Cultural Celebrations Spiritual Journeys
September 2017 - August 2018 Springfield/Clark County About this Calendar Human Relations
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The Global Education and Peace Network began when a small group of committed CultureFest. An annual festival of food, music, dance and fun to celebrate eth- Springfield citizens decided that they needed to “ do something” in response to the nic and international cultures of Springfield and Clark County, events of September 11, 2001. www.springfieldohio.gov/culturefest.
Fair Housing. Affirmatively furthering fair housing through education, outreach, The Sixteenth Annual Global Education Calendar and Speaker Series is the fruit of that analysis of impediments to housing choice, planning and acting to overcome labor. The Global Education Series provides an opportunity for our community to be barriers to fair housing and enforcement of fair housing laws. exposed to other ethnic groups, cultures, and religions as a way of increasing under- standing and therefore, respect for those who are different from us. Global Education. Monthly speaker series and annual calendar to teach and educate about ethnic and international cultures. Please join us for the monthly Global Education Speaker Series and help us build bridg- es within our own global community. Landlord-Tenant Relations. Information and referral for tenants and landlords on rights and responsibilities . The members of the Global Education and Peace Network are: Ms. Samina Ahmed, Mediation. Conflict resolution services for Springfield neighbors and property Ms. Cheryl Berry, Ms. Mary Brandstetter, Ms. Cheryl DeGroat Dover, Ms. Nancy managers and tenants. Services include conciliation, mediation, facilitation, Flinchbaugh, Mr. Jerry Laub, Dr. Ravi and Vinita Khanna, Ms. Winkie Mitchell, Dr. and training. Akber Mohammed, Dr. Jennifer Oldstone-Moore, Ms. Zeeba Ranginwala, Ms. Far- hana Rauf, Dr. Carl Ruby and Ms. Jagdish Singh. Minority Business. Assistance for minority- and female-owned businesses, certifications, and affirmative action plans for companies doing business in New members of the Global Education and Peace Network are always welcome. How can you become a member? Feel free to contact Nancy Flinchbaugh at (937) 324- 7696. A special thank you to those who contributed to this calendar Samina Ahmed, Cheryl Dover, Nancy … Flinchbaugh, Vinita Khanna, Lauren Intenes, Lou Ann Horstman, Patty Larger, St. Teresa and St.
Springfield, OH
It’s no wonder why Springfield was named an All-America City. The citizens of Springfield work together everyday to become a more globally aware community. By striving to stay educated about the world around them, Springfield residents can continually discover new ways in which they can help build a better global society. When everyone does their part, the world can change in incredible ways. This is the spirit of Springfield– a city filled with hope for the future of all humankind. 2004 2017-2018 Cultural Celebrations AND Global Education Spiritual Journeys
•Saturday, September 23, 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on the Grassy Knoll, Springfield City Hall Plaza. CultureFest/Global Education and Peace Network Booth with Global Educa- JOIN US for the 2017-2018 Global Education Calendar and Speakers Series: Explor- tion and Peace Network Members. ing Cultural Celebrations and Spiritual Journeys. Since the beginning, we have Saturday, October 21,4:00 p.m. 700 S. Limestone Street chosen themes that illuminate our global and ethnic cultures. For this, our 16th year, we • Diwali at the Dome presented by the Springfield Hindu Community at the are extending ourselves out of the classroom and into the community to learn about John Legend Theater. Program admission: $5. Dinner Buffet and pro- cultural and religious traditions in churches, the university, a mosque, on the City Hall gram: $25. Plaza, and in the John Legend Theater. We hope you’ll join us in attending, listening •Thursday, November 16,6:30 p.m. Central Christian Church, 1504 Villa Rd. and considering what you can do to promote intercultural understanding as a global Pilgrimage Journey with Samina Ahmed citizen. •Saturday, December 16, 5:30 p.m. Spanish Mass, Posadas - 7:00 p.m. 1827 N. Limestone Street. In September, we’ll begin the year on the City Hall Plaza for CultureFest with a booth Mexican American Catholic Traditions with St.Teresa’ s Catholic Church on the Grassy Knoll. Come visit us all day long. From 11-1 learn about Asian tradi- tions. From 1-3 try on a turban or hijab, and learn from our Sikh and Muslim communi- •Thursday, Jan. 11, 6:30-8:00 p.m. Shouvlin Center, Room 105, Wittenberg ty members. From 3-5, try on a colorful African-American head wrap, and from 5-6 University Interfaith Small Groups w/ Rev.Dr. Jennifer Oldstone-Moore come hit the piñata and enjoy Mexican traditions. In October, we will join the Hindu community as they celebrate Diwali with art, food and dance in the John Legend Thea- •Saturday, February 17, 2:00 - 6:00 p.m. Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 713 ter. In November, we will view pictures with Muslim Samina Ahmed and learn about N. Fountain Ave. Lunar New Year Celebration with Wittenberg East Asian Studies Program her August Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, along with her new friends at Central Christian Church. For December, we’ll join Mexican-Americans for a posadas party at St. Tere- •Saturday, March 17, 9:00 a.m. – 12 noon (retreat), 12:00 -1:00 p.m. Lunch- sa’s Catholic Church. In January, we’re invited to participate in an Interfaith Small eon, at St. Raphael Catholic Church, 255 East High Street. Group, led by Rev. Dr. Jennifer Oldstone-Moore, Wittenberg professor. In February Celtic Spiritual Retreat with Lauren Burdette followed by Luncheon by St. Raphael Catholic Church we’ll join the Wittenberg East Asian Studies Department for their Lunar New Year celebration at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, with an afternoon of music, food, •Friday, April 6, 7:00 p.m. Heritage Center of Clark County, 117 S. Fountain hands-on preparations, and dancing. In March, we’ll celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with a Interfaith/Intercultural Poetry with the Interfaith Youth Alliance Celtic Spiritual Retreat led by spiritual director, Lauren Burdette at St. Raphael Catho- lic Church, followed by an Irish stew luncheon with live Irish music. In April, join the •Thursday, May 24, 6:30 p.m. Shouvlin Center Room 105, Wittenberg University Interfaith Youth Alliance for an evening of poetry and share music of ethnic and spir- Baha’ i Holy Day Celebration: The Inauguration of the Bab with the Yellow Springs Baha’ i Community itual traditions. In May, the Baha’i community invites us to join them at Wittenberg for a celebration of one of their holy days. In June, we will gather for the Third Annual •Saturday, June 16, 9:30 a.m. Springfield City Hall Plaza Interfaith Peace Walk beginning at City Hall Plaza and walking to the Underground Third Annual Peace Walk followed by a walk to the Gammon House for
Juneteenth/FatherFest Railroad Gammon House for their Juneteenth/FatherFest Celebration. Dr. Mohammed invites you to tour the Masjid Al-Madina Mosque on South Burnett in late June. •Thursday, June 21, 6:30 p.m. Miami Valley Islamic Association, 1800 S. Burnett Road Come join us to learn, grow and meet new friends A Visit to the Mosque led by Dr. Akber Mohammed To continue to build bridges of understanding across cultures during our 16th year.
The Center for Civic and Urban Engagement at Wittenberg is pleased to work with the Global Education and Peace Network in the education, entertainment, and enlightenment of Springfield residents. We invite everyone to join us at the programs both at Wittenberg and in the community for the Global Education series events and hope that you will discover more about different cultures and heritage.
Come join us Visit the September 23rd at CultureFest! Global Education and
Be sure to visit Peace Network at the Global Education and Peace Net- CultureFest 2017 work Booth on the Grassy Knoll at the Springfield City Hall Plaza Cesar Chavez Day 2014 Schedule: Asian Culture 11-1 Sikh Try on head cov- erings- Sikh and Dastaa Muslim 1-3
Get your own African- American Head Nigerian Gele Wrap Bhutan Cultur- 3-5
Mexican al Celebration Pinata! 5-6
Muslim Hi- September 2017 ABDUR RAUF, M.D. BOARD CERTIFIED Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat GASTROENTEROLOGIST & HEPATOLOGIST
30 W. McCreight Ave., Suite 205 Free docent guided museum tours, Heritage Center of Clark 1 2 Springfield, OH 45504 Eid al-Adha County, 117 S. Fountain Ave. Tues-Sat, 9am-5pm. begins (Islam) Phone: 937-399-8889 Fax: 937-399-8996 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Labor Day Latino Festival
Eid al-Adha ends (Islam)
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 CULTUREFEST 23 SEPT. 2017 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 E PLURIBIS UNUM Rosh Hashana Fall Equinox CultureFest Music Dance Food Fun (Jewish) Muharram Navaratri (Islam) MOIN A. RANGINWALA, M.D., FACP, FCCP 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Come Find Art! Yom Kippur ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY, (Jewish) SCHOOL OF MEDICINE DIPLOMATE, AMERICAN BOARD Seraph Brass Dasara (Hindu) OF INTERNAL MEDICINE PULMONARY DISEASE, CRITICAL CARE AND SLEEP MEDICINE Sept. 9, 11:00am-9:00pm 5th Annual Latino Festival at St. Teresa Catholic Church, 1807 N. Limestone. Sept. 23, 11:00pm-6:00pm 21st Annual CultureFest. Music. Food. Dance. Fun. Springfield City Hall Plaza. springfieldohio.gov/culturefest. Sept. 24, 2:00-3:30pm Come Find Art Family Free Day at the Springfield Museum of Art, 107 Cliff Park Road. Sept. 25, 7:30 pm Concert: Seraph Brass in Weaver Chapel at Wittenberg University. Witt Series. Springfield Museum of Art, Special Exhibitions: James R. Hopkins: Faces of the Heartland, Marianne Rabb Britton: Fabric Art, OFFICE: 2029 E. HIGH STREET, Debbie Loffing: Assembled Misfits, Jennifer Rosengarten: Gardens and Ponds, Western Ohio Water Color Society 2017 SUITE 101, SPRINGFIELD, OHIO 45505 PHONE: (937) 325-9450 FAX: (937) 325-9460 through Sept. 24, 107 Cliff Park Road. Diwali …at the DOME!
For Hindus and Sikhs in India and all over the world Diwali is the biggest festival which falls in October/November. It signifies victory of nobility over evil. It is celebrated by lighting lamps all around and inside homes. Prayers, firecrackers and exchange of gifts and sweets are all offered to generate goodwill. It is like having American Thanksgiving, Christmas and Fourth of July all in one celebra- The Springfield Hindu Community presents Diwali 2017 Saturday, October 21st at 4 p.m. John Legend Theater
700 S. Limestone The Hindu Community of
Springfield has celebrated Diwali local-
ly for the last 35 years , with traditional
performances on the stage, lighting up their houses in October/ November and offering gourmet Indian dinner and desserts to guests.
For tickets contact [email protected]. $5 for the show, $25 for Indian buffet with show
October 2017
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Sukkot Begins The Marshall (Jewish) Tucker Band Julie Fowlis Symphony
8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Columbus Day Sukkot Ends Shmini Atzeret Simchat Torah (Jewish) (Jewish) (Jewish) Black Violin
Thank You Hindu School 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 for teaching Sanatana Dharma Diwali begins Birth of Bab to our kids so that they (Hindu/Sikh) (Baha’i) Springfield can light the path of peace Diwali for the world with dharmic actions, yoga and 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 meditation.
Vinita and Ravi Khanna Joy Schroeder
29 30 31 Springfield Museum of Art , 107 Cliff Park Road. Open Wed.– Sat. Come Find Art! Halloween 9am-5pm & Sun. 12:30-4:30pm Special Exhibits: James R. Hopkins: Reformation Faces of the Heartland, Debbie Loffing: Assembled Misfits. Service Springfield J.D. Vance “Jennifer Rosengarten: Gardens and Ponds” Oct. 1, 7:00pm “The Marshall Tucker Band” at Clark State Performing Arts Center, 300 S. Fountain Ave. Cardiology Oct. 6, 7:30pm “Julie Fowlis: Club Kuss” at Turner Studio Theatre, 300 S. Fountain Ave. Oct. 7, 7:30pm “Masterworks I: Gavin George” with the Springfield Symphony Orchestra at Clark State Performing Arts Center. Tajuddin Ahmed, M.D. Oct. 14, 8:00pm “Black Violin” at Clark State Performing Arts Center, 300 S. Fountain Ave. Ashfaq T. Ahmed, M.D. Oct. 21, Diwali at the DOME. diwaliinspringfieldohio@gmail for tickets. $5 show/$25 show with Indian buffet at 700 S. Najeeb Ahmed, M.D. Limestone St. Oct. 21, 8:00pm “The Carpenters Tribute” at Clark State Performing Arts Center, 300 S. Fountain Ave. 1174 E. Home Rd. Oct. 25, 7:30pm Sauer Symposium: Dr. Joy Schroeder, at Bayley Auditorium, Wittenberg University. Witt Series. Springfield, OH 45503 Oct .29, 7:30pm Reformation Service, music begins at 7:00 pm at Weaver Chapel, Wittenberg University. (937) 398-0354 Oct. 29, 2:00-3:30pm Come Find Art Family Free Day at the Springfield Museum of Art, 107 Cliff Park Road. Oct. 30, 7:30 pm Leventhal Lecture: J.D. Vance, author of “Hillbilly Elegy” at HPERC, Wittenberg University. Witt Series. Come and learn about the way Muslims perform The Hajj with Samina Ahmed, Thursday, November 16th, 6:30 p.m. at Central Christian Church! The Hajj: The Pilgrimage to Mecca
.The Hajj is one of the Five Pillars of Islam. .All physically fit Muslims who can afford it should make a trip to Mecca in Saudi Arabia at least once in their lives. .At least 2 million Muslims travel to Mecca for the Hajj every year. .The main focal point of the Hajj is the visit to the Ka’ba (pictured above). .It takes 5 -6 days to complete the Hajj.
FREE English November 2017 translation of Qur’an Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
Email Samina Ahmed Free docent guided museum tours, 1 2 3 4 Heritage Center of Clark County, 117 S. All Saint’s Day Birthday of [email protected] or call Fountain Ave. Tues-Sat, 9am-5pm (Christian) Guru Nanak Dev Sahib (Sikh) MVIA at (937) 322-3266 Kinky Boots
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Daylight Election Day Veteran’s Day Surgery of the Savings Heart, Lungs and Blood Vessels Elf Springfield Heart Surgeons, LLC 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Birth of Pilgrimage Art 360° Baha’u’llah (Baha’i) Journey to Mecca Symphony Dunya Mikhail
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Surender R. Neravetla, MD, FACS Thanksgiving Lofton N. Misick, MD, FACS Day (937) 324-5511
Cultural Celebrations and 26 27 28 29 30 Spiritual Journeys Day of the Ascension of Covenant (Baha’i) ‘Abdu’l-Baha (Baha’i) Join us for our monthly Come Find Art! programs. Check out the colored calendar square for this Nov. 2, 7:30pm Kinky Boots: Broadway Tour at Clark State Performing Arts Center, 300 S. Fountain Ave. month’s program. Nov. 9, 7:30pm Elf: The Broadway Musical at Clark State Performing Arts Center, 300 S. Fountain Ave. Nov. 14, Koffenhaver Literary Lecture: Dunya Mikhail, Bayley Auditorium at Wittenberg University. Witt Series. Nov. 16, 6:30pm “Pilgrimage Journey to Mecca: Hajj 2017” by Samina Ahmed, Central Christian Church, 1504 Villa Rd. Global Education Nov. 18, 5:00pm “NightLights I: Cirque Musica’s Heroes and Villains” with Springfield Symphony Orchestra at Clark State and Peace Network Performing Arts Center, 300 S. Fountain Ave. Nov. 26, 2:00-3:30pm Come Find Art Family Free Day at the Springfield Museum of Art, 107 Cliff Park Road, Springfield Museum of Art Exhibition: “Faces of the Heartland: James R. Hopkins” “Art 360°: Contemporary Art Hatching 2017 - 2018 Across Ohio” Beginning Nov. 17. Latin American Catholic Traditions
Sunday, December 10 @ 5:00 PM Spanish Mass for Our Lady of Guada- Our Lady of Guadalupe lupe
Monday, December 11 @ 7:00 PM Mañanitas for Our Lady of Guadalupe
Saturday, December 16 @ 7:00 PM First Posada at St. Teresa Church
Springfield Latino Festival
We will be joining St. Teresa’s Catholic Church on Decem- ber 16 to participate in the traditional Latin American and Spanish Catholic Traditions of the First Posadas. The pro- gram begins at 7:00 PM.
THeart House Research Foundation 100 West McCreight Ave. Suite 150 Springfield, Ohio 937.323.1404 December 2017
Dr. Mohammed S. Khan Dr. Sagar Satyavolu Dr. Akber Mohammed Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Dr. Faiq Akhter Dr. Muhammad Salman Ashraf Dr. Pradeep Guijja Springfield Museum of Art open Wed.– Sat. 9am-5pm & Sun. 12:30- 1 2 Dr. Tariq Rizvi 4:30pm, 107 Cliff Park Road. Art 360 and Debbie Loffing. Mawlid an Nabi
(Islam) Better Care of Our Patients and Free docent guided museum tours at the Heritage Center of Clark Furthering Advanced Knowledge Midtown Men Through Clinical Research County,117 S. Fountain Ave. Tues-Sat, 9am—5 pm.
3 4 5 6 7 8 Bodhi Day 9 Springfield Mediation Service Advent begins St. Nicholas’ (Buddhist) A Peaceful Alternative (Christian) Day (Christian)
Lessons and Carols The Illusionists
Conflict resolution for neighbors and 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 landlord-tenant disputes Hanukkah Multicultural Facilitation and Strategic Planning Manaňitas for (Jewish) Cookie Walk
Basic mediation training Our Lady of Our Lady First Posada Guadalupe Guadalupe Mediation… It’s Free, Fast, Fair, and It Works! Springfield Mediation Service 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 76 E. High Street, 2nd Floor Last Day of Winter Solstice Springfield, Ohio 45502 Chanukah 937.324.7696 (Jewish)
MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Christmas Christmas Day Kwanzaa Begins
Eve 31 (Christian) New Year’s Zarathosht Diso Eve (Zoroastrian)
Dec. 2, 8:00pm “Midtown Men: Holiday Hits” at Clark State Performing Arts Center, 300 S. Fountain Ave. “A Real Community Bank with REAL Customer Service” Dec. 8, 7:30pm with music beginning at 7:00 p.m. Lessons and Carols in Weaver Chapel at Wittenberg University. Witt Series. Local People * Local Decisions * Local Commitment Dec. 9, 2:00pm & 8:00pm “The Illusionists: Live from Broadway” at Clark State Performing Arts Center, 300 S. Fountain Ave. Dec. 10, 5:00pm Spanish Mass for Our Lady of Guadalupe held at St. Teresa Catholic Church, 1827 North Limestone St. 3473 E. National Road, Springfield, Ohio 45505 Dec. 11, 7:00pm Mañanitas for Our Lady Guadalupe held at St. Teresa Catholic Church, 1827 North Limestone St. 937-322-4200 Dec. 16, 7:00pm First Posada held at St. Theresa Catholic Church, 1827 North Limestone St. www.merchantsnat.com Dec. 16, 9:00am-12noon Springfield Peace Center Multicultural Cookie Walk. First UCC Church, 2000 E. High St. Interfaith and Cultural Exploration
Find out how to go beyond the basics to learn about what is personal in faith. On January 11 from 6:30-8:00 PM, the Global Education and Peace Network
will be hosting In- terfaith Small Groups with Rev. Dr. Jennifer Old- stone-Moore in Shouvlin Hall, Room 105 at Wittenberg January 2018
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3 4 5 6 New Year’s Day Mahayana New Epiphany Year (Buddhist) (Christian) Gantan-sai (Shinto)
7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Martin Luther Maghi (Sikh) King, Jr. Interfaith Luncheon Cabaret Small Group
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 MLK Lecture
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Symphony
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Vasant Panchami (Hindu) Christina Pato Surgery of the 28 29 30 31 Springfield Museum of Art open Wed.– Sat. 9am-5pm
Heart, Lungs and Blood Vessels & Sun. 12:30-4:30pm, 107 Cliff Park Road. Come Find Art! Tu BiShvat Springfield Heart Surgeons, LLC (Jewish) Free docent guided museum tours at the Heritage Center of Clark County,117 S. Fountain Ave. Tues-Sat, 9am—5 pm.
Jan. 10, 7:30pm “Cabaret: Broadway Tour” at Clark State Performing Arts Center, 300 S. Fountain Ave. Jan. 11, 6:30-8:00pm Interfaith Small Groups with Rev. Dr. Jennifer Oldstone-Moore in the Shouvlin Center Room 105. Jan. 12, 11:30am-1:30pm Martin Luther King Luncheon, (937) 324-7380 for tickets. Jan. 15, 11:00am MLK Day Lecture at Weaver Chapel at Wittenberg University. Witt Series. Surender R. Neravetla, MD, FACS Jan. 20, 5:00pm “NightLights II: The Shimasaki Sisters, Violin” with the Springfield Symphony Orchestra at Clark State Lofton N. Misick, MD, FACS Performing Arts Center, 300 S. Fountain Ave. (937) 324-5511 Jan. 27, 7:30pm “Christina Pato” at Clark State Performing Arts Center, 300 S. Fountain Ave. Jan 28, 2:00-3:30pm Come Find Art Family Free Day at the Springfield Museum of Art, 107 Cliff Park Road. AsianAsian LunarLunar NewNew YearYear
Asian Lunar New Year Celebration hosted by the Wit- tenberg East Asian Studies Program Good Shepherd Lutheran Church February 17, 2018 2:00 – 6:00 PM.
Year of the Earth Dog Photos: Lunar New Year, 2017 February 2018
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
Free docent guided museum tours, Heritage 1 2 3 Groundhog Day Setsebun Sai Center of Clark County, 117 S. Fountain Ave. (Shinto) Tues.-Sat., 9am-5pm
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Nirvana Day (Buddhism) Outlaws and Diavolo Highwaymen Springfield Film Screenings Film Screenings 11 12 13 14 Maha 15 16 17 Cardiology Shivaratri (Hindu) Chinese New Lunar New Year Ash Wednesday Year Celebration Tajuddin Ahmed, M.D. (Christian) Ashfaq T. Ahmed, M.D. Valentine’s Day Symphony Najeeb Ahmed, M.D. 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1174 E. Home Rd. President’s Day
Springfield, OH 45503 Cinderella (937) 398-0354
25 26 27 28 Springfield Museum of Art
Come Find Art! Intercalary Code Enforcement Open Wed.– Sat. 9am-5pm & Sun. 12:30- Building Regulations Development Programs Planning & Zoning Days starts Human Relations 4:30pm, 107 Cliff Park Road. Housing Rehabilitation (Baha’i)
Feb. 5-6, TBA Documentary Film Screenings at the John Legend Theater, 300 S. Limestone. Witt Series. Feb. 9, 7:30pm “Diavolo—L.O.S.T.—Club Kuss” at Clark State Performing Arts Center, 300 S. Fountain Ave. Feb.10, 8:00pm “The Music of Waylon, Willie, Cash: Outlaws and Highwaymen,”Kuss Auditorium, 300 S. Fountain Ave. Feb. 17, 2:00-6:00pm Lunar New Year Celebration hosted by Wittenberg University East Asian Studies Program at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 712 N. Fountain Ave. Contact: Lauren Crane at: [email protected] for info. Feb.17, 7:30pm “Masterworks II: Pascal and Ami Roge, Piano” presented by Springfield Symphony Orchestra at Clark State Performing Arts Center, 300 S. Fountain Ave. Feb. 23, 8:00pm “Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella Broadway Tour” at Kuss Auditorium, 300 S. Fountain Ave. Feb 25, 2:00-3:30pm Come Find Art Family Free Day at the Springfield Museum of Art, 107 Cliff Park Road Springfield Museum of Art Special Exhibit: “Art 360°: Contemporary Art Hatching Across Ohio.” springfieldohio.gov Celtic Spiritual Retreat
Celtic Spiritual Retreat and Irish Luncheon led by Lauren Burdette
March 17th from 9 a.m. until 12 noon. Luncheon 12-1 p.m. at and by St. Raphael Catholic Church. All welcome!
Small charge-$5 donation for lunch
March 2018
The Abilities Connection employs, connects and cares for people with disabilities in community settings of their choice. Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
Springfield Museum of Art open Wed.– Sat. 9am-5pm & Sun. 12:30-4:30pm, 107 Cliff Park Road. 1 2 3
Purim (Jewish) Holi (Hindu) Free docent guided museum tours at the Heritage Center of Clark County,117 S. Fountain Ave. Tues.-Sat., 9am—5 pm.
For more information, call: 937. 525.7400 or visit 2160 Old Selma Road 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
THeart House Research Foundation 100 West McCreight Ave. Suite 150 Springfield, Ohio 937.323.1404
Dr. Mohammed S. Khan Celtic Dr. Sagar Satyavolu 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Dr. Akber Mohammed Daylight Retreat &
Dr. Faiq Akhter Savings Luncheon Dr. Muhammad Salman Ashraf Celtic Tenors Dr. Pradeep Guijja St. Patrick’s Day Dr. Tariq Rizvi
18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Better Care of Our Patients and Ramayana Spring Equinox Furthering Advanced Knowledge Through Clinical Research starts (Hindu) Symphony Sean Carroll Cultural Celebrations and Spiritual Journeys 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Palm Sunday Ramanavami Khordad Sal Good Friday Passover Join us for our monthly (Christian) (Hindu) (Zoroastrian) (Christian) (Jewish)
programs. Check out the Come Find Art! Gordon-Reed colored calendar square for this month’s program. March 16, “The Celtic Tenors” at Clark State Performing Arts Center, 300 S. Fountain Ave. March 17, 9:00am-12:00pm Celtic Spiritual Retreat and Irish Luncheon at St. Raphael Catholic Church, Global Education and 225 E. High Street. All are welcome. March 21, 7:30pm IBM Endowed Science Lecture: Sean Carroll, Bayley Auditorium, Wittenberg University. Witt Series. Peace Network March 24, “Masterworks III: Misha Dichter, piano” Springfield Symphony Orchestra presenting Misha Dichter at Clark State Performing Arts Center, 300 S. Fountain Ave. 2017 - 2018 March 25, 2:00-3:30pm Come Find Art Family Free Day at the Springfield Museum of Art, 107 Cliff Park Road. March 25, 7:30pm Annette Gordon-Reed Lecture, Weaver Chapel at Wittenberg University. Witt Series. Sharing Music and Poetry across different faiths and cultures
Join us at First Friday, April 6th at 7:00 p.m. for an Interfaith/ Intercultural Poetry and Mu- sic event with the Springfield Interfaith Youth Alliance at the Herit- age Center of Clark County. April 2018 Join the Great American Cleanup Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Pick up litter or beautify public places in Clark County 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Easter Inter- Last Day of More info and registration at (Christian) faith/Intercultu Passover www.32trash.org ral (Jewish) or call 521-2025. Get involved! Poetry and 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Welcome to Springfield and Yom HaShoah Isra and Mi’raj Vasakhi (Sikh) Clark County, Ohio (Jewish) (Islam)
Springfield Fair Housing 937.324.7696
Clark County Fair Housing 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 937.521.2162 Yom Ha’atzmaut (Jewish) Springfield/Clark County Fair Housing Advocates Celtic Women Working for Equal Opportunity in Housing 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
CELEBRATE APRIL- Earth Day FAIR HOUSING MONTH
Code Enforcement Glen Burtnik Building Regulations Development Programs Planning & Zoning Human Relations Housing Rehabilitation 29 30 Springfield Museum of Art open Wed.– Sat. 9am-5pm & Sun. 12:30-4:30pm, Come Find Art! 107 Cliff Park Road.
Free docent guided museum tours at the Heritage Center of Clark County,117 S. Fountain Ave. Tues.-Sat., 9am—5 pm.
April 6, 7:00pm Interfaith/Intercultural Poetry and Music with the Springfield Interfaith Youth Alliance at the Heritage Center of Clark County. April 14, 7:30pm “Masterworks IV: Mendelssohn’s Elijah” featuring the Springfield Symphony Chorale at Clark State Performing Arts Center, 300 S. Fountain Ave. April 21, 8:00pm “Celtic Women” at Clark State Performing Arts Center, 300 S. Fountain Ave. April 28, 8:00pm “Glen Burtnik’s Summer of Love” at Clark State Performing Arts Center, 300 S. Fountain Ave. springfieldohio.gov April 29, 2:00-3:30pm Come Find Art Family Free Day at the Springfield Museum of Art, 107 Cliff Park Road. Baha’i Holy Day Celebration
A special com- The Baha’i faith memoration cele- is the most recent brating the Baha’i independent world Holy Day: Dec- religion with between laration of the 6 and 8 million be- Bab will be held lievers. It is the sec- ond most geograph- Thursday, May ically widespread reli- 24th from 6:30- gion in the world 8:00 p.m. at Shouvlin Center, Baha’u’llah Room 105, on the (1817-1892) is the Wittenberg Cam- Prophet-Founder of the Baha’i Faith. His pus. The theme of teachings revolve the program will around principles of unity, justice, and the oneness of humanity.
Cultural Celebrations and Spiritual Journeys
Join us for our monthly May 2018 programs. Check out the colored calendar square for this month’s program. Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
Global Education and Springfield Museum of Art 1 2 3 4 5 Peace Network Open Wed.– Sat. 9am-5pm & Lag BaOmer Cinco de Mayo
Sun. 12:30-4:30pm, 107 Cliff (Jewish) 20172017 -- 20182018 Park Road.
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13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Ramadan Rev. Kenneth Woode, Jr. — Pastor Starts 4610 Derr Road, Springfield OH 45503 (Islam) (937) 399-1909 Website— www.numcoh.com Worship: 10:00 a.m. Sunday School: After Worship 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 “Seeking, Serving and Sharing the Love of Christ” Pentecost (Christian) Shavout Baha’i Holy Day THeart House Research Foundation (Jewish) Celebration 100 West McCreight Ave. Suite 150 Springfield, Ohio 937.323.1404 27 28 29 30 31 Free docent guided museum
Dr. Mohammed S. Khan Memorial Day Peer Mediation Peer Mediation tours at the Heritage Center Dr. Sagar Satyavolu of Clark County,117 S. Dr. Akber Mohammed Fountain Ave. Tues.-Sat., Dr. Faiq Akhter 9am—5 pm. Dr. Muhammad Salman Ashraf Dr. Pradeep Guijja
Dr. Tariq Rizvi May 24, 6:30-8:30pm Baha’i Holy Day Celebration—The Inauguration of the Bab at the Shouvlin Center, Room 105. May 29 and 31, Peer Mediation Training at Wittenberg University. Middle and High School students. Contact Springfield Peace Better Care of Our Patients and Furthering Advanced Knowledge Center for more information (937) 327-3977. Through Clinical Research Join us Saturday, June 16th at 9:30 a.m. on City Hall Plaza, for the annual Interfaith Peace Walk to the Gammon House for the Juneteenth / Father Fest Celebration. (11 a.m – 7 p.m.)
Photos are from Interfaith Peace Walk/Juneteenth 2017 June 2018
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Mediation Minority Business Fair Housing CultureFest Landlord-Tenant Global Education Springfield Museum of Art open Wed.– Sat. 9am-5pm & 1 2 Information & Refer- Sun. 12:30-4:30pm, 107 Cliff Park Road. Farmer’s
Market 2nd Floor, 76 E. High St., Springfield, OH 45502 Free docent guided museum tours at the Heritage Center of Clark County, 937.324.7380 springfieldohio.gov/human-relations 117 S. Fountain Ave. Tues.-Sat., 9am—5 pm.
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Surgery of the Springfield Springfield Farmer’s Heart, Lungs and Blood Vessels Peace Camp Peace Camp Market Starts Ends Springfield Heart Surgeons LLC
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Lailat al-Qadr Flag Day Eid al-Fitr Interfaith Peace (Islam) (Islam) Walk Juneteenth/Fathe rFest
Surender R. Neravetla, MD, FACS 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Lofton N. Misick, MD, FACS Father’s Day Summer Farmer’s (937) 324-5511 Solstice Market
Mosque Visit
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June 4-8, 9:00am-12:30pm Springfield Peace Camp, Grades PK-6 at Roosevelt Middle School. Contact Springfield Peace Center (937) 327-3977. June 16, 9:30am 3rd Annual Walk for Peace. Meet at City Hall Plaza. For more information contact 937.324.7696. June 16, 11am-7pm Juneteenth and FatherFest at the Gammon House. For more information visit gammonhouse.org. June 21, 6:30pm Visit to the Miami Valley Islamic Association Mosque Masjid Al-Madina 1800 S. Burnett Rd. Saturdays, 9:00am-12:30pm, Springfield Farmers Market Downtown Springfield, outside of the Heritage Center. Summer Arts Festival at Veteran’s Park Amphitheater, Cliff Park Road. More details at www.springfieldartscouncil.org. Springfield Summer Arts Festival
Visit the Springfield Summer Arts Festival from mid-June through mid-July at Veterans Park Amphitheater on Cliff Park Road for good entertain- ment. Visit the Springfield Arts Council website at spring- fieldartscouncil.org for more information or call (937) 324-2712.
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Free docent guided museum tours at the Heritage Center of Clark County, 117 S. Fountain Ave. Tues.-Sat., 9am—5 pm.
June through August all Saturdays. 9:00am-12:30pm, Springfield Farmer’s Market. Downtown Springfield, outside of the Heritage Center.
Through mid-July, Summer Arts Festival at Veteran’s Park Amphitheater, Cliff Park Road. Details at www.springfieldartscouncil.org. Global Education and Peace Network Mission
Last year the group celebrated 15 years of programming and calendars. The network meets monthly for planning meetings. If you would like to join, call the City of Springfield Community Development at
Since 2001, the Global Education and Peace Network has provided a forum for intercultural understanding. The network in- cludes people from many different cultural traditions, and so our presenters are not representing the network’s views, but rather their own personal and cultural views. Our goal is to create an environment of respect where we can learn from each other and build bridges of understanding. Many times the viewpoints we hear differ from our own cultural and reli- gious viewpoints, and yet we try to understand, to learn and to extend the hand of friendship. In such a diverse world, we believe it is very important to be able to disagree with each other and still be friends.
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Tajuddin Ahmed, M.D. Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Ashfaq T. Ahmed, M.D. Najeeb Ahmed, M.D. Springfield Museum of Art open Wed.– Sat. 9am-5pm 1 2 3 4 1174 E. Home Rd. & Sun. 12:30-4:30pm, 107 Cliff Park Road. Farmer’s Springfield, OH 45503 Free docent guided museum tours at the Heritage Market (937) 398-0354 Center of Clark County, 117 S. Fountain Ave. Tues- Sat, 9am—5 pm.
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Springfield/Clark County Fair Housing Advocates
Working for Equal Opportunity in Housing Saturdays. 9:00am-12:30pm, Springfield Farmer’s Market. Downtown
CELEBRATE APRIL- Springfield, outside of the Heritage Center. FAIR HOUSING MONTH Underwriting Advertisers The Heart House Research Foundation Springfield Cardiology Springfield Heart Surgeons Speedway, LLC
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