Monthly Archives: June 2014

Superman’s Real Home Is Cleveland!

What if I told you Superman was real? Or that some characters in the Superman comic book series were real? At the 2014 Ohioana Book Festival, Craft summer intern Kayla talked with the good-humored Brad Ricca, author of Super Boys: The … Continue reading

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CAPA Summer Movie Series

Next time on Craft: Cary Grant, Steve McQueen, and Alfred Hitchcock visit. It’s my talk with Rich Corsi, CAPA VP of Programming about the 2014 summer movie series. Tune in to find out what will be on the big screen this … Continue reading

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David Giffels: So Much More than Devo and Beavis and Butthead

Journalist and essayist David Giffels has written for the New York Times Magazine, the Wall Street Journal, Grantland, and Redbook among others. His most recent book is The Hard Way on Purpose, a collection of essays about growing up near … Continue reading

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Time for a Switchback to Celtic music

Celtic band Switchback, Martin McCormack and Brian FitzGerald, will be in Columbus for two concerts this weekend, June 13 and 14: Friday night at Hoover House Concerts (contact Nancy Tomei at 740-965-3935 for tickets)  and Saturday night at Hey, Hey Bar and Grill. Brian … Continue reading

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How not to starve as an artist

Making a living as an artist has often been a challenge. I recall one smart and talented art student I knew who also earned a business degree. Why? “Because people are going to pay me for my art,” she replied. … Continue reading

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