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A carillon is one of the few musical instruments you have to go inside of to play, and the door of the Deeds Carillon is a work of art.
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Sotheby's June 26 auction of Thomas Taylor's watercolor illustration for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is estimated to sell for $400,000-$600,000.
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The city had initially planned to renovate the courts, but opted for a full rebuild for safety reasons.
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Classical 101Every building has a unique personality. The Overlook Hotel, the demonically possessed setting of Stephen King's novel The Shining, is now also the title character of the Boston Modern Orchestra Project's recording of Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Paul Moravec’s musical works inspired by architectural forms.
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Classical 101In January 2021 cellist and composer Joshua Roman suffered a bout with COVID-19. More than three years later, he's still living with career-threatening symptoms of long COVID. Roman's journey has taught him to let go of the illusion of perfectionism and embrace his humanity. It has also led him to embark on some cutting-edge projects that join classical music and wellness.
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Business & EconomyResearch suggests the Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks' World Heritage status is worth about $12.5 million for three Ohio counties, but the designation may be worth more.
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Actor David Cortenswet will star as the iconic superhero Superman. The film is expected to hire more than 3,200 Ohioans.
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The Columbus Symphony and CAPA believe new, specific performance spaces are needed because demand for the arts will rise along with projected population growth.
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When the COVID pandemic hit, two friends in southeast Ohio stayed in touch through poetry. Now, they've published a book of their correspondences.
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Classical 101The Abeo Quartet is a rising star with a mission to perform the standard string quartet repertoire and works by underrepresented composers, including composers of color and women. Watch as the quartet performs the sublime first movement of Fanny Mendelssohn’s String Quartet in E-flat in WOSU Public Media’s Performance Studio.
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Cincinnati muralist William Rankins Jr. is losing his work to redevelopment.
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World champion ice carver Aaron Costic found his passion creating with ice. More than 100 sculptures by him and his team are on view this weekend at the annual Medina Ice Festival in Northeast Ohio.
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Don MacRostie has been hand crafting mandolins in southeast Ohio for nearly 50 years.
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Two decades after the completion of the flood wall, Franklinton is seeing explosive development. Now gentrification threatens to displace the neighborhood's families.
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The contract is scheduled to take effect on Feb. 5 and will go through June 30, 2026.
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Cleveland Scene music writer Jeff Niesel shares his advice on how to discover more local music in the new year.
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Actors Bradley Cooper and Carey Mulligan give warm, deeply sympathetic performances as wide-ranging musician Leonard Bernstein and his wife, Felicia Montealegre Cohn, in a biopic directed by Cooper.
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Business & EconomySome in the Columbus film industry say there's less work to go around, while others note steady business that leaves Columbus poised to tackle a new part of the market.
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More concerts and events are scheduled to be announced over the next two weeks.
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Crowded concert halls are still a long way off due to the ongoing pandemic, but the venues that host those crowds are soon to receive financial help from the federal government. Starting April 8, music venues, movie theaters and theater companies can apply for the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant on the U.S. Small Business Administration website.
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Stacks of red tires are due to start popping-up around the city of Akron Thursday in celebration of the new wave band DEVO, as part of an effort to boost the hometown heroes into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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Arts leaders from around the state have signed a letter to Ohio lawmakers arguing for expanded public funding of arts and culture. Fred Bidwell, chairman of the Cleveland-based Arts & Culture Action Committee, took that case to the House Finance Committee in Columbus on Thursday. Bidwell is acting as spokesperson for a coalition of over 80 arts and cultural organizations looking to increase the scope of arts funding through an existing cigarette tax in Cuyahoga County, according to a news release from Ohio Citizens for the Arts.