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March 13, 2019 - In anticipation of writing this post, I hit up the events section of ColumbusMakesArt.com to see what’s up this weekend, and quickly found that the Wexner Center is screening the cult classic Rock ‘n’ Roll High School on March 15. Three...

May 22, 2019 - As I’m glancing through the calendars on ColumbusMakesArt.com, I’m amazed at the diversity of arts events happening this weekend, whether it’s new musical works created with local poets, to outdoor theater and music performances, to an...

July 17, 2019 - These days we are in full space mode. Our youngest’s latest obsession is space travel, which coincides perfectly with the 50th anniversary of the moon landing this Saturday, July 20. We’ve been watching videos of shuttle launches, reading...

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....

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 11, 2019 - I’m always amazed at how many different things happen around Columbus every weekend. Just when I feel like we’ve had a big weekend – BAM! – the next weekend comes along complete with festivals and concerts and new exhibitions. I searched...

May 27, 2020 - Every week as I dig through the calendars on ColumbusMakesArt.com, I’m so pleased seeing more and more events popping up. Arts organizations and artists are finding ways to share the arts virtually and safely. This week I found student...

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...

August 26, 2020 - The arts have a dichotomous role in my life. On one hand they can and often do provide a moment of escape from reality. On the other hand, they root me in reality. Whether through stories that don’t always get told or imagery that reflects...

September 09, 2020 - Times are tough, I know, but I really take heart in all the activity from Columbus arts organizations this week. Even just a quick glance at the calendars on ColumbusMakesArt.com and I’m seeing everything from new exhibitions to live...