Happy March! As we watch pandemic cases fall and temperatures rise, I’m getting excited for the arts in Columbus this spring. Look at everything I found on ColumbusMakesArt.com just for this weekend:
- The Ohio State Theatre, Film and Media Arts Department presents Lynn Nottage’s play Sweat from March 2-11.
- The live storytelling event Speak Easy returns to Wild Goose Creative on Thursday, March 3.
- That same evening, Flippo plays a tribute to Marvin Gaye at Natalie’s on Grandview.
- OSU Dance performs a concert of new works by its BFA and MFA students at Sullivant Hall, March 3-5.
- Columbus Children’s Theatre performs an immersive, sensory-friendly theater show for very young kids called Crawls, Flies and Squirms! from March 3-20.
- ProMusica offers a concert of chamber music, Four Strings, at The Fives on Friday, March 4.
- 934 Gallery hosts the opening reception to its newest exhibition, Windows, on Friday, March 4. It’ll be on display through Apr. 16.
- This weekend Carpe Diem String Quartet performs Nothing Shines as Bright: By Footpath and Stile at Worthington United Methodist Church (March 4-5) and First Unitarian Universalist Church (March 6).
- The Butterfly Guild, which raises money for Nationwide Children’s Hospital, performs Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella at the Palace Theatre, March 4-6.
- The Columbus Museum of Art opens its next big exhibition, Roy Lichtenstein: History in the Making, 1948-1960. Catch it starting Saturday, March 5 through June 5.
- The New Albany Symphony Orchestra performs a concert celebrating African-American composer George Walker on Sunday, March 6.
This Saturday, March 5 is Gallery Hop, so you can visit a number of exhibitions in the district:
- Sharon Weiss Gallery features work from Jeff Stahler, March 3-27.
- Nick Stull: Surfaces at Sarah Gormley Gallery, March 4-27.
- Graeme McCann’s Colours From New Zealand to Ohio at Emergent Art & Craft, March 4-13.
- Catch a sneak peek of Brandt-Roberts Galleries’ Jolene Powell: Peaks and Pinnacles (on view March 6-27)
- And while it's not opening that night, Sherrie Gallerie opens a new exhibition of April Sunami’s work from March 6 to Apr. 23.
934 Gallery and Wild Goose Creative are recipients of the Arts Council’s Project Support grants.
(Image credit: Celebrating George Walker at the New Albany Symphony Orchestra)
Nick is marketing, communications, & events administrator for the Arts Council. He’s also a food/travel writer penning works for Columbus Monthly, Ohio.org, Ohio Magazine and on his own site BreakfastWithNick.com. His birthday treats included Preston’s Burgers, Hoyo’s Kitchen, chocolate angel strata and a trip to Columbus Brewing Company.