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The ballet and orchestral work by Russian composer Igor Stravinsky celebrates its 100th birthday this year, having made its debut in 1913 in Paris. That milestone provided a perfect reason to bring the show to Columbus, says Jean-Marie Zeitouni, music director for the orchestra. Though recognized today for its groundbreaking nature and avant-garde presentation, The Rite of Spring received a decidedly chillier reception the first time it was seen by the public. Audiences at the Theatre des Champs-Elysees, some not understanding the performance and some overly excited by it, began vocally heckling and lauding it, respectively, nearly leading to riots. “Rite of Spring remains one of the most modern pieces that was ever written,” says Zeitouni. “Even 100 years later, listening to it, it sounds modern in every possible way as far as the orchestra is concerned.” Part of the issue was the contemporary material of the production, to which audiences of the day were unaccustomed. Pagan rituals are a big part of the ongoing story, and heady topics such as human sacrifice and sexuality were controversial, though they no longer offend most audiences. “It really kind of makes you wonder what the world was like if that was what shocked everybody,” says James Kudelka, artistic consultant for BalletMet and choreographer for the production. The instrumentation, the rhythms and the intensity all evoke contemporary music, Zeitouni says, and even in 2013, it never seems old-fashioned. “To me, it’s more psychedelic than the psychedelic music of the ’60s and ’70s, it’s more rock than rock music, it’s more heavy metal than heavy metal music,” he says. It’s not unusual for an orchestra or ballet company to put on a performance of The Rite of Spring, but it’s rare for the two groups to come together for a combined performance due to the challenges presented by coordinating them. But it’s well worth it to see such a renowned piece performed as it was meant to be performed, Zeitouni says, and that’s why he reached out to former BalletMet artistic director Gerard Charles last year about putting on a joint performance. Zeitouni has worked with ballet companies before, but only on traditional collaborative pieces such as Swan Lake and cityscene • March 2013
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The Nutcracker; The Rite of Spring will be an exciting new experience, he says. The orchestra pit at the Ohio Theatre cannot accommodate the 106 musicians needed to play the piece, so they will instead be on the stage. The orchestra will be toward the back of the stage on an elevated platform, with the dancers on the front part of the stage – including the portion covering the pit. “So the dance will be on the pit, where the orchestra usually is,” says Kudelka. That’s the newest and most challenging part of putting the dance portion of the piece together for Kudelka, who is serving as artistic consultant for BalletMet while the organization searches for a new artistic director. He choreographed a performance of The Rite of Spring in Montreal in the 1980s, but not with a 106-member orchestra sharing the stage. The presence of the orchestra means there are some areas where less choreography is necessary thanks to the exciting and sometimes visual nature of the music, and some areas where more may be needed because the musicians significantly outnumber the dancers, Kudelka says. Stravinsky left some stage directions, but was very talented at telling a story with his music, so much of the dancing is open to the interpretation of the choreographer. “I’m not wanting to have the story come out of the music; I’m just trying to react to it,” says Kudelka. The new steps will be a contemporary reaction to the music, he says, with such adjustments as increased focus on sexuality, as through touch – touch is an important part of ballet, but Kudelka aims to make it more charged than usual, despite the challenges of conveying intimacy with more than 100 musicians in the background. “I’m trying to see it as about sexuality, eroticism and romanticism,” says Kudelka. For the orchestra, just reaching the notes is a major challenge. When the work arrived on the scene 100 years ago, the music was about “three levels above the level of what the musicians could play,” Zeitouni says, and though those notes are more accessible today, they’re still tough. Another challenge for the orchestra is considering the speed of the dancers and their interpretation of the choreography; a live orchestra is not as predictable as a
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taped one, and the musicians need to be able to accommodate the dancers without being too mechanical. “The benefit of it is what happens in real time goes way beyond what is predictable,” says Zeitouni. “In the moment, the synergy of both art forms is so much more meaningful for us and for the audience.” Preceding The Rite of Spring onstage will be Rapsodie Espagnole, an original piece set to the music of Maurice Ravel and choreographed by BalletMet dancer Jimmy Orrante, who also dances in The Rite of Spring. The four-movement piece utilizes six dancers and a smaller contingent of orchestra members. “(The movements) are all written for different styles of Spanish dance,” Orrante says. cs Garth Bishop is editor of CityScene Magazine. Feedback welcome at gbishop@cityscenemediagroup.com. www.cityscenecolumbus.com
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The Wave of the Future Technological breakthroughs in medicine put Columbus on the map By Cindy Gaillard
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ne day, in the not too distant future, a cell phone app could provide you relief from a migraine. The treatment for brain cancer could be as easy as wearing an electrical helmet while you go about your day. Alzheimer’s patients could curtail the disease with an outpatient procedure that places a pacemaker in the brain. Those ideas are not science fiction – they are real procedures and real treatments that are being used and tested here in Columbus by some of the nation’s leading physicians in their fields. Parkinson’s Disease, Alzheimer’s Disease and Addiction Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) is like a pacemaker for the brain. Electrodes are surgically implanted into the area of the brain that is damaged or malfunctioning and then are given a regulatory amount of electric stimulation. DBS has been effective in calming tremors in patients with Parkinson’s disease Cyberknife
and interrupting the firestorm of electrical activity in epileptic patients. New studies are under way to test DBS on Alzheimer’s patients and those dealing with addiction. “It’s a very exciting time, says Dr. Ali Rezai, director of the neuroscience program at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. “As technologies are maturing, it’s important to leverage that technology” in the treatment of hundreds of diseases and ailments that are controlled by the brain, he says. The medical center is working with the engineering department to perfect dental implants that interrupt the nerve signals that cause migraines: “Turn on the device via your cell phone and stop the headache,” says Rezai. The micro-implant is widely used in Europe, and more than two-thirds of the patients find relief from their migraines, says Rezai. High Blood Pressure If you have high blood pressure, you know how hard it is to control.
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that bombards the brain with electrical currents. The currents interrupt cancer cells’ ability to divide, causing shrinkage and cell death. Patients wear the device as long as 18 hours a day and otherwise go about their daily activities. So far, the treatment seems just as effective as chemotherapy without serious side effects. Glioblastoma is a cancer that is difficult to treat and is the most deadly form of primary brain tumor in the U.S. “The things we’ve been doing for the past 50 years haven’t worked,” says Dr. Robert Cavaliere, assistant professor of neurology at OSU’s James Cancer Hospital. He is optimistic that this form of stubborn cancer has finally found its Kryptonite. “The tumors have never been exposed to this technology,” Cavaliere says. Cancer Tumors No knives or scalpels are involved with this new technology, even if Cyberknife does sound as if it might be Dr. Who’s new alien-slaying gadget. Cyberknife is a form of stereotactic radiotherapy (SR) whereby very high doses of radiation are delivered precisely to cancer tumors. While SR is used in many hospitals, Cyberknife is unique in that it delivers not one beam of radiation, but hundreds of beams from all different angles. “By intersecting the beams,” says Dr. Douglas W. Widman, medical director for Columbus Cyberknife at Mount Carmel St. Ann’s Hospital, “you get a very concentrated dose of radiation” that is accurate to within 1 millimeter. What’s more, and what makes Cyberknife a Cadillac in the field, is its ability to track the tumors in real time. Particularly in lung cancer patients, whereby the act of breathing alters the location of the tumor, Cyberknife, through sophisticated computerized imaging that drives an industrial robot, keeps the beams steadily and deadly on target. The radiation works to destroy the tumor while minimizing the damage to normal tissue. “There’s no other machine that does that,” says Widman. cs Cindy Gaillard is a contributing writer. Feedback welcome at gbishop@cityscenemediagroup.com. www.cityscenecolumbus.com
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Rookies of the Newcomers make an impact on Columbus’ dining options By Garth Bishop
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012 was a good year for the restaurant scene in central Ohio, and 2013 looks like it may be even better. These are just three of the exciting new dining options to open their doors over the last few months.
The Grass Skirt Tiki Room
The Grass Skirt Tiki Room When the Grass Skirt opened its doors in downtown Columbus in late September, its status as a tiki bar and tropical restaurant made it the heir apparent to the Kahiki, which reigned for almost 40 years as the undisputed tiki king of Columbus. Though the king had abdicated 12 years earlier, settling into his thatched throne was a daunting task. Fortunately, the Columbus Food League – responsible for such restaurants as the Surly Girl Saloon, Dirty Frank’s Hot Dog Palace and 12 cityscene • March 2013
Betty’s Fine Food and Spirits – was up to the challenge. Starting with a limited menu, the Grass Skirt has slowly added more tropical treats. Current favorites include the Hawaiian Burgers, two beef burgers with Swiss cheese, caramelized green onions, grilled pineapple and teriyaki aioli on King’s Hawaiian sweet rolls; the Loco Moco, two mini burger patties over rice with housemade mushroom gravy, green onions and a sunny-side-up egg; and the Spam & Swiss, two grilled Spam sandwiches with Swiss
cheese, caramelized green onions and spicy Chinese mustard. “We thought of a lot of ways to serve Spam, and that was the most elegant way we could come up with,” says managing partner Carmen Owens. Pineapple and chicken satay skewers will soon join the menu, as will pastas such as a red curry coconut pasta, Asian staples such as General Tso’s chicken and sandwiches such as banh mis – Vietnamese subs on baguettes. Desserts will soon be added as well, including a few that are set on fire for effect – a tiki staple. “Eventually, we hope to set as many things on fire as we possibly can,” Owens says. No tiki bar would be complete without a full line-up of tropical trinks, and the Grass Skirt aims to please. Its drink menu is highlighted by such offerings as the Grass Skirt Mai Tai (Appleton Estate rum, orange curacao, orgeat almond syrup and fresh lime juice with fresh mint and a
Year spent lime shell) and Pele’s Curse (pineapple-black pepper infused rum, Cruzan vanilla rum, lime juice and cream soda with fruit punch soda reduction). Helping to maintain the atmosphere of the restaurant is its décor, which includes handmade tikis, a skull chandelier and a glow-in-the-dark volcano painted on one of the walls. “People often ask to sit over there because they want to sit in the glow of our silly little volcano,” says Owens. The Pint Room Burgers and beer are nothing new, but the Pint Room – which opened in Dublin in late December – aims to make them memorable.
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“We just wanted to have a place where you can come and have a casual bar feel, but top-notch bar food,” says general manager Derek Rapkin. Burgers are the Pint Room’s culinary specialty. Each, the menu specifically notes, is a blend of USDA prime chuck and Kobe beef served on a brioche roll, and those that include bacon feature the restaurant’s signature double-smoked bacon. The offerings start with the basics, then veer off into more unorthodox territory. Those offerings include the Lobster burger, topped with steamed lobster, asparagus and Hollandaise sauce; the California burger, with Taleggio cheese, avocado slices, tomato, arugula, alfalfa sprouts and cherry pepper relish mayonnaise; and the Triple burger, with smoked cheddar, boneless short rib, bacon and horseradish slaw. Occupying even more esoteric spots on the burger spectrum are the Hangover burger, topped with smoked cheddar, bacon, mini hash browns, tomato and a sunny-side-up egg; and the PBB&J burger, crowned with bacon, Monterey jack cheese,
peanut butter, strawberry preserves and strawberry slices. Adding to the upscale bar food offerings are the appetizers, which include the Bistro Fries, which are topped with beef short rib, cheddar cheese, sour cream and roasted vegetable relish; the Bottle Caps, fried pickle chips that are beer-battered then breaded with Panco crusting; and sizable chicken wings with a choice of four sauces. “We serve six wings piled high on a plate, and it’s pretty much (like) getting 12,” Rapkin says. Making up the rest of the menu are a selection of sandwiches and salads. While cultivating a lengthy beer list has been a popular trend in central Ohio of late, the Pint Room blows away the competition with a total of 101 beers on tap – on top of 20 craft beers in cans. “People have just never done anything on a scale like this,” says Rapkin. The beer list is ever-changing, with new taps being rotated in as old ones dry up. But there’s an emphasis on seasonally appropriate offerings, as well as an emphasis on Ohio-brewed beers such as those from central Ohio microbreweries Neil House Brewery, Four String Brewing and Columbus Brewing Company. “Just having the drafts gives us a lot of flexibility,” says Rapkin. cityscene • March 2013 13
{cuisine} The Pearl It had been five years since Cameron Mitchell Restaurants had rolled out a new restaurant concept when the Pearl arrived in the Short North at the beginning of February. Cameron Mitchell’s popular line-up includes Marcella’s Ristorante, Cap City Diner, Mitchell’s Ocean Club, Molly Woo’s Asian Bistro, Martini Modern Italian and M at Miranova, among others. Its new concept: a gastropub. The culinary technique used for the fine dining at M is applied to bar food, resulting in a chef-driven menu with typical Cameron Mitchell class and an emphasis on from-scratch cooking. “We’re making our own sausages, we’re smoking our own salmon, we’re making our own hot sauce,” says company president and owner Cameron Mitchell. Menu highlights included deviled eggs served on chicken egg scales; confit-style chicken wings cooked in duck fat for two and a half hours, then tossed in a special hot sauce and sprinkled with bleu cheese crumbles and minced celery; and fried chicken with a bowl of collard greens and a cinnamon sticky bun. “It’s just our take on chicken and waffles, if you will,” Mitchell says. The dessert menu has a narrow focus on pies, but those pies are as varied as they
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come. Of 28 made at the Pearl, four or five are on the menu each night – some served in traditional wedges, others using different concepts such as long slivers and “deconstructed” pies served in jars with crumbled crust. Beer is the main focus of the drink menu, with 10 drafts and 40 bottles. The menu offers a detailed description of each beer to help diners decide, and staffers have all earned certification as cicerones, effectively the beer equivalent of sommeliers. Cocktails are also being taken a step further, Mitchell says, with house-aged bourbon and tequila and punch in antique glass punch bowls. “Beer takes center stage, and right behind it is the cocktail bar,” says Mitchell. Not to be forgotten is the oyster bar. Baked oysters, baked shrimp and crab Louie salad are a few of the offerings in the restaurant group’s first oyster bar in Columbus. T h e . r e s t a u r a n t ’s interior – the space most recently housed a Burgundy Room restaurant – is almost entirely new. A center staircase was removed and the stairs relocated, a center wall was knocked down and a variety of welcoming elements – including glass, black steel, wood flooring and tiles, reclaimed wood
More Debuts Other recent additions to the central Ohio restaurant scene include: ð Natalie’s Coal-Fired Pizza, Worthington; opened August ð Pho Chef, northwest Columbus; opened August ð 101 Beer Kitchen, Dublin; opened September ð Final Cut Steakhouse, west Columbus (Hollywood Casino); opened October ð Local Cantina, Grandview Heights; opened October ð Gallerie Bar & Bistro, Short North (Hilton Columbus Downtown); opened October ð Manifesto Tuscan Grato & Scotch Bar, downtown Columbus; opened November ð Pies & Pints, Worthington; opened November ð Texas de Brazil, Easton; opened January ð Chef Honda, Westerville; opened January
tabletops and low-voltage lighting – will make the place look comfortable and inviting, Mitchell says. The lit-up sign and, in the summer, open windows to the street are intended to have the same effect. cs Garth Bishop is editor of CityScene Magazine. Feedback welcome at gbishop@cityscenemediagroup.com. www.cityscenecolumbus.com
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he Five Colleges of Ohio is a consortium founded in 1995 that consists of the College of Wooster, Oberlin College, Denison University, Kenyon College and Ohio Wesleyan University. The group has a shared mission of cooperation and understanding to enhance the quality of the schools and the communities of which they are a part. One of the ways they do this is through a cooperative approach their art collections and programs. Try thinking of an art museum that is as large as any major Ohio city art museum, and you will begin to understand how the Five Colleges of Ohio galleries come together.
Denison University
The Denison Museum at Denison University is relatively young, but the school’s collection has been in the making for many years. Museum Director Sherry Harlacher
oversees collections, the contents of which number more than 8,000 objects from multiple areas of the world, primarily Asia, Europe and North and Central America. A wide variety of media – including stone, wood, paper, lacquer, metal, ivory and oils – is represented in the collection. Currently, the collection of Burmese art includes woodcarving, lacquer ware, bronze, silver and ivory objects. The dates of objects range from the Pyu period (7th to 9th centuries) through the 20th Century. The textiles, Buddha images and lacquer ware
comprise the most extensive portions of the collection and number about 1,500 items, many of which are extremely rare. The representation of a broad expanse of periods and materials makes the Denison collection one of the most comprehensive in the United States. Artist Books Print Project, through May 11, is the current exhibition. The works in this exhibition were created in Denison’s introduction to print course, taught by visiting professor Melissa VogleyWoods in fall 2012, and address an exploration of memory.
Kenyon College
Under the directorship of Natalie Marsh, Kenyon College’s Graham Gund Gallery recently opened its doors. “Each of the Ohio Five colleges has specializations and areas of collecting for which they are known. There isn’t much duplication across collections. As the
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Gund Gallery and our new board of directors strategize collecting priorities, we are keenly aware of the strong collections in our area and do not intend to actively collect in ways that duplicate or compete with our consortium partners,” Marsh says. “The Gund Gallery will primarily focus collecting efforts on 20th and 21st Century art – the same focus of our curatorial program. In turn, we intend to distinguish our collecting through conscientiously acquiring work that serves the rich conversations and depth of critical thinking inherent in the interdisciplinary liberal arts curriculum.” The Gund Gallery is a dynamic, 31,000-square-foot space dedicated to expanding ways of seeing and learning. The gallery exists to be a cutting-edge producer of challenging new knowledge about the visual. Through June 23, Israeli-born (1967) and London-based photographer and filmmaker Ori Gersht presents evocative works that simultaneously traverse the relationships between photography and painting while grappling with personal and historical themes of
Above: Virgin and Child with Saints Dominic and Francis, ca. 1280-90, Oberlin College Right: Olive 4, Ori Gersht, 2004, C-print mounted on aluminum, 48 x 56 ½; courtesy of the Cleveland Clinic Art Collection. Part of the Ghost Olive series. Kenyon College.
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The College of Wooster Art Museum: Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471-1528), The Holy Family with the Butterfly, c. 1495-1496, Engraving, 9 5/16 x 7 5/16 The John Taylor Arms Print Collection. The College of Wooster Art Museum 1968.1832. Gift of Ward M. and Mariam Canaday
beauty, loss and violence, including the Holocaust and Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Oberlin College
Oberlin College’s Allen Memorial Art Museum, under the direction of Andria Derstine, has a collection numbering more than 14,000 works and is visited by more than 40,000 people each year. Founded in 1917, it is the largest of the five colleges’ museums and it was the first college art museum west of the Alleghenies. Unique to Oberlin is the art rental program. At the beginning of every semester, students camp out in front of the north gate of the museum to get first pick of original etchings, lithographs and paintings by artists including Renoir, Warhol, Dalí and Picasso. For five dollars per semester, students can hang these works on their dorm room walls. Ellen H. Johnson, a professor of art at Oberlin, started the program in the 1940s in order to “develop the aesthetic sensibilities of students and encourage ordered thinking and discrimination in other areas of their lives.” Religion, Ritual and Performance in the Renaissance is an academic yearlong exhibition including more than 30 works – sacred and secular, from both Northern and Southern Europe, and dating from the late 13th to early 17th Century – on loan from the Yale University Art Gallery. These works will be hung alongside stellar examples of Renaissance art from the museum permanent collection. The exhibition is made possible by generous funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation as part of a collection-sharing initiative. Numerous other installations – of ancient, Asian, African, Islamic, Latin American, European and contemporary art – have been organized by Oberlin students, faculty and museum staff to complement and expand upon this exhibition’s themes through June 30.
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permanent collection of more than 8,500 objects from regional, national and international artists. The College of Wooster Art Museum’s permanent collection includes prints, ancient pottery, ethnographic materials and contemporary art with the largest single collection of John Taylor Arms Print Collection, which includes more than 5,000 prints and drawings. Some of the artists represented in this collection are Edward Hopper, Winslow Elsie Sanchez, Involvement, 2012, oil on canvas, Homer, Isabel Bishop, 56 x 44 inches, Ohio Wesleyan University Albrecht Dürer, Käthe Kollwitz and Félix Bracquemond. Painter’s Eye in the November edition of From April 16-May 13, Object Lessons: CityScene), which reflects the aim of the Selections from the Permanent Collection Five Colleges to embrace and engage the will be featured at the museum. Curated many cultures that make up our world. by students enrolled in Museum Studies, Diverse, on exhibit until April 7, is an the exhibit will feature one of the collec- exhibition featuring the work of Marjorie tion’s eight woodblock prints by German Bender, N. Penney Denning, Egle Gatins, Renaissance Master Albrecht Dürer. This Elena Osterwalder, Elsie Sanchez, Barbara is another example of how the entire stu- Vogel and Leah L. Wong. It illustrates how dent body of each school will, through a the Ross Museum brings the work of the finvariety of courses and programs, come to est artists in the region to the community. interact with the art collections. All five of the schools are heavily involved in their communities with a special Ohio Wesleyan University emphasis on the art education of children, Justin Kronewetter, director of the providing wonderful visual resources for Richard M. Ross Art Museum at Ohio all at no charge. These institutions are an Wesleyan University, introduced me to important part of the entire state of Ohio’s the Five Colleges of Ohio. The intercultural heritage and will be a vital part of change between the member schools our future. cs was recently on display in an exhibition of sculptures by Kenyon professor of art Nationally renowned local artist Michael Barry Gunderson. McEwan is a contributing writer. He teaches The mission of the museum, known by painting and drawing classes at his studio its many friends as “The Ross,” is to pro- in the Clintonville area. Feedback welcome vide exhibitions of distinctive quality and at gbishop@cityscenemediagroup.com. content, stewardship and growth of its permanent collection, and lectures and educational support for the benefit of the university and wider central Ohio comMARQUEE munity. For example, the collection has acquired a number of works by contem- Arts Education at Ohio Colleges porary Native American artists (see The SEE PAGE 42 FOR THE BREAKDOWN TM
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Custom-built homes offer advantages not available elsewhere
ustom – “… made or done to order or, sometimes, made extra fine …” Those 10 words from Webster’s dictionary define what custombuilt homes are about – and hint at the fact that none are alike. continued on page 23
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“Our main goal is to build what the customer wants,” says Neil Rogers of Bob Webb Group. And those wants vary widely. “I’ve never built two homes the same,” says Tom Brown, Webb’s project manager. Lori M. Steiner, president of Borror Properties and Truberry Custom Homes, says, “The biggest intangible we offer is that with Truberry, you truly get a home that is designed exactly to your family’s individual needs.” Over the years, both Webb and Truberry have helped customers custom design their homes using model homes and various basic floor plans as the starting point for the final product. “We customize the plans to meet the buyer’s desires (and) may not end up anywhere near where we started,” says Brown. Steiner suggests that Truberry generally uses plans customers have drawn by the company’s architect. Some advantages of custom building are evident in the variety of options available to the individual homeowner. Others are visible when looking over multiple homes put together by one builder.
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Durango tiles, stainless steel appliances and coffee-colored granite tops highlight this Bob Webb Group kitchen in the Glen at Tartan Fields.
and occasionally stained glass inserts are often blended with well-sculpted wood fronts. Anyone who has visited a granite warehouse knows of the multitude of outstandingly beautiful choices from which to choose for counter and island tops, ranging from solid black to slabs that are mostly red and most of the color combinations between. Webb provides custom woodwork for shelves and cabinets in studies and offices or along great room walls to “enclose” the fireplace with an attractive architectural feature, each essentially unique. Owners often want niches, sometimes lighted, in hall, stair, landing or high great room walls to display artifacts or artwork. An entryway may feature a high ceiling, nice lighting such as a large and artistic chandelier, or an exquisite staircase. Once, Elaborate entranceways, like these twin curved stairs with custom-built wood rails and white spindles from a Truberry Custom Homes house in the Glen at Tartan Fields, are an option for those who custom-build their homes.
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housed a television set and to decorate a short wall nearby. To answer owners’ wishes, “We have built houses with three-story walls, atriums and elevators,” Steiner says. Available to All While not necessarily unique to all custom homes, both builders point out hidden construction features that enhance the quality of their products. Brown mentions roof water management with flaps that kick water away from the roof, larger-thanrequired attic ventilation and finger-joint wood studs, which are two pieces spliced by “fingers” to eliminate warping. Steiner points out upgraded insulation sheeting that tightly controls heat loss, a newly developed drainage system for foundation walls and steel floor joists that use less metal but cover longer spans and reduce or eliminate basement support columns. Webb’s Rogers says the company routinely adds foam in normal voids to boost the insulation factor. The builders seek to meet a family’s
This two-way fireplace, located in a Truberry house in Highland Lakes, is enclosed in weathered steel plates and is another custom job.
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immediate needs but have to advise looking at the future as well, Brown says. An expanded mudroom or a staging area for kids may or may not be used as much as parents want. Those rooms might be as simple as hooks for hanging clothes and a shelf for storage. At the other end are such spaces with separate “lockers” with shelves above and a storage unit under a seat. Some have an array of charging units placed for various electronic devices. Some rooms may be designed for a specific purpose needed now. For example, “A nursery may not be a nursery someday,” Brown says, so optional uses such as conversion to a child’s bedroom should be considered. Some owners opt to install large, multi-head showers with seating rather than a tub in the master suite, whether it be for bathing, sitting in warm water or enjoying a whirlpool. The builder’s choice is to include a tub as a better resale feature, Brown says. Both builders stress quality. “We spend more up front so we don’t have to come back and fix it,” Rogers says, referring to all Webb houses in general. And there’s the matter of “location, location, location.” While a water feature www.luxurylivingmagazine.com
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Stay-at-home dad’s self-built, sound-proof family home theater hosts movie nights By Mike Price photography by Wes Kroninger
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en a room. The floor sits on 2-inch by 2-inch by 1-inch high compressed fiberglass pads with two ¾-inch sheets of plywood so it’s 2 ½ inches off the ground. The theater walls are about an inch or more from any neighboring walls. There is a 2 ½ inch step-up into the room. Two cream-colored, six-panel exterior doors, one in front of the other, lead into www.luxurylivingmagazine.com
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Luxury Living the theater. These “communicating doors” prevent “flanking noise,” noise that reaches a room by an indirect path. As in a true movie theater, a 9-inch riser was built with rope lights around the front to illuminate the step. Lights run on the left side in front of the rear seats, too, and there are also rope lights along the ceiling on both the left and right sides. Two rows of four black leather chairs with cup holders, all motorized, face a 114-inch Carada projection screen. A Panasonic PTAE4000 1080p home theater projector, lag bolted into plywood instead of drywall over this ceiling area, is positioned on a universal mount so it can be used again when a projector upgrade is necessary. “I think it’s a big deal in a home theater to have electric seats so you can position yourself any way you want to be comfortable,” Wilson says. “You’re going to sit in here for a couple of hours or more.” Try 17 hours. That’s about how long it took Jim’s 15-year-old son, Alec, and his
friends to complete a recent The Lord of the Rings movie marathon. “I would never be able to stay up as late as I do in here when I have people over without the sound-proofing,” Alec says. To build a sound-proof home theater, Jim used a three-step installation system that targets the floor, walls and ceiling. The room, including the ceiling, has two sheets of drywall (5/8 inches) with noiseproofing compound in the middle of the sheets. This allows the two layers of drywall to move independently, so the sound waves die more quickly. The 7.2 surround system features seven speakers and two subwoofers. All speakers, except the two rear wall ones, are concealed behind walls made of black fabric, which is acoustically transparent and fire retardant. The amp is visible in the middle, and on either side are sliding doors that hide any other equipment. A PlayStation 3 is used to play Blu-ray discs.
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“We watch movies almost every weekend and often watch TV shows down here,” Jim says. “It’s certainly a super fun place to hang out.” The Carada projection screen is 2 feet off the wall so the speakers and the screen are in the same plane. This allows for 2
Tara, Ulka, Jim and Alec Wilson relax in the home theater.
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inches of sound absorption on the back wall. The black fabric on the back walls is non-reflective so the screen appears to be floating when the lights are off. It took roughly three years on and off for Jim, a self-described “anal retentive” type, to finish it. “I tend to over-build, in case you didn’t get that,” he says with a laugh. “I’m willing to spend a lot of time to think it all through.” He read everything he could find on sound-proofing and acoustical treatments within a room. The system isn’t designed for do-it-yourselfers, but Jim couldn’t afford to have it done professionally, so he planned, designed and built the theater himself. He did everything except lay the black and gold California Berber carpet and build the two 33-inch-wide by 37-inch-tall glass doors. After having the doors professionally constructed, he weatherstripped around the openings to seal out light and sound. Through the years, Jim has become handy, learning first from his father who finished each basement before moving the family every five years or so. Jim’s father was a salesman for the Hoover Company. And prior to HGTV and the DIY Network, Jim gained knowledge watching Bob Vila, Hometime and This Old House. He’s finished a basement and bedroom, put in a bathroom, and built a deck in previous homes. The master bedroom coincidentally sits directly above the theater room. One of the first films Jim and his wife, Ulka – who works as a team manager in procurement at Honda of America Mfg. Inc. in Marysville – watched with friends was Green Zone, a war thriller. Their 14-year-old daughter, Tara, who was 11 at the time, slept on the floor of the bedroom that night and wasn’t awoken by the movie. Through the years, the Wilsons have hosted Academy Awards parties and movie nights with extended family. Jim is the oldest of five children. “That’s the fun part of having this,” Ulka says, “because all the families come over and they’re like, ‘Oh yeah, what movie are we going to watch tonight?’” It took Jim three months to build the cherry wood built-in shelving that holds Blu-ray discs and CDs. He also built a matching cherry wood countertop for the mini-bar. There are eyeball recessed lights, www.luxurylivingmagazine.com
It took Jim three months to build the cherry wood shelving and mini-bar.
and all the way against the wall are puck lights over the mini-bar. Jim recently began his next project: building a full bar with a pool table and a bedroom in the Wilsons’ 1,500-square-foot basement. He’s shown no signs of slowing down since the family moved in eight years ago, having had the home built while they were living in Utsunomiya, Japan. “I’m proud of Jim for building this theater,” Ulka says. v Mike Price is a contributing writer. Feedback welcome at gbishop@cityscenemediagroup.com.
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An Offer You Can Infuse Flavor your own spirits to add variety to the liquor cabinet
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To infuse, add the liquor and infused ingredient together in a clean glass jar and shake. Then leave the liquid to steep at room temperature. Steeping time varies depending on the infusion; some ingredients, such as herbs, release their flavor quickly and should not steep for more than a few days, while others need more time for the flavor to set in. Food blog Serious Eats (www.seriouseats. com) recommends one to three days for herbs, peppers, vanilla beans, cinnamon
and citrus; three to six days for melons, sweet peppers, berries and stone fruits; five to seven days for apples, pears and most vegetables; and eight to 14 days for most dried spices. When the infusion process is done, the liquid should be thoroughly strained and can be stored for up to six months. v Amanda King is a contributing writer. Feedback welcome at gbishop@cityscenemediagroup.com. www.luxurylivingmagazine.com
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Builders in the community: Truberry Custom Homes Location: I-270 to Route 161/33 West (towards Marysville). Exit at Post Road and take a right. Take a left almost immediately onto Hyland Croy Road. After Brand Road, turn right onto Corazon Drive. Turn right onto Vineyard Haven Drive. School district: Dublin Schools Number of homes when complete: 98 Price range: Mid $300s Style of homes: English cottage Special features: Custom Villas located in Dublin’s most desirable neighborhood featuring 48 sites surrounded by mature trees, and many of the sites allow for walk-out lower levels or daylight windows. Many of these distinctive English-Cottage style homes also feature courtyards and rear-load garages.
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Municipality/Township: City of Columbus Builders in the community: Bob Webb Location: I-270 to Tuttle Crossing Blvd. exit; east on Tuttle Crossing Blvd.; right on Bradenton Ave. to Camden Place Dr.; go straight at light crossing over Hayden Run Rd. into Stonebridge School district: Columbus Schools Number of homes when complete: 47 units Price range: Starting from the low $400s Style of homes: Patio homes Special features: See our new model. Enjoys a privileged location near Tuttle Mall, close to rivers and parks and a short drive to major interstates. With just 47 wooded, ravine lots, Stonebridge Crossing offers tranquility and luxury while close to dining, shopping and entertainment options. L
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Tartan Ridge – Wooded lot. 10’ ceilings on first floor, 9’ ceilings on second floor. Great open floor plan. Buyer can still do own decorating. Call Neil Rogers: 614-619-8777.
2013 Parade Home in Jerome Village – Great floor plan with lower level walk-out, lots of upgrades. Call Neil Rogers: 614-619-8777.
740-548-5577 740-548-6863 STONEBRIDGE CROSSING – Visit our new model. High ceilings, open floor plan. Lots of hardwood flooring. Kitchen has cherry cabinets with granite tops. Finished lower level. Homes starting at $399,900. Call Rick Tossey: 614-876-5577.
PARK PLACE VILLAGE AT NORTH ORANGE – Visit our model. Condos starting in the $280,000s. Call Adam Langley: 740-548-1900.
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TARTAN RIDGE – One-of-a kind two-story plan. Gorgeous gourmet kitchen, private master with unique bathroom suite and amazing closet space. Three car garage. Allowance to finish basement. 9314 Tartan Ridge Drive. Dublin Schools. Now $559,000.
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GLENROSS – Perfectly placed on the golf course and on a cul-de-sac. Superb craftsmanship. Four bedrooms and 3.5 baths. Three car garage. 188 Kitdare Drive. Olentangy Schools. Now $409,900. www.luxurylivingmagazine.com
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Stonebridge Crossing (Patio Homes) Low $400s 614-876-5577 DELAWARE
Nelson Farms High $400s 614-619-8777
Olentangy Falls $400s 614-548-6863
Reserve at Glenross Low $400s 740-548-6863 DUBLIN
Ballantrae Mid $400s 614-619-8777 Tartan Fields Mid $400s 614-619-8777 Tartan Ridge $400s 614-619-8777 The Oaks Mid $500s 614-619-8777 LEWIS CENTER
Little Bear Village Low $400s 740-548-6333
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The majority of Europe’s most treasured cities are best seen on foot, and Prague is no exception. I say this from personal experience – I traveled to Prague in 2008, and during my stay I embarked on a guided walking tour that highlighted some of the city’s most acclaimed architectural contributions. Prague’s layout is ideal for pedestrians, with each destination just a short walk from the next. Starting out on the western side of the city, the first stop on any checklist should be the Prague Castle. The castle is an integral part of Prague’s history – it was founded in the late 800s and has subsequently held many of the city’s most important administrative officials. Topping the list of largest ancient castles in the world, Prague Castle measures more than 700,000 square feet. Parts of the castle have been fortified and rebuilt at various times throughout its history, and improvement efforts continue to this day. For many, St. Vitus Cathedral has come to be synonymous with Prague Castle. Its spires tower over the castle grounds and call attention to the cathedral’s intricate Gothic style, which starkly contrasts with the more simplistic Renaissance architecture of its surrounding buildings. There is often a long line for those wishing to enter its doors, but admiring the host of gargoyles lining the exterior can make for a great way to pass the time. Once inside, the cascading, bell-shaped columns and exquisite stained glass impart a sense of sacred artistry to which few – if any – other basilicas can compare. Tucked away in the castle’s complex, visitors can also find the Golden Lane. Once home to the castle’s goldsmiths, the small
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with artists and street musicians providing constant entertainment for passersby. The structure, built in the 1300s by the same architect responsible for the St. Vitus Cathedral, offers a picturesque view of the cityscape from Prague’s Vltava River. Here, magnificent scenes of building tops, both old and new, can be seen for miles in either direction. Though the cityscape is captivating, don’t forget to appreciate the majestic features of the bridge itself. Lining both sides of the bridge are highly detailed statues – 30 in total – that form an avenue of masterpieces crafted by almost as many artists. Many reflect a religious theme, as it was the Catholics who initiated their construction between the 17th and 19th centuries. One must-see statue is that of St. John of Nepomuk, a national saint of the Czech Republic. Known as a 14th-Century priest to whom many confessed their sins, Father John was allegedly thrown from the Charles Bridge after he upset the king. The bronze bas relief on the statue’s base is worn from the countless past visitors who have touched it; viewers are encouraged to rub this area, depicting a man being thrown off a bridge, because the gesture promises those who follow this ritual good luck and a return trip to Prague. Moving east, pedestrians immediately find themselves in Prague’s Old Town. One of the first sites seen when stepping off the bridge is the Old Town Bridge Tower, a worn structure that was designed as a protective post to defend against potential invaders. Though damaged by the Swedes in the 1600s, the tower still stands and is open to the public. Visitors can climb to the top and capture images of the sprawling city, or simply soak in the magnificent beauty of Prague from above its busy streets. Old Town Square – less than a half-mile northeast of the tower – is brimming with an interesting mixture of quaint eateries
The Astronomical Clock
and designer-name stores, giving a modern spin to a marketplace first established in the 11th Century. In the center of the square is Old Town Hall, where people congregate each hour to see the striking of the Astronomical Clock. While the show only lasts about a minute, it’s truly a sight to see. A skeleton, symbolizing death, rings a bell to start the procession of the 12 apostles from two windows above the medieval 15th-Century clock. Often a trumpeter, dressed in a traditional yellow and red costume, will then play a tune for the crowd from atop the clock tower. On the other side of the square is Týn Church. The church, founded in 1385, possesses a combination of Gothic exterior and Baroque interior, and one can see evidence of this in its spires. Characteristic of Gothic style, the spires are slightly uneven. Visible from miles away, this building is an iconic landmark in Prague. In fact, the church’s tall spires are so distinguishable that, for those who find themselves lost in Old Town, they can often act as a beacon directing travelers back to the square. cs Rose Davidson is a contributing writer. Feedback welcome at gbishop@cityscenemediagroup.com. www.cityscenecolumbus.com
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The Artist at Pl Childhood play inspires painter and drawer By Lisa Aurand
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rt, to Ryan Agnew, has its roots in play. The Columbus-based artist developed an interest in drawing and painting as a young child. Now, he’s passing that interest on to his own toddler-aged sons and to a group of toddlers involved in programs with the Franklin County Board of Developmental Disabilities (FCBDD).
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Sense, which pairs the artists with FCBDD teachers. Together, they work with the children on art that focuses on the senses of touch, hearing, sight and movement. Agnew’s focus is on hearing. The project culminates with an exhibition at the Ohio Art League gallery April 3-23. “I’m working there alongside this great teacher who’s been there for 12 or 13 years and setting up conditions for these young children to play,” Agnew says. “I’m really humbled by this experience. It’s a great opportunity.” Though this is his first time working with young children, Agnew has a longstanding history of teaching that began during his days as an undergraduate at the Maryland Institute College of Art, when he was a teaching assistant. He continued on as a TA while he earned his Master of Fine Arts degree from The Ohio State University, and he is now an adjunct art teacher at Ohio Dominican University. “There was an interest of mine in teaching, early on,” Agnew says. “I Ryan Agnew
preschoolers to play and make things. It’s always multidimensional seeing ourselves in young children, and it’s something I’m really grateful for right now.” Agnew is one of four local artists chosen for the Ohio Art League’s Innocence: In a www.cityscenecolumbus.com
lay just always enjoyed teachers and what they had to offer.” But his “first love” has always been drawing and painting. The majority of Agnew’s works are oil paintings – landscapes and still-lifes in loose, colorful strokes. Recently, he’s started looking for places near his home in Old North Columbus – where he lives with his partner, Kae Denino, and sons Tree Daniel and Lake James – that he can return to and paint over and over again. “Painting outdoors helps me meet my need for creativity, spontaneity and adventure,” Agnew says. “We had some snow recently, and I got out there in the snow and made a painting in the woods. Over the past year, I’ve kind of been on the hunt for places I might return to for studies. I’m interested in artists (such as) Monet, who returned to the dramatic rock formation along the coast of Normandy and painted the Manneporte. I’ve been looking for places that are like that in my own walk of life and I ended up making a lot of small outdoor studies in oil with color and forms that represent the natural landscape.” www.cityscenecolumbus.com
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{visuals} When he’s not painting outside, Agnew works in itlookslikeitsopen, a shared studio space at 13 E. Tulane Rd. in Clintonville. “It’s kind of a home base that I sometimes use,” Agnew says. The community aspect of co-working is what he loves about the studio. He’ll go to the group meditation sessions or sit and listen to bands that jam there. He also works in customer service at the Northside branch of the Columbus Metropolitan Library. Agnew’s style and inspiration have evolved during the years that he’s lived in Columbus. He moved here in 2000 to study at OSU and was blindsided by the events of Sept. 11, 2001. “One of the questions that arose for me is how do we go on making in the midst of ‘unmaking,’” Agnew says. “(I was) returning to the studio environment and questioning what it is we’re doing here. I felt kind of broken during that time and wanted to seek ways to repair. My work has just continued to explore the vulnerable dimensions of the human condition.” In the past, he incorporated objects into his work, such as items that might be found at a home improvement store. About five years ago, he explored America’s culture of energy consumption and ways to live more sustainably. “I haven’t figured that out at all, entirely,” Agnew says.
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An upcoming show at the Bexley Public Library in March and April will showcase some of Agnew’s more recent work, and potentially some of his students’ work as well. In his current exploration of play, Agnew hopes to return to his roots as an artist – with the adult spin of how to find that joy of creation amidst suffering. “One of my goals is to learn more about how to play, especially in the midst of
challenges or difficulties because there’s a lot of that in the world, too. We all experience pain, and I suppose there’s a therapeutic dimension to art – making art or even looking at art and talking about it,” he says. cs Lisa Aurand is a contributing editor. Feedback welcome at gbishop@cityscenemediagroup.com. Left: Paper Crane Below: Uprooted Tree
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Happily Ever After (Again) Cinderella returns to Pittsburgh after four-year break By Andrea Frazier
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t’s a love story, a beloved rags-to-riches fairy tale and, mostly, a story of living happily ever after. And next month, those who make the three-hour drive to Pittsburgh will have multiple opportunities to appreciate the story of Cinderella. Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre closed the curtain on its first “happily ever after” in 2009, and Cinderella is back for the 20122013 season, slated to dazzle Pittsburgh’s Benedum Center with four performances during the weekend of April 19-21. Julia Erickson, who played the Fairy Godmother in the 2009 production, describes the show as “playful, whimsical and humor-filled.” The intrinsic comedy of the story draws from novel characters with vibrant personalities, such as the wig-makers and dress-makers in the first scene, as well as the fact that the two evil stepsisters are actually men in drag, Erickson says. Over the course of the production’s roughly two-hour duration, the ballet’s plot will unravel amid the backdrop of the intricate, ever-changing set and beautiful costumes, all purchased from choreographer Septime Webre before the show’s original Pittsburgh premiere, says Artistic Director Terence Orr. “It is a wordless performance, so the storyline must be rendered through graceful
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movements, facial expressions and gesture,” Orr says. “You can talk to your best friend without saying a word.” Erickson views the lack of words as a liberating limitation, noting that when one sense is removed, the others are heightened. “Ballet dancers are great at conveying fantasy because the very nature of ballet is otherworldly, and the performers onstage are performing physical feats that translate very well to the fantastic,” Erickson says. Although sweeping gesture defines the ballet, audiences have the opportunity to see shows expressed any number of ways in Pittsburgh’s 14-block cultural district that includes nine venues, including the Benedum Center, Heinz Hall and Byham Theater. The district puts on roughly 2,300 performances and attracts about 2 million patrons a year. “I think people would be astounded and amazed by Pittsburgh’s thriving arts scene,” says Lynn Glover, spokeswoman for Visit Pittsburgh.
Out-of-towners visiting the city to experience Cinderella from April 1921 can also see Barry Manilow at the Consol Energy Center on Friday or the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra at the Petersen Event Center on Saturday, and can also enjoy Craft Beer Week, which runs April 19-27. The Pittsburgh Opera will perform La Cenerentola, its own version of the classic, April 27 through May 5. cs Andrea Frazier is a contributing writer. Feedback welcome at gbishop@cityscenemediagroup.com. cityscene • March 2013 41
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Arts Education at Ohio Colleges How do the state’s schools stack up? Figures for tuition and fine arts majors offered are for undergraduate programs only. Enrollment numbers include all students – undergraduate, graduate and, where applicable, satellite campuses.
Type of Arts major Fine arts School Enrollment Tuition school Location programs enrollment The Ohio State University
63,058
$9,615
Public
Columbus
15
2,100
Kent State University
42,513
$9,672
Public
Kent
14
2,541
University of Cincinnati
41,970
$10,784
Public
Cincinnati
37
2,061
Columbus State Community College
25,000
$3,679
Community
Columbus
2 ♦ 1,776 ♦
Miami University
23,390
$13,523
Public
Oxford
8
1,000
Wright State University
16,780
$8,354
Public
Fairborn
15
732
University of Dayton
11,000
$33,400
Private
Dayton
13
294
Case Western Reserve University
10,026
$40,120
Private
Cleveland
2
176
Ashland University
6,000
$27,800
Private
Ashland
3
125
Franklin University
4,181
$12,450•
Community
Columbus
N/A
N/A
Ohio Northern University
3,557
$35,678
Private
Ada
3
150
Otterbein University
3,000
$30,658
Private
Westerville
19
331
Oberlin College
2,900
$44,512
Private
Oberlin
54
2,900 ■
Ohio Dominican University
2,700
$28,104
Private
Columbus
3
74
Denison University
2,185
$41,380
Private
Granville
7
2,185■
College of Wooster
2,000
$39,500
Private
Wooster
6
N/A
Ohio Wesleyan University
1,850
$38,890
Private
Delaware
10
32
Kenyon College
1,667
$44,420
Private
Gambier
6
152
Columbus College of Art & Design
1,350
$27,504
Private
Columbus
9
1,350 ■
103
$26,520
Private
Yellow Springs
3
N/A ▲
Antioch College
• Franklin University tuition is calculated by hour, not by semester or year. This figure is the annual cost for the average undergraduate course load of 30 credit hours. ◆ Columbus State offers no arts majors, but does offer arts pre-majors. Its fine arts enrollment
numbers refer to the number of students taking art classes, not the number of majors.
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All Oberlin, Denison and CCAD students are considered to be arts students.
Antioch just reopened its doors in 2011 and its students will not declare their majors until the end of the 2012-13 academic year.
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Famous Alumni The Ohio State University Roy Lichtenstein, pop artist (Brushstrokes in Flight) Patricia Heaton, actor (Everybody Loves Raymond) Kent State University Mark Mothersbaugh, musician (Devo) Joe Walsh, musician (The Eagles)
Columbus State Community College Bree Fidler, entrepreneur (Bree Fidler Photography) Curtis Duffy, chef (Grace restaurant in Chicago) Miami University Bill Brzeski, art director/production designer (Growing Pains) C.F. Payne, caricaturist/illustrator (Time magazine)
Number Number of galleries (example) of venues
Number of performing arts groups
11 (Billy Ireland Cartoon Library)
7
3
1 (Kent State University Museum)
8
24
3 (Philip M. Meyers Jr. Memorial Gallery)
4
27
1 (Gallery at Columbus State Library)
3
6
1 (Miami University Art Museum)
1
N/A
1 (Robert & Elaine Stein Art Galleries)
3
N/A
3 (ArtStreet Studio D Gallery)
4
24
1 (Dittrick Medical History Center & Museum)
4
47
1 (Coburn Art Gallery)
1
17
N/A
N/A
2 (Elzay Gallery of Art)
2
N/A
3 (Frank Museum of Art)
3
25
1 (Allen Memorial Art Museum)
5
18
3 (Martin de Porres Gallery)
2
2
1 (The Denison Museum)
9
25
1 (Ebert Art Center)
4
18
4 (Richard M. Ross Art Museum)
2
4
1 (Graham Gund Gallery)
4
25
N/A
N/A
1
N/A
2 (Bunte Gallery)
9 (Canzani Center Gallery) 1 (Herndon Gallery)
Wright State University Erik Bork, producer (Band of Brothers) Steve Hampton, composer (Wizards of Waverly Place) University of Dayton Curt Mann, visual artist (Medium and Materiality) Andrea Chenoweth, singer (opera soprano) Case Western Reserve University Alan Rosenberg, actor (L.A. Law) Joan Sugarman, children’s book author (Inside the Synagogue) Ashland University Chris Walters, jazz musician (Yay! Everybody, Yay!) Whitney Locher, stage costume designer (Cymbeline) Franklin University Chucko Greathouse, children’s book author (Life and Adventures of Andy and Scooter) Douglas Foster, author (After Mandela) Ohio Northern University Marilyn Lysohir, ceramicist (Good Girls: 1968 High School Portraits) Kara Dombrowski, stage actor (Hairspray) Otterbein University Rachael Harris, actor (Diary of a Wimpy Kid) Randy Adams, Broadway producer (Memphis) Oberlin College Marc Cohn, musician (Walking in Memphis) Ed Helms, actor (The Hangover) Ohio Dominican University Robby Staebler, photographer (Out of Place) Maureen Fahy, art therapist/visual artist (mixed media) Denison University Steve Carell, actor (The Office) Michael Eisner, arts executive (former Disney CEO) College of Wooster Erie Mills, singer (Metropolitan Opera) Sophie Perinot, author (The Sister Queens) Ohio Wesleyan University Wendie Malick, actor (Just Shoot Me!) Clark Gregg, actor (The Avengers) Kenyon College Paul Newman, actor (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid) Bill Watterson, cartoonist (Calvin and Hobbes)
From left: Andrea Chenoweth, Joe Walsh, Alice Schille, Paul Newman, Roy Lichtenstein
Columbus College of Art & Design Aminah Robinson, artist (Songs for the New Millennium) Alice Schille, painter (watercolor/Impressionism) Antioch College Rod Serling, writer/producer/director (The Twilight Zone) Wendy Ewald, photographer (Appalachia: A Self-Portrait) cityscene • March 2013 43
Photos: Andrea Chenoweth, andreachenoweth.com; Joe Walsh, Willie Jennings, The Jerome Schottenstein Center; Alice Schille, columbusbicentennial.blogspot.com; Paul Newman, rolexblog.blogspot.com; Roy Lichtenstein, wikipedia.org
University of Cincinnati Tennessee Ernie Ford, singer/composer/TV host (Sixteen Tons) Sarah Jessica Parker, actor (Sex and the City)
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Gallery Exhibits The Ohio State University Faculty Club: University Women’s Club Group Exhibition through March 10. The Road Ahead, wood block prints by Eliana Calle-Saari, from March 11-April 26. www.ohio-statefaculty club.com Rivet Gallery: Ohio, You RAWK!, work by 16 Ohio artists, through March 10. Columbus College of Art and Design’s 16th annual Art of Illustration show from March 16-30. www.rivetart.com Miller Gallery, Otterbein University Art and Communication Building: The Fluxfax
Portfolio, 35 artists’ images created to honor the Fluxus art movement, through March 15; 16th Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition from March 25-April 4. www.otterbein.edu Brandt-Roberts Galleries: New Artists/New Works, Ohio and national artists’ work in a variety of media, from March 1-30. www. brandtrobertsgalleries.com
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Ohio Art League: Personal Nature, paintings by Walaa Waeda, from March 7-30. www.oal.org Sherrie Gallerie: Celebrating the Life and Work of Ruth Markus – glass enamel jewelry, paintings and sculpture by Markus – from March 1-31. www.sherriegallerie.com Keny Galleries: Charles Burchfield: An American Visionary, watercolor paintings by the mid-1900s artist, from March 1-April 5. www.kenygalleries.com ROY G BIV Gallery: Works by Agnes Burris, Andrew Plank and Kaveri Raina from March 2-30. www. roygbivgallery.org
less steel kinetic sculptures, from March 5-April 19. www.dublinarts.org Gallery 831: Tipping Point, ceramics by Deanna Poelsma with illustrator Marcos Castillo, from March 8-29. www.clayspace831.com Hammond Harkins Galleries: Contemporary Realism: Four Visions by Mark Bush, Erin Wozniak, Paul Hamilton and Sally Tharp from March 8-April 13. www.hammondharkins.com King Arts Complex: Memories Pieced Together, works by local African-American female quilters, from March 14-April 20. www.kingartscomplex.com
Capital University Schumacher Gallery: Elvis at 21 by Alfred Wertheimer, photographs.capturing Presley’s road to fame as a 21-year-old in 1956, from March 4-April 27. www. capital.edu/schumacher Dublin Arts Council: Kinetic Sculpture by Robert Mullins, an exhibition of aluminum and stain44 cityscene • March 2013
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Hayley Gallery: All Mixed Up by Juliette Montague and Greg Stange from March 16-April 19. www. hayleygallery.com Art Access Gallery: Landscapes by Toni Doilney, Valerie Craig, Marti Steffy, Paul Henri Bourguignon, Patrick Adams and Richard Clem through April 6. www.artaccessgallery.com www.cityscenecolumbus.com
Elvis at 21, Photographs by Alfred Wertheimer was developed by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, Govinda Gallery, and the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery, and is made possible through the generous support of History.
Wexner Center for the Arts: The Clock by Christian Marclay, a 24-hour video consisting of thousands of movie scenes depicting clocks; More American Photographs, photos taken by Farm Security Administration officials from 1934-44 juxtaposed with photographs of 21st Century America; and Towards a Light Club by Josiah McElheny, projected visuals and sculptures exploring modernist ideas of utopia, all through April 7. www.wexarts.org Decorative Arts Center of Ohio: A Remarkable Menagerie: Animals in Art through April 7. www.decartsohio.org The Works: Collaborative Communications, a project of emerging nonprofit organization Creative Culture, through April 13. www.attheworks.org Ohio Arts Council’s Riffe Gallery: Ohio Art League Curated Exhibition, featuring a variety of seasoned and emerging artists, through April 14. www.riffegallery.org
Keny Galleries
Columbus Museum of Art: Songs for the New Millennium – 1812-2012 Works by Aminah Robinson Celebrating 200Columbus through April 21. Mark Rothko: The Decisive Decade, color-field paintings from the 1940s, through May 26. Strings Attached: The Living Tradition of Czech Puppets, puppets and related set components from the 1850s to present, from March 8-Sept. 1. www.columbusmuseum.org
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events Picks&Previews
CityScene spotlights what to watch, what to watch for and what not to miss! Kodo Drummers of Japan
Dave Attell March 7, 7 p.m. Funny Bone, 145 Easton Town Center The stand-up comedian and former host of Comedy Central’s Insomniac with Dave Attell and The Gong Show with Dave Attell brings his show to Columbus. www.funny bonecentral.com Nathan Englander March 7, 7:30 p.m. Columbus Museum of Art, 480 E. Broad St. Acclaimed author Nathan Englander’s work takes readers and listeners on a journey of emotions. The untraditional writer of What
We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank is being brought in as part of the Thurber House’s Evenings with Authors series. www.thurberhouse.org NPR’s From the Top March 8, 8 p.m. Jeanne B. McCoy Community Center for the Arts, 100 E. Dublin-Granville Rd., New Albany Acclaimed.pianist Christopher.O’Riley hosts a live radio taping of NPR’s popular hourlong classical music program, which features five performances by talented young musicians and reaches more than 700,000 listeners each week. www.mccoycenter.org
The Pleasure Guild of Nationwide Children’s Hospital presents Peter Pan March 8-10 Palace Theatre, 34 W. Broad St. Underland The Pleasure Guild – the proceeds of which benefit Nationwide Children’s Hospital – tells the classic story about the boy who wanted to never grow up. www.pleasureguild.org Miracles & Magic March 9, 1 and 5 p.m. Capitol Theatre, Riffe Center, 77 S. High St. The annual showcase of comedy, magic and grand illusion features performances by
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Las Vegas magician Kevin James and local magician Jon Petz. All proceeds benefit the A Kid Again charity. www.miracles andmagic.com Jazz on the Avenue: Starship Orchestra March 9, 7 p.m. King Arts Complex, 867 Mount Vernon Ave. Drummer Norman Connors and trumpeter Tom Browne are featured in this jazz tribute to iconic 1976 ballad “You Are My Starship.” www.kingartscomplex.com Columbus Symphony Orchestra presents Al Jarreau March 9, 8 p.m. Ohio Theatre, 39 E. State St. Hailed as “the greatest jazz singer alive” by Time Magazine, Grammy Award winner Al Jarreau hones his one-of-a-kind vocal style in this passionate show. www.columbus symphony.com www.cityscenecolumbus.com
Kodo Drummers photo by Takashi Okamoto. Underland photo courtesy of Shadowbox Live
Shadowbox Live presents Underland March 3-May 19 Shadowbox Live, 503 S. Front St. This original musical by Shadowbox head writer Jimmy Mak takes aspects of Alice in Wonderland and places them in 1967 San Francisco, where a Vietnam veteran suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder is searching for his daughter during the Summer of Love. www.shadowboxlive.org
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MARCH 22–24, 2013
Blooms and Butterflies March 9-Sept. 2 Franklin Park Conservatory, 1777 E. Broad St. See beyond the beauty of the butterfly. Blooms and Butterflies features educational presentations and daily butterfly releases to illustrate these pollinators’ fascinating life cycle and ecological importance. www.fpconservatory.org
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Baby Bonanza and Kids Expo March 10, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Aladdin Shrine Center, 3850 Stelzer Rd. This annual expo offers all manner of products, information and entertainment for parents and kids alike. www.babybonanza.net CityMusic Columbus presents Lyrica March 10, 2 p.m. Via Vecchia Winery, 485 S. Front St. This small variety of instruments (harp, flute and cello) comes together to draw all audiences in with a big variety of performances from many musical eras, ranging from ancient melodies to impressionism. www.citymusiccolumbus.org
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Creating Community, one Story at a time Wosu Public media is proud to announce the next phase of our emmy® award-winning documentary series, Columbus Neighborhoods, featuring south side, Clintonville, Worthington, Bexley, the tri-Villages and ‘new Americans.’ Look for
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Capital Sponsors: JPMorgan Chase, State Auto Insurance Companies and AEP Foundation. Hometown Sponsor: Bailey Cavalieri LLC, Attorneys at Law. Additional support provided by Barbara Fergus, Tad and Anne Jeffrey, The Columbus Foundation, Bob and Missy Weiler, Worthington Industries and others.
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to navigate a post-9/11 world. www.broadwayacrossamerica. com/columbus
American Idiot
Columbus Jazz Orchestra presents Big Band on Broadway March 14-17 Southern Theatre, 21 E. Main St. Tony Award-winning Broadway star Debbie Gravitte leads the orchestra in a show featuring tunes from Hello Dolly!, The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, The Wiz and more. www.jazzartsgroup.org St. Patrick’s Day Celebration March 16, 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Throughout Dublin Dublin’s St. Patrick’s Day Celebration features a pancake breakfast, a community
The Rite of Spring March 22-24 Ohio Theatre, 39 E. State St. The Columbus Symphony Orchestra and BalletMet come together on one stage to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Igor Stravinsky’s imaginative exploration of prehistoric pagan rituals. www.columbussymphony.com parade and shopping in Historic Dublin. www.irishisanattitude.com Broadway Across America presents Green Day’s American Idiot March 19-24 Palace Theatre, 34 W. Broad St. Green Day’s Grammy Award-winning, multi-platinum album American Idiot comes to life as an energy-fueled rock opera that relies almost exclusively on the album’s hit songs – such as “Boulevard of Broken Dreams” and “Wake Me Up When September Ends” – to tell the story of three young Americans struggling
Eddie Money March 30, 9 p.m. Hollywood Casino Columbus, 200 Georgesville Rd. The 1980s singer known for such songs as “Take Me Home Tonight” and “I Wanna Go Back” brings his act to Hollywood Casino. www.hollywoodcolumbus.com
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CAPA presents Kodo Drummers of Japan March 14, 8 p.m. Palace Theatre, 34 W. Broad St. Kodo performers believe that the sound of the drum, or taiko, creates an instant sense of community, so the One Earth Tour travels the globe promoting its messages of shared humanity, environmental awareness and peace. www.capa.com
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