Things to do in Columbus::April 16th Edition

I hope it's safe to say Spring is here, but I'll say it really quietly, just in case mother nature is listening and is in a bad mood.  But, according to the weather report, there's no more frost in the foreseeable future.  The trees are blooming, some flowers are out, and I'm walking to work today.

So, if your taxes are done and you need to relieve the headache, get outside and get some fresh air!  Sunshine makes everything better!

As always, if there is an event I am missing, please email me or leave it in the comments.

• First up, this Saturday is the CCAD Spring Student Art Sale.  This is one of my favorite events.  I keep saying we are going to have more art in our house, and this is a great opportunity to buy some fabulous art for studen prices.  It's also cool to meet the students, and see the prolific amount of art they produce to take place in this event.  I can't find the event listed anywhere on their website, but it costs $5 and takes place at the Loann Crane Design Center (Cleveland & Long).  $50 gets you early entry (8:30am).  Call 614.224.9101.
• Tomorrow night (Thursday) is Third Thursdays in the Short North!  All of the shops will be open until at least 9pm, giving visitors a chance to shop a few stores which might typically only be open during regular business hours.
• Celebrate Earth Day at the Statehouse this weekend by exploring fossils in the rocks used in the building of the Statehouse.  The tour, guided by a geologist, takes place on Friday at noon.  The Statehouse is also hosting a Student art show from Columbus students in K - 12.
• You can also celebrate Earth Day in the Short North by cleaning out your basement and getting rid of all of that junk you don't know what to do with.  It will be a good opportunity to get rid of some things in a green way - electronics and the like.
• Have a weekend of piano film at the Wexner Center: As part of their Milos Forman retrospective, the Wex will be showing Amadeus on Friday, and on Saturday & Sunday, see Note by Note:The Making of Steinway L1037.  Some of us are piano nerds, and would find that fascinating!
• This weekend is the Glass Axis Spring Art Sale.  You can also make your own pulled glass flower for $35.
• This weekend is another opportunity to mix your Puccini with your popcorn at the Polaris Rave Theatres.  The San Francisco Opera brings us Madama Butterfly this time around.
• This Sunday is the Columbus Toy & Comic Show at Vet's Memorial.  Admission is $3.  Comic Book nerds unite!!
• This Saturday is Agora at Junctionville Studies.  This is one of those fun art events I can never attend because I'm always working on the weekends, but I thing the Junctionville space is really cool, and they've had some great events so far.  Agora starts at 3pm.
• This week in drinking news, Spagio Cellars' tasting this Thursday will feature Spring Wines.
• and in more drinking news, if you have always wanted to create your very own beer list, consider this your chance to become part of the process.  The Columbus Beer Wench has teamed up with Tip Top Kitchen & Cocktails for a community-created beer list.  The event is this Sunday at 5pm and costs $15, which includes beer and sweet potato fries.

Now get out there and have some fun!

                                                                                       

Comments

[Bear]

I should probably also mention an upcoming wine dinner at Alana's featuring a selection of wines from the south of France. It's not this weekend but next weekend -- the 27th -- but space is limited and it may well sell out before next week's announcement. See http://slowfoodcolumbus.org/events.html for details and a menu.

[Walker Evans]

Agora is going to rock! :D

[Jared Weiss]

Hey there, this is Jared Weiss, I'm currently a fine arts student at CCAD (and will be at the sale). I was just commenting to add an event for this weekend. On Saturday April 19th at 3:30 I will be showing paintings and drawings along with musical composer Robert Holliday. Robert has composed five pieces of music which will start at 4:00pm. Both of us are exploring how art and music can affect the viewers consciousness.
This show will be held at Capital University in Mees Hall. Also there is no cover charge.
We would love to see you there!

[dirtgirl]

Any idea when the various farmers' markets open?

[Bear]

The Tip Top/Beer Wench event will in fact be at 5 p.m. (at this writing it says "%pm" -- hate those sticky shift keys!) Looks like a lot of fun.

I love Spagio Cellars but have never done one of their Thursday tastings. How many wines and how much food are we talking about?