Friday, April 26, 2024

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Chelsea Wiley
April 26, 2024

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Sponsored Columbus Symphony 🎵
Audience favorite pianist Natasha Paremski returns to the Ohio Theatre with Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, a dazzling work inspired by Paganini’s Caprice No. 24 for violin. Tickets start at $10 and you can learn more by visiting columbussymphony.com.

Hello, Friday! Chelsea here.

If there’s one thing this city could use more of, it’s bakeries. Columbus loves bread and the demand is high, but we don’t have a ton bakeries left. Luckily for all of us, a brand new artisan bakery is headed for North Market. As a near-downtown resident, I have to say that I’m so excited. Nothing hits quite like a fresh loaf of your favorite bread. That’s especially true when you can snag it at a place like North Market, where you can also treat yourself to all sorts of goods, from yummy treats to fresh flowers.

👩‍🔬 Experience Hands-On Science at COSI’s Annual Festival
If you’re looking for something fun to do next week, I can’t recommend the COSI Science Festival highly enough. It’s a fantastic, multi-day event. You can find activities happening in your own neighborhood throughout the festival, or you can head down to COSI for one huge celebration.

📆 The Best Things To Do In Columbus This Weekend
There are some really fun things happening around town this weekend. From the classic ballet Romeo and Juliet to a Taylor Swift dance party to a variety of sporting events, when I say there’s something for everyone, i mean it!

Headlines 📰 

🛑 Road closures downtown for the Capital City Half Marathon will begin this afternoon. Make sure you plan your commutes accordingly! (NBC4)

🪧 An estimated 30 students and community members were arrested while protesting the war in Gaza at the Ohio State University on Thursday night. (The Lantern)

🐈 Horatio, the beloved neighborhood cat of Italian Village and Seventh Son’s feline mascot, is battling cancer. After falling ill, the community has rallied together, raising funds not just for Horatio but for other pets fighting similar health battles. (Columbus Monthly)

☀️ Weather: 73 and mostly sunny

Sponsored Decorative Arts Center of Ohio 🖼
It’s your last chance to take in the inspiring journeys showcased in From Struggle To Strength, an art exhibition at the Decorative Arts Center of Ohio that focuses on the Central Ohio refugee community. To start planning your visit, head over to decartsohio.org.

Coming Up Next Week 📆

🎸 4/30: The Postal Service & Death Cab for Cutie
⚾️ 4/30-5/5: Columbus Clippers vs. Toledo
🎥 5/1: Ohio Goes To The Movies
🧱 5/1: Building Blocks: The Architecture of the Ohio History Center
👩‍🔬 5/1-5/4: COSI Science Festival
🎵 5/2: The Jon Batiste Trio & ProMusica
🎶 5/2: Madeleine Peyroux
🖼 5/2: CMA After Hours
🎭 5/2-5/5: Ride The Cyclone
🍫 5/3: Pickerington Village Chocolate Hop
🎵 5/3: An American Original: Jon Batiste & ProMusica
🎶 5/3-5/4: The Return of Natasha Paremski
🪕 5/4-5/5: Central Ohio Folk Festival
🍺 5/4: Uptown Beer Walk
🛍 5/4: 2024 Merion Village Spring Yard Sale
🏐 5/4: Columbus Fury vs. Omaha
🎥 5/4: Movie Night at CMA: Pulp Fiction
🥕 5/4: German Village Farmers Market
🎨 5/4: Alley Islands
🎻 5/5: Columbus Symphony at the Leisure Club
🎵 5/5: 3rd Annual Motown Mother's Day Concert Starring The Spinners
🌸 5/5: Community Day at Franklin Park Conservatory

Today's Photo 🤳

Greenlawn Cemetery is one of the most beautiful, peaceful cemeteries around town.

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- Chelsea