Columbus

The Solar Eclipse is taking place on Monday April 8, 2024. It will be the first eclipse over Ohio since 1806. The Eclipse will take place through Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, and New Hampshire, plus tiny parts of Kentucky, Michigan, and Maine between 1PM EDT and 4:30PM EDT. Cities on the Eclipse Path include Dallas, Indianapolis, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Buffalo, and the Columbus area.

**THIS WILL BE EDITED CONSTANTLY until April 7, 2024 as more Viewing Events are confirmed.**

DO NOT STARE DIRECTLY INTO THE ECLIPSE WITHOUT Official Eclipse Glasses.

Events Include (ALL are April 8, 2024 unless noted):
COLUMBUS
COSI & Land-Grant at Land-Grant Brewing Company (424 W. Town St., Franklinton)
Columbus Metropolitan Library (96 S. Grant Ave., Discovery District)
Columbus Recreation and Parks at Woodward Park (5147 Karl Road, Northland)

COTA compiled a list of suggested viewing areas along COTA Bus Lines: https://www.cota.com/blog/take-cota-to-see-solar-eclipse-on-monday/

BEXLEY
Total Eclipse Of The Park at Jeffrey Mansion & Park (165 North Parkview Avenue)

DELAWARE
First Friday - "The Space to Be" (April 5 in Downtown Delaware)
Darkness Over Delaware (April 6-8) at Delaware County Fairgrounds

DUBLIN
Viewing Parties at Coffman Park (5200 Emerald Parkway) & Riverside Crossing Park (6635 Riverside Drive)

GRANDVIEW HEIGHTS
Viewing Party at Wyman Woods Park (1520 Goodale Boulevard)

GROVEPORT
Viewing Party at Kidspace (630 Wirt Road)

HILLIARD
Viewing Party at Hilliard Station Park (4021 Main Street)

NEW ALBANY
Viewing Party at Bevelhymer Park (7860 Bevelhymer Road)

POWELL
Solar-Bration at Columbus Zoo and Aquarium (4850 W. Powell Rd.)

REYNOLDSBURG
Viewing Party at Civic Park (6897 Daugherty Drive)

SUNBURY
Viewing Party at Freedom Park (890 State Route 61)

WESTERVILLE
Viewing Party at Hoff Woods Park (556 McCorkle Boulevard)

WHITEHALL

Ohio is the 17th State of the United States, 7th in Overall Population, and home to greatness. We're the Mother of Presidents (second only to Virginia), Birthplace of Aviation and Professional Football and Baseball, Home to Amusement Parks like King's Island and Cedar Point, and Home of the First Man to Orbit the Earth and the First Man to Land on the Moon.

Tonight on the Show, in honor of the 218th Anniversary of Ohio achieving Statehood, Songs About Ohio, and Songs Featuring Artists and Bands from Ohio.

PLAYLIST:
“Hang on Sloopy” - The McCoys (Union City, IN/Fort Recovery)
“Cleveland Rocks” - The Presidents of the United States of America
“Stressed Out” - twenty one pilots (Columbus)
“The Banks of the Ohio” - Olivia Newton-John
“Whip It” - Devo (Akron)
“Love Rollercoaster” - The Ohio Players (Dayton)
“Ohio (Intro to song from Wonderful Town)” - Rosalind Russell & Jackie McKeever
“Ohio” - Doris Day (Cincinnati)
“The Cincinnati Kid” - Ray Charles
"WKRP in Cincinnati" - Steve Carlisle
"Youngstown" - Bruce Springsteen
"(Four Dead in) Ohio" - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
"Sway" - Dean Martin (Steubenville)
“I Know What Boys Like” - The Waitresses (Akron)
“Amie” - Pure Prairie League (Columbus, via Waverly)
“Glory” - John Legend (Springfield) & Common
"Beautiful Ohio" - Glenn Miller and His Orchestra

SONG CLIPS:
"Come On A My House" - Rosemary Clooney* (Maysville, KY, but discovered at WLW in Cincinnati)
"Beautiful Ohio" - Norma Zimmer & Jimmy Roberts
"Nobody But Me" - The Human Beinz (Youngstown)
"Give Me One Reason" - Tracy Chapman (Cleveland)
"Let It Whip" - Dazz Band (Cleveland)
"Ain't No Sunshine" - Rahsaan Roland Kirk (Columbus)
"Sugartime" - The McGuire Sisters (Cincinnati)
"Go All The Way" - The Raspberries (Cleveland)
"Fast Cars and Freedom" - Rascal Flatts (Columbus)
"The Middle of the Road" - The Pretenders (Akron)
"We Don't Give A Damn" - The Ohio State University Marching Band (TBDBITL, Columbus)

For the final show of 2019, the show recaps some things that happened in Columbus in 2019, recaps the Fiesta Bowl, previews the Citrus Bowl, and talks New Year's Superstitions.