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OPERATING SUPPORT ORGANIZATION EVENTS

The Bible Illuminated: R. Crumb's Book of Genesis 10/8/2010 - 1/16/2011 at The Columbus Museum of Art Seminal comic artist R. Crumb spent years adapting the first book of the Old Testament, the Book of Genesis. Featuring black-and-white drawings...

Currents: Complaints Choir 10/8/2010 - 1/16/2011 at Columbus Museum of Art One day, artists Tellervo Kalleinen and Oliver Kochta-Kalleinen thought about how often people complain. In the Finnish vocabulary there is an...

Adventure: Valley of the Unknown 11/3/2010 - 9/4/2011 at COSI Members of the "Explorer Society" have been conducting an archaeological dig in the "Valley of the Unknown" on a recently-discovered island. In the...

Extreme Screen Film: Legends of Flight 11/3/2010 - 3/13/2011 at COSI Take the ultimate flying experience without ever leaving the ground. Enter the cockpits of planes representing over 100 years of breakthrough.

Alice In Wonderland 1/6/2011 - 1/16/2011 at Columbus Children's Theatre Things are not always as they first appear. Young Alice follows a White Rabbit, who disappears down a nearby rabbit hole. Quickly following him, she...

"Bitter/Sweet" featuring Linda Diec and Amy Neiwirth 1/6/2011 - 1/29/2011 at Ohio Art League OAL is pleased to present our first Member Curated Exhibition of 2011, Bitter/Sweet, featuring artwork by Linda Diec and Amy Neiwirth as they explore...

The Early Interval's French Twelfth Night Celebration 1/7/2011 at Pontifical College Josephinum The Early Interval's annual celebration of Twelfth Night will feature medieval, Renaissance and early Baroque music from France. A French Twelfth...

Russian Masters - Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat Major 1/7/2011 - 1/8/2011 at Ohio Theatre This is the first of three concerts in the Columbus Symphony's Mid-Winter Russian Masters Festival, and will feature guest pianist Vladimir Feltsman...

PBJ & Jazz series: Sean Carney (master blues guitarist) 1/8/2011 at Lincoln Theatre The Jazz Arts Group of Columbus is pleased to return to the Lincoln Theatre for the 2010-2011 season of the Jazz Academy's PBJ & Jazz concert series...

The Early Interval's Twelfth Night Celebration 1/8/2011 at Pontifical College Josephinum The Early Interval's annual celebration of Twelfth Night will feature medieval, Renaissance and early Baroque music from France. A French Twelfth...

Columbus Jazz Orchestra's Great American Songbook series - A Night at the Movies 1/14/2011 - 1/15/2011 at Southern Theatre - CAPA Grammy Award-winning film composer Dave Grusin joins the CJO in a night of music from the movies. From Mancini favorites "The Pink Panther Theme"...

STOMP 1/14/2011 - 1/16/2011 at Palace Theatre STOMP is explosive, provocative, sophisticated, sexy, utterly unique, and appeals to audiences of all ages. The international percussion sensation...

Tony n' Tina's Wedding 1/20/2011 - 1/30/2011 at Cardinal Health Ballroom at the Lincoln Theatre Direct from New York, the world's #1 dinner show returns to Columbus. Since opening in 1988, this unique theatrical experience has won over the...

Russian Masters - 1812 Overture! 1/21/2011 - 1/22/2011 at Ohio Theatre This is the second of three concerts in the Columbus Symphony's Mid-Winter Russian Masters Festival, and will feature guest cellist Julian Schwarz...

Chamber Music Columbus presents Burning River Brass 1/22/2011 at The Southern Theatre Since 1996, Burning River Brass has been dazzling audiences from Alaska to Taiwan with "power and virtuosity," "harmonious blend," and "consistently...

CityMusic Presents: Arkadiy Gips and Friends - Russian Romance 1/23/2011 at The Bluestone (formerly BoMA) Genuine world-class artist, Arkadiy Gips, brings the audiences to cheers as well as tears when he plays violin. "If 'music is a king,' then Arkadiy...

Punch Brothers featuring Chris Thile 1/24/2011 at Lincoln Theatre Composed of five young and fiercely talented musicians-Chris Thile (mandolin), Gabe Witcher (fiddle), Chris Eldridge (guitar), Noam Pikelny (banjo),...

Lang Lang 1/27/2011 at Ohio Theatre International sensation Lang Lang joins the Columbus Symphony and music director Jean-Marie Zeitouni for the musical event of the...

Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo 1/28/2011 at Palace Theatre Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo is an all-male company of professional dancers that perform playful parodies of traditional ballet. The comedy...

Art Studio Clearance Sale 1/29/2011 - 1/30/2011 at Lausche Bldg., Ohio Expo Center Juried fair featuring fine art and fine craft by 150 artists from across the country, many of whom have exhibited at Columbus Winterfair and the...

Soldiers' Chorus of the United States Army Field Band 1/29/2011 at Ohio Theatre Acclaimed singers and international ambassadors, the Soldiers' Chorus of the United States Army Field Band have been delighting audiences for 50...

PROJECT SUPPORT ORGANIZATION EVENTS

Tour of ADA Mural: Liberty, Justice, and Access for All

1/3/2011 - 1/31/2011 at Shared Lives Studio Gallery - Lott Industries

The Journey: What does the ADA, access, and inclusion mean to you? 27 artists with disabilities from across Ohio answered that question in...

David Francey and Amelia Curran

1/14/2011 at Columbus Performing Arts Center

Friday, January 14th Columbus Performing Arts Center (Shedd Theater) $20 advance | $23 door | $15 Students | $5 Youth 8:00pm | Doors open at...

ImageOHIO11

1/10/2011 - 2/11/2011 at Fort Hayes Shot Tower Gallery

ROY G BIV Gallery is proud to present ImageOHIO11, our annual showcase of Ohio's best photography and video art at Fort Hayes Shot Tower Gallery from...

The New Administration of a Fine Arts Education: J. Morgan Puett

1/20/2011 at Columbus College of Art & Design

Thursday, January 20, 7 p.m. CCAD Design Studios on Broad, Second-Floor Atrium Free & Open to the Public J. Morgan Puett is known for her...

Seventh Dream of Teenage Heaven

1/27/2011 - 3/12/2011 at Canzani Center Gallery

January 27 - March 12, 2011 Canzani Center Gallery Curated by James Voorhies Seventh Dream of Teenage Heaven explores what it means to long for...

FRANKLIN COUNTY NEIGHBORHOOD ARTS EVENTS

Curtain Players Auditions: BOY GETS GIRL; script review session January 6 and tryouts January 9

1/9/2011 at Gallery 202

Curtain Players will conduct auditions for its production of Rebecca Gilman's contemporary social drama BOY GETS GIRL on Sunday, January 9, at...

Music in the Atrium: Dwight Lenox

1/20/2011 at Grandview Heights Public Library

Enjoy a mellow mix of jazz, blues, and swing by one of Columbus's finest jazz vocalists - Dwight...