PROGRAM GUIDE 2013

comfest.com community Festival 2013 25Spirit and Purpose Special Speakers:FRIDAYChildren's Homecoming Picnic: Join in the fun as we kick off the 2013Community Festival with Joanie Calem and her Sing Along and DanceAlong Music Movement Celebration. Joining Joanie will be Leslie Zakand the Children's Music Network. There will be a Vegan Viking Feast ofthe tastiest and most colorful food anyone can imagine. Solar 11 AMAlex Bandar, creator of the Idea Foundry, now celebrating its fourthyear; metallurgist engineer; perpetual tinkerer. Greater ColumbusArts Council’s 2011 Emerging Arts Leader; finalist for TechColumbus’CEO of the Year for small companies; speaker at events such as TEDxColumbus, Pecha Kucha Columbus, eTechOhio Education Conference,Universitas Columbus and other science & tech platforms. Need we saymore? Yeah:WOW! Off Ramp 2:50 PMJaime Miracle, Program Director, NARAL Freedom of ChoiceOhio & Womens Health Jazz Stage 3:35 PMCarl Landry, Supervisor, Veterans Affairs Community Outreach DivisionHealthcare for Homeless Veterans Jazz Stage 3:50 PMSue Villilo, Executive Director of Faith Mission since 2008, knowshomeless issues in Columbus well. She previously administered the HUDHousing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS Grant for Central Ohio andworked extensively in social services in Columbus for the past 20 yearsin clinical and administrative roles. ComFest beer tips go to homelessshelters/programs every year. Bozo Stage 4:25 PMOhio author Sandra Gurvis provides a flashback to the sixties scene,what its ideals and energy created, and the legacy of those electrictimes. Prolific writer of fiction and non-fiction, Gurvis penned WhereHave All the Flower Children Gone and The Pipe Dreamers, helping bridgethe gap between us then and now, the things that changed, the thingsthat didn’t. Gazebo Stage 5:15 PMSATURDAYStraight Talk About Community Issues with Bob Fitrakis, author,professor, filmmaker, activist, progressive candidate for public office,radio talk show host, publisher of Columbus Free Press and Directorof Columbus Institute of Contemporary Journalism; and HarveyWasserman, author, professor, activist for democracy, advocate forrenewable energy, creator of Solartopia Green Power and Wellness ShowOff Ramp 2:30 PMIan James, co-founder of Freedom Ohio, the group backing an initiativeto amend the state constitution to repeal the 2004 marriage ban andallow same-sex marriage, believes the time is always right for equality.The organization succeeded in getting Columbus Mayor Michael Colemanto sign onto the national group’s Mayors for Marriage campaign. CouldOhio be the next state to legalize same sex marriage?Jazz Stage 2:45 PMAwards Ceremony: Meet and help congratulate the honorees for the2013 Community Festival. Check out their profiles in this Program Guide.Revel in what a great community Columbus is. Bozo Stage 4:15 PMRuben Castilla Herrera, 2013 ComFest Honored Community Activistseems to be everywhere a voice for peace and justice is needed. Throughart and story Herrera shares the drama of the immigrant experience andhis personal family story, reminding us that except for Native Americans,this is a nation of undocumented immigrants. Gazebo 5:15 PMSUNDAYJesse Henry makes music and makes a difference. A journey withCapSquare Rotary Club to Rafiki, a self-sustaining orphanage in Nairobi,Kenya inspired him to create a music project for the children. It quicklyhas grown into a successful & rewarding endeavor. Discover how apassion for music in Columbus makes a difference to kids in Africa.Bozo Stage 1:20 PMCrys Darling, young, edgy, artist, entrepreneur. The embodiment of whatthe women’s movement was/is about. Creator of Label Yourself, indieeco fashion to express individual style, she uses vintage and salvagedclothing for an enviro-friendlier business model. Can business be anengine for progressive ideas? Can business promote environmentallysound principles? Off Ramp 3:45 PMCommunity Engagement in the Short North's Urban Neighborhood: TheShort North Civic Association is one of the leading area organizations,hosting many community events as well as opportunities to get involvedfor area residents. Come hear what's new in the neighborhood fromSCNA leaders and Short North Foundation members, Chet Ridenour andAlexandra Kelley Fox, who both regularly work with various Short Northgroups and City leaders. Jazz Stage 4:35 PM