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Welcome to ComFest! Welcome...... 3,4 In a world that claims to offer many “alternatives”—music, media, food, Festival Rules...... 5 you name it—this festival is unlike any in Columbus and unique among Spirit and Purpose...... 7, 24-27 similar festivals across the country. Who We Are...... 8 It began as Community Festival in 1972 in the University District as an artistic and political celebration of alternatives to mainstream culture. It ComFest Principles/Meeting Schedule...... 9 grew from an early coalition of counter-cultural organizations—food co-op, Honored Community Activist...... 11 health center, tenants union, underground newspaper, and phone information This Year's Slogan: Powered By Community...... 13 center—addressing needs not being met by the larger culture. Working with Honored Community Organization ...... 15 owners of small businesses such as import and clothing stores, head shops, Information Station/Field Guide...... 16 and jewelers, the group organized a two-day festival at 16th & Waldeck in Clean-up & Recycling...... 17 the University area. Volunteer Thank Yous...... 18 - 23 The principles around which the coalition organized remain the guiding ideals of ComFest (read them on page 9). Healing Arts/Living Wages...... 23 ComFest celebrates the ways in which individuals can collectively take Workshop Schedule...... 24 control of their own lives. This focus on collective work—in which people Special Speakers...... 25 subsume their own needs to the larger purpose—is the core of the festival, Workshop Highlights...... 26, 27 which is run totally by volunteers and accepts no corporate sponsorships Honored Artist ...... 29 that might compromise its independence. Grants...... 30 There’s no doubt that over the past five decades political struggles to Featured artist Guante...... 31 redefine mainstream norms have produced successes, most notably in areas of gender rights, healthier food, and alternative energy. These changes might Fun Map...... 32-33 seem to have happened almost overnight, but this overlooks decades of Stage Schedules...... 34-35, 38-39, 42-43 work in communities and courtrooms, as well as the evolving attitudes of Wine...... 34 new generations who recognize that diversity is not a threat to either them or 3 Word Descriptions...... 36, 40, 44 society. Comedy...... 38 But these gains are by no means secure. The cultural revolution Solar...... 39 spawned by reproductive rights, racial integration, and a more Beer...... 42 communitarian consciousness is under continuous attack by right-wing groups and politicians who have simply become less open about their efforts KiDSART/Kid Friendly Performances...... 47 to roll back progress. ComFest Booth/Logo Contest...... 48 Street Fair/Sculpture Garden...... 49 …the only word you'll ever need Honored Volunteers...... 51, 53 to know in life is "why" Community Organizations/Food...... 55 —Sturgill Simpson "Keep It Between The Lines" In Memoriam...... 57, 59 Parking Tips & Information...... 59 As we seek alternative solutions to obvious problems, the questions Leave Your Dog At Home...... 61 “Why?” and cui bono? (“who profits?” in Latin) define how difficult self- First Aid/Bike Corral...... 62 determination is. The Citizens United decision, which defines money as a Heads Up Information...... 64 form of speech, allows what Paul Simon’s song “The Boy in the Bubble” once called “a loose affiliation of millionaires and billionaires” to buy comfest.com their own legislators, or at least to anonymously slander candidates whose ComFest™ is a registered trademark of politics threaten these oligarchs’ interests. Gerrymandering of legislative Community Festival, Inc. districts produces a right-wing Congress that refuses to work and right- 4 Community Festival 2016 comfest.com wing Republican state legislatures even in purple states. Collective action can produce change. Locally and State and local governments create obstacles to voting nationally the Black Lives Matter movement, while by racial minorities and the poor. Charter schools run by not yet scoring major gains, has pushed racial bias in politicians’ friends suck billions out of public schools and law enforcement into the public eye. Citizen groups are produce worse results. challenging the waste and environmental destruction of “More guns” is touted as the response to poverty fracking. Bernie Sanders’ avowedly socialist presidential and lack of education. A political party that claims campaign, originally dismissed as a Children’s Crusade, moral values lines up behind a candidate who degrades has demonstrated that it’s possible to compete without women and ethnic groups, decries the rule of law, and becoming beholden to large donors eager to protect their believes that throwing punches is diplomacy. Documents business interests. hacked from a Panamanian law Every promise don’t work out that way firm reveal how shell companies, —Beyonce limited-liability corporations, and “Sandcastles” anonymous overseas accounts allow ComFest originated over the super-wealthy to avoid millions 40 years ago because many of of dollars in taxes. the promises of Freedom and Locally, a City Council Democracy and Equality had shown elected at-large produces a smug themselves hollow, exclusive, and Democratic lock on government, destructive to both spirit and life; it providing massive tax abatements continues today for the same reason. to developers in thriving areas of It has survived through many ups the city while ignoring development and downs because everyday people incentives in poor neighborhoods. believe in its underlying principles Like who got your best interest? of volunteering to work together. ...And who pretending? You can be part of it. —Kendrick Lamar Even if just for three days, “Mortal Man” ComFest is your community, and Photo by Michael Gruber Faced with these well- being part of it requires no special organized, well-funded attacks on democracy, working skills. Volunteers make it happen. You and/or a group of to change things might seem pointless. Everything is too friends can ensure ComFest’s survival, get a t-shirt and corrupt, too hopeless, too difficult, and these attitudes can tokens good for food and beverages, and earn the right to stop meaningful progress before it begins. The Occupy boast, “I volunteer at ComFest.” The Information Station movement raised public consciousness, but its refusal near the Park Street entrance can show you how. to create organization and develop a set of specific Forming and being in community is messy. It takes goals doomed its noble intent and incredible energy to time. Like any other relationship, it can sometimes be irrelevancy. The movement had the eyes and ears of frustrating and disappointing and emotionally draining. millions and then sadly squandered the opportunity to Ultimately, though, it’s spiritually nourishing. And it’s the make something happen because so many of its adherents only way we meaningfully live together. despised the idea of structure. —Steve Abbott

• Edited by Mimi Morris, Steve Abbott, Michael Gruber • Design and Layout by Michael Gruber, Jonathan Johns, David Browning • Illustrations by Paul Volker and Jodi Kushins - Fun Map by Max Ink - www.maxinkcomix.com. • Photos by Michael Gruber, Mara Gruber, Michael Weber, Shanna Harrell, David Breithaupt • 2016 ComFest logo design by Julie Macala • Writers: Michael Weber, Mimi Morris, Shanna Harrell, Connie Everett, Jonathan Johns, Marty Stutz, Leslie Zak, Curt Schieber • Distribution by Jim McNamara, Jim & Alice Irwin, Jodi Kushins, Harry Farkas • All photos copyrighted by the photographers • ComFest TM is a registered trademark of Community Festival, Inc. comfest.COM Community Festival 2016 5 IMPORTANT FESTIVAL RULES NOTE: No coolers, please. Don't leave backpacks unattended. Bags subject to being checked. • No bottles or cans/NO BYOB. No glass of any kind. • ComFest encourages following all city, county, state and federal laws. • No weapons of any kind are allowed at the event. • No unauthorized parking inside the park. • Walk bikes inside the park. • No roller skates/blades/skateboards/Segways or scooters except medical mobility devices. • No vending, distribution of arts, crafts, literature or petitioning except at an authorized booth space. • No unauthorized motor vehicles. • Animals must be leashed and owners must clean up after them. For your pets’ sake—leave them at home. • No fires, grills. fireworks, torches or sparklers • No tents/shade shelters except event-authorized uses. • No swimming in the pond. • No drones. • No unauthorized sound amplification. ComFest Closing Times: Friday at 11 PM, Saturday at 9 PM and Sunday at 8 PM. The South Barricade at Swan and Park Street will close at 9 PM each evening. No re-entry will be allowed at that barricade. HELPFUL INFORMATION 1. Look for Safety volunteers in ComFest T-shirts with SAFETY on the back for help and information. 2. Base station for Safety is at the north end of the Shelterhouse in the center of the park. 3. Program Guides are available at perimeter barricades. Information Station and bars. 4. To volunteer, go to the Information Station located inside the park near the Russell St. entrance. comfest.COM Community Festival 2016 7 Spirit and Purpose Spirit and Purpose Committee welcomed several This is an election year—as if anyone needs new active members this past year, which is great reminding! If you are not registered to vote or you need news given all the work the committee does. Besides to update your registration, ComFest is the place to do workshops for Solar, Peace and Healing Arts Tents, it. Visit the Voter Registration booth or get involved and S&P invites guest speakers to the stages; writes attend our scheduled workshop training to learn how to descriptions and biographical register others. Then volunteer! information for Program A lot of our workshops and Guide; schedules stage spots speakers will prod you to think for community organizations about important issues before to speak; assigns stage emcees you decide who and what to vote and provides training, stage for. Whether your concerns are notes and announcements; economic, environmental, social, films workshops; supports local or national, ComFest has Archives and ComFest Museum, experts, teachers, community books comedy, poetry, and leaders and activists to help theater; selects sculptures and explain, demystify and keep you art installations; produces better informed. , the Awards Ceremony; and Spirit & Purpose puts in endeavors to promote ComFest's all this effort because ComFest progressive values and Statement is committed to creating the of Principles. It takes months best possible community with of planning and work and a big fairness, justice, and equality group effort. for everyone. It’s easy to have This year's S&P invited fun at the festival, but please be special guest Guante, a spoken safe and take care of each other. word performance artist/activist Model peace and harmony. Be from Minnesota. Nationally generous—your dollars go back celebrated, Guante embodies Photo by Michael Gruber into the community through ComFest's belief in community grants and gifts. Don't forget and diversity, self-determination to Volunteer: this is YOUR and respect, organizing and direct involvement in Community Festival—a great party with an even greater solutions. His workshop and performance are not to be purpose. missed. — Connie Everett

ComFest Museum: Stop by the ComFest Logo Design: Three finalists Shelter House to visit the ComFest were selected from 19 entries entered Museum and discover a rich history in by area artists and designers at our logo the Columbus community. There will be contest in March. The winner was selected displays of memorabilia and film footage by consensus at a General Planning from prior festivals. A colorful display of Committee meeting. This year's logo prior years' festival t-shirts t-shirts adorns design was created by Julie Macala, who two walls. Docents will be on hand to is also one of our Street Fair vendors. answer questions and embellish the We congratulate Julie and all the talented history with their own experiences. artists who entered. 8 Community Festival 2016 comfest.com ComFest is a Year-round Gig Community Festival is a non-profit organization run celebrate the arts community. by volunteers who work year-round through committees In early May, the annual membership meeting attracts and general meetings to produce the festival each June. organizers, volunteers and community organization We welcome new members and new ideas. We make representatives. We gather for a meal, conversation, a decisions based on a consensus model grounded in our small amount of business, and then the most rewarding core principles and thing we get to do code of regulations. each year: distribute You can learn more grants to fund by visiting us on the worthy programs web at comfest.com of local community and our Community organizations Festival Facebook (see page. 30). page. Involvement in Community community projects Festival looks easier and other city events than it really is. is how ComFesters More than three promote the spirit dozen organizers of the organization work on it all year throughout the year. when nobody’s Today’s organizers looking. Each are the beneficiaries autumn, festival of over 40 years organizers host a Celebrating Who We Are at the ComFest Annual Membership Meeting of planning and planning retreat momentum, but there to work on improving the festival and strengthening is always a new challenge to find individual volunteers community relations. ready to take the next step, from working at the festival to In early March, Community Festival sponsors joining a committee and making ComFest something you a logo contest that attracts creative individuals who do rather than simply attend. Maybe this is your year to share their artistic talents hoping that their winning step up and put your talents to work in helping to produce design will grace volunteer T-shirts, beer mugs and the the city’s best annual festival. Why not surprise yourself? cover of the Program Guide at that year's ComFest. — ComFest Program Staff The contest brings people together and helps us Preparing to come to ComFest? Please leave your car, your dog, LEAVE TRAVEL your BYOB NO TRACE! and your cooler LIGHT! at home Please look down, clean up, and love our beautiful park COMMUNITY FESTIVAL STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES The Community Festival is guided by its Principles. The Principles are statements of what the members believe is basically important. They are: We think that people ought to work for the collective good of all people rather than for personal gain. We support cooperation and collective activity rather than competition and individual profit. — The basic necessities of life are a right and not a privilege. People have the collective right to control the conditions of their lives. — People should strive to conduct their lives in harmony with the environment. — We recognize that there are primary attitudes that divide and oppress people. These attitudes are usually shown by prejudice against people on the basis of age, class, ability, income, race, sex and sexual preference/orientation. — We seek to eliminate these attitudes. The Statement of Principles is more important than any other writings of the Community Festival.

MEETING SCHEDULE

Tuesday, July 12, 7:30 PM – Follow-Up Meeting Wednesday, March 15, 7:30 PM Sunday, July 24, 1 PM – Follow-Up Meeting Thursday, March 23, 7:30 PM Thursday, September 15, 7:30 PM Thursday, April 6, 7:30 PM Sunday, September 25, 1 PM Wednesday, April 19, 7:30 PM Thursday, October 13, 7:30 PM Sunday, April 30, 1 PM Wednesday, October 26, 7:30 PM Thursday, May 4, 7:30 PM – Membership Meeting Wednesday, November 9, 7:30 PM Wednesday, May 10, 7:30 PM Sunday, November 20, 1 PM Sunday, May 21, 1 PM Thursday, December 8, 7:30 PM Thursday, June 1, 7:30 PM 2017 Thursday, June 8, 7:30 PM Thursday, January 5, 7:30 PM Wednesday, June 14, 7:30 PM Tuesday, January 17, 7:30 PM Tuesday, June 20, 7:30 PM Wednesday, February 15, 7:30 PM Thursday, June 22 – Final Set Up on site Tuesday, February 28, 7:30 PM Thursday, March 2, 7:30 PM – Logo Contest

Meetings at Goodale Park Shelter House For meeting location updates: www.comfest.com

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Honored COMMUNITY ACTIVIST Martin Yant Wrongful incarcerations and the miscarriage of Alive. For five years, he published theOhio Observer, an justice grab headlines when convictions are overturned investigative magazine. and an innocent person is finally freed after years of “I first met Marty when he was hired as editor of the being caught up in the system. But what about the long Columbus Free Press in March, 1992,” said nominator road to that moment when the injustice is revealed and Bill Finzel. “His background in investigation worked the doors finally opened? well for the Free Press, and I learned about his recently Investigative journalist Martin Yant’s commitment (1991) published Presumed Guilty: When Innocent to justice and a relentless search People Are Wrongly Convicted.” for the truth, usually against great The Washington Post named odds, has helped free 19 wrongly Presumed Guilty one of the convicted individuals, including eight most important books two men originally sentenced on miscarriages of justice ever to death who spent 26 years in published. prison and a couple incarcerated Originally from New for 12 years for crimes that never Philadelphia, Ohio and a graduate occurred. of Georgetown University, Yant's work to produce Yant has written four other DNA evidence led to the release investigative books, including of Clarence Elkins, who had Desert Mirage (1991), in which been convicted of murder. DNA he described how the first Bush identified the actual killer, who administration deliberately eventually pleaded guilty to the obscured significant events and crime. issues during the Persian Gulf For his dedication to War through its strict control of uncovering the truth and freeing the news media. the innocent, Martin Yant is Marty’s dedication ComFest’s 2016 Honored to investigating wrongful Activist. convictions and pursuing Marty was a reporter Photo provided by Martin Yant exoneration of the innocent and editor at newspapers in continues today. Pittsburgh, Chicago, Mansfield, OH and at theColumbus “When I see injustice, it concerns me greatly,” Dispatch before pursuing independent journalism and he said. “And it can happen to anyone. Wrongful private investigation. incarceration does not just happen to people on the An investigation he launched while editor of the margins of society.” Mansfield News Journal led to the conviction of the Yant serves on the board of directors of Truth in Richland County sheriff and seven deputies in 1979 on Justice, which seeks to heighten public awareness numerous corruption and assault charges. of wrongful convictions through the web site www. “I was radicalized by the corruption, torture and truthinjustice.org. He is also a contributing editor of The wrongful convictions there,” said Yant. “That experience Wrongful Convictions Blog (wrongfulconvictionsblog. set me on my life’s journey to expose injustice.” org) sponsored by The Center for the Global Study of He also served as editor of the Columbus Free Wrongful Conviction. Press in 1992 and freelanced for the former Columbus — Marty Stutz comfest.COM Community Festival 2016 13 P WERED BY C MMUNITY As you look around the grounds at ComFest, wis sharply different from anything the American left has everywhere you see evidence for why organizers chose seen in decades. "Powered by Community" as the slogan for this year's Starting from a clearly articulated class analysis that volunteer T-shirts. places wealth equality at center stage, local independent New ideas and new art shine everywhere -- but grassroots leaders complemented online strategizing with corporate sponsorship logos are nowhere. Color-coded face-to-face organizing. Through online discussion, much teams of volunteers pour beer, run of it centered in the social media site five stages, engage 10 year olds in Reddit.com, hundreds of thousands making art and assist 65 year olds of individuals self-organized in strengthening collective memory into a national network of local at the ComFest Museum in the communities sharing ideas and shelterhouse. Professionals from all resources. Every bit of that was new. fields share their expertise in Peace The movement so far has been Village workshops on topics ranging stunningly effective by any metric. from police accountability to eco- A demographic segment that had poetry, and local performers vie for a been completely resistant to electoral chance to present their work here. involvent -- the mostly young, Altogether about 1,700 people mostly indebted cohort dubbed by collaborate to plan and produce this pollsters "The Party of Non-Voters" huge event each year, with about -- was suddenly on its feet, making three dozen volunteer organizers phone calls, going door-to-door, working year-round. All those donating money, writing code, volunteers, including musicians and and making art for the cause. The artists, are how this festival can be campaign's grassroots stunned presented with no entry fee. pundits, upended conventional Why all these folks work so wisdom about the limits of the hard for free is what matters most. Photos By Michael Weber possible, and shifted policy debate Of course everybody loves a good sharply to the left. party, and getting paid in smiles. Organizers also have the Most important, the community that grew up around constant inspiration of the Community Festival Statement the the campaign is determined to create a new formation of Principles (page XX) to keep their work centered on to carry forward the work of this political revolution. The cooperation in the service of common good. promise of an enduring framework for progressive coalition But nobody really works that hard, just for an at the national level is the heritage of these newest, youngest idea. What holds it all together are the bonds between voters. By bringing back into the business of politics the individuals, the network of friendships woven together in moral imperative to build inclusive and just communities, this collaboration. Those bonds are the inner strength of this new wave of citizen activists is fundamentally reframing all successful voluntary communities, from neighborhood America for the better. associations to cancer support groups. But when the As Community Festival does on a much smaller scale, vision that brings people together is social justice, and the progressive grassroots uprising of 2016 shows how the community is intentionally inclusive, the potential for "impossible dreams" can be achieved by an intentional success increases exponentially. community based in priciples of fairness and inclusion. No This year witnessed the exhiliarating rise of just such matter who winds up in the White House come November, a community on the national stage. In a bitterly polarized this real political revolution will carry on, powered by political arena, a movement arose in support of a presidential community. candidate pressing a full progressive agenda for the first time — Mimi Morris in more than a half century. The resulting wave of activism

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Honored Community organization Friends of the Ravines

Central Ohio’s generally unremarkable topography Worthington Condominium Association, Bainbridge is dotted with a series of unique natural treasures that Condominium Association, and Glen Echo Ravine most people don’t know exist. Without the work of Association. 2016’s Honored Community Organization, central Preserving and promoting urban tree canopies in Ohio’s ravines would risk environmental damage and the ravines creates healthier waterways and cleaner air possible destruction caused by disruptive human activity, in Franklin County. Historically, ravines were viewed development, and invasive species. as convenient conduits for city sewer lines that were Friends of the Ravines installed without considering is a nonprofit grassroots ravine ecosystems. Since organization that promotes its inception, Friends of conservation efforts in the the Ravines has developed Franklin County area. The an ongoing dialogue with group seeks to preserve the Department of Sewers and restores Columbus’ and Drains and Columbus ravines for the benefit of the Recreation & Parks, community and the wildlife seeking common ground that live in these natural for ecological justice by areas. educating the public and city The stability of officials. the ravines has been Executive Operations directly threatened by Director Martha Buckalew damage caused by urban says other organizations development, utility benefit from the group’s placement, destruction of Photo by Shanna Harrell expertise. Through its twice- trees, and the manipulation yearly newsletter Ravinia, of natural waterways—all of which have disrupted the Friends of the Ravines educates groups and individuals native ecosystem. about conservation. When a community organizes a The organization began within the Clintonville Area cleanup day, “We can tell people where to get resources, Commission’s Ravine Committee, which published its she says.” first issue of Ravines Quarterly in 1996. Growing interest The organization sponsors two annual community in ravine preservation led to establishment of Friends outreach activities: a Community Forum and a Plant of the Ravines. The group has no paid staff, and its Walk, both open to the public without charge. The walk is operations are largely funded by supporting memberships held every spring and open to the public. and grants from community organizations. Friends of the Ravines also supports a K-12 Carrie Morrow, president of the Friends of the countywide ravine art contest, an opportunity for area Ravines board, says the organization largely relies on the students to discover and explore nature through creative generosity of people who are focused on the preservation expression. “It’s totally awesome,” Buckalew says, “We of Franklin County ravines, but “especially the urban get entries from all over Franklin County.” ones that have been neglected.” To learn more about our honored organization, view Over time, it has become an umbrella organization the Ravinia archive, and a map of local ravines, visit that supports several ravine groups, including Iuka friendsoftheravines.org. Ravine Association, Adena Brook Community, — Shanna Harrell 16 Community Festival 2016 comfest.com Visit The Information Station How To Find It At ComFest & How You Can Volunteer

ComFest is powered by volunteers. Without If you signed up on the web, don’t forget to work your thousands of people giving their time and energy, there shift. would be no festival. We challenge everyone to visit the ComFest especially needs volunteers for later Information Station just west of the park entrance at Park shifts. All ComFest volunteers must be sober. You and Russell Streets and ask the following: “What can I will enjoy ComFest more if you drink responsibly. do to help today?” Information Station is where you come Community Organization to volunteer, grab a Program Guide, and get check in at Information useful information about ComFest. We can Volunteers Station to verify the needs of your group. answer most of your questions and point you Organizations are required to provide six in the right direction. four-hour shifts to Safety or Clean-up for reimbursement of the volunteer deposit fee. Lost & Found is located at the Information Station. If you find Need help finding your something, or have lost something, favorite vendor, stage or community come see us. We will do our best to help organization? Stop by any of the five re-unite you with your things. Unclaimed ComFest Information kiosks located items will be kept a short time after throughout the park. Several kiosks are ComFest. E-mail [email protected] located near Information Station and to see if we have your lost items. Useable ComFest Booth. Another is near the Dr. items not claimed will be donated to charity. Goodale statue, and one is just east of the shelter house. Volunteer shifts are only 4 hours. Every shift earns tokens redeemable for food and beverages all Plan ahead to help next year. Please weekend and a cool ComFest T-shirt with this year’s logo sign up to volunteer online at comfest.com prior to the and slogan. Wear your T-shirt proudly, but only while festival. working your shift. Please turn the shirt inside out when not Feel free to contact us via comfest.com or on duty. This year volunteer rovers will help you sign up for Community Festival Facebook page. We are here to work a shift. Look for them in front of the stages. with and for you.

Healing Arts/ Field Guide To ComFesters Spirit & Purpose...... Sky...... The Spirit in the Sky Information Station..... Purple...... Plumb Good Directions Beer /Wine...... Antique Cherry Red...... Libations For All Tastes Bike Corral...... Safety Green...... Pedal On In KiDSART...... Iris...... Garden of Kid Kreativity Cleanup & Recycling.... Carolina Blue...... True Blue Environmental Crew Logistics...... Cherry Red...... Team Spirit ComFest Booth...... Essential ComFest Merchandise Parking...... Texas Orange...... Squeeze Into a Parking Spot Electric...... Lime...... Checking Out Shorts Program/Media...... Orchid...... Flowery Words Entertainment ...... Galapagos Blue...... No Band is an Island Safety/NO BYOB...... Safety Orange...... Keeping it Cool Equipment...... Heather Navy...... Motion to Table From the Chair Signage...... Looking for Direction Finance...... Gold...... End of the Rainbow Street Fair...... Pistachio...... Creating a Magical Village First Aid...... White ...... Here for Your Boo-Boos Turf and Trees...... Ash Grey...... Friends of Green Things Food Fairies...... Black...... Sustaining Our Volunteers Voter Registration...... VOTE - Now More Than Ever comfest.COM Community Festival 2016 17 Keep ComFest Clean And Green Respect the Party by Respecting the Park Community Festival is a fantastic party, but every 2. VOLUNTEER for a four-hour Clean-Up and year thousands of pounds of trash are left behind. Recycling shift. You’ll be rewarded with a unique T-shirt In 2015, ComFesters generated 12.14 tons of trash. and tokens good for ComFest food and refreshments. Festival-goers and Clean-Up and Recycling volunteers Sign up online at comfest.com or go to Information worked together to save 7.34 tons of recyclable materials. Station and they’ll point you in the right direction. 280 gallons of cooking oil was collected; 75 gallons will Volunteers are especially needed for night shifts. be used as an alternative fuel, and 205 gallons will be Ask about volunteer opportunities for community recycled for feed stock. organizations. Unfortunately, there is no composting source for the food waste again this year. We will 3. DON'T BE A GLASSHOLE continue to look for an alternative Glass containers are never allowed in the for 2017. Try to purchase what park. Broken glass is dangerous. Glass is you can consume so less waste is heavy and adds to cleanup costs. Please created, and take home what you don't bring glass into the park. can and compost at home. ComFest shopping bags are for 4. RECYCLE your #1 and #2 plastic sale at the ComFest Booth. Use them beverage containers. Please empty the contents and flatten items if you can. Clearly for your ComFest gear and festival marked containers are located throughout the purchases. Continue to use them park. year-round at the grocery store. Please help us become a zero- 5. NO BYOB This is the number one waste festival. Increased cleanup way to reduce tons of trash and recycling. demands require more time and You can make ComFest cleaner and more volunteers, so please do your part: clean up after yourself environmentally friendly by leaving plastic, glass, and and volunteer to help clean up the park. Volunteers of all aluminum at home. Buy ComFest beverages and support the festival. ages are welcome to help with the clean up and recycling effort going on at ComFest. Clean-Up and Recycling has 6. TELL US if our recycling or trash boxes are full. moved to an All-In-One recycling model that follows Clean-Up and Recycling headquarters is north of the what the City of Columbus has adopted. Bozo Stage near the Shelter House. Enjoy ComFest more by following a few simple guidelines: 7. RESPECT THE PARK Goodale Park is YOUR park. This 40-acre site is a gift from Dr. Lincoln Goodale, 1. LEAVE NO TRACE Treat ComFest as so please treat it gently. a wilderness and leave nothing behind but your For 44 years, Community Festival has promoted footprints. Use the trash and recycling bins. Pick up environmental awareness as a part of its celebration. Dedication after your messy neighbor and your dog (ComFest is to recycling and composting has always gone hand-in-hand barefoot-friendly, after all!). This is the most important with cleanup. Please help when and where you can! contribution you can make. If we each do a little more, no one has to do a lot. Remember: No Planet, No Party!

Cigarette butts are the most commonly found man-made waste that originates on land. That butt you carelessly drop on the ground finds its We Don't Want to See Your Butts way to our waterways. Please use our Butt Cans located conveniently around the park. Thanks. 18 Community Festival 2016 comfest.com Thanks To Our Amazing 2015 ComFest Volunteers

Stephen Hamilton, Tanicqua Hamilton, Daniel Hanes, Terrance Harmon, Roger Harper, Archive: Dove Blees, Rob Cohen, Sally Drake, Marlena Holt, Julie Kurenberger, Shanna Harrell, Kate Harris, Zack Harris, Rob Hatfield, Jen Haubert, Robert Havey, Deb Kuzawa, Erie Meyer, Ebony Rozzelle, Kamaya Rozzelle-Daniels, Special Thanks Heather Hazlett, Janelle Henderson, Sasha Henry, Jim Herbeck, Brenda Herman, to ComFest Docents: Steve Abbott, Roger Barriteau, Roger Doyle, Charlie Einhorn, Bill Connie Hieatt, Michael Higgins, Jessica Hilborn, Tim Hill, Andrew Hoffer, Rachael Finzel, Margaret Sarber-Nie Holland, Steven Holley, Andrew Holt, Justine Hope, Kitty Horan, Bradley Horn, Patrick Horvath, Tracey Hoskin, Benjamin Houck, Betsy Howell, Damenon Howell, Kristina Beer: Laura Bolte, Keith Rooney, Arshad Al-sabur, Christina Alicardi, Matthew Hoyer, Andy Hudson, Chase Hurlow, William Imhoff, Clay Irwin, Khalid Jalil, Ania Janik, Alicardi, Cedric Anderson, Dan Anderson, Dana Anderson, Emily Anderson, Carrie Rama Jayanthi, Yalande Jeffries, Ashley Jelley, Jason Johns, Lisa Johnston, Jane Antosz, Anna Appelbaum, Katie Arends, Shawde Ash, Mark Aufdencamp, Debbie Jones, Lisa Juckett, Angela Justice, Eloise Kaizar, Michael Kaizar, Will Kamb, Kate Babics, Lisa Baehr, Vineet Bailur, Grant Bain, Beth Baird, Ashley Baker, Joanne Baker, Kanner, Kelby Katz, Andy Kauffman, Jason Kay, Julia Kays, Jordan Keel, Jordan Keiser, Lyn Ballog, Debbie Barnett, Stevie Barrett, Ara Bedrossian, Tim Bell, Casey Best, Brad Kellenberger, Paula Kellenberger, Allison Keller, Jamie Kerr, Ron Kesser, Kathleen Angela Black, Meghan Kindell, Mike Kindell, Brent Blake, Jb Blevins, Megan King, Colin King, Kaela Block, Brooke Bloom, King, Brian Klein, Nikki Katie Bloomfield, Sandi Kohland, Jake Kopetski, Blunt, Travis Boggs, Ivan Susan Kreis, Jason Boschert, Seth Bowman, Kroninger, Gayle Kuhr, Julie Casey Boyd, Allen Bradley, Kurenberger, Jeff Lambert, Kevin Brammer, Daryl Erin Lamneck, Rachel Brandwood, David Brauer, Lantz, Caitlin Lapinski, Mandy Breedlove, Laura John Lattanzio, Shara Brenner, Daniel Broeckel, Lawson, Ashley Leahy, PJ Michael Brown, Natalie Lee, Aaron Leikauf, Juliette Brown, Zack Brown, Alex Leukart, Sarah Lewan, Browning, Jill Buss, Britt Laura Lewis, Michael Lewis, Butler, Tom Byron, Tamara Kerri Lewton, Erin Ley, Louis C, Meagan Cannon , Jessica Liphart, Megan Lipscomb, Cardenas, Kim Caris, Lauren Toni Lipsey, Beth Long, Carter, Dilara Casey, Sean Patrick Long, Jen Longacre, Casey, Greg Cass, Shirley Tony Ludovico, Tomasena Cass, Angie Catalanotto, Macafee, Alexandra Audrey Chamoire, Jennifer Mancabelli, Rose Mantel, Chastain, Jaimie Clark, Josh Photo by Michael Gruber Daniel Marcelain, Sydney Clark, Robert Clarkson, Marcelain, Aaron Marshall, Angela Cleary, Frankie Cleary, Erin Clevenger, Quentin Coleman, Justin Comer, Ann Jessica Mathews, Karen Matteson, Shandale Mayo, Mike Mayoka, Racchel Mazur, Marie Condo, Hollie Connell, Christina Contino, Robert Cooper, Bob Cope, Abraham Colin Mcbride, Krystaal Mcclain, Diane Mcclaskey, Betsy Mccloskey, Megan Mcclung, Cordova, Katie Cordova, Loretta Corfman, Scott Corney, Erin Corrigan, Ben Cotton, Kaitlyn Mccune, Fernanda Mcdonald, Kirk Mcdonald, Brian Mcgrath, Josh Mcgregor, Lindsay Cowgill, Tom Coyne, Misti Crane, Rebecca Craycraft , Akilah Crouch, Melissa Megan Mckee, Samantha Mclean, Kelly Mcnally, Ken Mcroy, Elizabeth Mechling, Curtis, Bryan Curtiss, James D McCullars jr, Kristen Daniel, Megan Daniel, Crystal Amy Mehan, Sonia Mejia, Michael Merrill, Lyndsie Metts, Margaret Michaud, Chris Daubenmier, Terry Daubert, Harold Davis, Marki De sade, Jim Deerhake, Derek Dehart, Miller, Jeff Miller, Lee Miller, Jennifer Ming, Elizabeth Mlakar, Chip Moats, Liza Moats, Nicole Dempster, Robert Dempster, Colleen Dennis, Sarah Dennis, Dharm Dhandapani, Carolyn Mockus, Cathy Mockus, Rebecca Mohler, Cat Moloney, Dan Montour, Chelsea Natalie Dickson, Cathy Dikaiou, Yani Dikaiou, Alycia Dinverno, Lisa Disilvestro, John- 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John Pendexter, Mitch Peters, Frank Phillips, Nicole Phillips, Michael Flowers, Christina France, Elliot France, Kelly Francone, Sandy Frey, Michael Fricke, Piecuch, Tiffany Pierskalla, Vanessa Pintor, Tim Pitts, Daniel Pizzurro, Eric Place, Brian Steve Friend, Jackie Froehlich , Bud Fuller, Kayleigh Gallagher, James Gannon, Pollock, Stephanie Powell, Tiffany Prater, Gaithri Raj, Steven Ramage, Jerry Rampelt, Nicole Gardinier, Kelly Garrett, Patricia Gast, Steve Gast, James Geisel, Ben Gibbons, Toby Rampelt, Lizeth Rascon, J.r. 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Salemme, Nakeisha Salmons, Marla Samide, Alison Sankey, John Sauter, Anthony Gianna Collins, Sasha Collins, Stephanie Collins, Brian Connor, Joe Cora, Katie Cordova, Scarpelos, Brian Schaefer, Matthew Schilling, Tracy Schnader, Albert Schulman, Keith Brian Costlow, Craven Craven, Alexis Critchley, Kate Curry-Da-souza, Bill Curtis, Megan Schuss, Brian Schweickart, Cathy Scott, Kellie Scott, Monica Scranton, Jen Secrest, C], Cc D'arms, Erin Daniel, Randall Davis, Taylor Dawson, Amber Deafenbaugh, Derek Lena Secrest, Sharon Seidlecki, Jessie Sexton, Pamela Sexton, Sean Shafer, Summit Dehart, Sally Dickinson, Trevor Dierkes, Eric Dixon, Michael Dorgan, Matt Doss, Ashlee Shah, Kelsey Shaler, Jenifer Sharkey, Seneca Sheehan, Kandi Sherfy, Jay Silva, Leslie Douglas, Brian Douglas, Ella Eichhorn, Jose Feliciano, Lourdes Feliciano, Mark Fisher, Smith, Ryan Smith, Scott Smith, Trina Smoke, Elizabeth Solinger, Melissa Solinger, Gabrielle Frechette, Brian Fridenmaker, Lynn Friedman, Debbie Frohnauer, Kimberley Aliza Spaeth-cook, Cory Spencer, David Spencer, John Paul Sperling, Brianna Gagne, Jill Garratt, Lora Glover, Roni Good, Kevin Green, Liz Griffith, Brian Griggs, Stanley, John Staskevich, Savannah Steamer, Brian Steel, Lindsay Steel, Alex Stein, David Haines, Mark Halloran, Rachel Hanes, Ben Hanning, Mike Hansen, Sarah (maus) Mike Stempler, Jamie Stephens, Michael Stephens, Annie Stevens, Chad Stevens, Hayes, Terese Herhold, Joshua Hipsher, Matthew Hittle, Betsy Howell, Bettina Hughes, Sarah Straley, Marty Stutz, Kelle Summers, Brett Swank, David Taffany, Erica Taffany, Chris James, Sam Johns, Caitlin Johnson, David Johnson, Tessie Johnson, Lisa Jaleesa Taylor, Loyce Theesfeld, Adam Thomas, Karen Thomas, Ken Thomas, Tracey Juckett, Larry Jude, Nick Jude, Mollie Julian , Lauren Justice, Alexandria Kalika, Jacob Thompson, Scott Tinsley, Tony Toller, Dustin Towne, Ashley Traucht, Jesse Traucht, Kaplan, Lauri Kaplan, Eleanor Kern, Ben Kerns, Izzy Koehler, Jake Kopetski, Robyn Terry Traxler, Dan Trevas, Mandie Trimble, Kunsman, Margarette Lahrmer-jah, Jennifer Jenna Trout, Kevin Truitt, Sarah Truitt, Anthony Landau, Jennifer Lanter, Andrea Lathrop, Ryan Turner, Lexi Tyson, Rachel Usselman, Mechelle Liptak, Gabe Mackey, Bridget Martin, Brauch Vail, Leslie Vasquez, Joe Vavrek, Amelia Von Marvin, Kyle Mcclafferty, Hope Mcgonigle, Tracey deak, Anne Vukcevich, Ron Wadlinger, Chuck Mclaughlin, Crystal Mechling, Kevin Menefield, Wagner, Colin Ward, Amanda Watson, Keviin Valerie Montgomery, Timothy Montoney, Gary Weaver, Jonathan Welch, Joseph Wendell , Morkassel, Ricky Morrison, Bradley Newkirk, Mariah West, Sara West, Alex Westfall, Nicole Noah Oas, Nick Page, Adam Parsons, Kenny Westfall, Nikki Westfall, Scott Wheeler, Linda Patterson, Alison Paxson, Ally Payne, Casey Whitcomb, Matt White, Brandie Williams, Krista Payne, Samantha Pitts, Andy Plunkett, Michael Williams, Sarah Williams, William Willis, Ayana Preston, Dawn Pulley, Tanya Rable-collins, Wilson, Kim Wilson, Timyra Wilson, Tyler Wilson, Forrest Reed, George Reed, Mattie Reitman, Phil Winkelmann, Ryan Wise, Bill Withers, Ian Riggs, Courtney Riley, Katie Robbins, Ebony Sarah Withers, Matthew Wolf, Alice Wolfe, Jillian Rozzelle, Robin Rozzelle, Kamaya Rozzelle- Woltz, Denyse Woods, Jen Wooster, Mckenzie Daniels, Kimberly Russell, Nakeisha Salmons, Workman, Peter Wray, Teresa Wray, Lisa Wurm, Emily Sampson, Jeff Sampson, Meredith Kelly Yocum, Miranda Yoder, Ting Zhou, Rob Schilling, Thomas Seelbach, Rick Sewar, Alan Zwink Sexton, Don Shymanski, Robert Sias, Kathy Sichel, Chris Skalski, Michael Skalski, Patrick Bike Corral: William Adams, Scott Skalski, Keyon Smith, Laura Smith, Heather Austin, Rahel Babb, Thomas Babb, John Splain, Collin Stedman, Laura Stickle, Scott Bannon, Dave Beckman, Jennifer Bermudez, Tinsley, Debbie Whitt, Jodi Whittenberger, Ryan Tim Brown, Wm Carpenter, Letitia Cetina, Audrey Widman, Charles Williams, Joseph Wilson, Chamoire, Katie Chrysler, Eric Cicconetti, Mike Avery Winkler, Evan Winkler, Angie Wolf, Laura Coakley, Michel Coconis, Benn Coifman, Sylvia k Wright, Dayne Zinser, Melanie Zinser Collard, Anna Drewes, Robert Ferguson, Doug Fisher, Sean Fleming, Joshua Fouasnon, Joe ComFest Booth: Steve Abbott, George, Ray George, Jeff Gove, Megan Hils, Raymond Allen, Don Anderson, Frederick Steffi Homan, Benjamin Houck, Andrew Hulvey, Apolonio, Scott Blodgett, Melanie Boyd, Jack Wiley Jackson, Kym Jacobs, Eddie Jayne, Buckingham, Jessica Buescher, Alycia Burkitt, Yalande Jeffries, Michael Kaizar, Kathleen Morgan Burkitt, Joseph Calmer, Josie Cantelmo, Koechlin, Craig Kullik, Matt Locke, Stephen Maria Cantelmo, Amy Carito, Kerra Carson, Katie Lovejoy, Duane McCoy, John Mcdermott, Photo by Michael Gruber Chio, Jamie Claxton, Deshanna Coleman, Dyana Pamela Mcgough, Julie Ann Mckinney, Sarah Colgin Robenault, Lynnette Cook, Sarah Cursio, Mellino, Michael Merrill, Rachel Miller, Stephen Nordlund, Jason Poindexter, Adam Porr, Charles Einhorn, Alex Fasules, Mel Feinberg, Lisa Franklin, Babette Gorman, Anne Kees Preston, Steve Puhl, Ryan Radebaugh, Mary Rathke, Matthew Raufer, Michele Grunden, Eric Grunden, John Hambrick, Len Hess, Drew Hilinski, Matt Hilinski, Penne Reinhart, Michelle Rucker, Lily Sanders, Bambo Sanusi, Liz Schock, Alyssa Shaw, Joy Huckleberry, Gloria Jackson, Craigory Jenkins, Lucy Koehler, Jennifer Larson, Daniel Shiveley, Scott Shiveley, Katherine Smith, Joel Spokas, Melissa Tewart-Darwin, Josiah McElroy, Gail Meese, Carole Miller, Makenzie Mills, Brianne Mitchell, Crystal Mitchell, Triplehorn, Harmon Vredeveld, Matthew Wolf, Joseph Wolfle, Jeremy Woolf, Kelsey Sharon Morton, Peyton Nichols, Tabitha Palmer, Myra Patterson, Frank Phillips, Kelly Yarnell, Brian Loe (in memory) Reed, Colton Riggs, Jorge Rivera, Jordan Saks, Bethany Sanders, Suzanne Schwartz, Randy Sinai, Lilly Skunza, Heather Stabler, Lynn Stan, Brianna Stanley, Ashley Taft, Clean Up/Recycling: Ben Aicher, Lisa Lea Allshouse, Sloane Antonetz, Tom Taylor, Lauren Van Arsdale, Bill Vokas, Karissa Wagner, Mary Ann Yoho-Smith Steve Antonetz, Christopher Appel, Indira Arnold-koehler, Christine Austin, Don B, Jon Baggs, Abdulhadi Baryon, Meira Berger, Jennifer Bermudez, Eric Bernard, Nathan Biller, Entertainment: ..Dale Aardvark, Eric Ahlteen, Kelly Altmaier, Alyx Alyx, Jack Jim Bishop, Levi Bordenet, Deborah Bowers-wilson, Ryan Bowling, Brianna Bromberg, Anderson, Marc Archuleta, Ben Arnold, Kristen Astorian, Beth Bailey, April Bainter, Gray Brooks, Jerome Brown, Karen Burkey, Case Casebere, Carna Chestnut, Rick Jeremy Baker, Sarah Barbosky, Tamara Barr, Lee Bass, Nick Biddinger, Scott Biggs, Chestnut, Angela Cleary, Joe Cleary, Jacob Clemons, Danny Cochrun, Nikolea Cole, Corey Blaies, Jennifer Blix, Cliff Boggs, Charlene Bohn, Deborah Bowers-wilson, 20 Community Festival 2016 comfest.com ComFest Can't Happen Without Volunteers (Entertainment continued) Lu Brammer, Afua Brenyah, Skott Brown, Tim Brown, Allison Sherfy, Hannah Shimko, Jeff Short, Nathan Shoup, Jason Sidwell, Kyle Siegrist, Angelo Broz, Eric Broz, Scott Brubach, Jeanne Budde, Abby Burkholder, Gail Burkholder, Jeni Signorino, Gianni Signorino, Kelly Slone, Ashley Smith, Chrissy Smith, Ernest Smith, Bynes mussawir, Jason Byrd, Scott Calhoun, Michelle Campbell, Tony Cantelmo, Garet Speakman, Austin Spears, Tod Steele, Erik Strandwitz, Jeffrey Straw, Mayu Tyler Carpenter, Chandler Castle, Cara Caudill, Ted Chaney, Joel Chastain, Patrick Takagi, Zach Tamplin, Kyle Tekaucic, Calla Thomas, John Thomas, Shirley Tobias, Jeff Cicconetti, Dan Clark, Brian Clash, Eric Clemens, Russ Coffman, Jeff Collins, Pat Tobin, Michael Tom, Katie Tucker, Za Unitt, Dowler Vacheresse, Eric Vacheresse, Jason Collins, Brian Connor, Brandon Cooley, Litisha Cooley, Kevin Corkrean, Cheryse Cox, Valentine, Kate Varney, Dustin Wade, Leah Wahlin, Casey Ward, Rick Ware, Noreen Meagan Cramm, Dominic D'andrea, Warnock, Connor Wescoat, Marci White, Geoff Bruce Dadisman, Bob Damnit, Craig Davidson, Wilcox, Brandie Williams, Leslie Wilson, Matthew Andrew Davis, Bhas Davis, Luke Davis, Tom Wolf, Kevin Worden, Brian Yarbrough, Helen Davis, Bob Dawson, Marya Deblasi, Daniel Yee, Skyler Young Disilvestro, Jack Doran, Justin Dowell, Jonny Dread , Sara Dzwonczyk, David Edwards, Reid MC's: Margaret Sarber, Ian Graham, Mark Elsass, Nate Emond, John Esterly, Ronnee Fisher, Mike Brown, Randy Malloy, Catherine Esterly, Matt Eyer, Scott Factor, Scott Farol, Girves, Travis Hoewischer, Michael Weber, Alex Ferkany, John Findley, Ann Fisher, Nikki Harry Farkas, Marya DiBlasi, Jim Coe, TJ Stepp, Flirty, Shane Flores, Christian Foster, Devon Sean Wooseley, Jodi Kushins, Chris Cox, Bob Foster, Micah Foster, Rebekah Fox, Todd Dawson, Elissa Schneider, Mimi Morris, Alexis Galloway, Austin Garofolo, Kelsey George, Perrone, Lee Bass, Jan PetersonMichael Doody, Matt George, Jennifer Gibson, Bean Gonzalez, Greg Moebius, Micki Pike, Erin Corrigan, Jayme Darren Grundy, Kevin Hagans, Greg Hale, Richards, Bob Fitrakis, Jan Fleming, Joey Ben Hamilton, Doug Hare, Dani Harness, Troy Gurwin, Mike Koler, Patsy Batsdorf, Ian Hummel, Harris, Sue Harshe, Dave Hawkins, Jonathan Gail Burkholder, Heather Bowden Ebright, Hayes, Amy Henderson, Mark Herd, Samantha Greg Maynard, Mimi Chenfeld, Jim Irwin, Krista Herd, Faye Herskovits , Melissa Hill, Andrew Williams, Adam Fleischer, Charlie Einhorn, Hoffman, Amanda Hogan, Melanie Holm, Chris Russell Satori, Terry Bowman, Victoria Parks, House, Andrea Houston, Jacob Huffstetler, Matt Ward, Roddy Nagy, Havilland Maxwell Tristan Huygen, Carol Hydinger, Michael Irwin, Tom Irwin, Aditya Jayanthi, Jenee Jenee, Rebecca Anthony, Jeffrey Patrick Jenney, John Joseph, Jared Keron, First Aid: Barnett, Jaime Board, Emily Boyd, Zachary Gregory Kilcup, Zach King, Matthew Kirk, Paul Bridges, Brooklynn Brooks, Jerry Brooks, Tiffany Koehler, Beccy Krenelka, Bill Kurzenberger, Brown, Troy Brumfield, Rosie Buckalew, Emily Bart Lambert, Erin Lamneck, Elizabeth Budd, Jeni Bynes mussawir, Douglas Calem, Landrigan, Alison Leckrone, Broderick Lee, Alyssa Capps, Dennis Carlson, Erica Cernoia, Tommy Lee, Ralph Leeseberg, Kurt Lehman, Steven Chapman, Wai-tim Chew, Columbus Jonathan Leonard, Kevin Luce, Lisa Luse, Rob Free Clinic, Phil Cordek, Scott Corney, Jeffery Maccabee, Martin Malley, Bradley Marietti, Jared Couch, John Cox, Jr, Whitney Cramer, Nathan Mark, Mondo Marroquin, Mondo Marroquin, Di bari, David Docktor, Samantha Dorsey, Angelina Marroquinn, Andrew Marshall, Ken Photo by Michael Gruber Leland Dye, Ted Eakins, Jenny Edwards, Massey, Kurt Maxwell, Chris Maynard, Maynard Rodrique Ekah-njoume.AIAM, Ebony Fadis, Maynard, Marcy Mays, Chase Mccants, Jack Sarah Ferguson, Bill Finzel, Matt Flanigan, Jenny Foust, Jack Gabalski, Chandra Mccarthy, Earnest Mcclendon, Melissa Mccomas, Darryl Mendelson, Mark Merchant, Grace, Thomas Grace, Jenna Grayson, Jasmine Hackbarth, Shane Hansen, Natalie Folker Michael, David Miller, Jen Miller, Dan Mitchell, Laura Moledor, Rich Monkeyking, Helser, Mark Hill, Emily Hollett, Peter Howison, John Hoyer, Barbara Iacobucci, Ellie Caleb Montgomery, Jason Montgomery, Keegan Montgomery, Tony Moore, Brad Inglesi, International Association of Firefighters IAFF Local 67, Sarah Ivancic, Tammy Morgan, Jason Mowery, Andy Mueller, Laura Mueller, Thomas Nance , Eric Nassau, Jackson, Angela Justice, Ann Kemble, Jenni Kristoff, Jim Krupp, Michelle Laam, Gabriel Don Nathan, Susan Neale, Keith Neibarger, Kevin Neibarger, Joe Nelson, Kevin Lockhart, Stephen Lovejoy, McKaileah Lykes , Mandi Mauck, Terry May, Sean McCray, Nesser, Diane Newberry, Stephen Nordlund, Jeanne O'keefe, Kevin O'neill, Justin McFadden, Eliza McIntire, Mallory McMaster, Kristin Mihoci, Richard Miller, Leah Noah Oas, Holly Olsen, Chuck Oney, Matt Opachick, Greyson Ostrander, Dawn Owar, Mohler, Nicholas Moraitis, Don Morris, Tabitha Nichols, AIAM, Daniel Nye, Wynton Lindy Paddock, Claressa Page, Anna Paolucci, Billy Peake, Tricia Pike, Sally louise Overcast, Patricia Palmer, Jose Parra, Mark Pinkston, Natalie Poindexter, Gail Prioleau, Polk, Jeannie Powell, Andy Prehm, Phil Psycholo, Justin Rainey, Meghan Ralston, Marquita Queeley, Tanya Rable-Collins, Lindsey Reynolds, Daniel Ross, Jason Salyers, Kierston Ramjattan, Kt Ramsey, Joey Rauckis, Shabbir Raziuddin, Mark Rhodes, Jordon Schmitt, Angi Seals, Timothy Shin, David Smith, Steven Smith, Mark Stansbery, Joyce Rice, William Richardson, Paula Robinett, Paul Robinson, Helene Roussi, Angela Starr, Donnette Stover, Scott Tabor, Jennifer Tincher, Harold Toops, Anthony Adrienne Ruenzi, Rich Ruenzi, Les Rutland, Jacqueline Sanborn, Nick Sander, Isabella Turner, Kristine Usselman, Justin Vance, Raven Walker, Sam Webb, Mary Wehrle, Mark Santos, Russell Satori, Kyle Scarbrough, Matt Scavo, Jon Schaer, Kerry Schaffer, Williams, Susie Williams, Jessica Wohl, Allura Wright, Laura Wright, Johannes Wuerdig, Ed Schiebel, Courtney Schmersal, Lou Schocken, Gus Schowengerdt, Pj Schreiner, Dorcas Yehoah.AIAM David Sedlick, Sean Sefcik, Sandeep Sehbi, Sam Sharkey, Nikolay Shatalov, Kandi comfest.COM Community Festival 2016 21

Craig Woodson Food Fairies: Amy Adams, Colin Adams, Leah Alexander, Erin Aluise, Charity Antolin, Sarah Barry, Eric Bowling, Heidi Bowling, Ryan Bowling, Jennifer Bryant, Timothy Logistics: 2015Short North Civic Association, Friends Of Goodale Park, Short Bryant, Tamara C, Amy Carito, Ann Cherry, Eugene Clark, Gianna Collins, Sasha Collins, North Alliance, Victorian Village Commission, Greek Orthodox Cathedral, Kevin Friend, Gabe Condo, Bea Diez, Debbie Dodge, Forest Eggen, Jeff Gondek, Rachel Gonzalez, All neighbors and area businesses, City of Columbus, Mayor Andrew Ginther, Columbus Eliot Harris, Laura Harvey, Tara Hoffman, Pam Hunt, Yalande Jeffries, Charlie Kall, Division of Fire, Columbus Division of Police and all the on-duty officers, Columbus Meghin Kenegick, Paul King, Margarette Lahrmer-jah, Michelle Maitland, Gabriel Mann, Division of Recreation & Parks, Jason Nicholson, Ron Keller, Columbus City Council, Lyndsey Maynor, Lisa Mcclelland, Meryl Mccorkhill, Mark Merchant, Michael Merrill, Chip Columbus Division of Development, Columbus Division of Refuse, Columbus Division Moats, Erin Moore, Rick Moore, Megan Moriarty, Roddey Nagy, Destinee Neal, Jeanne of Engineering, Columbus Division of Water & Electric, Columbus City Forester, Mark O'keefe, Andrew Odom, Melissa Palmer , Gary Pandora, Khadijah Paul, Allyson Springer, Mark DiPiero, Jackie Howard, Valerie Clements, The Ohio Department of Pitts, Vanessa Prentice, Amanda Preston, Marquita Queeley, Wendy Raab, Renea Transportation, Fraternal Order of Police, Lt. Ty Brust and all the Special Duty officers, Ramsay, Becky Rayner, Joyce Rice, Corielle Riddell, James Ridenour, Courtney Riley, Retired Officer Sheila Summers,, Tiffany Summers, Kevin Brammer, Tim Chavez, Megan Rivers, Richard Roach, Michelle Robbins, Kelly Rousculp, Ebony Rozzelle, Connie Everett, Bill Finzel, Solomon Ford, Bernie Frankl Rick Franz, Aaron Freeman, Robin Rozzelle, Kamaya Rozzelle-Daniels, Bridgette Scheffler, Susan Schollenberger, Eliza Marlow Freeman, Aaron Smith, Mikelle Fred Gittes, Doug Smith, Nathan Starr, Goudy, Michael Gruber, Perry Straughter, Larry Michelle Kensler, Todd Stuckey, Mayu Takagi, Kensler, Gabor Klein, Tabbie Tirey, Stephanie Liz Landrigan, Darryl Usselman, Kate Varney, Mendelson, Ro-Z Erin Waggoner, James Mendelson, Amanda Wiese, Chad Wildman, Owen, Larry Pike, Micki Scott Williams, Avery B Pike, Bill Reynolds Jr. of Winkler, Evan Winkler, Rent A John (that fork lift Pete Wiseman, Melani comes in handy) Timothy Witzel, Laura Wright, Wolfe Starr, Michael Linda Zamora, Ting Zhou, Tom, Ashley Voss, Candy William Zimmer Watkins, Jeff Widner, Heidi Wiemken, Helen Grants: Melanie Yee, Lynda Zamora, Boyd, Lu Brammer, Tim SITE OPERATIONS: Chavez, John Gurney, Smiley Acuna, Mark Shanna Harrell, Ruben Archuleta, Stephen Herrera, Michelle Ishida, Barlow, Renay Bias, Megan Ralston, Wendy George Carnes, Destiny Winger Cashwell, Sean Cashwell, Heather Cashwell, Kenny Information Photo by Michael Gruber DeVaugn, Steve Dick, Don Drennan, Patrick Fachman, George Farley, Alexis Ferrell, Sammone Ferrell, Eriyah Station: Don Anderson, Beth Baird, Barb Berger, Brianna Bromberg, Deb Flynn, Mark Fusco, Ray Fusco, Shana Blue Green, Mike Hansen, Seville Haynes, Eckstrom, Laura Gehres, Ann Graham, Mukul Gupta, Emily Hipp, Terri Jones, Joyce Brian Hartley, Seville Haynes, Mark Howard, Alexis Jenny, Pat Jenney, Shaun Johnson, Madison, Allison Meek, Celeste Oconnor, Liam Oconnor, Eva Owen, Kate Owsley, Greg Kilcup, Chris Littlefield, John McCollor, Bruce Micahel, Tony Miller, Scott Mueller, Stephanie Powell, Jessica Riffle, Brian Rinehart, Daniel Ross, Emily Sampson, Paul Nicols, Kevin Noe, Steve Pick, Russell Satori, Matt Shaw, Steve Short, Jermaine Elizabeth Short, Nicholas Steinbrecher, Holly Wetmore-kemeter, Nathalie Wright, Feibi Smith, Mark Taylor, Randy Tipple, Tabbie Tirey, Tristan, Kyle Waaland, Kyle Wallenstein, Yuan, Alissa Ziemer Tony Wiemken, Laura Wright, In memory of George Montgomery EQUIPMENT SPOT CREW SUPERVISORS: Eliza Marlow, Aaron Freeman CREW: Matt Bils, Sam Cass, Abigail Corcoran, Alexis Critchley, Staci Daniels, Sean Florian , Tiffany Isaac , Sam Megan DeLaurentis, Tee-shirt Logo winner, Julian Kraska, Craig KiDSART: Jones, Alex Koltun , Matt Lubbers, Matthew McVay , Cara Morrison, Bobby Neutzling Woodson of the Craig Woodson World Orchestra, Buckeye Sports Bulletin, Alina Batczak, , Lee Pepper, Mary Ramey , Will Ramey, Camille Ramey, Nadja Ramos, Miki Rayner , Nia Beck, Lois Beoughth, David Breithaupt, Siarra Brown, Tre Brown, Tiffany Carson, Rob Rayner, Robbie Rayner, Alyssa Shaw , Sabrina Von Netzer, Matthew Roy, Sarah Tony Casa, Antonio Clark, Nadine Cubie, Jordan Daniels, Jim DeLaurentis, Willa Elswick, Whaley PARKING: Doug Gouty, Michael Doody, International Brotherhood of Electrical Ava, Diane, & Ella Emrick, DeeDee Grantham, Sara Greene, Faith Hay, Aurora & Laurel Workers Local 683, Junior Achievement, all our neighbors for their cooperation. Hobden, Hailey & Jodi Holleman, Marlena Holt, Theresa Hom, Griffin Hughes, Brooke Hunter-Lombardi & Ely Lombardi, Elizabeth, Josephine, Julian, & Kevin Kraska, James Locksey, Michael Mancilla, Eric Marlow, Joshua May, Frank Moskowitz, Eileen Motok, Peace Village/Healing Arts: Mustafa Abuhilal, Stephen Begala, Isla Murden, Michael Oberdier, Sergio Orozgo, Joseph Perrins-Lane, Tim & Lyric Pitts, Hanna Belcher, Christine Buehler, Michelle Campbell, Harry Farkas, Doug Gamble, Marie Prentice, Timothy Reis, Anthony Richardson, Ebony, Elias, Isaiah, Israel, & Rayshad Colleen George, El Hull, Jessica Jackson, Nathan Jackson, Phillip Kemp, Barb Rozzelle, Kamaya Rozzelle-Daniels, Latandra Shepherd, Jada Sidoti, Dylan Snider, Asya Markowitz, Laurie Marsh, Leslie Minney, Kelly Montgomery, Rachel Pinney, Randy Tucker, Bill, David, Forest, & Hailey Vokas, Adam Walters, Fiona Wherry, Jeff Widner, Sinai, Adam Steinmetz, Brittany Stidam, Kris Usselman, Stephanie Usselman, Kelly Vokas, Barbara Wright. 22 Community Festival 2016 comfest.com How Do You Get A Cool Shirt? 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Robinson, Bob Salemme, Chip Santer, Susan Schibler, Maxwell Schneider, Joshawa Program: (staff box page 4) Mary Skaggs , Xynth Alinda, Dwain Baer, Lana Schultz, Josef Seison, Beverly Sevell, Steven Sevell, Richard Seward, Ben Shannon, Baker, Tyler Bowlin, Heidi Bowling, Brianna Bromberg, Emily Campbel, Wes Campbell, Latandra Shepherd, Randy Skaggs, Kelly Slone, Aaron Smith, Erica Smith, Rohit Lori Coleman, Dan Craft, Jocelyn Curry, Gabrielle Douglas, Jeffrey Ellis, Samantha Sonik, Victoria Spruce, Mike Stang, Beth Stewart-Magee, Larry Stuckey, Mark Taylor, Harris, Fred Heald, Samantha Hicks, Kitty Horan, Brenda Hosey, Pam Hunt, Marty Maurice Taylor, David Thompson, Jim Tisdall, Rebecca Tittle, Tom Tkaczyk, Charles Knapp, Sarah Kriebel, Paul Lada, Jonathan Landau, Juliette Leukart , David Miller, Trice, Emily Waddell, Jack Wagoner, Grace Wallace, John Wallace, Nathanial Ward, Stephanie Miller, Morrison Morrison, Sheryl Morrison, Lorn Mullenix, Viviane Nye, King Ward, Neheniah Ward, Angelica Warren, Jordyn Watkins, Lora Wayman, David Thomas Paschal, Abby Retterer, Jamie e Roberson, Shawn Rowell, Jackie Spetz, Weaver, Anthony West, Tom Wildman, Charles CW Williams, Chris Williams, William Jenna Spetz, John Strawser, Jeremy Woolf, Willis, Allura Wright, Brittany Yoho Stevie Wyatt ✯ RISING STARS ✯ Signage: Mark Aufdencamp, Jeremy Safety: Steve Abbott, Arya Acier, Jamie Baker, Lanette Bellezza, Rickory Flowers, Adams, Allen Ahrens, Mattheis Allen, John Hillary Fuller, Sara Fuller, Michael Giammarese, Andrews, Jeff Archer, Charlotte Assor, Mowgli Ben Hanning, Wiley Jackson, Levi Kill, Dawn Assor, Chris Austin, Tim Attrell, James Bailey, Kurzynowski, Adam Mclaughlin, Kerry Schaffer, Mark Baller, Debbie Barnett, Rohan Beri, Mustafa ulas Taban, Tony Toller, Laura Wrightt Jennifer Bermudez, Kristin Bernat, K. r. 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They are super heroes Heidi Dyar, Charlie Einhorn, Jan Everett, Rob with Logistics and Jeff organizes and manages our Hamilton, Tom Hamilton, Ralph Hammock, Faber, Jason Farrington, Alex Fasules, John warehouse. They also order the volunteer T-shirts. Feerick, Robert Ferguson, Sarah Ferguson, Donald Hanna, Ben Hanning, Darin Hawkins, Thanks Jeff & Heidi- true rising stars with ComFest. Kelly Heller, Terese Herhold, Kitty Horan, Tray Bobby Fidler, Rachel Fidler, Olivia Flak, Jessica Horton, Tom Householder, Andy Hudson, Beth Fleming, Gryffin Fraker,Kendall Fraker,Gail Hunter, Amber Hutchison, Eden Hyser, Wiley Jackson, Joshua Jacob, Bob Johnson, Gray, Evan Garrett, Stan George, Rachael Chuck Johnson, David Johnson, Elizabeth Jones, Melvin Journiette, Ashley Kaczmarek, Goldstein, Doug Goudy, Mara Gruber, Michael Gruber, Brent Gugliemotto, Ben Hanning, Levi Kill, R. Knapp, Jared Krauss, Matt Kuhn, Robyn Kunsman, Michelle Laam, Michael Kyle Harmom, Joseph Hart, Lindsay Hetzer, E. 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Mary Rathke, Don Rice, Joyce Rice, Leah Riebel, Stephanie Richardson, Emily Riley, Deb Robinson, Iderah Roeck, Katie Russell, Kimberly Russell, Mimi Russell, Steve Russell, Lori Sachs, Stephanie Schleappi, Lacey Short, Stephanie Simmons, Sheba Smith, Betsy Healing Arts Stanley, Lynn Stan, Lauren Tennant, Sue Tennant, John Tierney, Heide Turner, Jennifer Tussey, Jim Tussey, Mike Tussey, Tom Tussey, Lauren Vanarsdale, Eric Vivens, Candy Watkins, Taylor Wendel, Jeff Widner, Heidi Wiemken, Deb Willaman, Lew Williams, Sean Life can be very stressful. Suicide and addiction Williams, Zana Williams, Paul Wilkins, Cyndi Woods, Kathy Wright, Robert Lawson (in rates are increasing. Those that are active in trying memory) Sally Kensler-LeValley (in memory), Don Ruben (in memory), Beau Wylie (in to make the world a better place seem to be very memory) susceptible. Sometimes they see all the pain and suffering in the world and find it hard to be happy when Voter Registration: Cathy Bradshaw, Paige Bradshaw, Joanie Calem, so many others aren't. The healing arts, as well as all art Daniel Carroll, Cc D'arms, Reid Elsass, Jeannell Loper, John Mcdermott, Sarah Mcvicker, Rachel Moore, Sarah Oravecz, Caitlin Peet, Corrie Pieterson, Tanya Priest, and music, can help us to find good health, happiness Josh Roberts, Kay Slone, Amber Thompson, Andrea Williams and longevity. Columbus has a very rich healing community, and Wine: Elizabeth Austin, Trixie Belew, Andrew Bertolino, Angi Brooks, Theresa ComFest is proud to have some excellent teachers giving Bruskin, Colleli Colleli, Tristan Cupp, Melissa Curtis, Patsy Deerhake, Becky Eberts, classes this year (see Healing Arts schedule pg. 24). Jared Finchum, Joe George, Steve Glick, Angel Gondek, Brieanna Hammond, David Hawkins, Katy Hite, Beth Hurst, Keith Jasinski, Bharati Jayanthi, Jenny Jennifer, Yoga, Tai Chi, Chi Kung (Qigong) and other healing Lolita Jones, Kimberly Krynock, John Lloyd, Lora Lora, Dave Manning, Tony Massara, disciplines can help reduce stress, aid in relaxation, help Amanda Matheis, Sara Matthiesen, Krystal Mccolaugh, Jackie McNeely, Sharde develop energy, promote health, prevent illness, achieve Moser, Lisa Parrott, Tim Price, Angela Reed, Michael Reynolds , Amanda Robinson, mental and spiritual peace, and help to create a deep Bob Rower, Alyssa Shaw, Jennifer Stevens, Julie Taylor, Kathy Thurn, Jennifer knowledge that can give you a better understanding of Tincher, Chuck Wagner, Micki Wagner, Jonathan Welch, Tempestt Young the world. Your Name Here: Would you like to see your name here? You need to — Darryl Mendelson volunteer. Stop by Information Station and find out how you can be one of the people who make ComFest happen. Volunteering is the only way to get the unique volunteer T-shirt featuring this year's logo design. Our Clean-Up and Recycling or Safety teams still need help in the evenings. And once again - THANK YOU! $ Living Wages for All $ Every year Community Festival selects a slogan for City Council has called for a $12 to $15 state the beer mug that emphasizes a political struggle that mandated minimum wage, presidential candidate people are talking about. This year's slogan is "Living Hillary Clinton calls for $12 to $13 living wage, and Wages for All." presidential candidate Bernie Sanders says $15 is a A single person working 40 hour a week at minimum living wage. wage does not make enough money to live above the Most fast food and big box store workers and poverty line. A living wage is the minimum income their union allies support the $15 living wage. Fifteen necessary for a worker with a family to meet their basic dollars an hour seems best to meet the needs of working needs families. "A typical family of four (two working adults, two Some European countries are going one step further children) needs to work nearly two full-time minimum by calling for a basic income. This sets a yearly income wage jobs each (a 77-hour work week per working adult) level for each adult whether they are employed or not. to earn a living wage," according to an MIT study. These countries have a higher minimum wage than their A single adult's living wage in Columbus is $9.63 basic income level. an hour; a single parent with one child, $19.23; and two No matter what number you choose, it is clear that adults with two children, $21.72. The Columbus area has the minimum wage is inadequate. The adoption of the the highest living wage in Ohio. living wage standard would boost many people and their However, the minimum wage in Ohio is $8.10. families out of poverty. This blizzard of numbers has caused a lot of To find out more, go to fightfor15.org confusion about what should be demanded. Columbus — Michael Weber SUNDAY SATURDAY FRIDAY NOON –Mucus-free-TheOriginalVeganDiet NOON –Habit-changingHypnotherapy 11 AM–CultivatingYour VitalEnergy SAT 9AM–RiseandShineYoga Flow 1 PM–GlisteningMeditation 2 PM–Yang BuilderQigong- The HawkandOtherHunters 10 AM–ChenTaiji ofOhio 11 AM–ChiKung(Qigong) 10 AM–ChenTaiji ofOhio 10 AM–LunaRisingYoga 10 AM–Yoga Enlarged- 2 PM–Yang Taiji Basics For Full-FiguredYogis MEETBYLIVEARTS STAGE MEETWESTOFTHEPOND MEET WESTOFTHEPOND HEALING ARTS 11 AM–Pilates 1 PM–Qigong DarrylMendelson Darryl Mendelson BarbMarkowitz Yoga Well Being Steven Rendina Frank Tennyson Jack Anderson Andrew Davis Cynthia Clem Jeff Radcliff Prof. Spira

WORKSHOP SCHEDULE Around Downtown:TheLegacyofOhio'sAnciaent 2 PM–BoysActandGirlsAppear:WhyGender 1 PM–IThinkFoundaMoundWhileTruckin' Mounds andEarthworksinthe21stCentury Without theMonopoly:WhereDoWeStand? Betty Bleen,CynthiaAmoah,KerryTrauman, Alexis-Rueal, Community Activists/CommunityIssues A line-upofsomethefunniestcomicsinColumbus! Stereotypes PersistinPopularCulture 4 PM–It’s AllBeenDoneRadioHour 6:20 PM–ComedyImprovWorkshop 1 PM–VoterRegistrationTraining 2 PM–HumanTrafficing Campaign 3:30 PM–AskaMustardGardener 7:30 PM–ComFestComedyClub 11 AM–SacredBowlsRevisited 3 PM–SocialActionSongSwap Susann Moeller, NancyNixon&MaggieHenry Modern Comedy-OldTime RadioStyle 5:30 PM–MedicalMarijuana 5:30 PM–Trulie Awesome 6:15 PM–PoetryReading Ethiopian Tewahedo SocialServices: Columbus' GreenRadioStation Joanie CalemandBrianClash 5:30 PM–Oddfellows NOON –EqualforAll? NOON –Yes WeCan Susann Moeller,Steve Abbott 8 PM–FakeBacon Ohio StudentAssociation Ohio History - Bill Pickard Ohio History-BillPickard Zany ComedyandMore 4 PM–Ecopoetry Comedy SketchTroup PEACE TENT Ben andJoannNagel Dance andComedy 3 PM–WGRN Dr. SarahMurnen Progress Ohio Performance Lissa Satori Jeff Gage

Discussion ofColumbusDevelopmentandTrends SmallBusinessBeanstalk,FranklintonGardens,Care&Share Environment, Economy, EquityandEducation 12:40 PM–Young Songwriters-Ages 8to12 4:25 PM–EverydaySexisminCentralOhio Pat Buzzard,ChuckJohnson,RyanSmith,MarkDantzer 5:55 PM–ColumbusCommunitiesForum 6:05 PM–Artforsocialjustice:Guante 2:35 PM–SimplyLiving4E'sMeetUp: Speak Williams,SupraNatra,DominiqueLarue, A.J. Vanderelli, Travis Hoewischer, BobbySilver 1:05 PM-CommunityBillofRights Sierra Club,InterfaithPower&Light,SOLE, Time Bank,NorthwestEarthInstitute,SLSU 5:25 PM–Rock&RollBookClub 11:35 AM–VeganConnection 3:20 PM–CreativeControl 2 PM– Fadhel Kaboub,SimoneMorgan 5:05 PMPanel –Hop Hip 3:05 PM–TheNextLeft 1 PM–EndingPoverty Bob Fitrakis;SuzannePatzer Anita Waters &AaronSuarez Artists CreateChange SOLAR STAGE SOLAR Nes Wordz, JRawls Free PressSalon Dave Hawkins Sarah Cherry Eryiah Flynn Greg Pace

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FRIDAY Catherine Girves - Two Wheelers Awards Ceremony: Each year ComFest honors people and awards Catherine Girves is a year-round bicycle commuter and executive director grants to organizations that make Columbus a great community. Read of Yay Bikes!, an organization helping people travel more places more about them in this Program Guide. Meet and congratulate them at often by bike.Yay Bikes! touches thousands of people annually, helping Bozo Stage 3:30 PM folks to safely travel public roads lawfully and joyfully. Jazz Stage 3:40 PM Dr. Susann Moeller : Water, Water Everywhere -- You Think Former watershed coordinator and committee member of Clean Ohio Funds, and Lori Gum - LGBTQIA Issues now executive director of the Central Ohio Chapter of the Izaak Lori Gum serves Stonewall Columbus as their Program and Pride Walton League, the oldest conservation league in the country, Dr. Moeller Coordinator. She is a long-time LGBTQIA rights advocate, writer, and will talk about her experience with wetlands and non-point source member of the Columbus community. Bozo Stage 4:35 PM pollution from agriculture and residential developments. She will present new technologies and measures everyone can take to reduce impact on Community Bill of Rights water pollution and supply right here in Columbus, as we increase urban Activists perform a street theater skit produced by Carolyn Harding building density, and urban farms and community gardens. about the regulatory capture in Ohio by oil/gas interests. Who controls Gazebo Stage 5:30 PM Ohio's fossil resources and what difference does it make? Off Ramp Stage 5:15 PM SUNDAY Guante is a Minneapolis spoken word artist, national poetry slam Simone Morgan, long-active leader with Democratic Socialists of champion, and educator. He uses his performances, including dialogue Central Ohio, member of the National Political Committee of DSA, and w/ audiences, to integrate art and social justice activism. board member of the Central Ohio Workers Center, speaks to the wave Bozo Stage 3:50 PM of millennial discontent with limited possibilities and the demand for fairness and opportunities for a better life. Bill Foley "Between Songs" - Bill has been sharing his music with the Gazebo Stage 5:30 PM community for years. After he was critically injured in a bizarre machete attack during a gig, the community came together to give a little back. SATURDAY Bill tells his story between songs. Gazebo Stage 2:35 PM Do You Know What Planned Parenthood Does - Really? Amelia Hayes is the director of public affairs for Planned Parenthood Advocates of Ruben Castilla Herrera - Organizing for Justice Ohio. She is the former outreach coordinator for Policy Matters Ohio, a Ruben is a prominent community organizer and activist in Columbus prominent statewide policy research organization, and a legislative aide and beyond. His work encompasses workers rights, immigration justice, for State Representatives Fred Strahorn and Kenny Yuko. She believes and human rights wherever injustice occurs. He has been honored for his that change comes from both good policy and community organizing. activism by ComFest and the Free Press, among others. Off Ramp Stage 2:30 PM Sunday. Off Ramp 3:35 PM. Off Ramp Stage 3:35 PM

Voting Rights - Mary Jo Kilroy has been involved in our community as an In Support of Labor - A Little Justice for Working People Kris Harsh has activist, attorney and public servant. Attacks on voting rights and voter been an organizer for over a decade. He works with progressive groups suppression, especially in minority communities, have been rampant in such as Stand Up for Ohio, the Alliance of Charter School Teachers, and recent years. Mary Jo will reflect on the past and explain how the fight for ACORN. His work focuses on combating big banks, unionizing charter voting rights continues today. school teachers, and preventing childhood lead poisoning in urban Jazz Stage 3:40 PM areas. He currently lives in Cleveland, Ohio. When not fighting The Man, he writes bad country music. Jazz Stage 2:45 PM 26 Community Festival 2016 comfest.com Workshop Information and Details Throughout the Weekend some statistics and insight, plus a score card to see where Ohio lawmakers stand on equality. Noon Peace Tent Poetry Saturday 2 PM Bill Hurley on the Live Arts Stage. 4 PM Eco- Poetry Workshop in the Peace Tent. 6:15 PM ComFest Poetry Cafe w/ “I Think I Found a Mound While I Was Truckin’ Around Downtown: Steve Abbott, Betty Bleen, Kerry Trauman, Alexis-Rueal, Susann Moeller The Legacy of Ohio’s Ancient Mounds and Earthworks in the 21st & Cynthia Amoah in the Peace Tent. Sunday 6:25 PM Is Said & The Century” - Join Bill Pickard, assistant curator of Archaeology at Ohio History Advance Party, on the Live Arts Stage. 7:15 PM Poetry Slam, on the Live Connection for this popular presentation. Ohio was once home to thousands Arts Stage. of ancient burial mounds and geometric earthworks. Most have disappeared, but remnants remain—maybe in your backyard! 1 PM Peace Tent Friday Participatory Representative Democracy in Action - Community Bill Young Songwriters, Dave Hawkins of Rights Balanced and meaningful access to our shared common Want to write songs? Discover where ideas come from, how teams work resources such as water, air, soil, food, civil rights and social justice is together creatively, how to push a song to completion. Youngsters brainstorm an inalienable right. Our public sector is only as responsive to our rights and create a song in this workshop. 12:40 PM Solar Stage as we demand that they be. Participatory representative democracy is NOT a given, If we don’t use it, we lose it! 1:05 PM Solar Stage WGRN is on Air Tune your FM dial to 94.1 to hear green, women's, music, and syndicated progressive programs. 3 PM Peace Tent Human Trafficking Awareness, Ethiopian Tewahedo Social Services ETSS Find out how to prevent human trafficking. Learn to identify hot The Next Left - Denison professor Anita Waters and Capital University spots, risk factors, and warning signs of human trafficking. Receive student Aaron Suarez explore the post-election future: how to maintain training about what to do when you suspect human trafficking. Instruction the momentum of social movements that have emerged across the by ETSS, which helps new arrivals from all countries establish roots and country in the Bernie Sanders campaign, protests against over-policing gain self-sufficiency in Central Ohio.2 PM Peace Tent in the African-American community, struggles to maintain labor and voting rights. What should be strategic priorities, and how to keep up Free Press Salon: Will the 2016 Election Be Stolen? It’s a tradition the pressure to realize our goals? 3:05 PM Solar Stage at ComFest. Drop by the tent to find out more about the Free Press in Columbus, and enjoy some entertainment and stimulating conversation. Community Forum - Development in Columbus - Community Forum 2 PM Solar Stage considers social and cultural issues that make Columbus tick, effects of development on neighborhoods, and trends informing the future of the Creative Control Fest: Using Art for Social Change Join Creative city. Leading the discussion are non-profit gallery owner A. J. Vanderelli, Control for an engaging group discussion about using art to effect social near east-side activist Billy Silver, and 614 Magazine editor Travis change. Creative Control Fest is a grassroots initiative aimed at bringing Hoewischer. 5:55 PM Solar Stage together emerging ethnic and culturally diverse talent from Franklin County's art and design sectors through exhibits, lectures, workshops Improv Workshop with Jeff Gage - Join Jeff for a serious look at and other events.3:20 PM Solar Stage improvisational comedy. A true collaborative art. 6:20 PM Peace Tent Ask a Mustard Gardener Have a gardening problem? 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Eco Poetry Workshop - This year’s focus is water conservation in center around the ward system versus at-large representation in City home and garden. Following “Ask a Mustard Gardener,” samples of Council. Bring your questions and perspective. Noon Peace Tent topical EcoPoems and the basic elements of poetry will inspire an hour of guided writing, after which the poems are juried. Winners receive Ending Poverty, Fadhel Kabouband Simone Morgan Poverty continues cash prizes and the opportunity to read their poem on the Bozo Stage. to grow despite government programs and private charities. There Facilitators: Nancy Nixon, Maggie Henry, Susann Moeller. are remedies - why don't we employ them? Find out how to finally END 4 PM Peace Tent poverty. 1 PM SolarStage

Hip Hop & Social Change Panel Discussion Columbus-based hip hop Boys Act and Girls Appear: Why Gender Stereotypes Persist in Popular artists discuss how their art promotes social change. Panel includes Culture, Dr. Sarah K. Murnen, Kenyon College. More than 40 years ago J. Rawls (Columbus pioneer and legend), SupaNatra (owner of Magna art historian John Berger wrote, “Males act and females appear.” What Media Group, Production & Artist Management), Nes Wordz (nationally does this mean? Why do gender stereotypes persist? Are stereotypes touring artist/activist), Speak Williams (artist, activist, and educator), harmful? This session will feature a presentation of Dr. Murnen's and Dominique Larue (Columbus artist, licensed music through findings followed by discussion.2 PM Peace Tent television and movies). 5:05 PM SolarStage Simply Living 4 E's Meet Up "Environment, Economy, Equity and Medical Marijuana without the Monopoly Lissa Satori has worked Education." Discover how local organizations are working toward one with a number of marijuana legalization groups in Ohio. Find out goal: a healthy, sustainable, vibrant community and planet. Meet movers what legalizing medical marijuana in Ohio means for employers, law and shakers—Sierra Club, Interfaith Power and Light, SOLE, Small enforcement, state revenue, patients no longer being criminalized and Business Beanstalk, Franklinton Gardens, Care and Share Time Bank, more. 5:30 PM Peace Tent Simply Living Sustainable University, Northwest Earth Institute. 2 PM SolarStage Guante Workshop - Minneapolis spoken word artist Guante brings his politically charged perspectives to discuss creating effective social SASS - Social Action Song Swap, Joanie Calem and Brian Clash A justice-oriented art and how to integrate the arts effectively into our round-robin sharing of music for progressive change both historic and movements and campaigns. (see page 31 for more information about contemporary. Bring a song, bring your voice, and fill the Peace Tent with Guante) music. 3 PM Peace Tent 6:05 PM Peace Tent Everyday Sexism in Central Ohio -Sarah Cherry Help eliminate Sunday mansplaining, privilege, deflecting, victim-blaming, appearance policing, sex abuse, slut-shaming, pay inequality, dress codes, micro- Sacred Bowls Revealed, Ben and Joann Nagel What better way to begin aggressions, all-male panels, street harassment, cat-calling, bathroom Sunday than basking in the sound of music from sacred bowls, cultural bills, intersectionality, anti-woman bias baked into everyday situations. and spiritual representations of far-away countries and civilizations. Come share, laugh, feel supported. Enjoy this mellow ComFest moment. 11 AM Peace Tent 4:25 PM SolarStage Vegan Food and Gardening, Eriyah Flynn Raising and eating meat is Rock and Roll Book Club - Pat Buzzard, Chuck Johnson, Ryan Smith the number one human activity affecting climate change. Give vegan and Mark Dantzer An entertaining panel will engage the audience in food a try and learn to grow and prepare your own animal-free diet. Good lively conversation around books about music. The club does podcasts for you, good for the planet. 11:35 AM SolarStage of their regular book reviews. They will include a brief live musical performance at the conclusion of their workshop. Yes We Can Yes We Can community activists support average citizens 5:25 PM SolarStage controlling local politics rather than big money interests. Discussion will

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The Community Festival has long attracted artists She adds, “For many years Joanie has served of many schools. The various art forms are evident ComFest, the Central Ohio Folk Music Society, the throughout the Festival. Visual, musical, and culinary Children’s Music Network” and numerous progressive arts are abundant and integral to the festival. Social causes. This level of devotion to social activism activism is also central to and community is exactly ComFest, but it's a special what we mean when we person who is both artist and say, “Live every day the activist. ComFest way.” Many local artists have Mimi Morris, ComFest grown with the festival, and Program Guide editor, some have helped it grow. notes, “Joanie Calem has a This year’s Honored Artist, extensive online footprint. Joanie Calem, has done both. Just Google her name!” ComFest is a wonderful Indeed, a search will fi nd vehicle for artists in part her landing page titled "Sing due to her good deeds. Along Folk Music for All Joanie has been active either Ages". The list of schools performing or volunteering. and organizations Joanie Using her musical talents to has worked with is long express her social activism, and impressive: libraries, she was involved in and community centers, religious managed Festival programs organizations, and pre- and such as the Peace and summer school programs. Wellness tents, the anti- Locally, Joanie Calem SB 5 sing-alongs, and the has been getting kids to sing Social Action Song Swap and move for more than Workshop. 10 years. Before that, she Yet Joanie is a social worked in Israel, where she activist for more than just Photo by Michael Gruber was instrumental in bringing the three days of the Festival. Arab and Jewish citizens In the U.S. and abroad, she has devoted herself and together through the arts. She has made fans of her art to peace and justice communities. Her art families and children because her music is playful and form follows the folk music traditions of a singer- refl ective of her commitment to peace, environmental songwriter, specializing in music for children and issues, and empowerment. A member of the Central those with special needs. Because of the success of her Ohio Folk Society and Mamapalooza as well as work in the community, enthusiastic audiences follow president emeritus of the national Children's Music her to ComFest. Network, she reaches out to artists from multicultural Longtime ComFest volunteer Leslie Zak says, “Joanie communities, encouraging them to engage with kids. is one who walks—or sings—the talk…and makes Joanie Calem is a spirited asset to our community, opportunities where she can to include local artists in and we congratulate her as 2016's Honored Artist. musical events, rally singing, and progressive activism.” — Jonathan Johns 30 Community Festival 2016 comfest.COM Principles In Action: Community Festival Grants

ComFest isn’t just a weekend in June. The expressive arts counseling methods. organization reaches into the community 365 days a Ethiopian Tewahedo Social Services – Human year by funding individuals and organizations with Trafficking Awareness Campaign featuring training and community-based projects that align with the ComFest workshops for immigrant and refugee communities in Statement of Principles (see page 9). central Ohio. Adults and students at after-school sites In 2016, the ComFest Grants Committee awarded will receive culturally-sensitive trainings to help prevent $15,000 to fully or partially fund grants to 11 community trafficking and increase awareness. groups. Franklin County Local Outreach to Suicide Actor's Theatre – Survivors (LOSS) – Summer camp scholarships Participants at the Out for youth, offering them the of the Darkness Suicide opportunity to participate Prevention walk will create in professional theatrical remembrance jewelry, and a training, production and monthly survivor scrapbook performance experiences. group will offer a place Creative Strings – for survivors to meet one Scholarships for students another in a safe place to to participate in workshops talk about their loss. introducing improvisation, Franklinton Cycle composition and Works – Expanded contemporary, non-classical neighborhood access to musical style to beginning Photo by: Michael Gruber the organization through and advanced youth string installation of an outdoor players. bicycle air pump and maintenance station. Central Ohio Green Education Fund – WGRN Good Neighbors of Central Ohio – Radio Women’s Programming Initiative. Startup Transportation to and from local shelters for the Good expenses for 2016 inaugural broadcast year, including Neighbors Picnic in Goodale Park, providing a carefree music licenses. WGRN’s mission is to seek out, promote, day of celebration for homeless individuals. and broadcast radio programming that centers on the Third Hand Bicycle Co-op – LED lighting knowledge, experience, culture and perspectives of conversion at the Co-op will provide a more sustainable women, with a focus on the environment, arts, and social solution for the organization’s energy demands. justice. Vanderelli Room – Artist Holistic Integrative Community Organizing Center – Southside Educational Program allowing young artists age 12- Community Collaborative Teen Institute, focused on 18 with autism and other disabilities to experience building a safe, productive and healthy neighborhood. art-making and art education alongside their typically- The institute seeks to connect community and developing peers. clinicallybased organizations to address the trauma and The Grant awards ceremony will be held on the Bozo celebrate the resiliency of Southside youth and families. Stage on Saturday at 3:30. Join us to celebrate the people Cornerstone of Hope – In-School Grief Support and organizations that live the ComFest Statement of Group. This program for disadvantaged children and Principles every day. You can check out the ComFest youth with a focus on Columbus City Schools gives website at comfest.com for more information and details elementary, middle and high school groups a safe place to on how to apply. grieve and the support they need utilizing traditional and — Melanie Boyd comfest.COM Community Festival 2016 31 ComFest FEATURED aRTIST Guante Music and poetry have always been vehicles for art is about activism, about moving beyond just caring expressing deeply felt emotions. For millennia, humans and taking action in concert with others. have reached beyond the literal aspects of language “You can’t just be into it,” he says. “You have to get to convey thoughts and feelings that they were either into it.” unable or forbidden to say directly. Whether probing Whether deconstructing traditional notions of the unconscious, revealing overwhelming affection, or masculinity, challenging dominant narratives related mocking the king, to race and racism, these art forms have or just telling stories been doorways to about different jobs our most personal he’s had, the 33-year- thoughts. old Minnesota native In this very pushes boundaries important election of both form and year, when fear substance. and disillusion are His poem and feeding the darkest song titles reveal a parts of what humans willingness to confront can be and hope for social issues: “You fundamental change is Say Millionaire Like fueling young people’s It’s a Good Thing”, renewed interest “How to Explain White in political action, Supremacy to a White ComFest is thrilled to Supremacist”, “Consent host Guante, a spoken Photo by Jon Behm Photography at 10,000 Feet”, and word and hip hop artist “Ten Responses to the who devotes his work Phrase ‘Man Up’.” to social justice and activism. Guante also serves as a teaching artist, engaging in Kyle Tran Myrhe, known since 2009 as Guante, is an writing and performance residencies with youth as well MC, two-time National Poetry Slam champion, activist, as regularly facilitating workshops and classes on a range educator, and writer. He or his work has appeared on news of social justice issues. and culture sites Upworthy, MSNBC, Welcome to Night He has delivered keynote presentations at the ACPA/ Vale, Racialicious, Feministing, MPR, Everyday Feminism, College Student Educators International Social Justice and The Progressive. He has performed everywhere from Institute, Tomorrow's Leaders Today conference, and the the United Nations and the Soundset hip hop festival to American Multicultural Student Leadership Conference hundreds of colleges, clubs, and theaters across the country. among many others. Unapologetically social justice-minded, Guante has Guante will be giving a workshop and a performance shared stages with artists like Saul Williams, Michael during his two days at ComFest to help show us what we Franti, Dead Prez, Rage Against the Machine, Sage can do to make a difference NOW. Francis, and Andrea Gibson. Workshop: Saturday June 25 at 6:05 PM Solar Guante approaches his songs and poems as a Stage. participant in social change rather than an observer who Performance: Sunday June 26 at 3:50 on the Bozo wiles away the hours complaining about injustice or Stage. casually advocating “change” and “revolution.” For him, — Gabor Klein and Steve Abbott

34 comfest.COM FRIDAY JUNE 24 BOZO GAZEBO OFF RAMP God's Dirt The Brrz The Bascinets NOON NOON NOON The Tom Beardslee Band George Barrie Band The Cadence 12:55 PM 12:55 PM 12:45 PM Wednesday Wine Betsy Ross Dh Experiment 1:50 AM 1:50 PM 1:30 PM Trachete Urban Tropic Steven King 2:45 PM 2:45 PM 2:15 PM Paisha Fox N Hounds Weedhaven Laughing Academy 3:40 PM 3:40 PM 3 PM Lori Gum: LGBTQIA Issues Manitoa Sam & The Barbers 4:35 PM 4:35 PM 3:45 PM Brave Weather Simone Morgan Heroes Like Villains 5:05 AM 5:30 PM 4:30 PM The Pleasant Tense Erika Hughes & The Well Mannered Community Bill of Rights 6 PM 6 PM 5:15 PM The Flex Crew Cowboy Hillbilly Hippy Folk Egone Gone & The Sun Gods 6:55 PM 6:55 PM 5:45 PM The Girls! Hocking River String Band Salvage 7:55 PM 7:55 PM 6:30 PM The Worn Flints Electric Orange Peel Fisher 8:55 PM 8:55 PM 7:15 PM Bummers Yosemight Coco 9:55 PM 9:55 PM 8 PM Sin Nombre 8:45 PM Erthbrnr WINE Booths HAVE A NEW LOOK 9:35 PM Wine has merged with the Mixed Drinks/Liquor bars at both the Jazz and Off-Ramp bars. Same wine options and now easier to find. This will allow for The Whiteouts you to order wine, mead, and/or mixed beverage in one stop. The Park Street 10:20 PM Booth will remain an independent booth within Street Fair just outside the park entrance. The selections remain Ohio produced. For fans of reds, we have Pinot Noir and a full-bodied Country Estate Cabernet blend. We have a see pages 24 - 27 refreshingly sweet crisp Riesling and a light Pinot Grigio with citrus and herb infusions. And, continuing tradition, we have a local, sweet favorite—Ginger for workshop and Chamomile Meade that boasts a delightful vanilla overtone to the hint of speaker details spices. Stop by the Wine and Mixed Drinks bars and taste the steadily growing, award-winning sophistication of Ohio craftsmanship. We’re sure you'll be be a part of pleased. (cheese not included!) — Lu Brammer the comfest purpose comfest.COM 35 FRIDAY JUNE 24 JAZZ LIVE ARTS SOLAR Ms Sara D Drum & Dance Circle Children's Music Network NOON NOON NOON Positive Energy Brian Clash Band Young Persons Songwriting 12:55 PM 12:50 PM w/Dave Hawkins 12:40 PM Turtle Boat Forever Unknown & Young Rebel Ghosts 1:50 PM 1:45 PM Joanie Calem 2:30 PM The Broadstreet Lineup Mr. Eric and Friends 2:45 PM 2:40 PM Workshop: The Next Left 3:05 PM Catherine Girves: Two Wheelers Girlz Rhythm N' Rock Camp 3:40 PM 3:25 PM Stevie and Shane 3:55 PM Ryan Folger Octet Westminster-Thurber Drummers 4:10 PM 4:10 PM Be Jae Fleming w/Jackie Blount 4:30 PM Center Trio El Ritmo Flamenco Ensemble 5:05 PM 5:05 PM Caamp 5:15 PM Angel Radio Live Doctah X 6 PM 5:50 PM Workshop: Columbus Communities Forum 5:55 PM Tim Dvorkin Trio Sacred Shimmy Tribal Bellydance 6:55 PM 6:40 PM Singer Songwriter In The Round: Carole Walker, Peter Conrad and Mark See Sean Carney & Tonky de la Pena Jacoti Sommes 6:45 PM 7:50 PM 7:20 PM Folquinox Chickenhawk Birdgetters Copywrite 7:35 PM 8:50 PM 7:40 PM Singer Songwriter In The Round: Dave Jim Maneri's Flypaper Crimson Lace Cabaret Hawkins/Sarah Cooperrider/ Kelly Vaughn 9:55 PM 8:30 PM 8:20 PM Columbus Burlesque Collective Jason and Michelle 9:10 PM 9:10 PM Electrocult Circus Kelly Zullo & The Invisible Circus 10 PM 9:45 PM The Devil Doves Remember, it’s everybody’s job to maintain the mellow! 10:20 PM

LAST CALL! All bars and wine booths will be closing at the same time. The closing times are:

Photo by: Michael Gruber Photo by: Michael Gruber Friday:...... 10:30 p.m. Saturday:...... 8:30 p.m. Sunday:...... 7:30 pm. Drink Responsibly Have a Designated Driver 36 Community Festival 2016 comfest.com Three Word Descriptions Chickenhawk BirdGetters...... Funky Jazz Offensive Children's Music Network...... Kid Friendly Concert Chittenden Hotel...... Dylan Gone Funky Circus of Cool...... Jazz, Poetry. Dig? Coco...... Indie Pop Rock Columbus Burlesque Collective...... Classy Sexy Dames!! Columbus Contra Dancers...... Balance and Swing Columbus Karma Thegsum Choling...... Chenrezig Kirtan Conscious Pilot...... Are You Conscious? Copywrite...... Spontaneity Energy Fun Correy Parks...... Passionate Inspiring Leader Cowboy Hillbilly Hippy Folk...... Psychedelic Kind Grass

Photos by Mara Gruber Crimson Lace Cabaret...... Performing Arts Troupe 2nd Hand Soul...... Soul Soultastic Sounds Dana...... Avant-Garage Post-Nasal Drip The 3rd Power...... Elev8Thegame Dancersdust...... Modern Dance Improvisation Alexis-Rueal...... Performance Poet The Daves...... Columbus Tumblr Punk All Star Jammerz...... High Energy Reggae The Deeptones...... Deep Soulful Funk Angel Radio Live...... Truthful Beautiful Homecoming Descendre...... Electric Jazz Fusion The Apostles...... Funky Good Time Ask a Mustard Gardener...... Plants Bugs Anyone? Barry Chern & Co...... Traditional Original Acoustic The Bascinets...... Fun-Having Indie Rock Be Jae Fleming with Jackie Blount...... Americana Folk Bellydance Columbus...... Middle Eastern Dance Betsy Ross...... Indie Rock Band Betty Bleen...... Poet Bhakti Mamas ...... Mantras/Sacred Music Bill Hurley...... Poet Bloodthirsty Virgins...... Bloodthirsty Torch Rock Bob Ras...... Roots Rock Reggae Brave Weather...... Indie Power Rock The Brian Clash Band...... Folk Rock Punk The Broadstreet Lineup...... Funky Fast Bump The Brrz...... Bluesy Classic Rock Brujas Del Sol...... Space Rock The Bug Hounds...... Classics, Originals, Horns Bummers...... Beach Fuzzz Caamp...... Banjo, Guitar, Jam The Cadence...... Feel Good Blues Canta Brasil...... Intriguing Brazilian Rhythms Cathy Wicks & The Catbirds...... Empowering Love Rock Center Trio...... Jazzy Original Pop Chen Taiji of Ohio...... Chen Style Taiji Cherry Chrome...... Alternative Spunk Rock Chi Kung with Darryl Mendelson...... Nurturing Your Lifeforce

38 comfest.COM SATURDAY JUNE 25 BOZO GAZEBO OFF RAMP KrisB's Midnight Railroad Stone Fruit The Resisters 11 AM 11 AM 11:30 AM Dougie Simpson & The Faith Band The Ghost Town Railroad The Methmatics 11:50 AM 11:50 AM 12:15 PM The Bug Hounds Strange Grain SHVS 12:45 PM 12:45 PM 1 PM Tim Easton Phamily Band Gudger 1:40 PM 1:40 PM 1:45 PM 2nd Hand Soul Hurl and the Spins Feat. John Hurlbut Amelia Hayes: Planned Parenthood 2:35 PM 2:35 PM 2:30 PM ComFest Awards Ceremony Barry Chern & Company The Daves' 3:30 PM 3:30 PM 3 PM Ekoostik Hookah Chittenden Hotel Cherry Chrome 4:10 PM 4:30 PM 3:45 PM All Star Jammerz Susann Moeller: Water Issues DANA 5:20 PM 5:30 PM 4:30 PM Willie Phoenix & The Soul Underground Mendelsonics Bloodthirsty Virgins 6:20 PM 6 PM 5:15 PM The Third Power Patrick McLaughlin Band Hellroys 7:15 PM 7 PM 6 PM Nes Wordz Megan Palmer Mummula 7:50 PM 8 PM 6:45 PM Dominique Larue Electric Hand 8:20 PM 7:30 PM Garbage Greek 8:15 PM comedy club 'laughfest' seriously funny Comedy troupes and sketches and stand-up comics own the night at Peace Tent. Friday features the (d)antics of Trulie Awesome and ComFest Comedy Club with Matt Ward, Mary Miller, Dustin Meadows, Troy Hammond, Leslie Battle, and Dustin Meadows. Saturday night Fake Bacon performs, and Sunday welcomes It's All Been Done Radio Hour, a scripted modern comedy series in the style of old-time radio, with Oddfellows quirky humor closing out the day. Photo by: Michael Gruber comfest.COM 39 SATURDAY JUNE 25 JAZZ LIVE ARTS SOLAR Vaughn Wiester Columbus Karma Thegsum Choling The Goldsberry's & Friends NOON 11 AM 11 AM Don Norman Band Tai Chi w/Paul Brown Oh Lumberjack 12:55 PM 11:55 AM 11:40 PM Movement Afoot Kelly McClennan +5 Intermittent Animals 12:40 PM 1:50 PM 12:20 PM The Muppet Mayhem Band Kris Harsh: 1:10 PM Workshop: Community Bill of Rights Justice for Working People 1:05 PM 2:45 PM Tai Chi w/music by Paul Brown 2 PM Workshop: Free Press Salon Circus of Cool 2:00 PM 3:15 PM Mortimur 2:40 PM Workshop: Creative Control Radarhill 3:20 PM 4:10 PM Dancersdust 3:30 PM Round: Katie Davis, Pete Mako, Rick Barr Jazz Poetry Ensemble 4:15 PM 5:05 PM Future Modern 4:15 PM Workshop: Hip Hop Panel Safety Squad 5:05 PM 6 PM The Speakeasy 5:05PM Workshop: Guante Fo/Mo/Deep 6:05 PM 6:55 PM Mas Bagua 6:05 PM Round: Victoria Parks, Ralph Leesberg. EOP John Schnabel 7:55 PM Sistah Ngoma & Spirit Drummers 7:05 PM 7 PM Rj Cowdery Pat Funderburg's Afro-Rhythms 8 PM 7:35 PM Drum & Dance Circle 7:50 PM

SOLAR STAGE happenings

Solar Stage has been part of ComFest for more than a decade now, and though once a minor curiosity, it has become an integral link between musical entertainment and Spirit and Purpose workshops. Solar Stage is the epicenter of progressive social, political, and ecological information at the festival. Saturday, special guest Guante (see page 31) will lead a workshop about how art impacts social movements and how to integrate the arts effectively into our political movements. Other workshops will deal with Ending Poverty, the Next Left, a Columbus Communities Forum, Everyday Sexism in Central Ohio and a Rock and Roll Book Club panel closes things out on Sunday. There really is something for everyone every day. As always, Solar will have children's entertainment and singer- songwriters playing a variety of folk, bluegrass, and light rock music. Be sure to check the schedule on page 24 and stop by the sunny side of the park. — Connie Everett Photo by: Michael Weber 40 Community Festival 2016 comfest.com

The Devil Doves...... Clusterfolk Garage Sale Folquinox...... Folk Rock Anomaly Dh Experiment...... Alternative Rockin' Country Forever Unknown & Young Rebel Ghosts.. Youngsters Playing Rock Doctah X...... Electronic Roots Dub Fox n Hounds...... Bluegrass Power Trio Dominique Larue...... Very Dope MC Freedom 'n' Folk Revival...... Acoustic Rhythmic Harmonious Don Norman Band...... Urban Blues Future Modern...... Instrumental Dance Improv Donna Mogavero...... Acoustic Rock Garbage Greek...... Voodoo Garage Rock Dougie Simpson & The Faith Band...... Roots Soul Reggae George Barrie Band...... Groovy RocknRoll Drum and Dance Circle - Fri...... Let's Play Together The Ghost Town Railroad...... Robot Arm Blues Drum and Dance Circle - Sat...... Rhythmorgy Dance Frenzy The Girls!...... Pop-Punk Party Bang Ecopoetry...... Ecopoetry Girlz Rhythm 'n' Rock Camp...... Young Girls Rock Egon Gone & The Sun Gods...... Shimmering Gloom Rock Glistening Meditation w/ Frank Tennyson...... Glistening Meditation Ekoostik Hookah...... Jam Rock Band God's Dirt...... Southern Rock The Goldsberrys and Friends...... Original Jamgrass Goree Drum and Dance...... West African Drum and Dance Greg Hale Band...... Jammy Pop Rock Gudger...... Riff Driven Rock Habit-Changing Hypnotherapy w/ Andrew Davis...... Hypnotherapy Hellroys...... Dumb Country Noise Heroes Like Villains...... Pop Funk Hocking River String Band...... High Energy Bluegrass Holly And The Byrd...... Folk Rock Acoustic Hugs and Kisses...... Hart Wrenching Entertainment Intermittent Animals...... Trancebilly Time Travel Is Said & The Advance Party...... Music Dance Poetry Isken...... Funk Blues Pop It's All Been Done Radio Hour...... Comedy Radio Series Jacoti Sommes...... Expansive Brain Smiles Jae Esquire...... Real Hip Hop Jason and Michelle...... Guitar Keys Harmonies The Jazz Poetry Ensemble...... Collective Community Jazz The Jeffs...... Offbeat-Irreverent Folk Rock Jen Miller...... Jazz Blues Songbird Jim Maneri's Flypaper...... EDM Jazz Freakshow Jim Maneri Piano Bar...... Piano Bar Fun! Joanie Calem...... Family Folk Music The John Turck Trio...... Heartmelt Facemelt Rock Photo by Mara Gruber John Zuck...... So Low Bass El Ritmo Flamenco Ensemble...... Flamenco Dance Group Kelly McLennan +5...... Jazz/vocals +5 The Electric Hand...... Garage Psych Fuzz Kelly Zullo & The Invisible Circus...... Machine Gun Acoustic-Ery Electric Orange Peel...... Fresh Citrusy Improvisation Kerry Trautman...... Northwest Ohio Poet ElectroCult Circus...... Non-Genre Experimental Krisb's Midnight Railroad...... Songwriter Jam Bluegrass EOP ...... Been A Minute The League Bowlers...... Rocking Rock Rock Erika Hughes & The Well Mannered...... Country Fried Americana Little Patch Of Soul...... Soul And Blues Erthbrnr...... Columbus Heavy Metal Long Tall Deb Featuring Colin John...... Jam Americana Indie Fake Bacon Improv...... Improv Comedy Lost on Iddings...... Americana Blues Folk The Fish Market Band...... Casual And Engaging Luna Rising Yoga w/Cynthia Clem...... Earth Peace Yogasana Fisher...... Gypsy Progressive Rock Lungo Vybz...... Youth Reggae Band The Flex Crew...... Reggae And More Mahana Productions...... Polynesian Dance Fo/Mo/Deep...... Jazz/Funk/World Manitoa...... Tribak Earthdance Rocktronica

42 comfest.COM SUNDAY JUNE 26 BOZO GAZEBO OFF RAMP John Zuck Bob Ras The Jeffs 11:30 AM NOON NOON The League Bowlers Little Patch of Soul Greg Hale Band 12:15 PM 12:55 PM 12:45 Morning Theft Lungu Vybz Cathy Wicks & The Catbirds 1:05 PM 1:55 PM 1:40 PM St. Lenox T.Wong Bill Foley: Between Songs 1:50 PM 2:50 PM 2:35 PM Isken Guante: Political Spoken Word Donna Mogavero 2:45 PM 3:50 PM 3:05 PM The Shady Grovers Ruben Castilla Herrera: Goree Drum & Dance Organizing for Justice 4 PM 4:55 AM 3:35 PM John Turck Trio The Deeptones Correy Parks 5 PM 5:55 PM 3:50 PM The Apostles Mojoflo Satele 6 PM 6:55 PM 4:20 PM Conscious Pilot Jae Esquire 7 PM 4:30 PM Satele 5:05 PM FOUR beers ON TAP, Hugs & Kisses MIXED DRINKS or HARD APPLE CIDER 5:20 PM Brujas Del Sol Our four favorites—Columbus variety in one stop. 6:10PM Brewing Company IPA, Four Strings Be on the lookout for this Brass Knuckle American Pale Ale, year's mug slogan. As usual, the Descendre Miller Lite, and PBR—continue this slogan remains current, as well as 7:15PM year something that resonates throughout Mixed drinks are now offered the year every time you enjoy a your at the Off-Ramp Bar. Yes, you read beverage. that correctly. The ever-popular Be responsible with your alcohol mixed drinks at the Jazz Bar have consumption, and don't drink and expanded into a new home at the drive. Off-Ramp Bar. Be sure to stop by Remember, bringing your own and visit. alcohol into the park is illegal and You will also find that wine now under mines ComFest’s financial being offered at both the Jazz and health. Off-Ramp bars within the Mixed — Kevin Brammer Drinks area—convenience and

Be the Change…Volunteer comfest.COM 43 SUNDAY JUNE 26 JAZZ LIVE ARTS SOLAR Sonokora Three Cranes Grove The Fish Market Band NOON 9:30 AM 11 AM Rhinestone Yoga on High Workshop: The Vegan Connection 12:55 AM 11 AM 11:35 AM Noe Salsa Project The Shazzbots Terry C. Keller 1:50 PM NOON 12:25 PM Jen Miller Bellydance Columbus Workshop: Ending Poverty w/ Fadhel 2:45 PM 12:50 PM Kaboub 1 PM Mary Jo Kilroy: Votung Rights Mahana Productions 3:40 PM 1:25 PM Holly & The Byrd 2 PM Canta Brasil Bill Hurley 4:10 PM 2 PM Workshop: SOLE & Simply Living 2:35 PM Long Tall Deb OSU Hillel Folk Dancers featuring Colin John 2:25 PM Round: Shonda Holman, Brenda Jean, 5:05 PM Ryan Smith Columbus Contra Dancers 3:35 PM Wrecking Crew 3:25 PM 6 PM Workshop: Sarah Cherry - Everyday Sexism Jim Maneri Piano Bar 4:25 PM Tony Monaco Trio 4:20 PM 7 PM Workshop: Rock and Roll Book Club The Rice Brothers 5:25 PM 5 PM Round: Brian Conner, Troy Petty, Jack Seven Dance Company McCarthy comfest 5:45 PM 6:15 PM Is Said & The Advance Party Freedom Folk Revival does not 6:25 PM 7 PM just happen Poetry Slam Come to the first 7:15 PM how to apply planning meeting Would you like to entertain, perform, demonstrate, teach or for ComFest 2017 give a workshop at Community Festival? thursday Go to www.comfest.com and fill out a performer sept. 15, 2016 application. Applications 7:30 pm will be available online for ComFest 2017 on Goodale Park November 1, 2016. shelterhouse The deadline to return them is March 15, 2017. come Earlier application gives us more time to get to make it know you or check out happen your performance. Photo by Michael Weber 44 Community Festival 2016 comfest.com

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Insuring ComFest and those who enjoy it

Michael Gruber Grubers’ Columbus Agency, Inc. 486-0611 [email protected] comfest.COM Community Festival 2016 47 Kid Friendly KiDSART Entertainment FRIDAY SATURDAY NOON solar STage 1:10 pm live arts Children's music network the muppets mayhem band Presenting fun, interactive, empowering music favorite tunes from jim henson and Company & stories from the Americas and around the playing comfest for the first time world. for kids and families .

12:40 PM solar STage young songwriters workshop dave hawkins works with kids in unison to write a song and perform it together

1:45 pm live arts forever unknown KiDSART will be open & young rebel ghosts youngsters playing rock Saturday and Sunday from noon until 6 PM at the picnic shelter at 2:40 pm Live arts Photo by David Breithaupt the far west side of the park near mr. eric & friends the playground equipment. interactive kid's music We're happy to congratulate SUNDAY Alice Coneglio as this year’s 3:25 pm Live arts stage winner of the KiDSART T-shirt girlz rhythm n' rock camp noon live arts logo contest. She won by aspiring young female musicians the shazzbots spaceage kids' rock submitting a drawing during last year’s festivities at the 4:10 pm Live arts stage westminster-thurber 1:55 pm live arts KiDSART picnic shelter. If you community drummers lungu vybz are 17 years old or younger, you drumming from the young-at-heart youth reggae band can visit the KiDSART area and senior citizens therapeutically submit your own design in the showing their drumming skills contest for next year’s T-shirt. The winning design is chosen in March. We are pleased to welcome Wristbands Help Us Locate Lost Kids back Craig Woodson and his instrument-making and -playing Wristbands will be available at KiDSART, Safety Base at the north end jamboree all day on Saturday. We of the shelter house, and at all entry barricades. Also, it's a good idea to take will also have T-shirt tie-dyeing, a picture of your children when you arrive at ComFest. This will help you face painting, sculpture building, give an accurate description of what a child was wearing if s/he becomes art using recycling materials and lost. crafts of all kinds on both days. Lost kids are brought by police or Safety volunteers to the Safety Base to wait for their parents. — Margaret DeLaurentis 48 Community Festival 2016 comfest.com ComFest Merchandise Booth

The ComFest Souvenir & Beer Token Booth is located just inside the Park's main gate at Russell and Park Streets. In addition to fun merchandise, this booth also sells beer tokens and the colorful 20-oz. beer mugs with this year's Festival logo on them. The fun merchandise includes window clings, bandanas, a colorful selection of hats and T-shirts, carabiners and sunglasses made from recycled plastic, magnets, temporary tattoos, sling bags and more—all embossed with ComFest's Hopewell symbol logo. And also this year: baseball shirts! In addition, we are excited to offer a 25-oz. collapsible water bottle. These inexpensive containers can be filled at two bottleless water stations. It's a convenient way to keep hydrated and help the festival reduce the number of bottles that need to be recycled. Yay for bottle-less water stations! So stop by this ComFest booth early and pick up a memento so you can keep a piece of ComFest with you as you live every day the ComFest way all year round. And remember: whether you buy beer, wine, souvenirs, Logo merchandise, or food from our fabulous vendors, a portion comes back to ComFest. This allows the festival to Contest continue and allows for funds to be granted to community organizations (page. 30 for more info on the ComFest grant You’ve seen that neat ComFest T-shirt that program). all the volunteers are wearing. YOU can design the logo for next year. Every year we put out Happy ComFest! a call for folks to bring their ideas for a logo — Lynn Stan & Carole Miller design. Designs must have the dates June 22, 23, & 24, 2017 and the name “Community Festival” and must incorporate the Hopewell symbol into the logo. Images need to be camera ready and one color image (no grayscale). After the first of next year, go to comfest.com and look for the logo contest link for more details.

2017 Logo Contest Thursday March 2 , 2017, 7:30 PM Goodale Park Shelterhouse

Photo by Michael Gruber comfest.COM Community Festival 2016 49 Street Fair Welcome to the 2016 Community Festival Street Don’t miss the Peace Village. Follow the paths to Fair, a unique village of streets and paths filled with the west side of Goodale Park to find shady spots, the amazing wares and fabulous art. The Street Fair has Peace Tent, Healing Arts Tent, the Solar stage, sculpture grown over the years but still represents the diversity by several local artists, installation art, food vendors, and many changes within the Columbus progressive and the bottle-less water station where you can fill community. It is most importantly a place to learn your own water bottle. Your patronage of local artists, about the work and mission of the many community businesses and community organizations is essential organizations that advocate progressive causes. to the continuation of the progressive and creative ComFest’s community,in Principles are Columbus, so a prescription shop with the for change vendors to in the world. find something For ComFest wonderful and Street Fair snack your way coordinators, through the that vision community and requires the commercial Food help of dozens vendors for great of volunteers eats. who pound Photo by Mara Gruber Be part of the the pavement ComFest family! nonstop for three days. Look for them in green T-shirts, Help keep the ComFest community spirit brilliant, and tiaras and fancy hats; they’ll be glad to help direct you help it continue to bring joy, hope and faith that people along the many byways that lead from funnel cakes to like YOU are still here working to change the world. fashion jewelry to tai chi to kids’ activities to information — Candy Watkins about your own role in making our community and the world a better place. ComFest Environmental Sculptures Artists create temporary "Daydreaming at Night." art inspired by and just for Learn how the magic ComFest. These sculptures and happens. installations will add thought- Serenity and John provoking fun to Peace Michael Rapach of Village. Dale Craig Johnson's LoveHarvest BodyArt "Blank Slate" is interactive painted those gorgeous (help erect Friday and mannequins lounging around dismantle Sunday) and ponders the park. These beauties compatabilty of various are happy to get out to elements and their relationship meet people. Snap selfies to environment and people. with them and send to: Ashley Voss creates incredible worlds using loveharvestbodyart@ Instagram. sculpture and slow-shutter light photography in — Connie Everett Making more than pizza. Making memories.

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There is a point of convergence known as Praxis the future direction of ComFest. Peace Village organizer where theory meets practice. It is at that point we Connie Everett observes, “As an original ComFest find Roger Barriteau, this year’s ComFest Honored organizer, Roger always focused on the spirit of our Volunteer. community and the purpose of the festival. When we Roger, an academically formed a committee several years trained philosopher, ago to protect our history and more is known for both his vigorously promote our progressive hands-on efforts and his values, Roger was right there, front intellectual contributions and center.” to the foundations of the Roger is also a presence in Community Festival. the online ComFest organizers’ Roger’s Comfest e-group, where his deep experience dates back to background in the civil rights and the earliest iterations of our anti-war movements allow him to festival. He was recruited take the role of peacemaker and by founder Sue Urbas and guide in his extensive postings. performed the volunteer Roger’s devoted support of activities that made those ComFest Principles is well- Community Festivals happen known. – silk-screening T-shirts, More recently, Roger has setting up the stage, doing taken an active role as an educator whatever was necessary. with the advent of the ComFest Regarding those days, Museum. Original ComFester Roger recalls, “I loved the Margaret Sarber-Nie said, “He’s Bozo crew and setting up the always worked the Archive and has stage. It was direct collective been careful about putting it up and action, and with janitors taking it down. He’s a really good and lawyers lifting the stage docent, very knowledgeable about pieces together it was an ideal Photo by Michael Gruber what has gone on.” of co-operation, mutual respect Roger himself would tell you and learning that I still find the most important social the real joy of ComFest is community. “I am one person, goal of ComFest and of society itself.” and ComFest is of and for the many,” he says. “A lot Roger’s volunteer efforts continued to the end of of different minds and points of view go into making the century and beyond with service at the beer booths, ComFest happen and be the fun that it is. I appreciate that especially the Lincoln Bar where he worked shoulder to more and more each year. shoulder with ComFest stalwarts John Gurney and the “Please know this about me and ComFest: When I late Joe Brown from set-up to tear-down. John Gurney hit the park on Friday morning, it’s like I dropped acid— notes, “He’s a lot of help at the bar. He’s always there to yesterday, today, and tomorrow are one. Emotions course help with set-up.” over me. My love and commitment to this project of over Roger was a regular attendee at organizational 43 years are such that I can barely contain them.” meetings and an active voice in discussions regarding — Harry Farkas comfest.COM Community Festival 2016 53 honored comfest volunteer Bettina Hughes

“I don’t mind doing dirty work,” says Bettina streets and away from gangs.” She names her now-adult Hughes, Comfest’s 2016 Honored Volunteer, “Sometimes son Jerome as the driving force in her life. you got to get dirty to make things clean.” Bettina came to Comfest through a drum circle and Serving on the Clean-up and Recycling Committee, fell in rhythmic love. Here was a place, she recalls, and where she finds “fascinating people, who know they’re a community of “spirited people having a good time, doing something worthwhile,” Bettina knows dirt, people who don’t judge. I love Comfest because of that.” some of it healthy—like her And Comfest has good grandmother’s garden—but much reason to love Tina. The multiple of it poisoned. Tina has known nominating statements for this the toxins of racism, poverty, year’s honoree describe a rare homophobia, and bullying-body- person whose rave reviews are shaming —a dumpsterful of soul- worth reading: crushers, but not Bettina Hughes’. “Bettina has been our late- She survives to make the world night-shift super hero. … always in better, cleaner. good spirits, … into the late hours Raised in West Virginia by of the night” says Don Shymanski parents who taught her carpentry, “Bettina brings a lot of love plumbing, and electrical work with her presence, and when I see while encouraging her gospel her, a smile and sigh of relief are singing and playing multiple my reaction. …The workload instruments, she asserts that she takes on a different light with her can “build anything…and do it perspective.” says Laura Wright right.” “Embracing the ComFest Combining those skills spirit, she will do whatever needs involved her in all aspects of done, from cleaning up the worst theater production, working of the worst in the rolls-offs to commercial music and video picking up butts from the garden production crews, and earning areas, always without complaint. certification in Communications Photo By Allen Zak Last year, during the miserable Technology. Today, she’s a hip- Saturday late-night shift, she was hop musician/entrepreneur with her own company, Arris the only volunteer who stayed after 11 pm. She…helps Productions. rally the troops…with her enthusiasm and tenacious Tina’s road to accomplishment has been rough. spirit. ComFest is a better place because she is part of it”, Leaving Beckley, W. Virginia (a town that as late as 1967 says Kate Da-Souza suffered a terrorist KKK-style cross burning) because She also volunteers at the Girls Rock ’n’ Roll Camp working three jobs kept her and her child impoverished, and the Pride and Hot Times Festivals. she set out for Columbus where more struggles, personal Bettina Hughes’ honored place in what she calls dangers, and health issues awaited. “Comfest’s Community of Unity” is hereby officially Memories from those monstrously hard times still recognized. Thank you, Bettina Hughes. bring her to tears. P.S. Next year you, Gentle Reader, might want to “But, no matter what”, Bettina smiles, as she plays volunteer, too. her latest composition on her device, “I stayed clean, I — Leslie Zak kept my son and I kept him clean, too—in school, off the PHOTOGRAPHY by STUDZINSKI

ROBERT STUDZINSKI 614-483-5225 [email protected] studzinskiphoto.smugmug.com comfest.COM Community Festival 2016 55 Community Foods Firdous Express of North Market: Aloha Ice: Flavored ice Lincoln Street Snacks Chicken kabob, veggie sandwich Bubble Tea: Smoothies and juice Go Bananas: Frozen bananas WATER: Ecole Kenwood PTA CORVA: Watermelon chunks Jazz Cap Food Mikey's’ Late Night Slice: Pizza Aloha Ice: Shaved ice Short North Bagel & Deli: Steamed Todd's Lemonade: Lemonade deli sandwiches WATER: Columbus Coalition for Park St. Midway Foods Jeni's Ice Cream: Ice cream the Homeless WATER: Franklin Ave, Neighbors Icee Rainbows: Italian ice Peace Village D's Dogs: Hot dogs, brats Ribman Ribs: Ribs, rib tips, mac & Simply Rolled Ice Cream: Ice cream cheese WATER- Bottleless Water Station: Pam's Popcorn: popcorn J-Pops: Handcrafted ice pops Small Business Beanstalk Lavash Cafe: Gyro, falafel Love Bug: Wings, brisket, tacos The Jamaican Club: Jerk chicken, Paddy Wagon: Buffalo chicken, rice & peas portabella sandwich, grilled cheese Bubble Tea & Juice Co.: Smoothies DareDevil Dogs: Hot dogs & brats and bubble tea The Smoothie Bike: Bike powered Global Gallery Coffee Shop: Smoothies Quesadillas, Tibetan momos Free Clinic: Iced tea Fair Food Flavors of India: Chicken tikka, Along Goodale you will find the lamb curry, veggie platter finest in "Fair" food from corndogs Queen's Table: Fishboat, sandwich and candy apples to pizza and Nida Sushi: Phad thai, sushi cream puffs. You can't miss the Juergens: Apple cake, streusel Bozo Food beautiful trailers along Goodale! Gilligans: Chicken & veggie stir fry Todd's Lemonade: Lemonade Whole World: Broccoli burger, black PattyCake Bakery: Gluten-free baked bean roll-up goodies Community Organizations BUDDHIST NETWORK OF CENTRAL FRANKLINTON AREA NEIGHBORS ONE OHIO FRANKLIN COUNTY LOSS PAPER CIRCLE CMAA REFUGEE SERVICES FREEDOM OF CHOICE OHIO RED OAK COMMUNITY SCHOOL C.H.O.I.C.E. - Center for Humane FRIENDS OF DOO DAH REPRESENT US COLUMBUS Options in Childbirth Experience FRIENDS OF GOODALE PARK CHAPTER COLONY CATS ISKCON KRISHNA HOUSE REPRESENT COLUMBUS COLUMBUS COMMUNITY BILL OF KENWOOD PTO SIERRA CLUB RIGHTS MARTHA WALKER GARDEN CLUB SIMPLY LIVING COLUMBUS COALITION OF REASON MERCY FOR ANIMALS THE PEACE EXCHANGE COLUMBUS KTC NEXT GEN CLIMATE THREE CRANES GROVE COLUMBUS RESOURCES NGARE SERGOI SUPPORT GROUP THIRD HAND BICYCLE CO-OP COMMUNIST PARTY USA NORML VEGAN SHIFT COZY CAT COTTAGE NORTH CENTRAL MENTAL HEALTH WCRS RADIO DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISTS OF OHIO ROLLER DERBY YES WE CAN COLUMBUS CENTRAL OHIO OHIO VOTERS FOR COMPANION DYSLEXIA INSTITUTE ANIMALS For locations of Community Organization booths, visit one of the ComFest information kiosks “THE FRIENDLIEST FESTIVAL IN TOWN – FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY” HOT TIMES 3 Days of Community Arts & Music Festival GREAT FOOD Sept. 9, 10, 11 2016 GREAT FUN MAIN & PARSONS (240 Parsons) Columbus Health Department Lawns GREAT HOTTIMESFESTIVAL.COM Street Fair Applications Available Online Now FRIENDS 2 STAGES – 2 DRUM CIRCLES – POETRY – VISUAL ARTS PROJECTS – ART CARS – STREET FAIR - GREAT FOOD ComFest Volunteer Party at Hot Times Friday, September 9 hot 6 PM to Midnight Wear your 2016 T-shirt times Check in at the ComFest Table festival in Volunteer Central

20% off with ad comfest.COM Community Festival 2016 57 IN MEMORIAM Brett Helling Mark George Henderson Montgomery As a member The George E. Cabdrivers, Swimsuit The Hoodoo Soul Montgomery, fondly Edition, The Kyle Band members past and known to the ComFest Logistics Team as Sowashes, Winter Makes Sailors, and present lost a part of their Uncle George, passed away this year at the Fisted Mister, Brett Helling was well- drumbeat and soul with age of 74. He has been a loyal ComFest known in the Columbus music and night- the passing of band founding member and volunteer and truck driver for years, life communities as a talented musician drummer Mark Henderson last fall. making countless trips back and forth to and amazing human being. Mark grew up in Chillicothe, Ohio and the warehouse for forgotten and needed “He had an uncanny knack for being maintained friendships with some of the folks items, helping load and unload trucks and the friend you needed him to be; he could he grew up with and later formed bands with. vans, and helping to do a little of everything listen, he could DJ, and he could talk for Friends noted his compassion, loyalty needed to build and tear out the event. He hours,” says bandmate and friend Sean and general sense of caring for others. was funny, and fun, and a great guy to work Gardner. Tony McClung recalled the early days with. The Logistics Team will miss Uncle “He knew what a good song needed. when he would would go to Mark's house George tremendously.” He understood what was missing and and play drums. "We would play drums for This photo portrays Uncle George somehow filled in the gap. Even when I long periods of time, then talk about drums as a young man – we are sure he would thought a song was finished, he would for long periods of time." love it! write a melody that gave the song a new — Program Staff life.” — Candy Watkins And beyond his own bands, he was an avid supporter of local music. He went to every show he could, even if he’d seen the acts before. Gardner shares memories of Brett “driving our band to ComFest, running late to play. The van was always half-broken, we were stuck in traffic. Then I look over at Brett: with his feet propped up on the dashboard, he was calmly trying to wind up about two feet of a nearly shredded Europe cassette, so that he could listen to ‘The Final Countdown’ before we played. Brett knew his priorities.” “Brett lived music more than most people I know," Gardner recalls. "So when I plug into my amp now, it means something more than it ever did. It makes me want to play harder, to give back a little of what he gave us. I try to remember that the skinny, shaggy kid in the back of the Tree Bar might think that my band is the greatest band to ever play Columbus. He’ll Volunteer to help put on the be wearing a bright orange sweat-shirt, 2017 Community Festival like a beacon of awesome.” — Meghan Ralston June 22 • 23 • 24 in Goodale Park Visit ComFest.com comfest.COM Community Festival 2016 59 IN MEMORIAM Parking Info John Urbas Don’t park up the neighborhood! Remember that city parking Remember John Urbas reveled proselytizing and, yes, a bit of regulations are fully enforced during in calling for anarchy, though rarely anarchy, for decades. ComFest. Don't spoil your ComFest in any political sense. He was far less Harry Farkas remembers the stage’s experience by parking in a place overtly political than his sister Sue, with name and Johnny’s title springing from from which you will be towed. whom he played a key role in launching Harry’s declaration that they must all There are ample parking lots ComFest’s maiden voyage in 1972. In be Bozos to work so hard. Roger Doyle and garages south of Goodale Park the spirit of the word itself, he preferred figures it also had something to do with in the Arena District. to inject unpredictability into unlikely the popularity of absurdist comedy troupe Allow extra time to find parking situations, to insist Firesign Theater and its spaces. Respect the neighborhood. on spontaneity when album “I Think We’re We are all visitors during ComFest. the status quo might All Bozos On This be expected. Bus.” Roger, who has Don’t park at Giant Eagle Late night taken over Johnny’s Thurber Village or you will be towed! talk about the March Madness pool, New Orleans Jazz uses the record’s title Bike Parking Festival, say, or for the Another choice is to ride a Seattle’s pioneering March Madness bicycle and park it at the Bike Bumbershoot festival digital site. Corral at Buttles and Dennison.. might just result in a Johnny’s road trip by morning. commitment to the car2go Anarchy was community sprang Members of car2go can use the as emblematic of from his ample car2go DropZone area at the SE his wicked, under- Photo by Michael Gruber generosity, a quality he corner of Park and Swan Streets to the-radar sense of applied to his personal drop off their vehicles. Just pull up absurdist humor as his determination to life as well. He met the daughter he and logout. make his own rules. never knew he had in 1988, when she For all that, longtime friends was just shy of 17. When Christina Ride A COTA Bus remember him more as the guy moved to Columbus, he was immediately The following bus lines will who made things work. He kept caring, protective and supportive—and get you to ComFest: #2 N. High; the ComFest machine humming. happy to give her the kind of freedom #3 Northwest Blvd.; #4 Indianola/ He marshalled the forces to build he had always cherished. “Dad gave me Parsons; #5 West 5th Ave.; #7 Neil/ the stage—at first the only one. He a space where I could do things,” she Whittier; #8 Hamilton/Frebis; counted the money and kept the books. remembered recently. #18 Kenny; #21 Night Owl (Fri. “He was really good at seeing things That space included examples of the & Sat. evenings). CBUS around that would advance the festival,” said old anarchy Johnny so admired. “Dad Downtown. old pal John Gurney, “and seeing ways used to borrow my Mickey Mouse watch to get them done.” (during ComFest),” Chris said. “He’d Handicapped Parking The “Bozo Stage” got its name set it an hour behind so that when the East side of Dennison: from Johnny and his crew. In his safari cops came (to close down the stage after marked spaces south hat and khaki shirt, which sported the curfew), he’d say, ‘I didn’t know, it’s my of Buttles. Park Street title “Major Bozo,” he led his gang of kid’s watch.’” at Buttles: first eight spaces on “General Bozos” to labor into the wee Here’s hoping future Bozos will the southeast corner. All regular hours building the stage that would sense that spirit lurking backstage. marked handicapped spaces on carry memorable music, productive — Curt Schieber surrounding streets. We remember our fallen brother, Gregory Carr

Short North visionary, pioneer and Doo-Dah man. His prescence is missed by all. He was a truly lovable rascal. Your comrades from Second Thursday comfest.COM Community Festival 2016 61 Relieve Dog Stress - Leave Them At Home You may think your best friend likes outdoor 4. BITING. All dog bites are required by law concerts and festivals as much as you do, but these are to be reported to the authorities. If your dog bites either potentially hazardous to your friend or—because someone at ComFest and it does not have a current they raise the dog's stress level (while you're relaxing!) rabies vaccination tag and papers, it must be quarantined and make your friend unhappy and more likely to act in (confined) and observed for 10 days, even if it is a ways that can be unpleasant—for you, for other people healthy dog. Also, there is little to stop your dog from and for their dogs. catching a disease from another dog at ComFest. Be sure your dog is up to date on all of its vaccinations, 1. NOISE. Your dog’s hearing is perhaps 10 especially rabies. times more sensitive than yours. Even if you aren't right in front of a live stage speaker, overall volume level, 5. FOOD DANGERS. The ground is one big sound reverberation and sheer quantity of chow bowl to a dog. Peppery foods, sugary constant noise coming from all directions foods and onions are just part of the buffet only is potentially damaging to your dog's a few inches away from that big wet nose. Your sensitive hearing. Guitar shredding can dog could develop pancreatitis. Often a direct shred your dog’s hearing. result of such “dietary indiscretions,” it can range from milder symptoms demanding care 2. HEAT AND FATIGUE. by a vet to severe and life-threatening problems When was the last time you went to a requiring hospitalization, possible surgery, summer concert in a fur coat? Even when and hundreds of dollars of expense (your guilt water and shade are available, heat can aside). quickly dehydrate dogs and cause life- threatening heat stroke. Taking a long 6. GETTING LOST. Lost pets risk walk around the neighborhood is one thing. Walking for never being returned to their owners or, worse, being hours on hot pavement or even grass is exhausting for a hit by a car. Be sure your dog is wearing some form of dog. identification at all times.

3. CROWDS. Being in a crowd makes a dog Why would you bring your dog here? Taking your confused or anxious, so even the best-behaved dogs dog to any large outdoor event is an ego trip at your stress out in crowds. Aside from crowded conditions and dog’s expense. The only benefit to your dog is that Fido sensory overload, a lot is going on at knee level that you doesn't have to pick up your poop. Do your best friend may not see, such as a toddler reaching to pet the dog’s a big favor: don't take your dog to ComFest or other face. “But my dog would never bite…” may be true in crowded public events. ordinary calm situations, but a crowded event creates – Paul Volker, with Dr. Theresa Burke, DVM, unpredictable conditions and serious risks. Creature Comforts Animal Clinic ComFest Poetry / Ecopoetry Competition Poetry and spoken word are in focus at ComFest. Cynthia Amoah, Kerry Trauman, Alexis-Rueal, Susann Saturday offers a hip hop panel followed by special guest Moeller, and Steve Abbott at Peace Tent. Sunday features Gaunte (see page 31) at Solar Tent; Eco Poetry workshop the annual Poetry Slam (cash prizes and bragging rights) and competition (winners win cash and read on Bozo at Live Arts. Check schedules for specific times. later that night), and individual readings by Betty Bleen, — Connie Everett 62 Community Festival 2016 comfest.COM First Aid Sunburned? Dehydrated? Twisted ankle while students who volunteer for the Columbus Free Clinic. dancing? These are among the common complaints seen The Columbus Free Clinic provides basic primary at the First Aid Stations. We have nurses, EMTs, doctors, health care for the under- and uninsured of Columbus. former army medics, teachers, Eagle Scouts, lifeguards, Visit columbusfreeclinic.com and click on “How to health care providers, and other volunteers to handle be seen.” Donations to the Clinic are tax-deductible as most such needs and to assess when allowed by the IRS. Please send to: more treatment is needed from the Columbus Free Clinic, Rardin Family Columbus Division of Fire Medic unit Practice Center, 2231 N. High St, we have for each of our two stations. Columbus, OH 43201. To better serve Community The 2016 Community Festival Festival’s crowds, First Aid has wishes you a safe and healthy time, operated two stations since 2009. The but remember our volunteers and Main Station is in the center of the the city's paramedics are here when park, next to the Cleanup & Recycling needed. In recent years we have HQ, and will operate from 9 AM to sponsored free First Aid & CPR midnight all 3 days. Station Two is training for over 45 organizers and just inside the park, across from the volunteers to improve our ability to intersection of Park & Poplar Streets, provide on-site care for festival-goers and will operate on Friday from 3-11 with an insect bite, splinter, cut foot or PM, and 3-9 PM Saturday, & 3-8 PM heat exhaustion. Sunday. All volunteers get a red-on-white ComFest First Aid wants to Photo by Michael Gruber shirt with "First Aid" on the front, commend the Columbus Division of tokens for free food & beverages, and Fire EMS Medics of the Columbus Firefighters Union more tokens at the Volunteer Appreciation Party, Friday Local #67 IAF for their courteous and professional evening, Sept. 9, at the Hot Times Festival. dedication to duty each day, as well as the medical — Bill Finzel & Don Morris Free Valet Bike Parking Wow. Even with the thunderstorms corral where a group of lovely volunteers and rain, even with the early closing, will protect it for you. we still parked lots of bikes at the 2) Volunteer in the bike corral Community Festival in 2015. during a closing shift. Stop by You can help make those numbers Information Station to see if we have even greater this year! How? Here are a open shifts. For those of you who are couple of ways: experienced bike corral volunteers, 1) Ride your bike to ComFest. feel free to stop by and help anytime Riding your bike not only allows you to you see a line. We can't give you do good things for the environment and volunteer perks for these random acts your health, but you will also likely get of kindness, but you will gain mega in and out of the festival quickly, park ego (and karma) points. much closer, and walk less. 3) Let others know about the Contrary to popular belief, riding a wonderful bike corral! bike to ComFest is the smart thing to do — C. Steve Puhl on days you feel lazy. Bring it to the bike and Catherine Girves Photo by Michael Gruber FOLLOW US

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Whether it’s an early morning or late night, all of us have places to be. At COTA, we move people, and people move us. HEADS UP! Every visitor to Community Festival is expected to observe public safety laws and Park Closing Times event rules listed in the Program Guide. FRIDAY 11 PM Visitors to ComFest this year again should anticipate a police presence and enforcement SATURDAY 9 PM of all applicable laws. There will be uniformed SUNDAY 8 PM officers hired by Community Festival as well as Please cooperate when you are asked uniformed officers and plainclothes detectives deployed by the Columbus Division of Police, as to leave the Park is usual at all large public events. The Police want festival attendees to know that laws will be enforced, whether Don't Become the offense involves shoplifting from vendors, bringing outside alcohol into the park, lighting a a Statistic fire, or consuming illegal drugs. ComFest has lots of signs warning visitors that there is a No BYOB rule in the park, and organizers want everyone to know that includes everything that is still illegal in Ohio. Safety/No BYOB teams patrol the park and take time to personally warn people and encourage lawful enjoyment of the festival. FACT: people have ignored numerous warnings and ended up being statistics of arrests and citations for BYOB, underage alcohol, cigarette and pot-related offenses. Law enforcement agencies and liquor agents, both uniformed and plainclothes, attend events where alcohol and large crowds are present. Community Festival organizers expect them at ComFest again this year. Anyone unwilling to comply with these They will be watching the crowd, looking for any illegal activities. laws and rules should not enter the festival If you don't like a law, then work to change it. grounds. While the law is in place, play by the rules and keep the Thanks to the support of an aware, engaged Community Festival safe. We want you to be able to stay audience and hard-working volunteers, ComFest and enjoy the festival. DON'T BECOME A STATISTIC. has earned a track record as the most peaceful event of its size in Columbus. With everyone's help, the 2016 Community Festival can again set a high standard for staying safe, clean, and green. Don't be a tourist when you come to ComFest. Sign up to help. Bring your best self and become part of this sprawling model of collective and peaceful self-governance. Remember, it's everyone's job to maintain the mellow! Pass it on!