Event Schedule

Don’t Get Scammed Zone
Scams affect one in four North American households each year at an estimated loss to individuals and families of $50 billion. Scammers are creative, constantly change their techniques and prey on relevant topics including personal tragedies. Visit the Don’t Get Scammed Zone and get information affecting central Ohioans, hosted by the Better Business Bureau, Federal Trade Commission, Ohio Attorney General’s Office and Columbus Division of Police Economic Crime Unit.

POINT. The Easiest Way to Volunteer.
It’s been 1 year since Mikhail Bush launched the POINT app and there are now over 100 charities on POINT and nearly 3000 people like you signed up. POINT is a nonprofit tech startup that helps connect volunteers. Mikhail Bush, founder and CEO, says, “We thought it was ridiculous that you could book a room in Spain from your phone using Airbnb or Grubhub food in bed at 11 o’clock, but if you want to do something good, like volunteer at a soup kitchen or a hospital, there’s a whole process. First, you have to find a nonprofit, then you have to call them and coordinate volunteer times just to sign up for an experience. We wanted to make nonprofit engagement and volunteering as easy as ordering food.” Meet representatives from POINT at the LIFE Expo. Find out more here.

Program 60
Ohio residents age 60 or older are invited to enrich their lives by experiencing the academic excellence and world-renowned research available at The Ohio State University. Each year, thousands of Ohioans take advantage of this tuition-free, noncredit/non-degree program to connect to the university community. Program 60 participants attend courses on an instructor permission, space-available, audit basis at the undergraduate and/or graduate level. Several other regional schools have similar programs including Columbus State Community College and Hocking College.

Vaud-Villities
Vaud-Villities’ history began in 1943 when the 27 singers from Lowell Riley’s First Community Church Men’s Glee Club decided that they wanted to do something with all the music they had learned. Today, the mission of Vaud-Villities is to serve the central Ohio community through the sharing of our resources and by showcasing, encouraging and developing the diverse talents of local and regional performers, artists, designers, stage crew and technical specialists. You’ll love hearing the musical sounds of their traveling singing troupe.

Ohio History Connection
Connecting you to the stories of Ohio.
The Ohio History Connection, formerly the Ohio Historical Society, is a statewide history organization with the mission to spark discovery of Ohio’s stories. Embrace the present, share the past and transform the future.Attendees can explore these special exhibits in addition to all of the displays and exhibits at the center.

Exhibit · 1950s: Building the American Dream
Explore 1950s pop culture, a Lustron steel house and more!

World War I | Display
See a special display commemorating the centennial of the Unites States entering WWI.

Exhibit · Ohio - Champion of Sports
It’s impossible to tell the national story of sports without Ohio.