Community

Friday, September 10, 6:30-10pm, Land-Grant Brewing Company, 424 W. Town St.

The Franklinton Fridays Music Series is back this summer! The Franklinton Arts District is hosting a free all-ages show, on the second Friday of each month, May through September.

This year, the Franklinton Fridays Music Series will be featuring songs created by young students working with “We Amplify Voices” and a variety of artists, both musical and graphic.

Friday, September 10, 6-9pm, Wild Goose Creative, 188 McDowell St.

“Warmth” is a collection of pieces created by the artists and staff of Open Door Studios. Honoring the changing of the seasons, the pieces chosen are intended to provoke the feelings of red and warmth.

Located in Grandview Heights, Ohio, Open Door Art Studio and Gallery serve as a creative space for a diverse group of working artists. We believe in the transformative power of the arts and are committed to fostering personal and artistic growth and deepening community connection.

Friday, September 10, 6-7:30pm, Gravity, 500 W. Broad St.

This Franklinton Friday, join the Brass of the Columbus Symphony for a small ensemble performance at Gravity! Bring a blanket or chair and listen to classical and popular hits from a quintet of the symphony’s brass musicians!

The performance will begin at 6:30pm.

About the Columbus Symphony

Thursday, September 9, 2-3pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

As we approach the 20th anniversary of 9/11, please join us for this special Catholic-Buddhist prayer service.

• Father James DiLuzio is a member of the Paulist Fathers community of Roman Catholic priests dedicated to faith-sharing, ecumenical, and multi-faith dialogue and reconciliation within and beyond the Church. He is the new Director of the Paulist Office for Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations.

Wednesday, September 8, 7-9pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

We will be talking about GOTV [Get Out The Vote], Early Vote poll standing, and community map making. Also hoping to hear more on City of Columbus Issue 7 that will be on the November ballot.

We hope to have Franklin County Commissioner Erica Crowley at our October meeting.

Please e-mail <demcoalitioncentralohio@gmail.com> to request the meeting link.

Friday, September 10, 6:30-11pm, Creekside Conference and Event Center, 101 Mill St., Unit 300, Gahanna, Ohio

This year’s Red Diamond Gala will be like no other. We are excited to finally be able to see everyone’s faces again. You are in store for a fun-filled and informational night with guest speakers who will inform us on the new advancements of how Sickle Cell is treated.

Of course, there will be a silent auction, awards, and music provided by the one and only DJ Tommy. We hope to see you there!

Please join us at the joyous occasion of the grand opening of our new Hilltop Youth Empowerment Center and the Mid-Ohio Collective Market at MY Project USA [3275 Sullivant Ave.] on Friday, September 10.

The open house will be 3-7pm; the ribbon-cutting ceremony will be at 3:30pm.

The Hilltop Youth Empowerment Center is a first-of-its-kind center to serve the refugee and immigrant youths on the west side in the Hilltop area. This center is on a half-an-acre property with a 10,000 square-foot indoor space and will feature the following programs and services.

Friday, September 10, 11am-4pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. This also marks two decades of the tumultuous “Post-9/11 Era” and the end of 20 years of U.S. military involvement in Afghanistan.

Thursday, September 9, 7-9pm, this Zoom event requires advance registration via Meetup

Life After Belief Groups meet for support, encouragement, and growth in the process of living life without supernatural belief. Our core concerns are Community, Charting a New Course, Compassion, and Coming Out. [Read more about these Core Passions below.]

Thursday, September 9, 7pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

Let’s end gerrymandering with voting maps done by us, not to us!

In 2021, the state legislature and the newly-created Ohio Redistricting Commission will create new congressional and state legislative districts. Join us on Thursday September 9, at 7pm, for a discussion about what to expect in Ohio and specifically in Central Ohio. Find out how to pressure the mapmakers to create fair districts.

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