Updated Thursday at 1:57pm. and at 3:20
I think it's officially summer. Can it be that next week is the 4th of July? Hm. I suppose it can. Do I even need to include Red White & Boom in this week's edition of Columbus events? Let's just say this: for those of you who aren't into the whole going downtown and being hot and miserable thing, the evening of Red White and Boom is a great time to go to your favorite restaurant where you might not always be able to get a reservation. No one has to work the next day, so it's almost like a weekend, and you can get really good service and not have to fight crowds. As always, if you have an event you'd like to mention, please leave it in the comments or send me an e-mail. No haters, please.
- For anyone with even a passing interest in human anatomy (hopefully, that's everyone), Bodies, the Exhibition is coming to Easton. Husband and I went to see the big exhibit when it was in Cleveland 2 years ago and it was super cool. At first - and I'm not by nature a queasy person - my stomach turned a little bit, but my curiosity eventually got the better of me and before long I was ogling the sliced apart fat man along with everyone else (you'd just have to see it to know what I'm talking about). Tickets are $17 - $22, and the event goes from June 30th through the end of the year.
- Shadowbox Caberet is performing the Rocky Horror Show Sundays at 2:30pm & 7:30pm through mid July. I have never been to one of their shows but I've heard it's loads of fun. Being that Husband and I are big Rocky Horror fans, I think we might just have to make this our inagural visit. Tickets are $20-$30. Other shows are ongoing, visit their site for complete lineup.
- This Saturday's Picnic with the Pops will be Patriotic Pops on the lawn at Chemical Abstracts. Tickets are $22.
- The film this weekend at the Wexner Ceneter for the Arts is Two or Three Things I Know About Her, directed by Jean-Luc Godard. Friday & Saturday at 7pm, tickets are $7. High St @ 15th Ave on OSU campus.
- Speaking of classic films, Studio 35 is showing The Wizard of Oz. No word on if there will be a standard viewing/viewing with the Dark Side of the Moon accompanying double feature (note to Studio 35 staff:get on that). 3055 Indianola Ave in Clintonville.
- This Saturday, 4pm - 10pm, is the Grandview Art Hop throughout Grandview, on Grandview Ave (Near West side). Visit galleries, shop, eat ice cream, drink coffee, and then buy some wine at Spagio.
- This Saturday, noon - 7pm, is Riverfest at one of my favorite local parks, North Bank Park (311 W Long Street, downtown). Take a boat ride, make art from recycled materials, get sold on a Prius, pet animals from the Zoo, etc. Take the kids!
- It's hard to believe Dragonfly Neo V is 10 years old. It makes me feel old that I remember when it was the King Avenue Coffeehouse and it was the COOLEST place to hang out when I was in college (so I thought; Husband thought everything tasted like patchouli. He's probably right). At any rate, you can celebrate the vegan dining destination this weekend with a peek into their famous kitchen garden, and even a workshop on how to create your own. There will also be a booksigning with Jennifer Bartley author of Designing the New Kitchen Garden. Events take place Friday 6pm - 2am and Saturday 11:30am - 11pm.
- This Saturday is another Romantic Canoe Trip in the Hocking Hills. The canoe trip begins just before sunset and winds through the river for a 2 hour trip, where you will be greeted with wine and a bonfire! Tickets are $30; don't forget the bug spray! There's also a torchlit tour of the river on July 3rd.
- I have always wanted to go to the Wilds, but I've never made it (yet). Throughout the summer, they will features a Sunset Safari. $60 buys you dinner overlooking the park and a special safari.
- The following events are ongoing, but should be enjoyed when the weather is beautiful: you can hear free music in the park in Gahanna at Friendship park, in Worthington on the Village Green, and at Whetstone Park (all are at 7pm Sundays throughout the summer).
- The Actor's Theatre Group's production of The Complete Works of Shakespeare (Abridged) resumes tomorrow (Thursday, June 21st) at Schiller park in German Village. Performances take place Thursdays - Sundays at 8pm and admission is free (although donations are accepted). The play runs through July 8th, when it will be replaced with King Lear.
- File under: planning ahead. I will be pouring wine Friday night, July 13th at the preview event for the Ohio Food & Wine Festival at the North Market. Tickets are $20 (but you can get a $5 discount at local National City branches) and you can sip loads of Ohio wines (don't laugh, wine snobs, there are good Ohio wines) and enjoy nibbles from the Market. I don't know whose wine I'll be pouring yet, so you'll just have to look for the nerdy bespecticled girl with the long brown hair. Columbus Underground fans will also be happy to hear that CU hosts Anne & Walker will also be pouring so come out and say hi!
- This Sunday, July 1st, is an OEFFA farm tour of Killbuck Mushroom Farm. The tour takes place from 2pm - 5pm, and you can learn a lot about mushroom farming. Call 614.421.2022 for more information.
