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02/02/2012 to 02/12/2012. BalletMet, Jazz Arts Group and WOSU present Jazz Moves Columbus. Capitol Theatre, Riffe Center, 77 S. High St., Columbus. Feb. 2-5: Thursday 7:30 p.m.; Friday-Saturday 8 p.m.; Sunday 2 p.m. Feb. 8-12: Wednesday-Thursday 7:30 p.m.; Friday-Saturday 8 p.m.; Sunday 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. In conjunction with WOSU Public Media's "Columbus Neighborhoods" series, the CJO and BalletMet celebrate life in Columbus through a synthesis of music, movement and imagery. From gospel to Motown, jazz to classical ballet, Jazz Moves Columbus will commemorate the city's heritage with two of its artistic treasures. The original "Jazz Moves" won the Greater Columbus Arts Council's Artistic Excellence Award and was called "groundbreaking" by the Columbus Dispatch. Experience the multi-arts event 200 years in the making. 800-745-3000, 614-469-0939, http://www.balletmet.org
02/07/2012. Champion of Children 2012 Signature Event. COSI Columbus, 333 W. Broad St., Columbus. Tuesday 5:30-8 p.m. This community's comprehensive voice focused on helping children and youth succeed from birth through high school graduation, Champion of Children invites you to join us in honoring two outstanding Champions of Children. To celebrate, we will unveil the latest research on Franklin County students, reflecting both local successes and some of the challenges our children face. Come see how these issues impact our families, our schools and our communities. 614-227-2700, 888-819-2674, http://www.liveunitedcentralohio.org/buy-tickets
02/08/2012. 200 Columbus Celebration - On Your Mark. Athletic Club of Columbus, 136 E. Broad Street, Columbus. Wednesday noon $40. Learn about 200Columbus The Bicentennial. Mayor Coleman expected to speak. 614-464-3220, http://www.columbusmetroclub.org
02/10/2012. 200Columbus Celebration: Meet the Mayors! Athletic Club of Columbus, 136 E. Broad Street, Columbus. Friday noon-1:30 p.m. $40. Welcome Columbus' Sister Cities Mayors as they visit Columbus to celebrate 200Columbus bicentennial with us. VIP visitors from: Ahmedabad, India; Dresden, Germany; Odense, Denmark. 614-464-3220, http://www.columbusmetroclub.org
02/10/2012. The Bicentennial Birthday - a Celebration of the Centuries. Battelle Grand, Greater Columbus Convention Center, 400 N. High St., Columbus. Friday 5:45-11:30 p.m. $125 and up. The Columbus Bicentennial Birthday is the must-attend party of the year! Celebrate our city's Bicentennial as we come together for a Celebration of the Centuries - an unforgettable evening of entertainment and festivities that honor the past, celebrate the present and envision the future. Be a part of this landmark event as we say "Happy Birthday" and recognize all that makes Columbus great. Set for Friday, Feb. 10, 2012 at the Battelle Grand Ballroom at the Greater Columbus Convention Center, the Columbus Bicentennial Birthday will be a spectacular celebration that will include interactive displays, vibrant performances and wonderful diversity - all showcasing the excellence of Columbus. 614-595-1387, http://www.200columbus.com/birthday/
02/10/2012. Illuminate Columbus. Buildings and properties in downtown Columbus will be lit in honor of Columbus' birthday, including the Ohio Statehouse and the Nationwide Plaza One Building, which will spell out “COLUMBUS 200” in the windows.
02/11/2012 to 02/15/2012. 200Columbus Days. Throughout Central Ohio, Columbus. Saturday-Wednesday. Experience all of the great things that make Columbus Columbus, and enjoy discounts on attractions and entertainment. 614-221-2489, http://www.200columbusdays.com
02/11/2012. 2012 Bicentennial Artists' informal. Cultural Arts Center, 139 W. Main St., Columbus. Saturday 7-10 p.m. Free. All artists (starving to well-established) and art supporters are encouraged to attend this fun event to represent the huge number of local artists who live and work in our city. We are asking all artists to show up and be counted, to help us celebrate, promote and document our strong arts community through videos, our 2012 Artists of Columbus photo, and signature wall. 614-645-7514, http://www.culturalartscenteronline.org
02/11/2012. Columbus Birthday Parties. Columbus Metropolitan Library Branches, Saturday. Free. Celebrate at Columbus birthday parties at each of the 21 Columbus Metropolitan Library branches scattered throughout the city. 614-645-2275, http://www.cml.lib.oh.us/
02/11/2012 to 02/12/2012. Columbus Family Weekend. COSI, 333 W. Broad St., Columbus. Saturday 11 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Sunday 1-4:30 p.m. $9.75-$21.25. COSI celebrates Columbus' bicentennial by exploring what life was like when Columbus was founded. Interact with science and technology from the early 1800s, play games and activities from that era, and see Columbus' history come to life. 614-228-2674, 888-819-2674, http://www.cosi.org
02/11/2012. The Ruby Elzy Story. Lincoln Theatre, 769 E. Long St., Columbus. Saturday 8 p.m. Adults $15. Seniors and students $8 The program, narrated by Columbus resident, David Weaver, author of Black Diva of the Thirties: The Life of Ruby Elzy, will tell the story of Ruby's path to celebrity, while spotlighting some of the best student performers from the OSU School of Music. Elzy (1908-1943) was born into poverty in Mississippi, discovered by OSU Professor C.C. McCracken, brought to OSU and vocally trained by Dr. Royal Hughes. After graduation, she moved to Julliard for further refinement before launching a career that led to numerous engagements for radio, Hollywood, the White House and the role of "Serena" in Gershwin's Porgy and Bess. The story will be told through narration, projections and by current singers at OSU who will perform selections from Elzy's recital and concert repertoire. The evening will conclude with selections from Porgy and Bess. Presented in the historic Lincoln Theatre, the evening promises to bring further recognition to a significant personality from Columbus' past. 614-292-2295, 800-745-3000, music.osu.edu
02/12/2012. Kids, Courage and the Civil War: Presented by the Imaginating Dramatics Company. Kelton House Museum & Garden, 586 E. Town St., Columbus. Sunday 3 p.m. Adults $6. Children 4 and over $4. Come see this child-friendly play with music that dramatizes the effect of war on children. Kids, Courage and the Civil War utilizes the words of children from the North and South recorded in journals as its source and is accompanied by music from the Civil War period. Appropriate for children 4 and over. The performance is presented by the Imaginating Dramatics Company of Grandview Heights, Ohio, a children's theatre academy where children ages 4-18 perform for children and adults. Performers learn drama, comedy, musical theatre and improvisations. Refreshments will be served and tours of the Museum will be available from 1-3 p.m. 614-464-2022, http://www.keltonhouse.com
02/12/2012. New Albany Symphony: Portraits of a Columbus Bicentennial Jeanne B. McCoy Center for the Arts, 100 W. Dublin-Granville Rd., New Albany. Sunday 3 p.m. $12-$20. The New Albany Symphony celebrates the 200th birthday of our city in this multi-disciplinary effort featuring local photography and the quintessentially-American music of Aaron Copland. The stirring words of Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address will celebrate Black History Month and President's Day, as well as celebrate the values of our city. Join us as we candidly capture Lincoln's ideals at work, set against the backdrop of everyday Columbus landmarks. 614-323-1237, http://www.newalbanysymphony.com
02/14/2012. Celebrate Columbus' 200th birthday with the Columbus Historical Society and COSI. The Columbus Historical Society at COSI, 33 W. Broad St., Columbus. Tuesday 7-9:30 p.m. Free. Reservations are required at info@columbushistory.org Join us for a first look at the Columbus Historical Society's new home at COSI, and the opening of our newest interactive exhibit showcasing Columbus' unique past. The evening begins with an opening celebration at 7 p.m., followed by self-guided and hosted tours of the exhibit until 9:30 p.m. At 8 p.m. watch the television premiere of WOSU's Downtown/Franklinton neighborhoods documentary on COSI's 7-story Extreme Screen. 614-228-2674, http://www.columbushistory.org
02/14/2012. Columbus Blue Jackets Hockey vs. St. Louis Blues Nationwide Arena, 200 W. Nationwide Blvd., Columbus. Tuesday 7 p.m. Carry the flag as Columbus Blue Jackets take on the St. Louis Blues on the evening of Columbus' 200th birthday. 614-246-4625, http://www.BlueJackets.com
02/14/2012. WOSU Presents Columbus Neighborhoods: Franklinton/Downtown Premiere. Ohio Theatre, 39 E. State St., Columbus. Tuesday noon -1 p.m. Advance reservations with a boxed lunch are $5; free without lunch on the day of the event. Join us for the premiere of the documentary that details the history of Franklinton/Downtown. Columbus' historical roots are firmly planted in Franklinton, Central Ohio's first settlement, and the downtown area, the seat of state government. It's the story of determined pioneers, devastating floods, a vision for a state capital rising from higher ground, and flourishing theatres, churches, businesses, and government buildings. 614-292-9678, http://www.columbusneighborhoods.org/about
02/18/2012 to 02/28/2012. C-BUS Rocks: A Bicentennial Exhibition. CS Gallery & Events, 66 Parsons Ave., Columbus. Monday-Sunday 5 p.m.-midnight. This is going to be a show for every artist who is proud to live and create in Columbus. Let's help the city bring in the bicentennial with a showcase of C-bus pieces! We want to see any and all Columbus inspired pieces, please feel free to define that, anyway you want - how is Columbus an inspiration to you?. Take this as a chance to create something awesome above and beyond a skyline. And it's not just Columbus's birthday, CLOUDHAUS is turning 2. It's going to be a 2 vs. 200 birthday bash full of shenanigans. Don't miss this show. Get your submissions ready Columbus. 614-260-2021, http://www.cobenickstudios.com
02/18/2012 to 03/24/2012. Exhibit: OhioCentric. OSU Urban Arts Space, 50 W. Town St., Columbus. Tuesday-Saturday 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Thursday to 8 p.m. Free. In honor of the Columbus Bicentennial, City Center Gallery hosts its first juried exhibition: OhioCentric. City Center will transform into a showcase of artists from all over Ohio, past and present. While City Center typically focuses on the Columbus community, we are excited to include artists from all over Ohio in celebration of the capital city's 200th anniversary. 614-292-8861, http://www.uas.osu.edu
02/24/2012 to 02/26/2012. Columbus Gay Men's Chorus: Home and Country. Lincoln Theatre, 769 E. Long St., Columbus. Friday 8 p.m. Sunday 3 p.m. $30, $15 for students. 614-228-2462, http://www.cgmc.com
02/25/2012 to 03/04/2012. Central Ohio Home & Garden Show. Ohio Expo Center, 717 E. 17th Ave., Columbus. Sunday 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday- Friday noon-9 p.m. Saturday 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Closed Monday, February 27. Adults $12. Children 12 and under free. Parking $5. Celebrate Columbus' Bicentennial with a birthday party for the city. The gardens will be redesigned this year with a new format and themed to incorporate a party atmosphere! Honored with the highly prestigious "Show of the Year," awarded by the National Association of Consumer Shows, the Central Ohio Home & Garden Show is renowned for its breathtaking live gardens, HGTV talent appearances, cooking demonstrations and interactive home and garden features and more than 400 exhibitors and attractions. 614-461-5257, http://www.dispatchevents.com
02/29/2012 to 03/03/2012. Columbus State Theatre: Titanic: A Retrospective. Nestor Hall Auditorium, Columbus State Community College, 550 E. Spring St., Columbus. Wednesday-Saturday 8 p.m. Additional 3 p.m. show on Thursday. Free. Titanic: A Retrospective is an original work created by Columbus State Instructor Frank Barnhart. In this centennial year of the sinking of the Titanic, the new play centers on the actual words of Titanic survivors and tells the story of Isidor and Ida Strauss, who started one of the first department stores in Columbus and later died in the ship's sinking. 614-287-5353, www2.cscc.edu/academics/departments/communications/tcs.shtml
02/29/2012. State of the City. Ohio Theatre, 39 E. State St., Columbus. Wednesday 6 p.m. Free. Join Mayor Michael Coleman as he gives the annual State of the City address for 2012 - Columbus' Bicentennial. 614-228-8600, columbus.gov.
Long Running Events as of Feb. 1
Through 02/12/2012. Exhibit: Caravaggio: Behold the Man! Columbus Museum of Art, 480 E. Broad St., Columbus. Tuesday-Sunday 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Thursday until 8:30 p.m. Adults $10. Seniors and student 6 and older $8. Children 5 and under free. Admission is free every Sunday. The Columbus Museum of Art offers the rare opportunity to view the work of this Italian Baroque master. Ecce Homo (Behold the Man), painted by Caravaggio around 1605, and lent by the Musei di Strada Nuova - Palazzo Bianco, Genoa. his powerful painting will be the centerpiece of an exclusive exhibition. 614-221-4848, 614-221-6801, http://www.columbusmuseum.org
Through 02/10/2012. Exhibit: Bright, Black and Veiled. OSU Urban Arts Space, 50 W. Town Street, Columbus. Tuesday-Saturday 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Thursday to 8 p.m. Free. City Center Gallery launches the New Year with an exhibition from January 6th to February 10th of large-scale paintings by local artists Stefan Hoza and Adam Johnson. Bright, Black and Veiled is a showcase of collaborative effort between the artists, their subjects and the viewer. In this spirit the paintings become an inclusive dialogue, inviting art into the mind. 614-292-8861, http://www.uas.osu.edu
Through 02/11/2012. Exhibit: Global Textile Trades. Gladys Keller Snowden Galleries, Campbell Hall, The Ohio State University, Columbus. Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday noon-4 p.m. Free. Global Textile Trades is an exhibition that explores the aspects of the meaning of the word 'trade' as it relates to clothing and textile objects. Trade is both a verb, as in "to make an exchange" or "to buy and sell," and a noun indicating a skill or craft, or it can refer to an entire industry such as when the fashion industry is referred to as "the rag trade." From the craft of creating cloth from fibers and yarns to the skill of decorating that cloth through patterns of weaving, dyeing and embroidery techniques, Global Textile Trades features these techniques from cultures around the world. Trade as exchange happens not only in the buying and selling of goods, but also in the exchange of cultural aesthetics and ideas. The international trade in textile products over the past several hundred years is evident in Indian influence in the textiles of Southeast Asia and Europe, and European influence in the textiles of Asia and Africa. 614-292-3090, costume.osu.edu/
Through 03/03/2012. Exhibit: Object/Imprint. OSU Urban Arts Space, 50 W. Town St., Columbus. Tuesday-Saturday 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Thursday to 8 p.m. Free. Object /Imprint showcases the work of regional artists who utilize individual artistic approaches to expand on conventional ideas about the historical definitions of art, art categorization, and the art object itself. 614-292-8861, http://www.uas.osu.edu
Through 03/10/2012. Exhibit: Cityscapes Yesteryear: Past & Present. The King Arts Complex, 867 Mt. Vernon Ave., Columbus. Tuesday-Saturday 1-4 p.m. Open to 7 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday $1-$3. Local painters, Harvey Gilliam, Leon Page, Roman Johnson and photographer, Kojo Kamau share a common bond in documenting urban surroundings that connect communities from the 1950's to the present time. These original works of art capture Columbus' neighborhoods, homes, landscapes and people of yesteryear. 614-645-5464, 614-645-KING, http://www.kingartscomplex.org
Through 03/15/2012. Finding Time: Columbus Public Art 2012 - Stuart Williams: Breath of Life. Exterior of COSI and Old Central High School, 333 W. Broad St., Columbus. Free. The facades of two historic buildings are temporarily transformed with light, making them appear to be slowly breathing as though they're in a relaxed state of Zen-like meditation. Bridging the Atlantic, this dual-city installation links Columbus and Dresden in a shared public art experience on the occasion of their 20th anniversary as sister cities, and on the Bicentennial of Columbus. Rhythmic waves of light create a visual suggestion of respiration, and make for a poetic metamorphosis of the inanimate to the animate., http://www.ColumbusPublicArt.com
Through 03/24/2012. Exhibit: Tracing Lines Project. OSU Urban Arts Space, 50 W. Town St., Columbus. Tuesday-Saturday 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Thursday to 8 p.m. Free. The Tracing Lines Project at the OSU Urban Arts Space follows power lines and infrastructure within the landscape; these lines are vital to our way of life, yet somehow they remain just outside our conscious focus. This exhibition explores themes of power, communication, energy, mobility, global desire, progress, consumption, and contemporary culture through photographic imagery and other works of art in an attempt to reveal deeper connections and support ongoing dialogue around these subjects. 614-292-8861, http://www.uas.osu.edu
Through 04/08/2012. Orchids! Vibrant Victoriana. Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, 1777 E. Broad St., Columbus. Monday-Sunday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Adults $11. Seniors and students $9. Children $6. Children under 2 free. Escape to an era of elegance and luxury with the exotic mystique of the orchid. These infamous blooms exude beauty and grace in an artful display of splendor and warmth, while featured work from glass artist Debora Moore presents an imaginative interpretation on these wonders of nature. Horticulture presentations and family programming enhance the experience for all ages. 614-645-8733, http://www.fpconservatory.org
Through 04/08/2012. The History and the Mystery. Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, 1777 E. Broad St., Columbus. Monday-Sunday 1 p.m. Adults $11. Seniors and students $9. Children $6. Children under 2 free. A fire at Columbus City Hall in 1921 destroyed local records, creating gaps in the history of Franklin Park and the Conservatory. This new exhibition, researched and developed by Conservatory staff, shares and challenges accepted facts and oral histories of the institution's past, and reveals the way in which the community, Franklin Park, and the Conservatory have developed together over the past 150 years. Ten interactive stations invite visitors to explore the past and share stories, memories and mementos of their own history with the Conservatory. 614-645-8733, http://www.fpconservatory.org
Through 04/15/2012. Exhibit: 100 Years of Art: Celebrating Columbus' Legacy. Ohio Arts Council's Riffe Gallery, 77 S. High St., Columbus. Tuesday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday and Friday 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Thursday 10 a.m.- 8 p.m. Saturday-Sunday noon-4 p.m. The Ohio Arts Council's Riffe Gallery will present 100 Years of Art: Celebrating Columbus' Legacy from Jan. 26-April 15, 2012. Curated by Melissa Wolfe from the Columbus Museum of Art, 100 Years of Art serves as a tribute to Columbus' Bicentennial celebration. This exhibition covers more than100 years of artistic endeavors, including a variety of media and artistic styles, in order to present a sense of the city's arts community as it looked, changing over the years in response to both local and national artistic developments. 614-644-9624, http://www.riffegallery.org
Through 04/27/2012. Exhibit: Columbus Cartoonists: A Bicentennial Celebration. Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum, The Ohio State University, 27 W. 17th Ave., Columbus. Monday-Sunday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. An extraordinary number of notable cartoonists have lived, worked or been educated in Columbus, Ohio. In honor of the two hundredth anniversary of the city's founding, this exhibition features original cartoon art and other artifacts created by many of them, including Billy Ireland, Milton Caniff, Harry J. Westerman, Eugene Craig, Doc Goodwin, Bill Crawford, Edwina Dumm, Dudley T. Fisher, James Thurber. 614-688-8676, http://www.cartoons.osu.edu
Through 05/06/2012. Race: Are We So Different? COSI, 333 W. Broad St., Columbus. Wednesday-Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday noon-6 p.m. Open seven days a week March 15-April 8. Adults $14.75. Children 2-12 $9.75. Seniors $13.75. Developed by the American Anthropological Association in collaboration with the Science Museum of Minnesota, Race is the first nationally traveling exhibition to tell the stories of race from the biological, cultural, and historical points of view. Combining these perspectives offers an unprecedented look at race and racism in the United States. 614-447-8894, 888-819-2674, http://www.cosi.org
Through 05/13/2012. Exhibit: Monet to Matisse: Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Sirak Collection. Columbus Museum of Art, 480 E. Broad St., Columbus. Tuesday-Sunday 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Thursday until 8:30 p.m. Adults $10. Seniors and student 6 and older $8. Children 5 and under free. Admission is free every Sunday. When acquired in 1991, The Howard C. and Babette L. Sirak Collection of the Columbus Museum of Art was saluted in ARTnews as one of the finest private collections in the world. CMA celebrates the 20th anniversary of this watershed moment in the Museum's history with a special exhibition of the entire collection of 78 works by masters such as Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, Pierre-Auguste-Renoir, Paul Cezanne, Paul Klee, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Chaim Soutine, and Henri Matisse among others. The Sirak collection chronicles the groundbreaking developments in European modernism. Its acquisition by the Columbus Museum of Art perfectly complemented the Museum's existing Howald collection of American modernist art. Monet to Matisse commemorates the Columbus Bicentennial by recognizing the importance of Columbus collectors and their impact on the Museum. 614-221-4848, 614-221-6801, http://www.columbusmuseum.org
Through 05/27/2012. Exhibit: Columbus Views. Columbus Museum of Art, 480 E. Broad St., Columbus. Tuesday-Sunday 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Thursday until 8:30 p.m. Adults $10. Seniors and student 6 and older $8. Children 5 and under free. Admission is free every Sunday. Columbus Views celebrates the Bicentennial of the City of Columbus. The exhibition, drawn primarily from CMA's collection, gathers works by artists such as George Bellows, Emerson Burkhart, Edmund Kuehn, Robert Chadeayne, and others, who were compelled to translate the charms of the city's various locales and neighborhoods onto canvas. Columbus Views commemorates the Columbus Bicentennial by highlighting artistic depictions of the city. 614-221-4848, 614-221-6801, http://www.columbusmuseum.org
Through 12/31/2012. Finding Time: Columbus Public Art 2012 – Chimes. Trinity Episcopal Church, Broad and Third Streets, Columbus. Free. The bells at Trinity Episcopal Church are played by hand by carillonneur Nick Tepe and - with the addition of new equipment a few years ago - can be programmed to ring mechanically. Twelve composers, ranging from contemporary masters to jazz musicians to writers of sacred and secular music, have been invited to create new pieces for the bells. Beginning with an inaugural performance of the first composition at 12:02 a.m. on January 1, 2012, and continuing with a new composition each month, these works will reinforce the overarching theme of time that weaves through all Finding Time projects. The use of the church bells recalls their history as a mode of communication, while the compositions themselves will be uniquely modern reflections of our time. The year, as well as the work of Finding Time, will conclude with the performance of the final composition in the series on December 31 at 11:59 p.m. Composers: Sheena Phillips, Donald Harris, Sue Harshe, Vera Stanojevic, Bobby Floyd, Derek DiCenzo, Mark Flugge, Gerald Harvey, Jacob Reed, Mark Gunderson, Brian Harnetty, and Richard Smoot. findingtime@columbuspublicart.com, http://www.ColumbusPublicArt.com
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