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Young Phil Ochs in black and white

Upcoming Shows -- A Tribute to Phil Ochs

In 1960, two Ohio State students would hang out on folk night at Larry’s Bar, just south of the corner of Woodruff and North High. The two formed the folk duo The Sundowners, and almost certainly played their first show either at Larry’…

// Opinion
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Purple and blue colors

2015 Year End list is just Lyke…

We’ve seen so much horrendous death recently; the annual year-end listings seem insignificant. My favorite thing about the year was watching the human spirit have superior attributes over negative entities.

  After…

// Opinion
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Guy playing guitar

He detected the El Supremo from the room at the top of the stairs

Would it be presumptuous to compare the Black Keys guitarist Dan Auerbach's stunningly textured musical pallet to Michelangelo's abilities to lay on his back and paint heaven on a basilica?

  A little hoity-toity, maybe…

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Santa and others on the stage

Granddaddy of local holiday shows blends humor and heart

It’s almost Christmas. If you haven’t figured that out by from the ads for Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales, you can see it in all the holiday-oriented fare on local stages.

  BalletMet’s The Nutcracker. A couple of takes…

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Sat May9 9:00 am
Worthington Green on the Green

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Hilliard Pop-Up Protest
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Sat May9 11:00 am
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