Community

Friday, September 23, 5pm-12midnight; Saturday, September 24, 12noon-12midnight; Sunday, September 25, 12noon-8pm; The Ohio Expo Center and State Fair, 717 E. 17th Ave.

On behalf of the Schmidt family and the Columbus Oktoberfest, we would like to welcome you to the 51st Annual Columbus Oktoberfest. Not only does the event have a tremendous history in this city, but the Schmidt family adds 129 years of Columbus tradition as well!

Sunday, September 18, 6:30-8:30pm, First Unitarian Universalist Church, 93 W. Weisheimer Rd.

Saturday, September 17, 12noon-11:30pm; Sunday, September 20, 12noon-8pm, intersection of W. Town St. and Lucas St. in East Franklinton [across the Scioto River from downtown Columbus]

Independents’ Day returns to East Franklinton for a celebration of the music, art, performances, food and fun that fuels Columbus’ creative spirit.

Saturday, September 17, 12noon-11:30pm; Sunday, September 20, 12noon-8pm, intersection of W. Town St. and Lucas St. in East Franklinton [across the Scioto River from downtown Columbus]

Independents’ Day returns to East Franklinton for a celebration of the music, art, performances, food and fun that fuels Columbus’ creative spirit.

Friday, September 16, 3pm - Sunday, September 18, 4pm, Frontier Ranch, 8836 York Rd. SW, Pataskala, OH 43062

Gates times: Friday, 3-10pm; Saturday, 9am-9pm; Sunday, 9am-4pm

The Ohio Lesbian Festival is a not-for-profit, volunteer-driven womyn-only event designed to promote womyn’s community, music and art. The Festival was founded on the premise that lesbians and queer womyn need opportunities and spaces to recognize and support each other, to define our culture, to find our own strengths, and to be empowered. All womyn are welcome!

Friday, September 16, 3pm - Sunday, September 18, 4pm, Frontier Ranch, 8836 York Rd. SW, Pataskala, OH 43062

Gates times: Friday, 3-10pm; Saturday, 9am-9pm; Sunday, 9am-4pm

The Ohio Lesbian Festival is a not-for-profit, volunteer-driven womyn-only event designed to promote womyn’s community, music and art. The Festival was founded on the premise that lesbians and queer womyn need opportunities and spaces to recognize and support each other, to define our culture, to find our own strengths, and to be empowered. All womyn are welcome!

Friday, September 16, 3pm - Sunday, September 18, 4pm, Frontier Ranch, 8836 York Rd. SW, Pataskala, OH 43062

Gates times: Friday, 3-10pm; Saturday, 9am-9pm; Sunday, 9am-4pm

The Ohio Lesbian Festival is a not-for-profit, volunteer-driven womyn-only event designed to promote womyn’s community, music and art. The Festival was founded on the premise that lesbians and queer womyn need opportunities and spaces to recognize and support each other, to define our culture, to find our own strengths, and to be empowered. All womyn are welcome!

Thursday, September 15, 7-9pm, Stonewall Columbus, 1160 N. High St.

Thursday, September 15, 1-3pm, Stratford Ecological Center, 3083 Liberty Rd., Delaware, Ohio

We are calling all photography enthusiasts to become members of our Photography Club. Monthly meetings [on the third Thursday of each month] will provide an opportunity to share photos and knowledge, learn techniques from local experts, and photograph landscapes, animals, gardens and more.

All skill levels are welcome! Bring your camera, even if it’s your phone, and wander the fields and forest of Stratford to capture the abundant beauty of the seasons.

Sunday, September 11, 1-3pm, Columbus Metropolitan Library, 96 S. Grant Ave.

We will read and discuss the book, The Revolution Starts at Home: Confronting Intimate Violence Within Activist Communities. This book breaks the silence surrounding intimate violence within social justice circles and offers alternatives that don’t rely on the carceral state. It also offers examples of people who have used those alternatives to build a movement where no one is left behind.