>>> PRODUCTION OF "BROAD & HIGH" IS FUNDED IN PART BY THE GREATER COLUMBUS ARTS COUNCIL, CELEBRATING EXPRESSION, FOSTERING TALENT, AND CONNECTING THE COMMUNITY TO COLUMBUS ARTISTS.

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>>> THIS TIME ON "BROAD & HIGH," WE TALK TO A LOCAL MURALIST WHO FEELS CREATING PUBLIC ART IS A BIG RESPONSIBILITY.

LEARN ABOUT A PERFORMING ARTS GROUP WHO STRIVES TO ENRICH, EMPOWER, AND ENTERTAIN.

WITNESS A POPUP FLORAL INSTALLATION.

AND HEAR FROM AN INSPIRATIONAL RECORDING ARTIST.

THIS AND MORE RIGHT NOW ON "BROAD & HIGH."

>>> WELCOME TO "BROAD & HIGH," I'M YOUR HOST KATE QUICKEL.

ARTIST SARAH HOUT ADMITTEDLY HAS MORE CLOTHES WITH PAINT ON THEM THAN NOT.

HER LOVE OF COLOR, FLOWERS, AND CRITTERS IS VERY EVIDENT IN HER WORK.

WE STOPPED BY SOME OF HER RECENT MURAL SITES TO TALK ABOUT HER PROCESS AND PASSION FOR INSPIRING PEOPLE.

>> I ENDED UP GOING TO ART COLLEGE AFTER HIGH SCHOOL AND HAD SOME ROOMMATES THAT HAD DONE SOME MURAL WORK AND I THOUGHT, I'M GOING TO GIVE IT A TRY.

AND LONG STORY SHORT, SOME DOORS OPENED FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT.

AND I QUICKLY REALIZED, THIS IS A REALLY GOOD SPACE FOR ME.

NOT ONLY AM I ABLE TO CREATE THINGS THAT HAVE BIG IMPACT, I'LL ALSO ABLE TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH PEOPLE.

NOT JUST WORK IN MY BASEMENT IN THE DARK BY MYSELF AND BE AN ISLAND.

I REALLY ENJOY BEING AROUND PEOPLE.

SO IT WAS A GOOD FIT.

EVERY PROJECT WAS DIFFERENT.

SUBJECT MATTER.

I'M WORKING IN KIDS' LIBRARIES ONE DAY, A RESTAURANT THE NEXT, SOMEBODY'S HOME THE NEXT.

I MEAN, I LOVE IMPACTING A SPACE.

I LOVE CREATING A SPACE THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE CAN WALK THROUGH AND HAVE IT BE A SAFE PLACE FOR THEM.

A PLACE WHERE THEY CAN BREATHE, TAKE A DEEP BREATH.

THE PROCESS THAT I GENERALLY GO THROUGH, FIRST OF ALL, HAVING THAT CONVERSATION WITH THE CLIENT, WHATEVER THEY TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH?

YOU KNOW, I HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THE FUNCTIONALITY, I HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THE DEMOGRAPHIC THAT'S GOING TO VIEW IT, I HAVE TO THINK ABOUT CONTEXT, ALL OF THESE THINGS.

I LIKE TO GO INTO THE SPACE TO FEEL IT OUT.

SEE WHO MY NEIGHBORS ARE, WHAT'S AROUND ME, YOU KNOW.

JUST REALLY PROCESS, LIKE, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE ONLY BEAUTIFUL BUT FUNCTIONAL AS WELL.

THIS IS TWO IMPORTANT THINGS FOR ME.

ONCE WE HAVE DECIDED AND I'VE CREATED SOME IMAGES FOR THEM TO APPROVE, THEN AS FAR AS PAINT ON THE WALL GOES, THERE'S SEVERAL DIFFERENT WAYS TO DO THAT.

IT DEPENDS ON WHAT KIND OF SURFACE IT IS, HOW MUCH ROOM THERE IS BETWEEN THE SURFACE, PROJECT, YOU CAN'T PROJECT, A GRID, AN ASSEMBLY GRID OR WHATEVER IT'S CALLED.

FREEHAND IT.

SOMETIMES I JUST HAVE TO FREEHAND IT.

THEN YEAH, ALL DIFFERENT KINDS OF PAINTS AND SPRAY PAINTS AND LATEX PAINT AND HOW MUCH TIME I HAVE AND START TO FINISH THE BIG PICTURE.

>> THERE WAS A LOT OF SPRAY PAINT INVOLVED WITH THE HILLTOP MURAL.

THAT MURAL WAS PROBABLY THE FIRST MURAL DONE THAT WAS PURE SPRAY PAINT.

AND DEFINITELY THE BIGGEST MURAL THAT I'VE EVER DONE WITH SPRAY PAINT.

WE ORDERED A LITTLE OVER 44 COLORS.

AND EACH COLOR THERE WERE LIKE SIX CANS.

SO THERE ARE WELL OVER 200 CANS OF SPRAY PAINT INVOLVED.

SO THE FREE TO BE MURAL, IT STARTED OFF AS SOMETHING WHERE I'M CREATING, AND PEOPLE ARE WALKING BY BUT THEY DON'T REALLY SEE ANYTHING HAPPENING YET.

THEY JUST SEE THIS GIRL, THIS BIG PIECE OF EQUIPMENT.

UNFORTUNATELY THERE WERE A LOT OF CATCALLS, YOU KNOW.

BUT ONCE THE ART STARTED TO GO UP, ALL OF A SUDDEN PEOPLE WERE ENGAGING WITH ART.

THEY WEREN'T PAYING ATTENTION TO THIS RANDOM GIRL.

THEY WERE CURIOUS OR CONFUSED, BUT THEY WERE LIKE, WOW, WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE?

THE ART WAS STARTING TO TAKE CENTER STAGE, YOU KNOW, DEMAND ATTENTION.

IT WAS JUST FASCINATING, BECAUSE THE WAY PEOPLE RESPONDED TO ME, IT WASN'T ABOUT THE CATCALLS OR ME OR WHATEVER, BUT IT WAS ABOUT LIKE, WOW, WHAT A BEAUTIFUL PIECE OF ART.

AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WAS THIS, LIKE, AIR OF RESPECT THAN THERE HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY.

ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEAR FROM BEHIND ME, "HEY, IS THIS YOUR WORK?

ARE YOU PAINTING THIS?"

I WAS LIKE, "WHY, YES, I AM."

LIKE, HER JAW WAS DROPPED.

SHE'S LOOKING AT THE MURAL, HER JAW IS DROPPED.

HER DAUGHTER'S EYES WERE HUGE.

AND THEY'RE JUST STARING AT IT, LOOKING AT ME, STARING AT THE WALL, LIKE, THIS IS AMAZING, I LOVE IT.

AND THE LITTLE GIRL WAS LIKE, "MOMMY, CAN I HAVE MY PICTURE TAKEN WITH THE ARTIST?"

IT WAS SO IMPRESSIVE.

I THINK SHE SAW SOMEONE WHO LOOKED LIKE HER, AND THAT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT.

WE NEED TO SEE PEOPLE THAT LOOK LIKE US.

FRANCESCA MILLER, SHE IS AN ARTIST IN COLUMBUS.

SHE'S ALSO VERY DIFFERENT FROM MINE.

I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF GETTING TO KNOW HER ABOUT FOUR YEARS.

ONE THING I LOVE ABOUT FRANCESCA IS HER RESILIENCE AND THE WAY THAT SHE HAS DETERMINED TO CHOOSE HOPE AND CHOOSE JOY AND CHOOSE, YOU KNOW, ALL THOSE THINGS THAT WE DESIRE.

FOR ME, PUBLIC ART IS A BIG RESPONSIBILITY.

AND I'M NOT TRYING TO JUST CREATE IMAGES THAT LOOK COOL, YOU KNOW, OR MODERN OR WHATEVER.

TO ME, IT'S ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S THE PURPOSE OF THE SPACE?

REALLY THINKING ABOUT THE CONTEXT.

AND CREATING IMAGES THAT ARE NOT COMING FROM A PLACE OF ANXIETY OR ANGST, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

FOR ME, PUBLIC ART, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO CREATE IMAGES THAT ARE GOING TO HAVE SOME SORT OF POSITIVE EFFECT ON THE PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING TO ENCOUNTER IT.

WHEN I GET THESE OPPORTUNITIES, I'M JUST OVER THE MOON HONORED, YOU KNOW, THAT I'M BEING TRUSTED WITH SOMETHING THAT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE HUGELY INSPIRING, IMPACTFUL, INSPIRATIONAL.

AND TO KNOW THAT COMMUTERS ARE GOING TO SEE IT EVERY DAY OR PEOPLE IN THE CLUBHOUSE GET TO SEE IT EVERY DAY.

AND IT ACTUALLY CAN INFLUENCE THEIR MOOD AND THEIR DAY AND THEIR EMOTIONS.

LIKE -- IT'S JUST -- IT'S JUST A HUGE HONOR.

MY HOPE FOR PEOPLE THAT WALK BY WOULD BE THAT THE MURAL WOULD INSPIRE THEM TO KEEP MOVING FORWARD.

THAT THE MURAL WOULD BE A PLACE OF PAUSE AND REALIGNMENT.

LIKE, OKAY, THIS IS ACTUALLY WHO I AM, OR WHAT I CAN BE.

LIKE, MY CIRCUMSTANCES DON'T DEFINE ME, I'M SO MUCH MORE THAN THAT.

I HOPE THAT PEOPLE WILL LOOK AT IT AND FEEL SOME SPARK OF HOPE TO KEEP MOVING FORWARD.

>> TO SEE MORE OF HER WORK, CHECK HER OUT ON INSTAGRAM @SARAHTHEHOUT.

>>> NEXT, WE HEAD BACK INTO THE KITCHEN FOR ANOTHER INSTALLMENT OF "KATE'S QUICK BITES."

WE LEARN ABOUT A PERFORMING ART ORGANIZATION THAT CAN DESCRIBE THEMSELVES IN FOUR WORDS.

VOICES RAISED, LIVES CHANGED.

WITH ME IS BRATEN BOLLENBACHER, THANKS FOR BEING HERE.

>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME.

>> TELL US ABOUT THE COLUMBUS GAY MEN'S CHORUS THAT PEOPLE MIGHT NOT KNOW.

>> WE ARE IN OUR 33rd SEASON OF "VOICES RAISED AND LIVES CHANGED."

WE'VE HAD THIS EVOLUTION BECAUSE WHEN WE STARTED WE WERE BACK IN THE EARLY '90s, WHICH OF COURSE WAS IN THE HEIGHT OF THE HIV/AIDS EPIDEMIC.

AND NOW WE'RE HERE, 33 YEARS LATER, AND WE ARE A TENOR, TENOR, BARE TON, BASS.

>> THAT'S SOMETHING PEOPLE DON'T KNOW.

>> AT THE SAME TIME, IT ALSO, YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE GAY, YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A MAN, YOU DON'T HAVE TO LIVE IN COLUMBUS TO BE IN THE COLUMBUS GAY MEN'S CHORUS.

>> THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW, HOW INCLUSIVE IT IS.

>> IT'S GREAT TO SEE THE EVOLUTION, SEE HOW WE ARE ADAPTING TO WHAT THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY NEEDS RIGHT NOW.

>> THAT'S AMAZING.

I'M EXCITED TO GET COOKING OR MIXING WITH YOU.

>> WE'RE MAKING COWBOY CALF CONTRACTOR TODAY, WHICH IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE TIKTOK FIND RECIPES.

AND THE NICE THING ABOUT IT IS I'M A VEGETARIAN.

I FIND AT PARTIES OR RESTAURANTS, THERE AREN'T A LOT OF GOOD VEGETARIAN OPTIONS BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE A LOT OF GOOD PROTEIN.

THIS HAS LOTS OF PROTEIN AND IS SUPER FLAVORFUL AND SUPER COLORFUL AND EVERYBODY LOVES IT.

>> SO EASY TO SNACK ON.

>> SO GOOD.

>> WHY DON'T YOU TELL US ABOUT THE INGREDIENTS.

>> HERE'S WHAT YOU'LL NEED TODAY.

TWO TO THREE BELL PEPPERS OF ANY COLOR.

ONE RED ONION.

SIX OUNCES OF FETA CHEESE.

THREE 18 GOES.

CILANTRO.

A CAN OF BACK BEANS.

A CAN OF CHICKPEAS.

TWO CUPS OF CORN.

TWO CUPS OF PINEAPPLE.

ONE JALAPENO.

CANDIED JALAPENOS.

CORN CHIPS FOR DIPPING.

FOR THE DRESSING THREE LIMES.

ONE-FOURTH CUP OF OLIVE OIL.

ONE-FOURTH CUP OF WHITE WINE VINEGAR.

2 TO 4 TABLESPOONS OF SPICY HONEY.

1 TO 2 TABLESPOONS OF TACO SEASONING.

SUGAR, SALT, PEPPER TO TASTE.

>> SOUNDS DELICIOUS.

>> WE'RE GOING TO MIX ALL THE STUFF FOR THE DRESSING TOGETHER.

WE'LL START BY POURING IT IN.

>> JUST POUR IT IN?

ALL RIGHT, I'LL POUR AND WHISK.

WHY DON'T YOU TELL ME WHAT CAN AN AUDIENCE MEMBER EXPECT FROM A PERFORMANCE?

>> SO COLUMBUS MEN'S CHORUS HAS THE LARGE CHORUS WHICH RIGHT NOW HAS 100 MEMBERS.

THEN A SMALL AUDITION ENSEMBLE.

THEN A SMALL GROUP CALLED ILLUMINATI, OUR SECRET ENSEMBLE.

THE LARGE CHORUS AND BACH, TWO SHOWS THAT ARE POP, BROADWAY, CLASSICAL, KIND OF ALL MIXED TOGETHER WITH THE DIFFERENT THEMES.

USUALLY IN A THEATER SETTING.

AND SO YOU CAN EXPECT TO CRY, TO LAUGH, TO REALLY ENJOY GAY PEOPLE ON STAGE.

>> THAT SOUNDS AMAZING.

>> REALLY FUN.

THEN YOU CAN COME TO ILLUMINATI.

HOLD OFF ON THAT ONE SECOND.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE CAN TASTE IT.

>> SUCH A SHOCK.

>> FOR ILLUMINATI, THEY DO THIS COOL THING, THEY TO TO A DIFFERENT CONGREGATION ONCE A MONTH, USUALLY A SATURDAY, SUNDAY, FRIDAY, WHENEVER THAT SERVICE IS.

THEY SING SACRED MUSIC WHICH IS REALLY COOL.

>> WONDERFUL, WHAT A VARIETY.

>> IT'S REALLY NICE.

THE NICE THING ABOUT THE CHORUS, WE HAVE -- NOT ONLY A MUSICAL VARIETY, WE ALSO HAVE SINGERS FROM 24 TO 80 IN THE GROUP.

IT'S A REALLY COOL INTERGENERATIONAL DIALOGUE AND MUSICIANSHIP THAT GOES ON.

>> WHAT KIND OF SINGING SKILLS SHOULD SOMEONE HAVE?

THEY'VE GOT TO AUDITION?

>> NO, ACTUALLY, THE COLUMBUS GAY MEN'S CHORUS IS OPEN TO EVERYONE.

YOU COME IN, YOU VOICE, WHATEVER SECTION IS BEST FOR YOU DETERMINED.

THEN WE HELP YOU DO THE BEST.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO READ MUSIC.

IF YOU'VE NEVER SUNG, WE'LL TAKE YOU, AS LONG AS YOU CAN MATCH PITCH.

>> THAT'S AMAZING, I LOVE IT.

>> START PUTTING SOME OF THIS IN.

>> I WANT YOUR TASTING EXPERTISE.

>> OH, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT.

YOU'RE PROBABLY BETTER THAN I AM.

>> IT'S LOOKING GOOD.

LOOKS LIKE A GOOD DRESSING.

SO YOU COULD PROBABLY MAKE THIS AHEAD AND TOSS IT ALL TOGETHER?

>> 100%.

THE NICE THING IS THAT IT DOES STAY IN THE REFRIGERATOR PRETTY EASILY.

YOU CAN USE IT FOREVER.

I ALSO LIKE TO PUT IT ON MY HAND.

MMM-MMM.

>> IS IT GOOD?

>> IT NEEDS -- I THINK IT NEEDS A LITTLE MORE SUGAR.

OKAY.

>> OUR BEAUTIFUL DRESSING ALL MIXED TOGETHER.

BEFORE WE COMBINE IT, TELL ME ABOUT YOUR MISSION.

>> YEAH, SO "VOICES RAISED, LIVES CHANGED" IS THE OVERALL MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION.

IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US THAT WE ARE REALLY TAKING THE SOCIAL ISSUES THAT ARE AFFECTING LGBTQ PEOPLE AND FINDING WAYS TO PROGRAM ABOUT THAT.

SO MY PERSONAL BELIEF IS THAT EVERY CHORUS SHOULD HAVE A MISSION MOMENT IN THE CONCERT.

WHETHER THAT'S THE -- A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO WE SANG A BEAUTIFUL MANDARIN PEACE BECAUSE OF ALL THE VIOLENCE AGAINST ASIAN AMERICANS DURING COVID.

OR WE'RE HAVING A MOMENT TO TALK ABOUT HIV/AIDS AGAIN, A COMMON THING FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

WITH IMPORTANT WE SING SONGS THAT ARE RELEVANT TO WHAT'S GOING ON IN OUR SINGERS' LIVES.

BRING AWARENESS TO THAT THROUGH MUSIC TO OUR AUDIENCE THAT MIGHT NOT HAVE ANY UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT'S GOING ON.

>> THAT'S WONDERFUL.

PEOPLE COME FOR ENTERTAINMENT BUT THEY GET TO HAVE THAT CONNECTION WITH THEIR COMMUNITY AND UNDERSTAND WHAT PEOPLE ARE GOING THROUGH.

THAT'S WONDERFUL.

>> THERE'S NO BETTER WAY TO FEEL THAN THROUGH MUSIC.

>> SO TRUE.

AND EATING SNACKS.

>> YEAH.

WE'RE READY TO EAT, YEAH.

>> ALL RIGHT.

NOW WHAT'S OUR NEXT STEP?

MIX IT ALL TOGETHER?

>> PUT IT ALL IN A BOWL.

>> I CAN'T WAIT, LET'S DO IT.

I'LL GET SOME OF THIS STUFF OUT OF THE WAY.

ANY PARTICULAR ORDER?

JUST ROCK AND ROLL?

>> I THINK JUST ROCK AND ROLL.

I WOULD SUGGEST A LITTLE LESS SILL LAUNDRY UNTIL THE VERY END.

THEN BASED ON WHAT YOU WANT.

>> ALL RIGHT.

SO HERE, YOU DO MANGO.

>> OH, YES.

>> SO COLORFUL.

>> THAT'S HOW THE GAYS ROLL.

>> LIKE A PRIDE FLAG, BEAUTIFUL.

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

>> LOVE IT.

ALL RIGHT, OUR PEPPERS.

>> MAYBE SOME BEANS IN THERE.

>> ALL THE CHICKPEAS?

>> PUT THEM ALL IN.

>> BLACK BEANS.

WAIT, TELL ME WHY -- REGULAR JALAPENO AND CANDIED JALAPENO?

HOW FUN.

>> YOU CAN'T HAVE ENOUGH JALAPENO.

PUT THEM ALL IN.

>> WE'RE GOING TO WEEP, IT'S GOING TO BE SPICY.

>> DO YOU LIKE SPICY?

>> I DO.

>> GOOD, WE'RE GOING TO BE OKAY.

>> IT'S NOT PRETTY BUT I LIKE IT.

>> SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T FEEL GOOD.

IT'S ALL GREAT.

>> SO GOOD.

MANGOS IN.

ALL THE GET TAS?

>> ALL THE FETA.

>> SO GORGEOUS.

FETA'S THE BEST.

>> IT'S SO GOOD.

>> SUCH A GOOD CHOOSE.

PINEAPPLE?

>> THE OTHER NICE THING ABOUT THIS RECIPE, IF SOMEBODY DOESN'T LIKE SOMETHING, THEY CAN EASILY TAKE IT OUT.

>> I'VE SEEN COWBOY CAVIAR BEFORE BUT NOT WITH THIS MANY DELICIOUS INGREDIENTS.

MANGO AND PINEAPPLE, FUN.

>> WE'LL ONLY DO HALF.

>> MIXING.

DO YOU WANT TO PUT THE DRESSING ON?

>> SURE.

DRIZZLE?

THE WHOLE THING?

>> THE WHOLE THING.

>> OKAY, HERE WE GO.

THERE WE GO.

OH, YEAH.

>> YEAH.

>> THAT'S A PRETTY COLOR.

>> YEAH.

OH, THAT'S SO GOOD.

>> HERE IT GOES.

>> OKAY.

THEN MASH IT ALL TOGETHER.

>> OKAY.

THEN WE GET TO SNACK ON IT.

>> NOW, YOU CAN CHOOSE WHATEVER TYPE OF CHIPS THAT YOU WANT BUT I THINK CORN-FLAVORED CHIPS ARE THE BEST WAY TO GO.

>> YOU NEED A STURDY CHIP.

>> DEFINITELY, AND IT'S GOOD TO HAVE A DIP ONE TOO.

>> IT LOOKS BEAUTIFUL.

CAN YOU EAT IT RIGHT AWAY?

LET IT SIT?

>> YOU CAN EAT IT RIGHT AWAY.

WE'VE HAD IT BEFORE WHERE WE TAKE IT TO PARTIES AND WE EAT IT AT THE PARTY THE MOMENT THAT WE FINISH, THEN WE SAVE IT FOR THE NEXT THREE DAYS.

I THINK IT'S GOT SO MUCH PROTEIN, IT CAN BE A MEAL FOR PEOPLE.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

THIS KIND OF THING GOES SO FAST AT A PARTY.

>> EVERYBODY WANTS TO HAVE A DIP.

>> RIGHT.

>> IT'S SO DIFFERENT.

>> IT IS.

>> AND IT'S MOSTLY HEALTHY.

>> IT IS.

FOR THE MOST PART.

THE CHIPS GET US.

>> YEAH.

>> IT LOOKS GORGEOUS.

>> OKAY, GREAT.

>> SO BEFORE WE STUFF OUR FACES, WHY DON'T YOU TELL ME WHAT WE CAN EXPECT FOR THE NEXT 33 YEARS OF THE COLUMBUS GAY MEN'S CHORUS?

>> SO I THINK, YOU KNOW -- I THINK THAT WITH ALL CHORUSES, YOU KNOW, ESPECIALLY CHORUSES THAT ARE LGBTQ, IT'S HOW ARE WE CONTINUING TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR PEOPLE?

WHAT IS IT GOING TO LOOK LIKE TO BE A GAY PERSON IN 30 YEARS?

WE'VE HAD KIND OF THIS HONEYMOON PERIOD SINCE THE LAST 15 YEARS WHERE BEING GAY HAS BEEN A LOT EASIER.

WILL THAT CONTINUE?

WILL IT NOT CONTINUE?

THEN OUR POOR TRANS AND NONBINARY FRIENDS ARE GOING THROUGH A LOT OF STUFF WITH WHAT'S GOING ON IN SCHOOLS AND THE PUBLIC -- DIFFERENT POLITICIANS AND WHAT THEY'RE WANTING.

HOW DO WE BENEFIT THESE PEOPLE WHO REALLY NEED THIS COMMUNITY?

THAT'S THE FIRST THING.

THE SECOND THING IS HOW DO WE ADJUST TO THE CHANGING MUSIC?

WE'RE NOT SINGING THE STUFF FROM THE 1950s ANYMORE.

WHAT IS THAT GOING TO LOOK LIKE?

HOW ARE WE INCORPORATING THINGS LIKE TIKTOK OR ZOOM?

HOW DO WE DEAL IF THERE'S ANOTHER PANDEMIC?

I THINK IT'S JUST AN EVER-EVOLVING SYSTEM THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO FIGURE OUT AND CHANGE.

WE MIGHT NOT BE CALLED THE SAME THING IN 30 YEARS, WE MIGHT BE, WHO KNOWS?

MAYBE WE'LL BE SOLOISTS.

33 YEARS IS A LOT.

AS LONG AS WE'RE MEETING THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY, WE'RE DOING WHAT'S RIGHT FOR OUR ORGANIZATION.

>> SOUNDS LIKE YOUR MISSION IS HEADED IN THE RIGHT PLACE.

WE'RE LUCKY TO HAVE YOU IN THE COMMUNITY.

>> WE LOVE COLUMBUS, SUCH A VIBRANT SPOT FOR US.

THERE IS NO BETTER PLACE TO BE IN THE WEST THAN COLUMBUS.

>> I AGREE.

LET'S EAT THIS.

WE'VE GOT CHIPS OVER THERE.

AND NOW WE JUST NEED TO BE -- >> GREAT.

>> GET IN HERE.

ALL THE FLAVORS.

>> I HOPE IT'S GOOD.

>> IT'S GOING TO BE GOOD.

THERE'S NO WAY IT CAN'T BE.

>> UH-HUH.

LIGHT AND FRESH.

IT'S SO, SO YUMMY.

>> MY GOSH.

ALL THE FLAVORS COME TOGETHER.

THE DRESSING IS SO TANGY.

>> YEAH, IT'S GREAT, LOVE IT.

>> THANKS FOR BEING HERE.

>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME.

>> TO FIND OUT MORE, CHECK OUT CGMC.COM.

>>> NEW YORK FLORIST LEWIS MILLER COLORS THE CITY STREETS WITH THRILLING POPUP FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS.

SHE'S FLOWER SPLASHES ARE MEANT TO EXUDE JOY AND BEAUTY.

LET'S SEE HOW MILLER AND HIS TEAM INSTALL ONE OF THESE STRIKING AND SEEMINGLY SPONTANEOUS CREATIONS.

>> FLOWERS WERE ALWAYS PART OF MY DNA.

I COME FROM A FAMILY OF GARDENERS.

WHAT A CULTURE TO THE FLOWER WORLD.

AND HERE I AM.

THE FLOWER SPLASH WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS KIND OF BOPPING AROUND MY BRAIN FOR A WHILE.

IT DIDN'T HAVE A NAME.

IT WAS SORT OF MORE THIS VAGUE IDEA OF HOW TO TAKE FLOWERS AND FUSE THEM IN AN URBAN CITY ENVIRONMENT.

SO IT FINALLY GOT TO THE POINT A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO WHERE I WAS VERY SATISFIED WITH BUSINESS, THINGS GOING SUPER WELL, AND KIND OF NEEDING TO FEEL CREATIVELY ENERGIZED AGAIN, BUT ALSO FEELING THE NEED IN MY OWN WAY TO GIVE BACK.

I AM SURROUNDED BY FLOWERS ON A DAILY BASIS, AS ARE MY CLIENTS.

WE TEND TO GET IMMUNE TO HOW BEAUTIFUL THEY ARE, WHAT AN EXPRESSION OF JOY THEY ARE TO PEOPLE.

AND IT'S REALLY ABOUT TAKING THAT WHICH IS SO BEAUTIFUL AND EPHEMERAL AND KIND OF MERGING IT WITH TEXTURE AND THE GRIT OF OUR URBAN CITY LIFE, CREATING SOMETHING THAT'S VERY SPONTANEOUS, VERY FLEETING, AND SORT OF ABSTRACT.

WE SPEND A GREAT DEAL OF TIME REALLY FINDING LOCATIONS THAT FEEL NEW YORK FIRST.

SO THAT COMBINED WITH THE SEASON, WHAT'S LOOKING GOOD, AND ALSO THE FLOWER SPLASHES ARE ACCUMULATION OF OLD FLOWERS FROM THE FLOWER MARKET, STUFF THAT'S LEFT OVER FROM THE STUDIO, AND STUFF THAT'S LEFT OVER FROM THE VET, SO WE HAVE TO WORK WITH THAT AS WELL.

THE PLANET TO A CERTAIN EXTENT -- WE JUST TRIP AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

THERE'S A LITTLE ANXIOUS ENERGY WHICH IS DARK, SOMETIMES IT'S COLD.

NEW YORKERS.

THEY ARE FOR THE PEOPLE AND I WANT PEOPLE TO TAKE THEM AND INTERACT WITH THEM.

OBVIOUSLY TAKE A PICTURE, BUT TAKE A BLOSSOM, TAKE SOME HOME.

NEW YORK IS NEW YORK.

ALL THESE PEOPLE PILED ON TOP OF EACH OTHER.

TO ME, YOU KNOW, THE TWO BIGGEST LUXURIES IN THE CITY ARE NATURE AND SPACE.

SO THE MORE WE CAN HAVE THE KIND OF SOFT MOMENTS OF JUST BEAUTY AND JOY, FOR NO OTHER REASON, EVEN IF IT'S FOR AN HOUR OR TEN MINUTES.

>> TO LEARN MORE, VISIT LEWISMILLERDESIGN.COM.

>>> EBRI YAHLOE IS A FEMALE RECORDING ARTIST A MALE-DOMINATED GENRE.

HER SONGS AND DELIVERY SHOWCASE THE STRENGTHS AND DETERMINATION THAT'S DRIVEN HER TO WHERE SHE IS TODAY.

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