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    Mega Summer Weekend 2015 – Vol. 18

    Happy Weekend and welcome to cooler temperatures. Are you doing the Columbus Volunteer Challenge? World of Beer has opened in the South Campus Gateway. Hai Poké will be popped up inside of Oddfellows for the month of September. We’ve got some contests for you to win tickets to Promowest shows: Death Cab for Cutie, and Father John Misty, and you can win tickets to the Ohiolina Music Festival.

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    Thursday
    Notes has their Grand Opening tonight, featuring Hebdo. Today is the final day of the Gateway Film Center’s Documentary Week. Nurtur Salons are partnering with the Sierra Club on donated tips. Find out more about JUXTAPOSE and how you can participate. CCAD welcomes visiting artist Charles Atlas for a free conversation tonight. The Ohio Art League’s Annual Fall Juried Exhibition continues. The Columbus Chamber’s annual clambake is tonight. How should you put a price on creativity? It’s another Weird Beer Night at St. James Tavern. New book, Historic Hotels of Columbus, is hosting a launch party at the Westin. Find out who won the annual Growing to Green awards. Brewdog is offering a sneak preview of their plans. Kevin Turner gives a special Backstage at the Lincoln performance. Here Come the Mummies play Newport Music Hall. Spacebar celebrates their first anniversary all weekend. Catch a Fantastic Four comedy show at Studio 35. Which One’s Pink continues at Shadowbox Live. Dance at Restart at Brothers Drake. Help raise money for PackH2O at a fun, free party.

    Friday
    Remember 9/11 and attend the 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb at Mapfre Stadium. The North Market celebrates Ohio Craft Brew during their festival, Friday and Saturday. The Creative Control Fest is Friday and Saturday, featuring the author of Orange is the New Black. Dance til the sun comes up at Wake & Shake. Have you seen Colbert’s Late Show yet? Enjoy the Macedonian Festival. The Home & Garden Show begins. The Ohio Pawpaw Festival begins Friday and goes through Sunday. The Lithopolis Honeyfest is Friday and Saturday. The Alley Bar celebrates their new patio overlooking Pearl Alley. RED Columbus hosts a preview party at the Hollywood Casino. Go to a free stained glass demonstration at Glass Axis. The Kitchen hosts a special popup dinner with chef Tunde Wey. The Actors’ Theatre presents All the Great Books Abridged, at Columbus Commons. Halloween-themed show Screamers continues at Shadowbox Live. The Columbus Moving Company presents META at Short North Stage. Chris Sherman takes over the decks at Little Rock Bar. Camelot Cellars hosts a comedy show. It’s Alternative 80’s Dance Night at The Summit. The Green Lawn Abbey is showing The Blob outdoors.

    Saturday
    Moonlight Market returns to Gay Street. Catch the Children’s Parade during the Hot Times Festival. Whole Foods Easton hosts a Free Flow Yoga Class. The Ohio Craft Museum opens Fresh Perspectives: Young Artists with Ohio Connections, featuring works in clay, glass, metal, and mixed media. Whole Foods Dublin celebrates 10 years with a party! Uptown Marysville hosts Festifair. Shop the Made Local Marketplace. The Year of Yay bicycle ride features Architecture. It’s time for the Clintonville Arts & Music Festival. PBJ and Jazz has their final event at the Topiary Park for the summer. Dude Locker 7 is going down at the Dude Locker. The North YMCA hosts the New American Festival. Learn HTML5. Watch the Ohio State Buckeyes game against Hawaii, Studio 35’s showing the game if you don’t have tickets to see it in the ‘Shoe. See Convergence at Brandt-Roberts Gallery. See Aaron Diehl and Cécile McLorin Salvant live at the King Arts Complex. The Red Club hosts a grand opening. Wild Goose puts on “A Life of Sorrow,” a one-man play — with music — that pays homage to legendary Appalachian musician Carter Stanley. Check out DNBBBQ2015.II feat. PHANTOM 45!! at Ruby Tuesday Live. See Plume and Providence, work by artist Mary Ann Crago at Tacocat. Enjoy the sounds of Bryon Stripling at Notes. Body Language returns to Victory’s Live. Haberdasher Theatre presents The Maderati by Richard Greenberg at MadLab Theater.

    Sunday
    The Clintonville Homes Tour is Sunday. Cravings Carryout Cafe has their final day in their current location. The Roosevelt Coffeehouse has artisan popup Sundays. Market Flea continues at North Market. Take a 60 minute Modo Yoga class at Land Grant Brewing Company. The Second Annual Open Streets Columbus event is taking place on 4th Street this year. Bark at Breck community park in Grove City. The Harrison West Jazz Stage begins and welcomes the Tom Davis Trio to the Harrison Park Gazebo. Yarn It & Haberdashery hosts Sip & Stitch with Columbus Handmade. Shadowbox Live brings A Tribute to Joe Cocker back by popular demand. COSI and Gateway Film Center present their first Science on Screen with E.T. Stick around for Fear the Walking Dead. Enjoy an Evening with Kieran Kane at Natalie’s Coal-Fired Pizza & Live Music. Go on a self-guided tour of the Columbus Garden Railroad Society. Shop the Bibliophile Rumpus Room event at Wholly Craft.

    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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