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June 26, 2019 - Man, summer goes quick. It feels like we’re just getting started and BOOM: it’s the end of June already. Don’t tell my kids, but school starts in less than two months… But time flies when you’re having fun, right? Already this summer, my...

July 03, 2019 - I am lucky enough to get a little time off work this week and that means more time to go out and play in this city of ours, and there is nothing more playful than the The 36th-Annual Doo Dah Parade + Party. Stepping off at 1:01 p.m.,...

July 31, 2019 - This past Sunday my family and I made our annual trek to the Ohio State Fair. As usual, it’s an overwhelming and delightful cacophony of sights, sounds and smells: crowds of people, music, fried food, farm animals. We always make a point...

September 04, 2019 - I had this idea that over the holiday weekend I would do some much needed cleaning and organizing in my home. But, when the weekend came that idea did not spark joy. What did make me happy was meeting up with friends and enjoying the...

October 02, 2019 - I don’t like 90-degree weather in July; so you can imagine my lack of enthusiasm seeing those digits in October. But, that’s fine because the extended forecast is promising more fall like temps this weekend and there’s nothing like cooler...

March 04, 2020 - Last weekend I was in Washington, D.C. for a conference. Between keynotes and breakout sessions, I managed to carve out time to visit the many museums in the district, including the National Gallery of Art and the National Portrait...

April 01, 2020 - I hope everyone’s hanging in there! We’re in week three of quarantine: school work (and regular work) from home, cooking dinner together, taking walks around the neighborhood, lots of craft projects. We’re also working the arts into our...

April 29, 2020 - Happy (Almost) May, everyone! As we’re edging into full spring weather, we’re seeing more and more virtual arts events happening across the city. I searched the calendars on ColumbusMakesArt.com/Virtual, and here’s what I found: Gallery...

July 29, 2020 - I’m going to be honest: as I start scanning the calendars on ColumbusMakesArt.com each week to write this blog post, I’m not sure what I’m going to find. Over the past few months there have been so many canceled concerts and exhibitions...

September 02, 2020 - In the age of Cornavirus does a “holiday” weekend mean anything? Hell, does “weekend” have meaning anymore? Perhaps not. With the days of the week blurring together for many, events like Rhapsody & Refrain 2: 30 Columbus Poets,...