Experience Columbus

May 27 - June 2, 2013 / Muirfield Village Golf Club
Travel packages are available. Watch the world's best professional golfers at the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide Insurance (official PGA TOUR event). Hosted by golf legend Jack Nicklaus at his own internationally acclaimed Muirfield Village Golf Club, the tournament is played each year in the conspicuous honor of greats of the game. As an invitational tournament, the Memorial attracts a top-ranked field and is rich in honor, tradition and excellence. Fans experience golf at its finest in this legendary venue.

May 26, 2013 / Columbus Commons
For the fourth year in a row, Shadowbox Live, in partnership with the Columbus Downtown Development Corporation, brings its original smash hit musical documentary, Back to the Garden to the Columbus Commons for a free performance. Back to the Garden premiered at Shadowbox Live in the fall of 2009. Audiences immediately connected with its message of peace, love and music, making it one of the most successful shows in Shadowbox Live's history and prompting what has become an annual outdoor performance. Back to the Garden tells the story of Rodney Benton, a reporter for the New York Times sent to cover the Woodstock Music Festival in 1969. While Benton is a fictitious character, he's loosely based on Barnard Collier, who really was sent to write about Woodstock. And like Collier, Benton is met with resistance from his editors when he tries to publish articles about peace and love.

May 26, 2013 / Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
Learn about the best plants for the shady spots in your garden. Pre-registration required.

May 26, 2013 / Columbus Museum of Art
Share ideas, laugh, and play games during this docent-guided experience. Your family team may embark on a scavenger hunt, imagine yourselves inside a painting, or discover a work of art that tells a family story. Family Adventures are a great way to share quality time and make new memories together. Family programs are supported by Cardinal Health Foundation.

May 26, 2013 / Ohio History Center/Ohio Village
The Ohio Village Muffins are a group of enthusiastic lovers of the game who carry on the tradition of the sport as it was played in mid-nineteenth-century America. The first thing we tell people new to "vintage" base ball is that, historically, "base ball" was two words. This is an important because we like to do everything as the base ball players of 1860 did it: We play by their rules, dress in their uniforms, and exemplify their gentlemanly behavior. Games are played against other vintage teams from Ohio and across the country.

May 26, 2013 / Hollywood Casino Columbus
American Idol's 4th season runner-up Bo Bice performs.

May 25 - June 15, 2013 / Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
Gain the skills need to participate in butterfly-related Citizen Science projects, such as butterfly surveys, transects, and tagging. Learn how identify butterflies common to central Ohio as well as how to use field guides and online resources to assist in identifying more difficult species. Pre-registration required.

May 25-26, 2013 / Ohio History Center/Ohio Village
The Ohio Village kicks off the summer season with a historic commemoration of the Civil War. Come and experience "A House Divided" with Union and Confederate forces converging head on in a small town. Historic battles, military and civilian demonstrations, and period music will engage all of your senses for a wonderful educational experience geared for all generations.

May 25-27, 2013 / Franklin Park
The Asian Festival is a celebration with festivities showcasing the cultural heritage of 15 Asian communities. Visitors to the Asian Festival will experience hands-on art demonstrations, interactive dance performances, Asian music, Tai chi, martial arts workshops, Asian games and Asian cuisine. The Dragon Boat Race will be held Monday at Genoa Park from 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

May 25-29, 2013 / Gateway Film Center
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Based on the book by Roald Dahl, a poor boy (Peter Ostrum) and his grandfather (Jack Albertson) win a tour through a wily candymaker's (Gene Wilder) marvelous factory.

May 25, 2013 / Down the Historical Mt. Vernon Ave.
The Mount Vernon Avenue District Improvement Association (MVADIA) invites you to join us in leading the community we love in honoring our veterans who have sacrificed for our country.

May 25, 2013 / Hollywood Casino Columbus
Soul music vocal group the Stylistics perform.

May 23-26, 2013 / Funny Bone Comedy Club
Denver stand-up comedian Ben Roy is one of the most energetic and naturally funny comics in the local comedy scene.

May 23-26, 2013 / Huntington Park
Cheer on the Columbus Clippers baseball team in the award-winning Huntington Park.

May 25, 2013 / Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
Make a carnival mask inspired by the bright colors of Brazil, free with admission. Cooking demonstrations and samples of Brazilian BBQ are offered around the live-fire cooking theater.

May 25, 2013 / Hocking Hills Adventures
Join us to experience canoeing by the light of the moon. On this date we will canoe under the Waxing Crescent Moon. As the Moon moves around the Earth it becomes more illuminated and provides light that reflects off the Hocking River. In addition to the moon, we also provide tiki torches for each canoe to help navigate the river. The tiki torches also help in viewing the wildlife that will be settling in for the night. We push off at sunset and descend back to the canoe livery for an evening of relaxation.

May 25, 2013 / Gray Chapel, Ohio Wesleyan University
Headlining the program is the Ohio premiere of Ellis Island, the Dream of America. Seven actors portray the experiences of immigrants from Poland, Greece, Italy, Hungary, Belgium, Ireland and Russia as recorded in the Ellis Island Oral History Project. Period photographs capture individual faces alternately worn, fearful or exuberant, upon arriving at the gateway to the Land of Opportunity. It is one of the most popular symphonic works with more than 170 performances by 60 orchestras. The many cultures of American will be explored through music by African American, Native American, Asian and Hispanic composers.

May 16 - July 18, 2013 / Departs from O'Reilly's Pub
Seems as though when people think classic tavern, they think of the older hangouts of their neighborhood and of their youth. Based on our tour guides appearance on WOSU's All Sides with Ann Fisher a few months ago, Columbus Landmarks Foundation heard a great many stories about three classic places in the University District: O'Reilly's Pub, The Blue Danube, and Dick's Den. And since these are also establishments in one of our tour guide's neighborhood (and perhaps even her youth), there are many stories and some surprise information. Here is a tavern tour designed for you to also come tell your story.

May 9-25, 2013 / MadLab
MadLab will present Theatre Roulette 2013, the latest edition of Columbus' longest running shorts festival, this year with three very distinct nights, rotating over three weekends, culminating in the final day when all three nights of programming are performed. All three nights of programming will be presented on the final day of the festival, May 26 beginning at 2 p.m.

December 8-28, 2013 / Wyandotte Winery
Come join us for an educational tour of our wine cellar. Learn about the history of the Wyandotte Winery and of Ohio wines. Follow us through the process of making wine from the grapes to the labeling.