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Written by Jeff Glasser
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Sunday, 21 November 2010 18:20 |
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If you should happen to run across a man in a top hat talking about his life, and he says something like, “I came down with whooping cough in 1930 and died a year later,” you’ve gotta figure you’re either in the Twilight Zone or a place you had better be getting the H-E-Double Hockey Sticks out of quickly.
Not to worry, because you’re in neither. You’re at “Tales From The Crypt,” an annual fundraiser for the Green Lawn Abbey: a mausoleum. The fifth ‘Tales’ was held on October 30, 2010, in concert with Halloween and all its trappings.
The abbey is one of those Columbus landmarks known only to people within a 500-yard radius of the site. It sits atop a hill on Greenlawn Avenue, just west of Harmon. It’s easy to miss, just driving the speed limit. Unfortunately, it's known all too well to some unwelcome visitors. (More on this later.)
From the outside, it’s an imposing structure in neoclassical temple design. Its opposing twin staircases and Greek columns are common to government buildings, churches, and museums of the highest order. On the south side of Columbus, Ohio, it sticks out like a sore thumb in the middle of an aging industrial neighborhood. It was, in its day, a prestigious address to begin one’s eternal journey.
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Last Updated on Sunday, 21 November 2010 18:26 |
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The 2010 Columbus Marathon |
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Written by Jeff Glasser
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Sunday, 24 October 2010 05:13 |
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It’s 6:08 in the morning, you can just about see your breath, somebody’s making an arch out of balloons, there are barricaded streets from Reynoldsburg to Upper Arlington, and the PA system is playing Takin’ Care of Business.
Looks like it’s time for the running of the urbanites, Columbus-style.
Sunday, October 17 was the 31st annual Nationwide Better Health Columbus Marathon. For the first time in the course of the race, the contestant count reached the max number: 15,000 runners and walkers...quite an uptick from the inaugural field of 2,500 back in 1980.
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Colin Powell honors Ohio veterans |
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Written by Jeff Glasser
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Saturday, 06 November 2010 08:19 |
It was a day for opening the old footlocker and proudly wearing ribbons & medals of days long past, but never forgotten.
Veterans Day remembrances began with a very special ceremony in downtown Columbus: twenty veterans were inducted into the Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame. The annual event was held at Veterans Memorial, after the city’s Veterans Day parade.
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SynerFest - The Dark Side of Art |
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Written by Filthy Pig
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Friday, 22 October 2010 18:44 |
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On Oct. 16th at the A&R Bar and The Basement, the underworld converged to celebrate the macabre as well as the talents of those with a taste for the dark. SynerFest - The Dark Side of Art is the new festival in town everyone will want to go to and talk about days afterwards.
SynerFest is short for Synergy Festival. The idea is to bring all genres of dark art into one room. "Let them collaborate, network and socialize in an insane party atmosphere" according to SynerFest Organizers, Mike Neider and Rick Hills. "There is a lot of talent in this town people aren't seeing."
SynerFest kicked off with a film festival at 10am with submissions from all over the world. For only $5 you can come and watch amateur film maker's movies all day long. First with 2 full length feature films. One (Next Door) from film maker - Sal Lizard and the other (President's Day) from Baltimore film maker Chris LaMartina, both who made the trip to enjoy their films at the festival. There was some locally made shorts that impressed me a lot. The Mitchell Tapes, A Survivor's Haiku, PsychoSocial, Reflections and Fiend. They all were fantastic in each of their own ways. The Mitchell Tapes by Nikkso Films was more of a trailer but it got my interest for sure and I need to see more of this ghost hunting gone wrong story. A Survivor's Haiku by local film maker Emily Holt was a clever Zombie flick with haiku narration done exceptionally well with great horror FX. PsychoSocial by PsychoSomatic Films was kind of a thriller with a huge unexpected twist at the end. Reflections was a very high quality, gorgeous looking well made kind of artsy flick by local film maker Dan Buckley. Fiend was an action horror flick with one of the creepiest villains I have seen in awhile. All good movies from right here in central Ohio.
When the Film Festival ended it was time for the big music and arts festival. When entering it was overwhelming with sights and sounds. The people all came in costumes, concert garb and the wonderful Gothic fashion. Booths of artists like Miz Sin, Dawn Best, Tona Pearson, Mystie Dragonfly and others as well as vendors like Park Avenue Productions (music promoter), Garbo Harlow Vintage Clothing (5th and High st. clothing store), Gornographic SFX (horror make-up artists) and more.
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