Columbus Arts Festival

EVENTS+ENTERTAINMENT

June 2-11Available Light Theatre pres-ents The Food Play - a healthy, organic, and locally grown evening of spectacular perfor-mances at The North Market. The shows will also mix in some great food (produced and provided by Local Matters with dessert from Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams). Receive a $5 discount off tickets with promo code ‘cypeats’ at www.thefoodplay.eventbrite.com.

June 3-5The Columbus Arts Festival will celebrate its 50th year of bringing the best of fine art and fine craft to Columbus. FREE to attend! New this year: ‘Savor the Arts’ presented by Dine Originals, ‘Expose Yourself!’ art demonstrations by local and festival artists, ‘All Hands On Art’ adult art activities and games, VIP Package and more! The VIP Package (a $200 value) offers you the opportu-nity to enjoy the entire Festival in comfort and style with some very special benefits! Receive a $15 discount off the Package with promo code ‘CYP’ atwww.columbusartsfestival.org.

June 10-11Benefiting the Second and Seven Foundation, Park Street Festival merges food, enter-tainment, and family fun all into one event - with 9 live bands. The festival is a joint effort among the bars on Park Street and runs the length of the street. Admission is free. www.parkstreetfest.com

June 17-19Columbus Pride Festival, host-ed by Stonewall Columbus, is considered to be the largest Gay Pride celebration of its kind in the Midwest and one of the top 10 in the country. For full weekend details, visit www.columbuspride.org.

June 18Fred Astaire Dance Studio of Columbus, in partnership with the CYP CLUB, will present The American Dream - a char-ity dance showcase to benefit A Kid Again at The Bluestone in downtown Columbus. Doors open at 7pm and showtime is at 8pm. Enjoy a fun-filled evening of entertainment, raising funds and awareness for charity, featuring ballroom and latin dancing, singing and comedy. Tickets are only $10 online; parking is included. www.fredastaireshowcase2011.eventbrite.com.

June 18The Grandview Chamber of Commerce offers up this first-ever DigFest - a celebration of local micro-beverage producers - at the Grandview Yard from 5-10pm. Taste local products in sample sizes, enjoy food and listen to live music. Admission is free; taste tickets are $1 each. www.grandviewchamber.org.

June 24-26ComFest (Community Festival) at Goodale Park will feature performances on 6 stages with music, the arts, and political activism. www.comfest.com.

Central Ohio is booming with special events, fairs, festivals, and ongoing exhibits that you don’t want to miss! The CYP CLUB’s “Spotlight on the Arts” is proud to showcase several of these local events (some with special deals for YPs). Be sure to check the website listed to confirm full details.

Park Street Festival

Doo Dah Parade

Columbus Pride Festival

The Food Play

June 30-July31The Actors’ Theatre of Colum-bus will present A Midsum-mer Night’s Dream - one of Shakespeare’s most beloved comedies - at Schiller Park. www.theactorstheatre.org.

July 1Red, White and Boom light up the downtown Columbus sky for Independence Day activi-ties and holiday celebrations. www.redwhiteandboom.org.

July 4Celebrate liberty and lunacy at the 28th annual Doo Dah Parade - billed as the craziest parade in history - in the heart of the Short North. The event steps off at 1pm with beer, bands, and fun all day long. www.doodahparade.com.

July 7Join the CYP CLUB for a Sum-mer Wine Tasting at Camelot Cellars in the Short North from 7-9pm. The event includes five tastes (2 reds, 2 whites, and 1 specialty wine), cheese/crack-ers and light snacks, and a full bottle of wine to take home that evening. www.cypclub.com.

July 8, 15, 22; August 12This summer, the Jazz Arts Group will take jazz to a wilder place as the Columbus Jazz Orchestra takes center stage at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium for the sixth season of JazZoo! The four-concert series returns to the Water’s Edge Events Park at the Zoo - a beautiful waterfront setting. Gates open at 6:30pm with concerts beginning at 8pm.• July 8: “Red, White & Blues” featuring Kevin McGuire.• July 15: “Broadway Meets Hollywood” featuring Helen Welch.

• July 22: “Rhapsody in Zoo – A Gershwin Celebration” featuring Bobby Floyd.• August 12: “Elvis, The Beatles & Beyond” featuring Dan Faehnle (Pink Martini) and Jonathan Elliott (The Floor-walkers).For tickets, call 614-724-3485 or visit www.columbuszoo.org or www.jazzartsgroup.org.

July 16The CYP CLUB is celebrat-ing its 6th anniversary with a Downtown Bar Crawl and Scavenger Hunt... 6 years. 6 bars. And $600 in cash is up for grabs! You’ll get to tour six different bars in the Arena District with great drink and food specials at each bar PLUS scavenger hunt-type activities along the way where you can play games, snap photos, and win prizes. www.cypclub.com.

July 22-24The Jazz & Rib Fest is a highly anticipated summertime tradi-tion offering both jazz and rib connoisseurs the finest in music and barbeque for more than thirty years. Admission is free. www.hotribscooljazz.org. Volunteer through the CYP CLUB as a Rib Judge Assis-tant or at the VIP Hospitality or Canoe/Kayak Activity areas at www.cypclub.com.

Thru August 6Catch up on the shows you missed and revisit your favor-ites with The Best of Shadow-box 2011 all summer through August 6. Only the most popular-by-demand sketches and songs make it into this all-star line-up for a fast-paced, side-splitting show. Thursdays at 7:30pm and Fridays / Satur-days at 7:30pm and 10:30pm. ww.shadowboxlive.org.

JazZoo at the Columbus Zoo & Aquarium

Jazz & Rib Fest

Summer Wine Tasting

For all CYP CLUB events and activities,

visit www.cypclub.com.

The Best of Shadowbox

Red, White & Boom