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    Mega Spring Weekend 2015 – Vol. 6

    It’s weekend time! Did you get tickets to our sold-out CU Best Bites Burgers event presented by Shadowbox Live? Tickets are on sale for the self-guided Urban Living Tour, happening on May 17 (Yay Bikes! members save $5). Velvet’s Ye Olde Mill in Utica opened this week if you are wanting ice cream in a fun setting. We have new contests open for Promowest Live concerts, including Styx, Big Head Todd and The Monsters, The Decemberists, Kiesza, Houndmouth, and Atmosphere. Alternative Fashion Week has been going on, have you checked it out? Don’t miss the first comedy film festival at Studio 35 all weekend! Have a great one!

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    Thursday
    See you at CU Best Bites Burgers! Studio 35 kicks off their inaugural comedy film festival, showing the newest and funniest independent shorts from all over. Sad news for earlier this week, Surly Girl Saloon will be closing on Sunday. The tulips at the Franklin Park Conservatory are in peak bloom this week. See fashion film Men of the Cloth as part of Alternative Fashion Week and Columbus Documentary Week. See The Black Cyclone: The Charles Follis Story at King Arts Complex, telling the story of the forgotten Ohio sports legend. The Wexner Center presents Ann Hamilton and SITI Company the theater is a blank page. The circus comes to the Schottenstein Center. Join COTA for long-term transit discussions. Enjoy an artist reception for Nick George’s new show Degrees of Freedom at Angela Meleca Gallery. Veritas Community Church hosts a forum for City Council candidates. The Columbus Clippers take on Louisville. Potted Potter, a hilarious retelling of the Harry Potter books, opens at the Capitol Theatre. The Final Table continues with CATCO. The Columbus Civic Theater opens Eugene O’Neill’s Moon for the Misbegotten.

    Friday
    Alternative Fashion Week moves to Ace of Cups for a night of live music. It’s Comedy Film Festival Day #2. Take in some dinner theater at Shane’s. Sundown Rundown hosts a Business Pitch event at the Varsity Club. Climb the climbing wall late into the night. Wholly Craft is hosting a Pinterest Party for you to finally do those crafts you’ve been talking about and buying the materials for! SomeKindaWonderful plays at the Basement. Clippers take on Louisville again for a Friday Happy Hour specials evening. Watch PBS’ Americas Ballroom Challenge during a Viewing Party at Danceville USA. See Reckless at Shadowbox Live. CSO Masterworks presents Findlandia & Fauré at the Ohio Theatre. Dirty Frank’s West hosts the Queens and Weiners Show. GROOVE Sessions returns to Exile. Yelp is hosting a late night Alley Party with adults. Short North Stage continues performances of A Chorus Line, call for ticket availability.

    Saturday
    March for Marriage Equality. Earth Week continues and has a big party at Columbus Commons Saturday. Whetstone Library hosts the Duckling Day Parade. Ohio Roller Girls take on Queen City. Raise money for COSI during their exciting event BLAST. It’s the last 400 Market of the season. City Folk’s Farm Shop hosts 3rd Annual Chicken Coop Tour. Alternative Fashion Week has their Grand Finale Runway Show inside the Columbus Idea Foundry. Bass Jam presents Art Slam at Skully’s. It’s Comedy Film Festival Day #3. Recycle electronics. The Clintonville Farmers Market begins their season. Raisin Rack hosts a breast cancer fundraiser. Otterbein University has a 5K for K9s. HOOT returns to the Gateway Film Center. MadLab has auditions open. Learn how to make raised garden beds. M I N T has a VHS Swap. The Kitchen hosts a dinner party with a Game of Thrones theme. Check out the Taste of Granville. Swank returns to Short North Stage. The Wexner Center screens Ohio Short Films. The Columbus Crew SC take on Philadelphia. Jay Leno’s doing standup at the Palace. Dance to groovy music at Funkdefy at Bossy Grrls’s Pinup Joint. Ethical Arts Collective hosts Midwest Fresh dance party. Head to old school hip hop party O-GEE at Strongwater. Nite Owl Theatre presents Back to the Future at Gateway Film Center. Enjoy an afternoon of Ohio authors at the Ohioana Festival.

    Sunday
    It’s the last day of the Comedy Film Festival at Studio 35. Polaris Mall hosts a Mommy Mile Walk. King Avenue 5 hosts 3 Queen Drag Brunch. Clippers have another game. Wafflepalooza returns to Brothers Drake. Learn to crochet an infinity scarf. T.Y. Fine Furniture hosts chamber music. The Short North Gala is at the Hilton. Abe Weinrib Memorial 5K Trail Run and 1-mile Family Fun Walk at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Columbus.

    Check out the Events Calendar for even more things to do, and if you have something you want to highlight, post it in the comments!

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    Anne Evanshttps://www.linkedin.com/in/anne-evans/
    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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