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    Mega Weekend Winter 2017 – Vol. 13

    It’s felt like spring all week, but we’re not ready to make the switch! It’s your last weekend to check out the Winter Park. Join us tonight for the sweetest party in the city as we bring together 27 sweet treat makers all in one place for you to try at Best Bites Sweet Treats! There’s several contests open for tickets to upcoming PromoWest shows. Are you caught up on The Confluence Cast?

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    Thursday
    Tonight is Mayor Ginther’s State of the City Address, if you can’t make it, watch it live here. Taste the best sweets in Columbus at Best Bites Sweet Treats. Cinema Revival has returned to the Wexner Center. Lily & Madeleine play the Rumba Café tonight. It’s the final weekend to see the Be My Valentine show at Rivet. Try 20 wines at Wine on High. Enjoy a seasonal beer dinner with Broke Johnny and Zaftig. Backstage at the Lincoln welcomes Doni Jai. Kaleo plays Express Live! Watch some kind of movie at What the Rock?! Wild Goose welcomes Three Million Horsewomen of the Apocalypse. Author Christine Baker Kline speaks at the Columbus Museum of Art. Evolutionaries continues at Shadowbox Live. CATCO’s witty performance of Sex with Strangers continues. Ace of Cups hosts a dance party to help you Recharge. Cosmic Gate performs at Dahlia. Prepare for the weekend with a ceremony and dancing led by Dawn of the New Era at Brothers Drake.

    Friday
    Short North Stage has more performances of Hand to God. Black History Month continues at the libraries. Meet the candidates and learn more about how to get involved with Yes We Can Columbus. Damon Wayans Jr appears at the Funny Bone. Dan Savage’s HUMP Film Festival plays at the Gateway Film Center. Ghibli movies at GFC come to a close Friday night with The Red Turtle. The new director of PACT wants to meet people in the neighborhood. Columbus Kindness month continues with Get A Pho, Give A Pho at Tot Vietnamnoms. Hai Poké has a birthday party at Oddfellows. Enjoy Northern Italian wines at The Kitchen. Grandview Theatre & Drafthouse hosts an Oscar trivia event. Artists Ryan Mrozowski visits CCAD. Oyo Dance Company performs at the Columbus Performing Arts Center. Body Heat continues at Shadowbox Live. Available Light’s Next Stage Initiative continues. Patton Oswalt performs at the Palace.

    Saturday
    Grammy winner Chris Botti performs with the Columbus Symphony Orchestra. The Property Brothers will appear at the Home & Garden Show. Blockfort has its Grand Opening. Pharez Whitted performs at the King Arts Complex. Attend the Columbus Masquerade Ball Fundraiser for My Brothers Keeper. Check out the Columbus Mobile Food Conference. Bloody Mary Bacon Brunch returns to Hills Market Downtown. HOOT returns to the Gateway Film Center with a Love theme. Oats & Barley Market celebrates their 1/2 Birthday. Go on Winter Hike #13 at the Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park. Studio 35’s Saturday Cinema Classics brings Rocky to the screen. Hear about making art while being a woman. PetPromise hosts a fundraiser at Sequoia Pro Bowl. Learn to make pizzas in a wood burning oven. Enjoy a Gilmore Girls dinner party. The Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum hosts a reception for the opening of their latest exhibit Windows on Death Row. A Date 2 Remember returns to Hollywood Casino. Blue Jackets battle the New York Islanders. Documentary An Act of Love screens for free at King Avenue United Methodist Church. POTTY MOUTH + PARTYBABY play The Basement. Raise money for Clintonville Go Public during STEAMpunk Revolution at Mozart’s. Check out Words To The Wise: A Night of Spoken Words + Musical Stylings at Kafe Kerouac. Ace of Cups hosts another Iconoclash! Prince & David Bowie Dance Party. Get the location of the next Midwest Fresh Party. Nite Owl Theatre presents THE BLOB.

    Sunday
    It’s Oscar night, here are our picks. Join the Drexel for their Red Carpet Bash. Don’t miss Carmen Herrera: Lines of Sight at the Wexner Center. There’s not much time left to see the orchids at the Franklin Park Conservatory. Check out February’s Three Queen Drag Brunch at King Ave 5. Enjoy some brunch music at Natalie’s. Broken Whispers continues at Shadowbox Live. ProMusica has a concert at the Bexley Public Library. Winter SOUP supports education. Be sure to take COTA’s NextGen survey. Get your calendar ready for March’s Holler events!

    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 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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