Ongoing
Knox Public Health has posted a notice on vaccine availability that will be updated regularly as conditions change. Currently, the Health Department is accepting vaccine requests from the Phase 1b group: people over age 65 and those with severe congenital-, developmental- or early-onset medical disorders. The Health Department asks those who qualify as Phase 1b to send an email to info@knoxhealth.com indicating name, age and phone number; unless they have done so already. The week of Jan. 18 will focus on those age 80 and over.
WHERE: KnoxHealth.com
WHERE: KnoxHealth.com
WHEN: Ongoing
Wednesday, Jan. 13
Knox County Board of Developmental Disabilities regular board meeting.
WHERE: Zoom
WHEN: 4:30 p.m.
Sociologist Anthony Jack, assistant professor of education at Harvard University, will address what it means to be a lower-income student at an elite college or university in a virtual conversation hosted by Kenyon College. This online event is free and open to the public. Visit calendar.kenyon.edu for more information.
WHERE: Online
WHEN: 7 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 18
The 18th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Service, jointly hosted by Kenyon College, Mount Vernon Nazarene University and the Knox County MLK Celebration Committee, will feature keynote speaker the Rev. Rachel Kessler, as well as MVNU President Henry W. Spaulding II, Mount Vernon Mayor Matthew Starr and Gambier Mayor Leeman Kessler.
WHERE: Online - RSVP to odei@kenyon.edu
WHEN: 10 a.m.
Princeton University scholar Eddie S. Glaude Jr. will headline Kenyon College’s virtual MLK Day celebration. Visit calendar.kenyon.edu for more information and to register for the event.
WHERE: Online
When: 4-5:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 19
Teen craft bags will be free and available on a first come, first served basis. Each bag will contain crafts for two weeks and will have a video created by Morgan and Desiree that accompanies the craft posted to the library's social media. Stop by the Youth Services floor and ask circulation for a craft bag. For grades 6-12.
WHERE: Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County
WHEN: 9 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 21
Mental Health & Recovery for Licking and Knox Counties will have a virtual board meeting.
WHERE: Facebook
WHEN: 6 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 22
The Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District board of directors will hold a virtual meeting which the public may view by registering in advance at mwcd.org/meeting. Email comments to comments@mwcd.org before the 5 p.m. cutoff on Thursday, Jan. 21. These will be shared with the board and marked for follow-up, if appropriate.
WHERE: Online
WHEN: 9 a.m.
Saturday, Jan. 23
The Central Ohio Youth Ballet performance of "The Nutcracker" has been canceled.
Saturday, Jan. 30
PLMVKC's Teen Writing Program continues its partnership with Breakbread Literacy Project to offer Nonfiction with Brian Murphy, next in a series of virtual linked writing workshops for young creatives. Each workshop will have two sessions: a generative workshop where participants meet a guest author and complete a writing prompt; and a peer workshop where participants get feedback from the workshop group. TWP is free and open to young writers age 13-19 in grades 7-12. All are welcome! Registration is required. Please contact Jamie Lyn Smith-Fletcher at knoxwrites1@gmail.com for more information or to sign up.
WHERE: Online
WHEN: 3-4:30 p.m.
