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Founded in 1984, Thurber House is a nonprofit arts hub, James Thurber museum, historic landmark, and gathering place for readers, writers, and artists of all ages. www.thurberhouse.org
🍁 Thurber House #Thanksgiving hours 🍁

❌ Our museum will be closed on Sat, Nov 29
✅ Our museum will be OPEN on Sun, Nov 30 from 1-4 pm
😴 Staff will be taking time off from Nov 27-30

#HappyThanksgiving! 😊

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#asseenincolumbus #columbus #cbus #columbusohio #jamesthurber #thurber
November 25, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Immense #thanks to R.L. Stine for selecting Thurber House as his charity to benefit & to Law Bird Bar for donating $3,684 in sales of their limited edition #Goosebumps cocktails to us! ❤️🥹🙌

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#thankyou #donation #kindness #reading #asseenincolumbus #columbus #columbusohio #cbus
November 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Last Saturday, our newest class of Young Docents graduated from training! 🎓👏🥹

Each year, to keep #JamesThurber's legacy alive, we teach middle schoolers about #Thurber & they give tours of Thurber House throughout the year.

❤️ Support Thurber House programs ➡️ theurberhouse.org/donate

#columbus
November 22, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Thanks to all who attended our event/workshop with @newyorker.com cartoonist @tbtoro.bsky.social! We had a blast & hope you did too! 🎨🎉

We're grateful to the Billy Ireland & Head Curator Jenny Robb, @cartooncrossroads.bsky.social, Victor Dandridge, & Rebecca Perry Damsen for their partnership. 🙌
November 20, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Nov 17, 2025 is the 110th anniversary of #JamesThurber's run-in with a #ghost at #Thurber House in 1915. 👻

This is one of the most WILD videos a #paranormal investigator has ever caught. This camera was on a tripod upstairs...and all living creatures were downstairs. 😱🫣

#haunted #asseenincolumbus
November 17, 2025 at 4:30 PM
“I finally found my people.” ❤️

Thurber House is proud to foster connection, inspiration, creativity, & joy. But what more can we do to make tomorrow better? SO. MUCH. 🌈

#Thankyou for taking a moment today to #donate in support of our work. 🫶 ➡️ thurberhouse.org/donate

#columbus #asseenincolumbus
November 15, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Submissions are OPEN for 2026 Flip the Page: Central #Ohio's Teen Literary Journal! 📗😁

Flip the Page features stories, poems, nonfiction, & art from Central Ohio #writers & #artists ages 13-19.

Submit ➡️ thurberhouse.org/flip-the-page

#columbusohio #columbusmakesart #artmakescbus
November 14, 2025 at 12:01 AM
It's a wrap! Our fall in-person Adult #Writers' Studio concluded last night with an open mic and celebratory cupcakes. 🎤🧁🎉 Kudos to everyone for another fantastic AWS season!

#writing #amwriting #writer #asseenincolumbus #asseenincbus #columbus #columbusohio #columbusmakesart #artmakescbus
November 12, 2025 at 2:34 PM
⚠️ We've got FREE tickets! ⚠️ Thanks to a generous donor ❤️, tickets are FREE for our event this Thurs 11/13 with essayist Sarah Chihaya. 😮🎉 What are you waiting for? Join us! 📖

This event is co-presented by OSU Humanities & OSU English.

Tix ➡️ thurberhouse.org/fall-events-2025/sarah-chihaya
November 11, 2025 at 4:30 PM
November 8, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Our hearts are broken for historic Columbus treasure The Kelton House Museum & Garden. 💔

www.10tv.com/article/news...
Gas leak leads to explosion at Kelton House Museum in downtown Columbus
Columbus Fire has not yet released any details about the extent of the damage. There are confirmed to be no injuries.
www.10tv.com
November 3, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Did you know? We have a brand new Little Free #Library! 📚 Check it out next time you visit Thurber Center. 🙂

#littlefreelibrary #didyouknow #readef="/hashtag/reading" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#reading #read #amreading #book #books #booklover #bookworm #asseenincolumbus #asseenincbus #columbus #cbus #columbusohio #ohio
November 3, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Happy #Halloween! 👻 Recently, a #paranormal investigator caught these phantom footsteps at Thurber House... 👣

The camera was at the top of the back stairs, where James #Thurber himself claims to have heard #ghostf="/hashtag/ghostly" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#ghostly footsteps in 1915. 🫣

#haunted #ghost #ghosts #asseenincolumbus #columbus #cbus
October 31, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Did someone say #FUN?! 😜 #Halloween's almost here, but guess what comes next: Pen & Tell It! 🙃 Our #creative #workshops for grades 2-8 start this Sunday, Nov 2. Come play with us! 😁🎨🖍

Learn more & register ➡️ thurberhouse.org/pen-and-tell-it

#asseenincolumbus #columbus #cbus
October 29, 2025 at 11:30 PM
#Books can seduce you. 🤭 They can also annihilate, reveal, & provoke you. 📖

On 11/13, join Sarah Chihaya as she discusses what it means for a #book to be a "Life Ruiner." 📚

Tix ➡️ thurberhouse.org/fall-events-2025/sarah-chihaya

Co-presented by Humanities Institute at #OhioState & OSU English.
Thurber House — Essayist Sarah Chihaya in Conversation with OSU English Professor Aman Garcha (Co-Presented by Ohio State)
This event is co-presented by The Ohio State University Humanities Institute and English Department. ABOUT THE BOOK: BIBLIOPHOBIA Books can seduce you. They can, Sarah Chihaya believes, annihilate, reveal, and provoke you. And anyone incurably obsessed with books understands this kind of unse
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October 28, 2025 at 3:31 PM
😂 NEW SESSION! 😂 Due to popular demand, we've added another #Laughter #Wellness class on Dec 13. Come #laugh with us!

Laughter #Yoga teacher, breathologist, & storyteller Lyn Ford will lead you in 60 min of joyful #relaxation & imaginative play. 😌😍

Register ➡️ thurberhouse.org/laughter-wellness
October 27, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Fall has arrived on The Jefferson Avenue Center campus. 🍁🍂😌

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October 25, 2025 at 1:01 PM
#Parents, have you registered your kiddo yet?! 😁🚀 Our #creative #workshops for grades 2-8 start in less than 2 weeks!

These mix-n-match classes will delight your young #writer & put the fun back in learning. ✌️🎨🖍

Register! ➡️ www.thurberhouse.org/pen-and-tell-it

#asseenincolumbus #columbus #cbus
October 22, 2025 at 10:33 PM
GUILTY! It was Professor Garamond with the letter opener! 😱☠️

#Thankyou to the brilliant detectives who solved Mrs. Gable's murder at the Gilded Lily Boarding House last night. You've brought this scheming madman to justice! 🙌🔎🏡

#halloween #murdermystery #asseenincolumbus #columbus #cbus #icymi
October 19, 2025 at 3:46 PM
🔥 NEW MERCH! 🔥 If you love #ghostf="/hashtag/ghosts" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#ghosts 👻, #dogref="/hashtag/dogs" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#dogs 🐶, and/or #football 🏈, check out our new t-shirts! 👕

To purchase:
💻 Visit our online bookstore ➡️ thurberhouse.org/bookstore
🏡 Visit our museum on Sat/Sun between 1-4 pm

#jamesthurber #dog #ohiostate #osu #gobucks #buckeyes #osubuckeyes #ghost #haunted
October 18, 2025 at 1:01 PM