Saturday, March 25
Kenyon College Chamber Singers Spring Concert. This concert is free and open to the public.
WHERE: Rosse Hall Auditorium, 105 College Drive, Gambier
WHEN: 8 p.m.
Sunday, March 26
Sunday Evening Encounter nondenominational church service with Jack Miller speaking on art and religion.
WHERE: First Baptist Church, 303 S. Edgewood, Mount Vernon
WHEN: 6 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 and Family Resources.
WHERE: Foster Hall, MVNU
WHEN: 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
The Philander Chase Conservancy and Kokosing Nature Preserve will present "Where the Bodies are Buried" with Greg Melville '92. Join 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 will talk with Royal Rhodes, Kenyon professor emeritus of religious studies. A reception and book signing will follow. 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 Drive, Gambier
WHEN: 7 p.m.
Friday, March 31
"Think Green: It's Not Just a Color": The Ohio State University Extension is offering a free email wellness challenge with tips to help you optimize your health and well-being. Any adult with an email account may participate. "Stress management," "refreshing your space," "keeping more green back," "enjoying nature," "green with food" and "aging well" are the six topics the challenge will cover.
WHERE: Register at go.osu.edu/lhlwknox.
WHEN: Register by March 31; challenge is April 3 - May 12
Thursday, April 13
Claire Fraise will present an author reading and signing. Fraise began her undergraduate studies as a creative writing major at Kenyon College, where she got the idea for her supernatural thriller series, They Stay. "They Return," the third book in the series, follows the mystery of a missing kid, a girl who sees ghosts and a horrifying crime only four outcasts have the power to stop. Set in small-town Ohio, the real horrors for these kids are domestic abuse, addiction, foster care and absent parents — not the ghosts they meet. A portion of the book sales will be donated to New Directions Treatment Center in Ohio.
WHERE: Kenyon College Bookstore, 106 Gasking Ave., Gambier
WHEN: 7:30 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
Mental Health & Recovery for Licking & Knox Counties (MHR) will hold the following meetings in April. These meetings are free and open to the public:
Monday, April 3, 5:30 p.m. – Monthly Governance Committee meeting at the MHR Board Office, 1435 West Main St., Suite B, Newark
Wednesday, April 5, 4 p.m. – Monthly Program/SUD Committee meeting at the MHR Board Office, 1435 West Main St., Suite B, Newark
Monday, April 10, 4:45 p.m. – Monthly Finance Committee meeting at LAPP, 62 E. Stevens St., Newark
Monday, April 10, 5:30 p.m. – Monthly Executive Committee meeting at LAPP, 62 E. Stevens St., Newark
Thursday, April 20, 6 p.m. – Monthly Board Meeting at the Licking County ESC, Room 151A, 621 Mount Vernon Road, Newark
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