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    Mega Summer Weekend 2015 – Vol. 16

    It’s felt like fall all week, but the warm weather is coming back for the weekend. Get that last trip out to a water park! Have a super weekend! We’ve got some new contests for you to win tickets to Promowest shows: Ratatat, Counting Crows, Death Cab for Cutie, and Father John Misty. Enter to win tickets to the Arch City Comedy Festival.

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    Thursday
    Screamers opens at Shadowbox Live. Try an escape game at Trapped Columbus. Zauber’s released a Buckeyes-inspired brew an is having an event. Elm & Iron hosts a Ladies Night. Go on an epic scavenger hunt, starting at Columbus Running Company in the Short North. There’s a walking tour of Franklinton Taverns. The Dereck DiCenzo Trio plays at Trattoria Roma. The Clippers play the Mud Hens. Catch Branchez at Park Street Saloon. Natalie’s Coal-Fired Pizza hosts the Songwriters Showcase. Actors’ Theatre continues The Miser, happening in Schiller Park. The Obetz Zucchinifest begins tonight, and goes through Sunday.

    Friday
    See MadLab’s Clowntime is Over. Help raise funds for Short North Stage at A Little Night Gala. Crave’s Chef’s Menu Week starts. Do yoga at Easton. It’s the last Summer Fridays at the Statehouse. See some jousting at the Ohio Expo Center. Art 360 hosts a Launch Party at R.A.W. Gallery. Taste great food for a cure at The Chintz Room. The Wexner Center is showing Tron in 70 mm! Cheer on the Clippers! The Main Event in Bexley shows Harry Potter. Head to PS Magic Theater for an art show featuring over 50 new paintings by Adam Hernandez. The Shrunken Head hosts Another Evening with Actual Wolves. Watch Despicable Me outdoors at the Smith Farm Market. Rhythm on the River presents BalletMet Columbus at Bicentennial Park. See The Wiz outdoors at the Topiary Park. It’s Turbo Kid Opening Night + Kung Fury at Gateway Film Center. Are you attending Fête en Blanc? Enjoy a movie at the ‘Shoe, they will be showing Avengers. Upper Arlington is showing McFarland, USA on the outdoor screen. Dance at Groove.

    Saturday
    Enjoy Shock-O-Rama! A Triple Bill of Terror! at the Drexel. Go to CYP Club’s Monumental Block Party: A Celebration Ten Years in the Making on Grandview Avenue, and the Grandview Hop will be happening. Support Available Light Theatre during Feed Your Soul. Rising country star, Sarah Ross, will be performing at the Hick Hop Hoedown at Alrosa Villa. The Great Columbus Duck Race and Run is happening at Creekside. Get your antiques appraised. Mayor Coleman’s Block Party and FamJam is taking over Columbus Commons. Big Fun Columbus is having a sale. Go to a 24-hour reading of Moby Dick. HOOT returns to Gateway Film Center. Learn how art can heal at Soapbox614. The new Crest on Parsons is hosting a Bike and Arts Fest. Hills Market Downtown has their final Lobster Days of the season. Urban Scrawl 9 begins. Hills Market Worthington hosts a 10 for $10 wine tasting. Trattoria Roma celebrates their 25th Anniversary with specials. Clippers take on the Bats. The Seussification of Romeo and Juliet continues at Shedd Theatre. Try samples from Eldchrist Winery at Celebrate Local. Dance at Funkdefy at Bossy Grrls Pin Up Joint. Midwest Fresh has their 1st Birthday Party featuring Sassmouth and BMG! Check out hip-hop party OGEE at Strongwater.

    Sunday
    Head to Moeler Park for the Merion Village Summer Festival. Market Flea returns to North Market. Tai Tiki has a Luau. Curious about Vaughan Music Studios? Check out their open house. A Tribute to Joe Cocker: Mad Dog and Englishman is showing at Shadowbox Live. You’re invited to Columbus Alive’s Loveless Family Reunion happening at Columbus Commons. Clippers have another game. Watch Fear the Walking Dead. Enjoy Music in the Garden Series with Lisa Imond, in Olde Town East.

    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! Would you like to get this in your inbox and easily share with all of your friends? Sign up here:

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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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