Ohio wineries and breweries are an important and growing part of the agricultural landscape in our state, yet they have no place at our State Fair. “Beer at the Fair” is back in the news this year as Union County has recently ok’ed the taboo beverage for sale at their 2008 county fair. If you’ll [...]
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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 [...]
Columbus Indie Art Month: Volunteer for the 2008 Arts Festival
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR 2008 COLUMBUS ARTS FESTIVAL COLUMBUS, Ohio – Applications to volunteer at the 2008 Columbus Arts Festival presented by Time Warner Cable, June 6, 7 & 8 in downtown’s Discovery District are now available. The Greater Columbus Arts Council seeks volunteers to assist with a variety of duties for this year’s Festival. Applications [...]
Schiller Park too small to host Oktoberfest?
I’ve got a few quotes in yesterday’s edition of This Week News about Oktoberfest. It really only touches upon the basics of how I feel about the festival not taking place in German Village, but I think David Cross did a great job of coveying the important aspect of what I was trying to get [...]
The Top 6 Reasons why Oktoberfest won’t happen in Schiller Park
I recently posted my two cents on the relocation of Oktoberfest for 2008, and basically said I’d like to see it happen in Schiller Park. Well, there was a news story in This Week News yesterday titled No plans to return Oktoberfest to Schiller Park, which felt pretty much like an answer to my proposal [...]
What’s the deal with Oktoberfest?
It was announced yesterday that Oktoberfest is moving again this year, from the Arena District over to Genoa Park at COSI. I was kind of hoping that with the new riverfront under construction this year that the summer festivals would be moving to new locations and hopefully realizing that the riverfront isn’t that great of [...]
Tiny Canary – November 17-18, 2007
November 17-18, 2007 Junctionview Studios, Columbus, Ohio 10am – 6pm each dayWelcome to the first Tiny Canary Indie Design Market!Tiny Canary, a modern arts and crafts market, will have over 40 of the finest designers and makers of everything from jewelry and handmade clothing, to original plush and home décor. As a handmade alternative for [...]
Free Continued Adult Education in Columbus
This is an amazing concept brought up on ColumbusUnderground.com by Mandy Henderson… everyone is asked for their specialties and what types of classes they could teach. Then everyone votes on what they have the most interest in, and casual classes begin! The class listings were just posted and classes will begin soon. Should be a [...]
Columbus International Film & Video Festival
Looking for something to do this week? The 55th Annual Columbus International Film & Video Festival kicks off today and runs for the entire next week. A lot of people I mention this to don’t even realize that Columbus HAS a Film Festival, let alone one that has been running for five and a half [...]
Contribute your ideas for the 2008 Arts Festival
If you’ve got some ideas on what you’d like to see at next year’s Arts Festival, it’s time to bring those ideas to the forefront. The Director of the annual Columbus Arts Festival wants some public contribution on how the festival can improve during it’s relocation to the Discovery District for 2008. There will be [...]