Yep, we're knocking on the door of August and that means just one thing...the Dog Days of Summer are here. But afterall, it is summer in Georgia, so we're ready for it. When the all-knowing weather guy gave the forecast for the weekend this morning, he promised it would be cooler and drier--cooler meaning not breaking 100 degrees and a humidity level below 93%, but hey, I'll take it. So let's enjoy this brief glimpse of Autumn and find some stuff to get out and do this weekend. A good place to start making plans is by taking a look at the Event Calendar--it'll give you a day-by-day listing with all the details you'll ever need.
You can kick things off tonight with a short trip up to Callaway Gardens for their Friday Night Movies on the Beach or save that ride for Saturday evening for their Summer Sunset Music Series. Either, or both, sounds good to me because you'll be by the lake with your toes in the sand.
If you're in the need for some good reading material, the Columbus Public Library is the site for the Annual Muscogee County Friends of Libraries Book Sale. They have 1000s of gently-used books for $1 so this will be a good time to stock up because pretty soon, we'll be complaining about how cold it is and staying home to read a good book is all you want to do. Maybe comic books are what you're looking for, so after you dig through what they have at the Library, head to the Coca-Cola Space Science Center on Sunday for their big Columbus Comic Book & Toy Show. They'll have all sorts of comics to buy, sell, or trade and lots of exhibits, movies, costume characters and more.
There's also the 2015 Columbus Artists' Guild Exhibition and Sale in the Illges Gallery at the Corn Center in Uptown Columbus. I took a look at the Columbus Artists' Guild's website and I'm amazed at the level of talent these folks have...and they live right here in our own backyard! Go just to marvel at their works or go ready to shop for some original art! Or, how about a completely different activitiy that's on the other end of the spectrum, but these folks are just as talented in their own field. The Muscogee RollerGirls will be back in action on the rink Saturday night against the Marietta Derby Darlins Allstars. All the action takes place in the old Front Porch of the South bulding on Veterans Parkway. It's non-stop skating and it's high energy and believe it or not...family-friendly as well so take the kids!
The fun is out there. You just need to get out and enjoy!