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October 28, 2020 - Confession: aside from the fun of costumes and trick-or-treating, I’ve never been super into Halloween. Scary or grotesque movies, all the dark and creepy stuff – just never been my thing. But I get why many are into it, and I love all...

January 06, 2021 - Well, we’re back at it! A new year has started. And while I get that the calendar flip is an arbitrary marker, I welcome any opportunity or motivation for a fresh start. I’m hoping to continue supporting artists and experience the arts in...

March 03, 2021 - This past weekend the New York Times wrote a belated obituary for Aminah Robinson as part of their Overlooked series, a collection of obits written about significant figures they didn’t cover at the time of the person’s death. I appreciate...

March 31, 2021 - Happy April, everyone! I hope we’re in for a lovely spring. I looked through the calendars on ColumbusMakesArt.com and can see Columbus arts flourishing. A few highlights of what’s happening this week: Columbus poet Barbara Fant performs...

April 14, 2021 - I know this pandemic is far from over, and we’ve lost a lot along the way, but I’m allowing myself some hope these days as the weather warms, as my wife and I just got our second vaccinations (and as we see loads more friends, family,...

June 02, 2021 - Happy June, everyone! I don’t know about you, but Memorial Day weekend felt like a real welcome to summer, despite the chilly temps. We got to hang with family, I grilled everything I could get my hands on, our boys started baseball. Felt...

August 04, 2021 - Happy August! It feels like this month has hit the ground running. Searching through our calendars, I see there’s plenty to do this weekend, including a lot of festivals, concerts, arts hops and new exhibitions: Wild Goose Creative's Speak...

September 01, 2021 - About half of my Weekend Warriors start with comments about the weather, but when things start cooling off, I COME ALIVE! I’ll even take a little bit of rain, as long as it’s not in the 90s. But these seasonal changes make me eager to get...

September 29, 2021 - I can’t believe we’re wrapping up the first month of the Columbus Makes Art Passport already! It’s been great to see so many people participating. If you’ve collected stickers in your book already, you can start redeeming them for prizes,...

December 22, 2021 - Does everyone get that joke? “It’s the day of the show, y’all.” Parker Posey’s character says it in Waiting for Guffman as their community theater production hits a snag the morning of the show. Anytime it’s the day/week/month of a big...