Friday, July 28, 2023
#GoAllOut with These Top Upcoming Events in Columbus, Georgia!
This time of year, the Columbus Event Calendar is JAM PACKED with things to do when you #VisitColumbusGA. Make plans to #GoAllOut with us at some (or all!) of these wonderful events.
BO BARTLETT CENTER
THROUGH AUGUST 12
Beyond Go Figure was originally created to showcase and honor the Board Members and Friends of the Bo Bartlett Center who are artists. This exhibition features works created by them as well as pieces produced by our local talent. Last year was a celebration of the wealth of artistic talent in and around Columbus, GA, and the Center is thrilled to host Beyond Go Figure IV this year with even more of the local artists in the area shown in the galleries.
FACTS & FIGURES: CONTEMPORARY REALISM
BO BARTLETT CENTER
THROUGH AUGUST 26
This installation presents some of the very best contemporary realist paintings from the holdings of The Columbus Museum. As a survey in miniature, the exhibition provides visual evidence to students and visitors of the different inflections since the 1950s. In addition, the exhibition will chart how the use of realism has evolved from straightforward transcription to encompass more conceptual approaches. Featured artists include Janet Fish, Burt Silverman, Wes Hempel, Jack Beal, and Bo Bartlett.
COLUMBUS PUBLIC LIBRARY
THROUGH AUGIST 18
The Chattahoochee Valley Libraries’ Columbus Public Library is one of 50 U.S. libraries selected to host Americans and the Holocaust, a traveling exhibition from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum that examines the motives, pressures and fears that shaped Americans’ responses to Nazism, war and genocide in Europe during the 1930s and 1940s.
Americans and the Holocaust will be on display at the Columbus Public Library (3000 Macon Road) along with a series of related special events, from now through August 18. Also on display will be Americans and the Holocaust: The Chattahoochee Valley, a collection of artifacts from the Columbus Museum that highlight our area’s connection to the themes of the traveling exhibition.
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CELEBRATE COLUMBUS
RIVERCENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, SECOND FLOOR LOBBY
THROUGH JULY 31
Celebrate Columbus was created in partnership between RiverCenter and the Historic Columbus Foundation to honor our town’s cultural arts history, theaters, and local arts icons.
Before there was even a town, theater troupes were coming through the area. Columbus would have six theaters by 1870 – with three being active at one time. Each of Columbus’ theaters, from the earliest log structure to Temperance Hall, had been an acoustical, technical, and scenic improvement over its predecessor. Then, there was the Springer Opera House, the Liberty Theatre, the Royal, and so many more.
The arts have been woven into the fabric of Columbus. The intent for this exhibit is to move you through the timeline of local history and provide a glimpse into the development of the arts within the community. Columbus has been very fortunate to have been the birthplace of such iconic talents as Blind Tom, Ma Rainey, Darby and Tarlton, Nunnally Johnson, Carson McCullers, and Alma Thomas.
Celebrate with us these stories, these legacies, and the history of Columbus. We invite you to view this exhibit, in its entirety, in person on the second floor of the RiverCenter for the Performing Arts at 900 Broadway in Uptown Columbus.
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DON'T LET THE PIGEON DRIVE THE BUS! THE MUSICAL!
SPRINGER OPERA HOUSE
THROUGH JULY 30
Hey, it's not easy being a Pigeon. You never get to do ANYTHING! But when the bus driver takes a break from his route, only one hero could save the day. This is a lively musical about finding where you belong. Featuring a combination of puppets, songs, and feathers, this comedic drive will surely get your toes a-tapping and wings a-flapping.
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Headed here at a different time? Check the Columbus Event Calendar for the most comprehensive list of everything happening while you're here.
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