The Members Show
This exhibit comes courtesy of CHS members. Selected
items from private collections will be on display, most of which
have never been on exhibit before! Enjoy light
refreshments, view these items on display for a limited time,
browse for your Columbus holiday gifts and celebrate the season
with CHS!
All proceeds from gallery sales benefit the Columbus Historical
Society.
Wednesday March 3, 2010
6:30pm Location: Riffe Center Studio Two
Theatre
77 S. High Street * Columbus, Ohio
Admission is FREE - RSVP required
614-224-3822 ext. 1
or email
reservations@columbushistory.org
Written by Columbus playwright Chiquita
Mullins Lee, Pierce to the Soul is a one-person play about the
life of Columbus folk-artist Elijah Pierce, a prominent member
of the African-American community for more than half a century.
Pierce, a barber by trade, achieved international fame for his
wood carvings when he was in his eighties.
His works are part of the Columbus Museum of Art collections.
Thursday, February 18, 2010 5:30pm Location: 379 West Broad Street at the beautifully
restored T & OC Railroad station (Station 67) in the
Franklinton Neighborhood
Join CHS for a fun, festive after-work party with live music,
great food and drinks celebrating the 198th Birthday for the
City of Columbus!
Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009
6:30pm
Location:
The Law Offices of Vorys, Sater, Seymour
and Pease
We will hear about historic immigration patterns and issues from
noted historian, author and CHS board member Ed Lentz. A
panel discussion will follow.
Pierce to the Soul Workshop
Columbus’s 198th Birthday Party
