Wednesday, July 31, 2024

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Chelsea Wiley
July 31, 2024

Sponsored by The Greater Columbus Arts Council 📆
Want to take advantage of all of the arts events Columbus has to offer? Well, Art Makes Columbus makes it easy. At the link below, you’ll find all of the city’s best festivals, art shows, and artsy things to do. Get out there and enjoy your summer, Columbus! Head over to columbusmakesart.com/events for more info!

Hello, Wednesday! Chelsea here.

Columbus used to be a hub for one of the biggest circuses in the entire country. From ornate carved carts drawn by horses to full blown parades down high street on elephants, the Sells Brothers Circus was a power house of entertainment here in Columbus in the late 1800s. There was even a whole area in town called Sellsville where many of the circus workers lived in the off season. It’s hard to imagine elephants on High Street, but lucky for you, you don’t have to imagine! You can check out the story below and see the photos for yourself!

👍 The Columbus Library's Culture Pass Offers Free Admission To So Many Columbus Institutions
The Columbus Library’s Culture Pass program just keeps getting better and better. They’ve got some incredible organizations participating in the program, which offers free tickets and more to several of the city’s best attractions.

🎳 There’s $300k Up For Grabs At Pins And All You Have To Do Is Bowl A Perfect Game
Think you’re a good enough bowler to strike it rich? Pins Mechanical Co. is offering one heck of a grand prize ($300,000) for anyone who can bowl the perfect game.

Headlines 📰 

Franklin County Commissioners unanimously voted Tuesday to pay $7 million to the family of Casey Goodson Jr. Goodson was shot and killed by former Franklin County sheriff's deputy Jason Meade in December 2020. (WOSU)

🐶 If you’ve been thinking about adopting a pet, now might be the perfect time. Central Ohio animal shelters are fighting overcrowding and could use loving forever homes for many of the pets living there. (NBC4)

🇺🇸 Over 158,000 Ohio voters, including hundreds of unhoused individuals, face voter registration cancellation under the state's controversial 'use it or lose it' law. Here’s how this law impacts vulnerable communities and the ongoing fight to protect voting rights. (Matter News)

🌦️ Weather: 91 and mostly sunny with heat index values as high as 100. Showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon.

Sponsored by Columbus Children’s Theatre 🎭
Middle school, ugh. It’s the worst. But Greg is determined not to be at the bottom of the popularity chart. Jeff Kinney’s popular character takes center stage as Greg’s cartoon diary becomes a hilarious and heartfelt musical. Will Greg’s plans to become popular lead him to sacrifice his one true friend? Can anyone avoid the dreaded Cheese Touch? Grab a hall pass and don’t be late for an adventure familiar to anyone who actually survived middle school. For more info, please click here.

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- Chelsea