Category: Entertainment

Cool Calendar (Sept. 25 to Oct. 1)

1. See You Thursday Improv Show @ Wild Goose Creative – Columbus, OH on Sept. 26 from 8:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

2. Monday Night Live Variety Show @ Wild Goose Creative – Columbus, OH on Sept. 8 from 9:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m.

3. Life in Color – UNLEASHED – feat. Borgore and Cash Cash (World’s Largest Paint Party) @ Lifestyle Commons Pavilion – Columbus, OH on Sept. 26 [Doors Open @ 6:00 p.m.]

4. Theory of a Deadman with Fozzy, 3 Pill Morning @ Newport Music Hall – Columbus, OH on Sept. 26 [Doors Open @ 7:30 p.m.]

5. Jack Hanna’s Fall Fest Presented by Fifth Third Bank @ Columbus Zoo and Aquarium – Columbus, OH on Sept. 27^th from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

6. Farmer’s Market on Main Street – Delaware, OH on Sept. 27 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

7. Chalk The Block @ Easton Town Center – Columbus, OH on Sept. 27 from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

8. Karaoke @ Ace of Cups Bar – Columbus, OH on Sept. 28 from at 10:00 p.m.

The Owtsiders, Jaywalkers and Pitch Black, all three of Ohio Wesleyan’s a cappella groups, welcomed new members this week.

Junior Abby Hanson, treasurer of women’s group Pitch Black, said that they are planning to compete for a fourth time in the International Championship of Collegiate a Capella (ICCA) in the spring. They placed third in the regional ICCA competition last year.

Junior Julia Stone, president of the all-gender group Owtsiders, said her group plans to sing “a mix of oldies, indie and pop.”

Stone added that, while the Owtsiders do not have any official events planned, they plan to sing as soon as their new members are able.

For the men’s group Jaywalkers, this year is a record in membership – they have 25 vocalists.

“We had so many guys come and we couldn’t accept them all, which was really uncool,” said senior president Gabe Incarnato.

Junior Abi Care Horvat was one of 10 students recently chosen to be a part of Pitch Black.

“After I auditioned, I got a call back, and, a few days after that, I found out that I had been accepted,” she said.

Horvat said Pitch Black came to sing to her to inform her that she had been accepted into the club.

Pitch Black and the Jaywalkers will compete in a riff-off, like the one in 2012 film “Pitch Perfect” in Hamilton-Williams Campus Center on October 1.

Alumni bring together furniture and paintings, create interior design dreamland

The Ross Art Museum featured two contrasting exhibitions of two of Ohio Wesleyan University’s own alumni: Jim Zivic (’83) and Chris Kahler (’91).

The alums were gifted with the Distinguished Alum Exhibitors award—the highest honor OWU gives to its alumni.

The event began with a presentation by Kahler in Edgar Hall’s room 121. With 23 years of experience in painting, Kahler presented his work in the dimly lit but packed classroom of faculty, students and members of the community. His pieces were displayed in a slideshow as he talked about his experiences as a student at OWU.

“It was a very important time period in my life,” Kahler began.

“And many amazing things happened during those four years…and it made me use this as an opportunity to look at (my) work and how to evolve.”

The painter, who is in his 16th year of teaching at Eastern Illinois University, talked about the influences of various professors from his time at OWU and at Northwestern University, where he attained his Masters of Fine Arts.

He also marks a 3-month excursion to the prominent Vermont Studio Center—the largest international artists’ residency program in the United States—as something that influences his work.

Kahler mostly featured acrylic and watercolor paintings. He often uses a tremendous amount of layering and sanding to create the pieces. Additionally, the work is often inspired both by architectural plans and biological microbes or cell development.

“I get lost in the paintings…I don’t want to know how they end.”

Zivic takes a different approach to his artwork. He cites his influence from the Rust Belt town of Dover, Ohio, and his blue-collar heritage. Zivic is not a painter, but a craftsman.

The works featured in his presentation often involved industrial metalworking and use of leather or even coal. Currently a resident of upstate New York, Zivic’s clients included the former Velvet Underground singer Lou Reed and Gucci designer Tom Ford.

Zivic presented his work at the gallery to give the full effect of what he creates—from doors, light fixtures, and chairs made of leather or aluminum to nightstands made of polished coal.

“One thing that I figured out was that I am the ‘greenest designer’ in the world,” he said jokingly to the audience.

Zivic has been passionate about energy issues—in particular the effects of coal mining and fracking in the United States—for over 20 years. From his own record, he claims to have saved over 55 tons of coal through his incorporation of the rock into his designs.

He is also different from Kahler in that he began working directly in the field after attaining his Bachelor’s of Fine Arts from Ohio Wesleyan.

Works by both artists will continue to be on display at Ross from now until Sept. 21.

By Nicole Barhorst
Transcript Reporter

After Richard Upton’s J. Gumbo’s completes its move to 9 N. Sandusky St., a trio of murals by junior Abi Care Horvat will be the “centerpiece of the conversation,” he said.

Horvat, a fine arts major, put in 25 to 30 hours during her first week and a half working on the first mural in the front dining area titled “Sunset on the Bayou.” She said she has done canvas murals before, but never on such a large scale or on a wall.

Horvat got connected with Upton, the restaurant’s owner, after painting a fraternity paddle for a friend whose fraternity brother knew Upton. They worked together to determine the murals’ subject, and Horvat said it was important to both of them that visitors be able to find something new in the works with each visit.

The other two murals, both expected to be larger than “Sunset on the Bayou,” are titled “Parade on Bourbon Street” and “Under the Sea.” Horvat said she expects to be working on them for a few more weeks in addition to her classes.

Upton said he thinks Horvat’s work so far is “awesome.” He said the move from 12 S. Sandusky Street to the new location, previously 3^rd Degree Tanning Salon, was to provide more opportunities for expansion.

“Ninety-five percent of special events that happen in downtown Delaware happen north of William Street,” he said. “This location is better-suited for growth.”

By Nicole Barhorst
Transcript Reporter

Nearly two dozen students were snapping their fingers after each song junior Alex Paquet, known on stage as Field Sleeper, played in Chi Phi’s formal room last Wednesday at 8 p.m.

The show’s original location was Paquet’s Chi Phi bedroom, but due to the amount of people who expressed their interest in the event on Facebook, the performance was moved to the formal room on the first floor of the fraternity.

According to the event’s Facebook page, the show was taped to a cassette, which will be converted into a digital file and shared with anyone.

Paquet sang and played guitar for forty-five minutes with a colored light illuminating his face in an otherwise dark room.

“I’ve been to concerts, but nothing like this,” said freshman Annie Spink, adding that she liked the “chill” atmosphere.

Freshman Gwyn Andrews said she enjoyed how interactive the show was and that her favorite song performed a Paquet original titled “Skeletons.”

Paquet said the song is one of his own favorites because it is fun to play and “more stripped down.” It was the only song Paquet played acoustically.

Many of the other songs in his set were covers, including a song by The Antlers.

Paquet said he liked how there is less separation between himself and the audience when he performs at smaller, more intimate places, and that playing for friends is “the ultimate experience.”

By Nicole Barhorst
Transcript Reporter

With more freshmen intending to major or minor in theater than in past years at Ohio Wesleyan University, the October production of William Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice” will feature a host of new faces.

One of these new faces will be Zoë Rosenthal, a freshman intending to minor in theater, who said she most enjoys the technical side of theater.

“I did props and set design in high school and loved it,” Rosenthal said. “I get stage fright so I like to be backstage and out of the limelight.”

Rosenthal said her favorite play is Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” but she likes modern musicals as well.

Freshman Matthew Pheneger said he intends to major in theater, and prefers acting over all other aspects of theater because “it’s the most fun.”

Among his favorite plays are Shakespeare’s “The Tempest,” the musical “Thoroughly Modern Millie” by Richard Morris and Dick Scanlan and “The Importance of Being Earnest” by Oscar Wilde. He said he does not have a preference between older plays and more modern productions.

Pheneger said he likes that OWU’s theatre and dance department is small compared to other schools because “having like sixty kids per class is counterproductive.”

OWU’s production of “The Merchant of Venice”—directed by Elane Denny-Todd—will be performed Oct. 8, 9, 10, and 11 at 8 p.m. and Oct. 12 at 2 p.m. Admission will be $5 for faculty and staff, $10 for the general public and free for OWU students with a valid ID.

According to the department’s website, “The Merchant of Venice” is a “classic comedy of loyalty, love, greed, disguise and justice” that takes place in a “money-mad world where no one is truly innocent.”

“I’m just trying to make ends meet. It’s hard when you have a degree in English.”

There’s a magical point sometime between 4 and 6 p.m. when, all of a sudden, downtown Columbus just goes dead. It’s a commuter city. People go downtown to work, not play. Sure, there’s the Ohio theatre and COSI, but not much else except for a creepy YMCA and a lot of closed-for-the-weekend buildings.

Here’s the thing though: there’s plenty to do and see in Columbus, but you have to know where to go. Now, I can go on and on about great places around the Greater Columbus area, but most natives would agree with me in recommending these two districts to visit: The Short North neighborhood and the Ohio State University campus (“campus” for short).

If you want to know where the locals go (and they usually know the best spots to have fun), this is it.

So, what’s in these areas? Basically the very life-blood of central Ohio’s arts & entertainment scene as well as the home of the state’s favorite college sports teams.

We’ve got the Newport Music Hall, Skully’s Music-Diner, the Bluestone, the Lifestyle Communities Pavilion (the LC) and other lounges for the music lovers. For those who like larger venues, there’s the Schottenstein Center (the Schott), Nationwide Arena, and Ohio Stadium.

On campus, there’s a plethora of bars, clubs, and hookah lounges (my personal favorite being Mangos Café), but at the end of the night make sure to check out Mikey’s Late Night Slice to satisfy any hunger pangs.

The Short North, “Flytown,” is the best of the three districts in my opinion. It’s got everything for everybody. If you want the best food in Columbus, then try the North Market but make sure to get there before dinner as it normally closes at 5 p.m.

If you want the best in art, then go there for the Gallery Hop that’s held the first Saturday of each month.

Shops and other places are opened up to display the latest work of mostly Columbus area artists, artisans, and designers. If you want to walk and go out, it’s also right for you as the area is always alive with sights and people.

 There are the multiple clubs towards the south of the Short North such as Park Street Cantina, Long Street District for the party.

Then there are also coffee lounges and cafes for those who would prefer a more relaxed setting like Kafe Kerouac.