Date: March 13 (Saturday)

Event: Kent Unitarian-Universalist Church Social Justice Committee Celebrates the 40th Birthday of the Kent Environmental Council - Open invitation to members and friends of KEC

Time: 6 p.m. – dinner; 7 p.m. – program

Location: Unitarian-Universalist Church basement hall, 229 Gougler Ave. Kent; parking available across the street or behind the church; entrance to church parking lot is off North Mantua Street 

Description: The Kent Environmental Council was born in the basement of the Kent Unitarian-Universalist Church in the late winter and spring of 1970. Many of the prime movers of KEC were active church members, and one of the first projects was a river-edge cleanup on Earth Day, April 22, 1970. Unitarian-Universalists have continued to contribute to KEC's activities, many of them focused on our good neighbor, the Cuyahoga River. This year, in recognition of the contributions of this grass-roots organization to the community and its ecosystems, the church’s Social Justice Committee is planning a simple supper and celebration of the accomplishments of KEC. For more information, click here.

Sponsor: Kent Unitarian-Universalist Church Social Justice Committee

Contact: To help in planning the supper, it would be helpful to know how many are coming. Please call the church office at 330-673-4247 if you plan to attend (though no one will be turned away without a reservation). For more information e-mail Caroline Arnold or call here at 330-678-6218.

Date: March 16 (Tuesday)

Event: Kent City Planning Commission Meeting   OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Time: 7 p.m.

Location: Kent City Council Chambers, 325 S. Depeyster St., Kent 

Description: The purpose of the meeting is to allow the Kent city administrative staff to introduce the various components of a proposed downtown development project and their interrelationships. This will not be a formal site-plan review but rather an initial discussion about the project.

Sponsor: City of Kent

Contact: Gary Locke, Kent community development director, 330-678-8108