Holiday light display at the Columbus Commons run November 21 through January 2 with over 400,000 LED lights. Impression Coming to life with hundreds of thousands of holiday lights, the Columbus Commons is a popular area in downtown Columbus to visit. There are a large variety of lights, from giant bulbs to small LED and…
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Ohio State Fair 2018 – High School Rodeo
Written by Dani and Andrew Livelsberger Photography by Andrew Livelsberger Background: The 2018 Ohio State Fair has recently concluded with another successful year. The standard events and fair type activities were present. This year, we had the opportunity to cover the High School Rodeo competition. Impression: Within the dimly lit Taft Coliseum of the state…
Urban Scrawl 2018
Written by Dani and Andrew Livelsberger Photography by Andrew Livelsberger Background: A 2-Day arts festival organized by the Franklinton Arts District. It has been an annual event since 2007, featuring art murals from over 60 local artists. This is one of central Ohio’s largest urban renewal projects. Impression: Music, food trucks and art done on site. …
Matsuricon 2018
Written by Dani and Andrew Livelsberger Photography by Andrew Livelsberger Background: Description from the Matsuricon website: Matsuricon is an annual Japanese pop-culture event that focuses primarily on Japanese animation (known as “anime”), manga (Japanese graphic novels), and video games. We also showcase both American and Japanese popular culture, due to the natural overlap of fandom…
African American Male Wellness Walk/Run 5k
Written/Photography by Andrew Livelsberger Background: Founded in 2004, the African American Male Wellness Initiative was started to help empower men to live longer through preventative measures. Impression: Waking up early, I targeted covering the event from 7:30 am on. The run/walk was scheduled to start around 9:30am. Driving down, the sun was shining and all…
Ohio History Connection’s March Through Time Event
Written/Photography by Andrew Livelsberger Background: Quoted from the Ohio History Connections website:“Explore Ohio’s military history during March Through Time! Learn how the uniforms, weapons and gear of Ohio soldiers have evolved through time. Reenactors will be spread throughout the Village representing the various conflicts involving Ohio and its people.” Impression: To be totally honest, I totally…
Community Festival 2018 (COMFEST)
Written By Dani and Andrew Livelsberger Photography by Andrew Livelsberger Background: Columbus Community Festival, a.k.a. COMFEST operating principles can be found here:https://www.comfest.com/?page_id=9 Impression: COMFEST is a staple in Columbus, bringing with it vendors, music and events of all kinds. Volunteers are a big part of the festival and they did a fantastic job this year. Having…
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