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The List: Public radio personality power rankings

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Question of the Week: Who is your all-time favorite pro wrestler?

COMMUNITY 10 COVER: The Wrestler 14 Feature: ‘The Rising Spirit’ of Pheoris West 16 Crew View: Beasts Of The East?

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ON The COver Sless Taylor navigates VFW halls, rec centers and high school gymnasiums with an eye on WWE glory.

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Public radio Personality Power rankings

by Joel oliPhint On Friday, April 14, NPR Music’s Bob Boilen will host a night of songs and conversation with Adam Torres, John Paul White and My Bubba at Stuart’s Opera House in Nelsonville. Boilen is a big name in the world of NPR Music, which got us thinking: What would a list of public radio power rankings look like, and would anyone care? We decided to address the first part of that question regardless of the answer to the second half. So here’s maybe our nerdiest list to date: a power ranking of public radio personalities.

10. David Greene Greene is still relatively green as an NPR “Morning Edition” co-host, but he’s a natural on the radio, with more personality than your average anchor.

9. Kai Ryssdal

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As host of “Marketplace,” Ryssdal’s jaunty persona can make

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even the stock market sound interesting. Bonus points for having a difficult name to spell, which is a prerequisite for public radio.

8. David Dye

Dye stepped down from the long-running “World Cafe” music program out of Philadelphia’s WXPN last month, and his interviews with bands could get a little awkward, but his playlists did a good job of putting modern rock and folk in a historical context.

7. Robert Krulwich

Krulwich’s history in radio goes back to the Watergate hearings, and now, as co-host of “Radiolab” (the best science-related show out there) with Jad Abumrad, he’s still re-inventing the way radio stories sound and the way they’re told.

6. Robert Siegel

For some reason I always picture the co-host of “All Things Considered” as James Lipton

Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich of “Radiolab”

of “Inside the Actors Studio.”

There’s not much of a resemblance, unfortunately, but I don’t think that will stop me.

Anyway, he’s very good, and Kelly McEvers makes him even better.

5. Steve Inskeep

On “Morning Edition,” Inskeep (not to be confused with reporter John Ydstie) isn’t afraid to ask tough questions of his interview subjects and NPR reporters on the scene.

4. Cokie Roberts

One of the few public radio personalities to also make a living in TV, Roberts is an incredibly knowledgeable, well-spoken and capable journalist and analyst.

3. Sarah Koenig

Koenig was just another “This American Life” staffer until she debuted the true-crime podcast “Serial,” which managed to get celebrities other than Alec Baldwin to care about the world of public radio.

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2. Ira Glass “This American Life” is the gold standard of radio storytelling, and Ira Glass is the reason. (Glass is also alarmingly tall in person.)

1. Terry Gross Interviewing people is hard, but since 1975, Terry Gross has made it sound easy on WHYY

Philadelphia’s “Fresh Air.” Gross has a way of asking incredibly personal questions in a way that still manages to put her subjects — comedians, politicians, journalists, novelists, movie stars, scientists — at ease. If you’re a “Mad Men” fan, make sure to track down the episodes where she geeks out with show creator Matthew Weiner.

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WRESTLER Sless Taylor navigates VFW halls, rec centers and high school gymnasiums with an eye on WWE glory

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Wrestling is all about the details. high school gymnasiums, all in pursuit of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) glory.

Taylor, 24, has reason to be optimistic about his chances, having already experienced brushes with the professional league. He auditioned for the WWE during the 2015 Arnold Sports Festival, meeting Hulk Hogan — “When he came [backstage before the audition] he was shaking our hands [and saying], ‘Take in your youth, brother,’” Taylor said — and eating breakfast alongside “Nature Boy” Ric Flair. Then in March 2016, Taylor worked during a taping of WWE’s “Monday Night Raw” in Pittsburgh, Pa., where he caught the eye of league execs. (“Raw” visits the Schottenstein Center for a live show and taping on Monday, April 17.)

“On Monday, you’re there with them and you do whatever they need you to do. I was a security guard,” Taylor said. “Then on Tuesday they let you get in the ring and play around a little. … This was right before the WWE announced the cruiserweight tournament (The Cruiserweight Classic), and one of the producers was like, ‘We really like you. I want to get your information.’”

Additionally, Taylor trains at the American States Wrestling Alliance (ASWA), a small, spartan Mansfield facility that has recently attracted the attention of the WWE, graduating a pair of newcomers into the professional ranks: Dallas Harper and Jacob Southwick, who currently wrestles under the name Sawyer Fulton in the NXT, a WWE developmental league.

After signing with the WWE, prospects are relocated to the NXT training center in Orlando, Florida — a 26,000-square-foot

by a series of outlines taped to the wall, each sheet presenting a loose storyline for the evening’s matches. Given broad details — “[Sherman] Tank will act as the muscle when needed”; “Sless pins Jimmy [Shane] with something flashy” — the wrestlers are forced to fill in the blanks, which they do in a frenzied locker room display of fake kicks, elbows, raked eyeballs, crotch shots and taunting that plays like an extended, fastforwarded “Three Stooges” sketch.

Earlier in the evening, shortly before the show kicked off at 7 p.m., NOW CEO and founder Donnie Hoover gathered the wrestlers in a darkened backstage hallway to lay some of the ground rules, most importantly, “no profanity.” “Don’t do anything that would prevent us from coming back,” he said.

The newborn league, which has hosted four events since its August 2015 debut, was conceived as a family-friendly affair — a trait that extends from its creation (Hoover launched NOW at the urging of his wife, Terrie, and she assists him in running events) to the execution of shows, where wrestlers chat up young fans and pose for photos both before and after matches.

This G-rated environment is a far cry from the wrestling world Hoover once prowled as Shank Dorsey, a bruising heel (the wrestling world is populated by heels and faces, or villains and heroes) who worked the amateur scene in the late ’90s and early 2000s, usually while covered in his own blood courtesy of self-inflicted cuts delivered by a well-concealed razor blade.

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Standing ringside in the hours before an early February New Ohio Wrestling (NOW) event at a middle school in Groveport, amateur wrestler Sless Taylor stressed this point, saying it’s the minutiae that bring a sense of drama and realism to a match. It’s the way a wrestler helicopters his arms in a bid to regain his balance after absorbing a blow, or the exaggerated, pained grimace that sells the anguish after an opponent rakes his hands across your eyes.

“It’s like theater. You want the people in the nosebleed seats to be able to see you. If I get hit — boom! — go big, because I’ve got to show it to those guys,” Taylor said, gesturing to empty bleachers that will later be filled with fans.

Taylor’s eye for detail even extends to his opponent’s wardrobe selections. Later that evening, in the half hour before he entered the ring, Taylor questioned fellow wrestler James Avery about what he’d be wearing during their six-man tag-team match: simple trunks or a one-piece body suit? The decision could complicate a planned move in which Taylor would plant his foot on Avery’s back and use it as a launching pad for a backflip. In trunks, a sweaty or oiled back increases the odds of slippage, making the move more precarious.

“I’m going with the full-body suit,” Avery said, patting his gut and laughing, his answer exponentially increasing the odds the kick-flip would succeed. “I’m feeling kinda chubby today.”

The locker-room setting is a familiar one for Taylor, who, for the better part of three-anda-half-years, has been flinging himself from ropes hastily erected in VFW halls, churches, warehouses, rec centers and

facility equipped with seven wrestling rings, an intensive strength and conditioning program and a Performance Center focused on in-ring training and character development. At a given time, roughly 80 wrestlers train at the facility, working under the stewardship of head coach Matt “A-Train” Bloom and a rotating cast of past and present talent.

ASWA owner and head trainer Jimmie Lee, a 28-year veteran of the wrestling scene, has been training Taylor since early 2013, and he believes the young man is equipped with the skillset needed to make the leap.

“He’s a great technical wrestler, as fans would call it, and he can go down to the mat and wrestle with the best of them,” said Lee, who learned the craft from old-guard tacticians Charlie Fulton and Kid Collins. “But the attribute that will overshadow a lot of people is that he’s very nimble, and he can spring without even thinking about it and jump, flip or spin. That’s going to be his bullet in the chamber: His ability to do all those gymnastictype flips and somersaults. I think it’ll awe people.”

It’s a trait Taylor flashed a handful of times during his 10 minutes in the 18-foot-by-18foot, steel frame ring erected inside Groveport Central — easily the most intimidating middle school gymnasium I’ve ever set foot in, with testosterone-scented slogans like “AVERAGE will NOT be tolerated” and “[Groveport Madison] Cruisers do NOT tap out” painted on the walls — executing a fasttwitch kick-flip off Avery’s back and ending the match with a 450-degree flip from the middle rope onto his opponent.

The flip is the high-flying culmination of the hastily sketched-out match, which the six competitors brainstormed in the half hour before hitting the ring. See, upon entering the locker room earlier that afternoon, participants were greeted

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“I’ve been hit with trash cans, barbed-wire-wrapped bats, light tubes, a computer keyboard — that hurt more than anything because the keys were popping off, and it was just those prongs digging into my head. I got hit with a plastic Wiffle ball bat, and it was wrapped in double-sided tape and it had thumbtacks all over it. This was against Ian Rotten in IWA Mid-South, and he hit me right in the head, and it looked like a steel plate. All the thumbtacks just stuck [in my head], and on the video it’s really shiny. We’re both bleeding and I have this big, shiny spot on top of my head,” said Hoover, who retired in 2002 to pursue a family life after enduring

“six or seven” concussions and spending multiple days in the hospital with a brain bleed. “I’ve been hit with pretty much everything.

I’ve been hit with a kitchen sink.”

In part due to these injuries, Hoover wants wrestlers at NOW events to be cognizant of safety.

“I’d rather the guys focus on telling good stories [in the ring] than on beating the snot out of one another,” he said.

Taylor, for his part, has only been bloodied up in the ring once, when he caught an errant elbow during a 2014 match at a bar in Buffalo, New York, breaking his nose and igniting a momentary panic. “I’m supposed to be the pretty boy,

and then you break my nose?” he said, recalling an early ring introduction for “Sweet Dream” Sless Taylor: “Every man’s envy.

Every woman’s sweet dream.”

The catchphrase still makes the wrestler laugh, largely because it feels so far removed from who he was as a youngster growing up in Willard, a small town that rests a 40-minute drive north from the Mansfield ASWA facility where he now trains.

“Growing up, I was a nerd.

I had glasses and really bad acne and I couldn’t really talk to girls,” said Taylor, born Tyler Slessman, who stands “5-foot10, on a good day,” as he puts it, and packs 175 pounds onto his

chiseled-from-granite frame.

(Taylor books himself at 210 pounds — a fact few would question, owing to his musculature — saying, “That’s a thing about the business: We play around with [stats].”)

As a wrestler, Taylor exists as a bit of a blank slate. He’s comfortable playing the face or the heel, depending on what is needed on a given night, and his genetic makeup has blessed him with a racial ambiguity that allows him to embody a range of characters and ethnicities. One promoter even asked Taylor to portray a Muslim character for a show, which he did, albeit with some reluctance.

“When I was modeling and acting, my agent would send my resume out, and whatever [the client] said they were looking for, that’s what I was,” said Taylor, whose filmography includes an uncredited role as “sexy fireman” in the 2012 Victoria Justice movie “Fun Size.” “They’d say I’m Hispanic. They’d say I’m MiddleEastern. They’d say I’m African American. Samoan. They’d say all these different things just because it looked like I could be that role.”

In reality, Taylor was born in Mansfield to a black father and a white mother, though he grew up with his mom’s parents in Willard.

in 2012, Taylor started coursework toward an exercise science degree, eventually leaving school and getting certified as a personal trainer, which has remained his career for the better part of five years. He also tried his hand working as a fitness model, but he loathed undergoing tedious training for six months only to be docked in completion for not hitting one pose just right. So in early 2013 he reached out to Jimmie Lee at ASWA, eager to reconnect with the “real” wrestling of his youth.

“He was athletic, and you could tell he had a passion for wrestling,” said Lee, who accepted Taylor into the program following a tryout, training him two or three times a week.

“Nothing happens at the snap of a finger, but he has the patience and work ethic to hone his skill and get that attention. There would be times when other students couldn’t make it, and he’d be in the ring for over an hour just going over one move repeatedly, working on getting it down to perfection.”

Other times, Taylor will do nothing at all. Simply entering the facility, which is tucked alongside a strip club and is barely bigger than the weathered ring housed within, to meditate on wrestling and life, and the work it’ll take for the two to merge.

“Now it’s just waiting to find out where Sless can get in and make an impact,” Taylor said. “Some of the guys here are just average guys who want to do this on the weekend. And that’s cool. But that’s not what I want to do.

I want to make it somewhere. I want to be able to say, ‘I’m a wrestler.’”

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“That’s a nice way of saying my parents weren’t always there,” he said. “They would fight and hit each other and get drunk all the time.

It would be my mom, completely drunk, driving us to our grandparents’ house 40 minutes away. It wasn’t a good situation.”

As a student at New Haven Elementary School, Taylor developed a reputation as a troublemaker, owing in part to his difficult home life. “It was just so [toxic], and I think I acted out a bit because of that,” said the wrestler, who has resumed a relationship with his mother but has kept his father at arm’s length.

When Taylor graduated to junior high at Willard Middle School, he stopped acting out, instead directing his angst inward.

“I stopped being this bad kid and was getting good grades and playing sports, but then I had a lot of insecurities, and I think it was because of my mom and dad, and being afraid to let people know about that situation,” Taylor said. “It built into, ‘Well, I’m afraid to tell people about this part of me,’ and all through junior high and high school I battled that depression.”

Even in childhood, wrestling acted as a form of escape. Taylor idolized the Rock, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin and Triple H, and at age 10 it wasn’t unusual for him to fashion couch cushions into a makeshift ring to choke-slam friends or do elbow drops off of an imaginary top rope. When an elementary school coach invited Taylor to try out for the wrestling team in fifth grade, he was initially put off by the lack of a WWE-style ring. “I went in and was like, ‘How am I supposed to jump off stuff when there are no ropes?’” Taylor said, and laughed. “We couldn’t kick or punch. I was like, ‘I don’t know what you guys are doing, but this is not wrestling.’”

Eventually Taylor relented, and by the time he reached seventh grade he was winning regional wrestling tournaments and advancing to the districts in statewide competition.

In eighth grade, he reached the state finals, wrestling at 120 pounds. After graduating from Willard High School

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COMMUNITY // FEATURE Pheoris West at home with his family (from left): daughter Pheannah, wife Michele and son Jahlani.

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a room on the first floor of artist Pheoris West’s North Side home hangs his unfinished painting of a black woman in a lilac dress who may or may not be carrying an unborn child.

Her eyes are closed and her head is tilted back. Behind her are shadowy figures of people she may or may not know, and surrounding her are white, blue and gray streaks extending to the sky. Overall, the image conveys ascension.

But upright movement is a challenge for West these days, as the artist, 66, recovers from a stroke at his brain stem — which

controls motor skills, speech, breathing and myriad other functions — that took place approximately a year ago, on March 5, 2016. He can move his head, lift one leg, breathe with the assistance of a ventilator and talk slowly and briefly using a tracheostomy speaking valve, but he is generally confined to the bed below the painting, which he started before the incident.

“It was horrific what he went through,” said West’s wife, Michele, who joined her husband and two of their four children, Jahlani and Pheannah, in their home for an early April interview. The family said West’s stroke was sudden and shocking, given West was an active

and “vibrant” man who played golf every week. But he had high blood pressure, which was a contributing cause of the stroke.

And if matters weren’t awful enough, the episode occurred a year after one of West and Michele’s sons died.

“It was another major hit to our family,” Pheannah said.

Impressed by its work with stroke patients, Michele reached out to the Stanford University School of Medicine.

“They do stem cell research and they had trial studies,” said Michele, who filled out the application last summer but never heard back. The family isn’t sure if it’s too late for stem cell surgery but “we’re hopeful to get

in touch with [the university],” Jahlani said.

Still, West has made progress.

With the exception of one temporary hospital visit, he’s been home since Thanksgiving. He’s also been working with a physical therapist and will soon begin occupational and speech therapy.

It’s a waiting game, according to Michele. Some stroke victims fully recover and others do not.

West admitted it’s been difficult staying in good spirits.

“But he still has his sense of humor,” Michele said, and the family described occasions during which West joked with them.

During the interview, West was alert and engaging, flashing his bright smile and correcting his

family on important dates and details regarding his life and nearly 50-year career by nodding and shaking his head, mouthing words or occasionally speaking with his valve.

A native of Albany, New York, West said he was drawn to art from an early age but almost became a lawyer.

“He actually passed the bar [exam],” Michele said. “He did it just to see if he could do it.”

West earned a Master of Fine Arts degree from Yale University, and met Michele, also an artist, at a national art show in Hartford, Connecticut.

“His work stood out more than anybody else’s to me,” Michele said. “I said, ‘I’ve got to meet that guy because I want my art to be better.’”

The couple moved to Columbus in 1976 and West took a job as an associate professor at Ohio State University, where he continued to teach (with Emeritus status) until his stroke.

West is internationally renowned for his art, which often depicts African and AfricanAmerican people, especially women, and is characterized by movement, color and dense symbolism. Beyond participating in countless local shows, West’s work is built into the community: He designed the stained glass windows at Mount Vernon AME Church, built a sculpture for the Kwanzaa Playground in English Park and his art is featured on the Long Street Bridge, to name a few examples. He has traveled all over the world, citing his experience serving on the International Juror National Exhibition of Zimbabwe as one of his proudest moments. “[West] made the world smaller,” said local artist Melvin “Melle Mel” Robinson, one of West’s former students and collaborators. “[He] made it possible for me and other artists to say, ‘I can go overseas and do work and be accepted.’”

! ()'#%" && ') $ & !& West described the Columbus art scene as “very much alive,â€? but said it’s difficult for black artists to get recognition. “It’s hard to define black art,â€? he continued. “Our culture is very complex. ‌ I want black artists to be more conscious of their background.â€?

Reflecting on his own experience as a black artist and a black man, West said, “I’ve had a difficult life.� Still, he “absolutely� encourages black people to pursue careers as artists.

The Columbus arts community and others have rallied around West during his time of need, sending well wishes and contributing money for medical bills.

A GoFundMe campaign has generated over $10,000, and a fundraising exhibit at the William H. Thomas Gallery brought in about $3,500. “I don’t know how we would have gotten through this past year without all of that support,� Michele said. “We’re very, very grateful.� “The doctor said with a condition like his, he wasn’t supposed to survive,� she continued.

But West is fighting back, one day at a time, in his room with the painting of the woman, which was created around a theme that couldn’t be more fitting. “The Rising Spirit,� West said.

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After six weeks of MLS play, Columbus Crew SC is in first place with 10 points and a 3-21 record. They haven’t always looked like a first-place team, and no fewer than eight clubs have games in hand with potential to equal or surpass Columbus.

But there are reasons to be optimistic about the Crew’s strong start.

First, it managed to hold onto first place after losing in Chicago last weekend because the team built itself a decent cushion in the season’s early going. After spending most of last season struggling to make up lost ground, a little room for error must be refreshing.

Another positive sign: Columbus is the only team to beat Portland, which leads the West with a league-best 13 points, and Orlando,

second place in the East with an impressive nine points in four matches.

One of the best indicators of a good team is the ability to defeat other good teams.

On an individual level, the Crew’s investment in Justin Meram — who signed a hefty contract extension last month — is already paying off. Meram has logged three goals and two assists and has been a consistently dangerous presence on the left wing.

He’s not alone among attacking achievers. Ola Kamara also has three goals. Ethan Finlay has his mojo back. Artur has played with exciting ambition. Niko Hansen scored the game-winner against Portland in his first MLS game.

Then there’s Federico Higuain. To understand his impact, just look at how electric Columbus appeared during its three-game winning strike compared to the stymied attack last weekend when Higuain was hurt.

Fortunately for Columbus, Higuain is expected back Saturday against Toronto FC. And if Coach Gregg Berhalter finally deploys speedy striker Kekuta Manneh — recently acquired in a trade for Tony Tchani — he’ll have a wealth of attackers to choose from.

Bigger questions remain on defense. Pricey center back Jonathan Mensah has not significantly differentiated himself from backup Alex Crognale. Highly touted goalkeeper Zack Steffen has committed some rookie mistakes, like last weekend when a saveable shot bounced off him to become Chicago’s game-winner. Other goals resulted from everyone standing around looking confused.

But these defenders are mostly new teammates who’ve all shown flashes of promise. They have a long season to get on the same page. If they do, the Crew’s grip on first place might not remain so tenuous.

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Picks from megan owdom-weitz of megan Lee designs By megan owdom-weitz

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Megan Owdom-Weitz of Megan Lee Designs recently relocated from Chicago to Westerville. This is also the location of Megan Lee Designs’ new shop and studio. Megan grew up in Clintonville and runs the design and screen-printing business with her husband, Erik. Their goods can be found online at meganleedesigns.com, at craft shows and in over 80 boutiques across the United States. The grand opening festivities are open to the public, starting with a ribbon cutting at 11 a.m. on Friday, April 14, and continuing through Saturday, April 15. Here are some of Megan Owdom-Weitz’s favorite things:

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Funky hair/hair color

Olympic Weightlifting/Crossfit

Life is too short to have the same hairstyle, so mine is constantly changing. It’s been pretty much every color of the rainbow, and, while almost always short, it still hardly ever has the same look for more than a few months. I can always remember life events based on what my hair looked like — my hair was purple when I had my son, Ivan. I’m still looking for a stylist, so I’ve recently gone the college route of DIY hair, using Pinterest for tips and ideas. Long story short, hair grows back, so live it up!

I discovered Crossfit over five years ago and became hooked pretty quickly. I was on lots of sports teams as a kid and really missed that camaraderie. Crossfit became my new obsession and I finally looked forward to working out. I learned more about Olympic lifting and love the feeling when I finally get a lift right. It’s one of those sports you can always improve upon, so you never get bored.

ice Cream

The Library

Ice cream has always been my favorite dessert and the best options are readily available in Westerville/Columbus. My parents live right by Jeni’s in Clintonville, and both Whit’s and Graeter’s are right down the street from our new shop, which is dangerous. I’m also pretty into Halo Top, so I can still eat (lots of) ice cream while trying to fit in my jeans, post-baby.

I will never understand why every single person doesn’t constantly use the library. We visit the Westerville Public Library numerous times a week for the kids to play, participate in story time and peruse the aisles for something new to read. Erik also uses it to keep us stocked in quality television, music and movies.

“Veep” I don’t have HBO, but have managed to watch (often binge) the first five seasons of this sharp and heretofore-unbelievable comedy. The sixth season starts this weekend, and while I’ll have to wait, it will be worth it. There are lots of changes in store for this season, so it will be interesting to see how the separate character threads are woven together. Not to mention, this is the first “Veep” content in the age of Trump, so lines and characters that could have seemed over-the-top in previous seasons might have to up their game.

–Jim Fischer “S-Town” This new podcast from the makers of “This American Life” and “Serial” was teased as a true-crime story set in a small Alabama town, and it starts out that way. But after the second of seven episodes, host Brian Reed unravels a novelistic, Southern-Gothic-style tale that deeply explores the human condition and experiments with audio storytelling in bold new ways.

–Joel Oliphint Crimson Cup Coffee & Tea (Clintonville) I live on the North Side near Morse Road and I’ve had a difficult time finding shopping options, restaurants (great international spots notwithstanding) and even doctors’ offices that fit me. So I’ve adopted Worthington and Clintonville as my neighborhoods.

I recently found “my” coffee shop in the latter area: Crimson Cup. After spending too much time in Starbucks over the years, I’m amazed at the number of outlets. (It’s a big deal for a writer.)

There’s also plenty of parking a block over near Panera. I’m not a sophisticated coffee drinker, but no complaints here on the black coffee I always order.

–Erica Thompson REadER SubmiSSiOn: antique Shopping Starting my weekend antique search right in my neighborhood, first stop Gypsy Soul @ 11 N. Westmoore. After an awesome find and deal, I head over to Dirty Frank’s West for lunch. Yummy.

Who doesn’t like hot dogs?

- David J.

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ince forming in Detroit in 2008, the bandmates in Protomartyr have taken to documenting their hometown on record.

Past songs have wrestled with local issues of political corruption (“Bad Advice,” off the 2014 album Under Color of Official Right, takes inspiration from the downfall of former mayor Kwame Kilpatrick) and gentrification. “Remembering a Jumbo’s night … weird faces filled up the bar,” frontman Joe Casey drawls in his blunt sing-speak, recalling a favored dive made more popular, oddly enough, by a 2012 Protomartyr song, “Jumbo’s.” “All new white/With new money and false friends/ I don’t like it.”

So it wasn’t surprising that Casey, reached at home the week before the Detroit Red Wings played a final home game in Joe Louis Arena, which is set to be demolished and replaced with Little Caesars Arena, had a few thoughts about the development.

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Ha, ha, ha.’ Then for it to actually happen and have to play a show, it was like reality was…” Casey said, trailing off. “Afterwards, it was like, ‘How could I be so stupid?

Of course Trump had a good possibility of winning.’ The mood of the country, I ignored it or didn’t even realize it.”

In the months since, the band has contributed an older song, “Sweeney Ashtray,” which was originally recorded for a planned-and-scrapped split-single with Parquet Courts, to Our First 100 Days, an ongoing compilation designed to benefit organizations fighting Trump administration policies, as well as spending two weeks in Los Angeles recording a new album, which is tentatively slated to see release sometime later this year.

“It’s the first time we’ve recorded an album out of state. The recording process can be mind-numbing, so we’re always looking for new locations to shake it up,” said Casey, adding, “LA didn’t corrupt us, but it was a good time.”

Still, don’t expect the California sunshine to bleed into Protomartyr’s music, which is generally caustic, and bruising, built on gnashing, propulsive guitars that remain in pitched battle with vocals that frequently reach towards the surface like a drowning man desperate to stay afloat in a storm-churned sea (“I would hope my vocals are properly buried on each album because I think it just works better that way when the vocals are fighting with the music to be heard — and not in a yell-y, scream-y way,” Casey said) — a trend that continued as the bandmates surveyed the current cultural landscape. “[The election] really was a shock to the system for a lot of people,” Casey said. “It’s a weird time. I’m generally a coward and would love to sit back and let other people take care of the world’s problems. But this is one of those times where it’s like, ‘Oh, boy, maybe the cowards actually have to stand up for something now.’”

Ace of cups

8 p.m. Thursday, April 13 2619 N. High St., Old North aceofcupsbar.com ALSO PLAYING: Double Winter, Future Nuns

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“I will say I’m disappointed because, again, the fact that it was called Joe Louis Arena was significant. It represented a great Detroit figure. And the new stadium they’re moving into is Little Caesars Arena. It’s like how the Tigers now play in Comerica Park, which is named after a bank. It’s sad to see buildings that used to be named after important people being cast aside for buildings named after corporations,” said Casey, who joins his bandmates for an Ace of Cups concert on Thursday, April 13, going on to recount seeing a live showing of “Muppets on Ice” at the arena as a child. “Those are the changes I don’t like. Like when a new restaurant opens up and it’s like, ‘Oh, this guy moved here from Portland.’ And then right next door is a restaurant that’s been there for years and doesn’t get any of this shine because it’s not new.”

More recently, however, U.S. political currents have forced Casey to adopt a wider lens in his songwriting, which wasn’t the initial plan when the post-punk quartet started considering the follow-up to The Agent Intellect, from 2015.

“Originally, I was retreating from personal lyric writing because I was worried that can become a crutch where you just put your diary or thoughts to music,” said Casey, who has penned songs about his father’s death and his mother’s struggles with Alzheimer’s. “Then Trump got elected and things changed. You realize you have to write about what’s happening in the world. … It was kind of a challenge this time because I went from thinking, ‘I’m just going to write fictional or even nonsensical things on this record,’ to feeling like I have to talk about how the world is right now.”

Going into the election season, Casey and bandmates Greg Ahee (guitar), Alex Leonard (drums) and Scott Davidson (bass) didn’t put much stock in Donald Trump’s candidacy, with Ahee telling a Guardian reporter, “Maybe there would be a positive if Trump was elected,” during an interview published in the U.K. paper in May. (In the same feature, Ahee described the prospects of a Trump presidency as “terrifying.”) Reality started to take hold on election night, however, as the band prepared to take the stage for a Las Vegas concert.

“We were setting for the show like, ‘Boy, wouldn’t it be weird if Trump wins?

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The Worn Flints worked hard to sharpen its sound for the forthcoming full-length, Clementine.

Gone are the more exploratory elements of Second Sun, from 2015, including jazzy saxophones, winding piano and graceful violin. In its place, the trio — singer/guitarist Kenny Stiegele, bassist Steve Trabulsi and drummer Jake Smith — has adopted a leaner, guitar-driven approach informed by the months the players logged touring as an opening act for bands like the Alabama Shakes and Catfish and the Bottlemen.

“Before, [the music] was very loose and sprawling and there were piano interludes ... and all these bells and whistles, and I like that stuff, but now we’re known for those driving guitar solos and these boom, boom, boom bangers,” said Stiegele, who joins his bandmates for a record release show, dubbed “A Formal Affair,” at Studio 35 on Thursday, April 20 (formal attire is indeed encouraged). “And a lot of that was getting out on the road and seeing what people wanted and getting a feel

for what our demographic is. … We wanted something we could shop around, and singles that are under three-minutes [long] and hooky and catchy but still have our personality in there.”

The band’s fortunes changed abruptly in September 2015 after Alabama Shakes invited the trio to open a sold-out outdoor show at Express Live — an overture that caused the usually confident Stiegele to break out in stress hives, necessitating application of a prescription steroid in the week leading up to the show. “The biggest show we played before that was the Offramp Stage at ComFest, and that was maybe 250 people,” Stiegele said. “And here we are at one of the biggest venues in the city. And it’s sold-out. And it’s Alabama Shakes. And you’re the only opener. And it’s in your hometown. It’s like, ‘Fuck, man. What?

Are you sure? Are we ready?’”

Worn Flints passed its audition, and Alabama Shakes later invited the trio to open on a string of dates.

An extended tour with Catfish and the Bottlemen followed, and over the course of 2016 the band managed to log more than 25,000 miles

in its tour van — an experience that informed Clementine tracks like “Cuervo,” which takes its name from a mysterious New Mexico ghost town the band passed while on tour, and the slower, moodier “Shoulda Known,” shaped by the here-andgone relationships that can be a hallmark of life on the road.

Despite the more stripped-down, revved-up sound, there’s still an underlying sadness to Clementine, particularly on the album’s back half, as narrators struggle to find a deeper connection. It’s a splitpersonality informed, in part, by the rapid deceleration the bandmates experienced after returning home at the close of a higher-profile tour.

“You go from taking selfies with a bunch of girls and signing things and being this hot commodity to being a nobody, which is fine. I’ve been nobody my whole life. I’m used to that,” Stiegele said. “It’s the other part I’m still trying to get used to, and the transition between the two. I never talk to people about depression … but if you listen to my songs you can learn a lot. That’s my platform.”

Studio 35

7 p.m. Thursday, April 20 3055 Indianola Ave., Clintonville studio35.com ALSO PLAYING: The Cordial Sins

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Used Kids RecoRds

6 p.m. Sunday, April 16 2500 Summit St., North Campus usedkidsrecords.com ALSO PLAYING: Deadbeat Beat, Calico Boy, Polly Pocket

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Evan Wolff and Larry TV employ a DIY, work-with-what-you-got ethic when it comes to their band, Pretty Pretty. While recording demos, that practical, utilitarian philosophy led them to the Muppet Babies.

It’s a Muppet Babies keyboard, actually — a baby blue, 1987 Casio featuring a baby Kermit the Frog, star-shaped buttons and preset beats labeled “rock 1,” “rock 2,” “samba,” “bossa nova” and more. Instead of a drum machine, Pretty Pretty used the Muppet Babies keyboard to hold down the rhythm section on most of songs featured on the band’s new cassette tape, Demos II, out soon on Superdreamer Records.

“My mom, I think, gave it to me. I’ve had it since I can remember,” said bassist Larry TV (born Hillary Jones) recently, seated next to Wolff and drummer Nick Schuld at an Italian Village coffee shop.

“If you hold a note down too long, you can hear it drop [in pitch]. I told my mom we were using it, and she’s like, ‘Oh, gosh!

It still works!’”

The band didn’t necessarily plan to follow its last batch of demos (2012’s Demo) with another release of rough drafts, but friends of the band repeatedly expressed interest.

“People would say, ‘Oh, do you still have the demo? I actually really like that.’ And we kinda like it, too,” TV said. “So we’re putting a tape out with the demos and the keyboard. It wasn’t intentional. It just kinda happened.”

Just because the eight songs were made with GarageBand and Muppet Babies doesn’t mean they’re throwaways, Wolff said. “It’s not that those versions of the song are any less valid than if we recorded it a different way with a full band in a nicer place,” he said. “That’s just one version of those songs.”

“If you’re doing a painting, you might sketch it out or have something underneath the base of the sketch that you paint on top of,” TV explained. “Or you have your sketch on the side and the final result. It’s the same project, but different.”

After recording a 7-inch for Pretty Pretty, Schuld began playing drums with the band (previous drummers include Jon Washington and Shane Natalie of Good Shade), and the trio will perform a cassette release show at Used Kids Records on Sunday, April 16.

As far as the inspiration for the songs, Larry TV doesn’t like to give too much away. “I try to be a little ambiguous, because I like songs that are ambiguous: ‘Are they talking about a lover or a family member or a friend?’” she said. “It’s pop music. I wanna like it, and I want other people to like it and relate to it. I want them to be like, ‘This is my song.’”

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Golden Pelicans singer Erik Grincewicz longs for the good ol’ days when the term “psychedelic” was reserved for scary experiences and terrifying people.

“I feel like a lot of psychedelic rock is pretty boring. … Every night you go to the bar and it’s another guy with reverbed-out shit and it’s boring and you wanna kill yourself,” Grincewicz said recently by phone, chatting outside while on a break from his screen printing job in Orlando, Fla. He also makes known his contempt for modern psychrock on “It Ain’t Psychedelic (Unless You Kill Someone),”

a full-blown guitar assault off Disciples of Blood, Golden Pelicans’ forthcoming LP on Goner Records.

“Whatever happened to Charles Manson being related to psychedelic?

That’s what I think of — a guy that went out and got a good group of kids together, got some dune buggies, and they killed people. That was psychedelic,” he said.

“Sometimes [taking acid] is terrifying, and that doesn’t come through in a lot of psych music.”

Nothing in Golden Pelicans’ self-described “hard punk” evokes flowerhaired hippies. Disciples of Blood features songs titled “Smell the Lightning,” “Complete Destruction” and

“Corpse Abuser,” and they’re all packed full of power chords and guitar solos and Grincewicz’s lacerated vocals, which are born of whiskey, cigarettes and a newfound freedom he discovered when Golden Pelicans formed from the ashes of his previous band, Slippery Slopes.

“With Slippery Slopes, I was trying to sing high-pitch, and I think it’s because I was nervous,” he said. “I got more comfortable singing, and it completely changed. I also think I burned out that part of my voice. It’s just gone.”

After Slippery Slopes’ guitarist left the band (“I think he just wanted to play video games,” Grincewicz said), drummer Rich Evans, bassist Sammy Meneses and

Grincewicz recruited guitarist Scott Barnes. Barnes’ inclusion changed everything, including the band name.

“He’s the only one with talent, so that helped,” Grincewicz said. “Scott’s amazing. He made everybody play better. … [The sound] got a lot tougher and macho and more bluesy, too.

We all like that stuff.”

After two full-length records and a handful of 7-inches (including a recent live release on Third Man Records), Grincewicz said Disciples of Blood is the most fully realized version of Golden Pelicans, even though all nine tracks were recorded in a day at a huge gallery space in Atlanta. “[Playing in a big room] helps. Everything feels more grandiose, bouncing off the walls like that. It’s a good feeling,” he said. “The other two records are like the same thing, one record. And I feel like this one is its own thing and thought of separately. There wasn’t a lot of overlap between those two records and this one.”

Even though Orlando may bring to mind amusement parks, Grincewicz said the city is home to a small but supportive community of likeminded bands. It’s a different scene than the one he discovered as a highschool kid in West Palm.

“The first shows I ever went to were thrash shows with tons of Nazi skinheads and metalheads beating the shit out of each other. It was really violent — pretty much the opposite of how things are now,” he said.

“There’s no Nazis and barely any metalheads. Nobody beats each other up. Everybody’s pretty egalitarian.”

Cheap heat lineup Launched by Gary Danielius of Heel Turn Records with Jah Nada and Laura B. of Bloody Show and Ian Graham of Terrestrials, Cheap Heat will hit four Summit Street venues over the course two nights. Bands are listed in the order they’ll appear, and on Friday, performances will alternate between Cafe Bourbon Street and neighboring venue the Summit.

Round 1 9 p.m. Friday, April 14 Cafe Bourbon Street and the Summit 2216 Summit St., North Campus $15 Unholy Two Sex Tide Choke Chains Manateees Bloody Show The Cowboy Messrs Golden Pelicans

Round 2 6 p.m. Saturday, April 15 Used Kids Records 2500 Summit St., North Campus Free Burning Itch The Sueves Raw Pony Terrestrials

Round 3 10 p.m. Saturday, April 15 Rumba Cafe 2507 Summit St., North Campus $10 Tommy Jay Pink Owl & His Supernatural Fears DANA Danny & The Darleans

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William Matheny grew up in Mannington, West Virginia, a small town about an hour south of Morgantown. He played his first show at the age of 9 and later performed in a classic-rock cover band with his dad, plus solo gigs at coffee shops and shows with a punk band in high school.

Morgantown had a college radio station, but back then it didn’t quite reach Mannington. Then, as a teenager,

Matheny’s exposure to music expanded when he installed Napster on his computer. “That really opened my world up to discovering a whole other echelon of music,” he said recently by phone.

After high school graduation, Matheny moved to Morgantown and got a job as a dishwasher while playing in bands. Along the way, he traded shows with Southeast Engine, a cult-favorite Athens, Ohio band led by Adam Remnant. “I saw on Myspace that [South-

east Engine] was taking auditions for a keyboardist. I called them and lied and told them I knew how to play piano,” said Matheny, who was primarily a guitarist. “I holed up in my apartment and learned to play 15 Southeast Engine songs. That was all I knew how to play on piano.

“The only other person who auditioned was a Seventh Day Adventist, and she couldn’t play shows on Saturday nights. And I just bought a van. … I think I played fine, but probably the fact that I was available on Saturdays and I had a van really tipped the scales for me.”

Matheny recorded and toured with Southeast Engine until the band went on hiatus in 2012. Along the way, Matheny found himself inspired by Remnant and

other songwriters in the band’s circle of friends — Jerry DeCicca of the Black Swans, Timothy Bracy of the Mendoza Line and others.

“The last year or so of the band I started writing songs again. I’d written before that but got so wrapped up in being a side person that I stopped,” he said. “So I started writing on tour. We’d usually crash at friends’ houses, so I had to go outside to the van after everyone was asleep or go down to the basement of some random person’s house and write in the middle of the night.”

Over time, the songs Matheny was writing started to feel like a real-deal record, so he recruited fellow Morgantown musicians Adam Meisterhans and Bud Carroll to make an album, later adding Rod Elkins and Ian Thornton. The band will play tracks from Matheny’s solo debut, Strange Constellations, at Kafe Kerouac on Friday, April 14.

On the Elvis Costello-evoking “Living Half to Death,” Matheny reflects on his early days in Morgantown.

“I had this apartment where I used to come home every night from the bar at 2 or 3 in the morning. I would turn on the lights, and the roaches would be on the living room floor, so I would spray them to death, and then put on the Replacements and black out,” he said. “A lot of people feel very lonely and insecure in that period of life … and I expressed that by being really self-destructive and being a really terrible hang at parties.

“I was a fairly insufferable young man.

I was that guy at the party. I was the worst guy. Everyone knows that dude. In hindsight, I’m not even sure what I was trying to prove. I was just really annoying.”

These days, though, Matheny is more at peace as he embraces the ineffable. “A lot of these songs I feel in the marrow of my bones,” he said. “But sometimes they present themselves in a way that there’s some mystery for me, too — something I’m searching for. I haven’t found it yet, but I’m on the right track.”

Kafe Kerouac

9 p.m. Friday, April 14 2250 N. High St., Old North kafekerouac.com ALSO PLAYING: Whirlybirds

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son Volt

16 • The Seedz at Scarlet & Grey Cafe • Hiccup, UV-TV, Jessica Wabbit at Cafe Bourbon Street

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writer who refuses to be defined by another’s shadow. Anders Parker opens. (Safe bet)

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• Kishi Bashi at A&R Bar • Trains Across the Sea, Calumet at Spacebar

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• Bob Boilen, Adam Torres, John Paul White at Stuart’s Opera House • Morgan James at Lincoln Theatre

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• Parsonsfield, Animal Years at Rumba Cafe

• Shapiro Brothers at Natalie’s Coal-Fired Pizza • SeepeopleS at Scarlet & Grey Cafe

20 • R. Ring, Split Single, Bicentennial Bear at Rumba Cafe • Radarhill, Field Sleeper, Archer Archer at Ace of Cups

21 • Brian Wilson at Palace Theatre • Yellow Paper Planes album release at Ace of Cups

• Little Beat at Double Happiness • Steel Panther, Citizen Zero at Newport Music Hall

22 • The New Pornographers, Waxahatchee at Newport Music Hall • Lydia Loveless at Lost Weekend Records

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After Uncle Tupelo dissolved, fans chose sides. You were either with Jeff Tweedy or Jay Farrar. While Tweedy’s Wilco has found great success straying from alt-country, Farrar’s Son Volt has enjoyed modest acclaim by digging further into the roots Tweedy left behind in the still-fertile dirt. Farrar is more traditional but not a mere traditionalist, and to overlook his talent for the sake of choosing sides is to miss out on a capable song-

A quick history lesson: In the early ’90s, two sets of brothers — singer/ guitarist Dan Spurgeon, guitarist Mark Spurgeon, bassist Steve McGann and drummer Pat McGann — set up Marshall stacks (on stacks) and assaulted High Street with deafening rock shows as Greenhorn. The foursome was more classic-rock than punk, but the attitude of the latter infused the former, creating loud and quintessentially Midwestern hard rock.

Greenhorn didn’t last, but Dan Spurgeon later formed Bush League All-Stars, a band that retains some of the best parts of Greenhorn (big guitars) and adds keys and other subtle

flourishes to its still-no-frills sound.

Bush League All-Stars’ 2009 album, Cedar Knees, was the most recent record by Spurgeon and Co., but on Friday, BLAS will celebrate the digital release of new album Summer’s Gold. Spurgeon fans will find much to like: “My Turn” is throwback alt-rock that somehow still sounds fresh; “Half a Life” is blue-collar power-pop (think New Pornographers raised in Ohio); and on “Bird on a Wire,” Spurgeon embraces twangy, old-school cowpunk.

The plan is to use this digital release to raise money for a physical release of Summer’s Gold, as well as another album the band has in the can. Head to Bandcamp and make it happen. (Don’t miss it)

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triking, immersive, captivating.

“Before Next There Is Now: 2017 New Projects MFA Thesis Exhibition” at CCAD is rife with works of significance — in size, scope and concept. The projects constitute the second year of the two-year graduate program at CCAD that includes students from a variety of disciplines. The result of this process is work that, rather than provide encapsulated summaries of young careers, evinces creative minds offered the opportunity to take on a new endeavor in inventive and imaginative ways.

“In every thesis show there are some commonalities. [Candidates are] working over the course of a year to make something that is the best representation of the subject matter that they want to portray,” said Molly Burke, assistant director of graduate studies at CCAD. “Some years tend to be more autobiographical and others not so much. This year what we’re seeing is a lot more about what’s happening in our environment [and] in the world we’re living in — not that it’s political. There are some political elements, but they’re mostly subdued. But things like a disconnect in communication [and] the need for empathy, these things do all kind of relate to what is affecting us. It’s looking at what’s happening now in our social climate in a political way that’s not in your face.”

Installed throughout CCAD’s Beeler Gallery, the pieces would be beautiful, eye-catching and appealing as solely aesthetic creations. But, of course, the pieces don’t get made without the desire for experimentation and investigation, the compulsion to communicate and connect, and the drive to explore not only art and making, but, through that, the human condition.

Kelsey Joseph’s piece is a grid of 24 sheets of clear acrylic, each laser-etched with an actual (oversized) thumbprint.

“Empathy & Impact: A Columbus Community Project” is a 10-foot-by-30-foot display that almost can’t not draw the

viewer’s attention, which is exactly what Joseph hopes, because there’s a deeper story being told in a companion book.

“The idea is that these [24 thumbprints] are all just regular people, some of whom may be known more in the community, but who felt empathetic toward a cause or someone and started to act on that,” Joseph said. “People think they need to have an ‘a-ha’ moment. In high school, I had cancer, and people think that would be my ‘a-ha’ moment. But it wasn’t. I did stuff with it, but it wasn’t my passion. Then there was this moment that was very small. I saw this hat I wanted, and for some reason, I looked at the material and thought, ‘I don’t know much about wool,’ which is pretty random [since] we wear it all the time. But I saw the horrible things that occur during wool production, and at that moment I changed to a vegan lifestyle that has steered my path since.

“Many people in this book have similar stories, where something seems small but they decided to do something about it. Hopefully these stories will encourage other people to start small and keep building on it. You don’t have to know it’s your passion, just do something and let it keep building.”

Joseph said that using thumbprints addresses the appreciated but undesired recognition her subjects get for their good works.

“It’s something unique to that person, but I didn’t put their faces out there,” Joseph said. “And I used clear sheets because I want people to be able to see themselves. First, everyone has a thumbprint. And, second, you can actually see yourself [reflected] in the panels.”

Kelli Williams sees herself in her project: a stop-action, animated web series titled “Tru.” The main character is broadly modeled after the artist, as Tru and the remaining characters address issues such as social media and cultural appropriation.

Kelsey Joseph

Kelli Williams

who are willing to explore or is there a flaw in my experiment?” Miller said. “Who can see in and who can see out? As soon as you ask those questions, you become the subject.”

The piece’s title refers to established norms and practices.

“Two-Way Protocols” is in some ways an experiment in shared expectations and whether new lines of communication can be made under different circumstances.

“A protocol is a standardized list for communication. Some of that is law, some of that is etiquette [and] some of that is behavior,” Miller said. “Instead of making a direct statement about communication, [the work] became more about what are the behaviors of people with each other and what are the protocols that exist.”

“These experiments I’ve been doing the past couple of years have ripped me away from [the kind of work] I had been doing before,” he said.

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“I had been trying to figure out why I keep coming back to social media. It’s really ingrained in society, and it seems like there’s no way to leave it. Even if you unplug, it still affects you,” Williams said. “So I made these minute-and-a-half shorts about this family that lives inside of social media. It’s all comedic. I use comedy as a tool … to talk about something that’s serious but connect with people and make people think in a way that’s a little bit different.

“I’m not being totally critical of social media. I have a love/hate relationship with it myself. But I feel like our virtual selves are never really our full selves.”

Williams’ installation includes a loop of the three “Tru” episodes (which she plans to make available online this spring or summer), plus the handmade puppets and sets from the show.

Zane Miller’s “Two-Way Protocols” is an experiential and interactive piece that addresses issues of communication. Two plastic cubes suspended from the ceiling not only change as viewers engage them, but that engagement also blurs the line between the viewer and the art.

“It will depend on how people choose to interact with the work. Are there people

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For a decade or so, it’s been the face that has been at the center of April Sunami’s art-making. Each work begins with one, whether found or friend or family member, and provides a reference point that informs the remainder of the work to come.

“The face is the foundation. It determines where the rest of the conversation is going to go,” Sunami said. “It determines the color palette, then [the] collage elements, then the mixed media.

“When I first [made paintings focusing on a face], I made two paintings similar to this style … maybe in ’04 [or] ’05. It was just something that really spoke to me, where I felt like I stumbled upon something that would be meaningful to me.

I’ve been doing this ‘woman and hair’ and ‘woman and body covering’ thing for a decade now. It has helped

me continue to develop the subject matter, which has been fundamental, because the subject matter has become a framework for me to discuss other things that are important to me. As I keep going along I keep finding more ways to say things in my work. But I never have any answers. It’s always questions.”

Initial works in this vein were, Sunami said, flat and two-dimensional — acrylic on canvas only. As she has continued to explore this environment, her works have grown to include collage elements, often featuring found materials.

“I’m a little bit of a hoarder,” Sunami said with a laugh. “I keep things and collect things and I find a new use for them. I have to give some deference to Aminah Robinson here.

I’m not the first person to do this. I saw how she could take something everyday, mundane, and I’ve been extending and working off of that.”

More recently, Sunami’s work has explored the African diaspora, with a particular concern for history and cultural preservation. One piece in “From the Depths,” titled “Nzinga,” is a tribute to Queen Nzinga Mbande, a 17th century African leader.

Sunami said that her use of the cowry shell also speaks to the preservation of culture and religion “that has survived the transatlantic slave trade to exist here in a completely new context.”

“People ask, ‘Is there ever going to be a time you don’t do women and hair or this particular subject matter?’” she said. “And I think, yeah, there will come a day, but I still haven’t said everything I want to say with it. I still have some exploring to do.”

Gallery 831

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From Ayman Nahle’s “Now: End of Season”

‘AS if TRAvEliNG WERE THE WAy Of THE clOUdS’ “We began to plan the exhibition before the election and the controversy around the travel ban that followed, but once those events began to unfold, the subject only felt more urgent and important.”

Basma Alsharif’s “Home Movies Gaza” features street footage in Hamas-controlled Gaza that is both banal and beautiful. In “Foyer,” Ismail Bahri films a series of street exchanges in Tunisia through a sheet of white paper, attracting the attention of passersby and local police. Ayman Nahle films “Now: End of Season” as refugees gather in outdoor cafes on the coast of Turkey, sharing space, if not purpose, with tourists and locals as they wait for smugglers to help them continue their journey.

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16 • “The Road to Mecca” at Franklinton Playhouse • “Rock of Ages” at Shadowbox Live

17 • OSU Gospel and Spiritual Choir at Weigel Auditorium

The organization’s third annual art show not only features work done by local homeless youth, but provides an opportunity for the community to engage, in the interest of breaking down stereotypes of homelessness.

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• “Post from the Road” screening at Lincoln Theatre

• “Disinter: New Portraiture” at Skylab Gallery

• Available Light Theatre and Shakespeare in Prague at Columbus Museum of Art

• “Family Matters” reception at the Vanderelli Room

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• Columbus International Film & Video Festival opens at Wexner Center for the Arts

• Carol Griffith and Kelly Malec-Kosak at CCAD

• The Easter Story in Art at Columbus Museum of Art

21 • ProMusica Chamber Orchestra Naked Classics: Schubert 10 at the Southern Theatre • “Moving Words” at Columbus Dance Theatre

• Columbus Dances Fellowship Concert at Columbus Dance Theatre

22 • Craig Robinson at the Funny Bone

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The Visible Invisible is a student-run organization at Ohio State University that supports the programs at OSU Star House, a drop-in center serving Central Ohio homeless youth. Among other activities, the student volunteers of The Visible Invisible staff an art room at Star House, providing materials and a safe space for young people to explore their creativity.

Ohio State University History of Art professors Kris Paulsen and Erica Levin, working with a team of graduate and undergrad art students in a curatorial program, have assembled this video exhibition of works examining issues of conflict and migration in the Arab world from an on-the-ground perspective.

“These are international filmmakers, either from the Arab world or with some connection to the Arab world,” Paulsen said. “The representations of the refugee crisis we get are exclusively from the West.

I found it moving to think about it from the other side of the narrative.

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News from the practice field.

Analysis from the stadium.

Updates on the recruiting wars.

And many other stories you won’t find anywhere else.

GALLERY EXHIBITIONS Angela Meleca Gallery. Action at a Distance. Through May 27. 144 E. State St., Downtown. 614-340-6997. angelamelecagallery.com.

Ohio Arts Council Riffe Gallery. Come Along With Me. Through April 15. 77 S. High St., Downtown. 614-644-9624. oac.state.oh.us/riffe.

Blick Art Materials. Nora Daniel. Through April 30. 612 N High St, Short North. 614-224-7708. noradaniel.com.

Ohio State University Faculty Club. Universe Tribe: Lisa McLymont. Through May 5. 181 S. Oval Dr., Campus. 614-2922262. ohio-statefacultyclub.com.

Blockfort. Beautiful Words. Through April 30. 162 N 6th St., Downtown. 614-887-7162. blockfortcolumbus.com Brandt-Roberts Galleries. Alterations” Winnie Sidharta Ambron, Christine D’Epiro Abbott and Katie Kirk. Through May 1. 642 N. High St., Short North. 614-223-1655. brandtrobertsgalleries.com.

Columbus College of Art and Design. Before Next There is Now: 2017 New Projects MFA Thesis Exhibition. Through April 30. Beeler Gallery, 60 Cleveland Ave., Discovery District. 614224-9101. beelergallery.com.

Columbus Cultural Arts Center. Creative Arts of Women: Inside. Through April 22. 139 W. Main St., Downtown. 6146457047. culturalartscenteronline.org.

Columbus Museum of Art. A Dangerous Woman: Subversion and Surrealism in the art of Honore Sharrer. Through May 21. Bodies@Work. Through June 18. 480 E. Broad St., Downtown. 614-221-4848. columbusmuseum.org.

Dublin Arts Center Gallery. Barbara Eisenhardt: Reaching for the Soul. Through April 14. 7125 Riverside Drive, Dublin.

614-889-7444. dublinarts.org.

Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens. Blooms & Butterflies. Through Sept. 17. 1777 E. Broad St., Near East Side. 614-715-8000. fpconservatory.org.

Fresh A.I.R. Gallery. Happy, Joyous, & Free by Ann Lemon.

Through May 5. 131 N. High St., Downtown. 614-744-8110. southeastinc.com/fresh_air.php.

Gallery at Gateway Film Center. Cassidy Rae Marietta “Babe With the Power.” Through April 30. 1550 N. High St., South Campus. gatewayfilmcenter.com.

Gallery 831. From the Depth: New Paintings by April Sunami.

Through April 30. 831 S. Front St., Brewery District. 614-4498144. clayspace831.com.

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Hayley Gallery. WilWongYee:MyPerspective.Through April 18.

270 E. Main St., New Albany. 614-855-4856. hayleygallery.com.

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Highline Coffee Art Space. Sara Pennington paintings and drawings. Through April 30. 691 High St, Worthington. 614992-2899. highlinecoffeeco.com.

Open Door Art Studio & Gallery. This Inspired That.

Through April 28. 1050 Goodale Blvd., Grandview. 614-6412828. opendoorartstudio.org.

Otterbein University. Between Us: Relationship and Identity in Tibetan Contemporary Art. Frank Museum of Art. 39 S. Vine St., Westerville. Through April 22. Fisher Gallery. Water and Ink Revisited: Contemporary Chinese Art from the Academy.

Through April 30. Roush Hall, 27 S. Grove St., Westerville.

614-823-1792. otterbein.edu.

Pizzuti Collection. Visions from India. Through Oct. 28. 632 N. Park St., Short North. 614-280-4004. pizzuticollection.org.

Rehab Tavern. “Sacred Nostalgia”: A collection of works by Tiffany Christopher. April 14-30. 456 W. Town St., Franklinton.

614-220-5655. rehabtavern.com.

Rivet Gallery. Bedeviled: The Art of Jellykoe. Through April 30. 1200 N. High St., Short North. 614-294-8697. rivetart.com.

ROY G BIV Gallery. Galen Gibson-Cornell and Max Adrian.

Through April 29. 997 N. High St., Short North. 614-297-7694. roygbivgallery.org.

Schumacher Gallery at Capital University. Student Art Exhibition. Through April 25. 614-236-6319. capital.edu/ schumacher.

Sean Christopher Gallery. AOI: 20th Art of Illustration Anniversary Show. Through April 29. 815 N. High St., Short North. 614-291-5890.

Sharon Weiss Gallery. Charlotte McGraw in collaboration with Goodwill Industries. Through April 29. 20 E. Lincoln St., Short North. 614-291-5683. sharonweissgallery.com.

Sherrie Gallerie. Julie Woodrow: Impossible Optimism.

Through April 15. 694 N. High St., Short North. 614-221-8580. sherriegallerie.com.

Studios on High Gallery. Poetically Inspired: In Celebration of National Poetry Month. Through May 15. 686 N. High St., Short North. 614-461-6487. studiosonhigh.com.

Marcia Evans Gallery. Annette Poitau. Through May 30. 8 E. Lincoln St., Short North. 614-298-8847. marciaevansgallery.com.

Wexner Center for the Arts. Sarah Oppenheimer: S-337473 and Carmen Herrera: Lines of Sight. Both through April 16. 614-292-3535. wexarts.org.

Martin de Porres Center. Stations of the Cross: Artwork

by Marie-Alain Couturier. Through April 15. 2330 Airport Dr., Columbus. 614-416-1910. martindeporrescenter.net.

Wild Goose Creative. Small Steps Are Giant Leaps.

Through April 30. 2491 Summit St., Campus. 614-859-94534. wildgoosecreative.org.

McConnell Arts Center. Governor’s Youth Art Exhibition.

Through May 21. 777 Evening St., Worthington. 614-4310329. mcconnellarts.org.

400 West Rich. Mireya Schoo and Angela Smith in the Second Floor Gallery. Opens April 14. 400 W. Rich St., Franklinton.

400westrich.com.

Ohio Art League X Space. SCARves. Through April 30. 400 W. Rich St., Franklinton. 614-299-8225. oal.org/xspace.

934 Gallery. Respond and React: New Works by Clint Davidson.

Through April 29. 934 Cleveland Ave., Milo-Grogan. 934.gallery.

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Michaela Coel

photo By mark Johnson

Women of color are the present and future of comedy

By William evans

episode), I decided to dive into “Chewing Gum” first and clear it off my plate.

(Being a devout consumer and critic of TV is hard work, people.)

If you didn’t catch this brief phenomenon last year, “Chewing Gum” was created and written

by British actress Michaela Coel, who, for all intents and purposes, has star written all over her.

“Chewing Gum” is a comedy set in London centered around a super awkward black woman who is basically trying to give her virginity away, having reached her mid-20s with very flawed prospects. But she’s finding her pursuit

to abandon her chastity a lot more challenging than she expected.

I love the show for a number of reasons, but mostly because it’s the kind of raunchy and overthe-top comedy that has been dominated for years by white male performances. From the legacy of “Porky’s” to “American Pie,” there has been mostly one way to tell that story until recently.

And it’s something rarely seen from people of color, and maybe even less so from women.

Having recently struggled to get through Dave Chappelle’s comedy special, I realized some-

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After an extremely trying week highlighted (if that’s the appropriate word) by watching military action unfold in the name of protecting people in a country from their evil ruler — even though it’s a country that our government sought to ban immigration from — I needed some entertainment to alleviate my stress.

Netflix dropped two new seasons of shows I had been looking forward to: “The Get Down” and “Chewing Gum.” Based solely on immediate time commitment (both seasons are six episodes long, but “Chewing Gum,” the comedy, only runs about 23 minutes an

thing: As my awareness for marginalized groups has increased, the comedy that appeals to me most comes predominantly from women of color.

As I’ve continuously been disappointed in comedy that punches down — like Amy Schumer’s generously labeled “racial blind spot,” or Chappelle’s disregard and sometimes aggressive dismissal towards the LGBTQ community — I’ve taken a lot more interest in the most marginalized of the marginalized voices.

There’s an authenticity in the writing and performances of shows like “Chewing Gum” that is informed by the shared coming-of-age story being told by an aggrieved community that is often treated with microaggression and worse — especially because female comedic figures of color are often the most attacked and least defended (see: Leslie Jones).

Recently, I watched Ali Wong’s standup special “Baby Cobra” on Netflix and laughed throughout.

I was especially surprised at those nuances that sounded familiar yet fresh coming from her perspective. It was the definition of punching up in comedy, while also mixing in a heavy dose of self-deprecating humor.

I used to think that, from a comedic perspective, we had heard just about everything that could be done in some form or another. Now I think it’s possible that we just kept hearing it from the same people.

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thRills of ‘fate of the fuRious’ slowed By its self-seRiousness

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Raise your hand if you thought the movie about then-trendy, illegal street racing from 2001 would become a massively successful international franchise. This is, I guess, why you and I are not Hollywood executives.

The untimely and, yes, tragic death of one of the franchise’s founding stars, Paul Walker, did not derail the series in the least. Nay, “Furious 7” was one of the fastest (and most furious!) movies ever to reach $1 billion in the international box office. So, this week, the franchise races on.

Where do you go from here? What hasn’t been done? “The Fate of the Furious” tries very hard to answer that question.

It boasts the kind of over-the-top thrills and stunts that have become the reason people flock to these movies. And it also buckles under its selfserious weight at times.

When we last left series hero Dom (Vin Diesel), he had driven off into the sunset with Letty (Michelle Rodriguez) to Cuba, seemingly leaving the fast lane behind to live happily ever after.

But soon a mysterious woman (Charlize Theron) tracks him down and recruits him into the world of international terrorism.

Elsewhere, Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson) is also

‘Gifted’

By Jeff Reed

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seemingly retired from his law enforcement life, but the mysterious heel turn by Dom draws him back into the game, and the old gang gets back together again.

Director F. Gary Gray is a great choice to take the helm here, coming off his outstanding N.W.A. biopic “Straight Outta Compton” and having made a damn fine car-chase movie in “The Italian Job.” The series continues to be at its best when it tests the limits of ridiculousness — a liveaction cartoon that is just too fun to take seriously.

Those thrills are here, particularly in an epic chase scene that makes “Grand Theft Auto” feel like a documentary. The scene is nearly bested by a finale that’s even more over-the-top. Suspension of disbelief is the name of the game here.

But that’s offset a bit

by the rest of the busy plot — a cross-stitch of old storylines coming back and some new faces that would have been better with some streamlining.

The predicament of Diesel’s character means he doesn’t get to have much fun. Theron may deserve another Oscar for delivering some of her baddie’s lines with a straight face. The comic relief of supporting faves, including Tyrese Gibson and Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, is much-needed.

It runs a little long, but the “Fast” faithful won’t care. I, on the other hand, had more fun a couple of laps back with this series, but I’m sure it won’t run out of gas here.

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“Gifted” is much like the child prodigy whose story it tells: cute and rare but overly formulaic.

Mckenna Grace plays 7-year-old Mary Adler, a mathematical genius who knows all the right numbers to any problem, and yet her life is limited to just ones: one parent — Frank (Chris Evans) — one bedroom in a onebedroom home and her one-eyed cat companion, Fred.

Determined to give her a “normal” childhood in Florida with friends her age, Frank sends Mary to the local public school, much to the disagreement of his babysitter neighbor, Roberta, played

by Oscar-winner Octavia Spencer. It’s clear why.

Mary does not fit in with her classmates, whom she visibly outpaces in intellect. Her teacher takes notice and recommends Frank send Mary to a more specialized academy. He refuses, not because he can’t afford it on his boatrepairman salary. Rather, he knows the dark abyss to which it could eventually lead: his mother.

Playing the ultimate helicopter (grand)parent, Lindsay Duncan’s Evelyn does indeed swoop in from Massachusetts to take custody of Mary, disapproving of the life Frank has given her.

Mary needs not SpongeBob SquarePants but MIT square profs to change the world, so long as Evelyn is there to see — or sue — to it.

Evelyn takes her fight with Frank to the court, where the truth is revealed about their past and the effect it could have on Mary.

From the courtroom to the classroom to its conclusion, “Gifted” is an emotional trial on the purpose and direction of an innocent girl’s life. For Evelyn and Frank, it’s about what will make her (or maybe them) happy. Is it fortune and fame? Or family, friends and even a little bit of faith?

Director Marc Webb would know: After his low-budget and highly regarded “(500) Days of Summer,” he accepted a lucrative offer to reboot the “Spider-Man” franchise. Unlike Mary in “Gifted,” Webb’s numbers weren’t pretty. His first entry had the series’ weakest opening, and its sequel was panned by critics.

So Webb returned to what clearly makes him happier, telling a story driven not by comics but characters. And with them, he succeeds. Although Evans can at times be a bit Captain-like in his delivery, he, Duncan, Spencer and, in particular, Grace give heartfelt performances. They are the gift in “Gifted.”

Its “wrapping,” however — though beautifully shot and succinctly told — doesn’t change the shape of what audiences are about to open. “Gifted” unfortunately relies too heavily on cliched formulas used in past parent-child reconciliation reels.

Still, it’s a sentimental story not often seen in today’s big-budget Hollywood.

And though unlikely to reach monumental numbers like its child star, “Gifted” happily succeeds at being a small, familyfriendly one.

“Gifted”

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local theaters

new in theAters: “the DeVils” Ken Russell’s 1971 historical religious horror film got slapped with an X-rating and has been effectively banned until it recently emerged on the streaming service Shudder.

The Gateway Film Center gives you a chance to see it on the big screen this week.

AMC eAston 30 275 Easton Town Center, Easton 614-428-5716 amctheatres.com

limited screenings: “bArbArellA” The cult sci-fi film based on the French comic and starring Jane Fonda also comes to the GFC as part of its ongoing Cult 101 series.

Alive recommends: “rAw” This French squirmer about a young vegetarian who is transformed by a veterinarian school hazing ritual crosses nicely between gore and art. Highly recommended if you’ve got the stomach for it.

“t2 trAinsPotting” It’s been 20 years, but the gang’s all here in a strangely effective sequel that continues the wild tale of young Scottish heroin addicts who are (mostly) all grown up.

Also in theAters:

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“ghost in the shell”

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AMC Dublin VillAge 18 6700 Village Pkwy., Dublin 614-889-0580 amctheatres.com

AMC lennox 24 777 Kinnear Rd., Campus 614-429-0100 amctheatres.com CineMArk CArriAge PlACe MoVies 12 2570 Bethel Rd., Northwest 614-538-0403 cinemark.com

CineMArk stoneriDge PlAzA MoVies 16 323 Stoneridge Ln., Gahanna 614-471-7625 cinemark.com

stArPlex CineMAs 10 5275 Westpointe Plaza Dr., Hilliard 614-529-9462 starplexcinemas.com

Cosi 333 W. Broad St., Franklinton 614228-2674 cosi.org

strAnD theAtre 28 E. Winter St., Delaware 740-815-9266 thestrandtheatre.net

“going in style”

gAtewAy FilM Center 1550 N. High St., Campus 614-247-4433 gatewayfilmcenter.com

The trailer for this throwback horror flick has me intrigued. Let’s hope it stays true to the ’80s roots it evokes. (Gateway Film Center)

“FrAntz” This World War II drama centers on a young German woman who is still reeling from the death of her fiance when she meets a mysterious Frenchman who is also in mourning. (Drexel Theatre)

regAl georgesVille squAre 16 1800 Georgesville Sq., South Side 844-462-7342 regmovies.com

CineMArk rAVe PolAris 18 1071 Gemini Pl., Polaris, 614-781-8228 cinemark.com

Drexel theAtre 2254 E. Main St., Bexley 614-231-1050 drexel.net

“the VoiD”

MoVie tAVern 12 3773 Ridge Mill Dr., Hilliard 614-777-1012 movietavern.com

sCreens At the Continent 6360 Busch Blvd., North Side 614-318-0551 screens8.net

The acclaimed Japanese anime based on the acclaimed Japanese manga gets the liveaction treatment with Scarlett Johansson starring as a cyber-enhanced soldier trying to discover the truth about her past.

This comedy about three retirees who decide on drastic measures when their 401K goes under boasts three Oscar winners in Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine and Alan Arkin. Oh, and it’s directed by Zach Braff of “Garden State,” so, um.

MArCus CineMAs PiCkerington 1776 Hill Rd. North, Pickerington 614-759-6500 marcustheatres.com

stuDio 35 CineMA 3055 Indianola Ave., Clintonville 614-262-7505 studio35.com

grAnDView theAtre 1247 Grandview Ave., Grandview 614-670-4102 grandviewtheatre.net

stuDio MoVie grill — ArenA grAnD 175 Nationwide Blvd., Arena District 614-456-1298 studiomoviegrill.com

MArCus CrosswooDs ultrAsCreen 200 Hutchinson Ave., Worthington 614-841-1600 marcustheatres.com

wexner Center For the Arts 1871 N. High St., Campus 614-292-3535 wexarts.org

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Biscuit & Branch

Nashville Honey Hot Chicken Bites and Flytown Cocktail

nitially, Biscuit & Branch might seem to have one of those names that aims to sound hip and sophisticated by conjoining randomly chosen nouns. Turns out, it’s a fitting moniker for an establishment offering indulgent Southern comfort foods, plus an excellent bourbon selection — “branch” refers to the water blended with bourbon.

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Considering Biscuit & Branch also offers 30 draft beers, good cocktails and all-day brunch fare, “Booze & Breakfast” might’ve been a catchier title for the Short North newcomer.

Sharing owners with Westies Gastropub and employing Westies’ veteran culinary director — Paul Yow, previously of Barcelona and The Refectory — Biscuit & Branch occupies a big, sleek, modern and

predominantly gray space with multiple TVs and a prominent bar. While its menu has been routinely tweaked since debuting in January, which can be frustrating for a restaurant reviewer, most of the food I’ve tried over the last few weeks has ranged from solid to quite good.

A recently revamped happy hour (4 to 7 p.m., Tuesday through Friday) has brought about terrific specials such as

half-off cocktails regularly priced at $11.

One standout among these is the strong yet incredibly smooth Bourbon and Branch — Old Forester significantly enhanced by sweet rose water, a handsome cut-glass tumbler plus an ice cube embedded with flower petals. Another recommended libation available for $5.50 during happy hour is the Flytown, which tastes like peach tea with refreshing lime and chili accents.

Charleston Paella

they pop up in several dishes such as Paul’s Nasty ($9.50): a split, goldenbrown biscuit topped with peppery fried chicken, grated cheddar and good sausage gravy. Even though my order arrived just-warm, it still tasted much better than its name (which is borrowed from a famous sandwich invented in Charleston, South Carolina) — especially when paired with a rich-andthick Spicy Bloody Mary ($10) garnished with an olive, house pickle, pickled okra and a hunk of summer sausage.

Menu items like the Charleston Paella ($19) — a saucy, low-country twist on a classic Spanish dish with shredded crab,

sweet-and-plump shrimp, fried chicken, Carolina gold rice and heirloom “sea island red peas” — represent how appealing the cooking here can be. By linking Hoppin’ John to paella (although I think it’s more like paella’s cousin, jambalaya) the huge entree intriguingly demonstrates how seemingly disparate cuisines and cultures can actually be related — and, when fused together, can produce something new and delicious.

Biscuit & Branch

685 N. High St., Short North 614-732-0487 biscuitandbranch.com

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To soak up the liquor, try the addictive Loaded Fries ($5 at happy hour) — a nacho-style spin on French fries — and the likewise irresistible Nashville Honey Hot Chicken Bites ($5 at happy hour), honey-kissed boneless strips with a sauce that tasted more like it came from Buffalo than Tennessee, plus house slaw.

An order of bites is a great introduction to some of the restaurant’s mainstays: crackly battered, tender fried chicken thighs and coleslaw spiked with coarse mustard.

Moving to the justretooled-again main menu, Bourbon & Branch has jettisoned its one-note gumbo but wisely kept the homey, tomato-based Vegetable Dumpling Soup ($4), which uses a biscuit-type roll for the dough component. The Flytown Hot Brown is gone now too, but the first-rate Mac & Cheese that replaced toast in the reimagined classic open-faced turkey sandwich (native to Louisville) remains as a recommended side dish ($4).

I’m glad the Tractor Wheel ($8.50), an appetizer likely inspired by one of Yow’s previous eateries — Hae-Paul’s, an interesting Korean-American experiment — survived the latest menu revision. Floppy yet crisp-edged and somewhere between a crepe and a frittata, it resembles a Korean pancake studded with sweet potatoes; sauce lashings contribute to its smoky, tangy, sweet and slightly spicy flavors.

Given this restaurant’s title, you’d expect it to get the biscuits right — and it does. They’re sturdy yet soft and flaky, and

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Pierogi Mountain

Cheap eats to fuel your Cheap heat weekend

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With rising, reliable label Heel Turn wading into the festival realm with this weekend’s Cheap Heat (read our feature on the Golden Pelicans and check out a full lineup of venues and performers on page 24), we thought we’d ask some participating musicians their favorite local spots to eat on a budget.

This is more than just an easy play on the words Cheap Heat/cheap eats — though it’s certainly that. It’s also an acknowledgment that Heel Turn thrives as an outlet for raw, lo-fi sounds that are more concerned with ferocity and feel than fidelity (see visceral releases from artists like Day Creeper, Bloody Show and DANA). And if you’re recording on the cheap, you might as well eat the same way. Here are some favored budget dining options from performers.

The Pink Owl “At the Dube, you can get a lentil soup, curly fries, beer and a handful of Dwight Yoakam songs on the jukebox for less than $10.”

Jah nada, BlOOdy ShOw “Pierogi Mountain is the best place for all your friends — vegan, vegetarian or otherwise — who aren’t too afraid of eating at a dive bar.”

Madeline JackSOn, dana “I’d give Al-Tubasee Street [food truck] on East Hudson and North High my highest recommendation. [Yaser Al-Mubaslat] puts a lot of love in that food, and you could live off a single order of his hummus or baba for a few days.”

Gary danieliuS, heel Turn recOrdS “The most creative meatless options in town come every week from Pierogi Mountain in Cafe Bourbon Street. Get at least one of every variety and conduct your own taste test.”

TerreSTrialS “Slim Jims and cracking a cold one with the boys via 14-0 during the Used Kids show.”

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By NicHolas dekker Nancy’s Home Cooking announced it is adding a second location at 3499 N. Market St. in Powell. The eatery is aiming for an early June opening.

Central Ohio’s newest brewery, Combustion Brewery & Taproom, holds its grand opening this Saturday, April 15.

The brewery and taproom is located at

Zaftig Brewing celebrates its three-year anniversary this Saturday, April 15, from noon to 10 p.m. The party features special beer releases, live music and food trucks.

The new Discovery Cafe opened this week at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. Located just off the Arnold Plaza on High Street, the cafe includes four concepts: the Columbus Grill, a Crimson Cup coffee shop, the Homegrown Market and the CBUS Tap Room.

Mikey’s Late Night Slice announced its Unicorn Sauce is now being sold at Weiland’s Market.

Nicholas Dekker writes about breakfast, beer, coffee and Columbus at breakfastwithnick.com.

He leads breakfast and brunch tours for Columbus Food Adventures.

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Das Kaffeehaus von Frau Burkhart celebrates its grand reopening on Saturday, April 15, starting at 7 a.m. The European-style coffee shop recently relocated from Zauber Brewing to CD102.5’s Big Room Bar at 1036 S. Front St. in the Brewery District.

The celebrations include yodeling, live German music, a book signing, an EDM show and more.

80 W. Church St. in Pickerington. The festivities include live music, giveaways and Smitty’s Real Pit BBQ.

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At 90 years old, the LeVeque Tower is not only integral to Columbus history, but the structure and its surrounding buildings also have special meaning for natives.

“My mother worked in One Columbus next door,” said Jamie Young, general manager of The Keep bar, which opened in Hotel LeVeque in late March.

“And we’d always come [to the Tower] to watch the fireworks up on the 16th floor from the viewing deck.”

Young learned to appreciate the beauty of the architecture from her mom, who has since fallen ill. “This was kind of my payback to her,” Young said of The Keep.

Young views the bar as part of a reinvention of LeVeque Tower, which has recently undergone an extensive renovation. However, The Keep’s charm is in its emphasis on the past, from its name — a keep was a structure within castles in the Middle Ages — to its gas lanterns and antiques on the shelves.

The “dark, sensual and masculine” atmosphere is also a throwback to the 1960s New York City clubs, said Young, who plays Etta James and Rat Pack radio stations during business hours.

“We have something here for everybody,” Young said. “[If] you want to go to the Palace [Theatre next door] and wear your ball gown, you can do that, or if you want to come downstairs from the hotel wearing your pajamas, we’ve had that already.”

But unlike the average hotel bar, The Keep offers food and beverages with a wide range of prices. For example, one can order $5 beers or $50 shots of scotch, along with unique cocktails.

“We’re really into our ice program here,” Young said, referencing the bitters-infused ice balls in the Old Fashioned and the blood orange rind and crystallized ginger inside the ice balls in the Rat Pack Hooch.

But Young is most excited about

the extensive wine list. “People are comfortable with cabernet or merlot and maybe they’re a little bit nervous of a Cotes du Rhone or a Bordeaux,” she said. “I’ve really placed huge importance on making the price point for some of these wines a lot lower. … We want to encourage people to step out of their comfort zone.”

Patrons can also order a variety of small plates, curated by Chef Jonathan Olsen, who will head up the adjacent French brasserie restaurant opening in July.

“It’s not just gonna be the duck confit and coq au vin,” said Olsen, who intends to experiment with Southeast Asian, North African and Creole flavors. “It’s all those areas that France really influenced with their cuisine.”

“Everybody goes out to eat or out to drink because they want to have a good time,” Young said. “I just get to facilitate that, and I love it.”

Don’t miss a word. You’re going to want to see how this story ends.

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ThursDAY, APrIL 13–WEDNEsDAY, APrIL 19, 2017 dive deeper, below surfacelevel small-talk. Come here to make new friends, build emotional intelligence, feel deeply connected to those around you, and leave feeling seen and understood better than you walked in. Authentic Relating is a warm, open, inclusive, safe place. 7-8:30 p.m. Thompson Recreation Center, 1189 Dennison Ave, Dennison Place.

SATURDAY | APRIL 15 WILLIe PHoenIx AT CoPIoUS-noTeS PHoTo BY JoDI MILLeR

THURSDAY, 4/13

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Sunrise Meditation at Dharma House Columbus, Join us for sunrise meditation as we connect with the breath and that inner foundation that is the source of pure freedom. All levels welcome.

Suggested donation is $5$10. 7 a.m. Dharma House Columbus, 1970 W. DublinGranville Rd., Linworth.

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Equine Affaire, Experience the nation’s premiere equine exposition, featuring an impressive educational program, the largest horse-related trade show in North America, top equine entertainment and competition, and endless opportunities to experience, buy, and sell horses of all types. Equine Affaire is where you see, feel, touch, compare, try on, experience and smell the horse world in person...and “in horse.” Adult admission is $15/day or $50/four-day pass and includes admission to all presentations. 9 a.m.7 p.m. Ohio Expo Center Cardinal Hall, 717 E. 17th Ave., North Side.

Crime Scene Investigator Escape Room, Mysteries surrounding the murder of a renowned journalist have left investigators puzzled.

Your specialized team of crime scene investigators has been called in to analyze the crime scene. Do you have what it takes to solve this murder, find the motive, and the killer, you and your team of investigators will have 60 minutes to unravel clues, collect evidence, solve puzzles and close the case for good.

You and your friends will play the role of a crime scene investigator as you attempt to solve this case. You must look around the room to find clues, collect evidence, and solve puzzles that will lead you to your suspects.

Our journalists set traps and you have found yourself lock in the office. Not only must you solve this crime, but you must learn how to escape. $18. 2-11 p.m. Lockdown Columbus Escape Room, 1625 Bethel Rd., Northwest Side.

Thirsty Thursday Happy Hour, Have you ever wanted to get a drink and dinner for just $10? Now you can every Thursday from 5-7 at The Hills Downtown. Each week we will

offer a pint of local draft beer and all you can eat from the hot bar special that evening for just $10! Usual specials for the hot bar are tater tot bar, taco bar, nacho bar, soft pretzel bar or mashed potato bar. 5-7 p.m. The Hills Market Downtown, 95 N. Grant Ave., Downtown.

Thirst Fursdays with Barry Chern, Join us the first Thursday of each month for acoustic roots music from one of Central Ohio’s greatest music scholars. Free. 6 p.m.

The Rambling House Brewery, 310 E. Hudson St., North Campus.

Love Our City, An evening for all to come together, united with the purpose to show love to the city of Columbus.

By loving ourselves, families, neighbors and communities we will begin to see a brighter future for our city. 6:30-9 p.m. The Vault, 35 E. Gay St., Downtown.

Singo, Music Bingo and fun for everyone. Free. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Submarine House, 2459 Hilliard Rome Rd., Hilliard.

Authentic Dating, We all crave an emotional, spiritual, and physical connection

with someone who shares similar values, interests, and life goals. And while there are more ways to meet people than ever before, including dating apps, web sites, matchmaking services, many of us still struggle to find authentic connections and engage with someone in a meaningful way. Let’s face it, finding true love is tough.

Whether you are frustrated, nervous, or optimistic about dating, a new or seasoned dater, or have settled for binge watching television with your furry companion, this workshop will open your mind to new ways of authentically engaging with others. 7-8:30 p.m. Gestalt Institute of Central Ohio, 100 Outerbelt St., East Side.

Authentic Relating Games, Columbus Authentic relating is inspired by the work of The Austin Love Juggernaut and Authentic communities worldwide. Every other week, we meet to enact “games” which help us tune into ourselves, each other, and the connections between.

Come play with us! Authentic Relating Games is made up of a series of facilitated activities that help people connect and

Hippo Campus, A spirited indie rock quartet based out of the Twin Cities, Minneapolis’ Hippo Campus deliver angular and melodic guitar-driven pop that falls somewhere between the collegiate Afro-pop/garage rock of Vampire Weekend and the post-punk nerviness of Bombay Bicycle Club. The band formed in 2013, made up of frontman Jake Luppen, co-frontman/guitarist Nathan Stocker, bassist Zach Sutton, and drummer Whistler Allen (on-stage the band uses the code names Stitches, Beans, Espo, and Turntan), all of whom met in high school in St. Paul. The band signed with Universal in 2015 and released its debut studio long player, The Halocline Eps. $20 day of show. 7 p.m.

Newport Music Hall, 1722 N. High St., Campus.

Intermediate East Coast Swing, 45-minute class. No partner necessary. $20. 7 p.m.

Danceville U.S.A., 47 E. Lincoln St., Short North.

Mike on the “Mike” Karaoke, This karaoke show is not like the others our local singers are the most colorful and creative in town. Everything from Queen to Jazz they sing it all.

Free. 7-11:30 p.m. SC Bar & Kitchen, 1921 state Route 256, Reynoldsburg.

Blues Brews & BBQ Music Series, Come join in on the fun with a little blues rock every Thursday night. $5 at the door. 7:30-11 p.m.

Notes, 520 S. High St., Brewery District.

FRIDAY, 4/14 Sunrise Meditation at Dharma House Columbus, See Thursday listing for information. 7 a.m. Dharma House Columbus, 1970 W. Dublin-Granville Rd., Linworth.

Crime Scene Investigator Escape Room, Mysteries surrounding the murder of a renowned journalist have left investigators puzzled.

Your specialized team of crime scene investigators has been called in to analyze the crime scene. Do you have what it takes to solve this murder, find the motive, and the killer, you and your team of investigators will have 60 minutes to unravel clues, collect evidence, solve puzzles and close the case for good.

You and your friends will play the role of a crime scene investigator as you attempt to solve this case. You must look around the room to find clues, collect evidence, and solve puzzles that will lead you to your suspects.

Our journalists set traps and you have found yourself lock in the office. Not only must you solve this crime, but you must learn how to escape. $18. 2-11 p.m. Lockdown Columbus Escape Room, 1625 Bethel Rd., Northwest Side.

Beat the Clock Happy Hour Pizza Special, Pizza and drink specials. 5-7 p.m. Ruby Tuesday, 1978 Summit St., Campus.

Franklinton Friday, Franklinton Friday is a community based crawl happening in East Franklinton every second Friday. Local businesses and entities are open with a variety of art, science and small business based events. Bars and restaurants in the area are also open along with food trucks to make it a great after work event that lasts into the evening. 5-11 p.m. 400 West Rich, 400 W. Rich St., Franklinton.

Folquinox Happy Hour, Free.

4-6 p.m. Woodlands Tavern, 1200 E. 3rd Ave., Grandview.

Steven King & Jesse Cheshire, For the first time ever, Jesse & Steven stand together. Solo. With each other. Free. 6 p.m. The Rambling House Brewery, 310 E. Hudson St., North Campus.

400 Days, The second Friday of every month we open our doors for 400DAYS during Franklinton Fridays. We’ll have three new gallery openings, a handmade market, events in the Ohio Art League X Space, the OSU Steam Factory, The Artist Wrestling League plus many of our artists open their studio doors to share their space and work with interested persons. Free.

7-11 p.m. 400 W. Rich St., Franklinton.

Devens With Wil Mari and More, $13. 7 p.m. The Basement, 391 Neil Ave., Arena District.

“Guilty Pleasures,” Everybody has them. What?

You think you don’t? This Spring Shadowbox Live confesses. Guilty Pleasures features original sketch comedy and live rock ‘n’ roll centered on the theme of confessing our vices and revealing our secrets. $25-$40. 7 and 10 p.m.

Shadowbox Live, 503 S. Front St, Brewery District.

Gwar, Since Gwar’s re-birth on planet Earth, events have come at a tumultuous pace.

Gwar has witnessed, inspired, and is indeed directly

responsible for many of the most destructive events in Earth’s recent past. Most recently, Gwar was dealt a series of catastrophic blows, when their guitarist Flattus Maximus returned to the stars, transforming himself into a supernova. As Gwar continues to ravage the planet, luring the human hordes in with music of metal, and then slaughtering them en masse. $22 in advance, $25 day of show. 7 p.m.

Newport Music Hall, 1722 N. High St., Campus.

“Sacred Nostalgia”: A Collection of Works by Tiffany Christopher, All are welcomed to attend the opening reception for Sacred Nostalgia, a body of works

by Tiffany Christopher which focus on the beauty and sacredness of life, death and nature through portraits, and various still life subjects in the artist’s unique style. 7-11 p.m.

Rehab Tavern, 456 W. Town St., Franklinton.

“The Artist’s Garden: American Impressionism,” Following the smash hit “Painting the Modern Garden: Monet to Matisse” from Season 3 of Exhibition on Screen comes a new film based on the hugely popular exhibition “The Artist’s Garden: American Impressionism and the Garden Movement” from the Florence Griswold Museum in Connecticut,

widely considered a home of American impressionism.

American impressionism took its lead from French artists like Renoir and Monet but followed its own path that over a thirty-year period reveals as much about America as a nation as it does about a much-loved artistic movement. The story of American impressionism is closely tied to a love of gardens and a desire to preserve nature in a rapidly urbanizing nation. $12. 7 p.m.

McConnell Arts Center of Worthington, 777 Evening St., Worthington.

trusty chainsaw to save the day. Blood flies. Limbs are dismembered. Demons tell bad jokes … and all to music. $17. 7:30 p.m. Club Diversity, 863 S. High St., German Village.

“Evil Dead the Musical,” Cyclodrama is proud to announce Evil Dead the Musical for the 2017 season!

Book and lyrics by George Reinblatt. Music by Frank Cipolla, Christopher Bond, Melissa Morris and George Reinblatt. Music supervision

by Frank Cipolla. Additional lyrics by Christopher Bond.

Additional music by Rob Daleman. This hilarious show takes all the elements of the cult classic films The Evil Dead, Evil Dead 2 and Army of Darkness and combines them into one of the craziest experiences of all time. Five college students go to an abandoned cabin in the woods and accidentally unleash an evil force that turns them all into demons. It’s all up to Ash (a housewares employee turned demon-killing hero) and his

Morgan James: Reckless Abandon Tour, With special guest Andy Allo New Yorkbased soul singer, songwriter, and Broadway chanteuse Morgan James casts an unbreakable spell with a powerhouse voice, theatrical swing, and a soulful poise.

Touring in support of her most recent release, Hunter, Morgan will apply her own soulful style to modern throwbacks, summertime pop, haunting ballads, and empowering farewells. Tickets start at $25. 8 p.m. Lincoln Theatre, 769 E. Long St., KingLincoln District.

Free Love, A music and art collaboration featuring the talent of Columbus and beyond. These events will showcase all genres of music and artistic expression from our talented capital city. Live art, merchandise and networking. $7. Ruby Tuesday’s, 1978 Summit St. Campus.

Red Herring Productions Presents “The Road to Mecca,” See Thursday listing for information. 8 p.m. The Franklinton Playhouse, 566 W. Rich. St., Franklinton.

The Temperance Movement, Opening Artist: Cobi. Based in London and Glasgow, UK The Temperance Movement is a five-piece band featuring front man Phil Campbell, bassist Nick Fyffe, guitarists Paul Sayer and Matt White, and drummer Damon Wilson. When the friends got together for a jam in 2011, everything they’d experienced as sidemen and session men coalesced, and The Temperance Movement was born. 2012’s five-track Pride EP introduced them to the world, and their debut studio album, 2014’s The Temperance Movement announced the arrival of a major rock band. White Bear is their giant step forward.

So much stadium-ready rock today seems computer designed to function as such. Mass appeal without excessively apparent commercial aspiration, that’s one way to put it. White Bear is the sound of a band whose songwriting and musicianship have reached a rare kind of equilibrium. Among the album’s clutch of up-tempo burners is “Oh Lorraine”, a song combining traditional blues with future funk and Phil Campbell’s unshackled vocals. $15 in advance, $17 day of show. 8 p.m. A&R Music Bar, 391 Neil Ave., Arena District.

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61st Buckeye Model Train Show and Sale, Over 250 tables representing dealers from all over the nation will have model items in all gauges and Railroad Antiques for sale. This is Ohio’s largest combination show, displaying items for both the “modeler” and “rail buff” alike all under one roof. The model railroader may choose from Lionel, American Flyer, LGB, Marklin or Ives Trains from the past or present. The rail buff may focus on dining car china, lanterns, switch locks and keys, calendars, timetables or any other artifacts actually utilized by the railroads.

Both collecting interests represent truly unique pieces of Americana. As an extra feature of this show there will be several large working layouts, including Central Ohio N-Scale, and the TTOS Buckeye Division layout and a large G-Scale layout with displays for all to enjoy during all open show hours. $7. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Ohio Expo Center - Brickner Building, 717 E. 17th Ave., North Side.

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Worthington Farmers Market, The Worthington Farmers Market brings together more than 75 highquality artisans, farmers, food producers, gardeners and musicians. Its mission is simple: Encourage, support, and promote the entrepreneurial efforts of local, independent, and small-scale farmers and food artisans seeking to sell their products directly to consumers. As a result, each Saturday Worthington residents and visitors gain access to locally grown and/ or produced fruits and vegetables; cheeses, jams, jellies, honey and maple syrup; various cuts of meats and eggs; as well as flowers, herbs, plants and homemade soaps, among other items.

Free. 9 a.m.-noon. The Shops at Worthington Place, 7227 High St., Worthington.

Charity Newsies Community Touch-A-Truck, See a firetruck, SWAT car, race car and other vehicles

up close at Charity Newsies’ Community Touch-a-Truck event. Help fill the Charity Newsies van with new and gently used children’s books for the Bookworm Foundation. The first 150 book donors will receive a free ticket voucher to see Monster Jam at the Schottenstein Center. Free.

10 a.m.-2 p.m. Charity Newsies, 4300 Indianola Ave., Clintonville.

Combustion Brewery & Taproom Grand Opening, Join us for the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at 11:00am and stick around for a day of brews! Smitty’s Real Pit BBQ will be serving up food all day, enter our raffle for a chance to win merchandise and enjoy music by the Shaw Brothers starting at 6 p.m. Free. 11 a.m.-midnight. Combustion Brewery & Taproom, 80 W. Church St., Pickerington.

Free Health Assessment, Rock-N-Shock is an all new independently owned Women’s Only health and fitness facility located right in Westerville. We take a personalized, scientific approach to health and fitness. Whether you struggle with knowing what to eat, knowing how to workout effectively, or both; we have a solution for you. Space is limited. 11-11:30 a.m. RockN-Shock, 5901 Chandler Ct., Westerville.

Free Winery Tour, Free winery tours every Saturday by reservation. See the behind the scenes workings of the first and oldest winery in Central Ohio. Cellar tour will walk you through the history of this unique property and show you the steps we take in making wine from grapes to your glass!

Tour lasts about an hour.

Free. 12:30 and 3:30 p.m.

Wyandotte Winery, 4640 Wyandotte Dr., Gahanna.

Open Studio at Columbus Museum of Art, Visitors of all ages are welcome to drop into Columbus Museum of Art’s JPMorgan Chase Center for Creativity Studio to explore ideas, solve creative challenges, and collaborate with friends or family. This program is free with general Museum admission, no

reservation requested.

1-3 p.m. 480 E. Broad St., Downtown.

University, Knowlton School of Architecture, 275 W. Woodruff Ave., Campus.

Book Launch Party: “The Last April,” Bright Bird Press will host a book launch party for its latest release, “The Last April,” at the Wild Goose Creative. This event is free and open to the public. This launch party coincides with the 152nd anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s death, which is the inciting incident for this young adult Ohio Civil War novel. In “The Last April,” Gretchen, a Unionist farm girl, must convince her aunt and mother to believe in President Lincoln’s Restoration plan and prove an amnesiac Confederate prisoner is not the infamous John Wilkes Booth. Join author Belinda Kroll to celebrate the release of “The Last April.” Kroll spent four years researching life in Grove City and Columbus in the 1860s, focusing on reactions of Ohioans in the aftermath of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination.

A library member of the Ohio History Connection, Kroll spent hours in their microfilm room poring over contemporary newspapers.

Excerpts from contemporary articles are strewn throughout the book. “The Last April” is an entertaining, thoughtful novel of Ohio after the Civil War, meant to encourage readers to reflect on themes of fear and hope in uncertain political times.

2:30 4:30 p.m. Wild Goose Creative, 2491 Summit St., North Campus.

In This Moment: Half God/ Half Devil Tour, Opening Artist: Motionless In White, Avatar, Gemini Syndrome.

Born of a chance meeting and the innate musical rapport established between vocalist Maria Brink and lead guitarist Chris Howorth, In This Moment quickly grew from local cult favorites performing in Los Angeles clubs to a MySpace phenomenon before landing a deal with Century Media. Along the way, the group was fleshed out by rhythm guitarist Blake Bunzel, bassist Jesse Landry, and drummer Jeff Fabb; embarked on several U.S. tours with the likes of Diecast and 36 Crazyfists; and gradually honed its melodic metalcore songwriting for the recording of the 2007 debut album Beautiful Tragedy.

2014’s Atlantic-issued Black Widow, the group’s fifth studio long player, marked In This Moment’s major-label debut. #29.50 in advance, $32 day of show. Express Live, 405 Neil Ave., Arena District.

Home: The Visible Invisible Art Show, This art show will feature artworks created by the homeless youth at the OSU Star House. We invite you to attend, break stereotypes of homelessness, and witness the incredible talent that the youth have to offer our creative community.

“Home,” collaborative art piece by OSU students and the youth at the Star House, will be on display at this show. Made from reused and recycled materials, it is a physical representation of the many ideas of “home” that we all have. It features photographs of daily life taken by the youth.

Free. 6-8 p.m. Ohio State

Flowers & Fashion: An Evening of Local Fashion, Join us on April 15th for premium cocktails, hors d’ oeuvres, pop-up shopping, live and silent auction and a fashion show featuring local boutiques. Tickets are $75 (General) and $110 (VIP).

7-11 p.m. The Wells Barn at Franklin Park Conservatory, 1777 E. Broad St., Franklin Park.

“Guilty Pleasures,” See Friday listing for information.

7 and 10 p.m. Shadowbox Live, 503 S. Front St, Brewery District.

Steel Panther, Satirically pretending to be a hair metal band that missed its big break in the ‘80s, singer Ralph Saenz (“Michael Starr”), drummer Darren Leader (“Stix Zadinia”), bassist Travis Haley (“Lexxi Foxxx”), and guitarist Russ Parrish (“Satchel”) hit the club circuit on the Sunset Strip around the turn of the millennium under the name Metal Shop (later changed to Metal Skool, and then to Steel Panther). With big spiky wigs, leather jackets, zebra-striped

spandex, chops earned from playing in a Van Halen tribute band, and lots and lots of machismo, their comic take on sex, drugs, and rock & roll to the extreme caught on quickly, leading to sold-out shows and some unexpected brushes with mainstream success. In 2016, the band issued their first concert LP, Live from Lexxi’s Mom’s Garage, which was released in conjunction with their first full-length feature film, which blended comedic vignettes and other assorted antics with the aforementioned glam-folk garage show. In addition to their first live record, 2016 also saw the release of their fourth studio album, Lower the Bar. $27.50 in advance, $30 day of show.

Newport Music Hall, 1722 N. High St., Campus.

The Barons w/Stealing Oceans, $7 in advance $10 day of show. All Ages-Under 21 pays an additional $2 at the door. 7 p.m. Rumba Cafe, 2507 Summit St., North Campus.

“Evil Dead the Musical,” See Friday listing for information. 7:30 p.m. Club Diversity, 863 S. High St., German Village.

Wohlwend & Moore, Local Irish band. Free. 8-11 p.m.

Claddagh Irish Pub, 585 S. Front St., Brewery District.

Red Herring Productions Presents “The Road to Mecca,” See Thursday listing for information. 8 p.m. The Franklinton Playhouse, 566 W. Rich. St., Franklinton.

Salif Keita and G.O.R.E.E. African Drum and Dance, WCBE 90.5 FM and Roots Records presents legendary Afro-Pop singer-songwriter Salif Keita from Mali, Africa. A unique show for the area to see this legendary performer.

8 p.m. Alrosa Villa, 5055 Sinclair Road, North Side.

Fables with Hello Emerson, Special evening of music and friends as Fables brings their soulful Americana/ folk/rock to the Rambling House stage. Hello Emerson kicks off the night with their mesmerizing arrangements and charming lyrics. $5. 9 p.m. The Rambling House Brewery, 310 E. Hudson St., North Campus.

Willie Phoenix, Willie is coming back to our stage for a Saturday night feature!

Whether it’s haunting blues, straight forward rock, raw garage band noise or psychedelic fusion - Willie Phoenix delivers. Willie’s career has spanned decades and so has his passion; never stopping, never failing to deliver jaw-dropping performances with an undeniable edge. $8. 9 p.m.

Copious-Notes, 520 S. High St., Brewery District.

Karaoke @ The Public House, You don’t have to be good; you just have to have fun. Free. 9:30 p.m.2 a.m. Tatoheads Public House, 1297 Parsons Ave., Merion Village.

One More Round Karaoke, The #1 karaoke night in Columbus. 9:30 p.m.

Cash only, 21+. Mickey’s Grandview, 1230 W. 5th Ave., Grandview.

SUNDAY, 4/16 Red Herring Productions Presents “The Road to Mecca,” See Thursday listing for information. 2 p.m. The Franklinton Playhouse, 566 W. Rich. St., Franklinton.

The Bobby Floyd Showcase, With Bobby’s seal of approval, “The Bobby Floyd Showcase” is always going to entertain.

We feature weekly artists, locally and nationally.

(Bobby Floyd is not always in attendance.) With a variety of musicians jamming on stage at Notes it makes for a perfect night out. Jazz with hints of funk and a whole lotta soul. 5-8 p.m. Notes, 520 S. High St., Brewery District.

Traditional Irish Jam Session, Listen and enjoy or bring your instrument and join in the fun. 6-9 p.m.

Claddagh Irish Pub, 585 S. Front St., Brewery District.

Old Time Jam, Bring your fiddle and guitars. 7 p.m. The Rambling House Brewery, 310 E. Hudson St., North Campus

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MONDAY, 4/17 Sunrise Meditation at Dharma House Columbus, See Thursday listing for information. 7 a.m. Dharma House Columbus, 1970 W. Dublin-Granville Rd., Linworth.

Crime Scene Investigator Escape Room, See Thursday listing for information. $18. 2-11 p.m. Lockdown Columbus Escape Room, 1625 Bethel Rd., Northwest Side.

Beat the Clock Happy Hour Pizza Special, Pizza and drink specials. 5-7 p.m. Ruby Tuesday, 1978 Summit St., Campus.

Jazz Night with The Dan Rowan Trio, 6-8 p.m.

Claddagh Columbus, 585 S. Front St, Brewery District.

Danceville, U.S.A. Master Class with Karina Smirnoff, Karina Smirnoff of Dancing with the Stars will be teaching a second group class. Take your dancing to the next level by learning how to captivate an audience---straight from the ballroom dance television star herself! Tickets are $60 per person. No experience or partner necessary. Visit dancevilleusa.com/shop. 7 p.m. Danceville U.S.A., 47 E. Lincoln St., Short North.

Euchre Night, Style of Play - Progressive euchre tournament; 6 rounds of play; 8 deals total per round Cost - $5 per person to keep the group growing and general upkeep cost Prizes - Winners receive Buffalo Wild Wings gift cards and 1st Place gets an awesome trophy and is put in the winner’s circle. 7-9 p.m.

Buffalo Wild Wings, 1710 Hilliard Rome Rd., Hilliard.

Trivia Goodness, Trivia Goodness is six rounds of family-friendly trivia for your earholes. Free. 7-9 p.m. Yabo’s Tacos, 3051 Northwest Blvd., Upper Arlington.

Marc Scibilia w/Corey Harper & Brad Ray, $10 in advance, $12 day of show.

All Ages-Under 21 pays an additional $2 at the door.

8 p.m. Rumba Cafe, 2507 Summit St., North Campus.

Nerd Night, 8 p.m. Ohio’s only nerd theme night featuring comics, anime, scifi, nerdcore music & fantasy.

Ruby Tuesday, 1978 Summit St., Campus.

Punk Rock Karaoke, Every Monday! Free. 9 p.m.

Spacebar, 2590 N. High St., Old North.

TUESDAY, 4/18 Sunrise Meditation at Dharma House Columbus, See Thursday listing for information. 7 a.m. Dharma House Columbus, 1970 W. Dublin-Granville Rd., Linworth.

Beat the Clock Happy Hour Pizza Special, Pizza and drink specials. 5-7 p.m. Ruby Tuesday, 1978 Summit St., Campus.

Like A Girl! Self-Esteem and Empowerment Group for Teens, Like a Girl! SelfEsteem and Empowerment Group for Teens is appropriate for females ages 14-17 years. This group is led

by Clinical Social Worker and owner of Rutti Counseling & Consultation, LLC, Suzi Rutti, MSW, LISW-S. Group topics include self-esteem, stress, self-care, healthy relationships, peer pressure, social media safety, consent and conflict resolution.

Activities include group discussions, art, games and role play. 5-6:30 p.m. Rutti Counseling & Consultation, LLC, 1200 W. 5th Ave., Grandview.

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Malice at the Fettuccini Saloon, The only Italian/ Western fusion Saloon in the Franklinton territory, come join us for a night of Fake Gambling, Live Music and a Three-Course Dinner from the one and only Spaghetti Warehouse! This spoof on a “Spaghetti Western” gives you the chance to mix with an eclectic cast of characters, and there is no telling who might be killed

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and who the killer might be! Come help solve the crime every Tuesday at The Spaghetti Warehouse with the Columbus Ohio Mystery Association. 6:15-9 p.m.

Spaghetti Warehouse, 397 W. Broad St., Franklinton.

Baila Rico Salsa Tuesdays, Next Level Dance Academy invites you to enjoy our new Salsa Social every Tuesday at The Boat House at Confluence Park with a fun, energy-packed atmosphere and the best Latin dance music. There will be a salsa lesson for all levels, delicious food and of course, the best dancing in town featuring the latest Salsa, Bachata, Chacha, Kizomba and Zouk. The Boat House has plenty of free parking and a spacious dance floor with a breathtaking view of the Columbus skyline. Whether you are an experienced dancer, a beginner or just want to socialize, you will enjoy Baila Rico Salsa Tuesdays.

Free. 7 p.m. The Boat House Restaurant at Confluence Park, 679 W. Spring St., Downtown.

Karina Smirnoff at Danceville, U.S.A., Karina is a superstar in the ballroom dance world and a BUSY bee! We feel so honored to have her back again. Karina Smirnoff is best known for being a professional ballroom dancer on the ABC Television Network’s hit show “Dancing with the Stars.” Karina will teach a beginner ballroom dance class on Tuesday. This class is for all newcomers! Even if you’ve never stepped onto a ballroom floor, we want you here! No experience or

partner necessary. Tickets are $60 per person. Visit dancevilleusa.com/shop. 7 p.m. Danceville U.S.A., 47 E. Lincoln St., Short North.

Pizza & Painting Party, This is a 2-hour painting class for beginners with no experience. No experience is necessary for this event, and all supplies are included.

Canvas Painting – “Ohio Pizza.” Each canvas will be pre-sketched. Your first slice of ‘za is on us. $40. 7-9 p.m.

Visit studio614.com. Mikey’s Late Night Slice, 268 S. 4th St., Downtown.

Musical Goodness, Musical Goodness is six rounds of music trivia for your earholes. Swing on by and enjoy two hours of entertainment while enjoying great food and drink specials.

7 p.m. Free. Submarine House, 2459 Hilliard Rome Rd., Hilliard.

Singo, Music Bingo and fun for everyone. Free. 7-9 p.m.

Yabo’s Tacos, 4046 W. Powell Road, Powell.

Troubadour Tuesdays, Monthly songwriter series hosted by Rob Maccabee.

This installment brings in Canadian touring artist Tom Savage and Lou Fran. $3. 7:30 p.m. The Rambling House Brewery, 310 E. Hudson St., North Campus.

Parsonsfield, Animal Years, $10 in advance, $12 day of show. All Ages-Under 21 pays an additional $2 at the door.

Rumba Cafe, 2507 Summit St., North Campus.

Karaoke with Adrian X, 9 p.m. The Tree Bar, 887 Chambers Rd., Grandview.

WEDNESDAY, 4/19 Sunrise Meditation at Dharma House Columbus, See Thursday listing for information. 7 a.m. Dharma House Columbus, 1970 W. Dublin-Granville Rd., Linworth.

West African Wednesdays, Asempe Kitchen specializes in fusion West African food with a keen eye towards providing for the Vegan and Vegetarian populations. Pop-Up at Hills Market Downtown every Wednesday. 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

The Hills Market Downtown, 95 N. Grant Ave., Downtown.

Crime Scene Investigator Escape Room, See Thursday listing for information. $18. 2-11 p.m. Lockdown Columbus Escape Room, 1625 Bethel Rd., Northwest Side.

Beat the Clock Happy Hour Pizza Special, Pizza and drink specials. 5-7 p.m.

Ruby Tuesday, 1978 Summit St., Campus.

Startup Storytellers No. 5: The Leap, Courageous entrepreneurs who have successfully made the LEAP to full-time entrepreneurship will tell stories of their rites of passage, and the fears, follies successes and lessons learned along the way.

Guests are invited to choose local fare provided by Mikey’s Late Night Slice and Hai Poké, enjoy beverages from Native Juice, Roosevelt Coffee and multiple cash bars. Keynote speakers: Northstar Café, Brassica and Third & Hollywood founders Kevin and Katy Malhame Storytellers include Heather Bartlett, M.D., The Bartlett Medical Clinic & Wellness Center; Mikey Sorboro, Mikey’s Late Night Slice; Marshall L. Shorts, Creative Control Fest; Heather Whaling, Geben Communication; Deja Redman, Replenish: the spa co-op; Mico Cordero & Nile Woodson, Hai Poké. $65.

5 p.m. Columbus Museum of Art, 480 E. Broad St., Downtown.

How to Brew Your Own Beer, Join the Columbus Young Professionals Club as we head to North High Brewing in the Short North and brew beer as a group.

That’s right, we’ll all get to be the brewmasters for the event! The team at North High will guide us through the entire process of beer brewing using their one-ofa-kind Brew on Premises equipment. Their expert brewers will walk us through the process, including recipe selection and custom labeling, ensuring that our batch turns out with the highest level of quality. They’ll even clean up all the mess. $30. 6-8 p.m.

North High Brewing, 1288 N. High St., Short North.

Micdrop Open Stage @ The Public House, All performers welcome: music, comedy, spoken word and more. Free.

7-9 p.m. Tatoheads Public House, 1297 Parsons Ave., Merion Village.

Musical Goodness, Musical Goodness is six rounds of music trivia for your earholes.

Swing on by and enjoy two hours of entertainment while enjoying great food and drink specials. 7 p.m.

Free. Submarine House, 2459 Hilliard Rome Rd., Hilliard.

Optimizing the Organs of Elimination, Learn about the primary “emunctories” (i.e. primary organs of elimination). Find out what happens when these organs of elimination are not functioning optimally. Get tips about how to optimize their function with simple, natural, therapies and lifestlye habits.

Learn about the “bucket theory” and how it relates to heaslth and wellness.

Presented by Kiran Khaira, ND. 7-8 p.m. Raisin Rack Natural Food Market, 2545 W. Schrock Rd., Westerville.

Trivia Goodness, Six rounds of pop culture trivia for your earholes. Free. 7-9 p.m.

Submarine House, 2459 Hilliard Rome Rd., Hilliard.

Musical Goodness, Free.

8-10 p.m. Average Joe’s Pub & Grill, 4949 Dublin Granville Rd., New Albany.

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Singo, Music Bingo and fun for everyone. Free. 7-9 p.m.

Yabo’s Tacos, 4046 W. Powell Road, Powell.

Spacebar Trivia, Bar tab prizes every round. Free. 7-9 p.m. Spacebar, 2590 N. High St., Old North.

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CLASSIFIEDS TO PLACE AN AD CALL

888.8888 Dated Sales

STATE OF OHIO, DAS ABSOLUTE AUCTION STATE OF OHIO SURPLUS PROPERTY APPROXIMATELY 190 VEHICLES *COUNT COULD CHANGE BEFORE SALE DAY* CD-0006102841-01

Sat., April 15th, 2017 at 9:00 a.m.

(Gate opens at 8:00 a.m.)

4200 Surface Road Columbus, Ohio 43228 Please see our web site at: www.ohio.gov/surplus For complete list and terms.

Rental Living

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AUCTION

Grove City Rd. Meadow Park Apts, 2BR, fully carpeted, A/C, Laundromat.. $535-$565, 614-878-6615

RIVERLODGE APARTMENTS

Athletic Director Ohio Wesleyan University

SAT. APRIL 15- 9:30AM 3MI. S. OF CARROLLTON, OH OFF ST.RT. 43

(7) Tractors- (3) Skid Steers- Equip.

New Tools- (5) Golf Carts- (3) J.D. Gators(2) 4 pass. ATV’s-New 4 Wheeler- InflatablesChairs- Party Items. See garnerauctioneers.com Larry W. Garner-Auctioneer 330-627-5573 or 330-806-0145 Yard Sale: 8609 Oak Creek Dr., Lewis Center 43035.

Fri. & Sat. 4/14 & 15, 9-2. Girls toys, TV cart, printer, ladies bike, exer. trainer, craft tbl, much HH, nightstand, heated matt. pad, towels & more! Rain on Fri. raindate Sat.; if rain on Sat postponed 1 wk.

(614) 433-SELL (7355) Robert S. Cassel-Auctioneer www.casselauctions.com

RESTAURANTS

ANNOUNCE⁄THAT SPECIAL CELEBRATION The Celebrations! Page runs every Sunday in the Arts/Life Section. There are three packages to choose from, Gold, Silver, and Bronze. Laminations are $5.00 each. Call 614-888-8888, Mon.-Fri., 8am5pm to request a packet or visit our web page at dispatch.com/celebrations to download the forms and view the packages and requirements. Ads must be received by NOON the Monday preceeding publication.

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Real Estate Estate Auction

Business Opportunity

2- GREAT EAST SIDE SALES THIS WEEKEND Sale #1. Pickerington, 13808 Bainwick Dr. Pickerington , 3 Day Sale , Thurs. April 13, 12pm-5pm., Fri. April 14, 10am-5pm, Sat. April 15, 10am- 3pm. High quality indoor whole house Estate Tag Sale. Fine Furniture , cherry bedroom set, Mission oak dining set and office furniture, leather sofas, antique dining set , washer/dryer, lawn, garden, grill 100’s of items not listed.

Sale #2. East Side, 1775 Jason Dr. Columbus, 43227 , 2 Day Sale , Fri. April 14 10am-5pm, Sat. April 15, 10am-3pm, Indoor whole house sale, Industrial hi-tech furniture, appliances, washer/dryer, microscopes, tools, retired chemit estate, lot of unusual furniture. 5 color tvs. Early sign in for both sales. Terms: cash or check no credit cards . Become a Facebook friend & see 100+ photos on Facebook at “ Select Sales by Michael” or Craigslist keyword search “SSBM”.

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Auction

28th Annual Spring Consignment Auction conducted at the Foltz Farm, 8290 Bremen Rd. SE just west of Bremen, OH

Sat. April 15th

Time: 10 A.M.

Several Tractors, all types of farm equip. tools, shop & livestock equip, lumber & building materials, lawn & garden equip, trailers, farm antiques. Large auction with 3 rings. Consignments welcome daily week of auction. No household items, titled motor vehicles or guns. Call for consigning questions.

Terms: Cash or check with positive ID. All sold AS IS. For detailed list & pictures visit auctionzip.com auctioneer#13479. Sale conducted by: Foltz Auction Service 740-569-7351.

Do You Need To Buy, Sell, Trade, Find, Hire Or Rent?

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MERCHANDISE • ANNOUNCEMENTS • REAL ESTATE/RENTALS • FINANCIAL ADULT ENTERTAINMENT • EMPLOYMENT & EDUCATION SERVICES • PETS • TRANSPORTATION

Several restaurants available in the Central Ohio area. Terms Dan Sheeran or Mike Semon 614-224-2400 NAI Ohio Equities LLC

THE UPS STORE OPEN HOUSE Free Franchising Event. Apr. 19, 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Call 614-444-0524 or 888-336-6268 to register 7500 Sq Ft Building for lease Downtown Circleville Retail or Restaurant Call Gary Dean, HER Realtors, 740-207-7742.

23 UNIT ASSISTED LIVING FOR SALE IN FINDLAY, OHIO. 419-435-5001

Information Adopt: Our home is filled with love & laughter, but we long for a newborn to make it complete.

Expenses paid. Call Jeff & Jenn 877-440-5111

Miscellaneous for Sale BUZZ AROUND SCOOTER - NEW, extra large model, comes with everything, includes basket, $800.

Call 614-879-6617.

Electric Cement Mixer 3.25 cu. ft. batch, 5.50 cu. ft. steel drum, very clean, $75 614-895-7099 Freon R12 WANTED. Certified buyers will pick up and pay CASH for cylinders and cases of cans.

312-291-9169 sell@refrigerantfinders.com

Real Estate 97.9 ACRES Incldg. house & barns, Union Twp., Madison Co. OH. 614-578-2430 or 740-852-1073.

BRUNER LAND COMPANY, INC. (740) 685-3003 or (740) 432-5095 www.brunerland.com "OWNER FINANCING" LICKING CO: 42 acres, lots of woods, tons of road frontage, $199,900. Approx. 15 minutes from Newark near Wilkins Corner.

MORGAN CO: 5 acres, nice building site, $24,900.

Near the Muskingum River.

PERRY CO: 22 acres, large pond, county water available, nice spot to build, $99,900. Just minutes from New Lexington.

Way too much to list. Check out our website.

Classic Victorian home restored & ready for your enjoyment! Over 3000 sq ft, currently a B&B and owners home. Zoned commercial. Multi uses & possibilites. $435,000. Call Keith Morris, RK Morris & Associates, 614-208-8827 Selling Your Home? Why not advertise in Alive?

3113 Mink St, Johnstown April 22, 10 AM Mini Farm/Ranch Home Inspection Dates: 3/26 & 4/9, 1-3 PM Auctioneer: Chip Carpenter 740.965.1208 United Country Real Estate and Auction Services ucrealestateandauction.com Open House SAT. 4/15- 1:00 to 3:00 4817 Heycross Dr. $360,000 Spectacular Ranch in Hoover Crossing. 2899 SQF, 1440 SQF beautifully fin. bsmt, perfect home for indoor & outdoor entertaining! 3BR, 2.2 baths. Home is immaculate with quality throughout. Liz Schottle, 614-323-1322 Signature Real Estate Scioto Co. 39 acres $51,000, Athens Co. 41 acres $72,900 or Lawrence Co. 21 acres $22,900 More@ www.brunerland.com or 740-441-1492, we finance!

Comm. and Invest.

Jenny Lind style oak and poplar antique shop on 2.4+ acres of prime land in Nicholas County West Virginia. The 1100 sq ft building is located between Summersville Lake and the New River Gorge Bridge, a tourist Mecca eight months of the year. Property is ideal for expansion to include restaurant, cabins or just a home. Asking $525,000 Call (304) 872-1885or email at bwaters1@frontier.com for more information and pictures.

464 WOODED ACS.- VINTON CO. Jackson Twp. Located near Old Man’s Cave.

Lots of road frontage. Excellent hunting, trails, streams through property. $1400/Acre. Call 330-763-3074.

Office Desk SpaceEXECUTIVE OFFICE BUILDING

Suites available from 300 to 2550 SF in the WesBanco Building at 2000 W. Henderson Rd. Free parking, adjacent to Upper Arlington, close to OSU, & 15 minutes to downtown on Rt. 315.

Contact Stacie Warren or Brad Koniewich at 614545-6222, or email: swarren@hadler.com or brad@hadler.com. www.Hadler.com

Rental Living 1928 Agler Rd 2BR flats, convenient to shopping, busline, etc. $425. 614-702-9648 3 BR Townhouse Condo, 2BA, fireplace, 1 car garage $950/mo + deposit 614-582-5139 880 E Broad & 17th St. Luxury Apts. Hdwd Flrs, tall ceilings, A/C , $505-$600, 614-477-5559 Broad Meadows Blvd - Lg 1 & 2BR just N. of Graceland. A/C, cptd, off st pkg. $469-$499, 614-477-5559 Busch Blvd & 161 area, 2 BR TH W/Bsmt, W/D hookups $545, 614-477-5559 Clintonville Area, Spacious 1 BR, 66 W. Hudson off st pkg, A/C. $559, 614-477-5559 Condo (Sr. 55+) - 4143 Karl Rd. 2BR, washer, dryer, balcony, security door, rent $625/mo. 614-878-4778.

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3BR, NEW CARPET, APPLIANCES, FEN’D YARD, W/D HKUP, BSMNT, NEAR BUS LINE, $595/ MO. PETS & SEC 8 OK. 614-436-9002 Crosscreek Apts- Lg 1&2 BR, twhse w/bsmt. A/C, patio. Corner of Noe-Bixby $489-$745, 614-477-5559 EAST-Large 3BR, 1.5Ba, full bsmt, no pets. Sec 8 ok. $675/mo. 323 S. Napoleon. 614-270-8966 FURNISHED MOBILE HOME - CLEAN, NO PETS. $500 + DEPOSIT. NEAR BUSLINE. CALL 614-252-2804.

Grove City Spacious 1 & 2 BR, lofted ceilings, appls, C/A, patios & carports, on Parkmead Dr. $655-$755, 614-878-6615

HAMILTON CREEK APARTMENTS 1-2-3 BR APARTMENTS 614-492-8111 M-F 9:00 to 6:00, Sat 10-2pm Equal Housing Opportunity

Convenient Clintonville Neighborhood 360 Broad Meadows Blvd.

1BR- 2BR- 3BR Apartments

For a description of duties & application instructions, visit our website at owu.edu/jobs

Call Today

Part-Time Instructors of Engineering Otterbein University’s newly established (2015) Department of Engineering invites applications for part-time Instructors beginning August 2017.

Master’s Degree in Engineering preferred and experience as Electrical, Mechanical or Industrial Engineers. Previous teaching experience preferred. For full consideration to teach for fall semester 2017, applications should be received by June 30, 2017. However, applications will be reviewed until the positions are filled. To apply please visit www.otterbein.edu/careers.

Otterbein University is an EEO employer.

MOVE IN SPECIAL ½ Off Sec. Deposit & ½ Off 1st Full Months Rent.

NEWLY RENOVATED UNITS

614-846-1243 Equal Housing Opportunity

N.E., 4BR, 1BA, fen yrd. Must pay all utils. $800/mo.+ $800 dep. NO SECTION 8. Call 614-879-6617.

NEW YORKER TOWNHOMES

787 Thurber Dr. near Victorian Village 2BR Apartments

MOVE IN SPECIAL ½ Off Sec. Deposit & ½ Off 1st Full Months Rent.

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We can get u approved, we have all redone homes, East, North, etc. We give you a D/P, pay closing, pymts in the $500’s. Call now, 614-470-0395 Vic. Vill, 1 bedrm, Victorian Bldg, on bus line, no $655 -$755, 614-477-5559 West! 1BR, 1 ba, stove, LR, patio. $435/mo.

John Hellwege, Myers Real Estate 614-272-5330 West 2BR town home, quiet st., bsmt, wd flrs, AC. 191 N. Roys $550/mo. No Sec 8 No Pets 614-270-8966

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West! Valleyview! 2 Sty! 3BR, 1 bath, stove, frig,dish LR, DR, den, bsmt, deck, fen., 2 car gar. $1065/mo.

John Hellwege, Myers Real Estate 614-272-5330

Equal Housing Opportunity

West! Valleyview! Ranch! 2BR, 1 ba, stove, frig, LR, DR, den, bsmt, scr porch, fen., 2 car gar. $865/mo.

John Hellwege, Myers Real Estate 614-272-5330

614-224-6374 NORTHEAST - NEAR KIP ACADEMY SCHOOL 2BR condo for rent, private patio, laundry room, includes central air conditoning, $595/mo.

Contact Dorothy for additional info. at 740-927-3969.

You’ve Read The Paper, You’ve Read The Sports Page And You’ve Read The Comics...

Think You’re Done With The Paper?

Wkly. Rent $195 & up! Incls ht., ph., laun. & full cable.

Kit. rooms avail. No pets. N. Continent Inn 848-3819.

Worthington 2BR., fully carpeted, appl. W/D hook-ups Worthington Schools, $575, 614-888-6331

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Skilled Trades Auto Technician

Canal Winchester, OH $1000 signing bonus available. Independent, progressive auto repair has an immediate opening.

5 yrs exp, ASE certified, Mon-Fri work week. Health Ins, Paid Vacation, Paid Holidays, Retirement Plan.

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Worthington Schools

School Financial Secretary

The Worthington School District is accepting applications for a full-time school financial secretary. This position is responsible for the completion of secretarial duties at a school location. Requirements: completion of the 12th grade; two years of secretarial experience; the ability to type at a minimum of 40 net words per minute; knowledge of accounting and bookkeeping practices; and the knowledge and ability to use a computer and office equipment. Candidates must possess strong computer and organizational skills; ability to multi-task, and considerable knowledge of office practices and accounting procedures. Candidates must be able to develop strong interpersonal working relationships to enhance the learning environment for students.

Applicants should apply online at www.worthington.k12.oh.us or call 614.450.6172 for more information.

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DELIVERY DRIVER

Store Manager Wanted

Lead Requirements Analysts – Bach Deg or for deg equiv in Bus, CS, CIS, Comp App, IT, or Eng + 1 yr exp in position or IT or Business Analysis fields (or 3 yr Dipl or for deg equiv + 3 yrs exp); and exp with: business analysis, drafting story cards, creating use cases, Visio, Jira, Quality Center & Agile. Travel to various unanticipated client sites req. May reside anywhere in US. Apply to (inc Ref # 10034) HR, Dedicated Technologies, 580 N. 4th St., #280, Columbus, OH 43215 LTS Applications Manager, Mast Technology Services, Inc., Columbus, OH. Responsible for managing multiple projects and supporting applications, systems analysis, programming, and implementation processes. Identify systems solutions that address key business objectives. Manage a technical and functional team, as well as consultants and vendors.

Liaise with brand leadership to prioritize, plan, and schedule system enhancements. Manage and deliver projects with respect to planning, design and implementation processes at a business unit within accepted LTS methodology. Develop staff and assign to project activity. Possess a broad knowledge of multiple business applications operating on multiple platforms. Challenge business processes to ensure they are appropriately meeting business objectives.

Establish and monitor performance objectives for staff and conduct performance evaluations, monitor succession plans, career development, and merit process as defined by HR. Provide or recommend required training programs for developing appropriate skills within areas of responsibility. Establish active/project timelines, deliver projects on budget and on time. Develop tactical and strategic plans for application changes, resource loading, application development and maintenance and approaches for continuous improvement. This includes the execution, adherence, and continuous improvement to a sound application development methodology.

Coach, mentor, and develop associates in career development and performance. Prepare and communicate status, issues, and opportunities to the business. Keep current on emerging trends and best practices as it is related to business objectives.

Oversee 8 Direct Reports (eCommerce Developer 1, eCommerce Developer 2, eCommerce Developer 3, eCommerce Developer 4). Min. req incl: Bachelor’s degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or Information Technology and 5 years’ experience in the job offered or 5 years’ experience as a Programmer Analyst or Applications Architect. 3 years’ experience designing, developing, and testing account management related features.

3 years production support and maintenance experience. 3 years’ experience developing and coaching teams. 3 years’ experience with Java, J2EE, Oracle Databases, PL/SQL, and Oracle. To be considered for this position, apply online at http://careers.lb.com/ go to "Job Search" link and type IT 0015I in the "Keyword Search" field. Equal opportunity employer.

Opening for degreed applicants for Senior Specialty Developer (Job Code: 1011); located in Dublin, Ohio and other multiple undetermined worksites throughout the U.S.; Send resume by mail & include job code & salary req’ts to: Fast Switch, Ltd. Jacqueline Knittel Senior Account Director 17187 North Laurel Park Drive Suite 410 Livonia, MI 48152

Sudhi Infomatics, Inc., an information technologies firm in Westerville, Ohio, is looking for Software Engineers to fill multiple positions ranging from entry levels to senior levels and with different experience and education levels in Westerville, Ohio. Travel and/or Relocation to various unanticipated locations throughout the U.S. required. Some positions require a Bachelor’s Degree and experience; other positions require a Master’s Degree and experience. Please send 2 resumes and a cover letter referencing 6014.000 to Sudhi Infomatics, Inc., ATTN: Sudheer Gaddam, 470 Olde Worthington Road, Suite 325, Westerville, Ohio 43082. No calls please.

Needed for North East apartment community.

Please fax resume to: 614-891-8760 or email: concourse@wideopenwest.com

QA Lab Tech Rockford Homes is looking for a creative and driven individual to develop and maintain a wide array of top quality residential single family and multi-family floor plans. Researching and developing floor plans to diversify Rockford’s market product; meeting company goals and standards of producing accurate lot specific drawings in an efficient and timely manner. For more information or to apply, please go to http://rockfordhomes.net/misc/careers.

Electricians

Needed for local project.

All third shift work. Call 513-615-7659 or email bsumm1@live.com

Experienced Painters

Immediate opportunities. Excellent wages, 401K benefits, Driver license & transportation required, opportunities for overtime. Local, regional and national travel. Dependable, goal oriented team players preferred. DFWP/EOE www.thepaintingcompany.com PH: 614-873-1334 FAX: 614-873-1809 Please email resume to brent@thepaintingcompany.com

PPG Industries is seeking to fill a Quality Assurance Lab Technician opening for its resin manufacturing facility in Circleville, Ohio. This position performs complex chemical and physical tests to ensure property conformance to rigid quality standards.

Preferred candidates will have post high school advanced chemistry and three years of experience as a quality lab technician in a manufacturing environment.

Fundamental mechanical, observation, computer & communication abilities, and skills in all laboratory techniques & equipment are required. Must be able to work without immediate supervision and work a 24/7 schedule. Dependability and reliability are essential.

Growing distribution company in need of a full time driver for a 26’ box truck. Must have clean driving record and be able to pass a drug test. Vacation, insurance and 401k match. Please apply in person at 5885 Green Point Dr S Unit C Groveport OH, 43125 on Tues 4/11 and Wed 4/12 between 8 am - 12pm.

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Apply in person between 8am-4pm M-F at 1100 King Ave – Columbus, OH 43212 or email myetzer@reitterstucco.com – EOE.

HVAC Positions

at GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK! If you can relocate and want a job adventure, we have HVAC jobs available!

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Sales-Marketing Cols. OH Co. Developer seeks marketing professional to promote, lease &market shopping centers, apartments, resorts, industrial projects, etc.

Email resume: “waltreiner@rrcinc.net”

Retail Positions Sales People & Warehouse Personnel New Furniture Store Warehouse requires heavy lifting Send resume to: info@mystarfurniture.com Rev Up Your Car Search Alive has hundredseven thousands of autos for sale!

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Computers-Info Applications Developer Applications Developer, Goken America, Dublin, Ohio. Assist clients in applications development and customization of their systems. Respond to issues and concerns reported by users and help develop solutions to automate work. Perform coding in various software tools including Visual Basic. Write code to customize CATIA for several design teams/areas. Collect and analyze customer needs.

Participate in the identification and CAD design solutions. Define software deployment methodologies and technical specifications.

Integrate, debug, develop and maintenance of software. Design application modules that work together to produce desired product content and ensure performance guidelines are met. Assist in the transition from application development to support.

Work with product development teams to develop software architectural requirements that ensure client satisfaction with product. Travel to client sites may occasionally be required. Minimum requirements include: Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Technology, or IT and 5 yrs relevant exp or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Technology, or IT and 2 yrs relevant exp. 2 yrs exp with CATIA V5 and/or ENOVIA V5 and 2 yrs exp with Visual Basic . Please apply online (NO CALLS) at : www.gokenamerica.com Apps Support Analyst, Risk & Finance Technology Columbus, OH. Daily admin, monitoring, troubleshooting, & tuning of all SAP ECC 6.0, BW 7.3, & Solution Mgr environs. Perform SAP softw installation, upgrades, applying support pkgs, sys copies/refreshes & installation add-on softw components. Bachelor’s or equiv in Comp Eng’g, CS, or rel field + 5 yrs rel exp. SAP Basis Admin exp w/SAP products, incl SAP ERP, SAP BW 7.3 & above, & SAP GRC. SAP bus. warehouse exp, incl Net Weaver & Web App Srvr (WebAS). Exp w/dbase admin of Oracle for SAP environs. Exp w/maint., upgrades, & app of support packs. Exp w/tech setup & config of SAP ECC & SAP BW ops.

Exp w/supporting Implementation Projects, Dvlpmt, Testing & Production Ops of SAP ECC & SAP BW. Exp working on op sys’s WIN, AIX 6.1, & Linux. Exp w/SAP landscapes implemented on IBM, HP/Compaq servers & blade architecture, RAID & SAN architecture, distributed srvrs, enterprise srvrs, & virtual srvrs. Exp in admin of SAP HANA SP8 & above. Any amount of exp w/req’d skills is acceptable.

To apply, visit http://careers.jpmorganchase.com & apply to job # 170036141. EOE, AAE, M/F/D/V. J.P. Morgan Chase is a marketing name of JPMorgan Chase & Co. The Chase Manhattan Bank is a subsidiary of J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. © 2003 J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. All rights reserved. www.jpmorganchase.com

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The Worthington School District is accepting applications for a full-time health office assistant.

Qualified candidates must be nursing licensed as an LPN or RN. This position will be responsible for assisting with general school health office coverage CD-0006103038-02

Apply online at www.worthington.k12.oh.us or call 614.450.6172 for more information.

EOE

Sr. Supply Chain Analyst-Solutions Design: Req. Master’s (or f. equiv.) in Eng. Mangmnt, Supply Chain, Ind. Engnrg. or rel.+1yrs. exp. Use MS Office (MS Excel, MS Power Point, MS Word, MS Access, MS Visio) & beginner level of AutoCad to design logistics, supply chain, warehouse & transportation solutions. Analyze & consolidate data from various disparate systems. Research develpmnt. & implmntion. of new technlgs & innovationautomtn, automtc. guided vehicles, robots, etc.

Mange.. a multi-disciplinary project team towards customer deadlines. Exel, Inc. d/b/a DHL Supply Chain (USA), Westerville, OH. F/T. c.v. to Lou Westinghouse, Recruiting Manager, lou.westinghouse@dhl.com, ref job# IRC204320.

No calls/recruiters/visa sponsorship Terracon Consultants seeks Staff Engineer (Columbus, OH) to perform engineering calculations and development of assignment using standard techniques, procedures and criteria. Develop plans, specifications and inspection reports as needed.

Implement technical requirements to complete client projects regarding sampling, testing and collecting data. Master’s degree in civil engineering, environmental engineering or a related field and 2 years of experience. Send resumes to Terracon Consultants, Attn: Karen Butts, 18001 W. 106th Street, Suite 300, Olathe, KS 66061.

Whirlpool Corporation seeks.

Lean Industrial Engineer in Marion, OH. Dvlp future state vision & roadmap, provide direction for Whirlpool Production System. Req: Master + 1; or Bachelor + 7. Apply by mail to: Whirlpool Attn: Global Mobility, 2000 North M-63, MD 2000, Benton Harbor, MI 49022 (Must ref. Job Code: CW-AP03YA)

Medical-Dental

Branch Manager

Needed to assist in the oversight of our Columbus, Ohio Residential program working with individuals who have intellectual and physical disabilities.

Assists branch and director in developing policy and procedure. Responsible to manage our residential operation in Columbus, OH. Provides training to staff. Bachelors degree in Social Services or related field or equivalent. Detail oriented, great organizational and communication skills. Quick learner and willing to learn new things. Flexible with on-call responsibility.

Management skills. Experience with IDD population necessary but not required.

Send your resume to sonny@aspencl.com

Nurse Practitioner

Full Time Position in the Clinic Dept., at The Breathing Association. See job description at www.breathingassociation.org under employment. Only emails or faxes will be accepted, no phone calls.

Pediatric Gastroenterologist, Pediatric Academic Association, Columbus, OH. Diagnose and treat conditions affecting the gastrointestinal track, liver, and nutrition in children from birth through adolescence. Provide clinical teaching to medical students, residents, and fellows as part of the Ohio State University Pediatric Program that is performed at its affiliated teaching hospital of Nationwide Children’s Hospital. Min. requirements include: Medical degree or foreign equivalent accepted. American Board Certified or Board Eligibility (BC/BE) in Pediatrics and Pediatric Gastroenterology. Possession of or eligible for an Ohio State Medical License.

Send resume to Jaclyn.Rohaly@nationwidechildrens.org.

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Receptionist

Education Resource Coordinator

Immediate full time opening for a Medical Office Receptionist in a growing, multi-physician retina practice. Candidates must be able to multi-task in a fast paced, busy, patient focused environment while delivering exceptional service.

JOB REQUIREMENTS 1 Year MEDICAL OFFICE experience req’d Keyboard speed 45+ wpm Occasional travel between 3 Columbus offices Poss weekly/bi-weekly travel to satellite office Ability to solo front office, as needed NextGen exp preferred; not required Excellent benefits package.

Send confidential resume with salary requirements to: fdmanager@midwestretina.com or mail to: Midwest Retina 6655 Post Road Dublin OH 43016 NO PHONE CALLS www.midwestretina.com

Prof and Management

Dominican Sisters of Peace The Education Resource Coordinator (ERC) works with the Co-Directors of the Office of Founded Ministries to ensure that the Catholic identity and Dominican charism are integrated within each ministry. The ERC will help develop, design, and implement formation programs for boards, advisory councils, ministry leaders, staff and other constituents of the ministries. The ERC will work to facilitate grant-funded opportunities. Principle responsibilities include working with Leadership Delegates, administrators, boards, and advisory councils to promote Catholic identity and Dominican charism, and coordinate partnerships and community resources to enhance the offerings of the ministries. Bachelor’s Degree in education, communications, organizational management or related field. Master’s Degree preferred.Interested candidates should submit a resume and salary history to Human Resources, Dominican Sisters of Peace, 2320 Airport Dr., Columbus, OH, 43219 or to employment@oppeace.org.

The City of Grandview Heights, Ohio is accepting applications for the position of

Fire/Medic.

Applicants must be at least eighteen (18) years of age (not yet thirty-five (35) years old) at time of original appointment. Credit for continuous fire service employment can alter maximum hiring age.

Qualifications required: HS diploma or equivalent; valid Ohio Driver’s License; valid Ohio Paramedic certification; and possess Ohio certification as a volunteer firefighter (36 hr/FFIA) or higher.

Applicants must successfully pass a Civil Service written examination on June 3, 2017 and a physical agility test, date and location TBD. Candidates who are conditionally offered employment must pass a pre-employment physical, drug/alcohol screen and a complete background investigation.

Starting salary $51,746.24.

Applications available at the Municipal Building, 1016 Grandview Avenue, Grandview Heights, Oh 43212. between 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Mon-Fri. or on-line at www.grandviewheights.org.

COMPLETED APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE A $25.00 (NONREFUNDABLE) FEE AND COPIES OF ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTS. DEADLINE TO APPLY: 4:00 P.M WEDS MAY 10, 2017. The City of Grandview Heights is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Financial-Banking BANKING

JPMorgan Chase & Co. has an opening for a Associate - Core Modeling position in Columbus, OH. Responsible for end-to-end mgmt. of complex model development and ad-hoc analytic projects to drive innovation. Please fax your resume to (312) 732-7830 with following job ID clearly indicated: 170032406.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. supports workforce diversity.

General Diesel Mechanics

Maintain and repair Kenworth and Peterbilt Trucks w/ Cummins and Caterpillar Engines and also McNeilus Concrete Mixing Units.

POLICE OFFICER

The City of Grandview Heights is accepting applications for Police Officer. Required qualifications: U.S. Citizen or permanent resident authorized to work in U.S., valid Ohio Driver’s License, H.S. Diploma or equivalent, current & valid Ohio Peace Officer Training Certificate, must be 21 years old (not yet 36 years old) at time of appointment. Credit for continuous years served as a full-time Ohio sworn officer can alter maximum hiring age. Applicants must successfully pass a written exam administered by National Testing Network. Testing will be open May 10 June 9, 2017 (closes at 4:00PM). Please visit www.nationaltestingnetwork.com for exam information. Physical Agility test will be administered on June 17, 2017, 10:00AM, at the Grandview Heights HS Athletic Field. Candidates will complete an oral review board, polygraph & background check. Candidates who are conditionally offered employment must pass a psychological, medical exam & drug / alcohol screen. Starting salary for 2017 is $55,107.62.

Applications available at GH Municipal Building, 1016 Grandview Ave, Columbus, Ohio, 43212, between 8:30AM & 4:00PM, Mon - Fri or online at www.grandviewheights.org. COMPLETED APPLICATION & COPIES OF REQUIRED DOCUMENTS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY JUNE 9, 2017, NO LATER THAN 4:00PM, OR POSTMARKED BY JUNE 7, 2017.

The City of Grandview Heights is an equal opportunity employer.

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Shaft drive, 44,000 miles, $2,600. Adult ridden.

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GERMAN SHEPHERD - AKC Championship bloodlines, 1 black male, 3 black females, whelp on 2/25/17, health certified, $950 each. Call 614-832-4143.

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Administrative Associate The Ohio School Boards Association has an immediate opening for a part-time (20 hours) Administrative Associate. The successful applicant will provide administrative support to consultants and other administrative professionals within the division and association. Primary responsibilities will include performing general support services, word processing, copying, filing, proofreading, preparing correspondence, working in the association’s database and working collaboratively over the phone and in person with the associations’ members and staff. OSBA offers a competitive salary, benefits and pension plan.

Please send cover letter, resume and salary requirements to: Administrative Associate Search, OSBA, 8050 N. High Street, Suite 100, Columbus, OH 43235. Application deadline is April 20, 2017.

Applications without salary expectations will not be considered. EOE.

Painting Buildings, churches, businesses and Homes. Large & small scale painting, inside and out. 40 yrs exp.

A rating with BBB & Angie’s List. Free Estimates.

Kimmel’s Colors Painting Company 740-537-0035.

GERMAN SHEPHERD

Germany’s Vice-Universal Sieger, at stud. Training, obed., home protection, sch classes, imports, young dogs, pups for sale. Workshops avail.

Call to sign up. Boarding available.

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Tree Service KTS TREE & SHRUBS ûRemovalûTrimmingûClean Up Free Ests.28 Yrs. Exp. Lic/Ins. Kevin 614-496-5532 Rich’s 65’ Bucket Truck Tree Service- Stump Removal, Lic. & Ins. Free Estimates 614-394-2367

Pets AKC registered Boxer pups, 10 wks old, vet checked, first & second shots, tails docked, dew claws out, 1 female brindle, 1 male brindle, 1 male fawn, all with black masks, $900 330-749-7428

Contractor seeking self-motivated, hard-working indiv to join a fast pace work environment. Must have prior ofc exp w/MS Word & Excel & calculator by touch. Duties include phones, AP data entry, misc typing, copying & standard office duties. Must have a good attitude and able to work well under pressure. Hrs are M-F, 8a-5p. Benefits & 401k. EOE. Fax resume w/ salary history to 614-873-1809.

Wheels 2005 BUICK LESABRE CUSTOM CAR white ext/grey int., 96,000 miles, runs great, pwr. driver seat, good tires, no rust or dents, always garaged, nice family car, $3700.

Call 614-471-2384 2010 Honda Oydesse Touring Edition White w/ tan interior, 70k miles, 2 owner, dealer serviced, $15,900 Call 614-436-1057

AT YOUR HOME. È KEVIN AT 614-580-5189

Horse to be sold through public auction, the auction will be on April 21st 2017 Auction at 8310 Sadie Thomas Rd Johnstown at 12PM Labradoodles! 6 beautiful and excellent tempered Puppies looking for their forever home. Vet checked, 2 sets of shots, health guaranteed, hypoallergenic and already potty trained! $600 (614)832-2631

2004 JEEP WRANGLER X 1 owner, 2 door soft top, 6 cylinder, 5 speed, 4 wheel drive, low miles, very good cond., asking $7500 obo. Call 614-235-1934.

2003 JEEP LIBERTY Freedom edition, 4 w/d, pwr. windows, PDL, sunrf., new tires & A/C, good cond., very well maint., red w/blk int., 169K miles, $3950 obo. Call 614-624-3135 Days: 614-325-9937 Eves./Wkends.

2014 LEXUS RX 350 Full Warranty, AWD Fully Loaded. Low Miles Grey extr only $36k, 614-723-9977 2003 LINCOLN AVIATOR PREMIUM AWD Black w/grey leather int., 3rd row seat, V8, AT, PS, PB, PW, CC, sunroof, luggage rack, rear def, sunscreen glass, heated seats, heated mirrors, trailer tow package, navigation, $4,500 740-755-6202 NISSAN 05 MAXIMA Loaded, leather, 3.5 6 cylinder, heated seats & steering wheel.

Great condition. Will supply photos at req. $5200. Call 614-843-3900.

REPOSED VEHICLES BID SALE Open to the Public Flag Motors Ltd. will be accepting bids for the following Repossessed Vehicles on these date from 11-2pm

CANARIES

CALL 614-885-0987 DOBERMAN PUPS CKC, red/rust, 13 weeks, 4 generations, tails/declaws done, UTD on shots, $350.

Call 740-489-5008.

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LABRADOR RETRIEVER AKC Fem. Pups: 1 Fox Red, 1 Yellow. 1 Cream adult female. Dewclaws, shots, wormed, OFA hips/elbows.

All are ready to go! 614-890-0652 after noon.

CUSTODIAN

The Worthington School District is accepting applications for a full-time custodian to work the afternoon shift. This position is responsible for routine cleaning and maintenance in and around a school building. One year of full-time custodian experience is required.

Applicants should apply online at www.worthington.k12.oh.us or call 614.450.6172 for more information.

EOE

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German Shepard Puppies AKC 8 weeks old, shots and wormed, vet checked, 2 black females, $850 Call 614-218-6239

Computer Services

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Full Time Relief Cook/Chef Must have commercial cooking experience, Culinary Training preferred. $14 per hour and up; based on experience. Shift differential.

Weekend Bonus. Great Benefits Email resumes to Courtney_mitchener@lcca.com

291-3867 Wee-Haul Senior Discount Insured Attics, Basements, Garages. Whole Hses. We Load!!

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2012 SUZUKI BERTMAN 650CC 5 spd., shift, low mi., fairly new tires, compl. svc’d in Winter 2016,never dropped, incld. 2 helmets, EC & 2 male/fem. jackets $3900.

Call 614-208-4633

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Business Systems Analyst

The Three C Recovery and Health Care Network, Council of Government (COG) Three C is hiring a Business Systems Analyst. The COG is responsible for the Shared Health & Recovery Enterprise System (SHARES), a health care management system that supports membership, claims, administration & outcomes. Position provides Tier 3 technical support, acts as liaison, analyzes business requirements, works with project management team, reports problems, works with vendor, designs, tests, documents, trains, facilitates, & monitors.

Bachelor’s Degree in business/technical discipline or equivalent education & experience. Three to five years’ experience with business analysis, software requirements gathering & business process reengineering. Strong knowledge of database systems, software development lifecycle & software quality assurance principles & practices. Proficient with MS Office Suite. Prior health care experience preferred. Ability to work with both technical & nontechnical personnel. Awareness of emerging technologies & potential application. Travel requirement: 25%. Full job posting at adamhfranklin.org.

This is not a full job description.

Submit resume and cover letter to: humanresources @adamhfranklin.org.

Applications received until position is filled.

No phone calls please. EOE

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Ready Mix Truck Drivers

Driver - CDL For expediting Sprinter over the road.

40% Pay, 60/40, fuel paid.

Please call 352-801-1428

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Toy breed, M/F, white, vac. shots .

Non shedding, reduced for Easter.

Health gtd. Priv. breeder. Call 740-332-8362 or Text 740-412-1659.

MINITURE SCHNAUZERS PUPPIES - AKC, 9 weeks old, Vet Record, 5 year health guarantee.

Call 304-962-5315.

TRI-COLOR BERNEDOODLE PUPS M & F avail. 1st shots, vet chk’d, dewormed, family raised, 2 yr. hlth. gtd. Also, English Teddy Bear Goldendoodles. Call for details 614-580-6004.

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