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July 24, 2019 - Let’s just face a few uncomfortable facts: Many great arts events in summer are outside, and it’s hot—really frackin’ hot. What this means to me is that an event needs to be worthy of any discomfort I might feel heading out of doors....

August 07, 2019 - Last weekend I embarked on something called the i75 Yarn Crawl, which is a four-state, self-guided tour of yarn shops and fiber studios. I drove up to Michigan (windows down, music up) and was financially irresponsible (knitters will...

June 07, 2023 - [Parker Posey, Waiting For Guffman voice]: “It’s the week of the show, y’all.” It’s the week of the Columbus Arts Festival! We’re so excited for this weekend of art shopping, music, demonstrations and live mural painting, kid’s and teen’s...

June 14, 2023 - 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...

July 26, 2023 - Do you find that any chore is better with music? Does a good book distract you from your to-do list? Do you get blissfully lost in the world building of a movie, or the texture, shapes and colors of a painting or sculpture? For me it’s a...

August 09, 2023 - I have spent the bulk of my life living paycheck to paycheck and assumed that arts events were something that I could not afford. I wish the ColumbusMakesArt.com events calendar was around when I was coming up so that I would have known...

August 16, 2023 - When this publishes, my boys will be attending their first day of school. I know we also say summer goes fast, but my goodness did this summer fly by. I’m excited for the return to regular schedules, but I will certainly miss hanging out...

September 20, 2023 - Don’t know about you, but I’m loving this weather! It gets me excited to get out and get active. There’s so much happening in the Columbus; here’s just a smattering of what I found on ColumbusMakesArt.com: This is a big week for Columbus...