Times stage from a three-year hiatus after having appeared there for 31 years straight.

Free Press September Second Saturday Cyber-Salon

Saturday, September 11, 7-8pm, this event will be occurring via Zoom

Since we aren’t getting together in person, we can gather for a couple of hours on the second Saturday of each month, 7-8pm Eastern Time, via Zoom.

This month’s theme: “War, Propaganda and Resistance on the 20th Anniversary of 9/11”

Speakers:

• Bowling Green Professor Oliver Boyd-Barrett on the situation in Afghanistan and the Middle East

• Sandy Bolzenius on 20 years a veteran

• and more

Saturday “Learn and Play” in the Patrick Kaufman Memorial Franklinton Community Learning Garden

Saturday, September 11, 1-4pm, Patrick Kaufman Memorial Franklinton Community Learning Garden, 154 Hawkes Ave.

We invite all ages to come to our Learning Garden and to garden with us. We will be watering, weeding, planting, singing, reading, playing, and eating. Come visit us.

Hosted by Franklinton Farms.

“Experience an Outdoor Labyrinth and Meditation Trails in Blacklick, Ohio,” hosted by Columbus Vegan Meetup

Saturday, September 11, 11am, Shepherd’s Corner Ecology Center, 987 N. Waggoner Rd., Blacklick, Ohio

Peace, insight, comfort, healing, energy, connection, and letting go are words often used to describe a walk in the labyrinth. Walking this circular path provides a time of quiet and meditation and reminds us of our life journey with its twists and turns. A single half-mile path leads to the center where the same path is followed back out.

“National Chapter Vision Webinar: Low Vision Resources,” hosted by Foundation Fighting Blindness

Saturday, September 11, 12noon, this on-line event requires advance registration

Please join us on Saturday, September 11 for the Foundation Fighting Blindness National Vision Webinar! The topic is “Low Vision” and will feature an all-star line-up of experts in low vision that will include presentations on orientation and mobility, occupational therapy, accommodations, and other services and resources.

Presenters include:

• Dawn DeCarlo, O.D., PhD, M.S., M.P.H., University of Alabama [Birmingham], Director of Low Vision Rehabilitation, Professor

Humanist Community of Central Ohio [HCCO] monthly meeting: “The Evolution of Science Denial in the United States — Starting with Evolution”

Saturday, September 11, 12noon-3pm, Columbus Metropolitan Library [Parsons Branch], 1113 Parsons Ave. [this event will also be occurring via Zoom]

Don’t believe in God? You are not alone! Join the Humanist Community of Central Ohio [HCCO], a community that values people, emphasizes reason, and focuses on this world.

This month’s presentation is by Professor Steve Rissing and is titled “The Evolution of Science Denial in the United States — Starting with Evolution.” Dr. Rissing is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology at OSU.

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