Bobby Hall, left, and Aleah Vassell, right, of the Bright Star Touring Theatre, act out the scene of Rosa Parks refusing to sit in the back of the bus during their performance of “Let It Shine,” an MLK Day drama about the struggle for civil rights, at The Commons in Columbus on Jan. 18, 2016.
2016
A touring troupe from Asheville, N.C., performed “Let it Shine: The American Civil Rights Movement” at The Commons, which featured two actors from Bright Star Touring Theater, who reenacted scenes from the history of the civil rights movement.
2001
Columbus City Council approved to allot $900,000 to the Connected Community Project’s pilot program studying how gaining access to computer technology and the internet affected area schoolchildren.
1976
Backed by seven first place finishes, the Columbus East High School swim team rolled over Greenfield, Franklin, Pendleton Heights, Martinsville and Plainfield to win the annual Greenfield Invitational.
