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Vanessa Collier Is Coming to Blow the Roof Off BluesFEST

Posted on October 23, 2026October 23, 2026 by Editor - the Local

The powerhouse saxophonist, vocalist and songwriter makes a rare Georgia appearance Oct. 24, closing out a full day of music, history and connection in Talbotton. By Monica Jones If Vanessa Collier isn’t already on your radar, October 24 would be a pretty good time to change that. She’s a powerhouse saxophonist, vocalist, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist whose music moves through blues, soul and funk, and she’s earned a reputation for doing all of it with one…

Meet Us on the PATIO

Posted on October 14, 2026October 14, 2026 by Editor - the Local

With free movies, public green space and more programming ahead, the Springer’s outdoor venue enters its next act. By Monica Jones Long before the Springer Opera House turned its lawn into the PATIO, there was already a vision for that corner of Tenth Street and Second Avenue. During the Springer’s extensive 1998 renovation, Janice Biggers imagined transforming the outdoor area into a park. Unfortunately, like many wonderful ideas pitched during major renovation projects, it became…

Public Service Above Position

Posted on October 7, 2026October 7, 2026 by Editor - the Local

Avett Brothers bassist Bob Crawford brings John Quincy Adams back into the conversation with a debut book about principle, power and an extraordinary second act By Monica Jones For Bob Crawford, American history did not begin as a career plan. It began with books on a tour bus and a question big enough to keep him reading: Was there a line connecting the nation’s founding to the America he was living in? Crawford, best known…

Where the Blues Still Live

Posted on October 6, 2026October 7, 2026 by Editor - the Local

Six years after a handful of musicians planted the seed, Talbotton BluesFEST is growing into a regional celebration of music, history and the people determined to preserve both. By Monica Jones There is a moment along the drive from Columbus to Talbotton when the traffic thins, the sky opens and West Georgia really begins showing off. The roads curve through farmland and tall pines. Small towns appear and disappear. Less than an hour from Columbus,…

The Next One

Posted on September 17, 2026September 17, 2026 by Editor - the Local

The Columbus Artists’ Guild opens its annual Members Exhibition—and its community—to artists and art lovers across the Chattahoochee Valley. By Monica Jones Ask Columbus Artists’ Guild President Julian Ripple to name his favorite piece of art, and his answer is simple: “The next one.” It is not a clever way of dodging the question. For Ripple, an oil painter who has experimented with other media but always finds his way back to oils, each new…

Turn It Up, Columbus

Posted on September 14, 2026September 14, 2026 by Editor - the Local

By Monica Jones There is a particular kind of magic in discovering a band before everybody else. Maybe it’s three songs into a set when you realize you haven’t checked your phone in an hour. Maybe it’s a band you’ve never heard of playing a song that suddenly catches you, and leaves you reaching for your phone to look up again later. Maybe it’s simply October in Columbus, the air finally behaving itself, music spilling…

Still Riding Together

Posted on September 2, 2026September 2, 2026 by Editor - the Local

Bikes Off Broadway brings 25 years of fellowship, remembrance and one hell of a good time to Woodruff Park By Monica Jones It began on Broadway in the aftermath of September 11, 2001, when members of Columbus’ motorcycle community came together to honor those who had fallen and create a new space rooted in fellowship, remembrance and service. Twenty-five years later, the name has changed and the gathering has moved a few blocks toward the…

Strangers in a Strange Land

Posted on August 10, 2026August 10, 2026 by Editor - the Local

BB Palmer and the Boys Play Pasaquan By Frank S. Etheridge IV The Gospel According to BB Palmer spreads like a shared secret. Handed to you like a joint passed between buddies, rolled up real nice with the good news, discovering the mystical bent of BB’s genius craftsmanship for sho-nuff country music is a life-changing revelation. Though packing the potential power of an opiate for the masses, a bucket of warm buttery popcorn for the…

You Know the Words

Posted on August 7, 2026August 10, 2026 by Editor - the Local

Gotta Sing Brings the ’80s Back to Columbus After filling the room with Broadway favorites earlier this summer, Gotta Sing Events returns to The Loft for a night of big songs, shared memories and absolutely no pressure to sing them well. By Monica Jones When Gotta Sing Events made its Columbus debut earlier this summer, no one in the room had to be persuaded to join in. The first song began, the lyrics appeared on…

CineForge Co-op:

Posted on July 23, 2026July 23, 2026 by Editor - the Local

2026 Columbus Filmmakers Grant Winners By Paul Rowe Every industry analyst will tell you that 2026 is the rise (or the return, for you history buffs) of the independent film – of investing in new, creative voices. Five Columbus creators, all 2026 Local Filmmaker Grant Program winners, have entered the chat. The genres they work in span horror, comedy-thriller, drama, and crime. Ask any of them why they put themselves through the arduous journey of…

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