WOSU Events

Saturday, February 14th, 2026
9:00 AM-11:00 AM
WOSU Ross Community Studio
1800 N. Pearl Street, Columbus, Ohio 43201 (View Map)

Follow your curiosity at the next Second Saturday Kids Day! This month we are partnering with the Ohio History Center to have exciting hands on learning experiences and activities. Meet special guest Buddy from the hit PBS show Dinosaur Train, make your own dinosaur egg, and more!

Activities include:

• Make a dinosaur egg
• “Is it a Dinosaur” touch and talk fossil encounter
• Coloring
• Drawing with Mr. J inspired drawing challenge
• Chalk and bubbles (weather permitting)
• Airbrush artist
• Meet and Greet with Buddy!

Major funding for WOSU’s Second Saturday Kids Days is provided by the DiMarco Family.

Materials may be limited and activities are on a first-come, first-served basis. The event is free, but advance registration is required.

If Franklin County is under a weather emergency, this event may be cancelled.

Presented By:
Gramercy Books

Join journalist Wil Haygood– author of ten nonfiction books, many of which have won literary awards– as he launches The War Within a War: The Black Struggle in Vietnam and at Home, a timely exploration of the racial strife that dominated so much of life during the Vietnam era, and still prevalent today. Haygood will be in conversation at the Drexel theater with journalist Amy Juravich, host of WOSU’s All Sides with Amy Juravich.

Tickets:
Via Eventbrite

Questions:
Contact Gramercy Books (614) 867-5515

Location:
Drexel Theatre
2254 East Main Street
Bexley, OH 43209

On Saturday, April 25, 2026, WOSU will host IMMERSE, a sensory-friendly concert for young people ages 6-12 who are autistic.

Two sessions are available (1 p.m., 3 p.m.) and will feature a short concert and a chance for attendees to interact with the music and the musicians through art, music and movement activities.

The event is free, but registration is required and limited to 15 concert-goers per session.

Social narrative and more information available at wosu.org/immerse.

email events@wosu.org with questions.

Presented By:
Gramercy Books

Join New York Times bestselling author Tom Perrotta as he launches his eleventh novel, Ghost Town. Called “moving, evocative, wise, and funny,” Perrotta unearths the buried ghosts of 1970s suburbia with tender complexity as he explores how the past haunts the present. Tom will be in conversation with Kassie Rose, book critic for WOSU Public Media.

Tickets:
Via Eventbrite

Questions:
Contact Gramercy Books (614) 867-5515

Location:
Drexel Theatre
2254 East Main Street
Bexley, OH 43209