Dublin Irish Festival of course, Friday through Sunday!

The Ohio State Fair through the 12

CAPA Summer Movie Series 

Caddyshack at CAPA - August 03, 2007 described as  "The Cinderella story of a greenskeeper and a troublesome dancing gopher. Rated R"   I think Saturday may be "Meet Me in St. Louis"  too.

Picnic with the Pops Saturday is the OSU Marching Band 

Saturday night is the Gallery Hop in the Short North.

More, different, varied:

Shakespeare's Cool at the Pool Friday evening in Upper Arlington

"Slide Slam" at the Wexner Center for the Arts "a feast of culinary and artistic achievements" - includes a pot luck dinner. 

Columbus Hoop It Up  "international three on three basketball team championships", Saturday, Aug. 4 at Arena west south lot located behind Nationwide Arena - Arena District!

For more events and details visit Experience Columbus

Copyright 2007 Discover Columbus and Maureen McCabe

It's Gallery Hop in the Short North this Saturday..

In Dublin this weekend according to Experience Columbus:

"July 06, 2007 thru July 07, 2007      

25th Annual Arthritis Foundation Classic Auto Show and Cruise-In
Metro Center
Metro Place North,  Dublin"

There's a "Chautauqua" in Worthington:

"Chautauqua in Worthington under the big red and white striped tent at Thomas Worthington High School. "

Here's a file (.pdf ) that describes what a Chautauqua is and what the Worthington Chautauqua is about.

I thought this weekend was also the Worthington Home and Garden Tour but I can't find that... maybe on the Worthington Historical Society website? 

"I'm So Excited"... the Pointer Sister's will perform at Picnic with the Pops Saturday.  This Saturday... on the lawn at Chemical Abstracts. Copyright 2007 Discover Columbus and Maureen McCabe.  I'm So Excited" is one of the Pointer Sister's songs...

Sunday is the 8th Annual Merion Village Garden Tour and admission is Free!

About the Columbus Daylily Society Show according to the Franklin Park Conservatory site:

"Metropolitan Columbus Daylily Society Show
July 8, 2007, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. in the Atrium
This show features hundreds of daylily flowers, educational displays, and arrangements. This is the 4th largest daylily show in the United States. Youth, novice, and artistic categories are included. Learn from daylily growers and enthusiasts and visit the winners' table to see the "best of show." "

Roller Derby :  "07.7.2007 | Survival of the Fastest"

It's Kelton House Second Sunday, according to Experience Columbus:
"historical re-enactments focusing on the struggle for freedom on the Underground Railroad. A new theatrical presentation is given each second Sunday."

For more info about Central Ohio events  and a couple of mysteries from Experience Columbus .... What is Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG ?  And what Warehouses are being sold this weekend... there's a Warehouse sale??? Who's?

25th Annual Arthritis Foundation Classic Auto Show and Cruise-In
Metro Center
Metro Place North,  Dublin

Hours: Friday 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Saturday 7:30 a.m.-11 p.m"

There will be cat fanciers in Columbus this Saturday... .those cat fanciers from the Great Lakes region anyway... according to Experience Columbus:

"6th Annual Sternwheel Cat Fanciers Show
Veterans Memorial
300 W. Broad St.,  Columbus

Hours: Saturday 9 a.m.-6 p.m"

Farmers markets, music and more... vist Experience Columbus...

I got so busy with spring house cleaning on my websites and blogs (still have not done ColumbusOHHomes4Sale.com other than the logo though...) that I did not blog about what there is to do in Columbus this weekend.  I try to keep a blogging schedule and Thursdays are supposed to what's going on this weekend.  I have been off my blog schedule for so long now no one could probably tell.

This weekend being Easter there's a lot going on.  Too bad Mother Nature decided it should not feel like Easter in Columbus this weekend.  Brrrrrr....

One thing that's happening this weekend is the Gallery Hop.  The first weekend of the month is always the gallery hop in the Short North ... I don't know if it will be an Eastery Gallery Hop... or if bunnies hopping is too trite....  and my illustration here is the White Rabbit from Alice in Wonderland who is more mature than a bunny judging by his use of a pcoket watch.   There are lots of Easter egg hunts  in Central Ohio this weekend and the the Columbus Zoo's Paws and Claws...

There's Columbus Crew Soccer Saturday....

Lisa at Restaurant Widow did a list of what's going on on her blog... The Restaurant Widow's list of Columbus events of course has the Gallery Hop but Lisa has stuff that would never, ever cross my radar screen... such as this roller derby stuff... Roller Girls... how neat. I think.

I always have a link to Experience Columbus on my blog too in the Events category....

Copyright 2007 Discover Columbus and Maureen McCabe

The Short North Columbus Ohio - Inman Stories - Real Living

If a picture is worth a thousand words, how much is a video worth?  A Real Living video about The Short North in Columbus Ohio, calls the neighborhood "downtown."  While The Short North is an urban neighborhood,  The Short North is not downtown, it is just north of downtown, hence the name, 'The Short North'  ... a quick run for the police in the old days when it was not the place to be for galleries and restaurants.  The introduction of The Cap over 670 in the past year makes the walk from downtown to the Short North seamless.    

The Real Living video is also about the residential neighborhoods near the Short North, Victorian Village and Italian Village.

There are arches in the Short North today, but this picture is an old photo of Columbus with it's street light arches. Of coures that were the reason Columbus was known as the Arch City. The video shows the modern (and hopefully soon functional) arches in The Short North.

There are lots of colorful stories about 'The Short North' what it was like in the past, how it got the name, 'The Short North.'  I've blogged about events and place in The Short North here on Columbus Best Blog a number of times.

The Short North  ....This weekend is Gallery Hop!  It's always the first Saturday....

" Welcome to the fabulous SHORT NORTH ARTS DISTRICT"

"If Columbus is the heart of Ohio, the Short North is the pulse. Fine art. Fine Food. Great Shopping. Great Entertainment... it's the SoHo of the Midwest. Whether you're merely dipping your toe in the pool at one of the scores of galleries or shops along High Street, or diving in head first for a full night of "Gallery Hopping," you've found the sweet spot. "

 c. 2006 Columbus Best Blog