Background 2022 marks the 50th anniversary of the Columbus Community Festival, a.k.a. – COMFEST. This has been an annual event that has brought music, vendors, and activism to Goodale Park for as long as we can remember. If you’d like to know more about the principles of Comfest, check out their own words at the…
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Lindsay Jordan At COMFEST 2019 – OneShot!
Location: Goodale Park, Columbus, OH – COMFEST 2019 Arriving later in the Comfest Weekend, Goodale Park was still alive and buzzing with musical performances. We were present at the gazebo stage and were able to witness the powerful vocals of Lindsay Jordan and the Stormy Daniels band. If you get a chance to check out…
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…
All Star Jammerz at Comfest
Written and Photography by Andrew Livelsberger Background:The All Star Jammerz are a a Reggae/Soca group that got their start in 2011 in Columbus Ohio. They have played at Comfest in downtown Columbus in the past and were back in 2017 to play again. Impression:While the mainstay of every Comfest is the music, it takes a…
Comfest Burlesque (Adult Content)
Written/Photography by Andrew Livelsberger Dimples Diamond Background: Per Wikipedia, Burlesque is a literary, dramatic or musical work intended to cause laughter by caricaturing the manner or spirit of serious works, or by ludicrous treatment of their subjects.[1] The word derives from the Italian burlesco, which, in turn, is derived from the Italian burla – a joke, ridicule or mockery. There were…
"Comfest" Community Festival at Goodale Park
Visual Ohio visited the annual “Comfest” or Community Festival. The parks namesake statue – he got a cape for the festival We had heard a lot about the festival, but this was our first year there. Lots of great live music, community activist presence and people just generally having a good time and enjoying the…
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