* For those ready to wave the bigger-is-better banner, make a note of this: The free, rain-or-shine Columbus Pride Festival from noon to 7 p.m. on Saturday at Mill Race Park, 50 Carl Miske Drive in downtown Columbus will feature more vendors than ever, more entertainment, more food trucks, and will stretch an extra hour beyond the previous six hours. Plus, there will be a new teen area, sponsored by Centra Credit Union. Any questions? In the past, the event has attracted 2,000 or more people. Besides music, food and a drag show at the fest, there’s also an after-party from 8 p.m. to midnight at The Forge On Fourth with drag queens and DJ music. Tickets for that are $40.
* Meow is the time to help the Bartholomew County Humane Society with the beginning of its capital campaign by attending the 1920s-style The Great Catsby fundraiser from 4 to 9 p.m. Saturday at The Inn at Irwin Gardens, 608 Fifth St. in downtown Columbus. The gathering will include hors d’ouvres from Purely Paula Catering, drinks from Hog Molly Brewing Company, a silent auction in the library, a live auction in the garden, live pop-rock tunes from The Tiptonians, and probably more flappers and fellas in Roaring ’20s garb than the local mansion has seen in, well, maybe a century. Tickets are $100 to $135 and can be obtained at eventbrite.com, searching for “The Great Catsby.” Price includes two drinks.
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