Uptown Westerville is a Place for Getting Back to Nature

It's the start of summer! It's May! It's Memorial Day Weekend! It's Fourth Friday!!

This month's Fourth Friday features "Back to Nature."

And, like every Fourth Friday, it's a great family event.

Come Uptown for dinner at WUMA members, Dairy Queen, Michael's Pizza, The Old Bag of Nails Pub, or Pasquale's Pizza and Pasta, and stay for the festivities.

Take the time to visit these WUMA merchants:

• A Gal Named Cinda Lou, 24 E. College, off Haywood Alley
• Amish Originals, 8 and 38 N. State
• Captivating Canines, 46 N. State
• D J's Feed Store, 41 N. State
• Edward Jones Investments, 39 N. State
• Encircle, 30 N. State
• Flowers by Doris, 30 E. College
• Gallery 202, 38 N. State, Upstairs
• Generations Performing Arts Center, 11 W. College
• Morgan's Treasure, 12 W. Main
• Ruth Reed Antiques, 23 E. College
• Uptown Pharmacy, 23 N. State
• Westerville Bike Shop, 29 W. Main

Gallery 202 features include The Beaded Pouch exhibit and the Westerville Art League Spring Show. Check out the Gallery 202 gift shop for unique and imaginative gift ideas.

Captivating Canines is celebrating its 10th Anniversary! Look for Captivating Canines' ad in this week's ThisWeek and stop by!

For more information about Uptown Westerville's Shopping Experience, including a street map, visit the Uptown Merchants website.

Check out these Fourth Friday guests to experience the local flora and fauna:

The Columbus Zoo
Inniswood Metro Gardens
Sharon Woods Metro Park
Ohio Division of Wildlife
Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission
Franklin Soil and Water Conservation
Otterbein Lake Project
Friends of the Alum Creek Tributaries
Central Ohio Geocachers (Geocaching is GPS "treasure hunting")
Ohio to Erie Trail

Hanby Arts Magnet School will host its Annual Plant Sale (3 - 8 p.m.) at Hanby School.

For entertainment, the WVCB Music Stage will feature rock and jazz from Mind's Eye and The Alum Creek Singers will be performing at the front of City Hall. And, stop by the WVCB, at 20 W. Main, and you'll find performing arts groups from local elementary schools.

Westerville Police and Fire and Westerville Public Library displays will feature children's activities. And, look for performances and demonstrations from iYooWee Dance and Fitness, the Taoist Tai Chi Society, and Generations Performing Arts Center.