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Mark Your Calendars
There is plenty to do through May and June

Open your eyes; the sky is full of butterflies. The blossoms on the trees stir up the honey bees. Spring makes my fever right.
-Elvis Presley’s Spring Fever


CityScene spotlights what to watch, what to watch for and what not to miss!

 

Capture the Moment: The Pulitzer Prize Photographs 
Through July 25
The Ohio Historical Society, 1982 Velma Ave.
The exhibition is the largest and most comprehensive of the award-winning photography in the United States, with iconic images ranging from the Kent State shootings to Sept. 11, 2001.
www.ohiohistory.org, 614-297-2300

 


Exhibit CSI: The Experience
May 24 (through Sept. 1)
COSI Columbus, 333 W. Broad St.

Based on the popular CBS television show CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, this traveling exhibit includes recreated state-of-the-art crime labs where guests can use investigative techniques to take on the role of forensic scientists. See it and solve it!
www.cosi.org, 614-228-COSI

Comfest
June 27-29
Goodale Park

Celebrate peace and social justice at arguably the largest free, non-corporate sponsored urban music and arts festival in the country.
www.comfest.com

 

Pride Festival

June 28

Genoa Park

The Midwest's largest Gay Pride Festival brings in more than 100,000 people to Columbus. The event kicks off with the annual parade down High Street into the festival area, downtown.

www.columbuspride.org

The 49th annual Haus und Garten Tour
June 29, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
Throughout German Village
Hosted by the German Village Society, this year’s theme is “Park Places. Historic Spaces.” The event will feature the homes and gardens on City Park Avenue, along Schiller Park and Frank Fetch Park.
www.germanvillage.org, 614-221-8888

Save the Date!
Red, White and Boom
July 3, fireworks start at 10 p.m.
Downtown Columbus

The biggest and best fireworks display in the Midwest.
www.redwhiteandboom.org, 614-299-9221

Jazz & Ribs Festival
July 25-27
Downtown Riverfront

The 29th annual Columbus tradition brings together today’s most popular jazz artists with mouth-watering ribs from across the country.
www.hotribscooljazz.org, 614-645-7995