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Philosophy Group Meeting -- Hebrew
Join us in the search for the true, the good and the beautiful.
Each meet is in one of two formats: a shared reading and open discussion of philosophical texts, or a continuing series of lectures based on the reading of a fascinating book of philosophy. Both formats are in Hebrew, with some reading of English texts, assisted whenever needed.
We meet weekly Friday on 80 Rokach Boulevard, Tel Aviv, at the gardens of the Council for a Beautiful Israel.
Welcome anyone interested in understanding life more deeply, regardless of age or prior knowledge. The love of wisdom is enough.
Please join our WhatsApp group:
https://chat.whatsapp.com/JeAa2uRNTlF0rdrVTLzUC0?mode=wwt
Note: there's always enough sitting room, but some of it is on the grass or a mat on the floor. If you want to guarantee yourself a chair, please bring one with you.
Sapere Aude! (Kant's Motto: Dare to Think!)
Shavuot's Special Game Picnic
***๐ฒ ืืคืืฉ ืืฉืืงืื @ Game Club ๐ฒ***
***ืืื ืฉืืฉื ื- 22.5 ืืื ื- 14:00,***
***ืกืคืืืฉื ืคืืงื ืืง ืืฉืืงืื ืืคืืจืง! ๐งบ๐ง๐ท***
ืืืื ืืืืื ืืื ืฉืืืขืืช! ๐
**ืื ืืชืืื ืืช?**
๐ฒ ืืคืืฉ ืืืืขืืื ืืจืืื ืืืืืื.
๐ ืืืจื ืืจ ื ืืฉื ืคืจืกืื ืฉืืืื. ืืืืจื ืืจ ืืืจืฉืื ืืจืืฉ ืขื ืจืืืขื ื- 20.5 (ืจืื ืคืจืืื ืืืื ืง ืืืื).
ืืืจื ืืจ ืืืคืชืขื! ืืฉืืง ืืืจื ืืืจืืคืื ืืืฉ ืฉืืืฉืืจ ืืกืื ืขื ืืจืืข ืืืืจืื ๐
๐บ ืืืืื ืืื ืืืืจื ืขืืื ื.
๐ฐ ืืืืืช ืฉืืืขืืช ืขื ืขืืืืช ืืืื ื, ืืื ืืืืืื ืืืืื
**ืคืจืืื ืืื ืืื:**
๐ ืืชื? ืืื ืฉืืฉื, 22.5
๐ ืฉืขื: 14:00-19:00
๐ ืืืคื: ืฆืืื ืืื ืืื ืฉืืข ืืื ืืช ืืคืืจืง ืืืจืงืื, ืืื ืืกื ืืื ืืื ืืจืืงื 80, ืจืืช ืื
๐ต 40 ืฉืดื ืื ืืกื ืืื ืืืืจื ืืจ ืืืจืฉืื ืืืืงืืืช ืขื ื- 21.5 ืืกืืืื ืืืืจืืข ืืคืืืกืืืง (ืืืื ืงืื ืืกืืฃ ืืชืืืืจ), 50ืฉ"ื ืืืจ ืื.
๐ฒ Tournament Buy-in: ืชืืกืคืช 20ืฉ"ื.
๐ฅ ืืื ืืืืคืื, ืฉืชืืื ืงืื, ืืืืจืืช ืืืคืฉื. ๐ฐ ืืืืื ืืืืื ืืื.
**๐ค FAQ**
ืืฉ ืืจืื ืื ืื ืืื ื ืืืืืจ.
ืืฉ ืกืคืกืืื ืืืฆืืื ืืฉืืจืืชืื ืืกืืืจืื ืืืงืื.
**โ
ืืื ื ืจืฉืืื?**
๐ฅืืจืฉืื (ืขื ืจืืืขื ื- 20.5) ืืคืจืืื ื ืืกืคืื ืขื ืืืืจื ืืจ:
*https://www.facebook.com/events/2269054220169181*
๐ืืจืฉืื ืืขืจื ืืฉืืงืื ืืื ืืืืจื ืืจ:
*https://www.facebook.com/events/1547614020403951*
**ืงืืืฆืช ืืขืืืืื ืื ืืืืืืกืืค:**
*https://chat.whatsapp.com/ETCOIJkx3rQLHxKPx8PmJS*
**ืืืืื ื ืืืืจื ืืจ ืืืคืชืืข ืฉื ืืืืขืืื!**
**ืืืืื ืืืืืชื ืฉืืื ืืฉืืงื ื ืืื ืืชืืื ืขืืฉืื. โฑ๏ธ๐งฉ**
๐ง ืืชืืจืืฅ ืฉื โืืื ืืืจ ืฉืืืง ืืื ืงืืืโ ืืชืืื. ืืื ืืืื ืืืืืฆืื ืืื ืืื?
๐ง 15 ืืงืืช ืืืืื, ืืืจื ืืจ ืฉืื ืืื ืืืืืื ืฉืืชื ืืื ืืืืื. ืืงืืืื ืืช ืืืชืืจ?
๐ง ืืื, ืขืืืืช ืืืื ื ืืืกืืจืืืื ืื ืฆืืช โ ืืืื ืื ืืฉืืืขืืช ืืื ืืืชืืจ ืืคืืจืง?
***ืืืื ืืืืืื ืื ืืืืกืืจ-ืืกืืจืื ืืืืืชื!!! ๐โ๏ธ***
**๐ฒ ืืคืืฉ ืืืืขืืื ืืืืืฉื ๐ฒ**
ืืืืืื ืงืืื? ืืืืจืื ืืฉื ืงืื? ืืืฉืืื ืฉืืชื ืืกืืจืืืืื ืืืืืื? ๐
ืืืื ืืื ืืช ืืืืืื ืจืื ืฉื ืืฉืืงื ืงืืคืกื. ืืืื ืืืืื ืืช ืืฆืืื ืช ืืืืืจ ืื ืฉืื ืืืฉืืงืื ืืืฉืื. ๐ฏ
ืื ืืฉื ื ืื ืืชื ืืืคืฉืื ืขืจื ืืื ื ืขื ืืืจืื, ืืฉืคืื, ืืืื ืื ืืื ืืืืืืจ ืื ืฉืื ืืืฉืื โ ืืืฉืืงืื ืื ืืจื ืืขืืื ืืฉืืืจ ืืช ืืงืจื ืืืื ืืช ืงืฉืจืื. ๐งโ๐คโ๐ง๐ฌ
ืืื ืฆืืจื ืืืืข ืืืงืื! ืืืืจืืข ืืชืืื ืืื ืืจืืืช:
๐ ืฉืืงื ืื ืืชืืืืื โ ืื ืืืื, ื ืืื ืืชืื ืืช ืื ืื ืฉืฆืจืื!
๐ ืฉืืงื ืื ืืชืืงืื โ ืืชื ืืืืื ืื ืื ืืืืืช ืืฉืืงืื ืืืฉืื ืืื ืืืืื ืืช ืืืืืืื ืืืืืืจืื ืฉืืื ืืืืืช.
ืืืืื ืื ืืืฆืืจืฃ ืืืืจืืข ืืื ืืืชืืจืื, ืชืืจืืช, ืืกืืจืืืื ืืืขืืงืจ ืืืฃ! ืขื ืืืกืฃ ืืฉืืงื ืงืืคืกื ืืืื ืฉื ืืขื 100 ืืฉืืงืื โ ืืืื ืืืืืื ืืืืืจืื. ๐งฉ
ืขืจื ืคืืงืจ - ืกืคืืืฉื ืฉืืืขืืช ๐ง
ืืจืื ืงืื, ืืืจืื ืืืฉืื ืืืฉืืง ืืฉ ๐ธ
ืฉืืฉื ืืฉืชืชืคืื ๐ฌ
โ๐ฐBuy-in: 50
โ๏ธSmall Blind: ืฉืงื
โ๏ธBig Blind: ืฉื ืืืงื
**ืืโื**
โ20:00 โ ืืจืื ืงืื ืืืืืจืื ๐ฅ
20:30 โ ืืชืืืืื ืืืฉืืง โจ
โ
ืืจืฉืื ืืจื ืืงืืฉืืจ ืืื ๐๐
https://gayitup.live/p/poker/
Bamboo Events This Week
Discover what is happening in the next few days
Philosophy Group Meeting -- Hebrew
Join us in the search for the true, the good and the beautiful.
Each meet is in one of two formats: a shared reading and open discussion of philosophical texts, or a continuing series of lectures based on the reading of a fascinating book of philosophy. Both formats are in Hebrew, with some reading of English texts, assisted whenever needed.
We meet weekly Friday on 80 Rokach Boulevard, Tel Aviv, at the gardens of the Council for a Beautiful Israel.
Welcome anyone interested in understanding life more deeply, regardless of age or prior knowledge. The love of wisdom is enough.
Please join our WhatsApp group:
https://chat.whatsapp.com/JeAa2uRNTlF0rdrVTLzUC0?mode=wwt
Note: there's always enough sitting room, but some of it is on the grass or a mat on the floor. If you want to guarantee yourself a chair, please bring one with you.
Sapere Aude! (Kant's Motto: Dare to Think!)
Shut Up & Write!ยฎ at Beit Ariela
**IMPORTANT NOTICE:** This group is moving to the Shut Up & Write! website. You can join the new group and RSVP to upcoming events here: [https://www.shutupwrite.com/series/id2uo3rncF00](https://www.shutupwrite.com/series/id2uo3rncF00)
If you don't have a Shut Up & Write! account yet, you can [sign up here](https://www.shutupwrite.com/signup). If you have any questions or would like any help, please [contact us here](https://www.shutupwrite.com/contact).
Thank you!
The Shut Up & Write! Team
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Join us for some focused writing time. All writers and all experience levels are welcome and donโt worry, no one will see what you've written. This session is about getting your writing done and meeting other writers in your area.
When you show up, say hello to everyone, grab a drink, and get your writing tools ready. Once youโre all settled, take some time to chat with your fellow writers. Once everyoneโs arrived, I will lead quick introductions and then set the timer for our quiet and focused writing session.
Afterward, weโll have time to chat and get to know each other. We often talk about our successes and challenges as writers. If you donโt have time to stick around, no worries!
If you don't know how to find the location, or how to find us inside - write me (the organizer, Alex Zak).
**A note about the format**
We donโt host critiques or readings. These events are a safe space for writers of all skill levels and genres to work on their craft, so no one will read or critique your writing.
For our full event schedule, visit [https://shutupwrite.com](https://shutupwrite.com).
**Other Important Details:**
WiFi name/password: TBD
Venue Guidelines: Please thank our hosts by purchasing something.
Shavuot's Special Game Picnic
***๐ฒ ืืคืืฉ ืืฉืืงืื @ Game Club ๐ฒ***
***ืืื ืฉืืฉื ื- 22.5 ืืื ื- 14:00,***
***ืกืคืืืฉื ืคืืงื ืืง ืืฉืืงืื ืืคืืจืง! ๐งบ๐ง๐ท***
ืืืื ืืืืื ืืื ืฉืืืขืืช! ๐
**ืื ืืชืืื ืืช?**
๐ฒ ืืคืืฉ ืืืืขืืื ืืจืืื ืืืืืื.
๐ ืืืจื ืืจ ื ืืฉื ืคืจืกืื ืฉืืืื. ืืืืจื ืืจ ืืืจืฉืื ืืจืืฉ ืขื ืจืืืขื ื- 20.5 (ืจืื ืคืจืืื ืืืื ืง ืืืื).
ืืืจื ืืจ ืืืคืชืขื! ืืฉืืง ืืืจื ืืืจืืคืื ืืืฉ ืฉืืืฉืืจ ืืกืื ืขื ืืจืืข ืืืืจืื ๐
๐บ ืืืืื ืืื ืืืืจื ืขืืื ื.
๐ฐ ืืืืืช ืฉืืืขืืช ืขื ืขืืืืช ืืืื ื, ืืื ืืืืืื ืืืืื
**ืคืจืืื ืืื ืืื:**
๐ ืืชื? ืืื ืฉืืฉื, 22.5
๐ ืฉืขื: 14:00-19:00
๐ ืืืคื: ืฆืืื ืืื ืืื ืฉืืข ืืื ืืช ืืคืืจืง ืืืจืงืื, ืืื ืืกื ืืื ืืื ืืจืืงื 80, ืจืืช ืื
๐ต 40 ืฉืดื ืื ืืกื ืืื ืืืืจื ืืจ ืืืจืฉืื ืืืืงืืืช ืขื ื- 21.5 ืืกืืืื ืืืืจืืข ืืคืืืกืืืง (ืืืื ืงืื ืืกืืฃ ืืชืืืืจ), 50ืฉ"ื ืืืจ ืื.
๐ฒ Tournament Buy-in: ืชืืกืคืช 20ืฉ"ื.
๐ฅ ืืื ืืืืคืื, ืฉืชืืื ืงืื, ืืืืจืืช ืืืคืฉื. ๐ฐ ืืืืื ืืืืื ืืื.
**๐ค FAQ**
ืืฉ ืืจืื ืื ืื ืืื ื ืืืืืจ.
ืืฉ ืกืคืกืืื ืืืฆืืื ืืฉืืจืืชืื ืืกืืืจืื ืืืงืื.
**โ
ืืื ื ืจืฉืืื?**
๐ฅืืจืฉืื (ืขื ืจืืืขื ื- 20.5) ืืคืจืืื ื ืืกืคืื ืขื ืืืืจื ืืจ:
*https://www.facebook.com/events/2269054220169181*
๐ืืจืฉืื ืืขืจื ืืฉืืงืื ืืื ืืืืจื ืืจ:
*https://www.facebook.com/events/1547614020403951*
**ืงืืืฆืช ืืขืืืืื ืื ืืืืืืกืืค:**
*https://chat.whatsapp.com/ETCOIJkx3rQLHxKPx8PmJS*
**ืืืืื ื ืืืืจื ืืจ ืืืคืชืืข ืฉื ืืืืขืืื!**
**ืืืืื ืืืืืชื ืฉืืื ืืฉืืงื ื ืืื ืืชืืื ืขืืฉืื. โฑ๏ธ๐งฉ**
๐ง ืืชืืจืืฅ ืฉื โืืื ืืืจ ืฉืืืง ืืื ืงืืืโ ืืชืืื. ืืื ืืืื ืืืืืฆืื ืืื ืืื?
๐ง 15 ืืงืืช ืืืืื, ืืืจื ืืจ ืฉืื ืืื ืืืืืื ืฉืืชื ืืื ืืืืื. ืืงืืืื ืืช ืืืชืืจ?
๐ง ืืื, ืขืืืืช ืืืื ื ืืืกืืจืืืื ืื ืฆืืช โ ืืืื ืื ืืฉืืืขืืช ืืื ืืืชืืจ ืืคืืจืง?
***ืืืื ืืืืืื ืื ืืืืกืืจ-ืืกืืจืื ืืืืืชื!!! ๐โ๏ธ***
**๐ฒ ืืคืืฉ ืืืืขืืื ืืืืืฉื ๐ฒ**
ืืืืืื ืงืืื? ืืืืจืื ืืฉื ืงืื? ืืืฉืืื ืฉืืชื ืืกืืจืืืืื ืืืืืื? ๐
ืืืื ืืื ืืช ืืืืืื ืจืื ืฉื ืืฉืืงื ืงืืคืกื. ืืืื ืืืืื ืืช ืืฆืืื ืช ืืืืืจ ืื ืฉืื ืืืฉืืงืื ืืืฉืื. ๐ฏ
ืื ืืฉื ื ืื ืืชื ืืืคืฉืื ืขืจื ืืื ื ืขื ืืืจืื, ืืฉืคืื, ืืืื ืื ืืื ืืืืืืจ ืื ืฉืื ืืืฉืื โ ืืืฉืืงืื ืื ืืจื ืืขืืื ืืฉืืืจ ืืช ืืงืจื ืืืื ืืช ืงืฉืจืื. ๐งโ๐คโ๐ง๐ฌ
ืืื ืฆืืจื ืืืืข ืืืงืื! ืืืืจืืข ืืชืืื ืืื ืืจืืืช:
๐ ืฉืืงื ืื ืืชืืืืื โ ืื ืืืื, ื ืืื ืืชืื ืืช ืื ืื ืฉืฆืจืื!
๐ ืฉืืงื ืื ืืชืืงืื โ ืืชื ืืืืื ืื ืื ืืืืืช ืืฉืืงืื ืืืฉืื ืืื ืืืืื ืืช ืืืืืืื ืืืืืืจืื ืฉืืื ืืืืืช.
ืืืืื ืื ืืืฆืืจืฃ ืืืืจืืข ืืื ืืืชืืจืื, ืชืืจืืช, ืืกืืจืืืื ืืืขืืงืจ ืืืฃ! ืขื ืืืกืฃ ืืฉืืงื ืงืืคืกื ืืืื ืฉื ืืขื 100 ืืฉืืงืื โ ืืืื ืืืืืื ืืืืืจืื. ๐งฉ
Net Networking
Only networking
Meet linkedin influences
Create your own opportunities
@ Melio offices
ืขืจื ืคืืงืจ - ืกืคืืืฉื ืฉืืืขืืช ๐ง
ืืจืื ืงืื, ืืืจืื ืืืฉืื ืืืฉืืง ืืฉ ๐ธ
ืฉืืฉื ืืฉืชืชืคืื ๐ฌ
โ๐ฐBuy-in: 50
โ๏ธSmall Blind: ืฉืงื
โ๏ธBig Blind: ืฉื ืืืงื
**ืืโื**
โ20:00 โ ืืจืื ืงืื ืืืืืจืื ๐ฅ
20:30 โ ืืชืืืืื ืืืฉืืง โจ
โ
ืืจืฉืื ืืจื ืืงืืฉืืจ ืืื ๐๐
https://gayitup.live/p/poker/
Founders Running Club :: Tel Aviv
**Founders Running Club** (FRC) brings founders, investors, tech, creative people and startup enthusiasts together for weekly easy runs and networking. We like to be comfortable when we run and finish with coffee and conversations. Choose your pace or follow a pacerโpets, friends, family, are welcome.
Join locall Tel-Aviv chat with all news and updates https://chat.whatsapp.com/IWWgu9DznjzLvMe8p6cVCu?mode=ac_t
For any questions pleae contact Tel-Aviv city leaders:
Lev +972 55-7704496
Ilia +972535007183
Nastya +972533838320
Dan +972537162316
More about FRC global:
๐๏ธ Launched in San Francisco, July 16, 2022
๐ Now in 35+ cities
๐
Running + Networking events + Community
**Join the community** [http://foundersrc.com/chats](http://foundersrc.com/chats)
**Stay updated**:
Instagram [http://instagram.com/foundersrc/](http://instagram.com/foundersrc/)
LinkedIn [http://linkedin.com/company/foundersrc/](http://linkedin.com/company/foundersrc/)
Podcast [http://podcast.foundersrc.com/](http://podcast.foundersrc.com/)
Strava [http://strava.com/clubs/foundersRC](http://strava.com/clubs/foundersRC)
Website [http://foundersrc.com/](http://foundersrc.com/)
Bamboo Events Near You
Connect with your local Bamboo community
Free- Backyard Conservation Workshop - get $50 voucher for your yard! - Gahanna
Community Backyards Workshop
Join us at the Ohio Herb Center in Gahanna to learn about sustainable home gardening. We can make small changes in our yards to make a BIG impact for a better environment and healthier waterways while saving money. This workshop is presented by Friends of Alum Creek and hosted by Ohio Herb Center.
By attending, any participating community resident can receive a voucher for a rain barrel, compost bin, or native plants for attending. Vouchers are limited to one per household per year.
Registration in advance is encouraged but NOT required. Click here: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/65f65aw
(Free Workshop Registration: Registration is free. Registering in advance provides your information to Franklin Soil and Water ahead of time, so when you come to the workshop, we will have your voucher ready for you when you arrive)
* Location: Ohio Herb Center, 110 Mill St, Gahanna, OH 43230
* Date and time: Sat, May 23, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
* Organizer: The Community Backyards Program, (614) 486-9613, communitybackyards@franklinswcd.org
**FAQs**
**Our Community Backyards workshops are FREE and a great way to participate in the rebate program. Our workshops are typically 1 to 1 and a half hours long and held in-person. Our workshops cover the same content as the online course, but they are more detailed and allow the chance to ask questions and have discussions with the presenters and other residents. We occassionally have "advanced topics" classes where you dive deeper into one topic of Community Backyards such as invasive vs. native plants or rain gardens.**
**Registration is encouraged but not required.** You can register in advance to receive your voucher at the workshop. If you don't register in advance, that's okay - you can still show up (unless otherwise noted - which is very rare) and sign up for a voucher at the class, and we will send you one via email or mail within a few business days after the workshop.
**"Do I have to be a resident of that community to attend that workshop?"** Nope! Our workshops are open to everyone (unless otherwise noted - which is extremely rare). You can attend a workshop that best suits your schedule even if it is in a different community than your own.
**"Why is registration closed?** Can I just show up?" Yes, you can show up without registering! We close registration typically 1-2 days before the workshop to give the vouchers and materials to the presenters. However, you are always welcome to just show up and fill out a short form to request a voucher at the workshop. If eligible, we will send one to you within 1-2 business days after the workshop.
**Voucher note**: Classes are free for everyone but vouchers are for residents of Franklin county or participating community (list here: https://www.communitybackyards.org/participate)
2026 Participating Vendors: City Folk's Farm Shop, Fisher's Gardens, Leaves for Wildlife, Scioto Gardens, Hoover Gardens & Gift Center, and the FSWCD/SWACO Compost Bin Sale.
*when redeeming your voucher at a vendor, Please bring a physical copy of your voucher to receive an immediate discount on your purchase.
Additionally, to keep up with number of vouchers that are given out, we have changed the expiration date on the vouchers to 30 days
May Book Club Thriller Mystery Theme
The theme for May is Thriller.
โข The book we will be discussing is A Good Girlโs Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson.
(determined by votes from April Book Club. Let me know if you'd like a free digital copy of the book)
โข This event will be at the main library. Feel free to come whether or not you've started or finished the book.
โข Small snacks will be provided. You're welcome to bring your own snacks & drinks too! Let me know if youโd like to volunteer to bring snacks or drinks for the group.
Trails & Ales! Blendon Woods Metro Park / Forbidden Root Restaurant & Brewery
**History**
The history of [Blendon Woods Metro Park](https://www.metroparks.net/parks-and-trails/blendon-woods/) began long before its 1951 opening, rooted in a landscape of rugged ridges and deep ravines that made the land unsuitable for traditional farming. In 1945, a report proposing a metropolitan park system for Franklin County specifically highlighted these cliffs of Bedford Shale as some of the "wildest land in the vicinity". Following this recommendation, the recently formed park district purchased the first 229 acres in early 1949. Because the terrain was so uneven, developers had to cut a mile-and-a-half-long roadway through dense woods just to bring in heavy equipment. This initial preservation effort ensured that the mature second-growth hardwood forests remained largely untouched by the urban expansion spreading toward Westerville.
Opening day arrived on Labor Day, September 3, 1951, marking Blendon Woods as the second park in the Columbus and Franklin County Metro Parks system. The final push to open was a frantic race; the State Highway Department only finished the primary gravel access road four days before the gates opened. Early staff members, consisting of just four full-time employees, had to hand-dig pit toilets and learn construction skills on the fly to build the first picnic shelters. Despite the dusty conditions and limited facilities, the park was an immediate success, drawing massive crowds from across Central Ohio. By the end of the 1950s, annual visitation had already climbed to over 190,000 people.
As the surrounding suburbs grew in the 1960s, the park faced severe overcrowding that threatened its natural habitats. In response, Franklin County voters passed the first Metro Parks levy in 1960, providing the funds necessary for a decade of steady expansion. During this era, the park nearly doubled in size, growing from 264 acres to over 570 acres by 1968. Planners also addressed a critical water shortage by collaborating with the U.S. Soil and Conservation Service to build a lake in 1964. This body of water originally served as a temporary reservoir before its role shifted toward conservation and wildlife support.
The 1970s marked a transition toward the specialized wildlife and educational focus for which the park is known today. In 1971, the Walden Waterfowl Refuge was established around the 11-acre Thoreau Lake, creating a sanctuary that remains restricted to provide a quiet habitat for migratory birds. A formal nature center was also developed during this period, expanding on the guided Sunday walks that had been a park staple since the early 1950s. The parkโs famous "Monarch Mansion" also became a prominent fixture, starting a long tradition of raising and releasing thousands of monarch butterflies each September. These initiatives cemented the parkโs reputation as a premier destination for birders and nature enthusiasts.
In more recent decades, Blendon Woods has continued to modernize while maintaining its wilderness character. The 10-acre Natural Play Area was added in 2017, encouraging kids to explore the ravines and woods off-trail. This was followed by the opening of a $1.5 million inclusive playground in April 2025, designed to accommodate children of all physical abilities. The nature center also underwent major renovations to include immersive, three-dimensional exhibits and a new butterfly house. Today, the park encompasses 653 acres, preserving a unique geologic and biological corridor amidst the bustling Westerville and Northeast Columbus area.
**Map of the Park**
Here is a map of [Blendon Woods](https://www.metroparks.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/BLN_map_Inclusive-Playground-and-Butterfly-Trail_May-2025_1980px.png).
**Summary**
For this event, we will hike the Lake View, Hickory Ridge, Ripple Rock, Overlook, Brookside, and Sugarbush Trails. This sounds like a lot, but it will really be only a little over five miles. Blendon Woods has a few hills here and there, but it's not one of the more strenuous metro parks.
**Where We'll Meet**
We'll meet just in front of the Nature Center. This is about a mile into the park from the main entrance. You have to go past the Ranger Station and the Shadblow Reservable Area to get to it, so don't stop too early at the Ranger Station and get it confused with the Nature Center.
**After the Hike**
Afterward, we will head over to [Forbidden Root Restaurant & Brewery](https://forbiddenroot.com/restaurants/columbus-ohio/) at Easton for [drinks](https://forbiddenroot.com/restaurants/columbus-ohio/#dinner-menu) and [food](https://forbiddenroot.com/wp-content/uploads/Cbus-Food.pdf). We should be there by 5 if you can't make the hike and just want to join us for drinks.
The brewery's actual address is [4080 Worth Ave, Columbus, OH 43219](https://www.google.com/maps/place/4080+Worth+Ave,+Columbus,+OH+43219/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x88388a86d10b6619:0x4d42b470a5cf11d3?sa=X&ved=1t:242&ictx=111); however, I recommend pointing your GPS to the [Worth Garage](https://www.google.com/maps/place/Worth+Garage/@40.0542293,-82.9137962,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x88388b4df6082825:0x17582f0eccd9dda1!8m2!3d40.0542293!4d-82.9137962!16s%2Fg%2F11rzfvvv8b?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDQxNS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D) across the street. Parking in this garage is free as long as you're not on the first floor, and it is literally right next to the brewery.
May Book Club Meetup
Welcome, readers!
Our May read is **_Kindred_ by Octavia E. Butler.**
The story follows Dana, a Black woman living in 1976 California, who is suddenly pulled back to a Maryland plantation before the Civil War. She learns her survival is tied to a white slaveholderโs son. Forced to move between centuries, she must endure the brutal realities of slavery while fighting to hold on to her identity. Tense, intimate, and unforgettable, Kindred explores how the past refuses to stay buried.
Looking forward to discussing with everyone!
We will meet at Zaftig Brewing Co in their event room in the back. We are welcome to bring in our own food, but **drinks must be purchased at the bar.**
Happy reading! ๐
๐ฑ Wild Ones Columbus Annual Native Plant Sale
Wild Ones Columbus Annual Native Plant Sale
Saturday, May 23th, 2026
9:00 am to 1:00 pm (Eastern Time)
Overbrook Presbyterian Church Parking Lot, 4131 N High St, Columbus, OH, 43214
Public Welcome, Family-Friendly Free Event
A wide variety of native flowering plants, grasses, shrubs, and trees will be available from Wild Ones Columbus and local vendors Natives in Harmony, Leaves for Wildlife, and Scioto Gardens.
Wild Ones will publish a list of plants that will be available at this year's sale closer to the event date.
Be sure to stop by! Show up anytime!
Bad Girls Book Club June 2026
**Our June novel is: *The Eights* by Joanna Miller**
**This monthโs novel is set during World War I. Itโs a 20th-century historical fiction story about friendship and war, with coming-of-age elements and a slightly haunted tone. The book is 384 pages in print and 10 hours and 9 minutes on audiobook.**
Oxford, 1920. For the first time in its one-thousand-year history, Oxford University officially admits female students. Burning with dreams of equality, four young women move into neighboring rooms in Corridor 8. Beatrice, Dora, Marianne, and Ottoโcollectively known as The Eightsโcome from all walks of life, each driven by their own motives, each holding tight to their secrets, and are thrown into an unlikely, unshakable friendship.
Dora was never meant to go to university, but, after losing both her brother and her fiancรฉ on the battlefield, has arrived in their place. Politically-minded Beatrice, daughter of a famous suffragette, sees Oxford as a chance to make her own way - and some friends her own age. Otto was a nurse during the war but is excited to return to her socialite lifestyle in Oxford where she hopes to find distraction from the memories that haunt her. And finally Marianne, the quiet, clever daughter of a village pastor, who has a shocking secret she must hide from everyone, even her new friends, if she is to succeed.
Among the historic spires, and in the long shadow of the Great War, the four women must navigate and support one another in a turbulent world in which misogyny is rife, influenza is still a threat, and the ghosts of the Great War donโt always remain dead.
Free Backyard Conservation Workshop - get $50 voucher for your yard! Westerville
Community Backyards Workshop
.Community Backyards Workshop - Westerville
Join us for the Westerville Community Backyards workshop! This is a FREE class on how you can protect our waterways and environment with small changes in your gardening habits. We will discuss rain barrels, rain gardens, composting, and native plants. This workshop is presented by Friends of Alum Creek.
By attending, any participating community resident can receive a voucher for a rain barrel, compost bin, or native plants for attending. Vouchers are limited to one per household per year.
Registration in advance is encouraged but not required.
* Location: Westerville Community Center, 350 N Cleveland Ave, Westerville, OH 43082
* Date and time: Sat, May 30, 2026 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
* Organizer: Community Backyards Program, (614) 486-9613, communitybackyards@franklinswcd.org
(Free Workshop Registration: Registration is free. Registering in advance provides your information to Franklin Soil and Water ahead of time, so when you come to the workshop, we will have your voucher ready for you when you arrive)
https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/h2w5ms8
**FAQs**
**Our Community Backyards workshops are FREE and a great way to participate in the rebate program. Our workshops are typically 1 to 1 and a half hours long and held in-person. Our workshops cover the same content as the online course, but they are more detailed and allow the chance to ask questions and have discussions with the presenters and other residents. We occassionally have "advanced topics" classes where you dive deeper into one topic of Community Backyards such as invasive vs. native plants or rain gardens.**
**Registration is encouraged but not required.** You can register in advance to receive your voucher at the workshop. If you don't register in advance, that's okay - you can still show up (unless otherwise noted - which is very rare) and sign up for a voucher at the class, and we will send you one via email or mail within a few business days after the workshop.
**"Do I have to be a resident of that community to attend that workshop?"** Nope! Our workshops are open to everyone (unless otherwise noted - which is extremely rare). You can attend a workshop that best suits your schedule even if it is in a different community than your own.
**"Why is registration closed?** Can I just show up?" Yes, you can show up without registering! We close registration typically 1-2 days before the workshop to give the vouchers and materials to the presenters. However, you are always welcome to just show up and fill out a short form to request a voucher at the workshop. If eligible, we will send one to you within 1-2 business days after the workshop.
**Voucher note**: Classes are free for everyone but vouchers are for residents of Franklin county or participating community (list here: https://www.communitybackyards.org/participate)
2026 Participating Vendors: City Folk's Farm Shop, Fisher's Gardens, Leaves for Wildlife, Scioto Gardens, Hoover Gardens & Gift Center, and the FSWCD/SWACO Compost Bin Sale.
*when redeeming your voucher at a vendor, Please bring a physical copy of your voucher to receive an immediate discount on your purchase.
Additionally, to keep up with number of vouchers that are given out, we have changed the expiration date on the vouchers to 30 days












