WOSU Events

Second Saturday Kids Day
Saturday, April 11th, 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 have exciting hands on learning experiences and activities. Meet special guests Elinor and Ari from the hit PBS show Elinor Wonders Why, grow a seedling, and more!

Activities include:
- Grow a seedling
- Seed investigation
- Coloring
- Drawing with Mr. J inspired drawing challenge
- Chalk and bubbles (weather permitting)
- Airbrush artist
- Meet and Greet with Elinor and Ari

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.

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.

Be part of a studio audience* during the recording of a town hall/panel discussion on Wednesday, April 29, 2026 at WOSU Public Media Headquarters. 

What: Broadcast recording of the INSIDE: Reshaping Work town hall/panel discussion moderated by Amy Juravich, host of All Sides with Amy Juravich featuring experts on the changing workforce and economy in Ohio.

Where: WOSU Public Media, 1800 N. Pearl St Columbus, OH 43201.

When: Wednesday April 29, 2026 -- Venue and studio doors open at 5:45 PM Guests must be seated by 6:15 PM. Recording begins promptly at 6:30 PM.

RSVP: Tickets to this event are FREE but REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. Click the button below to reserve your seats.

Questions: email events@wosu.org.

*This event will be for broadcast. Studio audience is subject to appearing on television broadcast and streaming platforms.

Learn more about Inside: Reshaping Work at wosu.org/inside.

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