Monday, May 1-Sunday, May 7

• COSI Science Festival | Wednesday, May 3-Saturday, May 6 | Times vary | COSI, 333 W. Broad St., Downtown | $0-$25 | The local museum is hosting a four-day event to celebrate science, capped off with the COSI Science Festival on Saturday.
• Short North Gallery Hop | Saturday, May 6 | 3-7 p.m. | Short North Arts District | Free | Browse local art galleries, shops, and restaurants at this once-a-month community gathering.

Monday, May 8-Sunday, May 14

• Star Wars: Return of the Jedi | Saturday, May 13 | 8 p.m. | Ohio Theatre, 39 E. State St., Downtown | $28-$101 | Watch this classic film with the Columbus Symphony providing a live rendition of the soundtrack.
• Mother’s Day Tea in the Garden | Saturday, May 13-Sunday, May 14 | 2-3:30 p.m. | Topiary Park, 480 E. Town St., Downtown | Watch a rendition of Georges Seurat’s “A Sunday on La Grande Jatte,” followed by tea + cookies.

Monday, May 15-Sunday, May 21

• Wonderball 2023 | Friday, May 19-Saturday, May 20 | Columbus Museum of Art, 480 E. Broad St., Downtown | $100-$125 | Dress up in your best black + white attire for this two-day festival celebrating the local art scene.

Monday, May 22-Wednesday, May 31

• Ohio Black Expo: Culturefest | Saturday, May 27-Sunday, May 28 | 11 a.m.-8 p.m. | Genoa Park, 303 W. Broad St., Downtown | $0-$15 | Celebrate Black culture with Black-owned businesses and vendors + kids younger than 10 get in for free.

• Monday Run Club | Monday, May 1 | 6 p.m. | Land-Grant Brewing Co., 424 W. Town St., Franklinton | Free | Go on a guided run through the Scioto Mile + enjoy pizza from Late Night Slice after.

• May Keg Tapping | Tuesday, May 2 | 6-9 p.m. | Hofbräuhaus Columbus, 800 Goodale Blvd., Grandview | Free | This month’s beer is the Maibock, the oldest and first original bock bier of Munich, Germany.

• Ohio Shipwrecks: What’s In Your Backyard? | Wednesday, May 3 | 2-3 p.m. | Ohio History Center, 800 E. 17th Ave., Columbus | $0-$16 | Listen to the stories of various shipwrecks that occurred in the waterways of Ohio.

• Food Truck Court | Thursday, May 4 | 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Columbus Commons, 160 S. High St., Downtown | Free | Grab lunch from a local food truck in this outdoor space.

• The Columbus Zoo wants to reach new heights with its 110-ft Adventure Sky Wheel, opening on Saturday, May 27. The Ferris wheel features LED lights so it can shine bright at night + will be available until Sunday, Oct. 29. Once opened, it will be just one of three different large-scale Ferris wheels in the state. (10TV)

• “Another one.” Drake + 21 Savage are doing their best DJ Khaled impression with their latest announcement. The rap icons added a second concert in Columbus at the Schottenstein Center on Sunday, July 2. Tickets for both concerts are now on sale.

• A public information meeting is set for Thursday, May 25 to discuss a smartlane on I-71 between I-670 + I-270 North. The project would cost $48+ million as it would also resurface roads and improve bridges in the area. Watch virtually or in-person at the Linden Community Center, 1350 Briarwood Ave.

• It turns out Columbus isn’t the only city looking into railways into Ohio. Officials in Fort Wayne, IN recently applied for $500,000 in funding to study a possible corridor that would link it to Chicago, Columbus + Pittsburgh. Indiana agencies worked with the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission to help facilitate the application. (Columbus Underground)

• After three Buckeyes were taken in the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft, three more athletes were drafted throughout the weekend. Check out all the draft action, including the two Buckeyes that were picked up in later rounds by the Cleveland Browns. The picks are in right here. (10TV)

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