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July 15, 2008 Until September 14, 2008

Capture the Moment: The Pulitzer Prize Photographs

Presented by Ohio Historical Center / Ohio Historical Society. The largest and most comprehensive exhibition of Pulitzer Prize winning photographs, "Capture the Moment," presents powerful images that have changed lives and the way we think. The photographs include the Pulitzer winners from 1942 to 2007. There are the iconic pictures of the World Trade Center attack, the flag raising at Iwo Jima, Kent State and tender moments like Babe Ruth's last day as a Yankee. Don't miss these great photographs that have captured the defining moments of history. In addition, visitors can explore other exhibits featuring Ohio's ancient past, the state's history from frontier days to the 1970s and its natural history. Price $4.00 - $8.00.

Location: Ohio Historical Center, I-71 and 17th Ave.
Website: www.ohiohistory.org/places/ohc/

August 28, 2008

American Ideal: Join us to watch the National Democratic Convention

4-9pm. Watch the speeches at the Democratc convention, have dinner, network and socialize with friends. Open to the public. Free. Sponsored by the Columbus State Student Democratic Club.

Location: Columbus State Community College, TV Studio, Columbus Hall
Phone: 287-2530
Email: rbova@cscc.edu

August 30, 2008 Until September 1, 2008

Native American Indian Center Labor Day Pow Wow

Native American singing, dancing, music, arts & crafts, food, raffles, auction, and White Bison 12-step meetings. Grand Entry 1pm and 7pm Saturday & Sunday, 1pm only on Monday. Bring your own chair. No alcohol or drugs permitted. Adults $7, Seniors and Students $3, Children 5 & under are free, and weekend pass is $15.

Location: Franklin County Fairgrounds, 4100 Columbia St., Hilliard, Ohio
Phone: 443-6120
Email: NAICCO@aol.com
Website: www.NAICCO.com

August 31, 2008 Until September 14, 2008

You are invited to view an exhibit entitled Children of Abraham

Learn about the origins of Islam, Judaism, and Christianity, and their holy texts, core beliefs as well as common shared beliefs, and sacred spaces. It will be at the following locations:

Islamic Society of North America Annual Meeting
Columbus Convention Center
Sunday, August 31: INTERFAITH UNITY RECEPTION: 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm. Seating is limited and by invitation only. If interested, please contact iaco@iaco.org.

St. Thomas More Newman Center
64 West Lane Ave, Columbus, OH 43201
Thursday, September 4: INTERFAITH PRAYERS FOR PEACE: 12:00 noon – 1:00 pm

Thursday, September 4: PUBLIC PRESENTATION ON “Universal Brotherhood: A Dialogue of Life in the Experience of the Focolare Movement,” 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm.

Congregation Tifereth Israel

1354 E Broad St, Columbus, OH 43205 Monday, September 8: INTERFAITH RECEPTION, 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm.

Noor Islamic Cultural Center
5001 Wilcox Road, Dublin, OH 43016
Thursday, September 11: INTERFAITH RAMADAN IFTAR: 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm. Join the Muslim community to hear a presentation on “The struggle of Abraham & the challenges of his children today” and break the Ramadan fast together followed by a community meal open to all.

Saint Mark’s Episcopal Church
2151 Dorset Rd., Columbus, OH 43221
Saturday, September 13: OPEN HOUSE: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Sunday, September 14: LUNCHEON & PANEL DISCUSSION: 11:30 am - 1:00 pm. Hear from representatives of Islam, Judaism and Christianity, along with a light lunch.

Location: Various locations
Phone: 614-849-0290
Email: iaco@iaco.org

September 1, 2008

Ohio Green Living Sustainability Fayre

Celebrate the many small businesses, organizations, individuals, and initiatives in the region dedicated to building community identity rooted in the principles of sustainability with workshops, live music, vendors, games, films, food and more. Call us at 447-0296 to volunteer at our Simply Living booth.

Location: Flying J Organic Farm near Johnstown, Ohio
Phone: 447-0296, Sarah
Website: www.ohiogreenliving.org

September 1, 2008

Central Ohioans for Peace Meeting

7:00 PM. Video: "Jimmy Carter: Man From Plains," about the former President's contentious book tour for "Palestine Peace Not Apartheid." Directions can be found at http://www.ColumbusMennonite.org/streetmap.htm

Location: Columbus Mennonite Church, 35 Oakland Park Avenue, Columbus, Ohio
Website: www.centralohioansforpeace.org

September 3, 2008

Coalition for the Global Commons

7:00pm. Greg Pace, who attended the global launch for the Coalition for the Global Commons in Berlin, Germany on March 5th, is presenting the coalition. $5 love-offering is requested. HRH Prince el Hassan of Jordan (http://www.elhassan.org/index3.html ) addressed the U.N. General Assembly on May 22nd, representing the Coalition. You can watch HRH’s address to the U.N. at www.global-commons.org.

Location: Unity Church of Christianity, 4211 Maize Road
Email: gtpace@insight.rr.com

September 5, 2008 Until September 7, 2008

33rd Annual Ohio River Sternwheel Festival

A weekend full of fun and entertainment for the entire family. Sternwheelers begin arrive in historic Marietta the weekend after Labor Day, the home of the American Sternwheel Association and home to two sternwheelers on the National Register of Historic Places. From up river and down the Ohio River, sternwheelers come to The Riverboat Town to enjoy the annual festival.

The Sternwheel Festival is free and open to the public and offers continuous weekend entertainment, refreshments from specialty vendors, shopping, pageants and more!

“The Sternwheel Festival is a nationally recognized event and draws visitors from across the country to marvel in the magic vessels and their history,” Marietta, Washington County CVB Director Kelly Blazosky said. “As the first riverboat town of the Northwest Territory we are proud to celebrate our river heritage.”

New this year to the festival is the Sternwheel Festival 5k Run/Walk and Kids Run. The run/walk is produced by UltraFit-USA of Columbus, Ohio. Registration begins at 6:30 am on Saturday, September 6th at Don Drumm Stadium. The Kids Run will start at 7:30 am and consist of one lap around the stadium. The 5K participants will walk about 5 blocks to the Lafayette Hotel to begin the 5K. Starting time-8:00 am. All runners and walkers will receive a colorful Sternwheel Festival 5K t-shirt, race number, energy bar, post race food and beverage. Registration is $22 for the 5K and $12 for the Kids Run.

Phone: (740) 373-5178
Website: www.ohioriversternwheelfestival.org

September 6, 2008

Introduction to Your Money or Your Life (YMOYL)

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM. Learn about the 7-session course based on the classic best-selling book of the same name. Participants develop financial integrity and intelligence, more aligned with their values and sense of purpose. The first Learning Group Session will be Saturday, September 13th, from 10:00 AM – Noon. Participants meet weekly for six consecutive classes, using the book plus a workbook, then skip a month and conclude Nov. 22nd. Facilitated by Randall Loop.

Location: Simply Living Office, 2929 N. High St.
Phone: Randall at 496-4595
Email: erloop@yahoo.com

September 8, 2008

Central Ohioans for Peace Meeting

7:00 PM. Program: Tex Kohles - atomic weapons: "How much is enough?" All meetings (unless noted) at . Directions can be found at http://www.ColumbusMennonite.org/streetmap.htm

Location: Columbus Mennonite Church, 35 Oakland Park Avenue, Columbus, Ohio
Website: www.centralohioansforpeace.org

September 9, 2008

Rally to Challenge Senator Voinovich and the alleged “Nuclear Renaissance.”

11:45 AM to 1:00 PM. NO NUCLEAR RELAPSE! SPEAKERS, STREET THEATER. FEATURING SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS.

Senator Voinovich brags that he introduced 2002 legislation that continued the Price Anderson indemnity for the nuclear power industry, thus allowing further nuclear power development. The Nuclear team of the Ohio Sierra Club is organizing a rally to challenge Senator George Voinovich’s support for the expansion of nuclear power in Ohio. At a time when Ohioans are already reeling from multiple economic blows and environmental devastation, a ramping up of nuclear power will only leave the state with more contamination, more sickness and more debt. Like others in the pro-nuclear lobby, Voinovich has tried pasting a happy face on nuclear power by claiming that nukes are “clean, green, safe and cheap” and that they offer a solution to the global climate crisis. But the truth lies in the opposite direction.

Location: 37 W. Broad St. in downtown Columbus.

September 10, 2008 Until September 11, 2008

Midwest Interfaith Immigration Summit: Mobilizing for Humane Reform

Wednesday, September 10th, 8:15 AM (breakfast) through Thursday, September 11th, 2008, 4:00 PM. The Ohio Council of Churches is joining an Interfaith Immigration Coalition in sponsoring a two-day conference that will bring together faith-based leaders and advocates in the Midwest to work towards educating and mobilizing their communities in support of fair and humane immigration reform. Each day will feature speakers and workshops dealing with immigration issues.

Registration (Includes meals during the event):
Early-bird registration (until August 15th): $95.00/ person
Late Registration (after August 15th): $120.00/ person
Student Registration (early and late): $95.00/ person
Please visit the following website and follow the link to register:
Website
Scholarship Assistance: Through the generous contributions of event sponsors, a number of scholarship subsidies are available for the event.

Location: Fort Rapids Resort, 4560 Hilton Corporate Drive, Columbus, OH 43232
Email: jsmyers@churchworldservice.org

September 11, 2008 Until September 13, 2008

MORPC Summit on Sustainability & the Environment

Registration is now open! Over 500 people came together at last year’s Summit for a common interest, the well-being of our natural world. This year the Summit will be held on at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. This three-day event will enable participants to learn from experts and problem solve with each other. The event will feature an Exhibit Hall, Keynote Speakers, Breakout sessions, professionally facilitated action sessions, an evening reception, field trips and more! Registration is now open and a draft agenda has been posted at www.greenregion.org.

It is not too late to become a sponsor or exhibitor of the Summit - details are also posted online. Non-profit organizations are welcome to display information on their organizations, research, areas of interest at a Poster Session and/or Table Topics presentation where attendees can choose from a variety of casual presentations each at a different table - presentations occur every 15 minutes for an hour. An attendee can decide to stay at one table to ask questions/get more in depth with one topic, or circulate to a variety of tables over the course of an hour.

Phone: 614.233.4124
Email: lstrader@morpc.org

September 11, 2008 Until September 22, 2008

“COWTOWN FILM SERIES PUTS OHIO-MADE FEATURES ON THE BIG SCREEN”

The Cowtown Film Series will present eleven Ohio made feature films at The Screens Movie Theater at The Continent in Columbus Ohio. Each film will be followed with a Q&A with the filmmakers. Tickets are available for $3 each, or a $10 pass for the whole series of films at the box office. Each week, a different film will premiere at 7:00PM every Thursday night. Short films from Ohio filmmakers will accompany each feature. Most of the presentations would not be rated less than PG-13 and most lean more towards the R rating. Sunny 95’s Dino Tripodis will MC several of the screenings.

From the dramedy of GOODNIGHT CLEVELAND (Sept 11th), to the action of THE COURIER (Sept. 18th), to the stoner comedy of JOHNNY APPLEWEED (Oct 7th), and even the classic horror of Bob Kurtzman’s THE RAGE (Oct. 30th) – the Cowtown Film Series shows a diverse range in storytelling as well. Some of the features were shot on film, others on high definition, and others on consumer grade video cameras.

The first film in the series, GOODNIGHT, CLEVELAND! has been gestating for over 11 years. One of the highlights of the series will be Bob Kurtzman’s THE RAGE. Kurtzman is a legend in the horror film genre, having already directed features for Hollywood. He made his mark as the director of Wes Craven’s WISHMASTER, and more recently THE RAGE, shot in Ohio. His biggest claim to fame comes in the form of his makeup FX work done in Hollywood. The “K” in KNB Effects where he did special FX for directors from Sam Raimi to John Carpenter to Cameron Crowe to Michael Bay, and put his mark on horror film franchises like EVIL DEAD, NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET, AUSTIN POWERS, & SCREAM. Rob is also the originator of FROM DUSK TILL DAWN, writing the story that Quentin Tarantino adapted into a screenplay and Robert Rodriguez directed. Bob is currently directing features with his own studio and is now living and working in Crestline, Ohio.

$3 per film or $10 for a pass for all screenings

Location: Various locations
Phone: (614) 318-0550
Email: ross@sonnyboo.com
Website: cowtown.sonnyboo.com

September 13, 2008

Free Press/Green Education Fund Second Saturday Salon

6:30 PM – Midnight. Join other progressives for an evening of socializing, food, drink, and interesting presentations.

Location: NEW LOCATION: 1021 E. Broad St. parking in rear
Phone: 253-2571
Email: truth@freepress.org

September 16, 2008

Jobs with Justice Meeting

6:00 PM.

Location: 27 Euclid Ave. off High Street, Old Firehouse #7. (Close to the Short North near Kroger)
Website: www.unionvoice.org/columbusjwj/home.html

September 17, 2008

Solartopia and the Way to Win a Healthy, Eco-Kosher World

For the National Council of Jewish Women. 6:30 pm; Kosher Dinner Served

Location: Temple Tifereth Israel, 1354 Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio
Phone: 231-0507
Email: windhw@aol.com

September 21, 2008

Green Energy Family Fun

1 – 4 pm. Fun, creative activities for children plus lots of info, presentations and exhibits on using energy efficiency and renewable energy to be more green at home. Join guided tours of the park’s wind turbine and solar panels, make solar ovens and kites, hear from solar-powered home owners, eat renewably-cooled snow-cones, check out an electric vehicle…and much more. Sponsored by Green Energy Ohio and MetroParks. Program is free and open to the public.

Directions: take I-270 toward Dublin then 33/161 west to Plain City/Post Road exit. Turn right at light then immediately left on Hyland Croy Rd. Pass Wetland Area, continue 2 miles to Park’s main entrance and park by tall wind turbine.

Location: Glacier Ridge Metro Park, Dublin/Plain City

September 22, 2008

Ohio Council on Fair Trade meeting

12 noon (for 1 hour). For more information or to be added to the OCFT mail list, contact OHFairTrade@yahoo.com.

Location: Ohio AFL-CIO, 395 E. Broad Street in downtown Columbus
Email: Khansen@695online.com

September 23, 2008

Free Press Free Film Night. Film – TBA

7:30 PM. FREE. Sponsored by Central Ohio Green Education Fund and the Drexel East. Discussion to follow next door in the Radio Cafe.

Location: Drexel East Theater, 2254 Main St., Bexley
Phone: 253-2571
Email: truth@freepress.org

September 23, 2008

Facing the Planet - Facing Ourselves - Facing each Other

6:30-8:30 PM. This five-week series, beginning Tuesday, September 23rd, is an experientially-oriented learning group designed to help participants put their truth into action. Using drama, guided imagery and a sense of playfulness, participants will explore some of the limiting beliefs and difficult feelings relating to peak oil and global warming, find ways to connect with optimistic possibility and explore new responses. $50 for the 5 week series.

Location: 6797 N. High St., suite 133, Worthington
Phone: (614) 447-0296
Website: www.reginasewell.com

September 25, 2008

Film showing "I Know I'm Not Alone"

The Columbus chapter of World Can't Wait will host a film showing of 'I know i'm not alone.' 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The running time is 86 minutes. Armed with an acoustic guitar and a video camera, muscian Michael Franti takes us on a musical journey through war and occupation in Iraq, Israel, and Palestine. Along the way he shared his music with families, doctors, muscians, soldiers, and everday people, the proletariat, who in turn reveal to him the often overlooked human cost of war. Ample free & secure parking; this event is free & open to the public with donations accepted.

Location: Whetstone branch of the Columbus library in the meeting room
Email: vargo.che@hotmail.com
Website: www.columbuswcw.org

September 25, 2008

Sustainable Westerville meeting

7:00 pm Did you know? Every day, almost 16,000 children die from hunger-related causes? Most of the world's malnourished children live in countries that already produce surplus food? Ten people from Westerville have just completed "Menu For The Future" a new Northwest Earth Institute course offered by Simply Living that invites us to learn more about modern food systems and to reflect upon our role as eaters in a global food marketplace. The class participants will share what they have learned. There will be a group presentation and a question/discussion time.

Location: Otterbein College Library, Room 124
Phone: 614-891-2823
Email: maeco@columbus.rr.com

September 26, 2008 Until September 28, 2008

Free Press Election Protection Conference

No more stolen elections! Join concerned citizens working to ensure a free and fair election in Ohio. Friday night - keynote speaker Mark Crispin Miller. Showing new election documentary "Free For All." Video the Vote training, election observer training, pre-election Board of Elections watch organizing. Convened by Bob Fitrakis and Harvey Wasserman and sponsored by the Free Press and Central Ohio Green Education Fund.

Location: Columbus State Community College, and various locations
Phone: 253-2571
Email: truth@freepress.org

October 2, 2008

"How Ohio Pulled It Off" election documentary

Compelling documentary on the 2006 Blackwell campaign for Governor of Ohio and how he was defeated. Produced by Ohio University students. Election Protection organizing event. Sponsored by The Columbus International Film and Video Festival and the Free Press.

Location: Studio 35, 3055 Indianola Avenue, Columbus.
Phone: 253-2571
Email: truth@freepress.org
Website: www.chrisawards.org

October 3, 2008 Until October 5, 2008

6th Annual Ohio Solar Tour

Renewable energy-powered and energy efficient homes and buildings in Ohio will be shown during FREE guided and self-guided public tours across Ohio on the first weekend in October. Learn how your neighbors are trimming their energy bills, increasing their energy independence and taking steps to address climate change. Green Energy Ohio (GEO) is coordinating this annual event in cooperation with The American Solar Energy Society’s National Solar Tour, in what has become the largest demonstration of installed renewable energy technologies and energy efficient building practices in the United States.

Location: Various locations
Phone: (866) GREEN-OH
Website: www.GreenEnergyOhio.org

October 7, 2008

Screening of “The Devil Came on Horseback.”

7;00 PM. Sponsored by The Central Ohio Darfur Solidarity Network. The movie is 85 minutes long and is about the Sudanese Government sponsored Janjaweed. Discussion will follow the screening.

Location: Upper Arlington Library, 2800 Tremont Road, Upper Arlington, Ohio
Email: TofuSue52@aol.com

October 20, 2008 Until October 22, 2008

Save these dates – Wheels of Justice will be in Columbus

Having seen and lived with war, terror and occupation in Iraq and Palestine, participants in the Wheels of Justice offer first-hand experience irrespective of partisan politics and sound bite sloganeering. The Wheels of Justice Tour canvasses the United States with education, outreach, training, active non-violent resistance, and network/community-building. Nonviolent education and action against war and occupation in Iraq and Palestine – for justice and human rights.

Email: chammon@columbus.rr.com
Website: www.justicewheels.org/

October 26, 2008

Illuminating Tradition: Our Artistic Heritage 2008 IACO Main Event Luncheon

12:00 noon- 3:00 p.m. (art displays open pre and post main program). The theme of this year's IACO annual main event luncheon is Illuminating Tradition: Our Artistic Heritage. The program will focus on sharing, celebrating, and coming to a better understanding of the artistic heritage of Central Ohio's eight major faith traditions.

The program will feature guest speaker, Dr. Susan Huntington, noted art historian and Distinguished University Professor of The Ohio State University, speaking on "Religion in Art; Art in Religion: Understanding Religion Through Art" Professor Huntington is an expert on South Asian and Buddhist art and culture as well as photographic documentation and has served as vice provost for graduate studies and dean of OSU's graduate school The OSU John C. and Susan L. Huntington Photographic Archive which includes some 300,000 Buddhist, Hindu, Jain, Islamic and other works is the most comprehensive existing collection of its kind.

Location: The King Arts Complex Ballroom, 867 Mt. Vernon Ave. Columbus.
Phone: 614-849-0290
Email: iaco@iaco.org

October 26, 2008

IACO Annual Interfaith Main Event Luncheon

12:00 noon – 3:00 pm. "Understanding Religion Through Art with featured speaker Dr. Susan Huntington, Distinguished University Professor, OSU. Dr. Susan Huntington, Distinguished University Professor, The Ohio State University, is an expert on South Asian art and culture as well as Buddhist art and teaches History of Art at OSU. Professor Huntington will speak on “Religion in Art; Art in Religion: Understanding Religion through Art”. The Huntington Archive, the most comprehensive of its kind, contains 300,000 images that include Buddhist, Hindu, Jain, Islamic, and other works.

Tickets for the Program and Buffet (salmon and vegetarian lasagna entrees) are available for $25 per person.

Reservation deadline: October 15, 2008

Location: The King Arts Complex Ballroom, 867 Mt. Vernon Ave., Columbus, Ohio 43203
Phone: Audra Teague at (614) 849-0290
Email: iaco@iaco.org
Website: www.iaco.org

October 27, 2008

Ohio Council on Fair Trade meeting

12 noon (for 1 hour). For more information:OHFairTrade@yahoo.com.

Location: Ohio AFL-CIO, 395 E. Broad Street in downtown Columbus
Email: Khansen@695online.com

October 27, 2008

November 24, 2008

Ohio Council on Fair Trade meeting

12 noon (for 1 hour). For more information contact:OHFairTrade@yahoo.com.

Location: Ohio AFL-CIO, 395 E. Broad Street in downtown Columbus
Email: Khansen@695online.com

Regular Demonstrations

End the War and Occupation/Peace Presence. Every Saturday Noon-1pm. Locations: North Broadway and High St., 161 and North High St.

Stop the Iraq War demonstration, every Sunday, 5pm, 15th and High Streets, OSU campus. 614-252-9255.

Second Saturday Salon, every second Saturday of the month, 6pm-midnight, 1000 E. Main St., parking in rear. Progressives meet to talk, network, socialize, with music, art, food and films. 614-252-9255.