Upcoming events World of Nature
Thursday @ The Meadery
June 9, 2011 — December 27, 2012
The Meadery
Join us for glasses of refreshing meads! We're pouring Scarlet Solstice, Hopped Traditional, Wild Ohio, Honey Oak, and more! Bands typically join us at 8PM to share their toe tapping goodness!… (more)
Friday @ The Meadery
June 10, 2011 — December 28, 2012
The Meadery
Join us for glasses of refreshing meads! We're pouring Scarlet Solstice, Hopped Traditional, Wild Ohio, Honey Oak, and more! Bands typically join us at 6PM to share their toe tapping goodness!… (more)
Orchids! Vibrant Victoriana
January 14, 2012 — April 8, 2012
Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
Escape to an era of elegance and luxury with the exotic mystique of the orchid. The Victorian age serves as inspiration for an artful display of hundreds of orchids of all forms, colors and sizes.… (more)
The History and the Mystery
January 14, 2012 — April 8, 2012
Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
A fire at Columbus City Hall in 1921 destroyed local records, creating gaps in the history of Franklin Park and the Conservatory. This new exhibition, researched and developed by Conservatory staff,… (more)
Nature Journaling Workshop
January 29, 2012 — March 25, 2012
Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
Gain a deeper connection to nature and your surroundings and find inspiration for daily life through guided writing and sketching activities amid the exotic plant collections of the Conservatory.… (more)
Force of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie
February 10, 2012
Wexner Center Film/Video Theater
Force of Nature follows the iconic Canadian environmentalist as he reveals what events in his life caused him to become perhaps the most eloquent and passionate voice for environmental sanity in the… (more)
Colored Pencil Intensive - Tropical Fruit Trees
February 11, 2012
Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
Explore the unique leaves and unusual fruit of the Conservatory's plant collections in this class for all skill levels. Pre-registration… (more)
2012 Bicentennial Artists' inFormal
February 11, 2012
Cultural Arts Center
ARTISTS.......REPRESENT!! The Cultural Arts Center is hosting a 2012 Bicentennial ARTISTS' inFORMAL = a Party for the Centuries exclusively for Artists and Arts supporters to show off Columbus'… (more)
"Earthwork" & "Kudzu Vine"
February 11, 2012
Wexner Center Film/Video Theater
Earthwork is the story of real-life crop artist Stan Herd who, in 1994, risked everything to travel from Kansas City to New York to create a massive environmental artwork on land owned by Donald… (more)
I Heart Birds (& You!)
February 11, 2012
Grange Insurance Audubon Center
I HEART BIRDS (& You!) Saturday, February 11th 7p-10p. I Heart Birds (& You!) is our 2nd Annual Valentine's Day celebration! Drinks. Dessert & Dancing! This year- enjoy our DJ'd dance floor, endless… (more)
El Bulli: Cooking in Progress
February 14, 2012
Wexner Center Film/Video Theater
El Bulli is a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the Spanish restaurant many have hailed as the world's most influential eatery for its inventive rethinking of fine dining. (El Bulli closed in the… (more)
"Truck Farm" & "The City Dark"
February 17, 2012
Wexner Center Film/Video Theater
Filmmaker Ian Cheney, one of the costars and co-creators of the award-winning documentary King Corn, introduces two of his recent projects. A founding board members of Food Corps, Cheney is also… (more)
Basic Floral Design
February 18, 2012
Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
Learn the basics of floral design, including flower and color combinations and choosing a container. Create a simple vase arrangement to take home. Pre-registration… (more)
Family Fun: Wish Upon a Fish
February 19, 2012
Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
Children create tropical fish crafts and Madcap Puppet Theater performs "When You Wish Upon a Fish" at 2pm. Free with… (more)
Family Fun: Victorian Natural History
February 20, 2012
Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
Explore natural history like the Victorians did and create imaginative insect mounts. Free with… (more)
Letters from the Big Man
February 24, 2012 — February 25, 2012
Wexner Center Film/Video Theater
Letters from the Big Man is the eagerly anticipated latest film from one of American independent film's unsung auteurs. Lily Rabe plays an artist/hydrologist who finds herself in Oregon's Klamath… (more)
Watercolor Gardens Intensive - Tropical Fruit Trees
February 25, 2012
Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
Use exotic fruit-bearing plants as inspiration in this workshop for all skill levels. Pre-registration… (more)
Kyja Kristjansson-Nelson: Landscapes
February 29, 2012
Wexner Center Film/Video Theater
For more than ten years, Minnesota-based filmmaker Kyja Kristjansson-Nelson has created a singular body of work combining experimental approaches to documentary, animation, and… (more)
Blooms & Butterflies 2012
March 10, 2012 — September 3, 2012
Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
It's central Ohio's rite of spring! Experience the emergence of hundreds of exotic butterflies and watch their release into the Conservatory's Pacific Island Water Garden. Get an up close view as… (more)
What Are Garden Railroads?
May 8, 2012
Grandview Heights Public Library
They can be a special plant collection in your yard with a model train running through, an outdoor model train layout in your yard with some plants, or anything you want! Come to this… (more)
