Community

Friday, August 13, 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, August 13, 6-10pm, 400 Square, 401 W. Town St., and Chromedge Studios, 289 W. Walnut St.

Join us on the 400 Square campus for Franklinton Fridays!We will have open studios and galleries at 400 West Rich and at Chromedge Studios, dinner and drinks at Strongwater Food and Spirits [401 W. Town St.], outdoor vendors and a Friendship Flea market, and more!

Friday, August 13, 6-9pm, Wild Goose Creative, 188 McDowell St.

Six Ohio artists are crafting posters, inspired by insights from incarcerated and justice-impacted artists, about the importance of the work that they do.

In August, we will release the six posters in a limited edition of fine prints. You can buy the prints at this pop-up show, and on-line later. The event takes place at Wild Goose Creative’s new space in Franklinton (at 188 McDowell St.).

Thursday, August 12, 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, August 12, 7-9pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

This is a special event for those living in and around Upper Arlington (UA) to define and map their community in advance of new state and Congressional district maps which will soon be drawn. Participation is limited to 25 because there will be lots of discussion and interaction. We are even asking participants to do a little bit of “homework” ahead of the event. (Don’t worry, it’s very limited and there will be no grading!)

Wednesday, August 11, 7-9pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

State Representative (and U.S. 15th Congressional District primary winner) Allison Russo will let us know what we can do to help flip this red seat to blue in November.

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

Wednesday, August 11, 6-8pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

Do you have questions about legally changing your name and or gender marker in Ohio? Join us for our free legal clinic. You’ll be able to talk to a trained lawyer over the phone or through Zoom about the name and gender marker process.

Step 1:Complete and submit the intake paperwork below.

Step 2:We will review your paperwork to make sure that it is complete and contact you with available clinic appointment dates and times.

Tuesday, August 10, 7:30-8:30pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

Join us for a monthly meeting to take action in the Beyond Coal Campaign. We are organizing to stop fossil fuels and to move towards a renewable, just, and equitable future! This meeting will focus on a campaign to request that the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio [PUCO] protect Ohioans from unjust coal plant bailouts.

Tuesday, August 10, 12noon, this on-line event requires advance registration

Join The Ohio Environmental Council on Tuesday, August 10, at 12noon, for our final Community Mapmaking Workshop.

Time is of the essence!We don’t have much time left before the formal redistricting process begins. Join us to define your community and create a map that advocates for fair maps.

Be ready to make a community map and submit it to the Ohio Citizens’ Redistricting Commission!

Monday, August 9, 8-10pm, this event will be occurring via Zoom

“Professional clergy,” such as pastors, priests, ministers, rabbis, and imams, face unique challenges when transitioning out of religion. Their livelihood relies on leading their flock, but when their faith is gone, they may be “stuck in the pulpit” usually without the skills or connections to simply walk away.