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Harris hosts, ‘Breaking Bad’ wins at Emmys Kim Dailey Lantern reporter dailey.176@osu.edu
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The Riverfront Arts Festival is set to take place Sept. 27-29 at Genoa Park.
Bonfires, art to light up fest Amy Macynski Lantern reporter macynski.3@osu.edu The Riverfront Arts Festival is set to light up the river this weekend. The third annual festival is set to feature more than 200 local artists with styles ranging from pottery to textiles and jewelry to photography. In order to keep the showcased art diverse, the Riverfront Arts Festival is a juried art festival. This means artists must send in pictures of the art they would like to showcase at the festival so three panelists selected by the Dispatch Shows Group can review the art and extend invitations to the selected artists. “The job of the jury is to make sure there is a great range of different types of art and types of medium and to limit each category of art,” said Stephen Zonars, general manager of the Dispatch Shows Group. The festival is slated to feature the final two lightings of Waterfire Columbus Friday and Saturday night from 7-10 p.m., according to the event website. Waterfire Columbus takes place along the Scioto River, east of Genoa Park where the festival will be held, according to the Waterfire Columbus website. Zonars said it will consist of around 30 bonfires lit on the river at dusk while live music is playing. Waterfire is scheduled to feature the band The Randys Friday evening and The British Invasion Saturday evening. The festival will also include a different band each hour during the weekend, Zonars said.
Items for sale at the Riverfront Arts Festival will range in price, with many items priced under $100, Zonars said. “There are some art festivals where people come and walk and look, but there is nothing they can afford,” Zonars said. “We have a lot of items at this festival that are priced under $100.” Part of the Riverfront Arts Festival is chances for festival-goers to win Art Buck$, provided by the Greater Columbus Arts Council. The GCAC is set to provide $5,000 worth of Art Buck$ over the weekend. Those attending the festival will be given the chance to spin a digital prize wheel and will be notified immediately if they win, according to Jami Goldstein, vice president of marketing, communications and events for the GCAC. Art Buck$ is a program supported by the GCAC in which gift certificates to local artists will be provided to winners at the Riverfront Arts Festival. The money will be given out in the form of up to $100 gift certificates which winners can use to purchase work from artists that participate in the Art Buck$ program, Goldstein said. “The idea is to get people excited about art and giving them the chance to purchase more art than they might be able to otherwise,” Goldstein said. The festival also includes a happy hour and beer tasting Friday evening, a wine stroll Saturday and brunch drink specials Sunday. The Riverfront Arts Festival is scheduled to be held at Genoa Park Friday from 5-9 p.m., and Saturday 12-9 p.m. and Sunday from 12-5 p.m. Admission is free.
Luck was a lady for some stars and producers of television. The 65th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, hosted by “How I Met Your Mother” star Neil Patrick Harris, aired Sunday on CBS. The award show honors television programming originally aired from June 1, 2012 to May 31. Emmys are handed to the most outstanding lead, supporting and guest actors and actresses, directing, writing, choreography and best overall in the categories of comedy, drama, reality, variety, choreography and miniseries or movie. The show honored web television shows for the first time, nominating Netflix exclusives like Season 4 of “Arrested Development,” “Hemlock Grove” and “House of Cards.” The first of these to win an Emmy was outstanding directing for a drama series for David Fincher on “House of Cards.” Harris shined as the host, already having experience from hosting the Emmys once before in 2009 and hosting the Tony Awards four times. He added funny quirks to each person he announced to present, such as naming Jon Hamm and Alec Baldwin as his biological parents and saying that Jimmy Kimmel couldn’t wait to present with Sofia Vergara’s breasts. The opening film of Harris sitting in a room, arguing back and forth with television programs was lackluster. I feel the opening film for the Emmys will never be topped again since Conan O’Brien’s opening in 2006, where he referenced many different television hits at the time smoothly, effortlessly and comically. The opening monologue for the program started the show right on course with comedy. Past hosts of the awards and stars such as Jimmy Kimmel, Jane Lynch, Jimmy Fallon, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler bantered back and forth with Harris about hosting. Kevin Spacey was also included in the performance, saying he was the mastermind behind all of the banter. Musical guests included Sir Elton John and Carrie Underwood. John premiered a new song called “Home Again,” in which he paid tribute to Liberace, the late American pianist and singer who is the subject of the 2013 film “Behind the Candelabra” starring Michael Douglas and Matt Damon. Harris sang two numbers in the program. In the middle of the show, he sang with the help of “Castle” star Nathan Fillion and comedian Sarah Silverman in the appropriately titled, “The Song in the Middle of the Show,” which poked fun of
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Actress Sofia Vergara (‘Modern Family’) at the 65th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards Sept. 22. in Los Angeles. the placement of opening and closing musical numbers in award shows. A rendition of “Luck Be a Lady Tonight,” in which dancers acted out different television shows in their acts such as “Mad Men,” “Game of Thrones” and “Breaking Bad,” was integrated into the number, and when the dancers started to dance a “Boardwalk Empire”-themed dance, the show’s theme song was mixed with Daft Punk’s “Get Lucky.” The biggest winner of the night was “Behind the Candelabra,” taking home three awards in outstanding lead actor for Michael Douglas, directing for Steven Soderbergh and overall in a miniseries or movie and eight creative arts Emmy awards. The outstanding drama and comedy awards went to “Breaking Bad” and “Modern Family,” respectively.
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