Music

Saturday, May 6, 10:30am-9:30pm; and Sunday, May 7, 10:30am-5:30pm; Highbanks Metro Park, 9466 Columbus Pike, Lewis Center, Ohio

A two-day family-friendly festival featuring multiple performing stages presenting an array of upbeat folk/roots/Americana music, kids’ and youth programming, and 30+ music workshops (all levels).

Thursday, April 27, 6:30-7:30pm, Grandview Heights Public Library, 1685 W. First Ave.

Violinist Stephen Spottswood, founder of the Columbus Cultural Orchestra, will perform classical, pop, and hip-hop selections with his string trio.

This concert is part of the 33rd Annual “Music in the Atrium” indoor concert series at the library.

Hosted by Grandview Heights Public Library.

Sunday, April 23, 3pm, First Unitarian Universalist Church, 93 W. Weisheimer Rd.

The Columbus Women’s Chorus presents their Spring concert, “Use Your Voice.” Tickets are available in advance at the following link or in person at the front door for $15. We strive to make our concerts accessible to everyone, regardless of income or financial situation. Sliding scale tickets will be available at the door.

Hosted by Columbus Women’s Chorus.

Saturday, April 22, 7pm, Columbus Mennonite Church, 35 Oakland Park Ave.

Confining Rupert Wates and his music to a single genre is an exercise in futility. With a career spanning nearly three decades and twelve albums, his works are described as “an eclectic mix of acoustic, melodic art/folk, with flavors of jazz, vaudeville and cabaret.” There’s definitely a little something for everyone, no matter their musical taste.

Saturday, March 25, 7pm, Columbus Mennonite Church, 35 Oakland Park Ave.

Uplifting original acoustic folk music will fill the air Saturday, March 25, as Mustard’s Retreat takes the stage at the latest monthly concert sponsored by the Columbus Folk Music Society.

Formed in 1975, Mustard’s Retreat has traveled more than a million miles and has performed more than 6,000 shows to the delight of fans and reviewers alike. Libby Glover and David Tamulevich weave together fun and compelling stories, sweet vocal harmonies, and fine guitar picking that touch people’s souls.

Saturday, February 25, 7pm, Columbus Mennonite Church, 35 Oakland Park Ave.

Daniel Dye and the Miller Road Band is the headliner for the next monthly coffeehouse concert, sponsored by the Columbus Folk Music Society on Saturday, February 25, 7pm, at the Columbus Mennonite Church, 35 Oakland Park Ave.

Saturday, February 4, 7-9pm, Columbus Mennonite Church, 35 Oakland Park Ave.

Serious love songs, humorous trivia questions, and surprises will highlight the 14th annual Valentines concert by Bill Cohen and friends from 7pm to 9 pm on Saturday, February 4.

With guitar and piano, Bill will sing favorites from the 1940s through the 1980s that have been made famous by John Denver, the Everly Brothers, Sam Cooke, Bette Midler, James Taylor, Bing Crosby, the Shirelles, the Eagles, Johnny Mathis, and others.

Saturday, January 28, 7pm, Columbus Mennonite Church, 35 Oakland Park Ave.

The Mighty Troubadours bring bluegrass songs punctuated by soulful harmonies at the latest monthly concert sponsored by the Columbus Folk Music Society.

Featuring high-energy guitar, fiddle, mandolin, banjo, and bass, The Mighty Troubadours are a vocally-oriented string-band playing an eclectic mix of traditional and contemporary-style bluegrass covers and originals.

The Mighty Troubadours take the stage at 8pm but come earlier for other activities.

Thursday, January 5, 6:30-7:30pm, Grandview Heights Public Library

Don’t miss singer/songwriter Jesse Powers performing in the library’s atrium.

This event is part of the Grandview Heights Public Library’s 33rd Annual “Music in the Atrium” indoor concert series.

Hosted by Grandview Heights Public Library.

Tuesday, December 13, 6:30-7:30pm, Grandview Heights Public Library, 1685 W. First Ave.

Enjoy this novelty band dedicated to spreading the joy of music from the “Golden Age of the Xylophone,” most specifically the 1920s, featuring percussionist/mallet keyboard specialist Susan Powell.

Hosted by Grandview Heights Public Library.