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Friday Aug 1, 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 Sep 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
Wednesday Jul 16, 2025 -
Thursday Jul 17, 2025
The Unexpected Takes Center Stage during the 2025 BorderLight Theatre Festival, which will take place July 16-19, 2025 in downtown Cleveland.
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Categories: Festivals & Celebrations, Arts & Culture, Community
Friday Jul 18, 2025
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Categories: Community, Chamber Of Commerce, Continuing Education, Training & Educational Programs, Member Hosted
Wednesday Aug 13, 2025
Innovation is often thought of as a very free-form activity of creative exploration, accompanied by open-concept offices, free food, and of course, sticky notes and white boards. While it's true that all of these things help get new ideas flowing, turning that ideation into innovation is all about structure, process, and intentionality; we must prepare the soil before we sow the seeds. Together, we'll discuss some useful frameworks for innovation that you can use to transform your business, or just boost your own everyday problem-solving and decision-making.
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Categories: Employee Resource Groups, Virtual
Saturday Aug 23, 2025
Join us for a day of sustainable fashion fun — a free event full of exciting activities focused on eco-friendly fashion and education.
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Thursday Jul 24, 2025
ACT Up, HIV/AIDS documentary, How to survive a plague
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Categories: Community, Chamber Of Commerce, Continuing Education, Clubs/Organizations, Cle Network Night
Saturday Aug 16, 2025
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Categories: Arts & Culture, Community, Young Professional, Chamber Of Commerce, Clubs/Organizations, RE/source, Networking, Plexus Team, Training & Educational Programs, Plexus Connects, Member Hosted, Pride
Friday Jul 25, 2025
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Categories: Community, Continuing Education, Training & Educational Programs, Member Hosted
Friday Aug 8, 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, Virtual
Friday Jul 25, 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
Friday Jul 18, 2025
Get ready for an unforgettable evening at Noche de Guayabera 2025! Join us for a night of celebration, live music, and dancing!
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Categories: Festivals & Celebrations, Community
Tuesday Aug 26, 2025
Have you been thinking about being certified but didn't have the time? Plexus has set aside some time to help you apply. This hands-on session will begin with an overview of the importance of being certified and what to expect during the process. We will then work on our applications together during this session with live support throughout the event.
The NGLCC LGBTBE® certification process is open to any business that is 51%+ owned by individuals within the LGBTQ+ collective.
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Categories: Community, Networking, Employee Resource Groups
Tuesday Sep 16, 2025
This panel is designed exclusively for solopreneurs , business owners who choose to build, grow, and sustain a company of one. Whether you're a coach, freelancer, consultant, digital product creator, or micro-agency owner, this session will deliver practical strategies, automation tools, and mindset shifts to help you scale smartly without hiring a team. Join an amazing panel taking a deep dive into what it takes to thrive as a solopreneur.
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Categories: Community, Networking, Employee Resource Groups
Sunday Jul 27, 2025
Welcome to Pride & Wrath*: A Summit County LGBTQIA+ Civic Celebration for Change! Pride is powerful?but so is purpose. A bold kickoff to Akron?s Pride season, Pride & Wrath* is part rally, part community fair, part call to action, and a one-of-a-kind event that offers a joyful space to channel both your love for community (Pride) and your hunger for meaningful change (Wrath).
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Categories: Community, Pride
Friday Aug 1, 2025
If you?ve celebrated Pride with Playhouse Square before, you know these nights are filled with joy, connection, and unforgettable theater. Now, they?re inviting you back for a new kind of story?one that?s quirky, heartfelt, and full of love.
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Categories: Arts & Culture, Community, Pride
Saturday Aug 2, 2025
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Categories: Arts & Culture, Community, Young Professional, Chamber Of Commerce, Clubs/Organizations, RE/source, Networking, Plexus Team, Training & Educational Programs, Plexus Connects, Pride
Wednesday Sep 10, 2025
Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Region
We invite our Young Professional Members & Friends to join us for an evening of great conversation over dinner with an LGBTQ+ executive. This QEO Dinner we'll be hearing about the life and career of a long-time leader in the entertainment and communications industries, Brian Offutt!
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Categories: Community, Young Professional, Networking
