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    Mega Summer Weekend 2015 – Vol. 8

    Happy 4th of July! Where are you watching fireworks? Get your entry in to Monica Warren’s makeover contest. Find some live music at a restaurant. Sign the Parity Pledge and make a commitment to ensure gender is equally represented in speaking engagements. We still have ticket giveaways open for VIP and General Admission tickets to FMMF.

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    Thursday
    Don’t miss [title of show] at CATCO, an enjoyable theatre experience. Modo Yoga is having their Grand Opening Weekend. Franklin Park Conservatory’s bugs, blooms, and butterflies! See New Acquisitions at The Pizzuti Collection. Creekside hosts Paws in the Plaza. Join COSI for another After Dark. 934 Gallery hosts Take the Cake, an Opening Reception for Sami Harthoorn & Kate Sweeney. Richard III continues at Schiller Park with the Actors’ Theatre. Strut is back at Bodega. The Floorwalkers play live music at Natalie’s Coal Fired Pizza.

    Friday
    Happy Red, White, & Boom! You can also watch the fireworks at Huntington Park. The Golf Depot hosts BoomFest. The LeVeque Tower hosts Red, White, and Equal RightsBrothers Drake is hosting a fireworks after party. Watch the fireworks from Brewer’s Yard Kroger. Visit the Pearl Market. The Kid Fest Summer Series: E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial at the Drexel Theatre. The Princess Bride shows at the Gateway Film Center. OGP presents the 5th Annual St. James Tavern Shorts Festival. Bad Movie Nite presents American Actionfest at Studio 35.

    Saturday
    The Doo Dah Parade is back for another year of hilarity and this year’s Less-Than-Grand-Marshal is Gregg Dodd. The Patriotic Pops come to Columbus Commons for Picnic with the Pops. Do the Freedom 5K and 10K. Go on a City Walks Guided Tour. Ohio Village hosts the Glorious Fourth Celebration. Olentangy High School hosts Gavin DeGraw. Ohio Machine takes on the Rochester Rattlers. Columbus Clippers take on the Toledo Mud Hens and they’ll have a fireworks show too. Columbus Crew SC battles New York in Mapfre Stadium. Get Right returns to Skully’s. It’s Gallery Hop in the Short North, and don’t forget to park at the Hubbard Mastery School for easy parking that supports the students. Studio 35 is showing Jaws for the 40th Anniversary of the movie.

    Sunday
    Watch the Women’s World Cup Final. The Soldiery is having a board game and RPG sale. Market Flea is back at North Market. The Bosco Flea returns for the season. The Pizzuti Collection hosts a free family day. Check out Fresh Air at the Goodale Park Gazebo. Columbus Clippers have another match against the Toledo Mud Hens. Shadowbox Live shows Which One’s Pink? Bob Teague & Friends Present: Kevin Gordon Band at Natalie’s Coal-Fired Pizza.

    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 Evans
    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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