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    Mega Weekend: 48 Things to Do in Columbus

    Weekend is going to start warm and then turn to …snow? Warm up on Friday night with a whiskey tasting at Park Street Cantina.

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    Thursday
    It’s the absolutely final weekend to see Hand to God at the Short North Stage. There’s still time for you to see Come Along with Me at the Riffe Gallery. Holler, celebrating 31 days of black art, continues. See Ghost Forest at the Cultural Arts Center. Parallel Universe is on display at Wild Goose. Glass Axis hosts the Fragile Fashion Gallery Exhibition. The National Kidney Foundation benefits from you eating at Chipotle today. Sketchy Sex debuts at MadLab. COSI welcomes adults to After Dark, with a puzzle theme. Get a start on Mother’s Day gift ideas by making a layered bar necklace at The Smithery. Corey Smith plays the Newport. What do you know about essential oils? Blues, Brews, and BBQs is happening at notes. Don’t miss your chance to see Shadowbox Live perform music of Bowie and Prince during Evolutionaries. Pee Wee’s Big Adventure plays at the Gateway Film Center.

    Friday
    Visions From India: A Celebration of India full of color, innovation, and delight, opens at The Pizzuti Collection. Don’t miss the whiskey tasting at Park Street Cantina. The All About Cats Expo begins at the State Fairgrounds. Chromedge hosts another open house. The CSO celebrate love and war, baroque style, at the Southern Theatre. Friday is the last day for you to see Roxy Paine’s exhibit at the Beeler Gallery at CCAD. Performances of Hairspray begin in Hilliard. CMC hosts a conversation on Immigration, Islamophobia, and Security. Defund Injustice hosts a campaign kickoff at Strongwater. Get in the mood for St Patrick’s Day at the Irish Eyes are Smiling Dinner Party. Celebrate spring with a toast to honeybees at Brothers Drake. The Blue Jackets take on the Buffalo Sabres. The Vanderelli Room opens neighborhood exhibition, Silence is Death. JOHNNYSWIM plays the Newport. Body Heat continues at Shadowbox Live. Cowgirls Don’t Ride Zebras continues at CATCO is Kids. Nite Owl Theatre presents WAYNESTOCK: The Complete WAYNE’S WORLD 25th Anniversary at Grandview Theater & Drafthouse. STOMP comes to the Palace. Head to Park Street Saloon for REZZ Something Weird Here Tour. Topher James and Biscuit Brigade bring the “8-Bit Soul” EP and Video Game Release Show to Strongwater.

    Saturday
    Blooms and Butterflies begins at the Franklin Park Conservatory. Oakland Nursery begins their Spring Fling at the Columbus store. Pacesetters Afterhours returns to The Pizzuti Collection. Check out the Commit to be Fit Expo. Learn calligraphy. Go Maple Sugaring in the Hills. There’s a craft services master class for the film industry at The Commissary. Local Matters hosts a seed swap. The Year of Yay ride focuses on Prohibition. Do the St. Patrick’s Pub Crawl. Help raise money for CRIS to help refugees and immigrants. Go on an interactive adventure with Odd Squad Live at the Ohio Theatre. Open Door Art Studio hosts an opening reception for Tell it Like it Is. Eat Up Columbus returns to support Freedom a la Cart. Nix Comics hosts the ‘Risen from the Grave‘ poster show, inside What the Rock?! Enjoy a Frank Sinatra tribute at notes. It’s a Pajama Jam 90’s Slumber Party at Little Rock.

    Sunday
    Have you been playing the Nintendo Switch? What do you think? The Ohio State Fair released their concert lineup. Sunday at Central has a free performance at the Columbus Performing Arts Center. Curious about Cupping? Enjoy some brunch and music at Natalie’s Coal Fired Pizza. Copious hosts a spring bridal show. Only two more weekends to see Broken Whispers. Too Many Cooks presents: A Picture Perfect Brunch at Wild Goose. Enjoy Mindfulness and Meditation at Art of Yoga. Don’t miss: Live-Action Graphic Novel The Intergalactic Nemesis: Target Earth at Southern Theatre.

    There’s always more in the Events Calendar! 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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