summer events

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/

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)

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, the DJBC talks about a recent life saving experience. Also tonight, a recap of The Daytime Emmys (Round 1), and trying to get ready for the Primetime Emmy nominations.

Also, which local healthcare provider is requiring ALL employees to be vaccinated? Now that college athletes can be paid, what does that mean, and when will the Fab Five Final Four Banners be raised again?

That, and happenings around town.