Okay. I hate excuses; I hate making them, I hate people who make them. I hate the phrases "It's not my fault," and "it's not fair." All of that being said, this is kind of also a good thing. And it's not an excuse, because after I make the statement I'm going to talk about how I will correct the situation next week. I got a second job! As a writer! These first few weeks, it has taken up a good bit of my time. As it would turn out, I'm not as perfect at it as I thought, and my learning curve is a little longer than I might have guessed. It is for this reason that I have failed to get my events up on time. SO. Next week, I'll start writing them on Tuesday (they take awhile, as hard as it might be to belive), and they'll be ready by Wednesday.
Okay.
Enjoy the weather! It's hard to believe it, but I think summer is about here. I'll skip all of the "time flies" cliches...
There are lots of opportunities to get out there and see what the city has to offer! As always, I am certainly missing something, so if you have any events to add, please don't hesitate to leave them in the comments.
- One great thing about summer is there are lots of nice free things to do. Particularly if they involve puplic spaces and music (later in the summer, we'll get into Music in the Air). To kick off the season of free outdoor things to do involving music is Summer Fridays at the Statehouse. Each Friday, there will be free entertainment and boxed lunches from the Capitol Cafe. Performances take place at noon.
- Another great free event is the Actors' Theatre Company's presentation of Macbeth, which runs through June 15th in Schiller Park. Pack a picnic!
- Yet another great free event is Riverfest, which takes place this Saturday at Genoa Park downtown; the festival celebrates Ohio's waterways with boating, cleanup, recycling, etc.
- So, this Saturday is the National Road Yard Sale. It takes place along rt 40.
- The Columbus Symphony welcomes Oscar, Emmy, Tony and Grammy award-winning composer and pianist Marvin Hamlisch this weekend. Get to the symphony while you can - there won't be any Picnics with the Pops this summer.
- Throughout the summer at COSI, you can see a 3D movie on prehistoric sea monsters! And, COSI is open 7 days a week throughout the summer!
- Arnett Howard and his Creole Funk band will be playing on the Grandview Library lawn on Tuesday, June 3rd.
