summer festivals

Weekend Events Happening August 25-31, 2023

Among the events:
4th Friday (August 25; State Street between Home and Park Streets, Westerville) (Bus - Westerville COTA Plus)
Wonderbus at CAS (August 25-27; 2540 Olentangy River Road, Columbus) (Bus - Line 1)
Art in the Park (August 26; MPACC Box Park: 925 Mount Vernon Avenue, King-Lincoln Bronzeville) (Bus - Line 7)
Smoke & Fire Festival (August 26; Schneider Park, Bexley) (Bus - Line 1 or 2)
Grandview Hop (August 26: Grandview Avenue between First and Fifth Avenues, Grandview Heights & 5th by Northwest) (Bus - Line 3 or 5)
Merion Village Festival (August 27; Moeller Park, Merion Village) (Bus - Line 4 or 8)

ALSO (not included in Podcast):
Local Author Festival (August 26 at Bexley Public Library) (Bus - Line 2)

Among the events happening:
- The 20th Anniversary of the African-American Wellness Walk (August 12 at 7AM, at Livingston Park)
- The Reynoldsburg Tomato Festival (August 10-12 at Huber Park in Reynoldsburg)
- Franklinton Fridays (August 11 in Franklinton)
- Festival Latino (August 12 & 13 at Genoa Park)
- Mid-Ohio Indie Book Expo (August 12 at Mid-Ohio Food Collective)
Plus more!

There is a lot happening this weekend:
- The Ohio State Fair is underway.
- The Whitehall Food Truck Festival is Saturday along Yearling Road.
- The Canal Winchester Blues & Jazz Festival is this weekend.
- The Lancaster Festival closes Saturday with Sheryl Crow headlining.
- Fourth Friday is Friday on State Street in Uptown Westerville and Grandview Hop is Saturday along Grandview Avenue in Grandview & 5th by Northwest.
- The Ganthers Place Garden Tour is Sunday in Ganthers Place on the South Side.
- National Night Out is next Tuesday.

Plus LIVE Theatre, Music, and who the Clippers are playing this weekend and next.

Among the events the weekend of June 8, 2023...
The Columbus Arts Festival (http://www.columbusartsfestival.org) [BUS - Various Routes]
Trash to Treasures (http://www.oldetowneeast.org) [BUS - # 2, 10, 11, or 22]
Westgate Home Tour (http://www.westgateneighbors.org) [BUS - # 10]
Avenue 4 All (http://www.4allpeople.org) [BUS - # 5]
(614) Day Columbus - JUNE 14!!!

and Pride ALL Over...
- Columbus Metropolitan Library Second Saturdays (http://www.columbuslibrary.org; BUS - # 10 & 11)
- Hilliard Pride - Hilliard Station Park (BUS - # 21 & 32)
- Westerville Pride - Westerville City Hall
- Upper Arlington Pride - Mallway Park
- New Albany Pride Market - BrewDog New Albany
- "Light Up The World With Pride" - St. John Episcopal Church, Worthington
- Pride on Pearl (http://www.marketsonpearl.org; BUS - VARIOUS Routes)

NOTE: Re-uploaded to repair some editing gaffes, and bleep out a couple more words that inadvertently made it to air during its LIVE Maiden Voyage.

Tonight on the show, the DJBC returns from his two-week Summer Job, and talks about what to look forward to this B1G Football Season - can Michigan continue their dominance over their little sibling, Ohio?

Also, the Weekend Warrior highlights events going on over the next few weeks.

Tonight on the Show, The "Gateway to Summer" in Columbus - The Columbus Arts Festival - returns June 10-12 along the Downtown Riverfront.
- 200 Artists
- Headliners - Shadowbox Live (Friday) and We Were Promised Jetpacks (Saturday)
- Hands-On Activity Village and Big Local Arts Village

Also, In Memoriam - Columbus Alive (1983-2022). You will be missed in the Alternative Weekly Scene.

What else is going on this week?
- Bexley Public Library has Dr. Breakfast (Breakfast with Nick) on June 7; Plus Juneteenth Events on June 11 & 12
- Olde Towne East Trash 2 Treasures Yard Sale on June 11
- Franklinton Pridays - June 10 as Franklinton Pride takes over Franklinton Fridays
- Westgate Home & Garden Tour - June 11 in Westgate
- West Side Community Bash - June 12 at Westgate Park
- Groveport 175th Birthday Celebration - June 11 in Village of Groveport
- COTA Meeting - June 9 at COTA (and Hybrid)
- Avenue 4 All - June 11 on Parsons Avenue (between Whittier and Kossuth Streets)

**Under Construction**

LINKS:
A Socially Distant St. Patrick’s Day in Dublin, Ohio - https://www.visitdublinohio.com/blog/post/socially-distanced-st-patricks...
Easton Black History/Women’s History Month Art Project - http://eastontowncenter.com/celebrating-black-history-month
The Arts Festival = CANCELLED - https://www.gcac.org/blog/why-the-2021-arts-fest-cant-happen-but-2022-is...
The Time to Support The Arts is Now (Tom Katzenmeyer) - https://www.gcac.org/blog/the-time-to-support-the-arts-and-imagine-the-f...