March 16, 2026, 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Brent Davis, a content director at WOSU until his retirement, and Rich Baker, longtime host of The Bluegrass Ramble radio program, share the history of bluegrass music in Columbus and Central Ohio and its impact on culture and entertainment. In this 60-minute visual presentation filled with historical photos and stories, learn about the Appalachian migration, The Folk Scare, and how this niche music genre has moved in and out of the mainstream in our area.
April 20, 2026, 07:01 PM - 08:00 PM
On April 18th 2025 Brent Carson traveled 146 miles through Delaware County to commemorate the historic ride of Paul Revere. The ten hour trip included 26 stops at predominately first responder locations - fire departments, EMS stations, and police stations.
On April 20, 2026 Brent will return to Powell to speak at the Powell Historical Society. Dressed as Paul Revere he will discuss the events of the early struggles leading to independence and the individual role which made him an American hero.
The famous ride took place on April 18 and 19, 1775 and was memorialized by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem written in 1860. The first stanza of the poem is as follows:
- "Listen, my children, and you shall hear
- Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere,
- On the eighteenth of April, in 'Seventy-five;
- Hardly a man is now alive
- Who remembers that famous day and year."
- Complete Poem
The 19th of Apriil is a state holiday in Massachusetts (and several other states) commemorating the ride and the battles of Lexington, Concord and Menotomy—now Arlington). We're fortunate to have Brent here almost exactly 251 years to the day of the famous ride.
May 18, 2026, 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM
The Irena Carpenter Journal is a historical fiction account of the Nathan Carpenter family’s 1801 journey from New York to the banks of the Olentangy River—before the area became Liberty Township in Delaware County. Inspired by historical records, the journal offers a woman’s perspective on the trek, following Irena as she leaves the familiarity of settled life for the woodland wilderness, traveling with her husband and their ten children to become the first family to settle in what became Liberty Township. Written by Sherry Carmichael, the journal comes to life in a video presentation in which she portrays Irena. The video was produced by Allen Miller and will be shown during the program.
