* Pavel Polanco-Safadit’s exuberant energy seems hard to contain. He dances behind his keyboard, sometimes plays a tune’s segment with his feet, and generally lets his Latin jazz and salsa move him every which way. Doubters can see for themselves at 5:30 p.m. Sept. 18 at the final JazzIN Columbus series free concert at Ovation Plaza (with the colorful Ovation Technology Group artwork) on the east end of Fourth Street in downtown Columbus. Pavel & Direct Contact, which sold out a show May 31 at the Columbus Indiana Philharmonic’s Jazz at Helen’s series, will perform for 90 minutes as part of the summer schedule sponsored by the Indianapolis Jazz Foundation and The Columbus Museum of Art & Design, with support from the Office of Downtown Development.
* With the weather having turned a bit cooler recently, this is a fine time to stroll the Columbus Farmers Market behind Columbus City Hall along First Street downtown. The event from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday with nearly every vendor imaginable and live music — this weekend from Cottonpatch — has become an informal social gathering as much as a shopping outing for items from produce to flowers to artwork. Plus, there is ready-to-eat food and drinks for those hoping to sit and relax a bit. And remember — Sept. 21 is the last market of the calendar year.
Staff writer Brian Blair can be reached at [email protected].
