Experience Columbus

May 18-19, 2013 / Zoombezi Bay
Get ready for another fun-filled year! Grab your swim suits and get prepared for the return of the thrilling slides, extreme waves and rivers!

May 19, 2013 / Worthington United Methodist Church
Celebrate a season of song with Illuminati, CGMC's sacred ensemble. From hymn arrangements to spirituals, traditional to contemporary settings, come witness the powerful musical message that reaches many Central Ohio faith communities throughout the year.

May 19, 2013 / Columbus Museum of Art
Featuring violinist David Niwa (Artistic Director of Sunday at Central and Acting Associate Concertmaster, The Columbus Symphony); violinist Ariane Sletner (Associate Musician, The Columbus Symphony); Ken Matsuda (violist, The Columbus Symphony); and Luis Biava (Principal Cellist, The Columbus Symphony), The High Street Four will perform Bela Bartok's Second String Quartet and Ludwig van Beethoven's Opus 59, No.3.

May 19, 2013 / Peggy R. McConnell Arts Center of Worthington
Our monthly movie series continues with Hugo. An orphaned boy secretly lives in the walls of a busy Paris train station and looks after the clocks. He gets caught up in a mystery adventure when he attempts to repair a mechanical man.

May 19, 2013 / COSI
Meet firefighters from the Columbus Division of Fire and other emergency personnel. Get an up close look at a fire truck, see a Medflight helicopter land and take-off on COSIs lawn, and more. Emergency equipment subject to availability.

May 19, 2013 / Columbus Landmarks
May is Preservation Month and what better way to celebrate than with your friends at Columbus Landmarks? Tour will highlight the past 35 years of Historic Preservation in Columbus, featuring endangered properties and those that have been saved.

May 19, 2013 / Departs from the Columbus Landmarks Foundation
Tour will highlight the past 35 years of Historic Preservation in Columbus, featuring endangered properties and those that have been saved.

May 19, 2013 / Temple Israel
Temple Israel will entertain the masses with a special standup performance by comedian Keith Barany.

May 19, 2013 / Downtown YMCA
Experience the benefits that dance provides for the body, soul and spirit using ballet.

May 19, 2013 / Columbus Museum of Art
Join CMA's Art Lab interns for this series of exhibitions, educational workshops, performances, concerts, readings, or film screenings. Art Lab interns are local high school teens who work with CMA on video projects, visitor surveys, and gallery activities. During Social Sundays, Art Lab interns will collaborate with local and national artists to produce events that foster community engagement and promote community involvement with CMA.

May 16-19, 2013 / Funny Bone Comedy Club
Chad's devilishly naughty nature shines through like comedy gold when he takes the stage.

May 17-19, 2013 / Crew Stadium
Rock on the Range, America's premier destination rock festival, is about to get bigger. The annual event is expanding to three days and will hit hard with performances from some of rock's biggest names on each night of the festival. The festival will feature performances from Alice In Chains, Soundgarden, Smashing Pumpkins, Korn (reunited with founding guitarist Brian "Head" Welch"), Cheap Trick, Bush, Stone Sour and many more on the Monster Main Stage, Pabst Blue Ribbon Stage, and Jagermeister Stage.

May 14-19, 2013 / Ohio Theatre
Cameron Mackintosh presents a brand new 25th anniversary production of Boublil & Schonberg's legendary musical, Les Miserables, with glorious new staging and dazzlingly reimagined scenery inspired by the paintings of Victor Hugo. This new production has been acclaimed by critics, fans and new audiences and is breaking box office records wherever it goes.

May 4-19, 2013 / Greater Columbus Convention Center
The Ohio Valley Region (OVR) is one of the largest regions of USA Volleyball and will be hosting the Kaepa-USA 2013 Girls' Volleyball Championships at the Greater Columbus Convention Center for three consecutive weekends (May 4-5, May 11-12, May 18-19). This tournament will host over 1, 200 teams from the Ohio Valley Region which includes Ohio, West Virginia, and bordering counties of western Pennsylvania.

May 18, 2013 / Selby Stadium, Ohio Wesleyan University
Check out the Ohio Machine Lacrosse team as they compete at Selby Stadium.

May 18, 2013 / Greater Columbus Convention Center
The 2013 inductees include: Randy Ayers, Brad Daugherty, Kenyon Martin, Wally Szczerbiak and many others. Two teams will also be inducted with Dayton Belmont High School, the 1964 State Champions, and the University of Findlay who were 2009 National Champions. The 8th Annual Induction Ceremony features a reception, sit-down dinner and ceremony highlighting the accomplishments of the 2013 Class and previous Hall of Fame class members in attendance. The evening's featured speaker will be 2013 Ohio Heritage Award Recipient Wayne Embry and two scholarships will be given to outstanding graduating seniors. This is a can't-miss event for basketball fans from across Ohio.

May 18, 2013 / OSU Urban Arts Space
Grow flowers and vegetables in your home this summer! For May's edition of Crafternoons! we will use recycled materials to make planters! We will be working with soil, so dress accordingly. Feel free to bring your own newspaper and seeds.

May 18, 2013 / Columbus Museum of Art
Join Curator Carole Genshaft for highlights of Strings Attached.

May 18, 2013 / Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
Make your own living wreath out of fragrant thyme. Pre-registration required.

May 18, 2013 / Columbus Historical Society
A trip through the past the present and what's in store for the future of our great city. Travel through Downtown with its historical centerpiece, the Ohio Statehouse, and the new Columbus Commons, the Short North Arts District, German Village, the Arena District, Olde Towne East, the Discovery District, Franklin Park and much more. Listen to stories of national significance, international intrigue and local history and lore.