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February Events What’s going on in Ohio this month? Here’s a selection of great community events happening around the state in February.
SOUTHWEST
FEBRUARY 11-12
Miami Valley LGBT Horizons of Aging Summit Dayton Hosted by presenting sponsors Rainbow Elder Care of Greater Dayton and United Church Homes at the Sinclair Conference Center, this inaugural two-day event highlights the journey for equality and dignity of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender older adults and offers opportunities to learn how to help ensure affirmed abundant aging for this underserved population. Presentations include a film screening of Gen Silent with filmmaker Stu Maddox, an address by Dr. Nii-Quartelai Quartey of AARP, and breakout sessions covering healthcare and social justice issues for LGBTQ+ older adults. More information on this groundbreaking event and their community sponsors can be found at facebook.com/LGBTAgingHorizons. Register online and view the event schedule and breakout session details at horizons-lgbt.eventbrite.com.
NORTHEAST FEBRUARY 23
Lake Erie Folk Fest Euclid
SOUTHEAST
NORTHWEST
Jasmyn LaBasha’s Heartfelt Valentine’s Show Athens
Girl Power Toledo
FEBRUARY 8
Celebrate Valentine’s Day early at the one and only Athens Uncorked with show host Jasmyn LaBasha! Her Heartfelt Valentine’s Show features special guests Chicago native Demi Lauren Sexton, and our prettiest True Team member (who’s originally from Athens herself ) Miss Jennifer Lynn! They’ll be dancing along with all your favorite Uncorked Dolls. This show is all about love, friendship and forever, with great food and drink specials, games, prizes, a 50/50 raffle and a night full of great music and even better entertainment. DJ Matthew Johnson (Biggie) will be turning the music loud and proud, playing all our favorite love songs and top 50 hits. The show starts at 8 p.m. Learn more and get tickets by searching Jasmyn LaBashas Valentines Show @ Athens Uncorked on Facebook.
FEBRUARY 9
If you or a child you know is a girl in grades 3 through 8 who is interested in exploring Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) fields, then Girl Power at Imagination Station is the day for you! The world needs more girls interested in exploring STEM careers. Girl Power is a STEM career day where interested girls can participate in discussions, ask questions and interact with hands-on activities — all while exploring what STEM fields have to offer. This will be the fourth annual Girl Power day, where young women in Ohio have the chance to meet and learn from women in STEM fields first-hand. Visit imaginationstationtoledo.org/girl-power to see a full schedule and to register.
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The Lake Erie Folk Fest is an annual celebration of traditional music, dance and culture in Northeast Ohio! It brings together two communities — Euclid’s diverse arts community and Northeast Ohio’s traditional roots music community — in a “late-winter cross-pollination of the arts.” The Lake Erie Folk Fest consists of free workshops, jams and mini-concerts during the day, followed by evening concerts. The evening concerts feature music and dance from a wide variety of cultures, from americana and polka to traditional Irish and classical Indian. The festival will take place in the Shore Cultural Centre, and is presented by the North East Ohio Musical Heritage Association and the Shore Cultural Centre. The schedule of events, details on performers and lists of workshops is available at lakeeriefolkfest.com. Tickets for the evening Grand Finale concert can also be found online.
CENTRAL
FEBRUARY 23
Columbus Blue Jackets Pride Night Columbus The Columbus Blue Jackets presents their annual Hockey Is For Everyone/Pride Night! The Blue Jackets will be celebrating a night of pride and diversity as they take on the San Jose Sharks at 5 p.m. in Nationwide Arena. Join the Diversity Chamber of Central Ohio before the game for a networking event, then head on over and watch the Columbus Gay Men’s Chorus perform the National Anthem with Leo! They’ll be passing out an exclusive Pride Night hat for the first 400 attendees, and the players will be using special rainbow Pride Tape on their sticks during pregame warmups. Select sticks will be auctioned off with proceeds benefiting the You Can Play Project. This is definitely a don’t-miss event for LGBTQ+ hockey fans, so mark your calendars! For more details on the events and to buy tickets, visit bluejackets.com/Pride today. TRUE Q MAGAZINE
