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This season, the Conservatory sparkles with dazzling new displays indoors and out. Stroll through thousands of lights, from a whimsical penguin village and glowing boxwood house to a life-sized Candyland board game and projected winter scenes. The Ahlum & Arbor Arctic Terrace expands with more games like curling!

In addition, new rentable igloos with food and drinks will be available to reserve in the Bonsai Courtyard.

Returning favorites include the 100-foot light tunnel, ornament tree with 1,400 ornaments, a lively Dance Party and eight glowing igloos filled with seasonal fun.

About the Artist:
With 30 years in the making – Dale accentuates his machine gun style delivery with a healthy dose of animated faces and then combines that with quick improvisations and well placed physical comedy. Basically he leaves the audience wishing they had his energy. His shows are always a night you won’t soon forget.
In addition to his training at Second City in Chicago Dale has had numerous television appearances including TBS – The Very Funny Show, NBC – Last Comic Standing Season Six, Fox – 30 Seconds to Fame and most recently on The Circle network’s Stand Up Live Nashville seasons 1 and 2. If you don’t blink you might see him in the 2003 MGM movie “Out Of Time” with Denzel Washington.
His new album “I’m Not Well” debuted in the top three on iTunes and Amazon and stayed there for over a week. Dale is a regular on Sirius XM’s “The Jeff and Larry Channel” and has performed at countless clubs, colleges, corporate functions, cruise ships and comedy festivals. He has won the Comedy 10K, Laughlin Comedy Festival, San Diego Comedy Festival and The Antelope Valley Comedy Festival.
In 2017 he was invited to perform on two episodes of “The Comedy All Stars” for Pureflix which led to acting roles on the tv series “Malibu Dan the Family Man” and in 2021 “Banking on Christmas”.

Ticket Policy:The Funny Bone has a full bar and a dinner menu that is available in our cafe and through your server when you are seated in the showroom!
Seating is done based on the date and time you purchased tickets, so we encourage you to purchase early.
Most of our tables seat 4 people. You may be seated with a separate party of guests at the same table.
If you wish to sit with another party, please contact our box office prior to showtime.
All sales are final. No refunds or exchanges. Sales tax and service fees are included in the ticket price.
This event is 21+ and all guests will need valid ID to enter.

Happens on the following Dates:
Dec 12, 2025, 7:00pm to 8:30pm Timezone: EST
Dec 12, 2025, 9:45pm to 11:15pm Timezone: EST
Dec 13, 2025, 6:30pm to 8:00pm Timezone: EST
Dec 13, 2025, 9:15pm to 10:45pm Timezone: EST
Dec 14, 2025, 6:00pm to 7:30pm Timezone: EST

All aboard! The Paul Busse Garden Railway is arriving at the Conservatory station.

Guests can journey with the trains through a miniature world of 51 botanical models made from all-natural plant material. Special elements to add to your itinerary include an enchanted tree hollow, two waterfalls, a bubbling brook and plantings specific to each themed destination.

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2025 Columbus Winter Avant-Garde Art & Craft Show

Location:
Makoy Event Center
5462 Center St.
Hilliard, OH 43026
Date:
Sunday, December 14, 2025
Time:
10:00am-4:00pm
It's officially holiday shopping time! This show will feature artists and crafters selling their
original handmade items at this beautiful venue! Admission is $3 to the public, children
under 12 are free! Paddy Wagon food truck will be on site. A portion of the event proceeds
will benefit local non-profit, Hope Hollow.
All tickets for our events are available for sale at both the door (morning-of) and now online
(https://www.avantgardeshows.com/tickets) Again, you do have the option to pay at the
door or pre-purchase. Tickets will not sell out! We have just found that some attendees love
to get their tickets ahead of time and rather skip the line! Once purchased, the day of the
event, show your unique QR code at the door the morning of the show to get scanned, and
you're good to go! No entry without your QR code scanned.
If you have your tickets, you can skip the line and head right to the front where we will scan
you to avoid having to wait in the admission line.
Kids 12 and under are free at all of our shows that require an admission. Therefore, you do
not need to purchase tickets for them, they can just arrive with you day-of when you go to
scan your tickets.
This event is currently accepting vendors. Please visit www.avantgardeshows.com and
click the vendor portal tab!
For more information about the Avant-Garde Art & Craft Shows, please
visit www.avantgardeshows.com. Also, become a fan and follow us on Facebook, Twitter,
Instagram and LinkedIn!
Facebook event link: https://www.facebook.com/events/571096472314688

It's officially holiday shopping time! This show will feature artists and crafters selling their original handmade items at this beautiful venue! Admission is $3 to the public, children under 12 are free! Paddy Wagon food truck will be on site. A portion of the event proceeds will benefit local non-profit, Hope Hollow.

All tickets for our events are available for sale at both the door (morning-of) and now online (https://www.avantgardeshows.com/tickets) Again, you do have the option to pay at the door or pre-purchase. Tickets will not sell out! We have just found that some attendees love to get their tickets ahead of time and rather skip the line! Once purchased, the day of the event, show your unique QR code at the door the morning of the show to get scanned, and you're good to go! No entry without your QR code scanned.

If you have your tickets, you can skip the line and head right to the front where we will scan you to avoid having to wait in the admission line.

Kids 12 and under are free at all of our shows that require an admission. Therefore, you do not need to purchase tickets for them, they can just arrive with you day-of when you go to scan your tickets.

This event is currently accepting vendors. Please visit www.avantgardeshows.com and click the vendor portal tab!

For more information about the Avant-Garde Art & Craft Shows, please visit www.avantgardeshows.com. Also, become a fan and follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn!

This season, the Conservatory sparkles with dazzling new displays indoors and out. Stroll through thousands of lights, from a whimsical penguin village and glowing boxwood house to a life-sized Candyland board game and projected winter scenes. The Ahlum & Arbor Arctic Terrace expands with more games like curling!

In addition, new rentable igloos with food and drinks will be available to reserve in the Bonsai Courtyard.

Returning favorites include the 100-foot light tunnel, ornament tree with 1,400 ornaments, a lively Dance Party and eight glowing igloos filled with seasonal fun.

About the Artist:
With 30 years in the making – Dale accentuates his machine gun style delivery with a healthy dose of animated faces and then combines that with quick improvisations and well placed physical comedy. Basically he leaves the audience wishing they had his energy. His shows are always a night you won’t soon forget.
In addition to his training at Second City in Chicago Dale has had numerous television appearances including TBS – The Very Funny Show, NBC – Last Comic Standing Season Six, Fox – 30 Seconds to Fame and most recently on The Circle network’s Stand Up Live Nashville seasons 1 and 2. If you don’t blink you might see him in the 2003 MGM movie “Out Of Time” with Denzel Washington.
His new album “I’m Not Well” debuted in the top three on iTunes and Amazon and stayed there for over a week. Dale is a regular on Sirius XM’s “The Jeff and Larry Channel” and has performed at countless clubs, colleges, corporate functions, cruise ships and comedy festivals. He has won the Comedy 10K, Laughlin Comedy Festival, San Diego Comedy Festival and The Antelope Valley Comedy Festival.
In 2017 he was invited to perform on two episodes of “The Comedy All Stars” for Pureflix which led to acting roles on the tv series “Malibu Dan the Family Man” and in 2021 “Banking on Christmas”.

Ticket Policy:The Funny Bone has a full bar and a dinner menu that is available in our cafe and through your server when you are seated in the showroom!
Seating is done based on the date and time you purchased tickets, so we encourage you to purchase early.
Most of our tables seat 4 people. You may be seated with a separate party of guests at the same table.
If you wish to sit with another party, please contact our box office prior to showtime.
All sales are final. No refunds or exchanges. Sales tax and service fees are included in the ticket price.
This event is 21+ and all guests will need valid ID to enter.

Happens on the following Dates:
Dec 12, 2025, 7:00pm to 8:30pm Timezone: EST
Dec 12, 2025, 9:45pm to 11:15pm Timezone: EST
Dec 13, 2025, 6:30pm to 8:00pm Timezone: EST
Dec 13, 2025, 9:15pm to 10:45pm Timezone: EST
Dec 14, 2025, 6:00pm to 7:30pm Timezone: EST

All aboard! The Paul Busse Garden Railway is arriving at the Conservatory station.

Guests can journey with the trains through a miniature world of 51 botanical models made from all-natural plant material. Special elements to add to your itinerary include an enchanted tree hollow, two waterfalls, a bubbling brook and plantings specific to each themed destination.

This season, the Conservatory sparkles with dazzling new displays indoors and out. Stroll through thousands of lights, from a whimsical penguin village and glowing boxwood house to a life-sized Candyland board game and projected winter scenes. The Ahlum & Arbor Arctic Terrace expands with more games like curling!

In addition, new rentable igloos with food and drinks will be available to reserve in the Bonsai Courtyard.

Returning favorites include the 100-foot light tunnel, ornament tree with 1,400 ornaments, a lively Dance Party and eight glowing igloos filled with seasonal fun.

All aboard! The Paul Busse Garden Railway is arriving at the Conservatory station.

Guests can journey with the trains through a miniature world of 51 botanical models made from all-natural plant material. Special elements to add to your itinerary include an enchanted tree hollow, two waterfalls, a bubbling brook and plantings specific to each themed destination.