Ensemble 48: The Lantern Video

We had a great time on Saturday night with musical group Ensemble 48 and their accompaniment to the interesting 1925 Wizard of OZ silent film. Thanks so much for all who came!

Too Many Cooks! with Lisa Dillman

Join us for our monthly culinary arts series, Too Many Cooks!, as Lisa Dillman (Columbus' Restaurant Widow) leads us through an unusual tasting of a variety of specialty salts from all over the world!

When: Sunday, May 3rd @ 7 p.m.

Where: Wild Goose Creative, 2491 Summit St. Columbus, OH 43202

Suggested Donation: $10

Wanna good laugh?

We're bringing back Comedy Cabaret!

We had quite a few people tell us that Comedy Cabaret should not be confined to last year's New Year's Festival, so we're bring it back! This week Friday and Saturday, May 1 and 2, come join us for round two of a night of sketch comedy, jokes, one-liners, stand-up, and general comic mayhem. We promise there will be some laughter.

Comedy Cabaret kicks off at 9 pm. $5 at the door.

Wild Goose Creative presents SPEAK!

Wild Goose Creative is proud to welcome some of Columbus' most engaging and talented storytellers to celebrate the art of storytelling through entertaining and though provoking tales. Fun for all ages the evening will also feature an open mic for anyone interested in sharing a story of their own!

Featuring internationally renowned tellers Kevin Cordi, Jim Flanagan, and Frank McGarvey each will share stories ranging from hilarious and absurd, to spooky and silly, to gripping and poignant. Come for a night of sweeping sagas, captivating chronicles and adventurous anecdotes!

Speak! is a part of our ongoing collaboration with the Story Box Project, one of several events Wild Goose Creative is hosting to celebrate all the interesting, incredible stories Columbus has to offer.

An international arts initiative the Story Box Project highlights the art of stories and storytelling. Started by Kevin Cordi, master storyteller and current OSU artist in residence, the Story Box Project was first developed in 1995 and over the years has involved the stories of over a million people. Beginning this June the Wild Goose Creative Story Box will travel across the globe gathering more stories as it goes, and will return to Columbus one year later.

RSVP at our Facebook event!

Painters' Group Update

Several weeks ago, the Painters' Group at WGC did some painting from life. These are three paintings done by three different artists. All three paintings are of the same thing (our model, lounging and reading a book) but look how different each is from the other! I thought I'd share these because I think it underlines a great reason for artists to get together: growth by learning from other artists.

On Monday we'll be at the space as planned. We'll start with a color mixing exercise and then break off to work on our own projects as usual. We'd love to have more painters, so feel free to come or remember us and spread the word to those you know who might be interested. (o:

~Aubrey~

WGC Presents...

Jonathan DePaso and Tom Ulichny!

Local independent artists, Jonathan Depaso and Tom Ulichny will share their unique, acoustic, experimental sounds! Hear a preview of each of them at their respective MySpace sites:

http://www.myspace.com/storybooklikestars (Jonathan)

http://www.myspace.com/ulichnymusic (Tom)

WHEN: Saturday, April 18th at 7:00pm
WHERE: Wild Goose Creative, 2491 Summit Street, OH 43202
SUGGESTED DONATION: $5-10

Third Thursdays with 8th Floor Improv

You've seen it on Whose Line Is It Anyway and at Second City in Chicago... now come see some of Columbus' premiere improv comedians. Join us as we welcome 8th Floor Improv, the Ohio State student improv group, for our April Third Thursdays. They'll keep us laughing while they showcase their skills and talk about the process of training for, creating, and performing improv comedy.

What: Third Thursdays w/8th Floor Improv
When: Thursday, April 16th @ 8 p.m.
Where: Our Space, 2491 Summit St. Columbus, OH 43202
Cost: $5 at the door

Too Many Cooks! with The Hills Market

If the CSA Workshopping wasn't enough for you foodies, we've always got a Too Many Cooks!

Too Many Cooks! with The Hills Market
WHEN: Sunday, April 5th at 7:00 p.m.
WHERE: Wild Goose Creative, 2491 Summit Street, OH 43202
SUGGESTED DONATION: $10

Kent Rand, Cheese Director, found The Hills Market in September of 2003, when he responded to an ad looking for delicatessen help in a local paper. What a treat for us, when we found out that not only is he completely charismatic and great with our customers, but he's an actual bona fide Foodie. This man is absolutely passionate about food and wine, and he has an incredible drive to learn more.

It wasn't long before we realized that Kent would better be utilized as our Cheese Director. We offered the job and he accepted. His background as the Maître d’ at a French restaurant called La Chardonnay in Texas, and as an associate at a specialty delicatessen in Maine gave him the strengths The Hills Market needed to head up the Cheese Department.

Kent has an artistic side, too. There isn't any project that he can't master in a creative way. He's been given the task of creating all of our chalkboard art at Hills, and has managed to organize the cheese case in a beautiful and informative way with signs, flags and descriptions.

He spends some of his time at Hills searching for new fantastic cheeses, both local and international. For those customers who aren’t so familiar with different varieties of cheese, Kent says “don’t be afraid to ask. I’m more than happy to cut off a sample of any cheese you are uncertain about. I want you to love cheese as much as I do.”

He is going to feature 4 Ohio made cheeses, and tell us a bit about where they come from and what makes them so great!

Dusk til Dawn tonight!

Just a quick reminder about Dusk til Dawn tonight at our space! Our first official Story Box Project event, come out and share you stories Wild Goose Creative Style: Audio, Painting, Photography, Drawing, Video, good old fashioned handwriting, and more!

Stretching all night from 8pm-8am, it'll be be an incredible time to celebrate all the amazing stories Columbus has to offer! We'll kick things off with an open mic at 8pm so come with a story to share. All the stories we gather in our story Box throughout the night will be heading around the world starting this June, with our box gathering more as it goes! A year later it'll head back to Columbus full of stories from other communities around the world!

Hope to see you all there tonight! BYOB.

DATE: Tonight
TIME: 8pm-8am (Open mic 8-9pm)
LOCATION: 2491 Summit St