CityScene July 2012

47 Seasonal Sippables

Ever-changing bar offerings present a drink for all seasons

departments

6 insight

Summer time Blues (and Rock, and Jazz...)

Each weekend in July offers great concerts with recognizable tunes

10 health

Improve Your Smarts–

Exercise

Studies show exercise boosts brain function

12 cuisine

Rare Stems

Ohio farmers show off some of their most interesting crops

48 travel

A View to a Thrill

Get your heart racing with whitewater rafting, ziplining and more

52 visuals

Metal Head

Welder’s family history and innovative mind create unique designs

57 on view

Galler y Exhibits

The latest gallery shows around the city

60 calendar

Picks & Previews

CityScene spotlights what to watch, what to watch for and what not to miss!

64 critique

2012 New Albany Walking Classic

The Painter’s Eye

Featuring Snap the Whip by Winslow Homer

• Tickets to see the Isley Brothers on July 28 at the Ohio State Fair.

• Passes to the Ohio State Fair, running July 25-Aug. 5.

• Coupons for free ice cream from Velvet Ice Cream.

• Tickets to films for the CAPA Summer Movie Series at the Ohio Theatre.

• Passes to the Dublin Irish Festival, running Aug. 3-5.

• A Dublin Irish Festival prize package.

• Tickets to JazZoo performances at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium.

• Tickets to the Thurber House’s literary picnic with Mark Titus on July 11.

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FoodiE FleeT Asian Street Food on the Move!

Keep your eyes peeled for our new Foodie Truck selling fabulous Asian foods all around town.

Get chef-made food on the move:

• Banh Mi Sandwiches

• Coconut Chicken Curry

• Vegetable Jalfrezi Naan

• Pot Stickers

• Singapore Sticky Wings

• Samosas and more!

Summertime

Every weekend this month, Columbus is offering a wide selection of musical talent, from classic rock to big band. Find your flip-flops and get on out there.

Symphonic Stairway

It may be impossible to improve on Led Zeppelin, but conductor and composer Brent Havens is prepared to try his best.

During the Columbus Symphony Orchestra’s performance of The Music of Led Zeppelin, well-known classic rock staples are given the full orchestra treatment.

(and Rock, and Jazz…)

Each weekend in July offers great concerts with recognizable tunes

By Sarah Sole

Brent Havens

The Picnic with the Pops concert is set for July 7 at Columbus Commons. Singer Randy Jackson will lead a full rock band, while Havens will lead the accompanying ensemble. Havens created the show in 1995.

The gig features 18 songs Havens chooses from the nearly 30 numbers he has arranged, including Kashmir, Whole Lotta Love, Ramble On, Black Dog and The Ocean.

“This is an out-and-out rock show with the Columbus Symphony,” Havens says. www.picnicwiththepops.com

Swing Time

This summer’s Lancaster Festival will feature the high-energy sounds that only big band swing can create thanks to Big Bad Voodoo Daddy.

The Music of Led Zeppelin

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy

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Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, which scored a major hit in 1999 with You & Me & the Bottle Makes 3 Tonight (Baby), will perform July 21 at the Ohio University Lancaster Campus.

“They’re just so infectious with their music,” says festival director Lou Ross.

The 65-member Lancaster Festival Orchestra will start the performance, then Big Bad Voodoo Daddy will take the stage to play for 75 to 90 minutes. The orchestra will finish out the evening with a final set accompanied by fireworks.

“We’re just so excited about having them come this year,” Ross says. www. lancasterfestival.org

Brotherly Love

The Ohio State Fair this year will feature the classic R&B sounds of the Isley Brothers.

The concert is slated for July 28 at the WCOL Celeste Center.

“They’ve been popular since the 1960s,” says fair spokeswoman Alicia Notestone Shoults. “There’s just a multi-generational interest in the Isley Brothers.”

Though the group, known for hit songs like Twist and Shout and It’s Your Thing, has been a major player in pop music for 50 years, it continues to release new material.

Set length is expected to be between 75 and 90 minutes. www.ohiostatefair.com

Axes Meet Saxes

The 2012 JazZoo Concert Series kickoff show gives classic tunes by Elvis Presley and the Beatles a makeover.

Rock ‘n’ Roll Meets the Blues features Byron Stripling and the Columbus Jazz Orchestra along with Jonathan Elliott of the Floorwalkers on July 13.

Elliott first played with JazZoo last summer. The orchestra creates a huge sound, Elliott says – so huge that he was a bit daunted performing with it for the first time. Still, while humbling, he found the experience to be gratifying.

“I think it will be really cool. The JazZoo shows are great,” he says. www. columbuszoo.org cS

Sarah Sole is a contributing writer. Feedback welcome at gbishop@pubgroupltd.com.

Isley Brothers

Jonathan Elliott of the Floorwalkers

With Dr. Phil Heit

Improve Your Smarts – Exercise Studies show exercise boosts brain function

Afew months ago, while I was on my computer preparing an outline for an upcoming magazine article, the inbox on my email account began to explode with an incessant stream of pings.

After clicking on the link embedded in a few of the emails, I was presented with an article that was comprised of a list of

100 benefits of exercise. After perusing the list, I discovered that none of the identified items was particularly compelling, at least to me.

A few weeks later, I came across a study that struck a nerve. Here it was, data that that yielded results showing a relationship between exercise and intelligence. Could exercise actually make a person smarter?

This research presented a concept that was absent from the aforementioned list of 100. Exercise, particularly aerobic exercise such as walking, was shown to improve intelligence. Really?

What Research Tells Us

For many years, neuroscientists and other health professionals have been analyzing data to show the relationship between exercise and intelligence. The latest findings appear to validate the idea that not only does exercise build a brain that resists physical shrinkage, but that cognitive ability can actually be improved through exercise.

Previous research has shown that when lab mice are placed in stimulating environments, such as those filled with toys and other engaging paraphernalia as well as a running wheel, improvements in brainpower result. But little research had been conducted that isolated the impact individual activities had on the development of cognitive ability.

Did the ability to play certain ways with toys cause the increase in mental capabilities? Was it the physical activity that was the variable?

At the University of Illinois, scientists divided mice into four groups.

Group 1 was provided with a sensual environment. Mice dined on fruits and cheeses, ate food dusted with cinnamon and drank flavored water. Color was rampant throughout their cages with, for example, neon colored balls that were surrounded by mirrored walls. Group 2 had all of the aforementioned plus an exercise wheel. Group 3 had only standard dull food and no exercise wheel. Group 4 had only an exercise wheel, but no toys or treats.

Before the study, all of the mice were tested on cognitive ability. Chemicals were injected in the mice enabling scientists to identify changes in their brain cells. The mice in each group were followed for a period of months.

After this period of time, the brain tissue of the mice was analyzed again. The scientists were amazed at what they uncovered. Exercise, regardless of the kinds of stimulating environments in which the mice lived, was the one variable that improved cognitive ability. Mice that did not run, regardless of the stimuli in their environment, showed no improvement in cognitive ability.

Why Does Exercise Improve Intelligence?

Just why does exercise appear to slow or reverse deterioration of brain cells? It wasn’t until the 1990s that scientists conducting autopsies discovered some human brains contained new neurons, and they were not sure why. Unlike the previous lab studies conducted on mice, research to determine the relationship between exercise and changes in human brain tissue was lacking.

When the scientists examined the mice that ran for a few weeks, they discovered these mice had twice as many neurons in the part of the brain that affected memory than did the mice that were sedentary.

They found that neurogenesis, the creation of new brain cells, increased with exercise.

It appears that when people exercise, something called BDNF – brain-derived neurotrophic factor – strengthens the connections among neurons, thereby initiating neurogenesis. Scientists have shown that after people work out, their BDNF is elevated.

In a 2011 study, scientists followed a group of 120 men and women. Some of the subjects were assigned stretching exercises while other subjects were assigned to walk. After a one-year period, the walkers had a larger segment of the brain related to memory than did those who were assigned to stretching. The walkers also had higher levels of BDNF.

The researchers concluded that those 65-year-olds who walked had brains exhibiting physical characteristics of a 63-year-old.

The results of these experiments certainly indicate that mental ability need not decline at a steady pace throughout the aging process. In fact, intelligence may improve through a lifestyle that incorporates a walking program.

As for me, I continue to increase my mileage. Perhaps research will one day show that my regimen of walking 40-50 miles per week will provide a much-needed boost to my smarts. According to my rationale, if the mileage I log now can improve my cognitive ability, imagine how smart I might become if I chose to double the distance I cover. cS

Dr. Phil Heit is Professor Emeritus of Physical Activity and Educational Services at The Ohio State University.

photo: Wes Kroninger

Rare Stems

Ohio farmers show off some of their most interesting crops

By Lisa Aurand

Summer in central Ohio brings a bounty of produce to local farmers’ markets. Alongside the traditional cornucopia of tomatoes, corn and zucchini, you may spot some baskets full of items you’ve never seen before.

Take advantage of the full array and spice up your plate with these unusual edibles.

Interesting and rare vegetables are something of a hobby for 2 Crows Farms, located in Upper Sandusky, says owner Darlene Crow.

“There are so many vegetables and so little time,” Crow says. “I’m a quasi-vegetarian. I eat mostly vegetables and I love them, and I love trying different things. Sometimes they’re wonderful and sometimes they’re not so good.”

Among her favorites from recent plantings is Chinese Okra, a type of gourd. When dried, it becomes a loofah sponge. But fresh off the vine?

“When it’s young, it’s delicious,” Crow says. “I’d say it has a lot more taste than

zucchini. It’s sweeter (than zucchini). You can also eat the leaves of it for greens.”

The farm also produces a variety of interesting beans – gold beans, striped beans and curly beans – and an Italian cucumber called Carosello Barese.

“It’s actually a member of the melon family, but they eat them like cucumbers,” Crow says.

Crow is always planting new things, so not every experiment is a success. One year she planted African jelly melon – the name sounded appealing. She was wrong. They tasted awful and she ended up with about 40 bushels that she was unable to sell. Later, Crow learned the melons are used primarily for their hard outer shells, which make great bowls.

An untested plant she’s looking forward to trying this year is shimonita negi – a Japanese onion, long and green, that takes a full year to grow. If all goes well, they should be available at markets

Farmers’ Markets

Olde Worthington Farmers Market 9 a.m.-noon, Saturdays, May 12-Oct. 22

North High Street, Worthington www.facebook.com/worthington farmersmarket

Clintonville Farmers’ Market 9 a.m.-noon, Saturdays, April 28-Oct. 27

North High Street between Orchard Lane and West Dunedin Road www.clintonvillefarmersmarket.org

New Albany Farmers Market

4-7 p.m., Thursdays, June 28-Sept. 13

Market Street Square, 200 Market St., New Albany www.nafarmersmarket.com

Bexley Farmers’ Market

4-7 p.m., Thursdays, May-October

beginning in September. You can find 2 Crows produce at both the Worthington and Delaware farmers’ markets.

You’ve probably tasted – or at least heard of – chevre, a soft goat cheese, but have you ever given sheep cheese a try?

The folks at Kokoborrego Cheese from Sippel Family Farm in Mt. Gilead want to change that. One of the only sheep’s milk cheese sources in the state, Kokoborrego began a few years ago when Lisa and Ben Sippel noticed a hole in the market and thought they’d be the ideal candidates to fill it.

“We decided that sheep were the appropriatesized animal for the farm, and nobody else was doing sheep’s milk cheese in Ohio,” Kokoborrego cheesemaker Ben Baldwin says.

Sheep’s . milk cheeses are high in vitamins A, B and E, as well as calcium, phosphorus, potassium and magnesium, when compared to cows’ milk.

2111 E. Main St., Bexley www.bexleyfarmersmarket.com

Easton Farmers Market

4-7 p.m., Thursdays, June 7-Aug. 30

160 Easton Town Center www.eastonfarmersmarket.org

Dublin Farmers’ Market

3:30-6:30 p.m., Wednesdays, May 2-Sept. 26

Oakland Nursery, 4261 W. Dublin-Granville Rd. www.dublinfarmersmarket.com

Uptown Westerville Farmers’ Market 3-6 p.m., Wednesdays, May-October

North State and East Home streets, Uptown Westerville www.marketwednesday.com

Powell Chamber of Commerce

Farmers’ Market

3-6 p.m., Thursdays, June 7-Sept. 27

Hall Street parking lot, Downtown Powell www.facebook.com/PowellChamber FarmersMarket

Above and opposite page: Clintonville Farmers’ Market

New Albany Farmers Market

And don’t write off sheep’s milk cheese just because you aren’t a fan of goat cheese. The two have very different flavor profiles and textures, Baldwin says.

“Sheep’s milk cheeses right out of the gate tend to have kind of sweetness to them and a definite nuttiness to them when they age,” he says. “The texture, on average, tends to be a little more firm than cows’ milk cheese.”

Kokoborrego cheese is made by hand in small batches. It’s made with raw milk –not pasteurized milk – so under Ohio law, it must be aged for a minimum of 60 days. Their best seller is Tomme-style wheels aged three to four months.

“It’s very easy to grate on pasta and salads. It’s not the kind of melting cheese that a lot of people use,” Baldwin says. “I think it’s best on its own in thin slices with a glass of wine.”

Kokoborrego cheese is sold at the Clintonville and Olde Worthington farmers’ markets.

Rock Dove Farm out of West Jefferson sells some unusual veggies. In August, you can find salsify at the farm’s stands at the Clintonville, Olde Worthington, Easton and New Albany farmers’ markets.

“It’s a root vegetable that was really common in home gardens prior to World War II, but now, pretty much just the Amish grow it,” says Rock Dove farmer Todd Schriver. “It’s related to parsnips. … It’s good raw in salads or mashed, sautéed or in stews.”

Look for sunchokes, an edible root of the sunflower species, in October.

“They’re pretty comparable to water chestnuts or jicama. They’re mild and starchy. Diabetics use them as a substitute for potatoes,” Schriver says.

Cardoons are like “the celery of artichokes,” Schriver says. They’re bred for stem production and have a flavor similar to rosemary. The spikes on the stems mean they must be peeled before they’re cooked and served; the vegetable goes well with strong alcohols and salty preserved fish such as anchovies.

At first glance, the produce from Swainway Urban Farm might look like sprouts you could find in any grocery store. But technically, the tiny plants are microgreens; unlike sprouts, they are exposed to light to allow them to photosynthesize, drawing nutrients from the soil in which they’re grown.

Almost anything can be grown as a microgreen, farmer Joseph Swain says. Among his offerings are kale, pea and sunflower shoots.

“They’re three times as nutrient-dense as their full-grown counterparts,” Swain says.

Each type of shoot has its own flavor profile. Sunflower shoots are delicate and mild. Kale is fresh and vibrant.

The farm is located in Swain’s Clintonville yard and his microgreens are available at the Clintonville and New Albany farmers’ markets. cS

Lisa Aurand is a contributing editor. Feedback welcome at gbishop@pubgroupltd.com.

Microgreens at Swainway Urban Farm in Clintonville

Dublin Farmers’ Market

Inedible Goodies

In addition to the wealth of dinner options, you can also find interesting handmade products at farmers’ markets –and we’re not talking arts and crafts like your grandmother used to make.

Allison Niebauer and Karen Burke of Alkame LLC sell all-natural laundry detergent concentrate, among other soaps, at the Uptown Westerville Farmers Market on Saturdays. It’s made with just water, soap, sodium carbonate and sodium borate.

“It’s one of our No. 1 sellers because a lot of the time, people don’t want to spend the high cost of laundry soap at the supermarket, and ours works just as well,” Niebauer says.

She and Burke have both been using the detergent for years – and it’s earned them some devoted customers.

“One calls every month to say, ‘I need to order more,’” says Niebauer.

One gallon of the concentrate makes two gallons of soap when mixed with water as directed. That’s enough to wash 51 loads in a standard washer or as many as 128 loads in a high-efficiency washer.

Also selling at the Westerville market are Dawn and Carson Combs from Mockingbird Meadows. They’re among the few local sources for medicinal herbs – some infused into their own honey.

“We don’t do regular honey,” Dawn says. “Ours is infused with medicinal herbs. Instead of your basil or parsley, we have comfrey or yarrow.”

The farm, based in Marysville, is on a mission to educate central Ohio about the traditional uses of herbs. Dawn is a certified herbalist, so she often tells her customers which herbs will best cure their minor ailments – bumps and bruises, colds and flus. One of their top sellers is lemon ginger garlic infused honey.

Mockingbird Meadows also sells at the Olde Worthington, Clintonville and Bexley markets.

In New Albany, Blue Owl Farms sells logs that allow customers to grow their own mushrooms.

And if you’re looking for something to satisfy your furry friend, Golden Life Dog Food is now selling at both the Dublin and Bexley farmers’ markets.

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Who deserves a spot at the top of the mountain in central Ohio?

We here at CityScene Magazine have seen plenty of polls on plenty of topics here in Columbus, but we wanted to know who’s No. 1 in the eyes – and ears, and hearts, and stomachs – of our readers. We asked you to pick your favorites across a variety of categories that we felt didn’t have clear winners, and you came online in force to express your opinions.

Who were the winners, you ask? Read on.

Best Gallery

Riffe Gallery

Riffe Gallery scored more than twice as many votes as any of its competitors.

Best Restaurant for Original Art

Haiku Poetic Food & Art

Haiku also has an open exhibition kitchen, so the artwork isn’t the only treat for the eyes.

Best Piece of Public Art

Cancer Survivors Plaza (OSU campus)

Short North Gothic, Public Art in Westerville Spaces and Dublin’s Field of Corn (with Osage Orange Trees) got some write-in love.

Best Food Presentation

Hyde Park Prime Steakhouse

What you see in the photo there is Hyde Park’s (locations in Dublin, Upper Arlington, Worthington and downtown Columbus) bone-in filet mignon. Yum.

Best-Looking Drinks

M at Miranova – Black Orchid

That’s an actual orchid flower you see there. It comes in a spherical ice cube.

Riffe Gallery

Haiku Poetic Food & Art

Cancer Survivors Plaza

Hyde Park Prime Steakhouse

M at Miranova – Black Orchid

Best of the ’Bus

Best Beer Selection World of Beer

You have to hand it to World of Beer –it hasn’t even been open a year yet and it still picks up the victory.

Best Regional Liquor Buckeye Vodka

As of this writing, the drink at the top of the recipe page on Buckeye Vodka’s website is the Buckeye Packo-tini, containing dill syrup and Tony Packo’s pickle juice.

Best Concert Venue

The LC

Nationwide Arena was fewer than 10 votes away from winning this category, but the LC pulled out the victory in the end.

Best Performance Venue

Ohio Theatre

Stop by during the month of July to catch part of the CAPA Summer Movie Series. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, playing July 28-29, is one of our favorites.

The LC

World of Beer

Buckeye Vodka

Ohio Theatre

Ohio Theatre:

Photo by D.R. Goff

Tuttle Crossing Mall Dublin, OH 43016

Upper Level Across from Panera 614.734.0505 www.simplyrrs.com

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Best of the ’Bus

Best Suburban Arts Festival

Dublin Art Fair

This category was so close that two other festivals – Upper Arlington’s and Worthington’s – were tied for first place just a few days before voting closed.

Best Restaurant for a Night Out

Downtown

Elevator Brewery & Draught Haus

There were some great write-in suggestions for this one (not all of them strictly Downtown) – including Barcelona, Hyde Park, Rigsby’s, Due Amici, Schmidt’s and Sidebar 122 – but in the end, Elevator ran away with the vote.

Best Restaurant for a Night Out in the Suburbs

Mitchell’s Ocean Club

This was a tough one for our readers; it had more write-in votes than any other category.

Best Dessert for a Night Out

Schmidt’s Restaurant und Sausage Haus

The vanilla cream puff is the standardbearer for Schmidt’s, and deservedly so, but if you’ve never tried the peanut butter version, you’ve done yourself a great disservice.

Best Bar or Restaurant for Live Music

Park Street Tavern

Dear respondents who left comments to the effect of, “I don’t like live music at bars or restaurants:” You’re no fun.

Best Wine Selection

The Wine Bistro

We asked the Wine Bistro to send us a photo of its wine rack. We were sent four photos, because one photo can’t capture the entire rack. Nice.

Best Wine Events

Giant Eagle Market District –Food & Wine Fridays

The idea is for each Food & Wine Fridays event – packed with wine-tasting stations and free food – to be an educational experience where the attendee learns about food, wine and culture.

Mitchell’s Ocean Club

The Wine Bistro

Giant Eagle Market District –Food & Wine Fridays

Dublin Art Fair

Elevator Brewery & Draught Haus

Schmidt’s Restaurant und Sausage Haus

Park Street Tavern

Best of the ’Bus

Best Farmers’ Market Olde Worthington Farmers Market

The Clintonville Farmers’ Market got more write-in votes than any other writein in any other category, but Worthington reigns supreme.

Best Park Schiller Park

Our advice: Time your visit so you can check out an Actors’ Theatre performance after your walk. The troupe is doing The Merchant of Venice this month.

Best Water Feature Scioto Mile Fountains

Give the Scioto Mile fountains credit for pulling out a squeaker over the Easton Town Center fountains.

Best Afternoon with Kids Columbus Zoo and Aquarium

The zoo got more votes in this category than any other nominee in the entire Best of the ’Bus poll.

Best Event for People-Watching ComFest

ComFest is good for some fantastic people-watching, but its commitment to local artists, local music and volunteerism is worthy of admiration, too.

Best Public Garden Franklin Park Conservatory

Not only did the conservatory pull off a commanding victory over the other nominees, it had very few write-ins to contend with, showing a clear preference among our readers.

Best Cityscape Confluence Park

That’s it on the cover. You figured that out, right? cS

Scioto Mile Fountains

Franklin Park Conservatory

ComFest

Columbus Zoo and Aquarium

Schiller Park

Olde Worthington Farmers Market

Schiller Park:

Photo courtesy of Columbus Recreation & Parks Department. Scioto Mile Fountains:

Photo by Randall L. Schieber. Columbus Zoo and Aquarium:

Photo by G. Jones, courtesy of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium

After months of anticipation, the Foundation Home for the 2012 BIA Parade of Homes has been revealed to the world.

profile Foundation Home is loaded with custom features and strategic design

The house in the Meadows at Lewis Center is the work of Truberry Custom Homes, which built the Foundation Home for the fifth time this year. Truberry and the Building Industry Association of Central Ohio donate the proceeds from its sale and tickets to a preview party to the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Foundation, with a few other children’s charities benefiting as well.

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A Sight to Behold

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We are currently building custom homes and luxury condominiums in a dozen high-end communities in Dublin, Hilliard, and southern Delaware County.

Stop by and see us at our model in Tartan Fields West in Dublin, or at our parade home on weekends in July at The Meadows in Lewis Center.

Luxury Living

Mid-century design – design elements in vogue circa the 1950s, when the Parade of Homes was founded in central Ohio – was the theme of this year’s parade, and each builder was asked to find ways to incorporate it.

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The long front porch has three entrances: double doors that lead into the dining room, a single door that leads into the foyer and an entrance into the study next to the foyer. The back patio is impressive too, with a waterfall feature, a fire pit and steps down to the yard.

By Garth Bishop

flooring: manufactured hardwood, designed to mimic the look of reclaimed wood.

“It’s like the floor of your favorite tavern,” says Lori Steiner of Truberry.

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Off the foyer is an open dining area complete with buffet, board-and-batten siding, transoms and an overall look reminiscent of Frank Lloyd Wright’s designs, which help emphasize the focus on mid-century design. The chandelier positioned over the table in the dining area is a brand-new design visitors are unlikely to see elsewhere, says decorator Mary Shipley-Smith of Mary Shipley Interiors.

At the back of the first floor, the kitchen connects seamlessly to the hearth room on one side and the living room on the other. All sport the first floor’s signature

The kitchen itself is a sight to behold, with its high-reaching cabinets, built-in appliances, multi-level island and four seating areas – stools along both island countertop levels, an even lower countertop for seating and a reclaimed barn wood table with wooden chairs and a reclaimed wood bench. A trough sink, wine refrigerator and dishwasher are built into the island, while a gas stove, a vessel sink, cookbook shelves, a convection microwave and a refrigerator are part of the outer counter.

“The stone is practically restaurantgrade,” Steiner says.

The great room has also been termed the “wine room” by designers thanks to the built-in shelves for wine bottles. Bookshelves flow around a long, horizontal stone fireplace, and a library-style sliding ladder allows easy access to top-shelf bottles.

The hearth room lives up to its name with a sizable wood-burning fireplace, and also features a 52-inch flat-screen TV and study stations for children to use for homework.

Close to the entrance from the sizable three-car garage are a powder room, a walk-in pantry and a mud room.

Four bedrooms define the second floor.

Two of them, a girl’s room and a boy’s room, are connected by a Jack and Jill bath complete with a fish tank visible from the shower. The girl’s room is painted a butter yellow, with mermaid designs painted around the ceiling fan; the boy’s room has a deep-sea theme and a rolling desk that fits over the bed.

The master bedroom is decked out with all man-

ner of attractions – a queen-size bed, a sizable flat-screen TV, two bucket chairs at the foot of the bed for comfortable TV watching, two windows on either side of the bed and one big window facing the treed back yard.

“It’s like your own personal tree house,” Steiner says.

The master bathroom is impressive as well. The huge shower with glass walls and an open back catches the eye, but the bathroom also contains a compartmentalized toilet, a drying area with spa bench, a counter with two sinks and two mirrors separated by a cabinet in the middle, and a door to the walk-in closet – which also connects to the bedroom and is loaded with build-ins.

A guest room featuring a bed with a huge, curved wooden bedstead comes equipped with its own bathroom.

Also on the second floor is a laundry room complete with built-ins and several more examples of mid-century design, including a craft area, a brightly colored wine rack, a 1950s-era bench and mason jars. v

Garth Bishop is editor of CityScene Magazine . Feedback welcome at gbishop@pubgroupltd.com.

The kitchen is loaded for bear with a multi-level island, built-in appliances and stone countertops.

A sliding ladder in the great room allows for easy access to the wine bottles atop the shelves.

The sizable, glass-walled shower in the master bathroom is accompanied by a drying area with a spa bench.

Rock ‘n’

Roll Never Forgets Rock ‘n’ Roll Never Forgets

Radio show producer’s basement is chock-full of musical mementoes

Story by Mark Dubovec

PHOTOgrAPHy By LISA AurANd

man cave

This is definitely one room you wouldn’t want painted black.

Walking down the staircase to d an Orr’s man cave is like stepping into a hidden enclave of the rock and roll Hall of Fame or entering a basement club for an intimate show.

Framed photographs of rock stars, concert posters and album covers dot the walls, and the various shelves are stuffed with all sorts of music memorabilia. Two guitars, an Ibanez and a gretsch, hang off the wall, though Orr says they are there more for looks than for play.

Whether it’s ticket stubs, flyers, programs, books or autographs, Orr says he has always been a collector.

“I was always that guy,” he says.

Of course, Orr’s job has certainly helped give him first-hand access to plenty of trinkets and collectibles. Orr is best known to Columbus listeners as the producer of the Arch and elliott Morning Show, formerly known as the Wags and elliott Morning Show, on QFM96 and the frontman of parody rock band the dan Orr Project, which has opened for the likes of Styx, Blue Oyster Cult, Joan Jett and george Thorogood. He’s been with QFM96 since 1989 and the morning show since 1991.

“He’s a music geek,” kim Orr says of her husband. “A music machine.”

The Orrs, along with their children Justine and Jack, moved into their Blacklick home two years ago, and at the time, the basement was unfinished and cluttered.

kim says they were looking to refurnish the basement to suit dan’s interests and be kid-friendly.

“That was our goal,” she says.

The project to renovate the basement has kept him busy since.

“I kept changing my mind,” dan says. “you never know until you do it what you have room for. … I didn’t want to use every square space of wall.”

Now, the space has been converted into a game room, entertainment area and display space for all of the rock ‘n’ roll gear Orr has accumulated over the years, while providing room for parties and other social gatherings.

“I needed to hang everything,” Orr says. “It was all sitting on the floor. … I’m still pulling stuff out of the crawlspace.”

On one stretch of wall, Orr keeps his “Holy grail” – three Beatles posters, each one signed by a different band member: george Harrison, ringo Starr and Paul McCartney.

Above: A signed record cover, a concert press pass and a ticket stub comprise Dan Orr’s Paul McCartney collection. Below left: Dan and Kim Orr. Below right: Beatles action figures rest in front of Beatles album cases in protective sleeves.

Luxury Living

The McCartney autograph came from an exclusive interview with Sir Paul involving Orr and QFM96 personalities daddy Wags and Archie prior to a show. Orr remembers being nervous; the Beatles were the reason he got into music and radio all the way back in seventh grade, when he perused his brother’s album collection in the weeks preceding the death of John Lennon, and he didn’t know what McCartney would be like.

“We went almost 30 minutes,” Orr says. “Best experience ever.”

Orr relates another rock ‘n’ roll story –before meeting eddie Van Halen, he was instructed by Van Halen’s manager not

to shake his hand because his hands were his livelihood and couldn’t risk any damage. As soon as Van Halen entered the room, he gave Orr the hardest high five of his life.

“The talents are always cool, but the managers are always laying down the law,” he says.

Orr has collected signatures from many legendary performers and artists, including Stevie ray Vaughan, Pete Townsend of The Who, Bill Wyman of the rolling Stones, robert Plant of Led Zeppelin and Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull. But he prefers to showcase the John Hancocks of lesserknown musicians and singers such as Adrian Belew and donnie Iris, whose autograph he has on a song sheet for Ah! Leah!, Orr’s favorite song to play.

“I’m a really big fan of people who aren’t as famous,” he says. “I have a lot more autographs of more famous people I don’t hang.”

Orr enjoys examining the handwriting styles of all the different autographs.

“I’m almost more interested in the signature than the person themselves,” he says. “I like to try to figure out what kind of person they are.”

Orr thinks he’s done collecting autographs, hav

ing collected signatures from just about everyone whose signature he is interested in obtaining.

“The interest and thrill of getting an autograph has dropped off,” he says. “I like what I have.”

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Above: A pool table surrounded by memorabilia is one of the highlights of the game room. Below, top: A roster photo of the 1976 World Series champion Cincinnati Reds is signed by all but two members of the team. Below, middle: CD jewel cases autographed by bands such as Queen, the Beach Boys, Van Halen and the J. Geils Band are mounted on a stairway wall. Below, bottom: Orr’s vast collection of albums includes both CDs and vinyl records.

An arcade cabinet is equipped with a variety of games, including Galaga, one of Orr’s favorites.

tion of albums in just about every genre, both C d s and a dwindling number of vinyl records.

“I used to have around 3,000 (vinyl records),” Orr says. “It took me a long time to give that up.”

He also owns a sizable quantity of music books, dVds and videos.

“I’m just so into music biographies and autobiographies,” Orr says.

But of all of the music-related paraphernalia in the basement, only one item features Orr’s own band: a backstage show plan from the night the dan Orr Project opened for Little Feat. On the wall near the pool table, it looks almost like a score card.

“I like it because it’s kind of subtle,” Orr says.

While the basement offers the space to rock and roll all night, Orr’s other pursuits shine on. His interests include ping-pong, the Columbus Blue Jackets, the Cincin nati reds and, of course, the Buckeyes.

“I just needed a place to hang every thing and play ping-pong and Galaga he says.

The game room includes a pool table, ping-pong table top, dart board, mini bar cooler and an arcade cabinet.

“every game I ever played in 1982 is here,” Orr says. “I just want Galaga.”

The game room also includes a photo of what Orr calls his favorite OSu play: a 2002 game-winning touchdown pass from quarterback Craig krenzel to wide receiver Michael Jenkins.

Hanging on the wall near the pool table is a roster photo of Orr’s “heroes:” the 1976 World Series champion Cincinnati reds. All but two signatures are accounted for: those of late coach and 1962 inductee of the Cincinnati r eds Hall of Fame Ted kluszewski and pitcher Manny Sarmiento, whose signature Orr says he would still love to get.

The rest of players and coaches he got at a team reunion.

“I didn’t have to chase them down,” Orr says.

The entertainment system includes a widescreen television, a Nintendo Wii and a row of leather arm chairs, complete with cup holders.

“The kids are down here more than I am,” Orr says. “It’s a fam-cave.” v Mark Dubovec is a contributing writer. Feedback welcome at gbishop@pubgroupltd.com.

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I’m a really big fan of people who aren’t as famous. I have a lot more autographs of more famous people I don’t hang.”

Dan Orr

The Ice is Right

in the spirit

A delectable drink and a delicious dessert may be one and the same

By Garth Bishop

You’re facing a terrible dilemma. It’s been a long day, you’re worn out and you could use a drink to relax. But it’s also mightily hot outside, and maybe you’ve been stuck someplace without sufficient air conditioning, so a cool treat like some ice cream would really hit the spot, too. What do you do?

Why not try the best of both worlds?

Central Ohio offers a wealth of options for those in search of a tasty frozen treat, from ice cream and frozen yogurt to sorbet and gelato. And with a little tinkering, you can turn a scoop of your favorite into a beverage sure to put you at ease.

™ Velvet Ice Cream, based in utica, is a longtime favorite among central Ohioans. Almost any retail store that stocks ice cream will have some Velvet on its shelves, so if you’re not up for a trip to Licking County, you’ll have no trouble hunting down a carton.

despite its sizable menu of choices, ranging from Honey Caramel to Peanut Butter Overload, Velvet’s Old Tyme Vanilla remains a favorite among its customers. And you’ll like it even more after you use it for a grown-up version of the summertime favorite root Beer Float. www.velveticecream.com

Root Beer Float

• 1 cup vanilla ice cream

• 1 oz. vanilla vodka

• 1 oz. root beer vodka

• Root beer

Combine vodka in a pint glass, then add root beer until glass is twothirds full. Add ice cream on top and serve.

Other local choices for ice cream: Mardi gras Homemade Ice Cream (northwest Columbus), Johnson’s real Ice Cream (Bexley-based)

™ Vienna Ice Café, located in Clintonville, is a newcomer in Columbus – it’s celebrating its one-year anniversary this month. Located where d enise’s Ice Cream once stood and owned by the same folks who own nearby Mozart’s Bakery, Vienna serves up ice cream, gelato,

likely be drawn to the passionfruit sorbet, so take things to the next level and use it to make a Passion Punch, a kicked-up version of the rainbow sherbet punch you used to see at parties. www.viennaicecafe.com

Passion Punch

• 1 cup passionfruit sorbet

• 1 ½ oz. pineapple rum

• 1 ½ oz. dragonfruit rum

• Lemon-lime soda (e.g. Sprite) Combine rums in a highball glass, then add soda until glass is about two-thirds full. Add sorbet and serve.

Other local choices for sorbet: giant eagle Market district (upper Arlington), Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams (multiple locations)

™ Sweet shop Schakolad, located in upper Arlington, recently rolled out a new addition to its menu: gelato. Its available flavors, which are in constant

Root Beer Float

Passion Punch

rotation, range from traditional chocolate to white chocolate chip.

If you’re inclined to take some home, Schakolad sells gelato by the pint, but advises customers to call ahead if they plan to do so. One of the flavors that’s almost always available is chocolate mint, and if you’ve gotten your hands on some, you might consider turning it into a Mintslide. www.schakolad.com

Mintslide

• ½ cup chocolate mint gelato

• 1 ½ oz. Irish cream

• 1 ½ oz. Kahlua

• 1 ½ oz. crème de menthe

• 2 cups ice

Combine gelato, liquor and ice in a blender. Blend and serve in a tall glass rimmed with chocolate syrup.

Other local choices for gelato: Chocolaterie Stam (Westerville), Sparano’s Ice Cream and gelato (west Columbus)

™Frozen yogurt has enjoyed a resurgence in popularity – and in quality – since the days of the neighborhood TCBy The most popular new concept is the selfserve fro-yo outfit, where customers fill a container with yogurt and toppings and pay a price based on its weight, and Cuzzin’s yogurt in upper Arlington and Hilliard is among the biggest hits locally.

Flavors at Cuzzin’s vary from day to day, but there are always 10 of them available, along with a huge variety of toppings. Cuzzin’s will also sell yogurt by the quart, so if you should happen to find some Blueberry Burst available when you stop by, you’ll have plenty of opportunity to make the Spirituous Smoothie at home.

www.uasupersite.com/cuzzins.htm

Spirituous Smoothie

• 1 cup blueberry frozen yogurt

• ½ cup mixed berries (strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, blackberries)

• 1 ½ oz. cake vodka or whipped cream vodka

Mix all ingredients in a blender and blend. Pour into a rocks glass and garnish with additional berries.

Other local choices for frozen yogurt: Orange Leaf (multiple locations), Matcha Frozen yogurt (northwest Columbus) v

Garth Bishop is editor of CityScene Magazine . Feedback welcome at gbishop@ pubgroupltd.com.

Mintslide

Spirituous Smoothie

spotlight

Park Place at North Orange

Introducing our final phase at Park Place Village at North Orange. There will be nineteen lots with the majority on a cul-de-sac. Walk out lots and tree lined lots will also be available. Prices start in the $300,000’s and every house can be customized to each individual buyers needs.

Park Place at North Orange is complemented by the 38-acre Orange Township Park. The park features bike paths, athletic fields, an amphitheater, the Orange Township community pool and more. Park Place at North Orange is also conveniently located near an assortment of shopping and dining options. v

Lakes Edge at Golf Village

Municipality/Township: Powell

Builders in the community: Bob Webb

Location: Powell r oad to Sawmill road, north on Sawmill, left on rutherford road, Lakes edge will be on your left.

School district: Olentangy Schools

Number of homes when complete: 88

Price range: Low $400s and up

Style of homes: Southern-style Patio Homes

Year opened: 2003

Special features: Live in a maintenance-free, gated community with views of a prestigious golf course. Beautiful kinsale golf & Fitness Club features an Arthur Hills-designed golf course, dining, a full-service fitness center and a spa. Along with golf course views, Lakes edge boasts treed lots and ponds. New phase is now open.

Manors at Homestead

Municipality: Hilliard

Builders in the community: Truberry Custom Homes

Location: Cosgray road; south of Hayden run road, north of Scioto darby Creek road

School district: Hilliard schools

Number of homes: 58 when complete

Price range: $200s-300s

Style of homes: Two-story condominiums

Special features: Close to yMCA and giant eagle. First-floor master suites, basements, granite countertops, two-car garages. Call 614-205-0783 for information. Open by late summer 2012.

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TARTAN FIELDS – Five level split, four bedrooms, 3 ½ baths. Walkout mid-level and lower level, lots of upgrades, mid-level wet bar. $689,900.  Call Neil rogers: 614-619-8777.

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It’s About You

Welcome to the eighth annual New Albany Walking Classic. Our sponsorships are at the highest level ever, and the Walking Classic has evolved to become the largest walking-only race in the country.

Walking is cool. Walking is healthful activity. The country has twice as many walkers as it has runners. Convincing potential sponsors of the value inherent in sponsoring a walking event is much easier today than ever before.

Walks (and runs) have now found a niche: it is called fundraising. On countless occasions, people have approached me and asked, “What’s the charity?”

My response is constant: “The charity is you. I want you to donate to your wellbeing. That means adopting a lifestyle of physical activity and that, while I welcome your participation in the Classic, I want you to continue your pattern of physical activity long after you participate in our event.”

The New Albany Walking Classic is not a walk-a-thon for charity. It is not an event whose major purpose is to raise funds for an organization. The New Albany Walking Classic is an athletic event. It exists for the same reasons as any major running event.

The Classic provides people with the opportunity to walk for health or for competition. It provides participants the joy of feeling what it is like to be an athlete. Our participants stand side-by-side at the starting line with Olympic athletes. They traverse the same route. And they experience the same joys.

We have an entry fee that is often one-half the cost of entering major competitive runs. And instead of giving our participants a T-shirt, we provide every competitor with a high-end top – whether a windbreaker or, for this year, a fleece jacket – and so much more. Now that’s a value unmatched anywhere in the country.

Just one more thing: Every penny, 100 percent, raised from the walk does go to charity. The walk has no paid staff, no offices and no corporate phones. We have only a dedicated staff of volunteers who expend their energy to make sure everyone has a great experience.

First and foremost, we will always cater to you, the athlete.

Healthfully,

Phil Heit Executive Director New Albany Walking Classic

Race Sponsors

Without great sponsors, the New Albany Walking Classic would just be considered “another race.” But the Classic is not just a race – it is an event. It is ongoing. It provides participants with the best value of any similar event held anywhere in the country. And most importantly, the Classic provides a venue for ongoing training through the New Albany Walking Club, with the mission of promoting health through walking, whether for competition or recreation.

title Sponsor

The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Major Sponsors

Aetna

American Electric Power

Supporting Sponsors

Tiffany & Co.

Channel 10’s Commit to be Fit

Second Sole

Kroger

PRISM Marketing Communications

New Albany Area Chamber of Commerce

City of New Albany

CityScene Magazine

The New Albany Community Foundation

Bellacino’s Pizza & Grinders

Green B.E.A.N. Delivery

Panera Bread

New Balance

The Women’s Book

GnG Music Instruction

Larabar

Honest Tea

Velvet Ice Cream

Byers Subaru of Columbus

Snowville Creamery

The Rusty Bucket

M/I Homes

Brio Tuscan Grille

Organizing Sponsors

New Albany Walking Club

Healthy New Albany

New Albany Walking Classic Special Section

photo: Wes Kroninger

Welcome to New Albany

By Scott McAfee, Public Information Officer

“Here in New Albany, we like to say it’s not where you live, but how you live, that defines your quality of life. Our community is a wonderful mix of beauty, charm and sophistication. I can’t imagine a better place to call home.”

Nancy Ferguson, Mayor

New Albany’s wooded preserves, scenic vistas, trademark white horse fences, world-class golf courses and timeless Georgian architecture will all be on display for the thousands of participants in this year’s New Albany Walking Classic, the best walking event in the United States.

Though New Albany is known throughout central Ohio for spectacular homes, it’s the people and connectedness that set our town apart. New Albany is a place where family and friendships are highly valued, from the people who live and work here to the staff dedicated to serve them. On any given night, this close-knit community may celebrate world-renowned performing artists and cultural exhibits, take in a New Albany Symphony Orchestra concert, cheer on their high school sports teams, or gather in our historic Village Center for our July 4th and Founder’s Day parades.

Life in New Albany is anchored by the Village Center, our social, educational and cultural core, so it is only fitting that the Walking Classic’s start/finish line is there. This pedestrian-friendly area is home to restaurants, coffee shops, governmental offices, the library, the Jeanne B. McCoy Community Center for the Arts and the New Albany-Plain Local School District’s 200-acre learning campus where all school activities and grade levels are synergized into one place. District leaders benchmark with the nation’s highest performing schools, fostering a spirit of continual learning and innovation to develop high achieving, ethical, self-directed and intellectually curious citizens of the world.

Health and wellness is another community core principal. New Albany is home to more than 900 acres of green space and 77 total miles of leisure trails and sidewalks, and nearly every home is no more than a quarter-mile’s walk away from a park. Additionally, New Albany Walking Classic race director Phil Heit worked with the New Albany Community Foundation to establish Healthy New Albany, a community initiative to promote healthy lifestyles for those who live or work in New Albany. In a very short time, Healthy New Albany has organically connected thousands of people through its community magazine, lecture series, community garden and farmers market.

Another organic community connection is the New Albany Business Park. What was literally a corn field less than 15 years ago has blossomed into a 3,000-acre business park with three highway interchanges, dual-feed elec-

tric power and a state-of-the-art municipal broadband network that can save users as much as 20 percent off their fiber optic needs. Since 1998, our business park represents more than $1.3 billion in committed private investment and more than 12,000 committed jobs. Since 2009, New Albany has announced the creation of more than 3,500 jobs from companies of all sizes that understand the value of doing business in New Albany. Better yet, 2,500 of those jobs are new to Ohio, helping to grow jobs in our region and state.

We invite you to join us at the New Albany Walking Classic and experience all that our community has to offer. You’ll find outstanding architecture tucked within beautiful surroundings in a remarkably safe and friendly town. Learn more at www.newalbanyohio.org.

New Albany Walking Classic Special Section

A Foundation for Growth

Foundation provides major boosts for community-building endeavors

By Garth Bishop

When a community organization in New Albany has a worthy cause to forward, its leaders can always take comfort in knowing the New Albany Community Foundation is there to help.

Formed in 1994, the foundation is a public, nonprofit organization that supports efforts to benefit the New Albany community. Its main areas of focus are education and lifelong learning; arts and culture; health and wellness; the environment and historic preservation; and community building.

In fiscal year 2011, the foundation gave out $238,000 in grants, and was already up to $333,000 in fiscal year 2012 by late May.

“The bulk of that was for education or the arts,” says foundation Executive Director Craig Mohre.

New Albany-Plain Local Schools, Healthy New Albany, the Jeanne B. McCoy Community Center for the Arts and the New Albany-Plain Local Joint Parks District are just a few of the organizations that have benefited from the foundation’s support. Other groups include the New

Albany Arts Council, the New Albany Ballet Theater, the New Albany Children’s Choir, the New Albany Symphony Orchestra, the New Albany branch of the Columbus Metropolitan Library, the city of New Albany, the Plain Township Fire Department and the New Albany-Plain Township Historical Society.

New Albany-Plain Local Schools

For years, the foundation has been using its resources to bring in guest speakers for students, many of them authors and all of them imparting valuable experience and knowledge. Most recently, the foundation brought in former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to speak at the McCoy Center, and while here she also spoke to students. Clarence Jones, speechwriter for Martin Luther King Jr., is another recent example.

“The kids become familiar with not only the author, but their subject,” says Mohre.

Last year, the foundation formed the Central Ohio Leadership Academy, expanding the scope of its guest speakers for students and bringing in students from other school districts across central Ohio to New Albany for the events. These other schools include Licking County high schools, Columbus high schools and several private schools including Columbus Academy and the Columbus School for Girls.

The academy is a partnership with the Fisher College of Business at The Ohio State University – the students keep journals and do projects associated with the lecture series, and even receive college credit for it. The foundation invested about $60,000 in the launch of the program.

New Albany Walking Classic

Wexner Community Park

Author visits are another major boost the foundation provides for New Albany students. Teachers suggest authors based on what the students are reading and the foundation helps to bring them in, familiarizing students with the books’ subject matter as well as concepts such as writing a book and creating characters.

“They also provide the authors’ books to our students, so the students not only get to capture what they’ve written and read, but they tend to get to experience it firsthand,” says Ric Stranges, principal at New Albany High School.

That experience often has a major impact on students. Stranges gives an example of a student who spent time with author David McCullough when he came to town for a foundation-sponsored author visit, and she has now graduated from college and is making her living as a writer.

“She still goes back to that day that she spent with David McCullough that changed her life,” says Stranges.

The foundation also funded the environmental sciences program at New Albany High School – a magnet program that draws students from 16 different central Ohio high schools.

Jeanne B. McCoy Community Center for the Arts

The foundation was a major partner in the creation of the McCoy Center. The center hosts a huge assortment of cultural activities in New Albany – guest speakers, school assemblies, informational lectures and artistic performances, to name a few.

At a time when the school district needed a new high school auditorium, city leaders wanted a community center and township officials wanted a senior center, the foundation helped create a facility that incorporated all three.

“We built a $15 million, state-of-the-art facility with teaching spaces … and then a 780-seat theater, and to this day, it’s just been a remarkable collaboration,” Mohre says.

Even now, the foundation plays a big part in raising money for programming and operations.

“Everything we do includes some sort of funding from the foundation, so they’re a partner on all of our programming,” says Mindy Hayward, director of marketing and communications for the McCoy. “Many of

the artists that we bring in … wouldn’t normally be looking at a community like New Albany to do performances.”

healthy New Albany

The foundation was very much involved in the creation of Healthy New Albany –the project was the brainchild of Mohre and Phil Heit, who is also founder of the New Albany Walking Club and the New Albany Walking Classic – and convened the group that started the organization.

“The mission is to promote a culture of health in our community,” says Mohre. “From that, there are a number of initiatives, all volunteer-driven.”

Mohre and Heit started with the Walking Classic and gradually added more initiatives, including a lecture series at the McCoy Center that brings in experts to speak on a variety of health-related topics, the New Albany Farmers’ Market, community gardens and Healthy New Albany Magazine.

“At Healthy New Albany, our intention is to become a model for how cities go about developing a culture of health,” says Heit.

Healthy New Albany was started just last year, and since then, its initiatives have gained major ground – for instance, the farmers’ market is already up to 65 vendors, and the magazine is mailed to all residents and distributed to business parks in the New Albany area.

New Albany-Plain Local Joint Parks District

The foundation was one of several partners involved in the development of Wexner Community Park.

A playground, a pavilion and a commons area make up the park, which opened in 2004. Much of the funding came from a bond issue, but the foundation’s support allowed for the completion of the playground area.

“We were not going to be able to move forward if we hadn’t partnered with (the foundation),” says Dave Wharton, director of the parks district.

Now, thanks in part to the foundation, the community has a small park in the center of town that’s very popular for events, from birthday parties to an Independence Day celebration.

“It’s been a fantastic resource for everybody,” says Wharton.

The foundation also funded a planning study for the forthcoming Rose Run Streamside Park, though that park is overseen by the city rather than by the parks district.

Jeanne B. McCoy Community Center for the Arts

Garth Bishop is editor of CityScene Magazine. Feedback welcome at gbishop@pub groupltd.com.

New Albany Walking Classic Special Section

OSU Sports Medicine is a proud partner of the New Albany Walking Classic Health Expo!

Convenient locations with free parking – call now to schedule physician appointments, physical therapy, imaging and more:

OSU Columbus

2050 Kenny Rd., Ste. 3100 614-293-3600

Dublin 3900 Stoneridge Ln., Ste. C 614-366-9324

Gahanna 920 N. Hamilton Rd. 614-366-4332

Lewis Center 6515 Pullman Dr. 614-688-7160

Athletes with sports injuries require immediate, state-of-the-art intervention and diagnostic attention to protect their athletic future. The experts at OSU Sports Medicine provide rapid diagnosis and high-quality treatment, helping athletes achieve a safe return to sports.

OSU Sports Medicine meets the needs of athletes, parents and coaches by providing convenient access to a team of physicians and athletic trainers – the same team that serves the more than 900 Division I NCAA athletes on Ohio State’s 36 varsity teams. We also serve as the official sports medicine provider for Columbus City Schools, BalletMet, the OSU Department of Dance, Ohio Premier Eagles Soccer Club and Columbus State Community College. The OSU Sports Medicine team cares for these athletes and the athlete in you.

OSU Sports Medicine offers a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach to the prevention and treatment of activityrelated injuries in all individuals. Our pursuit of excellence in research, clinical care

and education is enhanced by our position in a nationally-prominent academic medical center, which allows the integration of considerable strengths in many specialties, many of which will be highlighted at the Health Expo.

Specialty Programs and Services

• ACL injury prevention program

• Aquatic therapy

• Arthritis in active people

• Asthma in athletes

• Athletic training services

• Endurance athlete

• Sports nutrition

• Program for the performing arts

• Sport psychology

• Sports and orthopedic physical therapy

• Sports biomechanics laboratory

• Sports concussion management

• Sports performance

Our mission is “To improve people’s lives through physical activity via innovation in research, education and patient care.”

CarePoint East 543 Taylor Ave. 614-293-5123

Physical therapy only

Downtown 21 E. State St., Ste. 300 614-366-3600

Grove City YMCA 3580 Discovery Dr. 614-293-1068

Hilliard YMCA 6048 Woodsview Way 614-293-6384

Visit us online at www.sportsmedicine. osu.edu and like us on Facebook: facebook. com/OSUSportsMedicine.

the Dos and Don’ts of Exercise

If you have eaten a meal, avoid strenuous exercise for at least two hours. If you exercise vigorously first, wait about 20 minutes before eating.

Use proper equipment, such as goggles to protect your eyes while playing handball or

racquetball or good walking/running shoes with adequate cushioning in the soles.

Hard or uneven surfaces such as cement or rough fields are more likely to cause injuries. Soft, even surfaces such as a level grass field, a dirt path or a track for running are better for your feet and joints.

If you run or jog, land on your heels rather than the balls of your feet. This will minimize the strain on your feet and lower legs.

Joggers and walkers should also watch for cars and wear light-colored clothes or a reflecting band during darkness so drivers can see them. Face oncoming traffic and do not assume that drivers will notice you on the roadway.

If you bicycle, you can help prevent injuries by wearing a helmet and using a light and reflectors on the wheels at night. Also, ride in the direction of traffic and try to avoid busy streets.

Talk to your doctor or others on your health care team if you have questions. You may request more written information from the Library for Health Information at (614) 293-3707 or healthinfo@osu.edu

BUT FOR OHIO STATE,

MY OFFICIATING DAYS WOULD BE OVER.

Nothing makes Ed feel more alive than officiating high school sports. But he almost had to hang up his jersey for good because of a painful ACL injury. He went to see the sports medicine doctors at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, the team physicians for the Buckeyes. Ed trusted their expertise to perform the ACL surgery that got him back out on the court. “I can do a 360° pivot now without pain!” Hear more of Ed’s story at osu.edu/butforohiostate.

Ed Blacklick, OH

Seasonal Sippables Ever-changing bar offerings present a drink for all seasons

By Carly Kohake

With summer in full swing, our minds collectively turn to one thing: relaxing with a cool drink in hand.

Though, for a few special places around town, the drinks change (almost) as much as the weather in Ohio does.

The Winking Lizard Tavern – with locations on Bethel Road in northwest Columbus and the Crosswoods area near Worthington – specializes in “Drinks of the Month.” At the Winking Lizard, customers can choose from a special shot, beer or cocktail that changes every month.

Sandy Jordan, the daytime bartender at the Bethel Road location, sees the trends in seasonal drinking patterns firsthand. Though most people stick to the tavern’s extensive rotating beverage selection, Jordan notices how picks from of the original drink menu change depending on the season.

“In the summer months, people will order more wheat style beers, more of the fruity, lighter beers, like Blue Moon,” says Jordan.

During the summer, the Drinks of the Month tend to have more tropical and fruity flavors in them as well. For July and August, respectively, the drinks of the month are the Lizard Watermelon Starburst and the Grape Fun Dip.

While most restaurants do not have stated drinks of the month as the Winking Lizard does, the offerings from behind the bar evolve throughout the year, just as customers’ tastes do.

Westerville’s Bel Lago, with its bar and lounge sitting on the waterfront of the Hoover Reservoir, works hard to slake summer thirst. Catering to the drink whims of customers – which may or may not appear on the actual menu – is a major priority for Bel Lago, says Jon Arnold, the restaurant’s general manager, and offerings such as banana pina coladas back up that priority.

“In the summer, we gear toward sangria. White wine especially goes well with the heat, rather than the red, (and) we serve specialty cocktails as well,” says Arnold. “We see that switch to a beach-like atmosphere. We sell a lot of Corona and Land Shark.” cS

Carly Kohake is a contributing writer. Feedback welcome at gbishop@pubgroupltd.com.

A View to a Thrill

By Carla D’Errico

Photos courtesy of ACE Resort and Hocking Hills Tourism Association

Cooped up in a cubicle, staring longingly at the bright sunlight outside your office window?

For those of us itching to get out and release our inner adrenaline junkie, get some fresh air and take in the wild, it’s helpful to know we don’t have to go far.

White Water World

As adventure outings go, whitewater rafting is among the most popular. And though Ohio is not exactly known for its rapids, that doesn’t mean there aren’t options available within a few hours’ drive.

Just four hours from Columbus, in southwestern West Virginia, is ACE (Army Corps of Engineers) Resort.

Whitewater rafting is ACE’s No. 1 draw. Although the resort is open yearround, rafting officially begins in April, with some die-hards starting in March. Water levels are highest in April and May, meaning bigger rapids. May is also beautiful because the trees have all their foliage.

Summer is the busiest season because “part of the allure of whitewater rafting is that you get wet,” says ACE Resort Marketing Director Beth Gill.

ACE has guided tours on two rivers, the most popular being the New River. Twisting through a gorge 1,000 feet deep, the New River can hold a huge volume of water. Because of this, it is nicknamed “The Grand Canyon of the East.”

Gill is captivated by its sheer and untamed scenery: “The sides feel almost vertical, it’s that steep,” she says in awe.

The New River Gorge is protected because of its National River status. “You don’t see any signs of buildings; it’s just beautiful wilderness,” says Gill.

The Lower is good for families and novices, with plenty of rapids, as well as

pools for swimming. Expert guides take guests on half-day tours and serve grilled riverside lunches including steak, veggie burgers, hamburgers and hot dogs for the young thrill-seekers. The Upper New is for the more experienced, but also features 15-foot-high rocks for daredevil jumpers.

Though smaller, the Gauley River packs no less punch. In fact, “The Beast of the East” is considered one of the top 10 whitewater runs in the world. Expect Class IV to Class VI rapids.

“The.Upper Gauley is very technical. It’s spectacularly beautiful. It’s a small volume river, but it has some of the biggest rapids you’ll ever experience,” Gill says. “The Upper section is harder, but the Lower is great for beginners, though you still want to be physically fit.”

September and October is known as Gauley Season, when Summersville Dam has a scheduled release for six weekends, guaranteeing a water level of about 2,800 cubic feet per second. The third week in October is also Bridge Day, an event attended by 180,000 people who watch BASE jumpers take on the New River Gorge Bridge. It’s not a resort activity, but ACE will take tours to see the spectacle from below. For 2012, Bridge Day will be Oct. 20.

More information on ACE can be found online at www.aceraft.com.

Though West Virginia is known for its whitewater rafting, it’s not the only nearby

ACE Resort takes rafters under Summersville Dam on Bridge Day in October to watch the BASE jumpers.

state offering that option. Pennsylvania also has rafting hotspots popular with Ohioans; for instance, the central Ohio-based Ladies Explorer Club is planning a trip to the Lower Yough in Ohiopyle, Pa., which offers Class III and Class IV rapids. The trip is set for July 28-29. For more information, visit www.ladiesexplorerclub.com.

Zip to be Square

A more recent phenomenon in the adventure trip world – safe, but still thrilling – is ziplining.

It’s been available about an hour outside of Columbus since Hocking Hills Canopy Tours opened up shop in 2008.

Last year, a story in Discovery Magazine named the Hocking Hills one of the top 10 ziplining destinations in the world. The three-hour canopy tour is much like the type you’d experience in Costa Rica or Hawaii.

“(It’s) a combination thrill ride and nature tour,” says Karen Raymore, executive director of the Hocking Hills Tourism Association.

A total of 10 different zips zoom tourists over forest, caves and the Hocking River.

Above: A climber rappels at ACE Resort. Below left: One of the Hocking Hills Canopy Tours ziplines in action. Below right: Thrill-seekers raft the Lower New River.

Climbers relax at Conkle’s Hollow in the Hocking Hills.

The tour company is most famous, though, for the SuperZip, which allows patrons to fly superhero style at speeds up to 50 mph. Aspiring SuperZippers must have completed the Canopy Tour first.

Nearby Hocking Peaks is “really attractive to the people looking for a more athletic experience, a little more physically challenging,” Raymore says. “To a younger adventure traveler who’s looking for something more extreme, that’s just what they’re looking for.”

Any ziplining experience is exhilarating, Raymore says.

“I’ve done it myself. It’s fabulous. And I’m old,” she says with a laugh. “So if I can do it, anyone can do it. It’ll make you feel 20 years younger.”

More information can be found at www. hockinghillscanopytours.com.

Other ziplines can be found around Ohio. Valley Zipline Tours, located just outside of Lancaster, offers the longest zipline tour in the state. Closer to home, Camp Mary Orton in the Worthington area just recently began offering treetop tours via zipline. And for a more exotic twist, the Wilds, in the Zanesville area, has set up ziplines that allow for an overhead tour of its pastures, lakes and many exotic animals.

Action Adventure

If you’re going to be at ACE Resort for some rafting or the Hocking Hills for some ziplining, you’ll have plenty of other opportunities to keep yourself entertained and exhilarated.

ACE also offers rock climbing, rappelling, mountain biking, horseback riding, kayaking, ATV tours, a mud obstacle course and even paintball. It also has its own zipline tours, offering breathtaking views of the New River Gorge from 800 feet in the air. Cabins, cabin tents and rustic camping are available for those who expect to need more than one day to try everything out.

Hiking, canoeing, rock climbing and kayaking are other popular activities in the Hocking Hills. There are even scenic air tours flying out of Vinton County Airport. cS

Carla D’Errico is a contributing writer. Feedback welcome at gbishop@pubgroupltd.com.

Steve Bush

Metal Head

Welder’s family history and innovative mind create unique designs

By Cindy Gaillard

Steve Bush sees the potential for art everywhere – on garages, stairways, in expansive fields and even holding up mailboxes.

The Blacklick resident’s welded art ranges from dramatic stand-alone sculptures to pieces designed to function within the home. All of his work is impressive, both structurally and artistically. Bush handles the welder with authority and care, infusing his work with a subtle sense of ease and a dash of good humor.

“You can just as soon make a dining room table artistic and cool as you can a sculpture,” Bush says. “People need functional things in their life,” so he finds ways to introduce art to everyday objects, like his stair railings that have become so popular in homes all over Columbus.

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Tables and railings are among the functional items Steve Bush makes in his studio.

Right: Orchid

Above: Gates are also among Bush’s functional creations.

Below: Bush’s metal flowers are untitled. Opposite page: One of the untitled sculptures Bush has kept for himself

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His stand-alone sculptures play with balance while offering a chance to expand the narrative of materials and form. “I like to tell a story,” Bush says.

Bush learned to weld when he was young. His father, grandfather and uncle were structural steel ironworkers who worked on skyscrapers and taught him the basics. Bush knew at an early age that he wanted to become an artist, so he studied first at the Pennsylvania Institute of Art, then transferred to the Columbus College of Art and Design.

For a while, he struggled to find his niche. He finally realized why steel was the medium chosen for him by his father and grandfather.

“I wasn’t a realistic painter, I was a builder,” Bush says. “I’m a builder of things.”

While he was still in college, Katherine LeVeque commissioned Bush to make a

scale replica of the LeVeque Tower for her office.

After graduation, Bush spent many years in fabrication shops in and around Columbus to learn how to make the designs and ideas he had in his head. The experience taught him how to work with a wide range of materials and “how to make things square, straight and level, and I just had to put the art twist onto it.” An apprenticeship with a jeweler gave him the confidence to make anything from earrings to 15-foot-tall metal gates.

When his two sons were born, Bush made the decision to stay at home to care for them. He welded at night after his wife, Theresa, came home from work. His garage became the smARTworks studio. He uses both Mig and Tig welders to transform huge sheets of steel into gates, birds, abstract forms and even flowers.

Sixteen years after college, Bush’s oneof-a-kind blend of art and function has paid off. He spends half his time working on sculptures and the other half working on railings and other functional pieces for the home. He feels that all of his childhood training and artistic education has finally “fallen into place where it’s supposed to be.”

No matter what he builds, he makes sure every piece is structurally sound –with a lifetime guarantee – while pleasing the eye with unusual touches here and there. Whether holding onto his one-of-akind railings or marveling at five-foot-tall steel daylilies, the precision and grace of his work is spectacular. cS

Cindy Gaillard is the Executive Producer of WOSU Public Media’s Emmy Award-winning program ArtZine. Find new episodes on Facebook.

Left: Collision

Far left: An untitled piece at a Dublin corporate park

Below: Metal flowers in front of the smARTworks studio

Gallery Exhibits

Ohio Arts Council’s Riffe Gallery: Let’s Get Digital, featuring the work of 15 different artists whose works demonstrate innovative applications of digital technology, through July 8. www.riffegallery.org

High Road Gallery: Central Ohio Photography Group show through July 28. www.highroadgallery.com

Brandt-Roberts Galleries: New works by gallery artists from July 1-31. www. brandtrobertsgalleries.com

Rivet Gallery: Morphous, 3D artwork in various mediums from more than 16 artists, from July 7-31. www.rivetgallery.com

ROY G BIV Gallery: Art Information, exploring how contemporary artists use research to inspire creativity, from July 12Aug. 24. www.roygbivgallery.com

Hayley Gallery: No Leftovers by Kevin Bickle from July 21-Aug. 10. www.hayley gallery.com

Brandt-Roberts Galleries

Hayley Gallery

Rivet Gallery

Art Access Gallery: It’s Color the work of Paula Rubinstein, Ellen Bazzoli and Marti Steffy, through Aug. 3. www.artaccessgallery.com

Dublin Arts Council Gallery: Drama by Michael Hoza, oil paintings inspired by the sky over the earth in cen tral Ohio, through Aug. 4. www.dublin arts.org

Wexner Center for the Arts: pocznikow: Sculpture Undone, 1955-1972 through Aug. 5. Omer Fast: 2001/11 a pair of video installations made a decade apart, through Aug. 5. www.wexarts.org

Muse . Gallery: Summer Salon, a rotating group show featuring gallery artists, through Aug. 31. www. amusegallery.com

Dublin Arts Council Gallery

Hawk Galleries: Works by Lino Tagliapietra through Aug. 31. www.hawkgalleries.com

Hammond Harkins Galleries: Fresh Art: Works by Gallery Artists – featuring pieces by artists including Paul Hamilton, Geer Morton, Milisa Valliere, Aminah Robinson and Dennison Griffith – through Aug. 31. www.hammondharkins.com

Columbus Museum of Art: The Radical Camera: New York’s Photo League, 19361951 through Sept. 9. Marvelous Menagerie: An Ancient Roman Mosaic from Lod, Israel through Jan. 13. www.columbus museum.org

Ohio Glass Museum: A-Tisket, A-Tasket … Flowers, Frogs and Baskets, featuring the glasswork of Robert Eickholt, through mid-September. www.ohioglass museum.org

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Decorative Arts Center of Ohio: Appalachian Strings: The Instruments, Their Makers, the Music – dulcimers, banjos, fiddles, guitars and mandolins from collections across the country, as well as photographs of musicians and traditional American music – through Sept. 9. www. decartsohio.org

Left: Decorative Arts Center of Ohio

Above: Muse Gallery

Paul Seide (American, born 1949), Radio Light. Blown glass, mercury, argon gas, 1985. Gift of Dorothy and George Saxe, 1991.135 © Paul Seide

Hammond Harkins Galleries

ROY G BIV Gallery

Columbus Museum of Art

Picks&Previews

CityScene spotlights what to watch, what to watch for and what not to miss!

Red, White and Boom!

July 3, 10 a.m.-

11 p.m.

Downtown Columbus Riverfront

Columbus’ timehonored extravaganza returns with live entertainment, activities for children, food and fireworks. . www.red whiteandboom.org

Dublin Art Fair

July 6-7

Sells Middle School, 150 W. Bridge St., Dublin

PNC Arts Alive Summer Music Series: ProMusica Chamber Orchestra

July 12, 8 p.m.

Franklin Park Conservatory, 1777 E. Broad St.

Enjoy live music by ProMusica inspired by beautiful gardens. www.promusica columbus.org

North Market Food and Ohio Wine Festival

July 13-15

North Market, 59 Spruce St.

The North Market hosts a weekend celebration of Ohio’s finest wines and great foods to pair with them. The event features 15 Ohio wineries offering select vintages. www.northmarket.com

Actors’ theatre of Columbus presents The Merchant of Venice Through July 29

Schiller Park, 1069 Jaeger St.

William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice offers both sides of the theatrical coin with its moments of lightheartedness and its exploration of prejudice. www.the actorstheatre.org

Fine artists converge in Dublin for the fifth annual Dublin Art Fair, which also features food, live entertainment and an art project activity tent. For the first time this year, the show will be held in conjunction with the Arthritis Foundation Classic Auto Show and Cruise-In, held a mile away on Metro Place North. www. dublinartfair.org

Westerville Music and Arts Festival

July 14-15

Heritage Park, 60 N. Cleveland Ave., Westerville

Picnic with the Pops: Dennis DeYoung: The Music of Styx

July 14, 8 p.m.

Columbus Commons, 160 S. High St. Dennis DeYoung, one of the founding members of Styx, and his six-member band join the Columbus Symphony Orchestra to play the band’s greatest hits, such as Lady, Babe and Come Sail Away www.columbussymphony.com

Shadowbox Live presents Back to the Garden

July 15-Aug. 26

Featuring more than 130 fine artists and craftspeople, live music, youth exhibits, silent auction, children’s activities and much more, the festival offers something for the whole family. www.westervillechamber.com

Shadowbox Live, 503 S. Front St. Shadowbox Live’s enormously popular Woodstock musical Back to the Garden prepares for another go ’round. www.shadow boxlive.org

Dennis DeYoung

Lancaster Festival

July 18-28

Throughout Lancaster

Enjoy 10 full days of music, art and entertainment in Lancaster. Highlights include a 5K, an art walk, a golf tournament and performances by the Lancaster Festival Orchestra, as well as a headlining performance from LeAnn Rimes on July 28. www.lanfest.org

JazZoo Concert Series: Ray

Charles and the Legends of Soul

July 20, 8 p.m.

Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, 4850 W. Powell Rd.

Join the Columbus Jazz Orchestra and special guest Phil Clark as they serenade you with the sweet sounds of Ray’s classic songs and the legendary figures of soul. www.jazzartsgroup.org

Peabo Bryson

Columbus Jazz and Rib Fest

July 20-22

McFerson Commons and North Bank Park, downtown Columbus

An assortment of great jazz artists and 23 vendors offering savory ribs will mark this year’s festival. www.hotribscooljazz.org

Picnic with the Pops: Peabo Bryson

July 21, 8 p.m.

Columbus Commons, 160 S. High St.

With 20 albums to his credit, Peabo Bryson has established a career as one of the premier male vocalists in contemporary music with hits such as Show and Tell, Can You Stop the Rain and Lost in the Night. www.columbussymphony.com

Ohio State Fair

July 25-Aug. 5

Ohio Expo Center, 717 E. 17th Ave.

Enjoy bands, food, arts and crafts, a beer garden and Saturday fireworks at the annual Ohio State Fair. The concert line-up this year includes Billy Currington, Chicago, the Doobie Brothers, the Isley Brothers, Gavin DeGraw, Merle Haggard, Boston and Jason Aldean. www. ohiostatefair.com

Dublin Irish Festival

Aug. 3-5

Coffman Park, 5600 Post Rd., Dublin

The 2012 Irish Festival offers the best Irish entertainment, including live music, Irish dancing, food, children’s activities, competitions, historical seminars and vendors. www.dublinirishfestival.org

With Michael McEwan

The Painter’s Eye

Featuring Snap the Whip by Winslow Homer

The old Chinese saying “Good things come in pairs” comes to mind when I think of the Butler Institute of American Art and Winslow Homer (18361910).

The Butler was the very first art museum in the world to be devoted solely to American art when it was dedicated in 1919.

One of the first pieces in the collection – and, in many ways, one of its crown jewels – is Winslow Homer’s 1872 oil on canvas. In fact, it has recently been wonderfully reframed.

Throughout the painting, there are many pairs of figures, some of them nearly identical. The lone exception is the boy

being pulled in two directions; his white shirt resembles a cross against the red schoolhouse. Some say this is a nod to the tension between childhood and the new world of adults, and I wouldn’t disagree.

It is a moment before your gaze pulls up to the majestic hills and crisp fall sky clearly presented to us by Homer. Homer was master of several mediums, especially watercolor, all the more remarkable because he had no formal training.

Another “best” this summer is the Annual National Juried Show: 76th National Midyear Exhibition at the Butler Institute of American Art, 524 Wick Ave. in Youngstown. cS

22 x 36 inches

Collection of The Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio

Acquired, 1919

Artist Michael McEwan serves as Artist-in-Residence at Capital University, where he also teaches painting and drawing classes.

Winslow Homer (1836-1910) SNAP THE WHIP (1872) Oil on canvas

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