Fitton Center For Creative Arts

This venue for the money is unbeatable! You simply MUST check it out!!!

For my wedding I didn’t want the typical reception hall. Much to my parents dismay, hated the tall ceilings and generic look of so, so many reception sites where we looked. The Fitton Center was second to last on our list of sites to visit and by the time we visited it, I’d already resigned to getting married in Columbus & not my hometown of Hamilton. But immediately upon entering the Carruthers Ballroom, we had found our reception site. The wood paneling is gorgeous and the low ceilings keep it intimate.
It’s on the smaller side (we had 150+ and everyone was comfortable, but not sure if you could fit 200, two bars, and a dance floor). Restrooms are clean and just down the hall. The site does have a light system that no one from the Fitton Center knew how to work, but our DJ figured it out during one of our planning meetings. We ended up not using it, but good to know it’s there. They also opened up the smaller Vista room for us and set it up so that the men could watch the Reds playoff game that was happening the night of our wedding. I used it as a room to cool down from all the dancing in.
Just a note that the Coach House is the only approved caterer to my knowledge.

I was a ridiculously un-​athletic child. This fact forced my mom into getting creative and finding an alternative summer activity for me.
The Fitton Center in Hamilton is where I spent quite a few summer days learning about art (both visual and performing) in fun classes with engaging teachers.
The first class I remember taking at Fitton was a pastel class, it was a few weeks long during the summer and I learned how to use pastels (it’s an interesting medium if you’ve never tried them, really easy to use and shade with) and the basics of drawing. I still have a really impressive toucan portrait that I created in this class… I could never re-​create something now that is as amazing as that picture, which is really unfortunate considering I was about nine years old when I did it.
After awhile I got bored with creating art and decided to turn my dramatics into something useful; I joined a theater workshop and ended up playing the Queen in Sleeping Beauty. Acting definitely channeled my excess childhood energy… note to parents with overly dramatic kids, it can be turned to a positive trait here!
This summer it appears that the Fitton Center isn’t offering any performance art workshops but there are plenty of visual arts, photography, and dance classes open to children and adults alike. Costs for sessions usually ranges between $ 80 and $ 150, depending on what you want to do. I’m considering Belly Dancing, personally…