What I love about summertime downtown are all of the
entertainment options that are available so close to home. Many of them are free or of little cost and
offer you a chance to stay cool.
Since the opening of the Scioto Mile, the Columbus Recreation and Parks Department has done
a great job of planning activities at Bicentennial Park. There are concerts,
movies, festivals and other types of family shows. In addition, the water fountains offer cool
and refreshing respite when the temperatures start to spike. To keep informed
of events at the Scioto Mile, go to SciotoMile.com, you can sign up for free
updates.
Columbus Commons
has also done a tremendous job of scheduling the green space. Thursdays are
Food Truck Court during lunch time, in the evening is Pints & Pies. Picnic
with the Pops offers a series of concerts through the summer and movies are
also shown at the park periodically. To keep up with current activities, visit
the Columbus Commons website at ColumbusCommons.org and signup for their e-newsletter.
CAPA offers their
Summer Movie Series. For as little as $4 you can see wonderful
classic movies in the historical Ohio Theatre. Live organ music by Clark Wilson
begins30 minutes prior to show time and during intermission. What a great way to spend a hot evening!
Finally, the Columbus
Museum of Art is only two blocks away from Neighborhood Launch. The museum has outstanding collection of late
nineteenth and early twentieth-century American and European modern art. The
museum is recognized its public collection of woodcarvings by Columbus folk
artist Elijah Pierce and the world’s largest repository of paintings and
lithographs by Columbus native George Bellows. And admission to the Columbus
Museum of Art of Sundays is free!
Enjoy!
