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    Mega Weekend – PRIDE, Plus 60 More Ways to Have Fun this Weekend

    Happy PRIDE Weekend! How is your summer going? Join us tonight at PINS for Beer + Ice Cream and enjoy four flavors of Velvet Ice Cream paired with Wolf’s Ridge beers, plus get a special tasting glass, a full-sized beer, and fun giveaways from The House Movie. Tickets are available at the door. Make plans to come to Healthy Bites: A taste of living and eating well, presented by Shipt.

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    Thursday
    The Columbus Museum of Art opens the timely exhibit: Red Horizon: Contemporary Art and Photography in the USSR and Russia, 1960-2010. The Film Festival of Columbus begins and has several hotly anticipated films, playing through Sunday. Watch CATCO’s I Do! I Do!. Author Margaret Peterson Haddix visits the Main Library. Origins Game Fair is in town. The Wex Drive-In begins with Gimme Shelter. Watch people rappel down the PNC building. Come to the Beer + Ice Cream Block Party. Stop by Hills Market Downtown for Bacca Coffee and Land Grant Brewing Tasting. Go to a Mixology Mixer. Head to the Bi Local Happy Hour at Bossy Grrls Pin Up Joint. St James Tavern presents Queer Beer Night. Megan Mullally, Well-Strung, Brian Justin Crum and Karen Williams perform at the Southern Theatre to benefit Stonewall Builds. Fryer Flicks on the Hill shows The Jungle Book. It’s the Washboard Music Festival and Logan’s 200th Birthday. Actor’s Theater continues performances in Schiller Park through the weekend, take a listen to our interview. Get to Know Your Neighborhood in Grandview.

    Friday
    CAPA’s Summer Movie Series begins. R&B singer Bilal plays at notes. Travel to Newark to meet Actor and Paranormal Investigator Chad Lindberg. Yarn It and Haberdashery celebrates its third birthday party! The Creekside Blues & Jazz Festival begins. The Drexel Kid Fest begins. Melancholia continues at Angela Meleca Gallery. Gateway Film Center shows Looney Toons. MOUTON hosts a Tiki-Kiki Pool Party Weekend. Shop the Pearl Market. Sew to Speak hosts a trunk show with Suzy Quilts. Bleachers and MisterWives play Express Live! Shop the Indianola Stroll. Bexley’s Main Event shows The Secret Life of Pets. Go on a Friday Night Float at Schrock Lake. Watch A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Best of Shadowbox Live continues. Beefquake has a pride party. Dance party Damn, Girl! is at Skully’s. There’s a pride drag show at Two Truths. Sam Feldt performs at Dahlia. Watch the Tour de Grandview. Head to the Duck Creek Log Jam. Grove City’s Wine and Arts Festival is Friday and Saturday.

    Saturday
    Watch the Pride Parade. If you are marching, support the Hubbard Mastery School in the Short North to park for Pride Parade kickoff. Gray Matters continues at the Wexner Center. Picnic with the Pops begins with a Symphonic Tribute to the music of Prince. The Gateway Film Center hosts another Sci-Fi Sleepover. Enjoy Storybook Village at the Ohio Village. Do the 80’s Bar Crawl. Those 16+ can do Crafternoons. Head to Grandview for Digfest. Enjoy a charity bourbon dinner. Gatway presents Local ‘n Live. Glasslands performs at The Basement. Angels in America continues at Short North Stage with part two. Enjoy the Worthington Arts Festival. Topiary Theater returns to the Topiary Park with Jurassic Park. Will Clarke performs at LeBOOM! Do some yoga outside. There’s a Little Beat Pride Party at Double Happiness. Two Truths hosts BROADS: A Pride Weekend Dance Party. Attend Zoofari. Are you doing the Hilliard Classic Half Marathon?

    Sunday
    Dads enjoy a free trip to the zoo for Father’s Day with a paid admission for a child or grandchild. Pride Brunch is at the Athenaeum. Blooms and Butterflies continues at Franklin Park Conservatory. Shop the Peddler’s Picnic at North Market. Read an analysis of the tree mural in SoHud. The Carnegie Author Series brings Dan Chaon. Rock of Ages continues at Shadowbox Live.

    Make sure to check events for weather delays/cancellations! 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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