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    Mega Summer Weekend 2014 – Vol. 6

    Weekend is here! What are you up to? Not sure? Well you’re in luck because Mega Weekend is here. Don’t forget to be signing up for contests – you can win a strip of 10 tickets to CAPA’s Summer Movie Series, tickets to Ohio Machine, and more!

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    Thursday
    Enjoy Bourbon, Bacon, & Beer on the roof at the Renaissance Hotel. Tickets to the Lion King are on sale. Didn’t get enough of George Takei during Pride? See To Be Takei at the Gateway Film Center. GCAC opens their Visual Arts Exhibition at the Columbus Museum of Art. Boryana Rosenova Ina has a show at the Cultural Arts Center. Go on an historic tour of Franklinton. Share your history of the Tri-Village area with WOSU. The Summer Movie is The Long Long Trailer. Available Light Theatre continues performances of Leaving the Atocha Station. The Actors’ Theatre opens The Barber of Seville at Schiller Park. Keep watching the World Cup. Blooms & Butterflies continues at Franklin Park Conservatory. Wreck It Ralph plays outside at Fryer Flicks on the Hill. Head to The Basement for the CD102.5 Low Dough Show, The Griswolds.

    Friday
    The Columbus Gay Men’s Chorus presents The Big Gay Sing. They also have an exhibit at the Columbus Historical Society to celebrate their 25th Anniversary, go see it. The Tour de Grandview Cycling Classic returns. See the Best of Shadowbox Live. The Powell Festival is Friday and Saturday. Rhythm on the River presents Kenya Safari Acrobats. Summer Movie is Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life. OSU Faculty Club hosts an opening reception for Marcus Brewer. Check out the See You Thursday Improv Show. It’s the last week for The Big Voice: Ethel Merman Experience. It’s Family Friday Night at COSI. Gallery 831 opens As the Cones Fall. Comfest begins and lasts through Sunday. Hit up Rumba Cafe or Brothers Drake for a Comfest afterparty. ARC Ohio is participating in National HIV testing day. Easton hosts their Annual Art Affair all weekend.

    Saturday
    Picnic with the Pops presents The Legends of Classic Rock. Shop your farmers’ markets! The Crew takes on FC Dallas. Take all of your junk to The Great Green Purge. It’s the final Actors’ Theatre at Easton. Blondes vs. Brunettes Powder Puff Flag Football is at Columbus Commons. It’s Hilltop Bean Dinner day. The Drexel Summer Kids movie is Iron Giant. Make sure to see the Calvin and Hobbes exhibit. Check out the 400 West Rich Market. HOOT is back at GFC. There’s an artist’s talk at Roy G Biv. Check out the annual Antique Fire Truck Show in Reynoldsburg. The Big Pitch has their awards day. Do the Saturday Morning Running Club. Go on the Grandview Hop. Summer Movies continue with The Spy Who Loved Me, Saturday and Sunday. O-GEE is back at Strongwater. See a Rock ‘n’ Roll Burlesque show. Or see The Incredibles outside at Ten Pin Alley.

    Sunday
    Start thinking about your LEGO entries for the CMA’s contest. Go on the German Village Haus und Garten Tour. Market Flea returns to North Market. Reefer Madness continues at Shadowbox Live. Wild Goose Creative hosts demo games. Sunny Meadow Flower Farm hosts an open house. Check out Party Instinct at Tacocat. Hal & Al’s got the Food Truck & Cart Hop. Mozarts presents the CSO Camarata’s Beethoven. Attend the Weinland Park Story Book Release.

    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. And, please take a look through our Event Calendar to find even more! Thanks!

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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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