Columbus Events to Experience

Dickens Victorian Village

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:30:16 GMT

November 1 - January 17, 2010 / Historic Downtown Cambridge
From November through mid January each year, visitors are invited to stroll amidst 60 vignettes of 160 lifelike figures representing classic scenes from Victorian society. Families, couples, and groups alike enjoy this innovative public art exhibition. This is an experience that engages the senses as you explore the charming streetscape, striking historic architecture, and eclectic shops and eateries of Cambridge. The Dickens scenes are stationed along Wheeling Avenue at each antique lamppost and bench between 6th and 11th Streets. Wheeling Avenue is also the historic National Road/Route 40, and features an outstanding streetscape of original buildings from the 1800s. A self-guided walking tour brochure is available at downtown shops and area hotels for your convenience.

Available Light Theatre: (How To) Stay Human

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:30:16 GMT

November 5-14, 2009 / Columbus Performing Arts Center
This play is for those who are not happy with the way things are and would like to make a difference. This play is for ordinary people who want to create extraordinary outcomes. This is a play about making the impossible happen. If you're not thinking about change, this play is too soon for you.

PBJ & Jazz Series: Bobby Floyd

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:30:16 GMT

November 7-7, 2010 / Lincoln Theatre
PBJ & Jazz concerts are 1-hour long interactive concerts designed to introduce jazz and American music to young children and their families. Children receive a peanut butter & jelly sandwich, juice and a cookie.

Eccentric Soul Revue

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:30:16 GMT

November 9, 2009 / Lincoln Theatre
This classic soul revue show organized by Numero Group (a Chicago-based R&B and soul reissue label) features headliner Syl Johnson, who recorded on the Memphis-based Hi Records alongside legends like Al Green); Chicago-based vocal R&B group The Notations; Chicago recording artist Renaldo Domino; and special guest artists from Columbus The Four Mints and Marion Black - all backed by JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound. The local groups on the bill were featured on the Columbus-based Capsoul label, spearheaded by the late Bill Moss, a colorful Columbus personality. As part of the evening, Numero Group (whose first reissue was a Capsoul compilation) and the performers will pay tribute to Moss for his contributions to both Columbus and the regional music scene.

Ohio State University Mens Basketball vs. Alcorn State

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:30:16 GMT

November 9, 2009 / Value City Arena at the Jerome Schottenstein Center

Visiting Artist Lecture: Dr. Michael Phillips

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:30:16 GMT

November 9, 2009 / Columbus College of Art & Design
A scholar if William Blake for more than 30 years, Michael Phillips was guest curator of the William Blake exhibition at the Petite Palais, Paris, France (April to June 2009), and has been guest curator of the Tate Britain and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, as well as co-editor of the exhibition catalogues. Dr. Phillips' most recent book on Blake is William Blake The Creation of the Songs From Manuscript to Illuminated Printing (Princeton, 2000). His upcoming book, Blake and the Terror a Biography of William Blake in Lambeth during the Anti-Jacobin Terror in Britain 1792-93, is nearing completion. He has been awarded British Academy and NEH research fellowships for his work on Blake.

Columbus International Film & Video Festival: Scientists Under Attack

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:30:16 GMT

November 10, 2009 / Germania Singing & Sport Society
Science in the magnetic field of money written and directed by Bertram Verhaag, A Political Thriller on genetic engineering and freedom of speech. This is a documentary thriller about how Agro-Chemical multinational corporations victimize international scientists to prevent them from publishing their scary findings.

Drawing in the Galleries

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:30:16 GMT

November 10, 2009 / Columbus Museum of Art
Would you like to experience CMA in a new way or see art from a different perspective? Join us for Drawing in the Galleries and explore the basic elements of drawing while developing observational skills and a deeper appreciation for the artistic process. Be prepared for surprises and count on learning as much about seeing as about drawing from observation. All skill levels are welcome.

Arthritis Foundation Expo

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:30:16 GMT

November 10, 2009 / Veterans Memorial
Learn the newest and most effective treatments for arthritis.

Luc Tuymans in Conversation with T. J. Clark

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:30:16 GMT

November 10, 2009 / Wexner Center for the Arts
There's no better way to learn about works of art than from the artist themselves. Luc Tuymans sits down with T.J. Clark, professor of modern art at UCLA, to discuss the political and social aspects of Tuymans's work.

Columbus International Film & Video Festival

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:30:16 GMT

November 10-15, 2009 / Columbus College of Art & Design
This five-day festival showcases some of the best content-driven independent, corporate and studio film and video productions from around the world.

Victorian Teas at Kelton House: Harvest Tea

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:30:16 GMT

November 11, 2009 / Kelton House Museum & Garden
Throughout the year, the Kelton House offers Victorian Teas with a tasteful sampling of savories and sweets reminiscent of 19th century ladies' get-togethers. The menu for each Tea is different, but is always accompanied by traditional Earl Gray tea. Each Tea also includes a short educational program that usually reflects either the season or an object from the Kelton House Museum collection.

Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Detroit Red Wings

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:30:16 GMT

November 11, 2009 / Nationwide Arena

Columbus International Film & Video Festival: My Son the Pornographer

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:30:16 GMT

November 11, 2009 / Arena Grand Theatre
This is a love story about the relationship between a father and a son. We follow Art, a man raised with conservative moral values, as he visits his son Kole who works as a writer and actor in the pornography business in Prague. Concerned about the sexual abuse Kole experienced as a child and perceiving that Kole's current lifestyle is directly linked to that sad past, Art hopes to get Kole out of a life that, in Art's eyes, is degrading and soul-destroying. Throughout the film, Art and Kole struggle with their relationship in ways that are at times both painful and humorous. As the story unfolds, Art convinces Kole to return to Canada to confront the past. When Art hires a private detective to track the abuser, he discovers how close to violence he himself can come.

Great Expectations Chocolate Walk

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:30:16 GMT

November 12, 2009 / Historic Downtown Cambridge
Be one of 250 lucky ticket holders to participate in the Great Expectations Chocolate Walk! This second annual event is part of the Dickens Victorian Village Celebration in Historic Downtown Cambridge. Exchange your ticket for a Dickens Victorian Village bag and a walking tour brochure that will direct you to downtown participating merchants, where you will receive one chocolate experience at each location, perhaps it will be a serving of hot chocolate, or a brownie, or a chocolate cordial. Enjoy some on the walk, or place some in your souvenir bag to enjoy later.

IMS Tradeshow

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:30:16 GMT

November 12, 2009 / Veterans Memorial
Convert your business' goods and services into IMS trade dollars that work like cash to purchase needed items.

CAPA: Yasmin Levy

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:30:16 GMT

November 12, 2009 / Lincoln Theatre
In her deep, spiritual, and moving style of singing, Yasmin Levy preserves and revives the most beautiful songs from her Ladino/Judeo-Spanish heritage. With her distinctive and emotive style, Yasmin has incorporated the more "modern" sounds of Andalusian Flamenco and Turkey into medieval Ladino/Judeo-Spanish songs, as well as combined instruments such as the darbuka, oud, violin, cello, and piano. Once heard, Yasmin Levy isn't easily forgotten.

Columbus International Film & Video Festival: Student Award Winning Films

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:30:16 GMT

November 12, 2009 / Columbus College of Art & Design
Come see a collection of award winning student films from around the world.

Ohio State University Mens Basketball vs. James Madison

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:30:16 GMT

November 12, 2009 / Value City Arena at the Jerome Schottenstein Center

Glass Art in Columbus

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:30:16 GMT

November 12, 2009 / Columbus Museum of Art
In celebration of the robust community of glass artists and studios in Columbus, CMA presents a series of talks by local artists specializing in fine-art glass.