| Events for July 7, 2010 |
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Designing an Edible Garden
Toledo, Lucas County
Learn how to plan, design, prepare, and harest an edible garden with Toledo Botanical Garden's talented Horticulturist, Matthew Ross. (more)
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Earth Keepers WildeCamp
Cumberland, Guernsey County
Twelve through Fifteen year olds enjoy real-world wildlife projects like improving habitats, building trails, and exploring new parts of the Wilds. (more)
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Exhibit: A Celebration of Anchor Hocking
Lancaster, Fairfield County
See the wide range of glass products this local manufacturer made throughout the years. (more)
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Exhibit: Along the Silk Road
Coshocton, Coshocton County
A traveling exhibit of paintings by Chinese artists currently living in the United States. Curated by John Sun. (more)
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Exhibit: Call of Tecumseh
Chillicothe, Ross County
The exhibit, inspired by the Native American and Hopewell cultures, features the work of Alan Gough, some of which has never been on display before. (more)
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Exhibit: Celebrating Anchor Hocking
Lancaster, Fairfield County
Shows Anchor Hocking's positive influence in this area for the last 100+ years. Its glass creations and other artifacts will tell this great story. (more)
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Exhibit: Charles Csuri and Alan Price
Columbus, Franklin County
Works by past and present professors associated with the Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and Design. Csuri ends 10/9 and Price ends 10/2. (more)
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Exhibit: Croquet - A Sport Story
Fremont, Sandusky County
The Hayes Presidential Center contains the most extensive collection of printed croquet material in the nation! This unique collection forms the basis for an exclusive exhibit examining the history of croquet during its 19th century heyday. President Hayes and his family were avid players of this family lawn sport that is finding new popularity in the 21st century. (more)
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Exhibit: Delaware Artist Guild
Delaware, Delaware County
The Delaware Artist Guild is Delaware County’s fast-growing local artists’ organization, with over fifty artist members of diverse disciplines. Opening reception on 6/6 at 2pm. (more)
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Exhibit: Fur, Fins, & Feathers
Columbus, Franklin County
A family-friendly exhibition about animals in art, showcases works from CMA's permanent collection. This diverse exhibition includes a variety of media and styles such as Innuit stone carvings, wooden African headdresses, contemporary photography, and American folk art prints. (more)
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Exhibit: Groome & Bloom
Columbus, Franklin County
Sculptures by Amber Groome of Columbus and paintings by Jim Bloom of Philadelphia, both of whom deal with edgy personal issues. (more)
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Exhibit: In the Field of Recovery
Columbus, Franklin County
Fresh A.I.R. (Artists in Recovery) Gallery presents In the Field of Recovery, an Ohio Statewide Exhibition exploring what recovery means to those working in the behavioral healthcare field.
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Exhibit: Landscapes by Linda Wesner
Columbus, Franklin County
Rural scenes by the Lewis Center painter, who works in oil and colored pencils. Her drawings and paintings are intended to contemplate Delaware County before it vanishes due to growth and development. (more)
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Exhibit: Lino Tagliapietra
Columbus, Franklin County
Lino Tagliapietra breathes both vitality and integrity into his works and uses the extraordinary skill honed during his decades-long work in the high-end factory environments of the famous Muranese glass firms, as well as his teaching/collaboration over the last 30 years, to create astonishingly beautiful objects of art that make our spirits soar. (more)
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Exhibit: Mark Bradford
Columbus, Franklin County
First survey of the work of acclaimed Los Angeles-based artist Mark Bradford, featuring more than 35 works in a variety of media spanning 1997 to the present, including a number of new works created for this show.
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Exhibit: National Watercolor Society
Zanesville, Muskingum County
Hundreds of watercolor painters from around the world compete for entry into this exhibition, now in its 89th year. Each chosen work displays the best in contemporary watercolor. The exhibition features 30 works with varied techniques and subjects. (more)
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Exhibit: Natural Insights
Upper Arlington, Franklin County
Recent works by printmaker Nicholas Hill and nature oriented ceramicist Denise Romecki. Reception on 6/28 from 5pm-7pm. (more)
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Exhibit: New Landscapes
Bexley, Franklin County
Features works by printmakers Nicholas Hill of Granville and Jean Kirsten of Dresden, Germany. Reception on 7/11 from 5pm-8pm. (more)
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Exhibit: Ohio Ceramics - Deco to Modern
Zanesville, Muskingum County
Ceramics that define Art Deco in Ohio and the transition in clay to the modern studio movement and modern dinnerware. Includes Roseville, Weller, Cowan, Meric, Hall China, and Homer Laughlin.
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Exhibit: Out of Sight
Toledo, Lucas County
Discover the parts of objects that are not normally visible to Museum visitors, including the secret sketch on the back of Picasso’s Woman with a Crow and the hidden animal that graces the bottom of the Libbey punchbowl. (more)
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Exhibit: Paul Hamilton's Poetry of Place
Lancaster, Fairfield County
Paul Hamilton holds a Fine Arts Degree from the Columbus College of Art and Design and is a member of the Columbus Art League. His resume includes a long list of gallery and museum shows for his painting, sculpture and installation mediums. (more)
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Exhibit: Posting Patterns
Dublin, Franklin County
Posting Patterns is inspired by the images used today to encode information in posting and shipping mail and packages. Deborah Melton Anderson’s art quilts, evocative of society’s ubiquitous bar codes and meter mail stamps, are created in textiles. The artist works in pieced cloth methods, using heat transfers and water-soluble crayons sealed with a textile medium on cotton. Reception 7/6 from 6pm-8pm. (more)
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Exhibit: Quilting Traditions - The Art of the Amish
Athens, Athens County
A unique exhibition of traditional Amish quilts from the private collection of Tom & Marsha French. This visually stunning collection shares with the viewer the various patterns, traditions and intellect, which make up the art of the Amish quilt. Opening reception on 5/28 from 5pm-7pm. (more)
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Exhibit: Rhythm in Relief
Columbus, Franklin County
This exhibit highlights the incredible artistry of LaVan Williams. The art is an exploration into his personal and cultural identity.
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Exhibit: Sticks and Stones
Granville, Licking County
This series of small exhibitions features art and artifacts of wood and stone from each of Granville's three museums. These unique objects, fragments, and images reflect a rich local, national and global history touching on subjects ranging from McKinley presidential memorabilia and ancient Pompeiian mosaics to Greek Revival mantel architecture of the 19th century. (more)
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Exhibit: SunKoo Yuh's Sculptures and Drawings
Athens, Athens County
SunKoo Yuh’s ceramic art reflects his Korean roots and the Western influence on his work and the mixed cultural impact created by both of these experiences. The figures he creates are simple, sometimes whimsical, sometimes serious depictions of everyday life. (more)
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Exhibit: The I of the Text
Columbus, Franklin County
The exhibit will be curated by Liz Maugans of Zygote Press. (more)
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Exhibit: The Parnassus Project
Worthington, Franklin County
This contemporary twist on the past combines found, vintage photographs with inspired fictional stories exploring the relationship between images and imagination. Opening reception on 7/15 from 6pm-9pm. (more)
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Exhibit: The Psychedelic ‘60s
Toledo, Lucas County
Nothing is more representative of the music scene of the late 1960s than posters produced for concerts in the San Francisco Bay area. Their innovative use of text, psychedelic colors that vibrate, and coded messages have shaped graphic design ever since. (more)
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Exhibit: Through the Looking Glass
Columbus, Franklin County
Features works by more than 20 artists inspired by Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland books. (more)
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Exhibit: Titanic Artifacts
Franklin, Columbus County
The most visited exhibit in COSI's history sets sail again for a magnificent second voyage featuring nearly 100 new artifacts, including 23 making their world debut. Explore stunning room recreations, see hundreds of authentic treasures, and interact with costumed characters from that fateful voyage. (more)
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Exhibit: What's New?
Franklin, Columbus County
From an 1806 James Gillray engraving to an editorial cartoon that helped Nick Anderson win the 2005 Pulitzer Prize, the range of materials added to the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum during the past five years is remarkable. Selected examples are celebrated in the exhibition. Parental discretion is advised when visiting this exhibit as some of the materials are adult-oriented. (more)
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Extreme Screen: Dolphins and Whales
Franklin, Columbus County
Dive into a new immersive and highly emotional adventure with Jean-Michel Cousteau's DOLPHINS AND WHALES 3D, which takes you from the dazzling coral reefs of the Bahamas to the warm depths of the waters of the exotic Kingdom of Tonga for a close encounter with the surviving tribes of the ocean. (more)
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Hand-Feed Hummingbirds
McArthur, Vinton County
Participants can make a feeder and attempt to hand-feed hummingbirds. Meet at the Nature Center. (more)
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Harrison County Fair
Cadiz, Harrison County
Enjoy rides, games, tractor pulls, demolition derby, rough truck show, livestock exhibits, horse pulling contest, agricultural exhibits, and more. (more)
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Horizon of Hope Pink Week
Frazeysburg, Muskingum County
Longaberger’s annual kickoff for our campaign against breast cancer. Join us for a 5K Race for Hope, special event Make A Basket, contests and much more. (more)
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OEC Film Screening: The Garden
Columbus, Franklin County
This academy-nominated movie tells the story of the country's largest urban farm, located in Los Angeles, and the struggles of the workers to protect it. The Garden explores backroom deals, green politics, money, power, poverty, and racial discord. (more)
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Ohio Hills Folk Festival
Quaker City, Guernsey County
This four-day event includes: Art Show, Kiddie Parade, Mile Long Parade, Queen Parade, Car Show, Flea Market, Craft Hall and craft demonstrations. A 5-K run, children's bike races, and a pet show are among the many activities. Free entertainment nightly, concessions, rides. (more)
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Sounds On The Town Jazz Concert Series
Columbus, Franklin County
Easton's concert series features a mix of local, regional, and national jazz performances throughout the summer. Rain location will be at Martini Park. (more)
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Tecumseh!
Chillicothe, Ross County
Witness the epic life story of the legendary Shawnee leader as he struggles to defend his sacred homelands in the Ohio country during the late 1700’s. (more)
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The Complete Straw Bale/ Earthship Workshop
Philo, Muskingum County
This seven day workshop will teach you how to build with straw bales. This basic project incorporates most of the skills and techniques that you will need to tackle much bigger things. But the scale of the project is small enough for a beginning “green builder” to learn all the useful techniques for big or small building projects - without being overwhelmed. (more)
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Verandah Concert
Fremont, Sandusky County
The verandah of the home of 19th U.S. President Rutherford B. Hayes becomes the stage for a series of outdoor summer concerts.
Each event begins with a free ice cream social. (more)
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Weathervane Playhouse Presents The Producers
Newark, Licking County
Mel Brooks' adaptation of his film comedy as a musical. (more)
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Zanesville 1810 Lecture Series
Zanesville, Muskingum County
The first lecture is presented by David M. Taylor with the topic - John McIntire & Increase Mathews: What motivated our competing founding fathers? (more)
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