Wednesday May 16, 2018

Hello Wednesday. It's Chelsea.

I know we're only halfway through May, but it is getting hot! Since the temperature has officially reached the mid-80's, I feel like it's acceptable to start talking about summer activities, most of which involve not being hot. 

If you need to give your kids a chance to cool off and burn off some extra energy, it's probably worth looking into one of the awesome splash pads around the city. 

Navigator full story: 10 Columbus Splash Pads That Are Too Cool For School

Wednesday Weather 🌡Cloudy skies ☁️ in the morning followed by scattered showers and thunderstorms ⛈ in the afternoon. High 79F.

Navigator Originals ✏️A Prince Celebration Is Coming To The Ohio TheatreA special tribute celebration will tour the country, honoring the iconic musician, Prince. The show stop in Columbus this September and will feature a symphonic orchestra, a live band, and world-class vocalists.12 Reasons The Other Prom Is The Best PromOther Prom is a free dance held for LGBT+ kids and their allies. This year's event is "Glow" and the prom is open to youth 12-20. Update: 2018 Ohio State Fair Line-Up Including Beach Boys, Reba McEntire, Trevor Noah, MoreThe Ohio State Fair announced three additional artists that will perform during their summer concert series: Beach Boys, TLC/En Vogue, and Trevor Noah.

Around Town 🏘Former Vice President Joe Biden has endorsed Democratic candidate for Governor, Richard Cordray. [Dispatch]Watershed Distillery brought home the award for the "Best Flavored Gin" for their for their Guild Series Chamomile Flavored Gin from the 2018 San Francisco World Spirits Competition. [DrinkUp Columbus]

Coming Up 📆🎤 5/16: Real Stories, Real Change w/ Geena Davis & Roxane Gay🎸 5/17: Tool: Music Clinic (Express Live!)🎭 5/17-22: Whiskey Bear Comedy Festival🎭 5/17-6/2: An Octoroon (Available Light Theatre)🍺 5/18: Brews Over Beats: Craft Beer And Hip Hop🎭 5/18-5/19: Spider Weaver, The Legend of the Kente Cloth (Lincoln Theatre)🎸 5/18-20: Rock on the Range (Mapfre Stadium)🎭 5/18-6/9: Evil Dead: The Musical (Club Diversity)🎭 5/19: Comedy Get Down feat. Cedric the Entertainer and others (Schottenstein Center)👟 5/19: Race for the Cure🖼 5/19: Art for Franklinton 2018🌸 5/19: Children's Garden Grand Opening🛍 5/19: Village Valuables🌮 5/19: Columbus Taco Fest🍿 5/19: Coming To America: Special Screening (Drexel Theatre)🎭 5/19: Steven Wright👠 5/19-20: Cinderella (New Albany Ballet)🎭 5/20: The Benefit (Davidson Theater)

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Longread Everyone handles grief differently. We may share common themes like sadness or longing, but when it comes down to it, every person on this planet processes change and loss in a different way. In a short period of time, Stephen Wright lost the people closest to him in the world. Then when he least expected it, he fell in love. Out of his pain and joy came the desire to turn his feelings into art, and so began the transformation of his home into the popular "House of Dreams".The Man Who Lives Inside His Dreams

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