Hanif Abdurraqib named recipient of the 2026 Weston International Award
The celebrated Columbus poet and author is the latest winner of the literary award for nonfiction, given each year by the Writers’ Trust of Canada.
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Karate Coyote howls again with reunion show at Columbus Arts Fest
The band’s original, six-member lineup will share the stage for the first time in 13 years at the Genoa Park stage on Saturday, June 13.
WIT Gallery celebrates turning five while keeping an eye on the future
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Salif Sarr finds a second home in Ohio
The Columbus-based Fulani singer will perform as part of ‘Ohio Is My Second Country,’ taking place at Arts Fest on Saturday, June 13.
Adam Hernandez aims to uplift immigrant workers with his latest mural
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Xenia Shuman enters into a new creative season
The Golomb bassist recently released the first new songs she has written in nearly a decade.
Thomas Dollbaum takes his time getting to ‘Birds of Paradise’
The Florida-born, New Orleans-based singer and songwriter performs at Nelsonville Music Festival this weekend.
Ratboys’ Julia Steiner learns to speak it aloud with ‘Singin’ to an Empty Chair’
The Chicago musician will join her bandmates in concert at A&R Bar on Tuesday, June 16.
Tyler Childers and Co. chart a compelling course at Buckeye Country Superfest
This year’s lineup boasted acts whose songs wrangled with issues of spirituality, the importance of connection, and the finite nature of existence, while also addressing the people whose enraging behaviors might see them placed on a ‘Bitin’ List.’
Karate Coyote howls again with reunion show at Columbus Arts Fest
The band’s original, six-member lineup will share the stage for the first time in 13 years at the Genoa Park stage on Saturday, June 13.
WIT Gallery celebrates turning five while keeping an eye on the future
Poet, artist, and gallery founder Larry Robertson will celebrate the Franklinton art space’s anniversary with a sprawling group exhibition opening on Friday, June 12.
How to disappear temporarily with Darren Demaree
The Columbus poet will celebrate the release of his new collection, ‘Got There: Poems on Vanishing,’ with a reading at Prologue Bookshop on Wednesday, June 10.
Salif Sarr finds a second home in Ohio
The Columbus-based Fulani singer will perform as part of ‘Ohio Is My Second Country,’ taking place at Arts Fest on Saturday, June 13.
Adam Hernandez aims to uplift immigrant workers with his latest mural
The Columbus artist will be on site at 1014 Parsons Ave. for the public unveiling of ‘We the People/Nosotros la Gente” on Thursday, June 11.
Xenia Shuman enters into a new creative season
The Golomb bassist recently released the first new songs she has written in nearly a decade.