Monday, April 29, 2024

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Chelsea Wiley
April 29, 2024

Sponsored Alley Islands 🎨
Looking for something fun to do this weekend? Alley Islands, a lively street festival in Downtown Columbus’ Discovery District, brought to you by Blockfort Gallery and Studios, will offer a day packed with live music, poetry, comedy, and storytelling across two stages, surrounded by fresh murals. Browse through booths of local artists, crafters, and small businesses, grab a bite from food trucks, and enjoy a local brew. Don’t miss out on exploring the galleries, artist studios, and an array of street performers, magicians, and circus acts that add a magical touch to your day! Get more info right here. See you there!

Hello, Monday! Chelsea here.

Summer will be here before we know it (even if it already feels like summer out there.) And sure, there’s a lot to look forward to about summer, but one of my favorite warm weather past times is on the horizon and I cannot wait. Home and garden tours are the best. You get to explore neighborhoods, admire other people’s green thumbs, and get inspiration and ideas for your own humble abode.

Navigator Feature Story: 🏡 The Best Central Ohio Home And Garden Tours

🏛 Unlock Pompeii’s Mysteries Right Here In Ohio At This Must-See Exhibit
I’m such a sucker for history. We are lucky to have tons of interesting historical sites here in Ohio, but we also have the benefit of having fantastic museums that bring in exhibits. Right now, you can see over 150 items on loan from Italy that showcase the once-vibrant city of Pompeii, which was entombed in ash in 79 A.D. when

🌳 The 8 Best Things To Do At Highbanks Metro Park
There’s never a bad time of year to visit Highbanks Metro Park, but if you happen to visit this weekend, you’ll get to take in all of the beauty all while enjoying the live music of the Central Ohio Folk Festival! That’s just a bonus “best thing” though. There’s so much more to see and do!

Headlines 📰 

🎨 The floodwalls built around the city of Ironton are there to protect it from the rushing Ohio River. They also provide a blank canvas for murals that tell the history of the region. (WOSU)

📻 Sunny 95’s longtime morning radio hosts, Dino and Stacy, have abruptly left the airwaves after a series of personnel changes at Columbus Radio Group. (NBC4)

🎢 Kings Island is already open for its 52nd season in Mason and Cedar Point's 155th season in Sandusky opens May 4. They’ve both got new rides to show off this year. (Axios)

☀️ Weather: 84 and sunny

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.

Coming Up 📆

🎸 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 🤳

🌳 Have you ever visited Ariel Foundation Park in Mount Vernon? It’s a gorgeous spot with all kinds of art incorporated into the park.

Read More: This Incredible Ohio Park Was Built On The Former Site Of A Glass-Making Factory

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- Chelsea