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Wednesday Aug 30, 2023
Keep the pride festivities going on Wednesday, August 30th at Canal Park during the Akron RubberDucks Pride Night game! The first pitch kicks the game off at 6:35 PM.
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Categories: Arts & Culture, Community, Holiday
Friday Sep 1, 2023
Bring your morning drink of choice for a check-in and chat with Amanda Cole, Plexus Executive Director, and other Plexus members and friends.
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Categories: Community, Chamber Of Commerce, Networking
Thursday Sep 7, 2023
Bring your resumes and meet the VA Hiring Managers at this year's VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System Nurse Hiring Event.
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Categories: Community, Clubs/Organizations
Thursday Sep 7, 2023
Come join us as we welcome new member Western Reserve Distillers for our September Network Night!
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Categories: Community, Chamber Of Commerce, Networking
Friday Sep 8, 2023
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
Friday Sep 8, 2023
Brought to you by Porch Porch Productions, join host Ken Schneck for the Drag Pride Showcase for a night of drag fun
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Categories: Festivals & Celebrations, Community
Sunday Sep 10, 2023
Join the Cleveland Stonewall Democrats for their 2023 Freedom Fund PAC and Reception, where local leaders across Northeast Ohio will be celebrated.
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Categories: Community, Clubs/Organizations
Wednesday Sep 13, 2023
By now you've made it through the HRC Corporate Equality Index gauntlet and it will be time to start planning for the 2024 application. During this month's ERG Council Session we'll do a high level overview of HRC's most recent report on LGBTQ+ experiences in the workplace and the insights this provides for ERG programming and advocacy.
We'll end the Council meeting in two break out groups where attendees can share the good, bad, and ugly about the CEI process with a specific focus on improving affirming healthcare and the mandated intersectionality training requirement.
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Categories: Chamber Of Commerce, Employee Resource Groups
Wednesday Sep 13, 2023
Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Region
We invite our Young Professional Members to join us for an intimate dinner with an LGBTQ+ Senior Executive. Each dinner is an intimate event full of conversation and making new connections. This events is intentionally limited to 20 attendees.
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Categories: Young Professional, Chamber Of Commerce
Friday Sep 15, 2023
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Bring your morning drink of choice for a check-in and chat with Amanda Cole, Plexus ED, and other Plexus members and friends.
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Categories: Community, Networking
Wednesday Sep 20, 2023
Join the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) for this panel discussion on how diversity can drive change in a business, including implications for improved customer and employee satisfaction, increased revenue and productivity, and provide a competitive edge during challenging economic times.
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Categories: Chamber Of Commerce
Wednesday Sep 20, 2023
Join GSBA online for round robin matchmaking sessions with Supplier Diversity Officers from corporations including Starbucks, T-Mobile, Wells Fargo and more.
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Categories: Community, Networking, LGBTBE
Thursday Sep 21, 2023
Collaborative Chambers Alliance and Global Cleveland cordially invite you to an evening of networking and learning. Meet with other professionals from 17 different chambers of commerce.
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Categories: Chamber Of Commerce, Networking
Saturday Sep 23, 2023
An emotionally powerful and intimate musical about two New Yorkers in their twenties who fall in and out of love over the course of five years.
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Categories: Arts & Culture, Community, Chamber Of Commerce
Sunday Sep 24, 2023
Monday Sep 25, 2023
Explore the evolution of the LGBTQ rights movement. This mini-LGBTQ history lesson aims to frame culture and diverse experiences within the LGBTQ community as we strive for equity and equality.
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Categories: Community
Tuesday Sep 26, 2023
Cleveland Foundation will guide participants through the journey of discovering one?s inspiration for giving. They will provide an overview of the philanthropic landscape before leading an interactive exercise that will help identify the values that drive your philanthropy. You will be required to download an app on your phone for this exercise.
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Categories: Community, LGBTBE
Thursday Sep 28, 2023
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 Sep 29, 2023 -
Sunday Oct 1, 2023
Presented in partnership with MetroHealth and co-hosted by Baldwin Wallace University, the 14th Annual TransOhio Trans & Ally Symposium: ''Coming Together,'' will take place from Friday, September 29, 2023, through Sunday, October 1, 2023, at Strosacker Hall on campus at Baldwin Wallace in Berea, Ohio.
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Categories: Arts & Culture, Community
Wednesday Oct 4, 2023
Join us for the 2023 NGLCC Celebration of Hispanic & Latinx Heritage month! We will be hearing from NGLCC Affiliate Chamber Leaders, certified LGBTQ+ business owners, and Corporate Partners about the importance of recognizing the Hispanic & Latinx identities in the business community and how to empower the community for further prosperity and progress.
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Categories: Community, Chamber Of Commerce, Clubs/Organizations, Networking, Employee Resource Groups, LGBTBE
Wednesday Oct 4, 2023
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If you're between the ages of 18-24 and identify as part of the LGBT Community, join the Akron AIDS Collective for their Anti-Violence Program.
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Categories: Community
Thursday Oct 5, 2023
Join historian and Cleveland's Burlesque Queen Bella Sin as they present how burlesque performers from Latin America, Mexico and the Caribbean dominated the golden age of cinema in Latin America.
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Categories: Arts & Culture, Community
Friday Oct 6, 2023
Bring your morning drink of choice for a check-in and chat with Amanda Cole, Plexus Executive Director, and other Plexus members and friends.
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Categories: Community, Chamber Of Commerce, Networking
Wednesday Oct 11, 2023
If you're between the ages of 18-24 and identify as part of the LGBT Community, join the Akron AIDS Collective for their Anti-Violence Program.
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Categories: Community
Wednesday Oct 11, 2023
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Take a midweek pause and celebrate national coming out day with other LGBTQ plus professionals and allies.
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Categories: Community, Holiday
Wednesday Oct 11, 2023
Gender & Sexuality Justice Ministries invites you to celebrate queer lives OUT LOUD on National Coming Out Day for an inaugural Queer & Wonderfully Made Worship service October 11th, 7-8 PM ET with musical guest Flamy Grant!
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Categories: Community
Thursday Oct 12, 2023
Akron-Summit County Region
To celebrate National Coming Out Day, we will host the ERG Council Meeting in-person on the beautiful J.M. Smucker campus. Get to know fellow ERG Council members in small group activities and be inspired and uplifted by the sharing of coming out and showing up stories.
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Categories: Chamber Of Commerce, Networking, Employee Resource Groups
Friday Oct 13, 2023
put together a fantastic lineup of things to do at this year?s Rainbow Weekend, presented by ABSOLUT!
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Categories: Festivals & Celebrations, Community, College/Higher Ed
Friday Oct 13, 2023
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
Friday Oct 13, 2023
Akron-Summit County Region
Are you a business owner looking to create a more inclusive workplace for LGBTQ individuals? Join us for the ''Embracing Diversity: LGBTQ Inclusion Workshop for Small Businesses,'' an enlightening and interactive event designed to empower you with the knowledge and tools to foster a diverse and welcoming environment within your organization.
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Categories: Community, Chamber Of Commerce, Continuing Education
Friday Oct 13, 2023
Saturday Oct 14, 2023 -
Sunday Oct 15, 2023
put together a fantastic lineup of things to do at this year?s Rainbow Weekend, presented by ABSOLUT!
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Categories: Festivals & Celebrations, Community, College/Higher Ed
Saturday Oct 14, 2023
Tuesday Oct 17, 2023
Join the Plexus YP Committee for a fall happy hour to connect and build community with other queer and allied young professionals
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Categories: Community, Young Professional, Chamber Of Commerce, Networking
Wednesday Oct 18, 2023
If you're between the ages of 18-24 and identify as part of the LGBT Community, join the Akron AIDS Collective for their Anti-Violence Program.
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Categories: Community
Thursday Oct 19, 2023
Join us to network, connect, and meet other professional women from Northeast Ohio.
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Categories: Community, Chamber Of Commerce, Networking
Thursday Oct 19, 2023
P?lease join us this year as we celebrate those outstanding individuals who are both nominated and selected as the 2023 LGBTQ+ Heritage Day Award Honorees.
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Categories: Festivals & Celebrations, Community
Friday Oct 20, 2023
Bring your morning drink of choice for a check-in and chat with Amanda Cole, Plexus ED, and other Plexus members and friends.
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Categories: Community, Networking
Saturday Oct 21, 2023
Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Region
StellalLuna Talespinner Children's theatre accessibility
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Categories: Arts & Culture, Community
Tuesday Oct 24, 2023
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
Tuesday Oct 24, 2023
Join Executive Director, Amanda Cole, Board members, and other Plexus members as they review the benefits and successes of being a part of the Plexus network. This interactive session will give you a sense of how Plexus can help support your business while providing professional development in being inclusive and affirming of LGBT+ employees and constituents.
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Categories: Community, Chamber Of Commerce, Clubs/Organizations, Networking, LGBTBE, Plexus Connects
Tuesday Oct 24, 2023
Wednesday Oct 25, 2023
If you're between the ages of 18-24 and identify as part of the LGBT Community, join the Akron AIDS Collective for their Anti-Violence Program.
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Categories: Community
Thursday Oct 26, 2023
Akron-Summit County Region
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Our Fall Akron Network Night will take place at the Northside Marketplace! Delicious bites from local eateries will be available, and as always this event is open to all and free for Plexus members.
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Categories: Community, Chamber Of Commerce, Akron Network Night
Sunday Oct 29, 2023
Remember the iconic movie that sparked a series and a few spinoffs? Sometimes scary, sometimes poignant, but always with a dash of camp.
Our host, Candy Dysh will be joined by Anhedonia Delight, Pineapple Peruu, Carly Uninemclite and Onya Nurve.
Doors open at 10am and the show starts at noon. Buy yourself a delicious brunch entree from Engene CLE, grab drinks from Bottlehouse Brewery. Then, sit back and enjoy the show as our talented performers lip-sync, dance, and serve looks. This is a must-attend event for any drag fan. Tickets are on sale now, don't miss out!
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Categories: Arts & Culture, Community
