Sunday, March 12
S.E.E. meeting with speaker Ken Eash.
WHERE: First Baptist Church, 303 S. Edgewood Rd., Mount Vernon
WHEN: 6 p.m.
Monday, March 13
Mental Health & Recovery for Licking & Knox Counties (MHR) will hold its monthly Finance Committee meeting, free and open to the public.
WHERE: Utica Church of Christ, 115 N. Central Ave., Utica
WHEN: 4:45 p.m. at The Main Place at 117 W. High St., Mt. Vernon, OH 43050.
Mental Health & Recovery for Licking & Knox Counties (MHR) will hold their monthly Executive Committee meeting, free and open to the public.
WHERE: The Main Place, 117 W. High St., Mount Vernon
WHEN: 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday, March 14
SALON: Costumes and cocktails with Neil Fortin. Be taken back to the Renaissance era with Neil Fortin, costume designer of Rigoletto. At this FREE event, you will learn all the tricks and tips behind theatrical costume creation and learn how these play into the world of OC+CSO’s Rigoletto and create a fashionable, unforgettable experience. RSVP at https://e.wordfly.com/click?sid=MTY3N18yMzM2XzE4MDdfNzE1OA&l=e55d253f-53b8-ed11-a82e-0050569d24e3.
WHERE: Online
WHEN: 6-6:45 p.m.
Thursday, March 16
Mental Health & Recovery for Licking & Knox Counties (MHR) will hold its monthly Board Meeting, free and open to the public.
WHERE: KCH Urgent Care Conference Room, 1490 Coshocton Ave., Mount Vernon
WHEN: 6 p.m.
Friday, March 17
Wayne Grange meeting, inspection and baking contest.
WHERE: Wayne Grange Hall
WHEN: 7 p.m.
Friday, March 24
Opera Columbus presents Coffee with the Creatives. Sip coffee, and join us for a free live Q+A with the creatives behind OC + CSO’s Rigoletto: Conductor Rossen Milanov, Stage Director Eve Summer and Costume Designer Neil Fortin. RSVP at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/coffee-with-the-creatives-of-rigoletto-tickets-566768298237.
WHERE: Ohio Theatre, Rehearsal Room No. 4, 39 East State St., Columbus, OH 43215
WHEN: 12-1 p.m.
Saturday, March 25
Kenyon College Chamber Singers Spring Concert. This concert is free and open to the public.
WHERE: Rosse Hall Auditorium, 105 College Dr., Gambier
WHEN: 8 p.m.
Thursday, March 30
Jodi Pfarr will return to discuss her book “The Urgency of Awareness – Unlocking the Power Within Individual, Organizational and Community Efforts.” Pfarr is a dynamic speaker full of energy and always adds humor to her presentation. The workshop is sponsored by several local organizations and agencies in the community and is provided for first responders, social workers, nurses, mental health workers and other interested people. Sponsors include the Knox Substance Abuse Action Team and TouchPointe Marriage & Family Resources.
WHERE: Foster Hall, MVNU
WHEN: 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Thursday, March 30
The Philander Chase Conservancy and Kokosing Nature Preserve present "Where the Bodies are Buried" with Greg Melville '92. Join us for a lively discussion on the history of American cemeteries: What they reveal about us, the threat they face from virtual immortality and how the modern back-to-nature burial movement roots itself in Emerson and Thoreau. Journalist and travel writer Greg Melville talks with Royal Rhodes, Kenyon professor emeritus of religious studies. A reception and book signing follows. For more information, call 740-427-5258 or visit Kenyon.edu/events. Sponsored by The Edgerton Lectureship Fund, this event is free and open to the public.
WHERE: Brandi Recital Hall, Storer Hall, 105 College Dr., Gambier
WHEN: 7 p.m.
Saturday, May 6
The 2023 Mount Vernon Farmers Market will continue through Oct. 28. Local vendors offer locally grown fruits and vegetables, honey, flowers, baked goods, maple syrup and more.
WHERE: Mount Vernon Public Square
WHEN: Saturday mornings, 9 a.m. to noon
Ongoing
Knox Public Health posted a notice regarding vaccine availability that will be updated regularly as conditions change. For more information about COVID-19 vaccination in Knox County, call 740-399-8008.
WHERE: KnoxHealth.com
WHEN: Ongoing
You Can Quit Tobacco cessation support group – an enrollment fee of $10 includes eight weeks of nicotine patches/gum/lozenges with counseling by a certified tobacco treatment specialist. Pre-registration is unnecessary; you can show up when you’re ready to quit. Individual cessation sessions are available when requested. Call 740-392-2200 or 740-504-0080 to speak with a tobacco treatment specialist.
TUESDAY: 10 a.m. in the Knox Community Hospital private dining room
THURSDAY: 6 p.m. at Knox Public Health
