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Saturday Sep 27, 2025 -
Sunday Oct 19, 2025
?Joy Unshaken: Queer Youth Rising in Times of Distress? will be on display at Standing Rock Cultural Arts located at 300 N. Water St., with artwork created by local youth artists including paintings, visual art with poetry, collages/photo collages, 3D art, and photography.
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Categories: Arts & Culture, Community, Akron Network Night, Pride
Friday Oct 3, 2025
Grab your favorite mug and join us for a relaxed and informal Zoom Coffee Hour with the Executive Director and members of the Plexus community. Free & Open to All!
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Categories: Chamber Of Commerce, Networking, Virtual
Friday Oct 3, 2025
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Join us at No Class Cleveland for Oh Yes, Honey - a Young Professionals Happy Hour designed to bring Cleveland's LGBTQ+ and allied professionals together.
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Categories: Community, Young Professional, Chamber Of Commerce, Networking
Saturday Oct 4, 2025
The Cleveland Pride Band invites you embark on a journey with them, where they'll bring the seven deadly sins to the stage.
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Categories: Arts & Culture, Community
Wednesday Oct 8, 2025
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Through candid conversations and real-world examples, panelists will delve into the unique challenges and triumphs of navigating careers and education as LGBTQIA+ individuals.
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Categories: Chamber Of Commerce, Continuing Education, Employee Resource Groups
Thursday Oct 9, 2025
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Start your work day right and come Perk Up With Plexus on October 9th at Dahlia Coffee Co.!
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Categories: Community, Chamber Of Commerce, Networking
Friday Oct 10, 2025
Saturday Oct 11, 2025
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Get to know the candidates running for the New Wards 5, 7, and 12 starting in 2026!
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Categories: Chamber Of Commerce, Member Hosted
Monday Oct 13, 2025 -
Thursday Oct 16, 2025
Out & Equal's Workplace Summit is the world?s largest gathering of LGBTQ+ and allied professionals committed to building workplaces of belonging. Each year, thousands of executives, ERG leaders, inclusion and HR professionals, talent strategists, and changemakers come together for an experience that informs, inspires, and ignites action.
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Categories: Continuing Education, Employee Resource Groups
Monday Oct 13, 2025
Find the Main Street Kent Unicorn in 18 downtown businesses as we celebrate Kent Rainbow Weekend!
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Categories: Community, Akron Network Night, Pride
Monday Oct 13, 2025
Want to make your business more inclusive and welcoming? Join the Plexus LGBT & Allied Chamber of Commerce during Kent Rainbow Weekend for an interactive LGBTQ inclusion workshop designed for small business owners.
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Categories: Chamber Of Commerce, Continuing Education, Training & Educational Programs
Wednesday Oct 15, 2025
Join NGLCC?s Heritage Committee and Plexus LGBTQ & Allied Chamber of Commerce in celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with Voices That Resonate: Authentic Engagement with Hispanic and Latinx Communities. This interactive session will provide insider perspectives and actionable strategies to authentically connect with Hispanic and Latinx audiences. Attendees will explore how to incorporate cultural elements into campaigns, craft marketing narratives that truly resonate, strengthen Supplier Diversity programs, and apply an equity lens to engagement initiatives. Whether you?re looking to expand your reach, build stronger relationships, or ensure your efforts reflect genuine inclusion, this discussion will offer valuable tools to help your organization thrive.
This session will be led by Paulette Piñero, an award-winning social entrepreneur, writer, brand consultant, and speaker dedicated to closing the leadership gap for Latinas and Women of Color. Through her company, Unstoppable Latina LLC, Paulette empowers women of color and gender-expansive leaders to harness their strengths, amplify their voices, and live with purpose?becoming unstoppable CEOs of their own lives. With an equity- and justice-focused approach, Paulette champions a vision of leadership that is diverse, purpose-driven, and joyful.
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Categories: LGBTBE, Training & Educational Programs, Virtual
Wednesday Oct 15, 2025
Learn about bias, stereotypes, current vocabulary, and best practices for handling gender and sexuality topics with sensitivity.
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Categories: Community, Training & Educational Programs, Akron Network Night, Pride
Friday Oct 17, 2025
Bring in the weekend and shake off the week with us! ?
Join Plexus LGBT & Allied Chamber of Commerce, Leadership Portage County, and the Kent Area Chamber of Commerce for a casual networking social to kick off Kent Rainbow Weekend. Our theme this year: Visibility is Victory?because showing up matters, and so does community.
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Categories: Chamber Of Commerce, Networking
Friday Oct 17, 2025
As part of Kent Rainbow Weekend, join us for Courageously Queer Storytelling?an annual celebration of truth, resilience, and pride. This year?s theme, Visibility, features five powerful storytellers from the LGBTQ+ community sharing personal narratives that uplift, inspire, and remind us of the strength found in being seen.
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Categories: Community, Akron Network Night
Saturday Oct 18, 2025
The Rainbow Weekend 5K is returning during Main Street Kent's fifth annual Rainbow Weekend, which takes place each October in Kent, Ohio, to celebrate our city's LGBTQ+ community.
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Categories: Community, Akron Network Night, Pride
Saturday Oct 18, 2025
Celebrate Rainbow Weekend at Acorn Alley?s special market full of works by queer makers, creators, and local artists while supporting community, pride and small business!
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Categories: Community, Pride
Saturday Oct 18, 2025
Kent Rainbow Weekend presents Handmade with Pride, an ''around town'' event where participants engage in rainbow-themed arts and crafts activities at each stop!
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Categories: Community, Akron Network Night, Pride
Saturday Oct 18, 2025
Heights Halloween Festival presented by Dobama Theatre
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Categories: Festivals & Celebrations, Arts & Culture, Community, Holiday
Saturday Oct 18, 2025
Saturday Oct 18, 2025
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Join Main Street Kent at the Kent State Hotel & Conference Center for a screening of 'Just Kids', a documentary that follows three teens in states that restrict gender-affirming care.
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Categories: Community, Akron Network Night, Pride
Saturday Oct 18, 2025
Celebrate Pride at the Kent Pride Bar Crawl! Part of Rainbow Weekend with Main Street Kent . Come and support local businesses!
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Categories: Community, Akron Network Night, Pride
Sunday Oct 19, 2025
Join Main Street Kent as we ?Kick the Hate? with Kent Parks & Recreation and make a $100 contribution to the LGBTQ+ Fund of the Portage Foundation.
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Categories: Community, Akron Network Night, Pride
Tuesday Oct 21, 2025
In this session, join Upton Rand, owner of NGLCC-certified business, gaymensfieldguide.com, who will lead participants in an exploration of practical applications of AI in daily operations and business strategies.
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Categories: Community, Training & Educational Programs, Plexus Connects, Virtual
Wednesday Oct 22, 2025
Please join members of the Cleveland Pay Equity Alliance to learn more about the pay transparency law that was signed into law this past spring and is set to go into effect on October 27. The presentation will provide information about why this legislation was passed, what was included in the law, who is required to comply and the process for filing complaints and enforcement.
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Categories: Government, Training & Educational Programs
Wednesday Oct 22, 2025
Join us for the Coming Out Day Social at Oswald Tower! This afternoon gathering is a chance to celebrate community, connect with others, and engage in meaningful conversations.
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Categories: Chamber Of Commerce, Employee Resource Groups, Member Hosted
Friday Oct 24, 2025
Sip & Pitch is a virtual event where LGBTQ+ and interested and allied suppliers pitch their businesses to a panel of experts and corporate partners for feedback in a fun, informal setting. It?s a great way to discover new businesses, offer insights, and build meaningful connections.
Whether you're looking to connect with diverse suppliers, grow your network, or just learn more about incredible LGBTQ-owned businesses, this is a can't-miss event.
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Categories: Networking, LGBTBE
Saturday Oct 25, 2025
Wednesday Nov 5, 2025
Connect, learn, and grow in a welcoming community focused on LGBTQ+ and Ally employee experiences in educational workplaces. Each session explores timely topics impacting LGBTQ+ communities in education, while uplifting allyship and intersectional equity in the workplace.
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Categories: Chamber Of Commerce, Employee Resource Groups, Training & Educational Programs
Wednesday Nov 5, 2025
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Categories: Community, Young Professional, Clubs/Organizations, RE/source, Networking, Employee Resource Groups, Training & Educational Programs, Cle Network Night, Plexus Connects
Friday Nov 7, 2025
Grab your favorite mug and join us for a relaxed and informal Zoom Coffee Hour with the Executive Director and members of the Plexus community. Free & Open to All!
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Categories: Chamber Of Commerce, Networking, Virtual
Friday Nov 7, 2025
Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Region
On November 7th, we're so excited to partner with both the Northeast Ohio Hispanic Center for Economic Development and the Northeast Ohio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and for a Mix & Biz networking night at CentroVilla25!
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Categories: Community, Chamber Of Commerce, Networking, Cle Network Night
Friday Nov 7, 2025
Support mental health for marginalized communities at our annual fundraiser, featuring Chrissy Strong. Get your tickets today!
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Categories: Festivals & Celebrations, Community, Networking, Member Hosted
Wednesday Nov 12, 2025
This symposium is designed to strengthen the fabric of workplace belonging by convening leaders committed to advancing LGBTQ+ equity through sustainable, collaborative, and measurable ERG and team models.
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Categories: Employee Resource Groups, Training & Educational Programs
Friday Nov 14, 2025
Welcome to Plexus! The New Member Meet & Greet is hosted on the 2nd Friday of each month to provide you with an opportunity to meet fellow members, connect with Plexus staff, and receive an overview of how to make the most of your member benefits and directory listing.
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Categories: Chamber Of Commerce
Wednesday Nov 19, 2025
This in-person gathering is a chance to socialize with colleagues, reconnect with friends, and strengthen ties across our employee resource groups as we look ahead to an exciting 2026.
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Categories: Chamber Of Commerce, Continuing Education, Employee Resource Groups
Wednesday Nov 19, 2025
Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Region
Young Professionals QEO Dinner: Power Couple Edition The Plexus LGBTQ+ Young Professionals Committee invites you to the last QEO Dinner of the year and we re closing it out with a true Cleveland Power Couple. Join us for an intimate, family-style dinner with Dabney K. Conwell and Chief Deirdre Jones!
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Categories: Young Professional, Chamber Of Commerce
Thursday Nov 20, 2025
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Join us for an engaging and interactive workshop led by Ben Sweda of Sweda Consulting, designed to equip participants with practical strategies and fresh perspectives on today?s most pressing workplace challenges. Through a mix of insightful discussion and hands-on learning, this session will explore how to foster stronger connections, build resilient and inclusive teams, and navigate organizational change with confidence. Participants will gain tools to strengthen leadership practices, enhance collaboration, and create environments where both people and business can thrive. Whether you?re a leader, manager, or team member, you?ll leave with actionable takeaways to drive meaningful impact in your workplace.
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Categories: Training & Educational Programs, Plexus Connects
Wednesday Dec 3, 2025
Connect, learn, and grow in a welcoming community focused on LGBTQ+ and Ally employee experiences in educational workplaces. Each session explores timely topics impacting LGBTQ+ communities in education, while uplifting allyship and intersectional equity in the workplace.
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Categories: Chamber Of Commerce, Employee Resource Groups, Training & Educational Programs
Wednesday Dec 3, 2025
Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Region
Our comprehensive LGBTQ+ Affirming Business Program offers you a FREE opportunity to become a community leader in small business inclusion.
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Categories: Training & Educational Programs
