The local Mill Race Theatre Company will present a staged reading of the original play “In Praise of Sparrows” by Columbus resident Nicole Cunningham, shown here, at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday at Helen Haddad Hall at 315 Franklin St. in downtown Columbus. The synopsis: In 1926, a wedding meant to light a path to the future for a struggling immigrant farming family kicks off a harrowing series of events. The sole survivor isn’t talking. Decades later, alone and spending her final days in hospice care, she meets a caregiver with a tragic past of her own. The two women bond over their pain, and confront the ghosts of their past. Information and tickets: millracetheatre.org/tickets.
The Columbus Farmers Market kicks off its 2024 season from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday at 123 Washington St. behind City Hall along First Street with about 80 vendors, including an added-to list of servers with ready-to-eat food in one section of the layout. The market, which includes everything from art to jewelry to produce, sometimes has attracted crowds as large as 1,000 to 2,000 people in the past. Information: columbusfarmersmarket.org.
The popular Columbus Brass Quintet will be in concert at 3:30 p.m. Sunday at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, 719 Fifth St. in downtown Columbus.
