Downtown Living Blog

1.  4 Reasons Why You Should Join the Team Start! Downtown Speed Networking Walk

Reason #1:     You’ll grow your career and improve your health in just 30-45 minutes.

Reason #2:     You can catch up with friends, grow new contacts and build existing relationships.

Reason #3:     You’ll be supporting a great cause - The American Heart Association.

Reason #4:     You gain about two hours of life for each hour of regular exercise.

 When:             EVERY Thursday at 12 NOON

Where:           Downtown- Topiary Garden/Deaf School Park (Behind the Main Library)
STARTING POINT is at the parks MAIN GATE (E. Town St and S. Washington Ave.) 480 East Town St., Columbus, Ohio 43215

 Interested?      Join TODAY by visiting the following link. Click the ‘JOIN ME’ button at…

http://www.kintera.org/c.heJOIVOwEpH/b.3492535/siteapps/teampage/ShowPage.aspx?teamid=2857541

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2.  Join the cast of Disney’s The Lion King for a special evening of performances to benefit Columbus AIDS Task Force on Monday, September 8, 2008.

 Visit www.catf.net for tickets.

Thank you for your support!

Terri LeMaile-Williams
Director of Advancement
Columbus AIDS Task Force - Envisioning A World Free of HIV/AIDS
1751 East Long Street
Columbus, OH 43203
Direct Line (614) 340-6753; Fax (614) 291-7162
www.catf.net

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SEPTEMBER NETWORKING BREAKFAST

Sponsored by Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University

Tuesday, September 9th, 7:30-9:00 a.m.

Make new business contacts and get to know other young professionals in a casual, career-focused setting. Everyone will have the opportunity to introduce themselves and what they do, and also listen to a local guest speaker offer information and advice on business, careers, and networking. Be sure to attend and bring plenty of business cards. One member will be selected and highlighted as the CYP Club Networker of the Month.

 This month, the CYP Club welcomes Pete McGinty, Vice President of Marketing at Experience Columbus. Mr. McGinty leads and manages strategic visioning, brand development and all marketing/communications programs for Experience Columbus as they relate to convention and meeting markets, leisure tourism markets, and local community marketing.

·        When: Tuesday, September 9th, 7:30-9:00am

·        Where: Champps Lennox, 1827 Olentangy River Road (Lennox Town Center)

·        Cost: $5 per person (includes admission, breakfast bagels, donuts, and coffee)

·        Parking: Park for free in the Champps parking lot 

More information/Pre-register online (or just show up to attend)

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7.  Via Colori, Columbus' only streetpainting festival, comes back to Goodale Park September 13th and 14th. For two days Ohio's best artists will create works of art on the streets surrounding Goodale Park in the Short North. CD101 will be there with live music-there's even a place for the kiddies to get involved. Don't miss this free, must-see event benefitting the Ohio Art League, The Homeless Families Foundation and CD101 for the Kids. And remember, this event is driven by volunteers and sponsors, so sign up at www.viacolori.com http://www.viacolori.com/, click on the Columbus link, and we'll see you in September!

Never been to the event? Known as one of the coolest events in town. See for yourself on Flickr (hyperlink:

http://flickr.com/search/?q=via+colori ) and on YouTube (hyperlink: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ag5UNdeeeA ).

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9.  COLUMBUS MUSIC CO-OP INVITED TO SPEAK AT FMC EVENT IN CHICAGO, IL
The CMC, a local non-profit organization, asked to speak about healthcare issues for musicians.

(Chicago, IL) The Future of Music Coalition (FMC) has organized a musician-education event at the Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago, IL on Monday, Sept 22.  It' will be a day-long event where musicians can attend panel-led discussions and breakout sessions, all geared towards providing practical information for working musicians. 

In 2000, the Future of Music Coalition was conceived as an organization that would work to build structures to create a musicians' middle class. It was clear to FMC that, while the music industry has made a handful of artists very wealthy, the vast majority of musicians live gig-to-gig, unable to afford the basic protections and securities of life that allow them to continue making their art and, equally important, without a way to educate themselves to break out of this cycle.

Since their inception, FMC has focused on elements that would allow musicians to better participate in the issues that affect their livelihood, including helping musicians navigate the often-confusing world of health insurance coverage.

Since 2005, FMC has been running a project called HINT -- the Health Insurance Navigation Tool – a free online and phone consultation service for musicians. http://www.futureofmusic.org/hint/

At the Sept. 22 Chicago event, the healthcare discussion will be from 2-3PM and the panel will include FMC's HINT coordinator Alex Maiolo, Nan Warshaw from Bloodshot Records, as well as the Columbus Music Co-op founders Erin Moore and Jessica Faller, who were asked by the FMC to come and explain their Columbus Musician's Assistance Program (CMAP) and to represent grassroots, social entrepreneurship.

Under CMAP, The Columbus Music Co-op awards mini-grants to working Central Ohio musicians lacking health insurance coverage and who are experiencing health-related financial hardships.

The Columbus Music Co-op was founded in 2005 with a mission of making Columbus a better place through music.  The grassroots community organization launched their CMAP fund earlier this year and hosts workshops and networking events for the Central Ohio music community.

For more information contact:                   

Columbus Music Co-op
Erin Moore
www.columbusmusiccoop.org
columbusmusiccoop@yahoo.com
614.266.5157
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Register at: www.columbusmetroclub.org

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11.  Want to keep up on what’s happening in Columbus? Check out these links to local events:

Downtown Columbus - Experiencing

Columbus Underground - Events

Columbus Alive

Experience Columbus - Event Calendar

Columbus Dispatch - Weekender

Columbus Arts Calendar - GCAC

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13.  SAVE THE DATE - October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month  

WrightChoice, Inc. hosts 2nd Annual DiversABILITY Employment Summit  

October 17th at The Conference Center at OCLC  

National Keynote Speakers:

Actress/Comedian/Advocate - Geri Jewell best known as "Cousin Geri" on NBC’s hit sitcom "The Facts of Life"

Commissioner Christine Griffin – United States EEO Commission  

Also attend workshops facilitated by “Best Practice Award" winning companies including Manpower, JPMorgan Chase, OhioHealth and many more  

REGISTER NOW BY CALLING JENNIFER OR TYKIAH @ 614-802-2364

Registration fee $50  

sponsored by AEP, WellPoint, Manpower, OCLC, and Disability Resource Alliance of Central Ohio

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Welcome to the first issue of Alumni Football News. Each month during football season, we’ll bring Alumni Association members and friends game-day tips and traditions from an alumni point of view.
PIECES OF BUCKEYE HISTORY
This fall, the Columbus Museum of Art is featuring “Objects of Wonder from The Ohio State University.” Included in the exhibit are a number of items from Buckeye football history, including one of Woody Hayes’s coaching whistles: WHISTLE

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16. How can a society that exists on instant mashed potatoes, packaged cake mixes, frozen dinners, and instant cameras teach patience to its young? -Paul Sweene