We rented the Clintonville Woman's Club as the venue for a retirement party where we expected about…read more150 people to attend. We also hired them to cater the event. The facility is a very nice venue for an event like a retirement party. It has plenty of parking, and the building has large windows with nice views of the outdoors. We have ordered a menu of "heavy hors d'oeuvres" along with non-alcoholic beverages. The food was delicious and the wait staff kept the serving tables well stocked during the event. This was the first event I've ever attended at the Woman's Club but it's definitely a great venue for a party. Good location, nice facility, good food.

Great place for a wedding and other events…read more I'm a member of the club so I attend their luncheons, evening dinners, and other events. 1. The club has interest groups so you can find like minded individuals who enjoy gardening, reading, pairing, photography, playing euchre, and so on. There are many retirees but there are working women too. 2. There is regularly scheduled big band/jazz music where it's encouraged to dance but listening is fine too. 3. There are annual events such as the Corn Roast, Beat Michigan breakfast, Fall Craft Bazaar and Luncheon, and Candlelight Luncheon. The catering manager is easy to work with when trying to determine how much food is needed for an event. The building can be rented for weddings, meetings, and off-site retreats.

Franklin park conservatory is a downtown Columbus mural that is on of several located inside the…read moreVine street parking garage. Each floor has murals outside the elevators and steps on each floor. Extremely colorful and vibrant mural that takes up a portion of a wall and a garage support beam pillar. I'm not familiar with the conservatory but this piece dedicate d to it is pretty nice. Overall it is always nice to discover and come across public art when visiting cities. This garage and surrounding area has tons of cool stuff to check out.

It's the first weekend of August which means it's time for the Dublin Irish Festival. Rain today…read moreisn't putting a damper on the festival and all it's Irish music and all the food. With the exception of a brief hiatus for COVID, the festival has been going strong for over 30 years and we've been at 22 or 23 of the last 25 festivals. I already have next year's festival on my calendar.

The Dublin Irish festival is one of my favorite festivals of all time! It is so well organized, and…read moreexpertly executed. I love that the set up remains the same every year and I know what to expect. The entertainment is always changing and occasionally food, vendors and sponsors switch, but it is easy to navigate once you have gone a timer or two and know where things are. The festival brings in some of the most talented Irish entertainers from around the world, and I have found some of my new favorite artists from attending. There are clean bathrooms with handwashing stations and hydration stations for filling up your water.

"Raising the dead to feed the living" is the slogan and a worthwhile cause regardless of who you…read moreare or what you are in to. Bring canned food to donate to the Mid-Ohio food bank, it is that simple. Aside from the cause, I love, love, love this event! Granted, I have a somewhat weird infatuation with zombies - but doesn't everyone these days?! I have been to this event two years in a row.....and plan on continuing the new found tradition as long as it is around. I enjoy getting ready for the event - fx makeup is a self taught hobby of mine. I experiment on my children and everyone else i can talk into sitting still. Any excuse for breaking out the liquid latex is good enough excuse for me. The patrons - are all so cool. They are all there to have fun. These folks are amazing creative with their costumes. You never know what you are gonna see!!! My kids (16 and 8) look forward to the walk as much as I do.....the perfect way for family to spend time together and everyone is happy! And you get in some community service to boot - WOW. Win - Win!!!

We are the kindest zombies you'll ever know. We collect food for the needy and on top of that, we…read moresacrifice ourselves for them by letting S.T.A.R.S. kill us. Sure, we "terrorize" the Short North, but we're trying to let you humans know that as zombies, we have rights too! I'm a yearly participant in the annual ZombieWalk Columbus and have been since 2009. It is such a blast. We had some growing pains and almost got shut down by our leader after 2010, but I'm pretty sure we're here to stay. Participants are strongly encouraged to follow some simple rules: Don't touch ANYTHING OR ANYONE (this includes flinging/spraying blood); don't scare people who don't want to be scared; no alcohol; ladies, keep 'em covered, and gents, keep your pants on; stay on the sidewalk and obey all traffic signs. This is a family-friendly event and for the sake of the children participating, we want to set good examples and show them that community service can be lots of fun. We had some folks who didn't obey the rules in 2010, and because of that, the 2011 event almost didn't happen. So please, if you want to participate, follow the rules and don't ruin it for the rest of us. Non-perishable food donations are not required to participate, but they are encouraged. Kurt, the fella who organizes the event, does a "food count" and posts the size of our donation on the official Facebook page, as well as an estimated head count after the walk. It always fills us with pride when we find out how much food we were able to collect; we zombies are happy knowing we always die for a great cause every spring. This event is perfect for you if you love zombie movies and/or Halloween. Photographers always have a great time, too, so if you just want an excuse to play with your camera, come on out! Follow the event on Facebook. All you have to do is search "ZombieWalk Columbus (Official)" and "like" it. Kurt posts regular updates. You can also "friend" the event if you want to find pictures you're in. People always tag ZWC to try to help out with that endeavor.

Let me start by saying, I don't know whose fault this is but someone. SOMEONE needs to hear this…read more Let us begin with finding the event. Yelp told me that the Columbus Axe Throwing place, where the event was being held, was next to The Continent. What is The Continent you ask? Well it's an appropriately named apartment complex, or quite possibly a small village, the size of a medium continent. We drove around this multi-neon-colored buildings for a solid 38 minutes looking for this place. Weaving around multiple (multiple!) nightclubs, the french quarter (WTAF), and what appeared to be an abandoned theater ... I was determined to browse overpriced homemade soaps, tiny pop tart pins, sarcastic baby onesies and handmade cards. DETERMINED. Yelp failed to mention that the only way to find this place was to drive through a tunnel into the depths of The Continent where you quite possibly only have a 97% chance of returning alive. But alas we found it ...and the postcard sized sign on the door. Once inside we wandered around looking for the craft fair, passing abandoned furniture, squeezing between the nets behind the batting cages, carefully passing under falling ceiling tiles until we finally reached the Craftin Outlaws sign. It was practically glowing, we made it ! It was all worth it! Spoiler Alert: Nope. There were literally 6 tiny booths of crafts. There were no other customers. Likely because no one else was willing to risk their lives or spend 45 minutes in pursuit of crafts of the outlaw variety. I browsed the crafts for 90 seconds. I haven't been this disappointed since the 2016 World Series and the 2016 election, in that order. Everything about this event was wrong with the exception of the blue slushy I got in the way out the door. Although I'm still drinking it and wouldn't be surprised if the lid fell off, spilling electric blue sludge all over my lap. The LITERAL (blue) cherry on top of the worst 46 minutes of my life.

Leading up to the craft fair their twitter account highlights vendors ahead of time. Most of them…read morehave web sites so you can peruse what's available and make a shopping list ahead of time. This was my first time at the event and I was impressed. It wasn't so crowded that you got lost or forgot where you saw something you liked. Nice variety of items were for sale. Items included recycled/upcycled glass goods, recycled/upcycled hair clips, bead/metal/leather jewelry, clothing (cowls, t-shirts, scarfs), drawings/prints, soaps/lotions and animal/hero masks. Afterwards, Craftin' Outlaws sent out a survey via Twitter to get feedback and follow-up on the event.

Golden Grills mural is a downtown Columbus mural that is on of several located inside the Vine…read morestreet parking garage. Each floor has murals outside the elevators and steps on each floor. This particular piece is pretty plain and features a sketch like Rendering of a face profile. No much to see or take in compared to the other pieces but still cool come across regardless. Overall a cool piece and discovering all The pieces in this garage was enjoyable and a joy for a public art lover such as myself.

This eye-catching mosaic is located in the Imagination Garden at the Orange Branch of the Delaware…read moreCounty Library. Designed by the Delaware Mosaics team of Lynda Elias and Virginia Corwin, the project also involved the community as volunteers during the installation. In addition to the brightly colored tiles and mirrors, the piece is anchored by cement panels as the base. It is a very fun piece that we enjoyed viewing, and it is well matched to its location.

The Gates of Hell in north Columbus is one of those eerie local spots that sticks with you. It's an…read moreold, graffiti-covered tunnel that feels straight out of an urban legend--dark, damp, and definitely creepy once you step inside. The echo of footsteps, the dripping water, and the way the light disappears the deeper you go all add to the unsettling vibe. It's not an official attraction, more of a hidden curiosity, but if you're into spooky local history and a little adventure, it's worth checking out. Just be prepared--it definitely earns its name. I was there alone and I got a sketchy vibe from it. Nothing happened, of course, but you always want to be aware of your surroundings. Maybe pick up a rock incase someone there has ill intent.

This is smack dab in the middle of unhoused encampment. Because this is sort of a see at your own…read morerisk it is unkempt. I'm not sure if the storm over the weekend made it worse but we could figure out how to get around the water or if there was a less dangerous way of seeing it.