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    Columbus Mega Winter Weekend 2014 – Vol. 11

    Happy Weekend! Have you found any good sledding hills? Gotten your tickets for Book of Mormon? The Neighborhood Design Center is sponsoring a contest for the best Bird House Design. Get your vendor applications in for Craftin’ Outlaws spring show. CMH Fashion Week is looking for designers.

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    Thursday
    Tonight, CU at CATCO’s Shipwrecked for a special $25 ticket deal and half priced drinks at the bar, doors open at 6pm. Learn how to make beautiful floral arrangements at Tigertree. Pecha Kucha #28 is happening at Strongwater. Homeport hosts an opening reception for artist Lisa Cliff. Check out early Vday party Infinite Exes at Ace of Cups. The Columbus Children’s Theatre continues Arthur & The Magic Sword. Short North Stage continues Rodgers & Hammerstein’s A Grand Night for Singing. Backstage at the Lincoln brings Fresh Wreckage to the stage. The Columbus Civic Theatre presents Strictly Dishonorable. Shadowbox Live continues Madness and Lust. Balletmet presents Alice in Wonderland through Saturday. Brothers Drake hosts the Alan Evans Trio. The Volstead Comedy Showcase continues at Sidebar. There’s a Seventh Son/Revolution “Seven Fists of Deth” Release Party at World of Beer Brewery District. Audition for KICKS Flicks.

    Dana DeLisa and Cassie Rea (as Dana and Cassie, left to right) look on as Nick Hardin (as Nick) presents a rose to Krista Stauffer (as Krista) in Short North Stage's production of A Grand Night for Singing. Photo credit: Heather Wack.

    Friday
    Happy Valentine’s Day. Celebrate at the Franklin Park Conservatory and also see Bruce Munro: Light. It’s Winter Bike to Work Day, show your bike some love. Shadowbox Live has special deals going on for Vday. The Drexel has a special Sweetheart Deal. Available Light Theatre continues How We Got On. Gateway Film Center shows Shaun of the Dead. FFN’s Date Night continues at MadLab. Attend Maker Date Night at the Columbus Idea Foundry. VaudVillities hosts a dinner and dance. The CSO presents Romeo & Juliet. Check out Dark Love art show at 400 West Rich.  The TreeBar has live music. Valentine’s Day Shorts Festival is happening at St. James. Take a look at the large scale public art project happening at Bellow’s End in Franklinton. Head to Alison Rose for a special sale. Dance away work week stress at Avalon Fridays. Via Brasil continues at the Wexner Center. The Zoo is open late.

    Saturday
    The Fiery Foods Festival heats up the North Market Saturday and Sunday. Adults and kids alike will enjoy the 2nd annual Disney-Muppet Night at King Ave 5. The Kitchen hosts a candy making class for kids. The Metroparks Hike is Three Creeks. Are you doing the Polar Plunge at the Zoo? The Columbus Winter Farmers Market returns to the Charity Newsies building. Crafternoons is at OSU Urban Arts Space. Crizzly is at LeBoom at Skully’s. Are you attending the OEFFA Conference in Granville? Passage opens at the Hayley Gallery. There are auditions for the upcoming Actors’ Theatre season. There’s a computer/electronics recycling event if you want to get a jump on spring cleaning. Head to the Audubon Center for the Great Backyard Bird Count, Saturday and Sunday. Too Darn Loud returns to Little Rock Bar. Son of Thurman has opened in Delaware.

    Sunday
    Shadowbox Live opens their new show Into the Woods. Celebrate the 202nd birthday of our city at the Columbus Historical Society at COSI. Enjoy an open house and artist reception for Blended Universe at the William H. Thomas Art Gallery. Studio 35 is having a beer tasting and showing Pee Wee’s Big Adventure. Pizza Grand Prix returns to Wild Goose Creative. Check out comedian Amy Schumer. The Metroparks hike is at Slate Run.

    Enjoy your weekend!

    Please note: While every effort is made to include every wonderful weekend event, this list is not all-inclusive of what is happening in Columbus this weekend. If you have something great you’d like to share, please do so in the comments. Thanks!

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    Anne Evans is the Co-Founder and Director of Operations for The Metropreneur and Columbus Underground. She regularly contributes feature stories on both sites, as well as Mega Weekend each week. She has started and grown businesses, created experiences, forged community partnerships, and worked to create opportunities for others. She loves meeting new neighbors and those making an impact in our community. Want to connect?
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