Chilly, chilly! We’ve been announcing some of the treats you will get to sample during Best Bites Sweet Treats – including Watershed Bourbon Pecan Sticky Buns from Pattycake Bakery, PB&J and Strawberry Angostura Ice Pops from Rime Time, a triple chocolate cupcake from Mika’s Cupcakes and Creams, mini beignets from Four and Twenty Blackbird Bake Shop, Mississippi Mud Cake from Eban’s Bakehouse, Cream Puffs by Schmidt’s, Lemon Basil Pops by J-POPS, just to name a few! We’ll have more announcements coming soon! You can enter to win tickets to Promowest Shows: Corey Smith and Badfish.
Thursday
Available Light Theatre’s Next Stage Initiative continues with Gabriel: A Poelmic. Short North Stage is excited to present The August Wilson Festival, with Gem of the Ocean performances this weekend. Otterbein University is telling the story of Cuba. WOSU at COSI takes a look at how Earth will feed over 9B people. Learn how to volunteer at OSU’s Chadwick Arboretum. Have you signed up for the Drunk Spelling Bee at Oddfellow’s? The Ohio Art League X Space brings in some of the featured artists for talks. See Rapunzel at the Columbus Children’s Theater. Thinking of keeping backyard chickens? Check out some comedians telling dog-centric jokes. The CMA hosts Larry Smith for Six in the City. Shadowbox Live performs A Tribute to Joe Cocker. Ace of Cups remembers David Bowie.
Friday
Ohaycon returns this weekend! The Garden Theater hosts the opening reception for the August Wilson Festival. See The Short Comedy of Pope John Paul I, or, Luciani! with AVLT. Gateway Film Center’s Ghibli event continues with My Neighbor Totoro. The Urban Jazz Coalition play at notes. Hammond Harkins Galleries opens their new show, Another World and Other Works by Dennison Griffith (shown in tandem with the CCAD exhibition). The Gateway Film Center hosts a Gallery Opening for Ben Eisenmann “The Cult of Cult, The Special Cult Edition”. See Kodachrome negatives at artist Stephen Takac’s show Photofinishing at the OSU Faculty Club. Head to Lomonico’s Downtown for a book launch party for Discover Cape Cod. Fragmented Histories, a new show by artist Mona Gazala, opens at the Cultural Arts Center. Plus Mac Worthington Gallery Downtown is hosting an opening reception for One Foot Into the Abstract. Those planning a wedding may want to check out the Wedding Showcase at the Franklin Park Conservatory. Are you attending Dude-A-Thon with Columbus Brewing Co at Studio 35? Ace of Cups has a record store happy hour featuring Spoonful Records. 50 Shades of Shadowbox continues. See The Hateful 8 in 70mm. Mo Willem’s characters come to life in Elephant and Piggie’s We Are in a Play! The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Abridged continues at MadLab. Check out the 2016 Ohio Beatbox Battle. Dance to old psych and garage tunes at Little Rock Bar. Damn Girl! returns to The Bluestone this Friday night. Bad Movie Nite’s got Slash til Midnight at Studio 35.
Saturday
Yoga Happiness opens and features an entire day of special happenings. Short North Parents is hosting a meetup at The Market Italian Village. Studio 35 brings some classics to the big screen, starting with Grease. Angela Meleca Gallery presents Tim Rietenbach – “Sold Out”. AVLT closes out the Next Stage Initiative with Wait for Me. Doing the Fantastic Frigid 5K? Head to Old Man’s Cave for their 51st Annual Winter Hike. Shop the Columbus Winter Farmers’ Market. Your Columbus City Councilmember Michael Stinziano hosts January Community Hours at Crimson Coffee Shop in Clintonville. Winter Hike #4 is happening at Scioto Audubon Metro Park. Fix your old turntable at Elizabeths’ Records. Participate in a City Food Swap. Sew to Speak hosts Block of the Month with: Cassandra Beaver. Learn to care for bees. Join The Pizzuti Collection for an hour long discussion on Social Commentary Through Art & Media. Did you get tickets to Dude-A-Thon with 3 Floyds Brewing Co? Blue Jackets battle the Avalanche. Greensky Bluegrass plays the Newport. The CSO presents The Spy Who Loved Me. High Plains Jamboree plays Natalie’s Coal Fired Pizza. Check out The Mess Around at Ace of Cups. Enjoy the Calidore String Quartet at the Southern Theater.
Sunday
The Broke Man’s Winter Warmup is sure to get your year going. Orchids are on display at Franklin Park Conservatory. Black Creek Bistro hosts the Broke Johnny Pop Up Brunch. Learn about acupuncture at Under Aurora. Make a copper cuff with The Smithery. The sold out Dude-A-Thon concludes with Bells Brewing. Give GCAC your thoughts on their newsletter. School of Rock Dublin presents “The British Are Coming!” at King Avenue 5. The CSO has a concert for kids at the Capitol Theater. Mercy Street premiers on WOSU and features a corset by local fashion designer Larissa Boiwka.
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