Please join Friends of Goodale Park TOMORROW! 9:00am-12:00pm for the next FGP Volunteer Work Day. Donate Now » Follow Us On Twitter Friend Us On Facebook Forward To A Friend Post-Festival Park Cleanup this Saturday! Please join us TOMORROW 9am-12pm Our Post-Festival Park Cleanup is tomorrow, 9am-12pm in Goodale Park. Comfest kicked off a little rainy and muddy, but in the end it was another great year for our favorite park festival.



We hope you were able to make it to the park to meet up with friends, listen to some amazing local music and enjoy a beer or two. Now it's time to check in to Goodale Park for a couple hours of good old-fashioned volunteer park cleanup.



There's lots to do, so please lend a hand! Immediately following the event, we'll head to a local Short North establishment to relax and cool off.



Meet at the Caretaker's Residence in the center of Goodale Park. Please wear weather-appropriate clothing. We will work in light rain, but never in dangerous weather, so please check out our Facebook and Twitter pages at 8:00 a.m. for a weather status update.



Join the Friends tomorrow, help keep Goodale Park safe and clean, and..

LOVE.YOUR.PARK!

Goodale Park Walks & Talks 2017 Series Kicks Off July 12th Friends of Goodale Park Walks & Talks Series

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All tours begin at 6:30 pm with a 30-minute walk, followed at 7:00 pm by a 60-minute talk (45-minute presentation followed by questions) in the Caretaker’s Residence. The two tree tours will be all walking tours. Guests are asked to meet at the northwest entrance of the Caretaker’s Residence, in the center of Goodale Park.







JULY 12: Plein Air Painting



A description of Plein Air Painting and why some artists prefer working from nature.

Examples of some finished Plein Air Paintings will be presented, and a short demo of how an artists sets up and proceeds with creating a painting from nature.



Central Ohio Plein Air is Ohio's most active group of plein air painters. They have over 100 members, and on any Saturday you will find them somewhere in Ohio painting from nature. Additionally, many of the member’s paint during the week as their schedules allow. Examples of their activities can be found at their website:

www.centralohiopleinair.com







JULY 19: Ohio Wildlife Center Presentation



Ohio Wildlife Center is dedicated to fostering awareness and appreciation for Ohio's native wildlife through rehabilitation, education and wildlife health studies. Our free wildlife hospital admits nearly 5,000 animals, annually! We provide medical treatment to injured, ill or orphaned wildlife with the goal of returning a healthy individual back to the wild! We offer a variety of on-site and outreach programs for groups of all ages. Meet our wild animal ambassadors, explore nature and learn how to coexist with native mammals, reptiles and birds!



Stormy Gibson is our Director of Education. She is dedicated to educating the public on Ohio's native wildlife, protecting our natural areas and assisting people on coexisting with their wild neighbors.







JULY 26: Summer Tree Tour



What's the deal with Goodale's trees? Why do we post about them so much? It's because we have a great collection of trees that we're really proud of! Want to learn more? Join board member and arborist Rick Frantz as he shares interesting facts about some of the park's trees. Historical notes, medicinal uses and peculiarities will be noted so there's something for everyone. The only thing you'll need to know prior is that you have an appreciation for trees!



Rick Frantz, GIS Analyst, City of Dublin, Friends of Goodale Park Trustee and Arborist

Rick Frantz graduated from The Ohio State University with a degree in Natural Resources, majoring in Urban Forestry. He has worked in Geographical Information Systems for City of Dublin, and has served as part-time City Forester for City of Powell, for the past 10 years. Rick has recently worked with Greenlawn Cemetery to catalog and map over 3,000 trees, creating a user-friendly tree inventory for the organization. Rick has served as a Friends of Goodale Park Trustee and volunteer arborist since 2004. In his spare time, Rick is an avid marathoner, having completed over 14 marathons!







AUGUST 9: Vertical Gardens: A plant craft experience



You will learn Vertical Gardening 101 as well as get your hands dirty with a friend or spouse, while you build your very own vertical garden frame to take home. It’s a 4 hand project, so be sure to not come alone (we’ll pair folks up if you come alone).



Michael Creath owns a landscape design company. But that’s about the end of the similarities between his work and that of your typical gardening team. The designer, who graduated from Columbus State Community College in 2006, launched his own business, Creath Landscape Design, about three years ago after working for a handful of local landscapers. Evident as soon as you enter his studio, succulents are the stars of his show.

“I have a fresh take on the plantscape design industry and a lot of creative ideas that people aren’t really doing,” Creath says. And it’s succulents that give him the creative opportunities he seeks.







OCTOBER 18: Autumn Tree Tour



There's no better time for trees than the fall!

(OK, maybe when the magnolias are in bloom, that's better, but autumn is a solid second!)

Board member and arborist Rick Frantz is back with a brand-new tree tour filled with fall and folklore. Join us for a wonderful walk in Goodale Park.







LOVE.YOUR.PARK.





FGP Booth at GPMS

Help spread the word about the Friends! We need volunteers to help staff our booth during the 2017 Goodale Park Music Series at the Goodale Park gazebo this summer. The series (see schedule below) kicks off this weekend with Hebdo!



FGP Volunteers will greet park attendees, help educate folks about our organization and mission, and promote upcoming FGP events.



Need more info?

Questions about upcoming volunteer events?

Email volunteercoordinator@goodalepark.org. Short North Civic Association

Summer Entertainment Series Summer means free music in Goodale Park! The lineup for this year's Goodale Park Music Series is here!



GOODALE PARK MUSIC SERIES

Join us for the eighth year of our series of six free concerts, with some amazing local performers.



All shows are Sundays, 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Goodale Park gazebo. Bring a lawn chair or blanket and enjoy an afternoon of free local music. We'll also have selections from some of Columbus' best food carts.



Check out this year's amazing lineup:







Sound engineering:

Eric Van Wagner





SCREEN ON THE GREEN LINEUP 2017!!!

The Short North Civic Association will launch the 9th season of Screen on the Green on July 21st. This will be the first of three outdoor movie nights held on a 30-foot screen at the softball diamond in the southwest corner of Goodale Park.



All movies begin at sundown and will be preceded by a half hour of classic cartoons or shorts. Each film will also feature themed contests and activities that encourage audience participation. Details about these fun interactive elements will be shared two weeks before each screening.



FRIDAY, JULY 21: CLUE

FRIDAY, AUGUST 18: SINGIN' IN THE RAIN

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15: PEE-WEE'S BIG ADVENTURE



A variety of food trucks and carts will sell refreshments, and Hubbard Mastery School will be back with a bake sale to benefit their PTO. Attendees are encouraged to bring blankets, lawn chairs, and flashlights. There are no rain dates.



Screen on the Green is free and open to the public. It is made possible through organization and major funding by the Short North Civic Association, with additional funding by the Gateway Film Center, Short North Foundation, Columbus Recreation and Parks Department, and ComFest. We love our sponsors!













