Look, I’m not going to lie. I am TIRED. The Columbus Arts Festival was amazing, but it’s some long hours on old bones. But, one look at the events calendar on ColumbusMakesArt.com to see what’s going on this weekend and I remember that there is no rest for the wicked. There is just too much goodness out there to miss.
Thursday, June 15,
- Colin Gawel Duo, plays Natalie’s Charlie’s Stage for a free happy hour show.
- CAPA’s Summer Movie Series presents The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.
Friday, June 16
- Two acts that played the Columbus Arts Festival last weekend have shows at Natalie’s: Chaz and Nickie on Charlie’s Stage for a free happy hour show, and The Fifth House has an album release show on the Music Hall Stage.
- CAPA’s Summer Movie Series is screening Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life.
- Gateway Film Center’s Reelin’ and Rockin’ series has the Amy Winehouse documentary Amy.
- 934 Gallery is screening the cult classic Tank Girl for free.
- The Creekside Blues and Jazz Festival opens Friday and runs through Sunday—three days of incredible music, including MojoFlo and Honey & Blue who just played Arts Fest.
- The Heart of Grove City Wine & Arts Festival opens Friday and runs through Saturday.
Saturday, June 17
- The Worthington Arts Festival opens Saturday and runs through Sunday in Worthington’s village green.
- Picnic with the Pops featuring Ne-Yo is at Columbus Commons.
- Juneteenth On the Ave at King Arts Complex.
- Juneteenth and Summer Celebration at the Grange Insurance Audubon Center.
- CAPA Summer Movie Series presents my favorite Hitchcock film, The Rear Window Saturday and Sunday.
- The 26th-Annual JuneteenthOhio Festival is Saturday through Sunday at Genoa Park.
- Juneteenth Jubilee Day Festival, in the Ohio History Connection’s Ohio Village.
Sunday, June 18
And, there is even more if you do your own search of events at ColumbusMakesArt.com. Our arts cup runneth over.
Lacey Luce is a digital marketing strategist for the Greater Columbus Arts Council who is broke and exhausted, but still ready for more.
CAPA, Gateway Film Center, King Arts Complex, the Ohio Historyl Connection are funded in part with Operating Support from GCAC. 934 Gallery is funded in part with General Support from GCAC. Project Support was provided by GCAC for the 26th Annual JuneteenthOhio Festival.
Image: from The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.