Community

Saturday, April 29, 7-9pm, Wayne Webb’s Columbus Bowl, 3224 S. High St.

Every year, Women Have Options supporters take it to the alleys — the bowling alleys — to raise money for abortion access in Ohio!

As you know, discriminatory laws in Ohio have put abortions even more out of reach of many, so Women Have Options is hustling overtime to try to help more people as things get harder.

So, get a few friends together to start a team or join a team (come up with a great name) and help us bowl over barriers to abortion access.

Saturday, April 29, 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, April 29, 10am, Goodale Park [west of the gazebo], 120 W. Goodale St.

Each year, on the last Saturday of April (at 10am local time), in hundreds of cities that span eighty nations, people come together to breathe, move, and nourish their inner vital energy together, sharing their healing arts techniques and providing a healing vision for our world.

Wednesday, April 26, 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, April 22, beginning at 9am, Genoa Park, 303 W. Broad St.

Be part of the inaugural 5K Run to Erase Epilepsy!

It’s here and we need your help to make it a success! Please make plans as you are invited to join us for the very first 5K Run to Erase Epilepsy on Saturday, April 22, at Genoa Park. The race will start at the COSI (Center of Science and Industry) museum and will run along both sides of the Scioto River. You’ll want to sign up early to benefit from the many perks that come with early registration, including:

Saturday, April 22, 1-7pm, Columbus Commons, 160 S. High St.

Join us, rain or shine, at Columbus Commons, downtown, for a day-long celebration of Earth Day that will feature local music, family-friendly activities, eco-friendly artisans, and Columbus’ best food trucks.

Earth Day Columbus is a collaboration between Green Columbus, the Columbus Foundation, the City of Columbus, and Keep Columbus Beautiful.

Wednesday, April 19, 7-8:30pm [doors open at 6:30pm], Ohio History Center, 800 E. 17th Ave.

Hear readings and listen to memories from Karen McClintock, author of My Father’s Closet, a new book being released in April 2017 by Trillium, The Ohio State University Press. Join Karen as she unravels the family secret of her father’s gay identity from his journals, letters between her parents, and a mysterious painting. Through vibrant characters, the complexity of human life and love is revealed in this dynamic story based in Columbus, Ohio that begins during the 1930s.

Tuesday, April 18, 5:30-7pm, YWCA Columbus, 65 S. Fourth St.

Suzanne Roberts and James White will engage in a thoughtful and candid conversation about race relations in our communities and America. This talk is inspired by the current political climate in the U.S. and will address current dialogues that are being held all around the country.

Join us for an interactive, fireside chat. Bring your questions, observations, and curiosity so that we can all grow from this intimate conversation.

Free admission; light refreshments will be provided.

Sunday, April 16, 6:30-8:30pm, First Unitarian Universalist Church, 93 W. Weisheimer Rd.

Saturday, April 15, 5:30-9pm, Embassy Suites Dublin, 5100 Upper Metro Pl., Dublin, Ohio

This event is the annual banquet of the Columbus chapter of CAIR [Council on American-Islamic Relations], the largest Muslim civil liberties organization with over 35 chapters nationwide.

Speakers:

• Khizr M. Khan, “The Gold Star Father,” lawyer, and constitutional rights advocate

• Iman Johari Abdul Malik, Director of Outreach, Dar Al Hijrah Islamic Center

• Amer Zahr, Arab-American comedian, speaker, writer, and academic