Music
The Columbus Queerscendos, the youth ensemble of central Ohio’s premier TTBB vocal organization,
the Columbus Gay Men’s Chorus, invite audiences to take a trip to Night Vale with them on Halloween.
The youth choir based its Dead Air concert on Welcome to Night Vale, the hit LGBTQ+ supernatural
podcast presented as a fictional community radio broadcast from a desert town where conspiracy
theories, urban legends and absurd paranormal events are part of everyday life.
“Dead Air is kind of what you’d get if Welcome to Night Vale took place in a haunted house in the middle
Friends. Family. Freedom. Food. Music. Pets. Laughter. Nature. And dozens of other things. Despite political turmoil and a divided nation, we have so much to be thankful for.
So join Bill Cohen from 4 pm to 5:30 pm on Friday November 27 as he sings a unique concert of songs that express gratitude for all that we have. It’s his 13th year for this Thanksgiving-themed concert, and once again, it takes place at Maple Grove Methodist Church, 7 W. Henderson.
Civil rights sit-ins. Bell-bottoms. Anti-war marches. Student Power. Afros. Mini-skirts. Hippies. Riots. Space flights. Political assassinations. The generation gap.
Those hallmarks of the turbulent 1960’s will be rekindled Friday October 16 at this year’s annual “Spirit of the ‘60’s Coffeehouse”:
The OTE Jazz Festival joins over 1000+ cities in 70 different countries to celebrate Play on the Porch Music Day! Get ready for ultimate summer jazz experience right here in Olde Towne East.
Bring a chair or a blanket and stroll around the streets of grand Victorian homes in what was once the city’s affluent Silk Stocking District, and enjoy all kinds of music being performed on multiple neighborhood porches, patios, and lawns. A map of with the location of stops, names of acts, and schedule will be available in advance online as well as hard copies the day of the event.
The OSU Center for the Study of Religion invites you to an evening of religious sound and music. This community-building event will feature instrumental and vocal performances from individuals, community groups, religious organizations and additional friends, all sharing an example of musical or sonic practice from their tradition.
81st Anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. A peace concert featuring local composers and performers.
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Plot Twist! Columbus's Premiere Sober Burlesque Revue is back on August 1st, with a captivating cast of performers, including...
Honey B. Thicke!
Janeé Divine!
Manifest!
Nasty!
and, making her Columbus debut, Valencia Mischief!
With special guest appearances from Crop Failure and Ramona Rocket, and music by DJ Blastiiid!
Featured vendor, Vivienne's Cottagecore Cookies, will be on-hand selling her delicious all gluten-free, all nut-free cookies.
The original true meaning of Labor Day -- honoring America’s workers -- will be revived this year, as longtime Columbus musician Bill Cohen leads a concert, singing the praises -- literally -- of all those who make our lives richer by doing their everyday jobs: farmers, truckers, factory workers, teachers, doctors, white collar workers, miners, and more.
Leading up to Independence Day, The Pinkerton Raid’s songwriter Jesse James DeConto will release “The Fight for Freedom was in VOGUE,” about Lee Miller, Solange D’Ayen and the Parisian artists who stood up to the Nazi occupation in the ways they knew how. “VOGUE” is among a series of narrative-driven resistance singles from his upcoming full-length album, IF YOU LOVE SOMEBODY, TELL THEM, singing his story as a dad trying to hold onto hope and imagine a future for his kids in the face of American fascism and climate catastrophe.
Support Community Refugee and Immigration Services (CRIS) at a benefit concert at Woodlands Tavern. Hear The Ark Band, Tollcross Lane, and HizzyFitz, while also raising funds for CRIS’s work supporting Columbus’s immigrant communities.
The event is for all ages. Location: Woodlands Tavern 1200 W Third Ave., Columbus.