Events listed for Wednesday, Oct. 1
TOPS (Take Pounds Off Sensibly) No. 1444 — 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Mill Race Center, 900 Lindsey St., Columbus. Weigh-in at 11:30 a.m., meeting from noon to 1 p.m. Must be a member of Mill Race Center. For more information, call Karen Burbrink at 812-371-9616.
Skill Builders — 1:30 to 2:15 p.m. and 2:30 to 3:15 p.m., Bartholomew County Public Library, 536 Fifth St., Columbus. This monthly craft and activity program is designed for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their caregivers.
Hope Family Craft Night — 3 to 4:30 p.m., Students’ Fund of Hope Community Engagement Center, 321 Washington St., Hope. Join this fun and creative program for all ages, offering a new arts and crafts activity every month.
Teen Film Series: Spooky Version — 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., Bartholomew County Public Library, 536 Fifth St., Columbus. Watch “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” in the Teen Room. Register on the library website.
Kids’ Art Studio — 4 to 4:45 p.m., Bartholomew County Public Library, 536 Fifth St., Columbus. Join library staff and unleash your creativity. All supplies provided. This month, you will be making Alexander Girard paper dolls.
Bartholomew County Writers’ Group — 6 to 7 p.m., Bartholomew County Public Library, 536 Fifth St., Columbus. Make connections, learn and share with other area authors.
Sierra Club – Winding Waters Group — 6 to 7:30 p.m., Bartholomew County Public Library, 536 Fifth St., Columbus. Open to the public, each gathering features guest speakers presenting on key environmental topics.
Yes And: Miller Prize Conversation with Studio Barnes — 6:30 to 8 p.m., The Republic Building, 333 Second St., Columbus. Join 2024-25 J. Irwin and Xenia S. Miller Prize recipient Germane Barnes of Studio Barnes in conversation with special guest Joseph Zeal-Henry, director of cultural planning for the city of Boston and assistant professor at Columbia GSAPP. The conversation will be opened with a poetry reading by an Indiana Author Award honoree. Free admission. Registration and information: www.eventbrite.com.
