The Grange Insurance Audubon Center has many events and special programs that happen throughout the year, learn more about these programs and what events are happening soon below.

BIRDS, BUNNIES, & BUTTERFLIES
A Painting Fundraiser/Online Auction
made possible and created by Christine
Place Your Bid Now Through May 31!

Christine's story is truly inspiring. She faced a difficult time in 2016 when her health was at risk. However, she did not let this setback defeat her. Instead, she turned to art therapy to help her cope with the challenges she was facing.

Over the last eight years, Christine has been trying to paint as many subjects as she comes across. Last year she joined an abstract bird painting class at the Grange Insurance Audubon Center. She became an Audubon member that same day and decided to paint the birds in her yard, our parks and on her travels around the world.

Christine has generously donated her paintings to raise money for the Grange Insurance Audubon Center and their mission to protect and restore the places birds (and people) need. This auction contains Christine's inventory of paintings. Her hope is that they bring pleasure to all for they were a joy for her to paint! VIEW THE PAINTINGS AND PLACE YOUR BID HERE

HOMING AUDIO JOURNEY COMMUNITY GATHERING AND PERFORMANCE EVENT
FRIDAY MAY 17, 5:30

Join us for a community gathering and participatory performance of HOMING, an audio installation and performance score for Scioto Audubon Metro Park that considers the role of attention, sensation, and movement in orienting towards land, our non-human companions, and ourselves. At this event, participants will have the opportunity to travel through the park alongside a small ensemble of performers and respond to five audio guides featuring reflective and creative movement prompts that bring attention to plants, wildlife, and the connections between their bodies and the local landscape. Register for this FREE event HERE

BLACK BIRDERS WEEK FREE EVENT
Wings of Justice: Soaring for Change
SATURDAY, MAY 25, 11am-12pm

Join Nicole Jackson, environmental educator, birder, and National Black Birders Week planning team co-chair and Joseph Dorrian, Director of Ohio School of Falconry for a special Falconry Demonstration. No registration necessary.#BlackBirdersWeek 

JUNETEENTH & FATHER'S DAY CELEBRATION
Supported by Grange Insurance Company
SUNDAY JUNE 16, 2P-5P

Join us for a Juneteenth & Father's Day Celebration. Everyone is invited to attend this FREE event featuring guest speaker Dudley Edmondson Columbus, Ohio native and author of "The Black & Brown Faces in America's Wild Places," showcasing African Americans making nature and the environment a part of their everyday lives. and "What's That Flower? A Beginner's Guide to Wildflowers." After the presentation, take dad on a guided walk in the park with Dudley as your guide. Register to attend this presentation and sign up for the guided bird hike in the park HERE

Guest Speaker, Dudley Edmondson: 2p-3p,
Guided Bird Walk in the Park with Dudley Edmondson, Guest Speaker & Nicole Jackson, Environmental Educator & Birder: 3:30p-5p