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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
Saturday Oct 18, 2025
Legal Aid partners with the Cleveland Public Library to enhance understanding of the law by hosting a Brief Advice Clinic at a different library branch each month.
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Categories: Community, Training & Educational Programs
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
Come take a tour of the Kingsville Lodge wedding venue. See the new waterfall!
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Categories: Member Hosted
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
Thursday Oct 23, 2025
Join us for a virtual Speed Networking event with members from the 19 different regional and international Chambers of Commerce that comprise the Collaborative Chambers Alliance (CCA).
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Categories: Chamber Of Commerce, Networking
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
Sunday Oct 26, 2025
Join Ghost Market on Sunday, October 26th from 9am to 3pm for a spooky good time at the Dahlia & Young Latino Network yard.
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Categories: Arts & Culture, Community, Holiday, Networking, Member Hosted
Thursday Oct 30, 2025
Join Collaborative Chambers Alliance for a spooktacular evening of networking, collaboration, and festive fun at the Fall Mega Mixer!
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Categories: Chamber Of Commerce, Networking
Friday Oct 31, 2025
Trans Joy Akron invites you to a hauntingly good time at their THIRD annual all-ages Halloween Party!
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Categories: Community, Holiday, Clubs/Organizations
Wednesday Nov 5, 2025 -
Thursday Nov 6, 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
Monday Nov 10, 2025
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Categories: Community, Continuing Education, Clubs/Organizations, Training & Educational Programs, 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
Thursday Nov 13, 2025
Free 30-min trauma-informed yoga session to reset your body and mind. Affirming and inclusive space. Claim your Gift of Calm using code GIFTCALM.
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Categories: Community, Member Hosted
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
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The Plexus LGBTQ+ Young Professionals Committee invites you to the final QEO Dinner of the year an evening of connection, conversation, and inspiration.
Join us for an intimate, family-style dinner featuring Chief Deirdre Jones, Chief of the Greater Cleveland RTA Transit Police Department.
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Categories: Young Professional, Chamber Of Commerce
Wednesday Nov 19, 2025
Join the Northeast Ohio Worker Center, Young Latino Network, and IRTF for an ICE Defense and Know Your Rights training for business owners and managers. Learn how to prepare your workplace, protect your employees, and respond confidently and lawfully if ICE shows up. Together, we can ensure that every business is safe, informed, and ready to stand up for its workers.
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Categories: Community
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
NGLCC Transgender Day of Remembrance Program Uplifting Trans Lives Through Visibility and Leadership
Thursday Nov 20, 2025
This program will honor the lives lost to anti-trans violence while celebrating the resilience, visibility, and power of the transgender community. Through personal story and lived experience, Braxton will share how entrepreneurship and authentic representation can serve as pathways for healing, resistance, and lasting change. Attendees will leave with tangible ways to uplift, support, and protect trans lives, both within business and beyond.
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Categories: Community, LGBTBE
Thursday Nov 20, 2025
Hosted by Mx. Juneteenth, a celebration of life to honor the lives of our Black Trans & Gender NonConforming siblings through song, dance, poetry, drag, & a good ole fashion repass dinner.
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Categories: Community
Thursday Nov 20, 2025
Transgender day of remembrance and resiliance. 6:00 PM Conversation, snacks, resources, art exhibit by Heroes Within
7:00 PM Remembrance Program
8:00 PM Conversation, connection
Brought to you by Heroes Within, LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland, and MetroHealth
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Categories: Community
Saturday Nov 22, 2025
Sunday Nov 23, 2025
The Cleveland Cavaliers will be celebrating their 7th Annual Pride Night at Rocket Arena, as they take on the Los Angeles Clippers on November 23rd, 2025!
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Categories: Community, Young Professional, Chamber Of Commerce, Holiday, Recreation & Sports, Networking
Monday Dec 1, 2025
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
Thursday Dec 4, 2025
On December 4th, shake off those winter blues and break up the work week at Perk up with Plexus at Lekko Coffee!
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Categories: Community, Chamber Of Commerce, Networking
Thursday Dec 4, 2025
Come out to Rocket Arena and join the Cleveland Monsters for Pride Night on Thursday, December 4th, 2025. Puck drop is at 7:00 PM and doors open at 6:00 PM.
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Categories: Chamber Of Commerce, Recreation & Sports, Networking, Pride
Thursday Dec 4, 2025
Live, family-friendly entertainment for the winter season.
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Categories: Arts & Culture, Holiday
Friday Dec 5, 2025 -
Saturday Dec 6, 2025
LGBTQ Holiday Sketch show led by Kadijah ''Kwingo'' Wingo
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Categories: Arts & Culture, Holiday, LGBTBE, Member Hosted
Friday Dec 5, 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 Dec 5, 2025
Celebrate 1 year of WovenSmart with an art featuring Michael Pomerantz & GiGi's Playhouse. Art, community, & connection?Free + all welcome!
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Categories: Arts & Culture, Community, Member Hosted
Saturday Dec 6, 2025
Celebrate the holiday season in the Gordon Square Arts district! Meet up with Plexus Young Professional members and friends at Brewnuts, a local queer-friendly bar located at the corner of W. 65th and Detroit Avenue.
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Categories: Community, Young Professional, Holiday, Networking
Saturday Dec 6, 2025
Live, family-friendly entertainment for the winter season.
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Categories: Arts & Culture, Holiday
Sunday Dec 7, 2025
Live, family-friendly entertainment for the winter season.
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Categories: Arts & Culture, Holiday
Wednesday Dec 10, 2025
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Categories: Community, Young Professional, Clubs/Organizations, RE/source, Networking, Training & Educational Programs, Cle Network Night, Plexus Connects
Wednesday Dec 10, 2025
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Categories: Community, Young Professional, Clubs/Organizations, Networking, Training & Educational Programs, Cle Network Night
Wednesday Dec 10, 2025
ERGs have long been champions of inclusion within the workplace, but their influence doesn't have to stop there. Join us for a strategic discussion exploring how ERGs can expand their impact by promoting supplier diversity and supporting LGBTQ-owned businesses.
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Categories: Chamber Of Commerce, Continuing Education, Employee Resource Groups, Virtual
Thursday Dec 11, 2025 -
Saturday Dec 13, 2025
Holiday Burlesque by Cleveland Burlesque and Bella Sin.
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Categories: Arts & Culture, Holiday, LGBTBE, Member Hosted
Thursday Dec 11, 2025
Live, family-friendly entertainment for the winter season.
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Categories: Arts & Culture, Holiday
Friday Dec 12, 2025
Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Region
Join us for an end-of-year celebration like no other?a night where whimsy meets the warmth of Whoville wonder. The 2025 Plexus Winter Soirée brings our community together to celebrate resilience, inclusion, and the heart-growing power of connection.
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Categories: Chamber Of Commerce, Holiday, Soiree
Saturday Dec 13, 2025
Community Art Day: Make DIY felt ornaments, connect with affirming people, and support accessible, holistic mental health services for the LGBTQIA+ community.
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Categories: Arts & Culture, Community, Holiday, Member Hosted
Saturday Dec 13, 2025
Live, family-friendly entertainment for the winter season.
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Categories: Arts & Culture, Holiday
Saturday Dec 13, 2025
Join the North Coast Men's Chorus for ''UNDERNEATH THE TREE'' - a festive winter concert filled with heartwarming Christmas classics and joyful surprises.
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Categories: Arts & Culture, Community, Holiday
Sunday Dec 14, 2025
Join the North Coast Men's Chorus for ''UNDERNEATH THE TREE'' - a festive winter concert filled with heartwarming Christmas classics and joyful surprises.
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Categories: Arts & Culture, Community, Holiday
Sunday Dec 14, 2025
Live, family-friendly entertainment for the winter season.
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Categories: Arts & Culture, Holiday
