Wednesday, April 4 2018

How to spend the perfect day in Lancaster 🍩🏔🍺

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Good morning, Wednesday. It's James.

You're in luck, because today we have the next installment in Tracie's series of day trips. Previously we've learned from Tracie how to spend the perfect day in

,

, and

. Today's installment covers a hidden gem to our southeast.

You might only know Lancaster as a pit stop on the way to Hocking Hills, but the town actually has a great deal to offer the Columbus day tripper. Hit the links for all the best recommendations, and keep these day trip guides close - they're only going to become more valuable as we get some spring weather happening here. Which could be any day now.

Wednesday Weather 🌡42, with a slight chance of rain. Also a slight chance of snow. Who knows really? ❄️🌧☁️

Navigator Originals ✏️Topiary Park Old School Drive-In Style Summer Movie SeriesTopiary Park, appropriately enough given its location next to the main branch of the Columbus Library, will be hosting a movie series this summer titled "From Book to Film".The Beach Boys Are Bringing Their Good Vibrations To ColumbusThe Beach Boys will be playing a unique show at Ohio Theatre on May 12th. They are teaming up with Columbus Symphony Orchestra and tickets are on sale now.

Around Town 🏘Many rural areas in Ohio are struggling economically, and an underrated reason is a lack of broadband. It is shocking how close to Columbus you can be and not have reliable access to high speed internet. This isn't just a hardship for locals. It also makes it difficult to create jobs. A state rep. from Bellaire is putting forth a bill that would subsidize a rural build out of high speed internet. It would offer $100 million in incentives to encourage companies to service rural areas in Ohio. [WOSU/Evans]This new Ohio State football hype video, released ahead of the April 14th Spring Game, is tremendous. [Urban Meyer/Twitter]Ohio has a huge dental shortage, especially in low income and rural communities. Two state senators want to legalize dental therapists to work in the state to help cut into this shortage. They would work under a dentist but would be able to perform 35 procedures independently. [WOSU/Laissle]

Coming Up 📆🎩 4/4: The Illusionists at Palace Theatre📻 4/5: NPR's Wait Wait Don't Tell Me🏒 4/5: Blue Jackets vs. Pittsburgh Penguins🎤 4/5: Speak Easy Columbus April: Kid Logic - Stories of how we thought things worked🎭 4/5-29: Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical📚 4/6: Get over it! An evening with Iyanla Vanzant🎻 4/6: Naked Classics: Stravinsky’s Pulcinella (Southern Theatre)🍺 4/6: Isle of Dogs BrewDog Beer Tasting Party at Drexel Theatre🎻 4/6-7: Symphonie Fantastique (Ohio Theatre)🎭 4/7: Jay Leno🖼 4/7: CCAD Art Fair🍺 4/7: Upper Arlington Brew Fest🖼 4/7: Short North Gallery Hop🦋 4/7: Museum of Biological Diversity Open House 2018 at OSU🛍 4/7: Zassy & Friends Spring Show🛋 4/8: Columbus Furniture Makers Showcase 2018🐶 4/8: OSU Puppy Bowl🎵 4/8: Eagles (Nationwide Arena)📷 4/8: Photography 101 at The Wonder Jam🎵 4/8: Lucy Dacus (The Basement)

Longread 👽After watching the recent documentary Wild Wild Country on Netflix (I've told everyone I know to watch this, so now I'm telling you too), I'm a sucker for everything and anything about cults. So this was an obvious pro click.Some Wednesday WTF for you:"One of France’s most fascinating imports of late is also one of its most controversial: the world’s largest UFO religion of Raëlism, which decrees that life on Earth was scientifically created by a species of extraterrestrials. Founded in 1974, a reported 70,000 members reportedly follow the order today, which enjoys tax-exempt status in the US while claiming that sexuality is a gift of pleasure from aliens to mankind."Messy Nessy Chic: The French Sex Cult from Outer Space

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