Wild Goose Creative

2011-02-14T06:41:00.000-08:00

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Wild Goose in December!

2010-11-29T19:24:00.000-08:00

It's a busy season at Wild Goose Creative! Please join us for some our great upcoming events in the month of December.

Speak Easy
Thursday, December 2 @ 7 pm
$5 at the door
Our monthly live storytelling event! Come share or just listen to the stories. The theme for December is Celebrate Good Times (Come On!): Holiday Tales.

Too Many Cooks: Coffee & Cocktails with Luck Bros Coffee
Sunday, December 5 @ 7 pm
$10 at the door
Our monthly culinary arts event will feature Andy Luck from Luck Bros Coffee and Paul Schmucker, cocktail expert and enthusiast.
Monday Night Live Wild Goose Menu Launch Tweet-a-thon Christmas Pageant Comedy Fundraiser
Monday, December 6. Doors @ 8:30 pm, show starts @ 9:00 pm
$5 at the door
Join us for a special edition of our monthly comedy night, kicking off our menu fundraiser campaign and featuring a live Twitter fundraiser.

Holiday Art & Trunk Show
Monday, December 9 from 6-10 pm
Get your Christmas shopping done with an arts and crafts show featuring the work of Etsy Team Columbus!

ArtSwap
Sunday, December 12 from 7-10 pm
Bring your art, crafts, or vouchers for artistic service and swap it for holiday gifts!

Christmas Presence
Thursday, December 18 @ 7 pm
Our annual night to celebrate all things Christmas related, with songs, stories, food, and community. Take a moment to slow down and ponder the season.

Wild Goose meets Garrett Morris!

2010-08-18T12:04:00.000-07:00

Here's the Wild Goose Comedy Cabaret team pictured with SNL alum Garrett Morris at the 2nd annual Shadowbox Sketch Comedy Festival. Morris served as a judge at the festival, and we got the opportunity to get a picture with him afterwards!

BaconCamp - September 4, 2010

2010-08-03T04:37:00.000-07:00

Bacon. It's delicious. And we'd all eat a pile of it if no one was watching. It deserves to be celebrated. Wild Goose Creative is the official Columbus presenter for the national event BaconCamp! It is an ad-hoc gathering born from the desire for people to share and learn in an open environment about bacon. It is an intense event with discussions, demos and interaction from participants who are the main actors of the event. It i...s community driven and everyone is encouraged to participate by presenting (food, art, demo), judging, or volunteering. BaconCamp is not a spectator sport. There are a limited number of tickets available, so buy them early! We do expect to sell out and we want to be able to celebrate bacon with you! We will be holding a Bacon Cooking contest and a Bacon Art/Craft contest. We will have prizes available from amazing Columbus vendors and restaurants, and illustrious judges from local businesses. BaconCamp is proud to be held at North Market this year! When: Saturday, September 4th, 2-5 PM (International Bacon Day!) Where: North Market, 59 Spruce Street, Columbus, OH 43215 More info: http://www.baconcampcolumbus.com/ BaconCamp Columbus 2010 is sponsored by: Sugardale North Market Bacon Salt Edible Columbus Betty's Family of Restaurants CD101 Feed Social Media Jeremy Slagle Design Wholly Craft! Skreened Stinkybomb Soaps Das Lolli Bluescreek Farm Columbus Music Co-op Breakfast with Nick

Bacon. It's delicious. And we'd all eat a pile of it if no one was watching. It deserves to be celebrated.

Wild Goose Creative is the official Columbus presenter for the national event BaconCamp! It is an ad-hoc gathering born from the desire for people to share and learn in an open environment about bacon. It is an intense event with discussions, demos and interaction from participants who are the main actors of the event. It i...s community driven and everyone is encouraged to participate by presenting (food, art, demo), judging, or volunteering.

BaconCamp is not a spectator sport.

There are a limited number of tickets available, so buy them early! We do expect to sell out and we want to be able to celebrate bacon with you!

We will be holding a Bacon Cooking contest and a Bacon Art/Craft contest. We will have prizes available from amazing Columbus vendors and restaurants, and illustrious judges from local businesses. BaconCamp is proud to be held at North Market this year!

When: Saturday, September 4th, 2-5 PM (International Bacon Day!)

Where: North Market, 59 Spruce Street, Columbus, OH 43215

More info: http://www.baconcampcolumbus.com/

BaconCamp Columbus 2010 is sponsored by:
Sugardale
North Market
Bacon Salt
Edible Columbus
Betty's Family of Restaurants
CD101
Feed Social Media
Jeremy Slagle Design
Wholly Craft!
Skreened
Stinkybomb Soaps
Das Lolli
Bluescreek Farm
Columbus Music Co-op
Breakfast with Nick

Columbus Creative Soapbox

2010-07-07T15:04:00.001-07:00

Join us on Thursday, July 8 at 6 pm, outside the Columbus Museum of Art for the Columbus Creative Soapbox. Nearly 70 arts groups from Columbus will get 2 minutes at the mic to tell everyone what they do. Come see a sampling of Columbus' amazing creative scene!

GEEKFEST 2010: June 16-19

2010-06-09T21:55:00.000-07:00

We're opening our doors to celebrate geek culture! If you are a comic book fan, superhero fanatic, film buff, gamer of any description--or if you wish you were--you are welcome!

Wednesday June 16 (FREE)
7pm Gallery Opening: Hey Kids!: A History of Comic Book Advertising
Throughout Geekfest we will be featuring Hey Kids! : A History of Comic Book Advertising,” a exhibition curated by local artist Michael Neno. The exhibit will feature over 60 ads from the 1930s to the present. In addition to classic ads for Charles Atlas, with their sand-kicking bullies, X-Ray Specs and 'Sea Monkeys,' the exhibit will feature a diverse array of obscure, bizarre, charming and unintentionally funny appeals--from the earliest ads for video games to the anti-drug ads of today's comic books.

Thursday June 17
7pm Forbidden Kingdoms: The Art and Science of Roleplaying Games
Gaming enthusiast and actor Karl Boettcher sees a natural link between roleplaying and the stage, and he leads a group of gaming actors in a roleplaying demonstration/performance for you. This event is designed to share with an audience of experienced gamers and the inexperienced alike the awesomeness of communal improvisational storytelling. Come learn about roleplaying, and experience a cool story!The setting is Edinburgh, just before WWII. A steam train puffs in the distance, on a gleaming steel bridge across the Firth of Tay. Danger and intrigue await those who ride upon it! Will our heroes ride into glory or will our foes manage a great destruction?

Friday June 18
8pm Sketch by Number presents an hour of geeky sketch comedy
Local sketch comedy team Sketch by Number produces unique, fast-paced, audience-participatory comedy, and they get their geek on in a frenetic hour on the Wild Goose Creative stage. This is a team of talented performers, not to be missed.

9:30pm Nerdcore Rising: a film
Nerdcore: what happens when you mix hip-hop and computer-obsessed geeks. Nerdcore Rising follows MC Frontalot, the "godfather of nerdcore," on his first national tour to reveal to roots of the genre, the dorky complexities of its artists, and one MC's fight for nerd stardom. The film features Weird Al Yankovic, Jello Biafra, Tycho and Gabe, Brian Posehn, MC Frontalot, MC Kris, MC Lars, and a slew of other nerdcore artists and commentators. Come for your opportunity to see this film in Columbus!

Saturday June 19
9pm Video Game Costume Party
Come dressed as your favorite video game character -- anything from Link to Luigi to Liu Kang. Can you manage a Tetris block? We think maybe you can! There'll be door prizes, a variety of prizes for costumes, wicked video game music, and vintage and modern video game competitions, as well as cool gaming-themed food! Some of the proceeds will be donated to Free Geek Columbus, a local organization that provides computers to under-resourced populations.

SPONSORS:
Laughing Ogre Comics
Wholly Craft!
Fuse Factory
Vaguely Qualified Productions
Whistling in the Dark Theatre

For more info and updates: http://www.wildgoosecreative.com/Geekfest_2010.html

Events, Events, & More Events!

2010-04-26T12:33:00.000-07:00

So many events are coming up at Wild Goose Creative! Feel free to join us for any of them! (Links go to the Facebook events.)

Monday Night Live
Monday, April 26 at 8:30 pm
$5, BYOB
Our newest monthly event kicks off tonight! In the tradition of Saturday Night Live, this show will feature the best and brightest of Columbus in sketch comedy, stand-up, and live music. Join us the fourth Monday of every month!

Silent Art Auction fundraiser
Friday, April 30 at 6-9 pm
$20 ahead of time; $25 at the door
Help Wild Goose raise some funds while supporting local artists and designers! The event will feature the work of Columbus College of Art & Design students.

Too Many Cooks! with Trattoria Roma
Sunday, May 2 at 7 pm
$10
Join us for our monthly culinary arts event! May will feature the delicious Italian fare of Trattoria Roma.

Speak Easy
Thursday, May 6 at 7 pm
$5, BYOB
True stories told live! Our monthly live storytelling event, held on the first Thursday of each month, draws a crowd who wants to hear and share their stories. The May edition will feature stories told around the theme of travel, so come on out and share your tale!

Press for the Columbus Comedy Festival!

2010-02-20T10:29:00.001-08:00

Wow! Columbus has been good to us in so many ways. The Columbus Comedy Festival, coming up next week Thursday through Saturday, February 25-27, has gotten a lot of press lately. Here's just the beginning of the round-up!

Columbus Alive: Laughing Matters

614 Magazine: February Funnies

The Lantern: Columbus Comedy Festival next weekend

The Dispatch: Home-Brewed Wry

Columbus Local News

Metromix Columbus

We know that other articles are on the way!

Photos of Chris Gatton at Third Thursdays

2010-02-19T06:48:00.000-08:00

Last night, local musician Chris Gatton played to a packed house for our February Third Thursdays.

Chris walked use through a variety of styles while playing some covers and some original pieces.

Thanks to Chris, the band, and everyone who beat the snow and joined us for some great music! We look forward to having Chris play at our space again!

Third Thursdays with Chris Gatton, musician

2010-02-17T10:22:00.000-08:00

Chris Gatton has always had an acute appreciation for the beautiful in music, regardless of genre. Join him as he explores the elusive character of that thing we call "good" in music. With the help of three fellow local musicians, Craig Allen, Steffie Willis, and Andre Scott, he will be guiding you through some of his favorite melodies ranging from the Beatles to Taylor Swift to his own original melodies all in the context of an intimate jazz quartet.

Thursday, February 18 at 7 pm
at Wild Goose Creative
2491 Summit St. (just south of Hudson)
Only $5 at the door

Wild Goose on Fox 28 with Johnny D!

2010-02-08T06:12:00.000-08:00

Check out this video from late December, when Wild Goose was graced with a visit from Johnny DiLoretto of Fox 28's Good Day Columbus! Johnny joined us a day before the New Year's Festival 2009 kicked off. We got to chat with him about Wild Goose in general, the Festival, our gallery, and some of the Festival events. Enjoy!

Upcoming Events!

2010-02-02T21:43:00.000-08:00

There's a lot happening (as always) at Wild Goose, and you're welcome to join us for all of it! Just a taste...

Speak Easy - true stories told live
Thursday, February 4 at 7 pm
Our new monthly live storytelling event - taking place the first Thursday of every month - happens again on February 4. The theme for the month is Lost & Found: Stories about Love
$5 - BYOB

Too Many Cooks: vegetarian cooking
Sunday, February 7 at 7 pm
Chef Laura Robertson-Boyd teaches us the art of cooking and eating vegetarian. A great alternative to the Super Bowl!
$10

Workchopping: Knife Skills
Saturday, February 20 from 9-11 am
A beginner-level class on knife skills for the kitchen!
$35 - e-mail info@wildgoosecreative.com to register

Columbus Comedy Festival
February 25-27
Join us for three days of performances and workshops featuring Columbus' best in improv, stand-up, sketch, and video comedy.
$10 each night/$5 each workshop

BeerCamp
Sunday, March 28 from 2-5 pm
Celebrate all things beer with a parade, homebrew competitions, cooking with beer competitions, and much more!

New Year's Festival 2009 THANK YOUS!

2010-01-03T16:01:00.000-08:00

We here at Wild Goose Creative really value collaboration with the people, businesses, and organizations in Columbus. None of the work we do could be done without their support and contributions. So we just want to take a moment to everyone who helped make the 2009 New Year's Festival possible, and to encourage you to thank, visit, and support them!

First, to the Ohio Arts Council for their generous grant to support the Festival!

To our performers at the amazing New Year's Eve Party:
Mattiburns
Jesse Cale
John Reuben

To everyone who provided food to help feed our hungry crowds:
Pattycake Bakery
Lavash Cafe
Snowville Creamery
Cafe Brioso
Brittany and Maria of Brezel

And to everyone who either performed, led workshops, or in other ways provided materials and talent to make the Festival happen:
Steve Languis of Our Handyman
Central Vineyard Church
Kal, Dwayne, and all the performers from Whistling in the Dark Theatre Company
Joel Veenstra, co-creator of Improv Legends
Everyone at Studio 35 Cinema & Draft House
The Alwood Sisters
Morgan Foster of Common Shiner
Alison Chapman of Igloo Letterpress
Jenn Deafeanbaugh and everyone with Fuse Factory
Matt Monta & the Hot Coal Band

And everyone else who read poems, told stories, improvised, cooked meals, baked goodies, moved materials, provided housing, or otherwise helped in any way during the Festival! We're grateful for everyone's support, and look forward to working with you all in 2010.

New Year's Festival: Brunch!

2010-01-03T15:56:00.000-08:00

We wrapped up the Festival today with a brunch. What better way to end a big event than with a quiet and fun meal together?

We enjoyed eggs, bacon, toast, coffee, juice, mimosas, and crepes made by Wild Goose member Andy.

New Year's Festival: Book-Binding, LED Blinky-Bugs, Theatre Daedalus, & Matt Monta

2010-01-03T11:59:00.000-08:00

The second full day of our New Year's Festival began with a breakfast at The Best Breakfast and Sandwiches in Westerville. Wild Goose member and breakfast blogger Nick Dekker led a small troupe there. Look for a post on his blog about that. Later that morning, back at the Wild Goose space, we hosted two workshops. Pictured first is Jenn Deafenbaugh of Fuse Factory leading a workshop on LED Blinky-Bugs. Look for many more workshops and events with Fuse Factory later this year!

Meanwhile, Alison Chapman of Igloo Letterpress led a workshop on book-binding. If you haven't had a chance to visit Alison's shop in Worthington, make sure you do so soon!

Later that afternoon saw a staged reading of The Copper Anniversary by members of Theatre Daedalus. Here director Jeremy Sony introduces the piece.

After dinner and an improv comedy show, we finished out the day with a concert by Wild Goose-favorites Matt Monta and the Hot Coal Band. We hope to have them back at the Goose again sometime soon!

Thanks to our presenters, performers, and attenders who came out to make the day a success!

New Year's Festival: Lavash Dinner, Alwood Sisters, & Night After Last

2010-01-01T21:15:00.000-08:00

We finished out our first full day of the 2009 Festival with three exciting events. First was a dinner catered by Lavash Cafe.

Then we were graced with a concert by the Alwood Sisters. We were happy to welcome them to our space again.

And we finished the night with one of our signature events: Night After Last. This is a night of readings, stories, poems, and music looking at those moments in our lives - such as the changing of years - that have affected and defined us. We heard poems and stories from a number of writers and performers.

Plus music from Wild Goose-favorite Morgan Foster, of Chicago's Common Shiner.

The Festival continues tomorrow morning with Breakfast with Nick. Meet him at The Best Breakfast & Sandwiches in Westerville for a tasty breakfast and chat about food writing. Then we pick up at our space with two workshops at 11 a.m., one from Fuse Factory, and one from Igloo Letterpress. Hope to see you there!

New Year's Festival: Improv Legends and Build Your Own Smoker photos

2010-01-01T13:22:00.000-08:00

Workshops are a-happenin' this afternoon! We're viewing the feature-length documentary Improv Legends, in which famous folks talk about the art form of improvisational comedy.

Across the street at our new WGC Studios, Karl Boettcher is leading a workshop on How To Build a Smoker.

He's sharing some examples of his work, including smoked salmon and smoked bananas.

New Year's Festival: Serial Cereal photos

2010-01-01T11:36:00.000-08:00

This morning we started 2010 with a big meal of cereal and a staged reading by members of Whistling in the Dark Theatre Company of Transformers: Starscream's Brigade. You wouldn't believe some of the dialogue and stage directions. What better way to start the year?

A delicious breakfast of many favorite cereals, with Snowville milk and Brioso coffee!

New Year's Eve party at Wild Goose!

2010-01-01T07:20:00.000-08:00

Our New Year's Festival kicked off last night with our New Year's Eve party, featuring performances from Mattiburns, Jessi Cale, and John Reuben.

Happy New Year to everyone from Wild Goose Creative! The New Year's Festival continues this morning. More details on the Festival here.

New Year's Festival 2009

2009-12-30T18:11:00.000-08:00

The Wild Goose Creative New Year's Festival 2009 is upon us! Here's the full schedule. We'll be Twittering about it and blogging about it here!

Thursday, 12/31
9PM - New Year's Eve party

Friday, 1/1
11AM - Breakfast: Serial Cereal by Whistling in the Dark

1PM - Short Local Film Revue at Studio 35

3:30PM - Build Your Own Smoker Workshop

3:30PM - Film: Improv Legends

6PM - Dinner catered by Lavash Cafe

8PM - Concert: Alwood Sisters

9PM - Night After Last

Saturday, 1/2

9AM - Breakfast with Nick at The Best Breakfast & Sandwiches

11AM - Book Binding Workshop with Igloo Letterpress

11AM - LED Blinky-Bug Workshop with Fuse Factory

3PM - Theatre Daedelus Performance

6PM - Dinner at WGC

8PM - Improv Show

9:30PM - Concert: Mattt Monta & the Hot Coal Band

Sunday, 1/3

9:15AM - Central Vineyard

11AM - Brunch at WGC

Photos: Visit from Johnny DiLoretto on Fox 28!

2009-12-30T16:59:00.000-08:00

Wild Goose had a visit this morning from Johnny DiLoretto of Fox 28! He joined us to talk about the New Year's Eve party and the New Year's Festival.

He chatted with us about all sorts of stuff, and posed in front of the photo booth for tomorrow night's party...

...and was attacked by the giant tentacle.

By the way... the New Year's Festival is coming up! Tickets are available!

Ryan on the StoryBox Project!

2009-12-17T21:27:00.000-08:00

Find more videos like this on THE STORY BOX PROJECT global publishing and sharing

Last Spring, Ryan got to go on TV to talk about the StoryBox Project. We just got our hands on the footage and though we'd share it!

Christmas Presence - Thursday, December 17

2009-12-13T18:10:00.000-08:00

Wild Goose Creative welcomes you to our annual Christmas Presence, a smoldering yule log with soot around its edges crackling with songs, comedy, readings and reminiscence. This December we return to our tradition of beckoning the Christmas season with art and revelry shared by some of our favorite Wild Goose musicians, artists, and friends! Featuring performances by Jon Burgess, Nathan Laing, Whistling in the Dark Theatre Co., and others!

Wild Goose Third Thursdays: Christmas Presence
Thursday, December 17 at 8pm
2491 Summit St.
Only $5

ArtSWAP!

2009-11-24T12:36:00.000-08:00

Are you an artist or crafter? Do you need Holiday gifts? Have more talent and art than cash for presents? ArtSWAP!

1. Bring your art or vouchers for artistic service
(Examples: paintings, jewelry, textiles, prints, graphic design, voucher for logo, glass work, voucher for photo shoot, voucher for cooking class, etc..)
2. Swap your art for other art or vouchers
3. Give great gifts for the Holidays!

December 13, 2009 @7PM
Wild Goose Creative, 2491 Summit Street, Cols.
Questions? info@wildgoosecreative.com
FREE! BYOB

Pictures from Third Thursdays with Mariah French and Xclaim Dance

2009-11-22T18:09:00.000-08:00

Here are a few pictures of last week's Third Thursdays, with Mariah French, founder and artistic director of Xclaim Dance Company. Along with some company members, she showcased their work and their process in creating a recent dance show.

Third Thursdays with Mariah French of Xclaim Dance!

2009-11-17T19:59:00.000-08:00

For Wild Goose Creative's November Third Thursdays, we welcome Mariah French, founder and artistic director of Xclaim Dance. Mariah will discuss and explore the art of modern dance as created by Xclaim. With members of the company, she'll demonstrate both live and recorded dance performances. Join us for an evening of dance, discussion, and fun!

Performance takes place at Wild Goose Creative
2491 Summit St. (just south of Hudson)
Thursday, November 19 at 8 pm
$5 suggested donation at the door

BURRITO TIME brought to you by CHIPOTLE

2009-11-12T07:25:00.000-08:00

Last week, I threw one of my WGC business cards into the "win a free burrito" drawing at the Clintonville Chipotle, never thinking I would win. But, lo and behold! I got a call saying we had won and they encouraged us to order some for all the folks at Wild Goose. Well, we had a board meeting the next day and, needless to say, I started compiling the order!

The order arrived in 2 giant boxes!

And that is TWO LAYERS OF BURRITOS, folks!

And, of course, a box of chips, guac and salsa!

We decimated the burritos and chips and have been full for a few days now! Thank you SO MUCH to the staff of Chipotle in Clintonville!!!

Pictures from Thanksgiving wine tasting w/Chris Dillman!

2009-11-02T19:48:00.000-08:00

Here's a few pictures from last night's wine tasting with Chris Dillman, sommelier. Chris led us through five wines that pair well with the Thanksgiving classics.

Thanks to everyone who joined us, and especially to Chris!

Art of the Harvest pictures!

2009-10-16T20:26:00.000-07:00

A few pictures from this year's Art of the Harvest!

All sorts of treats, including cupcakes from Sugarlush!

Music from Andy Malone (above) and Courtney Jacobs.

Pumpkins carved!

Art of the Harvest!

2009-10-12T13:12:00.000-07:00

It's that time of year again - time for pumpkins, football, apple pie, and of course, Art of the Harvest, our third annual celebration of all things autumn! This intimate night is a collection of Ohio autumn goodness featuring local music, top-notch storytellers, performances, a community pumpkin-carving session, and delicious fall goodies. Sponsored by Cackler Family Farms, we'll be showcasing a host of past WGC favorites, including music from Andy Malone, spooky stories from professional teller Frank McGarvey, and more! It will be an evening that's sure to entertain and inspire, so join us as we interpret and celebrate this mysterious and beautiful season.

Join us for our October Third Thursdays as we celebrate the harvest on Thursday, October 15 at 8 p.m. $5 suggested donation. As an enticement, here are some pictures from last year's AotH:

Food bloggers follow-up!

2009-09-07T05:23:00.000-07:00

A special thank you to everyone who came out to Too Many Cooks last night, particularly to the food bloggers who spoke and made such delicious food!

We encourage you to follow all of these folks and their blogs, podcasts, and Twitter feeds. In case you didn't write them down, here they are!

Jim Ellison, CMH Gourmand
http://cmhgourmand.com
Twitter: cmhgourmand

Bethia Woolf, Hungrywoolf's Food Blog & Taco Trucks Columbus
http://hungrywoolf.com
http://tacotruckscolumbus.com
Twitter: TacoTrucksCbus
CORRECTION: the user hungrywoolf on Twitter is NOT Bethia!

Becke Boyer, Columbus Foodie
http://www.columbusfoodie.com
Twitter: columbusfoodie

Rosie Rings, Bitchin' in the Kitchen
http://rosieskitchen.blogspot.com

Dave Scarpetti, weber_cam & Dave's Beer
http://webercam.com
http://davesbeer.com

Zach Briggs, Columbus Foodcast
http://columbusfood.tv

Nick Dekker, Breakfast with Nick
http://breakfastwithnick.blogspot.com
Twitter: breakfastwnick

September Too Many Cooks: Columbus Food Bloggers - this Sunday, 9/6

2009-09-02T17:53:00.000-07:00

Wild Goose Creative's September Too Many Cooks features some of Columbus foodbloggers! Join Jim Ellison from CMH Gourmand, Nick Dekker from Breakfast With Nick, Rosie Rings from Bitchin in the Kitchen, Dave Scarpetti from webercam and Dave's Beer, Becke Boyer from Columbus Foodie, and Bethia Woolf of Hungrywoolf's Food Blog as they discuss the perks and pitfalls of being a food blogger in Columbus.

Come learn and snack on delicious foods made by each blogger to represent their specialty :) Join us for this unique opportunity to have some insight into the Columbus food scene!

When: Sunday, September 6th, 7 PM
Where: 2491 Summit Street, Columbus, OH 43202
Cost: $5

Call for Artists: VendART

2009-08-14T12:04:00.000-07:00

Some of you may have noticed a blast-from-the-past in the Goose space in the way of a 1968 Cigarette Vending Machine. We have turned this amazing piece of machinery into an art vending machine, the VendART!

Interested? Here are the specs:

1. The finished artwork must fit inside a box that measures 2 1/8 inches by 3 ¼ inches by 7/8 inch. We have cardstock boxes for you to use, and we encourage you to get them from us ahead of time and decorate the outside however you like! Advertise your own website, make them a piece of art in their own right, etc.

2. Please submit 10 pieces.

3. Please include a small placard (2 inches square) that includes your name and/or name of the art! We’ll put this placard by the lever that people will pull to buy your art!

4. Each piece of artwork will sell for $3. When we receive your artwork, we will give you $2 per piece upfront and will keep one dollar each upon the sale of the work in order to recoup some of our costs (eventually we may be able to raise the price of artwork, but we are working with not the most cutting edge vending technology here).

If you would like to participate, please send an email to beth@wildgoosecreative.com. Include in the email:

- What you plan to submit. Provide a detailed description or, even better, an image. Send us this as soon as you're able so we can start to make plans.

- When you will get the artwork to us. For this first round of artwork, we would like to have the work in-hand by September 15. One of us will be at Wild Goose Creative throughout the month of August on Mondays through Thursdays between 2 and 5 pm. Let us know if you'd like to set up a different drop-off time.

Thanks so much and happy VendARTmaking!

Sketch Crawl Columbus

2009-08-12T08:38:00.000-07:00

Wild Goose Creative joins forces with local Art and design organizations CSCA and Element to bring you Columbus' first unofficial SketchCrawl.

What is a sketchCrawl you might ask? Think all-day pub-crawl with less booze and regret the next morning and add drawing and food. Sketchcrawl is a self-guided tour of Columbus down-town landmarks where you get to meet other local artists with the same passion for drawing.

Grab a backpack, add your favorite art supplies and make new friends as we walk/bicycle downtown and draw the city. Locations will include North Market, The Statehouse, The Santa Maria and Goodale Park.

Free event, fun for all ages, come for 20 minutes or the whole day.

For more a map and schedule, click here.

To get a better idea of what to expect check out the links for SketchCrawl and Urban Sketchers.

Foster Squared: Father & Son Rock n Folk!

2009-08-09T21:00:00.000-07:00

Join us for a special concert, one night only!

August 15, 2009 • 8pm

Tickets at the Door • Pay What you Want • KIDS any age FREE

FREE FOOD and BYOB or enjoy FREE BEER on us! Sponsored by PBR!

Morgan Foster, and father, Joe Foster, join us to share a night of new songs, old standards, and great stories.

Lead singer of the popular Chicago based band Common Shiner, Morgan Foster is no stranger to the spot light having played in some of the Windy City’s most celebrated venues. Foster’s songwriting, which has been described as “heartfelt…epic but humble, and full of stories that draw you in and make you listen up.” with lyrics that have a “pop sensibility, that people can really latch on tom,” is beautiful and sure to be a highlight.

Dad, Joe, is no slouch either, originally hailing from the east coast and now a folk charmer throughout southwest Michigan, Joe plays some of the best old timey folk tunes you’ve ever heard. Joe is also a fantastic storyteller weaving in a fascinating and hilarious anecdotes between each song.

In this rare joint show both will bring their own unique style and presence to the stage as they offer up an evening unforgettable stories and tunes.

Coffee Tasting with Luck Bros!

2009-08-06T19:28:00.000-07:00

Join us at the Grandview-based Luck Brothers Coffee Shop for a coffee tasting! Owner Andy Luck will lead us through a variety of coffee types and roasts, so come and learn from the master at one of Columbus’ best coffee shops!

When: Sunday, August 9th, 11 AM
Where: Luck Brothers Coffee Shop
1101 West 1st Ave. Columbus, OH 43212
Cost: $10

BaconCamp Wrap-Up & Thank Yous!

2009-08-02T07:37:00.000-07:00

(Photo from Hungrywoolf.)

A tremendously huge THANK YOU to our judges, foodies, crafters, and 200+ audience members who came out to make the first BaconCamp Columbus an amazing success yesterday!

THANK YOU to our judges!
Patrick Crawford of Spindle Studios
Jessie Boettcher of Wild Goose Creative
Liz Lessner of Dirty Franks, Surly Girl Saloon, and more
Jim Ellison of CMH Gourmand, Columbus Foodcast, and Taco Trucks Columbus
Chris Dillman of Rosendale's
Olivera Bratich of Wholly Craft!

THANK YOU to our sponsors!
Bacn.com for the shirts and bacon gear
BaconSalt for the heaps of BaconSalt, lip balm, and gift baskets
Stinkybombs for the handmade bacon soap
Skreened.com for the T-shirts
Drew Kime of How To Cook Like Your Grandmother for copies of his book

THANK YOU to our crafters!
Erica Carlson (who won for her bacon rosettes)
Eric Paul Owens for his photography
The ladies from our Stitch N Bitch knitters group for the bacon knitted scarf
Erin Backleff of Inkywinke Letterpress
Beth Dekker and her bacon bling
Chien and Xiu Dan McCollum for their paper mache pig

THANK YOU to our food contestants, including
Roland Kopecky (who won with his bacon pierogies)
A. J. Perry of Sassafras Bakery
Zach Briggs of Columbus Foodcast
Beth Dekker
Jen from The Hills Market
Andy Taylor
Karl Boettcher
Candy Boettcher
Jacqui Hoke
Ryan Hoke
Patrick J. Crawford
Sean Cathcart
Roberta Phi
Lisa Steward
Ariel Trudeau
Neda Golchin

For some pictures of the event, check out the Flickr pages of Jen Killius, Robin Oatts, and Bethia Woolf. And read the great write-ups from CMH Gourmand and Hungrywoolf.

See you at BaconCamp Columbus 2010!

T-shirts from Skreened!

2009-07-27T13:28:00.000-07:00

As if you need more incentive to come to BaconCamp this Saturday, don't forget that Skreened has graciously donated a couple of bacontacular shirts. Show up to try to win these as raffle prizes! You can always order more here!

BaconCamp is almost here!

2009-07-27T10:03:00.000-07:00

It's a Bacon Apple Pie! Can you handle it?!

BaconCamp Columbus is nearly upon us! You can almost smell the bacon wafting in the area.

Join Wild Goose Creative this Saturday, August 1st, from 1-4 p.m. at our space for the Columbus edition of BaconCamp. This is a national event that celebrates everything bacon-related, and Wild Goose Creative has the privilege of playing Columbus host.

Here's a taste of our lineup:

BACON FOOD: We'll have bacon goodies from a diverse range of local foodies, plus some experts such as folks from The Hills Market, Sassafras Bakery, and Zach Briggs of the Columbus Foodcast. Some of the dishes will include bacon-wrapped pickles, bacon ice cream, bacon mustard, bacon apple pie (see above!), and word around the skillet is that the folks from Bacon Salt have donated to the cause.

BACON ARTS & CRAFTS: Local crafters are mobilizing to capture the spirit of bacon in arts and crafts. From what we've heard of the entries, we have a knitted bacon scarf, bacon roses, bacon letter press, bacon photography, and bacon jewelry.

BACON EXPERTS: The food and the crafts will be judged by a distinguished panel, including:

Patrick Crawford of Spindle Studios

Liz Lessner of Dirty Franks, Betty's, and more

Jim Ellison of CMH Gourmand

Chris Dillman of Rosendale's

Olivia Bratitch of Wholly Craft!

We'll start right at 1 with some bacon slam poetry, then the foodies and crafters will present their work, and the judges will judge. The cover is only $5, and you'll get to enjoy all sorts of food and drink samples. The first 50 people in the door get a hand-made bacon pin.

Those details again:

BaconCamp!
Saturday, August 1st
1-5 pm
Wild Goose Creative
2491 Summit St. (just south of Hudson)
Only $5
Parking available behind our building or along Summit

Open Hours at Wild Goose Creative!

2009-07-27T08:42:00.000-07:00

We're pleased to announce that Wild Goose Creative will be open during the day for you to stop by, look at the artwork on our gallery wall, or even work on a project! Come by:
Monday through Thursday between 2 and 5 pm.
At least one of us will be here, usually working on something creative. We have lots of tables, access to the internet, big windows if you need natural light, and plenty of power. We can make coffee if you like. If you have an inkling to work somewhere that's not quite as solitary as home or studio but not quite as bustling as a coffeeshop, this might be the place for you!

Call for Festival Presenters!

2009-07-20T14:18:00.000-07:00

Wild Goose Creative is looking for creative folks to propose and present workshops for our third annual New Year’s Festival. Interested? Submit a workshop proposal on something you love or are passionate about! See below for details:

This year’s New Year’s Festival will start on December 31, kicking off with a New Year’s Eve party, and will continue through January 3. NYF09 will feature a gallery exhibition, concerts, live original performances, workshops, opportunities to create, and food from many of Columbus’s best culinary artists. The New Year’s Festival draws a broad audience; children, students, seniors, families, artists, and creative people from greater Columbus attend. We even draw from a loyal but far-flung following who travel to Columbus for the Festival.

In the past, New Year’s Festival workshops have run the gamut from songwriting to screenprinting to sushi making to swing dancing. Workshop slots will typically be between an hour and an hour and a half, and audiences are likely to range from between 10 and 30. Wild Goose Creative is seeking grant money to provide stipends to workshop presenters, as well as funds for any needed supplies. Our past presenters have used the Festival as an opportunity to sharpen their presentation skills, teach and meet others with similar interests, and to promote their businesses and passions!

If you would like to participate, we want to hear from you! Please email jessie at wildgoosecreative dot com NO LATER THAN September 10 with responses to the following questions:

1. What would be the content of your workshop? Sum up the activities and the aims of the workshop in a few sentences.
2. Would your workshop be a demonstration, a presentation, an interactive exercise-based workshop, a tasting, a make-and-take, or something else?
3. Why would someone want to come to your workshop?
4. Who would be the audience(s) for your workshop?
5.. Are there any dates during the New Year’s Festival you are NOT available to participate?

Feel free to distribute this call for participants to anyone you think might be interested. Thank you!

Jeremy Slagle and Rachel Zylstra

2009-07-18T06:02:00.000-07:00

This has been a busy and exciting week at Wild Goose Creative! Thursday saw our monthly Third Thursdays, in which graphic designer and illustrator Jeremy Slagle from Element Design spoke about his process and his inspirations. He shared examples of his work on Cedarville University and Capital City Scooters.

Here Jeremy discusses the process of his very successful re-branding of Columbus Brewing Company's look.

Then on Friday we were joined for WGC Presents by the Alwood Sisters and Rachel Zylstra, for a fantastic night complete with snapping, hot dogs, and everything else you could ask for in a concert.

Here Rachel plays her song "Where Was Your Head?" as the audience snaps along.

Third Thursdays w/ Graphic Designer Jeremy Slagle

2009-07-14T10:36:00.001-07:00

This month we're so excited to welcome graphic designer Jeremy Slagle to Third Thursdays! Jeremy is a fantastic designer of some of Columbus' most well know brands and events including Columbus Brewing Company, and Scoot-a-Que, and is just an all around fun and engaging guy with a unique story to tell.

Join us as Jeremy shows a collection of finished work, sketches, and designs and gives us a window into the art and life of a graphic designer! He'll share fascinating insights into the collaborative process letting us know how he takes a clients idea and makes it reality, how he stays sharp as an artist, and answers the all questions you've always wanted to ask about graphic design!

Date: Thursday, July 16
Time: 8pm
Location: 2491 Summit St
Suggested donation: $5

We hope to see you there!

Craft Night is cancelled....

2009-07-08T20:38:00.001-07:00

Hi all - Craft Night is cancelled tomorrow night, July 9. Hope you can join us next month on August 13 for crafty fun!

Wine Tasting!

2009-06-28T17:18:00.001-07:00

This month we get the chance to partner once again with House Wine in Worthington. House Wine will do a wine tasting at our space for July's Too Many Cooks! Come check it out!

Get a good wine tasting foundation with Worthington’s House Wine! Try a series of six wines along with breads and cheeses. Learn new ways to approach wine, whether you are a novice or expert wine aficionado.

When: July 5th, 7 PM

Where: Wild Goose Creative, 2491 Summit Street, Columbus, OH 43202

Cost: $20

Hope to see you there!

Geekfest starts tomorrow!!!

2009-06-17T12:13:00.000-07:00

We hope you'll join us to celebrate art's inner geek.

Come to any and all events! They'll be at Wild Goose Creative, 2491
Summit Street.
For details on all events, visit the Wild Goose Creative website.

Thursday:

A NIGHT OF SUPERHERO PLAYS
Third Thursdays, 8pm
(Will four playwrights use their powers for good or for evil?
Featuring plays by Michael Neno, Nick Fancher, Eric Mullins, and
Andy Anderson.)

MOVIE SCREENING
after Third Thursdays, 10:30pm
(Stick around for movies and popcorn!)

Friday:

ROBOT STAND-UP COMEDY, featuring UNIT PP-BO #2
8pm
(Humans, prepare to be destroyed by laughter units.)

Saturday:

"MAGICAL BEN'S MAGICAL FOREST OF WHEAT"
11am
(See and talk back to the creators of this web film series.)

SETTLERS OF CATAN TOURNAMENT: ROUND 1
noon
(If you've been compelled to exchange sheep for ore, you should play.
Email jessie at wildgoosecreative dot com to register.)

COMIC BOOK READ-IN WITH THE STAFF OF LAUGHING OGRE COMICS
3-5pm
(Bring what you're reading, find out what others are reading, and hear
about developments in the industry.)

SETTLERS OF CATAN TOURNAMENT: ROUND 2
5:30 pm
(The winners of round 1 face off for the title. The winner gets prizes!!!)

SKETCH BY NUMBERS
8pm
(An hour of geeky sketch comedy)

(Throughout Geekfest, Wild Goose Creative’s gallery features a
collection of record album art by Alex Steinweiss, the inventor of the
modern record album cover. The gallery is curated by pop culture guru
and comic book artist Michael Neno.)

Too Many Cooks! BBQ with Ginger Sexton

2009-06-05T09:16:00.000-07:00

Ginger is a Southern girl and barbecue is close to her heart. Come to learn about what goes into making a barbecue sauce, taste an array of sauces that are reminiscent, and hear stories about barbecue's role in Southern culture. Stay to enjoy a barbecue meal (yes, there will be options for the vegetarians among us) and hoedown music with Matt Monta and the Hot Coal Band!

When: Sunday, June 7th, 7 PM

Where: 2491 Summit Street, Columbus, OH 43202

Save Paste! A Benefit show for Paste Magazine

2009-06-03T07:01:00.000-07:00

Join Columbus favorites Super Desserts, Couch Forts and Karate Coyote for an evening devoted to great music in support of Paste Magazine, an independently owned and minded national music magazine. Just $5 gets you the delightfully haunting folk sounds of 7-10 piece Super Desserts, the folk-rock-stomp goodness of Couch Forts and what is always a rousing good time with the energy-packed pop-rock Karate Coyote.

Paste launched a campaign in May to help raise money to save their six-year-old magazine, a measure taken due to the economy taking its toll on Paste's ad sales. So far the campaign has raised more than $200,000 through individual donations and the efforts of benefit shows just like this one going on throughout the country. More than 75 musicians and bands (The Decemberists, The Avett Brothers, Of Montreal, She & Him) have come together to donate songs for Save Paste donors to receive for free just for donating the minimum, $20.

These local efforts are all to help save a part of independent music culture, as Paste also supports Ohio peeps- writer Andy Whitman and local bands Southeast Engine and The Receiver, to name just a few Ohio people touched by the magazine.

Stop by the Wild Goose Creative space to hear some good music, meet with Paste writer/blogger Andy Whitman, and to have a generally good time for all ages. All proceeds benefit the Save Paste Campaign. As Paste says, even a small contribution can make a big difference.

Hope to see you there!

For more info
When: Thursday, June 4 from 9 p.m. - midnight
Location: Wild Goose Creative space

Contact Dana Stewart danalstewart *at* gmail *dot* com

Radioactive Bambi!

2009-06-01T07:01:00.000-07:00

We got to the space this past Friday morning only to see that our building was tagged by famous Columbus artist Vinchen!

It's right outside the door to Spindle Studios, the home of the fabulous Wild Goose Logo design, with whom we share the building. We're pretty much in love with this new art! Thanks, Vinchen!

A View of Stitch & Bitch: May 12, 2009

2009-05-19T16:23:00.000-07:00

We welcome all to come out as we knit, crochet, sew, bead and pretty much solve the world's problems. We meet every Tuesday at Wild Goose Creative from 7.30 to 9 or 10 p.m.

Third Thursdays with Mandi Hutchins

2009-05-19T09:00:00.000-07:00

Storyteller/Performer, Mandi Hutchins, has a passion to get people to read good books. With this goal in mind, she can be found in libraries and schools sharing some scenes and small stories from her favorite books in the hope that folks will, eventually, pick up those books and read them! Mandi will join us at Wild Goose to share her process of story/scene selection, character development, and to play some of her favorites.

Wild Goose Creative is busy!

2009-05-17T20:46:00.000-07:00

Well hello everyone! I was just looking over the calendar for the upcoming weeks and I am simultaneously excited and astounded by the offerings! I hope you all will take a look at our events calendar!

BENEFITS. We are providing a venue for three fundraising events in the coming weeks! Friday, May 29 is a fundraiser for Asia's Hope (an organization that starts and supports orphanages in Cambodia and Thailand). Saturday, May 30 is a fundraising event for an orphanage in Sudan. And Thursday, June 4 marks a Columbus-based edition of the Save Paste Magazine campaign; it will feature performances by great Columbus musicians and an opportunity to pitch in to support a terrific publication.

VISITING ARTISTS. Mandi Hutchins will be here this Thursday from Cincinnati, bringing us her storytelling expertise. Also, the first weekend in June, the fine artists from Virginia-based UnCovered Theatre will bring a series of workshops and performances for adults and kids alike.

TOO MANY COOKS! Ginger Sexton will bring us her expertise about barbeque sauces and regale us with stories from the rich, crazy, sweet, vinegary history of barbeque. Come eat, learn, and be entertained - and stay for a hoedown, courtesy of Matt Monta and the Hot Coal Band!

GEEKFEST. Stay tuned, gentle readers--Geekfest is going to be great stuff. Kicking off on June 18 with an evening of lightly staged short plays about superheros - continuing to include movie showings, a Settlers of Catan tournament, an evening of geeky sketch comedy, a comic book read-in, and more. We'll bring you all the details soon.

Not to mention the gatherings of all the sponsored groups that make use of our space at 2491 Summit - writing, drawing, painting, Shakespeare-reading, knitting, crafting, and comedy-making!

The next several weeks will be a great time to come to Wild Goose Creative, again or for the first time.

Hope to see you!

WGC Presents: Matt Beckler tonight!

2009-05-15T06:23:00.000-07:00

Join us tonight for WGC Presents with Wild Goose Creative friends, Matt Beckler and his incredible band!

Matt's genre defying music has appeared everywhere from indie films to hit TV shows such as One Tree Hill, Felicity, Smallville, and Alias.

Drawing inspiration from variety of sources—Dylan, the delta blues, ambient noise—come listen us as Matt blends his unmistakable voice, captivating stage presence, tour de force songwriting, and beautiful full band arrangements into a night uniquely crafted songs.

Matt Beckler (see his myspace page)

Friday, May 15 | 7 p.m.
Wild Goose Creative - 2491 Summit St.

Parking behind the space.
BYOB

Ensemble 48: The Lantern Video

2009-04-29T07:51:00.000-07:00

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

2009-04-26T18:06:00.001-07:00

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?

2009-04-26T17:54:00.000-07:00

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!

2009-04-21T18:41:00.000-07:00

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

2009-04-18T19:41:00.000-07:00

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...

2009-04-16T11:15:00.000-07:00

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

2009-04-13T18:09:00.000-07:00

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

2009-04-03T14:59:00.000-07:00

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!

2009-04-03T12:18:00.000-07:00

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

A Tiny View Into Stitch & Bitch.

2009-03-30T10:55:00.000-07:00

First, before we give you the highly coveted view into Stitch & Bitch, let's answer some frequently asked questions.

1. Do I have to be a good knitter?

No. You can be a bad knitter, an excellent knitter or even a crocheter. We don't care how good you are, or even what you're making. We'd just like your company. Some people who come are amazing and teach classes on the side. Others just like to make scarves. You're welcome, no matter what your skill level is.

2. Does it cost anything?

Nope. Not officially. We do ask that you throw some change or bills into the goose egg to help thank Wild Goose Creative for allowing us to use their space.

3. Is this group highly organized?

Not really. Some people are working on projects together (several people are trying out a hat pattern these days). Mainly, though, we work on our own projects and help one another out.

And now the pictures...

Workshopping!

2009-03-30T09:54:00.000-07:00

Yet another great workshopping event! This time for all the food-lovers... Maybe, you will finally figure out what CSA stands for (like I did a couple of weeks into planning this event...)

Workshopping: CSA: Farm to Table
Local farmers and plumlife.com talk about how to eat local & savor the season's best food all summer long.
WHEN: Wednesday, April 1st at 7pm
WHERE: Wild Goose Creative, 2491 Summit Street, OH 43202
SUGGESTED DONATION: $5

Dusk till Dawn!

2009-03-23T11:20:00.000-07:00

Dusk till Dawn
Friday, April 3 - 8pm to Saturday April 4 - 8am

Have you ever woken up at 3am with the best idea for a story?

Well from Friday a night to Saturday morning you'll have a chance to record your stories Wild Goose Creative style! Using a variety of unique artistic mediums--photography, audio, video, drawing, painting, good old fashioned hand writing, and more--we'll spend from 8pm to 8am sharing memories, telling tales, and recording our everyday lives. Join us for this innovative night of story gathering and telling!

Part of our partnership with the Story Box Project, an international story telling initiative founded by OSU artist in residence Kevin Cordi, the stories we collect will travel around the world starting this June! Gathering more and more stories as they go they will return to Columbus one year later!

If you're interested in sharing your story you can also email us your stories anytime at storybox@wildgoosecreative.com

What Happens at Stitch & Bitch Stays...

2009-03-18T09:21:00.000-07:00

Knitting (crocheting, button-sewing, beading, etc.) is only a tiny part of what happens with our Stitch & Bitch group. Not only do we share what we're reading, eating, and planning and scheming in our everyday lives, but more often than not, we're solving the problems of the world.

This group of women (and sometimes men; we're not exclusive) meets on Tuesday evenings at 7.30 p.m. at Wild Goose Creative. Stop by and introduce yourself. Chances are, you'll know someone; Columbus can be quite small for a big city. And if you don't, you'll definitely have a new friend or two by the time you leave. (And, perhaps, the answer to all life's questions.)

Shakespearean geese?

2009-03-18T09:15:00.000-07:00

Whether you're wild or goosey by nature (or both!), there's a place in the circle for you at Shakespeare's Motleys, one of Wild Goose Creative's Community Groups. What a great opportunity it has been, to have a comfy space to share our enjoyment of the Bard as we read through his plays! WGC has taken the onerous work out of continually negotiating use of spaces for our meetings by offering to host us on a regular basis. First Tuesdays each month! Right there at WGC on Summit! Wheeee!

~The Chief Motley

Third Thursdays with Devon Palmer

2009-03-17T08:57:00.000-07:00

Using reclaimed urban timber this local artisan (literally) turns wood into breathtaking works of art. A master at combining the natural and the extraordinary, the shavings will fly as Devon demonstrates the wood turning process and showcases his beautiful and functional creations.

WHEN: Thursday, February 19th at 8:00 p.m.
WHERE: Wild Goose Creative, 2491 Summit Street, OH 43202
SUGGESTED DONATION: $5

Third Thursdays with Devon Palmer - March 19!

2009-03-17T08:07:00.000-07:00

Join us for this month's Third Thursdays, featuring woodturner Devon Palmer. Using reclaimed urban timber this local artisan (literally) turns wood into breathtaking works of art. A master at combining the natural and the extraordinary, the shavings will fly as Devon demonstrates the wood turning process and showcases his beautiful and functional creations.

When: Thursday, March 19th, 8 PM
Where: Wild Goose Creative, 2491 Summit Street Columbus, OH 43202
Suggested Donation: $5

Workshopping!

2009-03-06T11:53:00.000-08:00

Hello, everyone!

We have another Workshopping coming up that I wanted to let you all know about! Here are the details:

Join us for a discussion on how any family (even non-artistic parents) can be creative each and everyday...learn everything from how to teach your preschooler poetry, to easy art projects from the recycling bin. Come and make a fun craft and talk about all things creative and play! This is a perfect parent child discussion, so bring the little ones!

When: Sunday, March 15th, 3 PM

Where: Wild Goose Creative, 2491 Summit Street Columbus, OH 43202

Suggested Donation: $5

New Community Group!

2009-03-01T09:07:00.000-08:00

One of many new community groups will start this week!:

We will read aloud, discuss and enjoy Shakespeare's plays in the company of other lovers of the Bard. We'll supplement our readings with screenings of filmed productions, when available and time permitting. Above all, we'll savor the language and marvel at the dramatic prowess of England's favorite son, sharing our learning and enjoyment.

WHO: Mature high school students on up. Though this is not a performance group, we will be reading the plays aloud, so a willingness to read aloud (and maybe, occasionally, stand up!) in front of others is required.
WHEN: 1st Tuesdays of each month; 7:00 - 9:30 p.m. See the event calendar for specific dates.
WHERE: 2491 Summit Street, Columbus, OH 43202

Too Many Cooks! with Northstar Café

2009-02-28T08:49:00.000-08:00

Learn the ins and outs of running one of Columbus’ hottest new restaurants as we engage in some delicious conversation with Kevin Malhame of Northstar Café. A successful entrepreneur and passionate food lover, Kevin will offer us a window into his food philosophy, giving insights into culinary craftsmanship and the benefits of using local, fresh ingredients. Also, prepare you palates to be enchanted as Kevin shares some delicious samples from the Northstar Café kitchen!

When: Sunday, March 1st, 7 PM
Where: Wild Goose Creative, 2491 Summit Street Columbus, OH 43202
Suggested Donation: $5

Third Thursdays with Jeffrey T. Horvath

2009-02-17T14:46:00.000-08:00

Yet another wonderful Third Thursdays to attend.....

A Columbus native and published composer leads an intimate discussion and demonstration of his creative process featuring a new collection of innovative pieces.

WHEN: Thursday, February 19th at 8:00 p.m.
WHERE: Wild Goose Creative, 2491 Summit Street, OH 43202

Wild Goose or Silly Goose?

2009-02-08T19:17:00.000-08:00

Xiu Dan poses a good question... are you a Wild Goose or a Silly Goose?
And is there a difference?

Craft Night

2009-02-03T08:19:00.000-08:00

Hey everyone! Craft night is going to be a monthly thing. Come join us on the second Thursday of every month--we'll be there starting at 7pm. The next gathering will be next Thursday, February 12 at Wild Goose Creative. Bring along something to make, something to drink, and/or something to eat and share.

In December we had all kinds--knitters, painters, crocheters, weavers, and also craft holdouts who found craft night to be a pleasant excuse to TALK to people! Whatever your motivation, you are welcome to join in.

Wild Goose Creative on TV!

2009-02-03T05:50:00.000-08:00

Tune into Daytime Columbus today at 11:00am, on NBC4i, to watch co-founder Ryan Hoke discuss Wild Goose Creative's involvement with the Story Box Project!

Spearheaded by Kevin Cordi, OSU StoryTeller Artist-in-Residence, the StoryBox project has been in existence since 1995 and has involved roughly a million people since that time.

As a part of the project, Wild Goose Creative has designed it's own StoryBox and will be collecting stories of all shapes and sizes over the next few months. The stories can take any form: written, visual (a small painting or photograph), MP3 files, and can be about anything! Once we've collected your stories, our StoryBox will travel to different communities all over the world! To celebrate this project we'll also be crafting several events over the next few months to give anyone interested a chance to share their story.

Keep an eye out for details and if you can make sure to check out Ryan's spot on today's show!

Too Many Cooks: Pattycake Bakery!

2009-02-02T12:55:00.000-08:00

Thanks to everyone who came out this past weekend for Too Many Cooks! It was a delicious night of cookies and conversation with the incredible, talented, and engaging Jennie Scheinbach. We got to host our first ever chocolate chip cookie tasting as Jennie shared some of the fun ins and outs of Vegan Baking, life at Pattycake Bakery, and her artful philosophy about food!

For those of you who are interested in recreating some of last night's magic at home we wanted to share the Tollhouse cookie recipe Jennie worked from last night as well as the ratios she mentioned for the Vegan Egg Substitutes she demonstrated.

Original TOLL HOUSE Chocolate Chip Cookies

Estimated Times: Preparation - 15 min | Cooking - 9 min | Cooling Time - 15 min cooling | Yields - 60

Ingredients:

* 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

* 1 teaspoon baking soda

* 1 teaspoon salt

* 1 cup butter substitute

* 3/4 cup granulated sugar or sugar substitute.

* 3/4 cup packed brown sugar

* 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

* Egg replacer of your choice (for 2 eggs)

* 2 cups (12-oz. pkg.) Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels

* 1 cup chopped nuts

Directions:

PREHEAT oven to 375° F.

COMBINE flour, baking soda and salt in small bowl. Beat butter substitute, granulated sugar, brown sugar and vanilla extract in large mixer bowl until creamy. Add egg substitute slowly beating well after each addition. Gradually beat in flour mixture. Stir in morsels and nuts. Drop by rounded tablespoon onto ungreased baking sheets.

BAKE for 9 to 11 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely.

Vegan Egg Replacer Ratios

Each quantity = 1 egg

-1 Tblsp. flax seeds, ground, or 1 Tblsp. flax meal, mixed with 3 Tblsp. water

-2 Tblsp. water, 1 Tblsp. oil + 2tsp. baking powder added to dry ingredients

-1/4 cup firm or extra-firm silken tofu, pureed until smooth

-Ener-G Egg Replacer. Follow quantities listed on box.

-1/4 cup pureed pumpkin, bananas sweet potatoes, potatoes...

-1/4 cup applesauce

Thanks again to everyone who made the event a success!

Too Many Cooks! with Pattycake Bakery

2009-01-30T13:54:00.000-08:00

Join us for Too Many Cooks! this month:

A local sensation, Pattycake goodies are 100% vegan and 100% delicious. Join owner Jennie Scheinbach for a tasty look into her wildly inventive creations.

WHEN: Sunday, February 1st at 7:00 p.m.
WHERE: Wild Goose Creative, 2491 Summit Street, OH 43202

Night Before/After Last 2008/09

2009-01-18T21:00:00.000-08:00

Check it out! I submit to you these two photos. The top one is from the 2007 New Year's Festival, during Night Before Last, as Ryan and Karl read a piece together. The bottom is from the 2008 Festival, during Night After Last, as they read the same piece again.

New Year's Festival Day 4 (January 3rd)

2009-01-18T14:10:00.001-08:00

Our last full day of the Festival kicked off with a unique Wild Goose Creative-style event of Saturday morning cartoons: a cereal breakfast with a Buster Keaton short film and some classic Popeye cartoons, led by the wonderful Mr. Michael Neno.

Later that morning Jen Bhaerman of Snowville Creamy led us in a cheese tasting. She discussed the cheese-making process, led us through a tasting of six cheeses and some whole milk, and taught us the ins and outs of enjoying and exploring cheese.

Then, that afternoon we witnessed the Craftin' Death Match. Hosted by inimitible local crafter Amy D, the Death Match featured crafters competing against each to make the best crafts on-the-spot. With hard-to-please judges and enthusiastic crowds, the Death Match was a wild time. Our finalist, Brad Nydam, faced down the Craft Lady of Steel, aka Sharon Bell.

Now that everyone was inspired by the Craftin' Death Match, we worked on our own crafting projects. First, the good folks from Little Alouette taught us about making wooden toys.

Then, Cleveland artists Kathy Patton and Adrianne Beros taught us about silver oxidation and fashion design.

And here's a little bit of video of the Saturday Morning Cartoons and the cheese tasting.

New Year's Festival Day 3 (January 2nd)

2009-01-13T09:07:00.001-08:00

Our second full day of the Festival: Friday, January 2. We began with an event away from the Festival HQ. About 22 people traveled to the new Banana Bean Cafe location to enjoy breakfast, conversation, and a brief talk about food blogging. In addition to Nick, our resident breakfast aficionado, we were joined by Jim Ellison of CMH Gourmand (pictured on the right below).

Mid-morning brought a pair of workshops. Jeff Davis from Cafe Brioso led a coffee tasting...

...while Andy and Chris Shaw spoke about songwriting.

That afternoon we experienced a jazz/poetry slam with Andy Anderson and some folks from Writer's Block Poetry. They were backed up by our house band Moot Knacks.

Following the jazz/poetry slam, members of Wild Goose Creative presented a comedy cabaret. Look for these to be a regular feature of WGC programming in 2009!

We rounded out the day with a late-night concert from the always excellent Andy Shaw Band.

And finally some video, to give you a taste of the sights and sounds from the day.

New Year's Festival Day 2 (January 1st)

2009-01-03T07:10:00.000-08:00

Here are some pictures of our first full day of the Festival - Thursday, January 1st. We let everyone sleep in that morning and began with a brunch. The brunch include eggs, sausage, bacon, pancakes, fruit, bread, coffee, juice, and much more. Always a great start to the year!

Check out the Festival gallery on the walls. This included a collective piece that was painted and drawn over the course of the Festival by the participants.

Andy Tay-lo on registration!

A Wild Goose favorite joined us yet again to headline the evening: Hayseed.

After Hayseed's concert, we contemplated the New Year with Night After Last. Last year we held this event on December 30th, and called it Night Before Last, but this we changed things up because of the Festival schedule. The night consisted of music and readings reflecting on 2008 and looking forward to 2009. Another of our favorite musicians, Matt Beckler, played a few songs for us.

Mike Brooks of Common Shiner shared a couple piano pieces, too.

Ryan and Karl reading a piece called "Crowley and Aziraphale's New Year's Resolutions," a piece about an angel and a demon making their resolutions.

And finally, a brief video giving you some highlights of the sights and sounds of Day 2.

Pictures of the New Year's Eve party

2009-01-01T11:05:00.000-08:00

Setting up for the New Year's Eve party!

We're projecting a continuous slideshow on the wall that lists the Festival schedule, our sponsors, and upcoming events for 2009.

A bottle of Goose Brew 2008! We brewed this pale ale at the October Too Many Cooks.

Working on the community art piece.

Common Shiner rockin' the party.

The wall projection came in handy when we needed lyrics for "Auld Lang Syne."

New Year's Festival Day 1

2009-01-01T06:16:00.000-08:00

Check out this little montage of things from the New Year's party. We kicked off the Festival with this small party. It featured food and drink, music from Common Shiner, an art gallery that included a community art piece (it will be in progress during the entire Festival), and lots of community.

Happy New Year from Wild Goose Creative! You can hear our round of "Auld Lang Syne" at the end of the night, led by Morgan Foster. We didn't print out the lyrics, so at the last minute we projected them on the wall.

You're still welcome to join us for any parts of the Festival; we're just getting started! Check out the schedule here!

The NYF is here!

2008-12-31T14:42:00.000-08:00

The 2008 New Year's Festival is about to begin! Tonight we're kicking things off with a New Year's Eve party that will feature lots of great local food from places like Jeni's Ice Cream, Tip Top Kitchen, Betty's, Surly Girl Saloon, zpizza, Ying's Teahouse, and more. We'll also be tasting our Goose Brew 2008 - the beer we brewed with Frank Barickman of SODZ at our October Too Many Cooks. And on top of all that, we'll be enjoying a concert from Wild Goose favorites Common Shiner.

Keep you eye on this blog; we'll update it with pictures, videos, and more during the festival!

Happy New Year!

More New Year's Festival coverage!

2008-12-30T21:25:00.000-08:00

Word is getting out about the New Year's Festival!

You can hear Nick and Jessie on WOSU radio by clicking right here or by listening tomorrow (Wednesday, December 31st) around 12:35 p.m.

And look for us in the weekend listings of the Columbus Dispatch!

By the way, have you registered yet? What was that?

Getting ready to ring in the New Year...

2008-12-24T07:52:00.000-08:00

Check out this week's Columbus Alive for a feature on the New Year's Festival!

Our friends in the Andy Shaw Band are also featured in this week's issue! You can catch them at the festival Friday night at 10pm.

Hey, with all this talk about the festival, by the way...you should come!

And have you checked out our sponsor list lately? Go here and scroll down!

New Year's Festival: Limited Time Discount!

2008-12-16T08:47:00.001-08:00

As an early holiday gift to help ease the pinch of these crazy
economic times we're excited to announce a limited time discount for
the upcoming Wild Goose Creative New Year's Festival:

$50.00 for the entire festival!

That's right, just $50.00 for four days of amazing concerts and
galleries, original performances, innovative workshops, and delicious
food featuring some of Columbus' most talented artists! With over 25
different events it's a great opportunity to experience art, encounter
new artists and make new friends! If you're unable attend the full
festival you're welcome to attend and pay for events separately. All
events are 10.00 each at the door.*

Register today!

Hope to see you all there!

Wild Goose Creative

*However, for a 200.00 savings you might just want to join us for the
whole darn thing!

New Year's Festival sponsors!

2008-12-09T19:34:00.000-08:00

The 2nd annual Wild Goose Creative is just three weeks away, and all of the details are falling into place. If you haven't registered yet, you can do so on our website: www.wildgoosecreative.com. The website also has an updated list of workshops, performances, and gatherings.

Right now there is a limited time discounted registration of $50 for the entire festival!

We're getting to work with some of the best and brightest around Columbus, and we wanted to highlight our current sponsors!

As well as...
Chris Awards
Ying’s Teahouse and Yum Yum
and more to come!

Calling Visual Artists!

2008-12-08T14:31:00.001-08:00

We have a few openings left for artists to show work in our New Year's Festival gallery for an exhibition to run between January and March. If you have work that is ready to show, get in touch with us!

A few details:
-for work that hangs on walls, each artist has a 4' by 5' area to work with.
-for the New Year's Festival, we are also interested in smaller, non wall-hanging work. If you have both, all the better!
-typically, we will show 6 artists at a time, though we are open to more or less, and we are open to collaborations, installations, and other ideas.

Shoot us an email if you are interested; I (Jessie) will get in touch with you to see what's possible.

Also, if you haven't seen the work that's hanging in the space now, you should come by! We have art by the following really really great visual artists:
Nick Fancher
Chris Shaw
Robin Oatts
Eva Jorgensen
Jeffrey Horvath
Sharon Bell

A great opportunity to come look to your heart's content: this month's Third Thursdays, December 18 at 8pm!

Craft Night

2008-12-08T07:57:00.000-08:00

If you are finding that the holiday season is making you want to make things, maybe you'd like to set aside this Thursday evening to craft with some company!

I myself might be making grading papers, but if life goes better than expected this week, I will be knitting instead!

We'll be there starting at 7pm. Bring some wine, cheese, or something else nice to share if you like.

If you want to let us know you'll be there, you can respond to this Facebook event. Or just stop by, if you'd like to keep your presence a surprise.

Multimedia comedy showcase!

2008-11-12T19:33:00.000-08:00

Our Third Thursdays for November features Nathan Smart and Matt Eyer as Blank, Blank, Party Time, Excellent presenting "I'm Telling You for the Last Time... Tonight.” Nathan and Matt are very funny men. Stand up comics, musical artists, YouTubers, and writers, they stay busy making people laugh, making people think, and making people think they're laughing. This month, they'll do all three with their unique brand of humor, insight and wit in a multimedia comedy showcase!

Join us on Thursday, November 20 at 8 p.m.
At our space at 2491 Summit St. in Clintonville
Suggested donatin is $5

A Taste of Thanksgiving in Georgia

2008-10-28T14:25:00.000-07:00

Too Many Cooks! with Meredith Scherer
A Taste of Thanksgiving in Georgia

Join Wild Goose Creative to warm up for Thanksgiving with the dishes you could enjoy in a Southern home. Meredith Scherer will demonstrate some of her favorite time-tested tricks and techniques and treat us to a wide array of sides, desserts, and unmissables. Cornbread dressing, Senator Russell sweet potatoes, pea casserole, buttermilk pie, turkey with a unique twist, and more...now I'm getting hungry. Come sample the bounty and get thankful a little bit early this year!

When: Sunday, November 2nd at 7 p.m.
Where: 2491 Summit Street, Columbus, OH 43202
How Much: Suggested Donation: $10

Homebrew bottled!

2008-10-21T08:23:00.000-07:00

Last night we bottled the pale ale brewed by Frank Barickman of the SODZ at our October Too Many Cooks! Eric Bean, brewmaster of the Columbus Brewing Company, also joined us last night. Frank set us to work on cleaning, bottling, and capping the beer.

Frank also shared the final stats and recipe for our homebrew with me, so I wanted to pass them on:

5.5 gallon batch (3.0 gallon boil)
OG = 1.054 (13.4P)
FG = 1.014 (3.6P)
SRM = 10
IBU = 41
ABV = 5.2%

6.0 lbs Dry Malt Extract (Light)
0.5 lbs dextrine malt
0.5 lbs crystal 40

0.75 oz Amarillo 8% AA (60 min) (partial boil 3 gal = 20 IBUs)
1.5 oz Amarillo 8% AA (20 min) (partial boil 3 gal = 20 IBUs)
2.0 oz Amarillo 8% AA (1 min) (partial boil 3 gal = 1 IBUS)

We'll probably crack open some of the beers in early December (on Frank's suggestion), but we're hoping to save some for our New Year's Festival. Yet another reason to register for it!

We want to say thanks again to Frank and Eric for sharing their expertise with us! If you'd like to see more of them and their work, look for Eric at the CBC's Winter Warmer release party at Studio 35 on Thursday, October 30 at 6 p.m. Frank will be at Gordon Biersch on Saturday, November 1, helping to host the American Hombrewers' Association Teach a Friend to Brew Day, starting around 9 a.m. Come watch as brewers brew different batches of beer that day!

Season of mists...

2008-10-10T08:30:00.001-07:00

"Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness."

So begins John Keats' poem "To Autumn." It's one of my favorite poems, and perhaps my favorite line of poetry. Mists and mellow fruitfulness. A college English professor I once had taught us about this poem, and he read the first line over and over again, emphasizing the m, s, and u sounds. The lines themselves just sound like autumn: full u's, crisp s's, round m's. I love the connotations - even just in the word selection - that autumn is cool and full. Try saying the line aloud a few times. Savor it, like a juicy apple.

On that note, we want to welcome you to our second annual Art of the Harvest. Join us as we make merry with pumpkin carving, mulling spice blending, hot cider and fresh baked pumpkin pie! We’ll also be joined by some of our favorite musicians and performers as they share stories and songs inspired by this stunning season!

Bring a pumpkin from your favorite patch or we’ll have pumpkins on hand for purchase ($5).

What: Third Thursdays w/Wild Goose Creative
When: Thursday, October 16th at 8 p.m.
Where: OUR NEW SPACE! 2491 Summit Street, Columbus, OH 43202
Suggested Donation: $5

And to end with my second favorite autumn quote:
"Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns."
- George Eliot

Join us for bottling our homebrew!

2008-10-07T21:16:00.001-07:00

Everyone is welcome to join us for a follow-up event to our October Too Many Cooks!, in which Eric Bean of the Columbus Brewing Company and Frank Barickman of the local homebrew club, the SODZ, taught us about beer. During that event, Frank brewed a small batch of a pale ale at our space - many of you got to try the wort of the beer in progress.

We're welcoming everyone back to join Frank as he bottles the pale ale to save it for our New Year's Festival. We'll get to sample the pale ale while Frank explains some of the bottling process.

Everyone is asked to bring a couple bottles (or a six-pack, if you like) of a different beer to share. Come and enjoy a variety of beers while we enjoy some of our own homebrew!

Beer-bottling and BYOB party!
Monday, October 20
7 p.m.
Wild Goose Creative
2491 Summit St. (just south of Hudson)

Beer and brewing follow-up!

2008-10-07T11:43:00.000-07:00

Thanks to everyone who came to Too Many Cooks this past Sunday! We especially want to thank Eric Bean of the Columbus Brewing Company and Frank Barickman of the SODZ for the donation of their time, expertise, and resources. Here are some sites that Frank has passed along in case you wanted to know more about beer and homebrewing:

http://www.bjcp.org/ - site for the Beer Judge Certification Program

http://www.beertown.org - site for the American Homebrewing Association

And don't forget one of my favorites, http://beeradvocate.com, a great site for exploring and discussing beer.

For the record, the beers we tasted were:
1. Gordon Biersch Berliner Weiss
2. Gordon Biersch Berliner Weiss (with woodruff extract)
3. Columbus Brewing Co Apricot Ale
4. CBC Meg's Gold
5. CBC 90 Shilling (Scottish Ale)
6. CBC India Pale Ale

And stay tuned for a follow-up event in a couple weeks - Frank brewed a small batch of a pale ale during the event, and pretty soon we'll have a small BYOB party while we sample and bottle the homebrew! Details will be coming up soon!

Too Many Cooks with Eric Bean this weekend!

2008-10-03T08:02:00.000-07:00

Just a reminder that this Sunday we are joined for October's Too Many Cooks! by Eric Bean, brewmaster of the Columbus Brewing Company and Frank Barickman, president of Columbus' homebrewing club The SODZ! The two of them will lead us in a beer tasting, discuss the basic process of brewing beer, chat about their love of brewing, even brew a small batch of beer at our space.

This is the first big event happening at our brand new space at 2491 Summit St. in Clintonville. So whether you've been to every Wild Goose event, or your brand new to us, come check out the space and see what's happening!

This event is also serving as a Columbus Underground Meetup. Some of the online community from ColumbusUnderground.com will be joining us, too. We're looking forward to connecting with Walker Evans, operator of the site, and with the CU community!

Too Many Cooks! with Eric Bean and Frank Barickman
Sunday, October 5 at 5 p.m.
2491 Summit St. (just south of Hudson)
Parking is available on Summit or behind our building
Suggested donation $10
For ages 21+

(P. S. Join us afterwards for a concert of Matt Beckler, The Vice Versas, and Common Shiner. We've worked with all three of them and they're WGC favorites! They'll be playing at High Five Bar in Short North. We'll distribute special WGC discounts for door admission after Too Many Cooks!)

Independents' Day continues!

2008-09-20T13:15:00.000-07:00

Things down here on Gay St. are still hopping! Since the football game has finished, the crowds have gotten bigger. Above is a look at Pearl Alley, another part of the venue.

A lot of great Columbus food vendors are out, including Jeni's Ice Creams and the Rad Dog cart.

There are some artists showcasing works-in-progress, too. Here's a guy from the Couchfire Collective doing some wood-working.

Plus a lot of good music! This is the Pearl Alley stage being set up for a next performance, while a busker solos nearby.

A group of artists is currently painting a mural, in part as advertisement for Urban Scrawl in Franklinton next weekend. We'll be there, too!

And the piece de resistance! A picture with Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman! He's been out strolling the festival this afternoon. Notice my Wild Goose Creative shirt! Does this mean we can claim his endorsement?

Live from Independents' Day!

2008-09-20T07:39:00.000-07:00

Did you know that today is Independents' Day? Well, it is in Columbus, Ohio! It's a celebration of Columbus as the Indie Arts Capital of the World. A large number of art, craft, music, and food vendors are getting set up on Gay St., which has been closed off for the day.

I'm currently sitting at the Wild Goose Creative booth. We've got a basic setup of some T-shirts, tote bays, and stickers for sale, plus a lot of buttons, tattoos, and event schedules to give out!

So stop on by. Some of us will be here from 12-7!