Last week, they showed Wes Anderson's Moonrise Kingdom outside, while earlier this spring they screened a retrospective of Whit Stillman.
URBAN SCRAWL COLUMBUS MOVIE
Which is cool, but not as cool as the Wexner Center for the Arts, which was the only gallery outside of LA to display Noah Purifroy's massive and moving 'Junk Dada' exhibition.Īt the Wex, they also have the best film programming in the country in their movie theater, screening hard to hear of indie gems (if you want to find a stellar new flick you've never heard of, just scroll through their calendar), and hosting visiting filmmakers such as Spike Lee, Richard Linklater, and Guy Maddin. Nat Geo points out the rad modernist wing at the Columbus Museum of Art that just opened before calling attention to a hotel that features work from the Pizzutti Collection. Though it was forced to move locations because of draconian city regulations, the line-up this year is the best yet and includes Times New Viking, The Thermals, Diet Cig, Dilly Dally, and White Reaper. Seventh Son also hosts what is quickly becoming Columbus' coolest music festival, 4th & 4th Fest. Craft Beer + Flea Markets = Hipster Paradise. Situated in an old garage, they have an incredibly tasteful design, and are the ones that host the seasonal Columbus Fleas, a market comprised of local artisans and vendors hocking everything from books (we're there usually!) to succulents to furniture. But Seventh Son Brewing Company is the one that takes things next level. This town is swimming with craft breweries, and many of them are indeed very cool.
It's like NPR's 'Tiny Desk' but in a barbershop rather than a corporate office space. For the Mug & Brush Sessions, they clear out the shop and have bands perform, recording the performances and posting them online. I'm no expert on barbershops, but I think it's rad that The Mug & Brush, on High Street in the North Campus area, hosts their own performing arts series. I guess now barbershops-like succulents and leather-are maybe officially "a thing" with hipsters. The cool start-ups in Columbus don't have that sponsored-by-mom-and-dad vibe, growing organically and on their own.įollowing is an expansion of the Nat Geo listicle (in no particular order), highlighting a few choice operations and happenings that make our town special, in my opinion.Īlright. I had a conversation with Ian Vanek-formerly of Japanther, now Howardian-a couple years back, about how limited resources actually make you more creative. When you're in Brooklyn or LA, anything new that crops up feels like it's washed in money: for instance, a new start-up press is fueled by the Koch Bros trust fund. What I appreciate about the shops I highlight below, is how they take their operation to the next level, not limiting their imaginations to how their field is traditionally defined.Īlso, I appreciate how folks are doing creative things with meager resources. There's an ethos here that I love, fueled by an idealistic, DIY mindset, and the unwillingness to stick to conventions.
That zest for creating new things is prevalent in Columbus. The short answer is why not? I want to make cool shit. I get asked the question a lot, as to why-as a book publisher-we decided to expand into moviemaking. Which is cool, but every city has craft beer and pour-over coffee at this point, and clearly misses the mark. Why All the Cool Kids Really Love ColumbusĪn article at National Geographic came out yesterday titled ' Why All the Cool Kids Love Columbus, Ohio.' It starts out quoting from the vice president of Express, the shopping mall staple brand, tipping its hat that the article is either a puff piece or a product of a publicist's elbow grease.Īfter pointing out that Columbus is home to Victoria's Secret and Abercrombie & Fitch (which no one is going to ever claim makes your city cool), the Nat Geo article then digresses into an internet-friendly listicle citing coffee shops, craft breweries, barber shops, and art museums.
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