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Wine-A-Ree
The Commons, Saturday, November 5, 12 - 6 pm
The eighth annual Wine-A-Ree is a wine and beer tasting festival. The event includes a silent auction with items up for bid including a John Mellencamp signed guitar, a week's stay at a Florida condo, and tours from de Tours of Indiana Wines.
Tickets are $25 in advance or $30 at the door. Unlimited tastings and a commemorative wine or beer glass are included in the price of the ticket.
See the list of wine and beer vendors and get more information HERE
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Deja Vu Art and Fine Craft Show
The Commons, Saturday, November 12, 10 am - 4 pm
Broken toys, old magazines, and discarded silverware may seem like trash to most, but in the hands of creative artisans, they are transformed into beautiful art and fine crafts. The tenth annual Deja Vu Art and Fine Craft Show will have over 60 artists from Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky, several are members of Indiana Artisan or Kentucky Crafted. Art and fine crafts featured will include jewelry, sculpture, weaving, wearable art, woodworking, leather work, and mosaics, all created from scrap materials or items that have been repurposed.
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Comedy at Yes Cinema, Henry Phillips
Saturday, November 12, 8 pm
Henry Phillips has been seen performing his twisted songs and stories on Comedy Central Presents and Jimmy Kimmel Live. His critically-acclaimed comedy albums have earned him mention in Billboard Magazine's Critic's Choice. Recording artist Moby called him "disconcertingly funny." Henry's semi-biographical comedy film "Punching the Clown" received the Audience Award at Slamdance Film Festival.
Visit Henry's website
HERE
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Christmas of Yesteryear
Hope, Indiana, Saturday, November 18, 5:30 - 8:30 pm
Enjoy a night of small-town holiday festivities! Activities include shopping around the town square, a live Nativity, the arrival of Santa, carriage rides, costumed characters, strolling carolers, as well as a bake sale, cookie decorating, and crafts at the Yellow Trail Museum.
Photo of Hope Town Square by Larry Simpson
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The Philharmonic with the Aeolian-Skinner Organ
First Christian Church, Saturday, November 19, 7:30 pm
After 20 years spent playing at First Christian Church, Dan McKinley reunites to perform with the great Aeolian-Skinner organ. The Rütti concerto is an extraordinary blend of hair-raising brilliance, popsy percussion, and toe-tapping rhythms. Come hear this great Columbus organ in an entirely new way!
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Festival of Lights Parade
Downtown Columbus, Saturday, December 3
Founded in 1989, the Columbus, Indiana Festival of Lights parade is an annual holiday parade through downtown Columbus on the first Saturday of December.
Before the parade, take the kids to the Festival of Lights Christmas Village from 1 - 5 pm, where there will be Christmas entertainment, a holiday market of handcrafted gifts, and children's events, all leading up to the parade in the evening.
After the parade, be sure to stay downtown, stroll toward Columbus City Hall, and celebrate the spirit of the season with QMIX fireworks choreographed to all your favorite Christmas songs. QMIX 107.3 presents the Christmas Musical Fireworks as their gift to the community.
Photo by S. Bennett
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The Philharmonic Holidays featuring The Wright Brothers
Erne Auditorium, Sunday, December 11, 3 pm and 7 pm
The Wright Brothers - Tom, Tim and John - will sing their own country-fresh arrangements of Winter Wonderland, Jingle Bell Rock, Ricky Skaggs' New Star Shining, Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, and Christmas Island with pedal steel guitar. The Philharmonic's Children's Choir joins them in the celebration!
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A Not-So-Silent-Night, downtown shopping event
Downtown Columbus, Thursday, December
15, 4 - 8 PM
Enjoy the most festive holiday shopping night of the year! D
owntown merchants will stay open late and offer special deals throughout the night. Activities will include:
- Ugly Holiday Sweater Fun Run
- Strolling Carolers
- Find the Elf Scavenger Hunt
- Santa's House
- Carriage Rides
Kidscommons will provide childcare and every kid will leave with a wrapped gift for Mom or Dad!
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Comedy At Yes Cinema, Mike Armstrong
Yes Cinema, Saturday, December
31
Mike Armstrong is a former police officer from Louisville. He's a regular guest on The Bob and Tom Show, with TV credits ranging from Oprah to CBS Morning News to Good Morning America.
Rated PG 13.
Tickets: $20 advance/$25 door (two shows)
Visit Yes Cinema's website
HERE
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JUST ANNOUNCED
Here's the best small brewpub - in the nation!!
It's official. The nation's top small brewpub can be found just blocks north of downtown Columbus. Zwanzigz has long been a favorite local pizza and beer destination, but they found themselves in the national spotlight this month when their craft brewery won several big awards at the Great American Beer Festival in Denver, Colorado:
- Small brewpub of the year
- Brewers of the year - given to brewmaster Mike Rybinski and assistant brewer Trent Fleener
- Two of the five medals awarded to Indiana beers for their Frankenwald Eisbock and The Ticket Chocolate Beer
No other Indiana brewpub has ever won the national award!
Visit the Zwanzigz website
HERE
See the competition results
HERE
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Hundreds of photos of Columbus and still growing!
Visit the
Pinterest boards for Columbus HERE and explore hundreds of images that show why this community is unexpected and unforgettable.
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