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    Mega Weekend Summer 2016 – Vol. 2

    Huge weekends continue! Are you going to the sold out Rock on the Range? Win tickets to Promowest shows: Phillip Phillips & Matt Nathanson, Frank Turner, and Purity Ring. Be a vendor or set up a yard sale at the Hubbard Bazaar on Saturday, June 4. Tickets for Best Bites Barbecue are on sale. Enter to win a strip of tickets to CAPA’s Summer Movie Series.

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    Thursday
    It’s the final few days of the Columbus Craft Beer Week. Raise money with a Taste to Remember. Enjoy Taste of Powell. Taste Bubbles and Burgers at the Hills Market Downtown. Dirty Dancing continues their Broadway show at the Ohio Theatre. Help raise money for the Central Ohio Fire Museum at Great Brews of Fire. Celebrity Chef benefits the Capital Area Humane Society. Drink Up Columbus celebrates five years. The Wexner Center hosts Larry Smith and Six in the City: Live. It’s the Improv Wars Spring Finale at the Big Room Bar. Plants and Animals play The Basement. Front Street Funk continues. See Kristin Chenoweth at the Palace. The Last 5 Years continues at Short North Stage.

    Friday
    It’s Bike to Work Day and Columbus Commons hosts a celebration at 5pm. Jay Mohr will be at Rock on the Range. Columbus Psych Fest is at Woodlands Tavern. Stewart Elementary has a free family fair happening. Do the Indianola Stroll. See Romeo and Juliet in dance with this new world premiere. Simply Living has a meet up at Franklinton Gardens. O.A.R. is playing a concert with Rusted Root at Express Live! Bark and Brew returns. The world premiere of Daughters of the Dust is happening at the Wex. CATCO’s The Kabuki Sleeping Beauty continues. Hear the Cavani String Quartet. Gallerie hosts a beer dinner with Jackie O’s. Scandalous continues at Shadowbox Live. The Columbus Symphony presents a Latin Fiesta. Play Bingo! Theatre Roulette returns to MadLab. Luxury Brown performs at the newly opened The King Room. Enjoy Six One Pour, the Ohio Craft Beer Fest. Head to Cruise Hocking for the weekend.

    Saturday
    Origami in the Garden opens at the Franklin Park Conservatory. Shop your Farmers Markets. Red Herring’s Endgame continues through the weekend. Shop vintage items. The Seasoned Farmhouse hosts their annual plant sale. Go on a Citywalks guided tour. It’s opening day at Zoombezi Bay. Head to The Wilds for Wildzfest. There’s a public meeting about Third Street in German Village. Henry Fong plays Dahlia. Easton hosts a Food Fest. Meet local author Viviane Goertz Bushong at the Carriage Place Half Price Books. Saturday is International Natural Hair Meetup Day. Go on a walking tour of Olde Worthington. Check out the Out of This World Festival. Zaftig Brewery hosts a grand opening after their expansion. Bloc Party plays the Newport. The King Arts Complex hosts their annual gala. Sister Helen Holy returns to Axis. There’s a Night Hike at Homestead Metro Park. Watch some fun movies at What the Rock?! Quality returns to Double Happiness with Mike Poe and Jeff Pons.

    Sunday
    Watch the Dragon Boat Races at Scioto Audubon Park. Shop Creative Clutter at Tacocat and find some new craft supplies! Gateway Film Center’s Ghibli Studio movie is The Tale of Princess Kaguya. Martin Wong: Human Instamatic continues at the Wex. Head to Bend & Brews for ROX at Lineage Brewing. The Roosevelt Coffeehouse hosts another Artisan PopUp. Shop the new FleaBites event at Genoa Park. Check out the Three Queen Drag Brunch at King Ave 5. New Albany hosts their Spring Tour of Homes. Schoolhouse Rock Live continues at Shadowbox Live. PRO Rugby Ohio battles Sacramento. Music in the Garden beings in Olde Towne East with Jamie Whetstone.

    There’s always more in the Events Calendar! 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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