Weekly Columbus arts calendar: Aug. 23 through Sept. 1
Aug. 23
Midwest Queer Comedy Festival at multiple locations
Columbus Black International Film Fest opens at Wexner Center for the Arts
Actors' Theatre of Columbus “A Midsummer Night's Dream” at Schiller Park Amphitheatre
24
Chamber Brews: Literature at Two Dollar Radio
“Lost in Time” at MadLab
The Quiz Box at Backstage Bistro
Cyclodrama “And Then There Were None” at Club Diversity
25
David Jon Krohn “75 & Still Kickin'”at Columbus Dance Theatre
Urban Scrawl startsat 400 West Rich
Summer-Fall Art Show reception at the Heritage
“F-Art” closing reception at the Vanderelli Room
26
Local Author Festival at Gramercy Books
Mara Marek and Andrew Collinat Wholly Craft
Red Herring Productions “Equus” at Franklinton Playhouse
“The Zoo Story” and “Trifles” at Columbus Civic Theater
27
Writers' Block Poetry Nightat Kafe Kerouac
28
Suspicious Wizard: a new show by Erik Tait at Backstage Bistro
VIVO Music Festival opens at Strongwater
29
Suzanne Silver “Codes and Contingencies” book launch at Appendix
Hashtag Comedy Improv Show at Backstage Bistro
The Poetry Forum at Bossy Grrls
30
Evolution Theatre Company “Priscilla, Queen of the Desert” at Columbus Performing Arts Center
VIVO Music Festival “Circles”at Columbus Museum of Art
31
BalletMet Columbus at Bicentennial Park
Joke Jams at Rumba Café
Warehouse Theatre Sam Shepherd Festival opens at MadLab
Kountry Wayne at the Funny Bone
Sept. 1
Anniversary Double Feature at the Nest Theatre
Julie Rae Powers “Out of Hiding” opensat Sean Christopher Gallery
(Not) Sheep Gallery grand opening at (Not) Sheep Gallery