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Okay, Columbus witches, I have to share this because this feels like an extremely specific intersection of things that people here might enjoy.

There’s a Practical Magic-themed cookie decorating + trivia night happening Sunday, October 11 in Bexley.
You get to decorate 6 witchy-themed sugar cookies, there are drinks at The Lion, and then there’s Practical Magic trivia with prizes.

Basically: cookies + cocktails + 90s witchy nostalgia + the opportunity to find out which of your friends has been unnecessarily prepared for a Practical Magic trivia night their entire life.

It’s $35 and the cookies are 100% vegan (although you absolutely do not need to be vegan to enjoy them).
Would anyone else be into this? Because “midnight margaritas optional, cookies required” is a pretty compelling October agenda.

Event info/tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/witchy-cookie-decorating-practical-magic-trivia-night-tickets-1997150354472

A person you lost? A place you can’t go back to? A version of yourself? A weird memory that refuses to die?

That’s basically the idea behind The Siposium: Haunted Elegies

We’re exploring the ways poetry, grief, memory, and ghosts overlap with local poet Charlene Fix, who will read from her collection Habitat of Ghosts and other work. There’ll be discussion, writing prompts, and a chance to try writing something of your own.

It’s part literary event, part conversation, part creative experiment and yes, there will be drinks.

Columbus Brewing Company Taproom
Monday, October 5
7–9 PM

So I’m curious: what’s something that still “haunts” you not necessarily in a scary way, but in a this thing is still part of me somehow way?

And if that question makes you want to talk about it over a drink with a bunch of other curious people, come join us.

https://www.simpletix.com/e/the-siposium-haunted-elegies-tickets-281216

If your looking for affordable fall clothes and other children's items, there's a new community event happening in Clintonville this weekend.

From One Kid to Another is a community fall clothing shop & swap, bringing local families together to pass along gently used kids' clothing and other children's items.

Saturday & Sunday, September 26–27
10 AM–3 PM
30 Webster Park Ave, Columbus, OH

The idea is pretty simple: keep good-quality kids' stuff circulating within the community instead of letting it sit unused in closets (or end up in the trash).

It's a chance to: Find affordable seasonal clothes and kids' items, Give perfectly usable stuff another life, Save some money on the never-ending expense of growing children, Connect with other local families

And since this is the first From One Kid to Another, we're hoping to get the word out and make it a great community event!

If you're in Clintonville or elsewhere around Columbus and have kids, come check it out and feel free to share with other local parents.

https://www.facebook.com/share/1Bsao435qo/

You know that song, the one that comes on and suddenly you're somewhere else entirely.

Maybe you're 17 again. Maybe you're thinking about someone you haven't seen in years. Maybe you have absolutely no idea why you're suddenly emotional in the middle of Kroger.
We're hosting a discussion-based Sip Salon in Columbus about why music affects us the way it does, and I thought it might appeal to some of the music nerds here.
It's not a lecture and you definitely don't need to be an expert. The idea is to read a couple of articles beforehand and then have an interesting conversation with other curious people over a drink.

Sip Salon: Why Does Music Do That to Us?
Tuesday, August 25 | 6–8 PM
Hammond Harkins Galleries

Honestly, I'd also love to know: What song has an inexplicable hold over you? The one that immediately changes your mood every single time?

Free Event details and tickets

You know that song, the one that comes on and suddenly you're somewhere else entirely.

Maybe you're 17 again. Maybe you're thinking about someone you haven't seen in years. Maybe you have absolutely no idea why you're suddenly emotional in the middle of Kroger.
We're hosting a discussion-based Sip Salon in Columbus about why music affects us the way it does, and I thought it might appeal to some of the music nerds here.
It's not a lecture and you definitely don't need to be an expert. The idea is to read a couple of articles beforehand and then have an interesting conversation with other curious people over a drink.

Sip Salon: Why Does Music Do That to Us?
Tuesday, August 25 | 6–8 PM
Hammond Harkins Galleries

Honestly, I'd also love to know: What song has an inexplicable hold over you? The one that immediately changes your mood every single time?

Free Event details and tickets

Wanted to share this interesting Columbus event for anyone who's into music or music history.

The Siposium is doing a deep dive into reggae on Tuesday, August 18 from 7–9 PM at Columbus Brewing Company Beer Hall.

The premise is basically: you know Bob Marley, but how much do you actually know about reggae?

We're going into the Jamaican history and cultural influences behind the genre, the evolution of ska, rocksteady, roots reggae, dub and dancehall, the producers and musicians who shaped the sound, and reggae's influence on music around the world.

The speaker has spent 32+ years playing reggae with bands throughout Ohio, so there's a pretty strong personal/music perspective in addition to the history.

They'll also have a curated playlist for attendees to take home.

Tickets are $15 and the event runs 7–9 PM.

Event details/tickets: SimpleTix

Anyone here particularly into reggae, ska, dub or rocksteady? I'd love to hear what artists you think people should know beyond Bob Marley.

We had our driveway done yesterday. There’s a concrete block on the side of the driveway that they did not remove and chose to just go over with the asphalt. I had asked about it prior to them putting the asphalt down to see if there was going to be a bump there or how it was going to look aesthetically, and he seemed to think that it was somehow needed to keep erosion at bay. Does this seem reasonable to have left this isolated concrete block on the side and just to have gone over it? Would it be reasonable to ask him to come out and remove it and redo that section?

Here was his communication on the matter “When I was on site I did I did notice that there were bricks beside the driveway. I would assume to act as kind of a retaining wall to prevent the dirt on those hills from washing onto the drive. Most of them were buried but the some were exposed. Based of the picture I am guessing that when removing the driveway that grass/dirt area to the left of those bricks was scraped and when adding gravel and re grading the driveway some extra gravel spilled into that area. But to clarify there won't but a bump there”

They also severed power to our garage and did some minor damage on our garage siding, but I’m in communication with them on those issues.

Thank you for your help in advance!

Have you ever walked away from a conversation thinking, "How did we end up talking past each other?"

It feels like we've gotten really good at debating and really good at avoiding difficult conversations, but not so good at actually talking across deep disagreements.

That's the topic of this Sunday's Siposium at Seventh Son Brewing.

We're bringing in Dr. Aaron Yarmel (Ohio State philosopher, dialogue facilitator, and ethics researcher) to explore something called Inquiry Dialogue, a structured but surprisingly practical way of having conversations that are about learning instead of winning.

The Siposium is kind of like if an NPR segment or TED Talk came with a beer, trivia, and a room full of curious people. We pick an unusual topic every month, invite an expert, and spend the evening asking good questions together.

Whether you love philosophy, psychology, communication, or just enjoy meeting thoughtful people, we'd love to have you join us.

Sunday, July 12
7:00–9:00 PM
Seventh Son Brewing

Tickets and details:
https://www.simpletix.com/e/siposium-beyond-the-echo-chamber-how-to-ta-tickets-276008

And even if you don't come, I'm curious:

What's the best conversation you've ever had with someone you strongly disagreed with? What made it work?

Not a rhetorical question. It's the topic for a Sip Salon tomorrow in Columbus.

Here's the thing: pretty much every belief we hold: in scientific consensus, in institutions, in religious or spiritual ideas, in our own gut feelings requires us to trust something we haven't personally verified. We can't replicate the climate studies ourselves. We can't personally confirm the germ theory of disease. Most of us take on faith that the earth is roughly 4.5 billion years old because the people who study it say so.

So what actually separates reasonable trust from blind faith? And how do you know which one you're doing at any given moment?

The Sip Salon format is: read two short articles at the event, then gather for a discussion. No lecture, just a facilitated group conversation. The articles for this one are genuinely interesting one covers the cognitive science of why religious belief may be a byproduct of ordinary brain functions rather than pathology (turns out the same wiring that helped early humans detect predators also primes us to see "agents" behind unexplained events), and the other is a philosophy piece on the difference between something being false and someone being dishonest, which matters more for how we navigate information overload than most people realize.

It's at Honest Friend Brewing on July 6 from 6-8 PM. Two hours, drinks available, about 10-15 people usually. The format consistently produces the kind of conversation most of us don't get to have nearly enough.

Register here, it's free: https://www.simpletix.com/e/sip-salon-why-do-we-believe-things-we-can-tickets-276022

Most of us grew up being told that cleanliness is next to godliness. But what if our obsession with sanitizing everything is actually causing some unintended consequences?

This Tuesday, I’m hosting a discussion-based Sip Salon at Nocterra Brewing Audubon where we’ll explore the surprisingly weird history of hygiene, from the doctor who discovered handwashing saves lives and was ridiculed for it, to modern research suggesting that being too clean may contribute to allergies, autoimmune disorders, and other health issues.

No lectures. Just a group of curious people who read a short article and then gather over drinks to discuss big ideas and interesting questions.

Sip Salon: Dirty Little Secrets: The Science of Clean
Tuesday, June 2
6:30–8:30 PM
Nocterra Audubon

If you’ve ever found yourself going down a Wikipedia rabbit hole about germs, public health, human behavior, or why people believed bizarre things for centuries, you’ll probably fit right in.

Register for a free spot: https://www.simpletix.com/e/sip-salon-dirty-little-secrets-the-science-tickets-272137

Question for the group: What’s one thing society is probably overdoing in the name of health or safety?

I’ve been thinking about how weird it is that so many people are terrified of snakes/lizards/etc. despite barely knowing anything about them (myself included).

Apparently a lot of reptiles are way more intelligent, social, and important to ecosystems than most people realize. Also learned recently that many common reptile “facts” are basically myths.

We are having this local event next week that’s basically a TED Talk/NPR-style discussion but in a brewery setting, and this month’s topic is reptiles. The speaker is bringing live reptiles too, which honestly feels like exposure therapy in the best way.

The speakers are from Reptile Adventures, a local reptile education group that does community events and conservation education around Ohio.

Curious:

• What reptile fact surprised you the most?
• Are fears of snakes/reptiles mostly learned behavior?
• Anyone here keep reptiles?

Event info if anyone’s interested: https://www.simpletix.com/e/the-siposium-misunderstood-creatures-the-t-tickets-269007

If you're scrambling for a Mother's Day plan that doesn't involve waiting 45 minutes for a table at First Watch, this might be exactly what you need.

DIY Cookie Party is hosting a Mother's Day Cookies & Cocktails event this Sunday at The Lion on East Main in Bexley. It runs from 3–5 PM and here's what your ticket actually gets you:

• One cocktail or drink of your choice
• Six plant-based cookies to decorate with frosting
• A quick decorating tutorial at the start, then total creative freedom after that
• A round of moms trivia with prizes
• The option to buy take-home decorating boxes if you want to keep going after

Works for: bringing your actual mom, going with your mom friend group, celebrating yourself if you're a mom in any form, or just wanting a low-key creative Sunday afternoon with a drink in hand.

Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mothers-day-cookies-cocktails-tickets-1984317335567

Genuinely asking: is a border collie that knows 1,000 words by name and reasons by elimination more or less intelligent than a human who can't navigate without GPS?

What about bees, who can communicate the precise location of a food source through dance and build societies of staggering complexity, smarter or dumber than us?

What if the reason we can't answer these questions isn't because animals are simple, but because we've been asking the wrong questions?

This Monday (May 4), The Siposium is hosting a Sip Salon at Honest Friend Brewing on South High on this topic.

What is intelligence? And are we measuring it all wrong?

The format is simple: we read an article beforehand (it's short, it's good, I promise), then gather to actually talk about it. No lecture, no expert panel, no pressure. Just a room full of curious people with drinks in hand working through a genuinely interesting question together.

This is the kind of conversation most of us don't get to have nearly enough. It's part book club, part pub trivia energy, entirely worth your Monday evening.

Monday, May 4 · 6–8 PM · Honest Friend Brewing · 2112 S High St

Free Registration + info: https://www.simpletix.com/e/sip-salon-what-is-intelligence-tickets-269271

If you've been looking for your people in Columbus, the ones who want to actually talk about things, this might be it.

We talk a lot about sustainability, local food, and fixing our food system but not always about the people actually doing the work.

We're having an event this Thursday in Columbus called The Siposium: “First You Need the Farmers”, and the premise is:

What if a lot of well-intentioned food system solutions fail because they ignore the realities of farming?

The speaker, Kip Curtis (an environmental historian at OSU), works on building local and regional food systems that actually function in practice, things like cooperative farming models, microfarms, and making small-scale farming economically viable.

It's kind of like an NPR/TED-style discussion but with drinks and real back-and-forth.

If anyone’s interested, here’s the event link:
https://www.simpletix.com/e/the-siposium-first-you-need-the-farmers-re-tickets-258769

Would be cool to hear thoughts from folks in ag, food systems, or just anyone who’s thought about this stuff.