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    Mega Weekend Winter 2016 – Vol. 3

    How is your 2016 going? We’ve been running a special series on Health & Wellness to give you lots of ideas on changing it up for the new year. Make sure to get your ticket to Best Bites Sweet TreatsEnter to win tickets to Promowest Shows: Corey Smith, Badfish, Greensky Bluegrass, and The Wailers.

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    Thursday
    Shadowbox opens a new show, Fifty Shades of Shadowbox. See at Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind (Subtitled) at the Gateway Film Center. Available Light Theatre has their Next Stage Initiative with Meanwhile. COSI has After Dark with Fire and Ice focus. You can still see the lights at the Scioto Mile. The Big Room hosts Improv Wars, The Blizzard Blast Round 1. Speak Easy is back at Wild Goose with a fresh start. Strut returns to Bodega. Harpeth Rising plays Natalie’s Coal Fired Pizza.

    Friday
    Dennison Griffith opens a show of new work at CCAD’s Beeler Gallery and will host an artist talk Friday night. Franklinton Friday returns. Go see The Amazing Cat Show at 400 West Rich. Dance at morning rave Wake & Shake. See Still Quiet through AVLT’s Next Stage Initiative. It’s the final weekend to see Small & Wonderful at Hammond Harkins Galleries. Glass Axis opens This Leads to That, a new juried show. Take in The Complete Works of Shakespeare Abridged at MadLab Theatre. The Columbus Symphony presents their next Masterworks concert, Russian Winter Festival. Enjoy the Actual Wolves Sketch Comedy Team at Zeno’s. Tin Armor plays a 10 Year Anniversary at Cara Bar.

    Saturday
    Brighten your winter by checking out the new Orchids exhibit at the Franklin Park Conservatory. AVLT’s Next Stage Initiative continues with Wanda, Daisy, and the Great Rapture. Go on Winter Hike No. 2 at Sharon Woods. Gateway Film Center shows Castle in the Sky (Dubbed). Best Author of 2015, Amy Turn Sharp has her first solo show at Wild Goose Creative, Basically, It’s Like This. Schiller Park Rec Center has the Fitness Resolution Solution – find out what all your parks have to offer! Enjoy the PBJ and Jazz concert at the Lincoln Theater. The Jubilee Museum has a special event. Blue Jackets take on the Hurricanes. Sons of Gladys put on an Elvis Birthday Celebration at King Ave 5. Rock Potluck 11 comes to Ace of Cups. The Creative Plug puts on a multi sensory show like nothing you have ever experienced. Dance at Body Language. AWOL’s got another night of BeefQuake. Big Room Bar has bluegrass.

    Sunday
    A Tribute to Joe Cocker returns to Shadowbox Live for a special four show run! Go on Winter Hike No. 3 at Prairie Oaks Metro Park. The Commissary invites you to Cook the Book – making recipes from Heritage by Sean Brock. Red Club hosts Groove Therapy: A Classy Evening. Wild Goose Creative hosts another Too Many Cooks, focusing on Chinese Home Cooking. Miss Tess and the Talkbacks play Natalie’s Coal Fired Pizza.

    Check out the Events Calendar for even more things to do, and 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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