1. Surface Tension: The 2013 Greater Columbus Arts Council Visual Arts Awards Exhibition (June 14 – Sept. 14)
Columbus Museum of Art, 480 E. Broad St.
Six local artists are part of this exhibition: the four recipients of the 2012 GCAC Individual Artist Fellowship Awards, Laura Alexander, Matthew Flegle, Anna Laurie Mackay and Andrea Myers; and the two recipients of 2013 GCAC residencies in Dresden, Germany, Susan Li O’Connor and Mariana Smith. http://www.columbusmuseum.org
2. Picnic with the Pops: Richard Marx (June 15, 6 p.m.)
Columbus Commons, 160 S. High St.
“Hold on to the Nights,” “Satisfied” and “Right Here Waiting” are just a few songs in the repertoire of soft rocker Richard Marx, who takes the stage with the Columbus Symphony Orchestra for the second Picnic with the Pops show of the season. http://www.columbussymphony.com
3. Worthington Art Festival (June 15-16)
Village Green, Olde Worthington
More than 150 artists and crafters are slated for the 21st annual Worthington Art Festival, which also features food and, on Saturday, the regular Worthington Farmers Market. http://www.owba.net
4. BIA Parade of Homes (June 15-30)
Jerome Village, Plain City
Thirteen houses are on this year’s tour of stunning homes, each of them relating to the overall theme of “Naturally Inviting. Awe Inspiring.” http://www.biaparade.com
Register to win an iPad, restaurant gift cards and more with CityScene’s Snap to Win contest! Just take a picture of your favorite Truberry Custom Homes or Bob Webb Group feature on the Parade of Homes tour and post it to our Facebook page, www.facebook.com/columbuscityscene to enter.
5. Columbus Civic Theater presents Lysistrata (June 20 – July 21)
Columbus Civic Theater, 3837 Indianola Ave.
The Clintonville-area theater company presents Greek playwright Aristophanes’ play about men at war and the women who try to bring them home by withholding the thing they want most. http://www.columbuscivic.org
Be part of the CityScene team at the 2013 New Albany Walking Classic, scheduled for Sept. 8. Visit www.newalbanywalkingclassic.com to register, and enter SCENETEAM in the Enter Promotional Code section to receive a free CityScene team T-shirt for the walk. Offer expires June 30.
