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Central Ohio Folk Festival, an on-line event hosted by Columbus Folk Music Society and co-sponsored by WCBE 90.5 FM

Saturday, May 22, 11am-9:30pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

The Central Ohio Folk Festival is a ticketed event ($15 individual, $25 household). Tickets are available at coffest.eventbrite.com.

This event will include lively, talent-filled daytime performers, interactive music workshops, kid’s programming and crafts, and an evening Headliner.

Bill Cohen’s Annual Valentine Concert

Sunday, February 14, 7pm, this event will be live-streamed on “Facebook Live”

The ecstasy, warmth, heartache, and pain that love can bring will once again be in the spotlight, as Bill Cohen sings popular songs from the 1940’s, 50’s, 60’s, and 70’s, tunes made famous by John Denver, the Everly Brothers, Sam Cooke, James Taylor, Bing Crosby, Patti Page, Eagles, Nat King Cole, Johnny Mathis, and others.

Moving Ohio Forward: Sustainable Transportation Conference

Thursday, January 14, 9:30am-6pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

Moving Ohio Forward is a first-of-its-kind online convening of Ohio’s sustainable transportation advocates and professionals. Join us and help build a safer, greener, more just mobility future for the Buckeye State.

Current Schedule

• 9:30-10:45am: Vision Zero in Ohio

• 11am-12:15pm: The Future of Transit in the Buckeye State

• 12:30-1:30pm: Lunchtime Speaker Amy Cohen

• 2-3:15pm: Transportation Equity

• 3:30-4:45pm: Job Access and Land Use

Looking to a Brighter New Year: Bill Cohen’s New Year’s Eve Concert

Thursday, December 31, 7pm, this event will be live-streamed on “Facebook Live”

May the coming year bring us strength, health, music, light, love, community, and peace. That’s the theme of Bill Cohen’s free New Year’s Eve concert at 7pm on Thursday, December 31.

We’ll quickly say goodbye to a horrible 2020, and then, with upbeat, thoughtful, and familiar songs from the 1940’s, 50’s, 60’s, and 70’s, we’ll look ahead to better times in the year ahead.

“Thanksgiving Songs of Gratitude” with Bill Cohen, a fundraiser for the International Medical Alliance

Friday, November 27, 7pm, this event will be live-streamed on “Facebook Live”

Join Bill Cohen and friends as they sing about many things that we may be thankful for: friends, family, freedom, nature, music, art, and more. These tunes from the 1940’s, ’50’s, ’60’s, and ’70’s will warm your heart and make you feel good. This year’s show will be live-streamed online. Go to Facebook and search for the page called “Bill Cohen Sings.”

ApART Together Concert Series: Colin Gawel from Watershed

Saturday, June 6, 7-7:30pm, this event will be live-streamed on “Facebook Live”

Co-founder, lead singer, and guitarist of Watershed, Colin Gawel has been playing with the rock band for 30 years. He will perform an acoustic set of original tunes from the Watershed catalog and also his solo recordings.

This free Facebook series will stream 30-minute sets from a variety of local artists, offering viewers the chance to connect with a wealth of local talent and providing the performers an opportunity to earn an income while venues are closed.

ApART Together Concert Series: T. Wong featuring Aaron White

Friday, June 5, 7-7:30pm, this event will be live-streamed on “Facebook Live”

Recently recognized as a “Future History Maker” by Urban One, T. Wong will perform his original contemporary R&B works interwoven with various musical hits accompanied by music director Aaron White.

This free Facebook series will stream 30-minute sets from a variety of local artists, offering viewers the chance to connect with a wealth of local talent and providing the performers an opportunity to earn an income while venues are closed.

ApART Together Concert Series: Jesse Michael Barr

Thursday, June 4, 7-7:30pm, this event will be live-streamed on “Facebook Live”

Using clever beatboxing and guitar layers, Jesse Michael Barr takes a break from his work as a producer to perform some of his greatest original songs of timeless, classic American music.

This free Facebook series will stream 30-minute sets from a variety of local artists, offering viewers the chance to connect with a wealth of local talent and providing the performers an opportunity to earn an income while venues are closed.