Columbus, OH

Q-T Chris Brown is at Nationwide Arena tonight. If you don’t know about Chris Brown, it’s time to crawl out from under your rock and take in a concert. His chart topper, “Kiss Kiss” is currently #4 on the billboard top 40. Also performing are a pair of fellow high-school hotties–hometown favorite Bow Wow (yes, he’ll always be “Little Bow Wow” to the folks back in Reynoldsburg) and dance hall king Soulja Boy.

Nationwide Arena
200 W. Nationwide Blvd., Columbus
Wednesday 7 p.m.
$39.75-$69.75
614-431-3600

Pictured: top-Chris Brown, middle-Bow Wow, bottom-Soulja Boy

This weekend you could . . .

Catch Kathleen Madigan at the Capitol Theater and laugh your silly little head off.

Friday night only, January 11.
Capitol Theatre, Riffe Center
8 p.m.
$31.50
77 S. High St., Second Floor
614-431-3600

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or for a preview of summer fun, spend some time at the annual Greater Ohio Boat and RV Show

Through Sunday the 13th.
Ohio Expo Center on the Ohio State Fairgrounds
Wednesday-Friday noon-9 p.m. Saturday 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday noon-5 p.m.
Adults $7. Children 6-13 $1. Kids 5 and under free.
717 E. 17th Ave.
614-291-9112

Or you might even enjoy seeing the arts and fashions of the Dark Continent at . . .
En Vogue, The Style of Africa at the King Arts Complex.
Through January 26
$2 Free on Saturday
867 Mt. Vernon Ave.
614-645-0642 or 614-645-KING

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Happy New Year! It’s finally January and the weather is really showing it. The snow and the cold means bundling up so I sure hope you got some nice warm things for Christmas.

Once again, it’s that time of the year when the chaos of the holidays has passed and we look forward with a little bit of anticipation and a little bit of apprehension toward the upcoming year.

Will we start the year with the same old resolutions? And break them in the same old way? Or will we try something fresh?

Here are a few suggestions-

Don’t resolve to diet–resolve to eat more fresh fruits and vegetables.
Don’t resolve to work out more–resolve to take your best friend (hello-the dog) for more walks.
Don’t resolve to save $5,000–resolve to have the payroll department direct deposit a percentage of your paycheck into an online account.

As for me, I think the best way to take advantage of the New Year is to take a moment and think of all the things we have to be grateful for and build on those.

For example:

Look at “I’m fat-I’m going to lose weight” as “I’m blessed, I’ve got plenty to eat” and share some with the food pantry (which is struggling this year).
or
Look at “I need to save more money” as “I’m blessed, I’ve got a good job” and make a commitment to save a little and share a little with a local charity.

There are very few of life’s little irritations that are not lined with a blessing of some kind.

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