memorial day

Memorial Day Events:
Bexley - Ceremony at Drexel Circle (5/27) (Bus - Line 10)
Driving Park - Rickenbacker Woods Memorial Day Event (5/25) (Bus - Line 1)
Dublin - Ceremony at Dublin Veteran's Park (5/27)
Grandview Heights - Blue Star Ceremony (5/23) & Parade (5/25) (Closest Bus - Line 3, 5, or 22)
Groveport - Heritage Park (5/27)
King-Lincoln Bronzeville - Parade (5/25), starts at Long & Washington (Closest Bus - Line 10)
Worthington - Parade (5/27), followed by Ceremony
Field of Heroes - 5/24 at 5PM to 5/27 at 1:30PM at 325 North Cleveland Avenue, Westerville (http://www.fieldofheroes.org) (Bus - CMAX)
National Veteran's Memorial & Museum (http://www.nvmm.org) - Ceremony 5/27 at 10AM

Columbus on the Cheap: https://www.columbusonthecheap.com/memorial-day-parades-around-columbus/

Other Events:
Fountain Fest at Bicentennial Park (5/24)
Family Fun Day at Columbus Commons (5/25)
Strawberry Jam at Land-Grant (5/25 & 26)
Bexley Jazz in the Park/Food Truck Festival at Havenwood Park (5/27) (Bus - Line 1 or 2)
4th Friday in Uptown Westerville (5/24)
May Madness (5/25) at Boardman Arts Park in Delaware
Velvet Ice Cream Festival (5/25) at Velvet Ice Cream in Utica
Whitehall Summer Kickoff (5/24) at John Bishop Park in Whitehall

Actors' Theatre - "Beauty and the Beast" (opens 5/23, weather permitting; http://www.theactorstheatre.org)
Short North Stage - "Hair" (http://www.shortnorthstage.org)
MadLab - "Theatre Roulette: 25th Anniversary" (http://www.madlab.net)

Memorial Day Events:
Columbus on the Cheap: https://www.columbusonthecheap.com/memorial-day-parades-around-columbus/

The Weekend Warrior (May 23): https://wcrsfm.org/content/weekend-warrior-may-23-2024-memorial-day-edition

Resources/Sources from Show:
(Link to Columbus/Franklin County Stats from Eviction Lab: https://evictionlab.org/eviction-tracking/columbus-oh/)
(Link to 10TV - “Evictions At An All-Time High: https://www.10tv.com/article/news/local/we-are-seeing-an-alarming-number...)
(Link to NBC4 - First Half of 2023 Top 10 Neighborhood Evictions: https://www.nbc4i.com/news/local-news/columbus/we-can-only-do-so-much-co...)

Summer Festivals:
https://www.experiencecolumbus.com/events/festivals-and-annual-events/

Tonight on the Show:
- Memorial Day Weekend Events
- The Weekend After Memorial Day
- Six Months to "THE Game", and we have a time, and a prediction (yes, six months out)

Links to Memorial Day Weekend Events:
https://www.nbc4i.com/news/local-news/columbus/memorial-day-events-and-p...
https://www.columbusonthecheap.com/memorial-day-parades-around-columbus/

Tonight on the Show - The first of a three-part series on the kickoff (or return) to Summer. Memorial Day Weekend and The Weekend After (just because) Memorial Day.

Memorial Day Commemorations in Central Ohio: https://www.columbusonthecheap.com/memorial-day-parades-around-columbus/
What Should We Do To Celebrate Memorial Day?: https://whatshouldwedotodaycolumbus.com/what-should-we-do-this-weekend-c...
Field of Heroes: http://www.fieldofheroes.org
King-Lincoln Memorial Day Parade: https://cbusareacommissions.org/king-lincoln-district-memorial-parade/
National Veterans Memorial Museum Memorial Day: https://nationalvmm.org/memorial-day-2022

Events Around Town:
- Hamlet 1603 (5/26-6/19 - Thursday-Sunday only - Weather Permitting; Schiller Park Ampitheratre, German Village; http://www.theactorstheatre.org)
- Field of Heroes (5/27-30; Cleveland Ave. & County Line Rd., Westerville; http://www.fieldofheroes.org)
- Fourth Friday (5/27; Uptown Westerville - State Street between Home and Park Streets, Westerville)
- Virtual Asian Festival (5/28 & 5/29; Virtual; http://www.asian-festival.org)
- Secret Studio Concert Series (5/28; Secret Studio - 503 W. Walnut St., Franklinton)
- Shadowbox Live at Columbus Commons (5/29; Columbus Commons, Downtown; http://www.columbuscommons.org)
- Bexley Jazz Series/Food Truck Festival (5/30; Havenwood Park, Bexley; http://www.bexleyareachamber.org)
- The Memorial Tournament (5/31-6/05; Dublin; http://www.thememorialtournament.com)
- First Friday (6/03; Downtown Delaware; http://www.mainstreetdelaware.com)
- Fore Fest! (6/03 & 04; Bridge Park)
- Summer Dance Party (6/04; Columbus Museum of Art; http://www.columbusmuseum.org)
- Gallery Hop (6/04; Short North; http://www.shortnorth.org)
- Bexley Home and Garden Tour (6/05; Starts at Columbus School for Girls, Bexley; http://www.bexleywomen.org)

Tonight on the show, Twas the Week Before the Unofficial Start to Summer, and all through the house, every creature has still be hunkering down and staying home. And then, the Economy decided to re-open by hook and by crook.

The Weekend Warrior highlights THREE Memorial Day Weekend Events still going on, plus local Farmer's Markets near you (below).

Plus, a salute to the Class of 2020.

LOCAL FARMER'S MARKETS:
Bexley - Capital University Parking Lot (Across from 745 Pleasant Ridge Avenue, Bexley; Thursdays 4-7PM starting May 21; http://www.bexleyfarmersmarket.org)
Canal Winchester - Canal Winchester Historical Society Parking Lot (10 W. Oak St.; Canal Winchester; Saturdays from Noon, starting May 30; http://www.thecwfm.org)
Clintonville - Ohio History Connection Parking Lot (800 E. 17th Ave., Linden; Saturdays 9AM-Noon; Drive-Through Only; http://www.clintonvillefarmersmarket.org)
Delaware - Delaware County Fairgrounds (236 Pennsylvania Ave., Delaware; Saturdays from 9AM-Noon; https://www.mainstreetdelaware.com/event/farmers-market/)
Downtown Columbus/Pearl Market - Pearl Alley & Gay Street (Downtown Columbus; Tuesdays/Fridays from 10:30-1 starting May 22; http://www.pearlmarket.org)
Dublin - Bridge Park (Dublin; Suspended until Further Notice; http://www.thedublinmarket.com)
Franklinton - 400 Square (Rich & Lucas St., Franklinton; Last Sunday of the Month from Noon to 4PM, May-September; http://400square.com)
Gahanna - Veteran's Park (207 W. Johnstown Rd., Gahanna; Sundays from 3-6PM - except June 21; https://www.makegahannayours.com/farmers-market/)
German Village - St. Mary School (700 S. 3rd St., German Village; Saturdays 10AM-Noon; http://www.stmaryschoolgv.org/farmersmarket)
Granville - Granville H.S. Parking Lot (248 New Burg St., Granville; Saturdays from 8:30AM-Noon; http://www.granvillefarmersmarket.com)