# 391 - More Than A Game (Full Two Hour Show)

Submitted by djbc on Sun, 08/29/2021 - 11:50pm
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Tonight on the Show:
- The Weekend Warrior highlights events happening both Labor Day Weekend and the Weekend After Labor Day.
- Ohio and Michigan - What to look forward to in 2021. Plus, the West Coast Elephants in the Room - Oregon (at Ohio; 9/11 at Noon on FOX) and Washington (at Michigan; 9/11 in Primetime on ABC)
- Welcome to Columbus - Teams and Visitors for the 2021 NAGAAA Softball World Series (2021gsws.com) - August 30-September 4th!
- 9/11: 20 Years Later. How Central Ohio will remember 9/11, plus the recent exhibit that stopped by Columbus, before heading to NYC for the 20th Anniversary of 9/11 by a 20 year old Dutch artist.

OHIO 2021 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE:
9/02 - at Bishop Watterson High School
9/11 - vs. Oregon
9/18 - vs. Bexley High School
9/25 - vs. Columbus East High School
10/02 - at Rutgers
10/09 - vs. Maryland (Homecoming)
10/16 - B*ckeye Free Weekend
10/23 - at Indiana
10/30 - vs. Penn State
11/06 - at Nebraska
11/13 - vs. Purdue
11/20 - vs. Michigan State (Senior Day)
11/27 - THE GAME
12/04 - B1G Championship (let's hope they're NOT in it)

MICHIGAN 2021 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE:
9/04 - vs. Western Michigan
9/11 - vs. Washington (MAIZE OUT!!)
9/18 - vs. Northern Illinois
9/25 - vs. Rutgers (Homecoming)
10/02 - at Wisconsin
10/09 - at Nebraska (Scott Frost's Last Stand?)
10/16 - Bye Week!!
10/23 - vs. Northwestern
10/30 - at Little Brother
11/06 - vs. Indiana
11/13 - at Penn State
11/20 - at Maryland
11/27 - OHIO (Senior Day/The Bonus MAIZE OUT!!)
11/28 - Harbaugh Fired? or...
12/04 - B1G Championship Game?

Honor 365 - http://www.honor365.org
National September 11th Museum in NYC - http://www.911memorial.org

Local 9/11 Commemorations:
Downtown/Franklinton - 9AM at The National Veterans Memorial and Museum (300 W. Broad St., Franklinton; 9/11; http://www.nationalvmm.org)
Hilliard - First Responders Park (4020 Center Street, Hilliard; 9/10 & 11; http://www.hilliardohio.gov)
Worthington - NW Corner of Village Green (NW Corner of High Street and W. Granville Rd./State Route 161, Worthington, 9/11 at 8:45AM; http://www.worthington.org)
Westerville - First Responders Park (374 W. Main St., Westerville; 9/11 & 12; http://www.westerville.org)
Groveport - Mott's Military Museum (5075 S. Hamilton Rd., Groveport; 9/11; http://www.mottsmilitarymuseum.org or http://www.groveport.org) - Artifacts from Mott's will also be at the Home & Garden Show September 10-12 at the Ohio Expo Center in Linden
SE Columbus - Southeast Farmer's Market (2882 Brice Rd., at Brice & Gender Roads, Southeast Columbus; 9/11 from 10AM to 2PM)
Whitehall - VFW (4100 E. Main St., Whitehall; 9/11 at 11AM)
Gahanna - Mifflin Township Operations Center (9/11 at 9AM; 400 W. Johnstown Rd., Gahanna; http://www.gahanna.gov) CANCELLED

The weekend of September 10-12, there will be 2,977 U.S. Flags on the Statehouse Lawn on High Street (last year's Statehouse Commemoration didn't happen, due to COVID-19 and ongoing protests)
And on Grandview Avenue in Grandview Heights, between the Municipal Building (1016 Grandview Avenue) and Goodale Boulevard, there is a 9/11 Memorial to the World Trade Center First Responders, curated by Graham Ward, going down the hill from the Municipal Building to Grandview & Goodale, at the west entrance of Wyman Woods Park

LABOR DAY EVENTS:
- Gay Softball World Series
Opening Ceremonies (EDIT: Already Happened) - Columbus Commons (8/30 - 4-9PM)
Pride Night with The Clippers (and it's "Dime a Dog Night") - Huntington Park (8/31 - 6PM, weather permitting)
Charity Event - Express LIVE (9/01 - 7PM; PROOF OF VACCINATION & MASKS REQUIRED TO ENTER - NO EXCEPTIONS!)
Big Gay Closing Ceremony on Gay Street (9/04 - 4PM to ???; Gay Street between High and Third Streets, Downtown)
- Bexley Labor Day Block Party/Brewfest/Main Event (9/05 - 3PM to 10PM; Brewfest from 3:30-7:30PM; Main Street between College and Pleasant Ridge Avenues)
- Canal Winchester Hometown Day (9/04; 9AM to 10PM; Historic Downtown Canal Winchester)
- Old Hilliardfest (9/04; Old Hilliard)
- Greek Festival (9/03-9/06; Annunciation Greek Cathedral - 555 N. High St., Short North)
- Upper Arlington Labor Day Arts Festival (9/06; Northam Park, Upper Arlington)
- Gallery Hop (9/04; High Street between Goodale St. & Fifth Ave., Short North)
- Hilltop Art Hop (9/04; W. Broad St. & N. Westmoor Ave., Westgate)

Weekend After Labor Day:
- 934 Fest (9/10 & 11 - 934 Gallery; Cleveland & Third Avenues, Milo-Grogan)
- Hot Times Festival (9/10-12; The Former Douglass Elementary School; Douglass & Broad Streets, Olde Towne East)
- Oktoberfest and the Home & Garden Show (9/10-12; Ohio Expo Center/Ohio State Fairgrounds, Linden)
- Franklinton Fridays (9/10; 400 Square Campus, Franklinton)
- Ohio Losing to Oregon (9/11; Ohio Stadium & The Ohio State Campus, University District)
- Bexley Treasures Yard Sale (9/11 & 12; Jeffrey Mansion, Bexley)
- The Centennial Ox Roast (9/09-11; Pierce Field - First Ave. & Northwest Blvd., Grandview Heights)