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The Siposium Welcome to The Siposium, where the curious gather to expand their understanding of the world. With drinks.

Your yard is political. Your lawn is philosophical. And “natural” might not mean what you think.Who decides what nature ...
10/27/2026

Your yard is political. Your lawn is philosophical. And “natural” might not mean what you think.

Who decides what nature should look like? Join us at Sip Salon to debate where the natural world ends and human influence begins. We bring the article and the questions; you bring your curiosity. Drinks encouraged!

November 4, 6:30–8:30 PM
Zaftig Brewing

Free registration on our website!

If humans are part of nature, can anything humans create truly be unnatural?Discuss. (Preferably over a drink.)Join us N...
10/25/2026

If humans are part of nature, can anything humans create truly be unnatural?

Discuss. (Preferably over a drink.)

Join us November 4 at Zaftig Brewing Co. for our Sip Salon on who decides what nature is supposed to look like.

How much control is too much control?We prune trees. Shape gardens. Breed plants for particular traits. And in bonsai, w...
10/23/2026

How much control is too much control?

We prune trees. Shape gardens. Breed plants for particular traits. And in bonsai, we spend years guiding a living tree toward an artistic vision.

Is that an expression of creativity? A collaboration with nature? Or our desire to make the world behave the way we want it to?

Bonsai is a surprisingly rich way to explore some very human questions about beauty, patience, control, and imperfection.

At our next Siposium, Columbus bonsai artist, potter, and teacher Mark Passerrello will help us get into the art and science behind these miniature landscapes.

Patience in a Pot
Sunday, November 8, 7–9 pm
Seventh Son Brewing, Columbus

Register from our event page or our website!

The Siposium is where niche topics meet big ideas, lively discussion, and drinks.

Is a yard full of wildflowers beautiful, environmentally responsible, or just messy? Can it be all three? Tell us where ...
10/22/2026

Is a yard full of wildflowers beautiful, environmentally responsible, or just messy? Can it be all three?
Tell us where you stand and then come debate what “natural” actually means at our next Sip Salon.

November 4 | 6:30–8:30 pm
Zaftig Brewing Co.

Free Registration available on our page!

Join us to learn together. Over drinks. Check out our page for more info.
10/15/2026

Join us to learn together. Over drinks. Check out our page for more info.

Who Decides What Nature Is Supposed to Look Like?Join us for a Sip Salon: a relaxed, curious, occasionally argumentative...
10/13/2026

Who Decides What Nature Is Supposed to Look Like?

Join us for a Sip Salon: a relaxed, curious, occasionally argumentative discussion about nature, human intervention, and who gets to decide what we should be protecting in the first place.

Wednesday, November 4 | 6:30–8:30 p.m.
Zaftig Brewing Co., Columbus

No expertise required. Just curiosity and a willingness to question your assumptions.

Details and tickets: https://www.simpletix.com/e/sip-salon-who-decides-what-nature-is-suppo-tickets-290586

Thank you for joining us last night at CBC for Haunted Elegies with Charlene Fix!
10/06/2026

Thank you for joining us last night at CBC for Haunted Elegies with Charlene Fix!

What haunts us?It’s October, so obviously we should spend a Monday night talking about ghosts.But maybe not just the spo...
10/01/2026

What haunts us?

It’s October, so obviously we should spend a Monday night talking about ghosts.
But maybe not just the spooky kind.

On Monday, October 5, The Siposium is getting a little haunted with Haunted Elegies, an evening exploring poetry, grief, memory, ghosts, and the things that linger long after they're gone.

We'll be joined by Columbus poet Charlene Fix, whose newest collection is Habitat of Ghosts. She'll share her own work along with poems from other writers, and then we'll get a chance to write some of our own using prompts she provides. The brave among us can even share what we come up with.

And that's really what The Siposium is all about: curious people getting together to learn something weird, fascinating, and a little unexpected. Think NPR or a TED Talk, but with drinks, conversation, trivia, and a room full of people who are genuinely interested in the world around them.

So if you're the kind of person who thinks:

“I love learning weird things.”
“I haven't been to a poetry event in forever.”
“Tell me more about ghosts.”
“I would absolutely attend a TED Talk if there were beer.”
“I want to meet interesting people who are curious about stuff.”

…this might be your kind of Monday night.

THE SIPOSIUM: HAUNTED ELEGIES
Monday, October 5
7–9 PM
Columbus Brewing Company Taproom

Come curious. Bring your ghosts. Write something haunting.

Check out our page for tickets!

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