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Capital Crossroads SID Notes
Shop Pearl Market
Pearl Market is now open every Tuesday and Friday through October 31, 10:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. Enjoy the outstanding mix of products from farmers and merchants. Thanks to a 10,000.00 grant from the Puffin Foundation West, The Market offers an EBT Matching program that doubles EBT benefits spent in the Pearl Market.
Stop by the SWACO Green Booth to visit with our friends at COTA. Learn more about the CBUS, downtown's new circulator bus service, plus details about how they are celebrating 40 years of serving Columbus. While there, you can enter to win a Worm Factory Composting Set.
Here are the anticipated vendors for Friday, June 13:
Abundant Antiques, Beads Bracelets N More; Beepothecary, Bergefurd's Farm Market, Bill's Bakery, CAMA, car2go Columbus, Challah! Food Truck, Christian Science Reading Room, Cindy's Handmade Originals, Columbus Athenaeum, Doogie Delicacies & More; Eban's Bakehouse, Elder Forest Soap, engler glass, Everdry Waterproofing, Fancy Freedom Designs; Farmer Bill's Produce & Honey, Folck Family Farm, Fornof Market, From Above Bakery; Great Harvest Bread Co.,Humungous Columbus Apparel; IntentionalGreen.Com, Jeni's Splendid Ice Cream, Leather or Knot Leather, Local Liberation, Mary's Catering; Mauger's Mini Donuts, MBQ Sauce, Mycutejewels.com, Paddy Wagon, Paige's Produce, Partners in Charms, Peace+Love+Bling, Pitabilities, Sadie Baby Sweets, Salaam's Caravan Fragrances, Serenity Spa, Sistren Onfyah; Shady Grove Farms, Sheril Ann's, Simply Salsa of Ohio, Simply Sweet, Spiral Touch, Sugardaddy's Sumptuous Sweeties, Sunapple Studio, SWACO Green Booth, Tastefully Simple, Taylor Made, That's My Farmer, The Brown Sugar Bake Shop, The Columbus Dispatch, The Good Frank, The Jewelry Whisperer, The Market Sharpener; The Olive and The Grape, The Sweater Lady, Two Roasting Joes, VSA Ohio and Wormcompostbins.com.
Discover Happiness
Pearl Market makes us happy...how about you? Thanks to a partnership with Dispatch Media Group, you might just win 50 bucks of Pearl Market cash when you show us what makes you happy. Get contest details at www.dispatch.com/happy.
News and Notes
The Big Pitch
FoodStart Ohio is searching for the next best food entrepreneurs of Columbus. The Big Pitch, a culinary contest at Franklin University, will pit food entrepreneurs in three categories (restaurants, mobile and food products) who will prepare bite-size samples for attendees on June 21. On June 28, a panel of judges will crown a winner, with the first place entrants winning 1,000.00 and a year of mentoring; second place wins 500.00 and six months of mentoring; and third place receives six months of mentoring. http://www.foodstartohio.org
Traffic Alert
Road Race Updates
Columbus City Council passed legislation requiring that road race promoters apply for a permit at least 30 days prior to an event and to reach out to affected neighborhoods along the race course. This section will post updates about race applications that have been filed for downtown to allow for comment. Please send any comments to Jason Nicholson at JTNicholson@Columbus.gov.
Event: Purple Strides Columbus
Date: October 25
Feedback Due: June 17
Location: McFerson Commons Park and West St.
Event: Bull Run 5K and 10K
Date: August 2
Feedback Due: June 16
Location: West St. near McFerson Commons
Event: Purple Heart 5K
Date: August 8
Feedback Due: June 16
Location: McFerson Commons and West St.
Nationwide Blvd. Closure
Nationwide Blvd will be closed to traffic between Neil Ave. and John H. McConnell Blvd. as part of an ongoing streetscape project. The closure begins Monday, June 16 and will run for approximately two weeks, weather permitting.
High Street Resurfacing Project Continues
Work continues on the High Street Resurfacing Project. Work on the Americans with Disabilities Act curb ramp on the southeast corner of N. High St. at State St. will occur from June 9 - 13, with curb lane closures at these corners and pedestrians detoured to the opposite side of N. High St. There will be various lane closures in the area. Brick crosswalk work on the N. High St. and Mound St. intersection will require various lane closures from 6 a.m. June 14 to 5 a.m. June 16.
Cultural Arts Center Conversations and Coffee
Thursdays, noon - 1 p.m.
June 12, Wilfredo Calvo-Bono (Painter: Possibilities: Geometric Abstraction)
June 19, Ele Ruman-Allen (Surface Design Artist, Mindy Zimmerman from the Cultural Arts Center Student Art Show)
June 26, No Conversations and Coffee for summer break
http://www.culturalartscenteronline.org
Summer Fridays at the Statehouse
June 13, Franklin Xpress, Classic Rock (Food Truck: Dos Hermanos)
June 20, The Smoking Guns, Blues/Country/Rock (Food Truck: Red Plate Blue Plate)
June 27, OhioDance, Dance from Around the World (Food Truck: Angry Wiener)
Ohio Statehouse, West Plaza
Columbus Art Walks
Now through October 12
Columbus Landmarks is once again joining forces with Columbus Public Health to offer no-cost guided Art Walks & Landmark Talks. The one-hour walking tours are offered weekly on Monday and some Sunday evenings from 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
June 16, Arena District (Meeting Location: North Market)
June 23, Merion Village (Meeting Location: St. Leo Church)
June 29, Near East (Meeting Location: Columbus Public Health)
June 30, Franklinton (Meeting Location: Avondale Elementary School)
Student-Faculty Art Exhibit
Now through June 21
Cultural Arts Center
The Cultural Arts Center presents its 2014 Student-Faculty Exhibit, "Centered." The exhibition showcases the range of visual arts taught at the Cultural Arts Center, including painting, print-making, fiber arts, screen printing, weaving, dyeing, stone and clay sculpture, ceramics, jewelry/metal working and copper enameling. http://www.culturalartscenteronline.org
Exhibition: 135th Annual Student Exhibition
Now through June 27
CCAD, Canzani Center Gallery
CCAD's Annual Student Exhibition is one of the college's longest traditions. This event celebrates the work of CCAD's undergraduate students and is a testament to another year overflowing with talented art and design. This program is no-cost and open to the public. Gallery hours are Tuesday - Friday, 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.; Saturday - Sunday, noon - 5 p.m.; closed Monday. http://www.ccad.edu
Exhibit: Life on Lake Erie
Now through June 30
Ohio Statehouse, Map Room
Exhibition: Impressive Impressions: Selections from Ohio University's Kennedy Museum of Art Print Collection
Now through July 13
Ohio Arts Council's Riffe Gallery
This exhibition, curated by Donald Roberts, an Ohio University emeritus professor of art, will invite the viewer to not only understand the foundation of the permanent collection but also to reflect on the history of the medium of printmaking. The Riffe Gallery will present more than 50 contemporary prints created between the early 1960s and 2000 by artists from around the world, including three artists living in Athens, Ohio (Abner Jonas, Mary Manusos and Donald Roberts).
Exhibition: TAINTvariations, works by Anthony Luensman
Now through July 26
Opening Reception: May 29, 5:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Angela Meleca Gallery
Exhibit: Illness is an Illusion by Samuel Gillis
Now through August 1
Fresh A.I.R. Gallery
Gillis, who explains that his work was spurred by a drug-induced psychotic break at age 22, has been featured in museums and exhibitions including the National Museum of Mexican Art, John G. Shedd Aquarium and River East Art Center. He paints on a variety of surfaces including cardboard, canvas, doors, with or without a brush. http://www.southeastinc.com
Exhibit: Lino Tagliapietra
Through August 31
Hawk Galleries
Amazing Butterflies
Now through September 21
Franklin Park Conservatory
Part of the Blooms & Butterflies exhibit, Amazing Butterflies allows families to explore an interactive experience, learning the surprising challenges butterflies face every day. Adventure through the leaves, learn how to move like a caterpillar, discover an ant that reaps the reward of an unusual friendship, then transform into a butterfly to take flight. http://www.fpconservatory.org
Blue Butterflies: Migration Across America
Now through September 21
Franklin Park Conservatory
Indiana-based artist Tasha Lewis transforms the Cardinal Health Gallery with 4,000 cyanotype butterflies printed on cotton fabric. These butterflies have been installed in public spaces across the country. http://www.fpconservatory.org
Blooms & Butterflies
Now through September 28
Franklin Park Conservatory
The 20th anniversary of Blooms & Butterflies features hundreds of colorful, exotic butterflies flying through the Pacific Island Water Garden. Visitors will see new butterflies emerge from their chrysalises and watch them take flight during daily presentations. http://www.fpconservatory.org
Columbus Historical Society: 2014 Columbus City Tour Series: Vintage + Vision
Every third Saturday through October, 9:45 a.m.
Tours depart from COSI
This unique bus tour runs 2.5 hours and visits Columbus' historic neighborhoods including German Village, Franklin Park and the Short North. A CHS guide shares engaging stories and information about the origin and development of Columbus and its prominent citizens. Tickets are 30.00 (discounts available for seniors and members), and advance registration is required. http://www.columbushistory.org
MadLab Theatre Presents: Betrayal by Harold Pinter
June 12 - 14, 8 p.m.; June 19 - 21, 8 p.m.
MadLab Theatre & Gallery
Tickets are 15.00
Commons for Kids
June 13 and most Fridays through August 29, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Columbus Commons
Friday mornings are all about kids at Columbus Commons. Kids can take a no-cost ride on the carousel, bounce on inflatables and enjoy the Imagination Playground, Art Box, a life-size Chess game and more. There is also story time at 10:30 a.m. with the Columbus Metropolitan Library in the Reading Room.http://www.columbuscommons.org
Rhythm on the River: The Navigators
June 13, 6:30 p.m. (food sales begin), 7:30 p.m. (concert)
Bicentennial Park
Enjoy this no-cost concert featuring a Columbus-based band that focuses on having fun and raising money for charity. Band members have a wide array of experience as professional musicians, on top of their experience as executives, attorneys and more. You'll hear covers of classic hits from the Beatles, Chicago and the Commodores. Since their formation in 2003, they have helped raise more than 200,000.00 for numerous local and national charities. http://www.sciotomile.com
PBJ & Jazz Summer Concert Series: Mary McClendon & Friends
June 14, 11 a.m. (Family Story-Time), noon (Concert), 1 p.m. (Art Activity)
PBJ & Jazz returns to the Topiary Park downtown for a sixth season of no-cost outdoor concerts. It is a collaborative effort between the Jazz Arts Group, Friends of the Topiary Park, Friends of the Library and the Columbus Museum of Art. Each concert is one hour long and designed to introduce jazz and American music to young children and their families. The concert is preceded by a family story-time at the Main Library and followed by a hands-on art activity presented by the Columbus Museum of Art. In the event of rain, concerts and art activities will be held inside the Main Library. http://www.jazzartsgroup.org
Moonlight Market
June 14, 6 - 11 p.m.
Gay Street Corridor
COTA Public Comment Meetings
Join the public comment meeting regarding COTA service adjustments that will be effective on September 1.
June 17, noon
William J. Lhota Building, 33 N. High St., William G. Porter Boardroom
FountainSide: Plant with a Purpose
June 18, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Bicentennial Park
Everyday is Earth Day at FountainSide. Learn how to protect the natural environment, play instruments with the Recycle Band and learn about plants with Local Matters. http://www.sciotomile.com
Plein Air at the Ohio Statehouse
June 20, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Grounds of the Ohio Statehouse
Join dozens of plein-air artists as they converge on the Ohio Statehouse. In the case of inclement weather, the event will be rescheduled. http://www.ohiostatehouse.org
Rhythm on the River: Shemekia Copeland with Special Guest Teeny Tucker
June 20, 6:30 p.m. (food sales begin), 7:30 p.m. (concert)
Bicentennial Park
Two-time Grammy nominee Shemekia Copeland is already a force to be reckoned with in the blues genre. Heir to the rich tradition of soul-drenched divas such as Ruth Brown, Etta James and Koko Taylor, Copeland's passion for singing, matched with her huge voice, gives her music a timeless power. http://www.sciotomile.com
Popcorn Pops and Movie
June 20, 7 p.m.
Columbus Commons
Enjoy an evening under the stars with a performance by the Columbus Symphony Orchestra specially designed by families. Before the show starts, kids can play in the Columbus Commons Inflatable Zone and other activities. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are required for entry and can be purchased here. Following the performance, the park will re-open to the public and a free showing of Frozen will begin at 8 p.m. http://www.columbuscommons.org
FountainSide: Fountain Wishes and Butterfly Kisses
June 25, 11:30 a.m.
Bicentennial Park
Learn to be an expert artist with the Urban Arts Space, celebrate Blooms & Butterflies with Franklin Park Conservatory, see what's buzzing around the Central Ohio Beekeepers' Association, and more. http://www.sciotomile.com
Restaurant Reminders
Food Truck Food Court
Thursdays, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Columbus Commons
Enjoy a wide variety of lunch options from local food trucks including Challah, Paddy Wagon, Pitabilities, Tatoheads, The Angry Wiener, Tortilla, and May's monthly rotating trucks, Swoop and Hungry Monkey. http://www.columbuscommons.org
Hae-Paul's Korean American Kitchen: Wine and Cheese Tasting
79 S. Fourth St.
614.228.5199
Join host Jon Offredo for a Wine and Cheese Tasting on June 16 at 6:30 p.m. There will be five wines paired with five cheeses for 30.00 per person plus tax and gratuity. Chefs Paul and Hae Ran Yow will prepare bread, salad and fruit for you to enjoy. This will be a casual tasting in a family-style atmosphere. Parking is no-cost at the meters after 6 p.m. All wine will be available for sale the evening of the event. http://www.hae-pauls.com
Sweet Simpliciteas
259 S. Third St.
614.372.5970
Sweet Simpliciteas is now open and will celebrate their grand opening on June 13 - 14. They carry a variety of gourmet loose leaf teas. Stop by to see what they have to offer. http://www.sweetsimpliciteas.com
Lexi's on Third
100 E. Broad St.
614.229.5394
Lexi's has launched their summer happy hours, held Tuesday - Friday, 4 - 8 p.m. http://www.lexisonthird.com
Fin
122 S. High St.
Yavonne Sarber's Chez du Bon has closed, replaced by her new concept, Fin, featuring a contemporary seafood menu. The menu is inspired by guests' feedback and experiences. The Jazz Concert Series and Gospel Brunch from Chez du Bon will continue at Fin. http://www.finonhigh.com
Olivers Burgers, Steaks & Bourbon
26 N. High St.
Yavonne Sarber will open her latest location on June 16 with a menu featuring burgers, steaks, sandwiches and large plates, plus over 60 kinds of bourbon. The location will have many televisions for watching sporting events. Olivers will be open from 10:30 a.m. - 2:30 a.m. daily. http://www.facebook.com/oliversburgers
Business Notes
The Library Store
96 S. Grant Ave.
The Library Store will celebrate their grand reopening from June 14 - 21. After undergoing renovations, Columbus Metropolitan Library is celebrating its reopening with special sales and promotions throughout the week.
Team Chipmunk
281 S. Third St.
Award-winning costume designer Liz Bourgeois has dressed and styled actresses, celebrities and athletes from Broadway to Hollywood. Now she calls Columbus home and upcycles vintage fabrics and turns them into beautiful and sustainable clothing. Her children's and new women's line are available at Team Chipmunk. You can read more about the new shop here.
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