Took a bunch of photos yesterday of the Lincoln Theater Open House Tour. Big crowds and a big turnout. Great weather for it, and lots of people hanging around outside to eat and drink and hang out. Good stuff! The photos….
Posts under ‘Arts’
Agora V – Saturday, October 18th, 2008
Yep! Agora is this weekend! If you’ve never been, do NOT miss out on this event. It takes place at Junctionview Studios hidden away in Grandview. A massive indoor artist studio and event space. I always tell people who have never been to imagine a giant indoor version of gallery hop that is all about [...]
Bending Nature at The Franklin Park Conservatory
Last Thursday, I had the pleasure of attending the preview of the new Bending Nature exhibit at the Franklin Park Conservatory. This new installation includes works by 15 artists including Dorothy Gill Barnes (Columbus), David Byrne (NYC), Dennis Oppenheim (NYC), Shigeo Kawashima (Kanagawa, Japan) and many others. This exhibit is part of an ongoing program [...]
Short North Halloween Highball 10/31/2008
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvSH7hYLkLk] www.HighballHalloween.com
Buy a square at Via Colori Columbus on September 13-14
Via Colori, the modern-day practice of the centuries-old tradition of street painting, is returning to Columbus September 13-14 after a 2-year hiatus. The festival, held in Goodale Park, is the largest arts event in the Short North Arts District, bringing together artists both amateur and professional to create memorable chalk paintings in squares sponsored by [...]
Columbus Arts Festival 2008
This year’s Columbus Arts Festival is taking place this weekend about two blocks away from our house over here in King Lincoln. Great to have this in walking distance from home, and a lot of fun to walk over for dinner tonight and sit on the grass on the quad at CCAD and do some [...]
First the symphony… next the horse racing
The Dispatch ran a story yesterday highlighting the current problems that Scioto Downs is facing. For those of you unfamiliar, Scioto Downs is a local harness horse-racing track located on the far south side. I’ve only been there once about 10 years ago, which still makes me more of a “regular” there than most other [...]
Artspace, Bodega and a Free Beer
I already took the online survey, but thought I’d pass the word along for those of you who like free beer! Artist live/work space IS coming to Columbus! This is your last chance to take the ArtSpace survey (deadline for responses is Thursday May 22nd!!!) Please stop by Bodega (3rd & High St, in the [...]
The Columbus Cultural Planning Process
Bryan Knicely, President of GCAC has a very interesting topic posted on Columbus Underground about the development of a Cultural Plan for Columbus. I haven’t done a whole lot of research on what other cities are doing, but I’ve read a lot of general information from various news articles touting the “creative class” as a [...]