All Sides Weekend

Central Ohio performing arts groups are heading into summer with a roster of events meant to appeal to pandemic-weary audiences. Today on All Sides Weekend: Arts & Culture with Christopher Purdy, a look at upcoming events from local performing arts groups.

Central Ohio performing arts groups are heading into summer with a roster of events meant to appeal to pandemic-weary audiences. Today on All Sides Weekend: Arts & Culture with Christopher Purdy, a look at upcoming events from local performing arts groups.

Associated Press reporter Andrew Welsh-Huggins of Columbus has a second career: writing mystery novels. Today on All Sides Weekend: Books we talk with local authors who share their latest works and review books for summer reading.

Summer is the height of restaurant season, and owners in central Ohio are looking to take full advantage of better weather, lower COVID cases and improving vaccination rates. Today on All Sides Weekend: Chefs in the City: We’ll talk about the classic outdoor venues, the new and notables, plus the hidden treasures.

The Memorial Day weekend represents a return to a somewhat normal slate of live performances. Opera lovers and theater-goers have an array of entertainment to choose from.We take a look at the revival of live performance with host Christopher Purdy.

Today on All Sides Weekend Books, host Christopher Purdy talks with Ohio State professor Elissa Washuta about her new collection of essays, titled White Magic. Plus, the latest recommendations for your summer reading list.

The restaurant scene in central Ohio continues to find its way a year into the pandemic, and while an estimated 20% didn’t survive, new restaurants are sprouting up. On All Sides Weekend Chefs in the City, we take a look at the latest culinary offerings, including Cameron Mitchell’s Budd Dairy Food Hall.

History often remembers first ladies by a signature project or two, but Lady Bird Johnson came to define the role beyond the beautification project for which she is best known. On All Sides Weekend: Books, we discuss her legacy along with other page-turners of interest.

Poetry is having a moment during the pandemic, and Poet Laureate of the United States Joy Harjo said the surge of new talent may bring about a…

Kazuo Ishiguro, author of such works as "The Remains of the Day," and " Never Let Me Go," is back with a new novel. His novel "Klara and the New Sun" is…