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    Mega Weekend Winter 2017 – Vol. 11

    Winter has returned! How are you on the random acts of kindness for Columbus Kindness Month? Gift the perfect present for Valentine’s Day – tickets to Best Bites Sweet Treats! Enter to win tickets to CATCO’s Sex with Strangers, and it is the last day to enter for North Market’s Mix & Shake!

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    Thursday
    Short North Stage’s performance of Hand to God is a hilarious evening, don’t miss it! The Tutti Festival continues at Denison University through Sunday with performances of new music. Have you tried Tensuke Express? The Winter Park continues. John Heffron performs at the Funny Bone. Check out a chocolate social. The OEFFA Conference begins in Dayton. Learn how things work at the Statehouse. Tonight there is a Family and Friends Poetry and Valentine Playshop with Author and Poet Amy Greensberg. Enjoy a wine & chocolate pairing. Westerville hosts Uptown Delights. Cheer on the Blue Jackets. Evolutionaries continues at Shadowbox Live. CATCO continues performances of Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery. Full Frontal Nudity is back at MadLab with Date Night.

    Friday
    The Buckeye Bourbon House has its grand opening. BalletMet’s performances of Peter Pan begin. If you have been wanting to try Kihachi, you should get there soon. The Columbus Museum of Art opens new exhibition A Dangerous Woman: Subversion and Surrealism in the Art of Honoré Sharrer. Come Along with Me continues at the Riffe Gallery. Ghost Forest opens at the Cultural Arts Center. Inniswood Metro Gardens has an exhibition by photographer Don Scott. The Midwest Craft Con begins. Ocean Waves plays at Gateway Film Center as part of the Ghibli series. Check out the new studios at Chromedge. Take a carriage ride through Easton throughout the weekend. An exhibit of Picasso’s pottery opens at Keny Galleries. WCOL’s Birthday Bash is at Express Live! Enjoy a marshmallow roast and full moon hike at Yellow Springs. Shadowbox Live has special events for Valentine’s Day. Do you have tickets to The Price is Right? Dahlia welcomes Darude. Columbus Idea Foundry hosts their Makers Date Nights. Christopher Rau and Titonton Duvante perform at Double Happiness. Stephen King’s Sleepwalkers plays at Studio 35 and Nite Owl.

    Saturday
    Wild Goose Creative gets steamy with popular spoken word poetry show Erotica, performed by Searius Addishin. The Lyrica Harp duo plays at CMA. COSI’s Winter Movie is Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. Couples can check out a Thai yoga massage class at The Kitchen. PBJ & Jazz returns to the Lincoln this week. Winter Hike #9 takes place at Highbanks. The Year of Yay bike ride focuses on a zombie theme. The Pucks & Pints Bar Crawl is happening on Park Street. There’s a heart bombing happening on the Near East Side. Igloo Letterpress invites you to their Love Your Neighbor event. Make a Paper Craft orchid at the Franklin Park Conservatory. Get ready for Snow Day CBus happening in Genoa Park. Casablanca shows at Studio 35’s Cinema Classics. Jewelweed hosts a special pop-up event for Valentine’s Day. It’s All Been Done Radio Hour returns to MadLab. Go on a Columbus Craft Cocktail Tour. Celebrate the life of Reese Neader at the Big Room Bar. Learn to help refugees. Blue Jackets battle the Red Wings. ProMusica hosts their annual Soirée, at the Southern Theatre. The Sick World of Doctor Show is back with comedy! Get your favorite PJs and head to Little Rock for Pajama Jam.

    Sunday
    Join Hubbard Mastery School for their annual Lantern Festival. Are you thinking about tech? Submissions for Open Studio and Stage are open. Natalie’s has brunch music. Grandview Theatre & Drafthouse hosts a LEGO Batman Beer Tasting. Winter Hike #10 heads to Glacier Ridge. STUMP celebrates their grand opening in German Village. Too Many Cooks hosts a triple feature at Wild Goose Creative. Are you watching ‘Sneaky Pete‘? See Broken Whispers at Shadowbox Live. Enjoy your Valentine’s Day – here are some chocolate dessert ideas!

    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 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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