COLUMBUS – Central Ohioans planning to go to concerts and other events at several Columbus theaters can use an app to make it easier to document their COVID-19 vaccination or infection status at the door.
The Columbus Association for the Performing Arts begin using the free health verification app Bindle at all of its venues, including the Ohio Theatre, Palace Theatre and Southern Theatre, on Oct. 25.
Audience members who set up a Bindle account and upload their full vaccination record or negative COVID-19 test results prior to the event, generating an event entry pass on their mobile device, which can be shown at the venue, eliminating the need to carry paper verification and identification, CAPA vice president of operations Jason Gay said.
Use of Bindle is voluntary and there is no cost to download the app or create an entry pass.
Bindle does not require biometrics and no personal health information is shared with Bindle or the venue. The app employs military-grade encryption to keep personal identity and health information strictly private, Gay said.
Bindle entry passes will be accepted at all CAPA venues including the Ohio Theatre, Palace Theatre, Southern Theatre, Lincoln Theatre, Drexel Theatre, the Riffe Center’s Davidson Theatre and three studio theatres, and select performances at the Jeanne B. McCoy Center for the Arts.