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Dine Originals Restaurant Week Returns!

by aharperhessFebruary 23, 2010 Columbus

Mark your calendars; Dine Originals Columbus Restaurant Week is Back! Restaurant week will be held March 8-14 and with 40 restaurants participating there is bound to something for even the pickiest of eaters. The price points are very affordable too! Each set menu will be priced at either $10.10, $20.10, or $30.10.  Even better, a [...]

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Wild Goose Creative’s Third Annual New Year’s Festival

by aharperhessDecember 28, 2009 Columbus
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Still looking for New Years eve plans? Look no further! Wild Goose Creative is presenting their third annual New Year’s Festival from December 31 – January 3rd, 2010. The festival will Feature artists from across Central Ohio; packing three days with tons of performances, food, workshops, and art.
The festival kicks off with a neighborhood [...]

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Short North Holiday Hop!

by aharperhessDecember 3, 2009 Columbus

Since I know you will all be attending the Open Your HeART for Kids event this weekend, I thought I’d take a moment to remind you that this Saturday, December 5th, is also the Holiday Hop in the Short North!
The Holiday Hop is like a gallery hop but with added flair. Complete some holiday shopping, [...]

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Dirty Frank’s Launches New Menu!

by aharperhessNovember 9, 2009 Columbus

Starting Wednesday, November 11th Dirty Frank’s Hot Dog Palace will feature a new menu.  The menu has been expanded to offer additional, unique dishes; including the octodog (mac and chesse topped with a hot dog).  In addition to new offerings, customers can now order their dogs “ripped” or “charred”(fried or grilled).  A trip to Dirty [...]

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PechaKucha at Wild Goose Creative!

by aharperhessNovember 3, 2009 Columbus

Have you heard of PechaKucha? If not, you are missing out! PechaKucha is an awesome event where people share their ideas, their work, and their creativity using a simple presentation format where the presenter shows 20 images, each for 20 seconds. The images forward automatically and the presenter talks along with the images.  These evenings [...]

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Comix from the Crypt

by aharperhessOctober 24, 2009 Columbus

All through October local comic book group Sunday Comix will displaying their latest artwork at Crimson Cup Coffee House.  Titled, Comix from the Crypt, this unique show features the works of Jonathon Riddle, Bob Corby, Kira Keck, Matt Wyatt, Ray Tomczak, Michael Carroll and Max Ink. All of these artists are published through a local [...]

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Wexner Center Presents Paintings by Luc Tuymans

by aharperhessOctober 6, 2009 Columbus
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Last week after hearing the hype about the Luc Tuymans display at the Wexner Center I decided to check it out for myself.  I have to admit, I was not familiar with Tuymans work prior to viewing the exhibition so I decided to do a little research on the artist; below is a cheat sheet [...]

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Chihuly Illuminated!

by aharperhessSeptember 25, 2009 Events
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Last night I attended the Member’s Preview of Chihuly Illuminated, the latest exhibit at the Columbus Museum of Art.  This exhibit features the glass sculptures, paintings, and other works by the renowned glass artist Dale Chihuly.  The Chihuly works have come to Columbus in conjunction with the Franklin Park Conservatory’s exhibit Chihuly Reimagined.  Having seen [...]

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