Monday, June 4, 2018

Hello Monday. It's Chelsea.

If you were hoping to spend your June laying around and hanging out comfortably in the AC, think again. With so many GREAT things happening around the city, here are 23 things you won't want to miss this June. 

Navigator full story: The 23 Best Things Happening In Columbus In June

Monday Weather 🌡It's going to be gorgeous. High of 75F with lots of sun ☀️ and a great breeze. 

Check out this event from our advertiser, It’s All Been Done Radio Hour.  Laugh your heart out at this award-winningmodern comedy show.

Done in the style of old-time radio serials, you can catch It’s All Been Done Radio Hour on the second Saturday of each month at 5:30 p.m. at Mad Lab. IABD is celebrating their 3rd anniversary this July and featuring their first hour-long original musical this August.

Around Town 🏘The dancing cop strikes again! After a video of CPD Officer Anthony Johnson went viral in 2015, his community, and the internet, just can't seem to get enough. Ofc. Johnson was spotted showing off his signature moves at the Columbus Commons over the weekend. [NBC4]Start your summer off with a little drama at Short North Stage. Stephen Sondheim's Assassins will be playing until June 24 and is being called a "dynamic" and "magnificent" production. [Columbus Underground]Ohio has some of the most amazing ancient earthworks in the country. And now, these historic sites just got one step closer to being designated a World Heritage site. [Dispatch]

Coming Up 📆6/6: 🎭 Aspects of Love6/6: ⚽️ Columbus Crew SC vs. Chicago Fire6/8: 🍺 June Sommerfest6/8-6/10: Wizard World Columbus6/8-6/10: 🎨 Columbus Arts Festival6/8-6/10: 🎬 Hidden Figures - Summer Kids Film Series6/9: 🎵 Lesley James at Little Rock6/9: 🛍 The Moonlight Market on Gay Street6/9: 🏡 Westgate Home and Garden Tour6/9: 🎸 PBJ & Jazz Family Concerts6/9: ⚽️Columbus Crew SC vs. NY Red Bulls6/9: 🎵 2nd Annual CAN YOU DIG IT 70’s SOUL JAM6/9: 🏳️‍🌈 ABSOLUTly Fabulous Pride party6/9: 🚋 BYOB Summer Saturday Trolley Crawl6/10: 🏠 Old Oaks Home & Garden

Weekly Concert Calendar: 👨‍🎤🎸🎹6/4: Punk Rock Karaoke (Spacebar)6/4: Jack White (Express Live)6/5: Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks (Ace of Cups)6/5: Primus (Express Live)6/6: Lea Michele & Darren Criss (Ohio Theatre)6/6: Everything, Everything (The Basement)6/6: Gin Blossoms with Tonic, Vertical Horizon (Express Live)6/9: Hayley Kiyoko (Newport Music Hall)6/9: The Sadies (Rumba Cafe)6/10: Steve Earle & The Dukes (Newport Music Hall)

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Longread 📚It's cheesy to say it, but life really isn't all about the destination. Sometimes, especially for us creative types, life is about the journey. Being thrust into the global spotlight can be overwhelming, but no one handles it quite like award-winning novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. The New Yorker: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Comes to Terms with Global Fame

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