Community

Sunday, January 28, 1-4pm, Upper Arlington Public Library [Friends Theater], 2800 Tremont Rd.

Sign up now for the CAIR-Columbus Anti-Bullying Conference!

This event is for students and parents. It will take place at the Upper Arlington Public Library, 2800 Tremont Rd., Upper Arlington, OH 43221, in the Friends Theater. The Anti-Bullying Conference will feature:

• Interactive activities for students focused on how to deal with bullying.

Friday, January 26, 7-9pm, Columbus Mennonite Church, 35 Oakland Park Ave.

From families being ripped apart, the near-end of DACA, a pending renewal of the “clean” Dream Act, and re-ratification of visas from Trump’s administration; the effects are being felt on a national level, and locally here in Columbus. From protesting the annulment of DACA, fighting for a “clean” Dream Act, mobilizing at ICE [Immigration Customs Enforcement] check-ins, to organizing around cases, we must protect and support all people who are facing ICE, however they choose to respond.

Friday, January 19, 7pm, Columbus Mennonite Church, 35 Oakland Park Ave.

A Benefit for the ACLU, the Southern Poverty Law Center, and the Columbus Mennonite Church [which currently houses refugee Edith Espinal] Sanctuary Fund.

Friday, February 2, 6-11pm, Glass Axis, 610 W. Town St.

Mardi Gras will be lit this year at Glass Axis’s Glassquerade featuring glassblowing furnaces raging over 2000°F. Celebrate Mardi Gras in style wearing your favorite mask for the fifth year of this masquerade event. Glassquerade will take place on Friday, February 2, from 6pm to 11pm, at Glass Axis.

Thursday, February 1, 7-8:30pm, Compassionate Communication Center of Ohio [inside of Maynard Ave. United Methodist Church], 2350 Indianola Ave.

Join us for an engaging and fun introduction to Compassionate-Nonviolent Communication (NVC), the Language of the Heart, led by Susanna Warren.

People of all experience levels, ranging from beginners to experienced practitioners, are welcome to this gathering. We will have a short explanation, a demonstration, and then we will give everyone a chance to practice giving and/or receiving empathy.

Wednesday, January 31, 8pm, Rambling House Soda, 310 E. Hudson St.

Word Church is a poetry reading held the last Wednesday of every month at 8pm at Rambling House Soda, 310 E. Hudson St. Bring your poetry, get your rhyme on, and meet some interesting people.

Saturday, January 27, 5-7pm, MCL Kingsdale, 3154 Kingsdale Center, Upper Arlington, Ohio

Come out and join us for dinner and conversation! We’ll be in the back room unless there’s a special event going on in that room.

Saturday, January 27, 8-10:30am, Polaris Fashion Place, 1500 Polaris Pkwy.

The Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Cincinnati and Columbus will be hosting the 15th annual Stroll for Epilepsy on January 27th, 2018. This family-friendly event will take place at the Polaris Fashion Place.

Walkers will stroll through both levels of the mall stopping along the way at designated stations to answer questions in our treasure hunt quiz and become eligible to win prizes.

Sunday, January 21, 6:30-8:30pm, First Unitarian Universalist Church, 93 W. Weisheimer Rd.

Saturday, January 20, 10am-12noon, South High Branch Library, 3540 S. High St.

We are a writer support group. We get together to discuss experiences, trends, techniques, and procedures for creating successful careers in the field of writing.