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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,...

November 04, 2020 - It’s a crazy week, and as of this writing, I’m pretty sure that it’s going to stay crazy for a little longer than we may all wish. So, here are 10 events to distract you from the politics/COVID double header that is 2020. Thursday, Nov....

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 07, 2021 - For anyone who is feeling anxious, despite vaccination, about going out—I empathize with you. After a year of anxiety, isolation and adapting to pandemic world rules, it’s understandable that it might take a hot minute to readjust. That’s...