Category Archives: Events to attend

Ohio State University Professor Ruchika Prakash on mindfulness

Posted on November 5, 2017 by Doug Dangler

I’ve tried to meditate, but never got it to work. I’ve focused on my breath, let ideas go past unnoticed, and still haven’t gotten to the peaceful state described in writings about meditation. Serenity now! Ohio State University Associate Professor … Continue reading →

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Wild Goose Live Returns! June 6th

Posted on May 26, 2017 by Doug Dangler
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And the winner is…Colson Whitehead!

Posted on April 13, 2017 by Doug Dangler

Life is made up of surprising coincidences. Examples: Colson Whitehead was awarded the  2017 Pulitzer Prize for fiction on April 11  for his book Underground Railroad, and he’s in Columbus on April 28 with the Bexley Library. AND he’s this … Continue reading →

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Cara Malek: How to zip a two-headed dragon

Posted on April 13, 2017 by Doug Dangler

Character riggers create digital puppets for animation, the code that brings to life your favorite personalities like Po in Kung Fu Panda or Toothless in How To Train Your Dragon. Cara Malek worked as a rigger on both of these … Continue reading →

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Jennifer Chiaverini on the women around John Wilkes Booth

Posted on April 1, 2017 by Doug Dangler

What drives an assassin? What makes someone break past societal barriers and kill a president? Jennifer Chiaverini , author of Mrs. Lincoln’s Dressmaker, The Spymistress, and Mrs. Grant and Madame Jule, explores this territory in Fates and Traitors, a fictional history of … Continue reading →

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Craft Goes LIVE: Lina Ferreira at Wild Goose Live

Posted on March 30, 2017 by Doug Dangler
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Junk: It’s not what you think

Posted on March 19, 2017 by Doug Dangler

Junk. Most likely it’s what you think you need to throw away. But for the organizers of Junk Bash, it’s something to be treasured. According to Mercantile Fairs Director of Operations and Outreach Suzanne Perreault, Junk Bash brings together people with … Continue reading →

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Professor John Beacom Gives Us All Security Clearance

Posted on March 14, 2017 by Doug Dangler

Neutrinos. Those weird little particles you might remember from physics class. No charge, smaller than electrons, but incredibly fast. What good are they? Ohio State Professor of Physics John Beacom knows the value of neutrinos and he talks about them … Continue reading →

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The surprising inspiration for Andrew Wyeth’s Christina’s World

Posted on February 18, 2017 by Doug Dangler

Imagine you’re a painter. Beyond needing natural talent, hard work, and technique, how do you find a subject? If you’re Andrew Wyeth, creator of the famous 1948 painting Christina’s World (below), you get lucky, kind of, in that your subject … Continue reading →

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Matthew Sullivan: How learning about the ocean’s tiniest creature helps humans

Posted on February 10, 2017 by Doug Dangler

Ever wonder how many kinds of fish are in the sea? That’s easy compared to the task for the international Tara Oceans Expedition: what kinds of microorganisms infect those fish and other marine life? The three-year mission of Tara was to sample … Continue reading →

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