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June 12, 2019 - Last weekend was the 58th annual Columbus Arts Festival. I was there all three days and to be honest, I’m pretty beat. But if you’re anything like me, you’re still looking for ways to match all of the fun from the previous weekend....

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.,...

June 09, 2021 - Last week I attended my first IRL, live performance in 15 months. My friends and I hit Schiller Park to see Actor’s Theater Columbus’ production of Much Ado About Nothing (one of my favorite offerings from the Bard). It was packed, and I...

June 16, 2021 - We are coming up on the longest day of the year, summer solstice, which is good because a search of the events calendar at ColumbusMakesArt.com showed me that there are a ton of arts events to squeeze into this weekend. Here are 12...

July 07, 2021 - I can’t believe we’re into July already! Where is the summer going? It feels like it’s going fast, but we’ve got a lot of summer ahead of us still, and plenty of activities to fill the time. I searched the calendar on ColumbusMakesArt.com...

July 14, 2021 - It’s my birthday week. I do not adult during birthday week. Birthday week is for fun outings with fabulous people, so of course I searched the calendar at ColumbusMakesArt.com to come up with a plan. There are so many options, but here’s...

July 21, 2021 - The thing about gardening is, the rewards are not immediate. But when a plant survives and actually blooms, well, that’s a good feeling. The arts can be that way. A lot of planning and care happens before you see the end result, and...

July 28, 2021 - And just like that we can see August on the horizon. I can’t believe how fast this summer has gone. We’re just over three weeks until our boys return to school! But I guess that’s typical summer: you feel like you’re just getting started...

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...

June 21, 2023 - It’s shaping up to be another busy week in the Columbus arts! I scanned the calendars on ColumbusMakesArt.com and here are some of the highlights I discovered. There’s so much to keep track of! Wednesday, June 21 We’re attending...