2025 Events Workshop

Event Date: 10/8/2025
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Dublin Community Recreation Center
5600 Post Road
Dublin, Ohio 43017

Capacity:

4/120
Event Overview

Join us at the OPRA Events Workshop and meet with other event planners from around the state to help improve your accessibility plan for events, strengthen your peer network, and discuss best practices for planning your next event. 

Agenda

 10:00am    
Welcome:  Don't forget to bring and drop-off SWAG items at the SWAG Swap table!
 10:15am Featured Speaker:  Laura Grunfeld
Including Patrons with Disabilities at Your Outdoor Event
Learn how you can more effectively serve your patrons with disabilities and better comply with the American with Disabilities Act at your outdoor events.  This fast-paced, information-packed session provides:
  • a format for designing a comprehensive accessibility program.
  • familiar and little-known aspects of a well-run accessibility program.
  • practical tips you can use at your next event.
 11:15am
Break
 11:25am Group Discussion:  Smaller Events & American 250 Plans
 12:00pm Lunch & Networking
 12:30pm Breakout:  Talla 1 - Event Permits
Breakout:  Talla 2 - Parades
Breakout:  Talla 3 - Small Park Programs
 1:00pm Breakout:  Talla 1 - Logistics
Breakout:  Talla 2 - Cultural Events/Celebrations
Breakout:  Talla 3 -Safety Plans
 1:30pm Breakout:  Talla 1 - Spring Events
Breakout:  Talla 2 - Outdoor Concerts/Movies in the Park
Breakout:  Talla 3 - Food and Beverage Sales/DORA
 2:00pm Breakout:  Talla 1 - Fall Events
Breakout:  Talla 2 - Tree Lightings/Holiday Events
Breakout:  Talla 3 - Marketing/Sponsorship
 2:30pm Break
 2:40pm Wrap-Up
 3:00pm Event Ends


Registration Form
Bulk Registration File


This event is eligible for 0.2 CEUs.

Cost
Member:  $60*
Non-Member:  $90
An additional $30 fee will be applied to any registrations received after October 1st.

*OPRA Group Professional Members are eligible for a 50% off discount.

Click here for the substitution and cancellation policy for this workshop.






Speaker Information

Laura Grunfeld, Everyone's Invited  |  Including Patrons with Disabilities at Your Outdoor Event
Laura Grunfeld is the owner and founder of Everyone's Invited, a consulting and training company specializing in helping producers make their events more accessible to people with disabilities since 2004.  Grunfeld has designed and implemented Accessibility Programs for events across the nation including the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Bonnaroo, Music Midtown, Governors Ball, Outside Lands, TomorrowWorld, Firefly, Electric Forest, Phish, and many more.  For three years, she has won the Pinnacle Gold Award for "Best Accessibility Program" from the International Festivals & Events Association.

 
Registration

Online Registration

Member: $60.00 Purchase Now
Non-Member: $90.00 Purchase Now