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    Mega Winter Weekend 2015 – Vol. 5

    Happy NHL AllStar Weekend! Have you gone skating on the outdoor ice rink yet? Or tried the snow slide? We have tickets to give away to: Joshua Radin, Gaelic Storm, and Railroad Earth. And our CU Best Bites: Sweet Treats tickets are nearly sold out, so if you were on the fence about joining us for Fat Tuesday, don’t wait!

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    Thursday
    NHL AllStar Weekend events begin. Short North Stage presents The Great One, a musical with a hockey theme. Forceful Perceptions continues at the King Arts Complex. Join the Short North Civic Association for their Winter Social, kicking off at the Hubbard Mastery School. Forno has a pre-opening party. Go backstage at the Lincoln Theatre with Paisha Thomas and Ingram Street. Have you made reservations for the Native Cold Pressed party at The Seasoned Farmhouse? Head to Actual Brewing for a comedy show. Burlesque Biographie continues at Shadowbox Live. See the tale of Pinocchio come to life at the Columbus Children’s Theater. Go Dog, Go! continues at CATCO is Kids. Brothers Drake has ReStart House Music. Want to be a vendor at the Whole Foods Market at Easton? Find out more on how to apply at The Metropreneur.

    Friday
    Tickets go on sale for Next@Wex show with The Mountain Goats at 10am. Celebrate National Pie Day with Honeykiss Bakery and The Ohio Taproom. Learn crowdfunding tips as a lunch and launch. Experience a private opera performance at The Refectory. Don’t miss Psycho Beach Party: a hilarious immersive comedy by Charles Busch at the Garden Theater. Wolf’s Ridge opens their taproom. Make an appointment to see “It’s Saturday Morning Somewhere” at The Venderilli Room. A Midsummer Night’s Dream continues. ImageOHIO 15 has their opening reception at the Fort Hayes Shot Tower Gallery. See the orchids at the Franklin Park Conservatory. See art of wood collages, pencil art, and wood carvings. Catch Topher James and Biscuit Brigade at Rumba Happy Hour. Dirty Frank’s West presents The Queens and Weiners Show. Studio 35 shows one of the silver screen’s greats – Nicolas Cage in a special Nicolas Cage-A-Thon!

    Saturday
    Celebrate Ohio State’s National Championship at the Horseshoe in a free event. Catch Richard Maxwell and the New York City Players performance of Isolde at the Drake Union. NOW-ISM Abstraction Today continues at The Pizzuti Collection. Learn financial fitness with Homeport. Fright Club returns to The Drexel with Inside. Run a Fantastic Frigid 5K. The Ohio EXPO Center hosts a huge Art Studio Clearance Sale, Saturday and Sunday. The 400 Winter Farmers Market is at 400 West Rich. Urban Arts Space hosts Art Explorations for kids. Take in the history of White Castle at the Ohio History Center. clayspace hosts Clay & Coffee. Sideswipe Brewing celebrates their 1 year anniversary with a party. See The Sting during Studio 35’s Cinema Classics event. Swank returns to Ethel’s. Enjoy Girls, Gags, and Giggles at The Shrunken Head. See comedian Erin Foley at Woodlands Tavern. The Aladdin Shrine hosts Summit for Soldiers. The Clintonville Chili Bowl returns. Fritz the Nite Owl shows Jaws at the Gateway Film Center. Enjoy Who’s Bad, the Ultimate Michael Jackson Tribute Band at the Newport. Wholly Craft kicks off their winter clearance sale. Get steamy with Sex at the Box at Shadowbox Live. The CSO Pops presents Cirque de la Symphonie at the Ohio Theatre. Go on Winter Hike #5 at Clear Creek Metro Park.

    Sunday
    It’s the final weekend to see the very cool LEGO exhibit, Think Outside the Brick at the Columbus Museum of Art. The Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum continues King of Comics: William Randolph Hearst and 100 years of King features. Get rid of electronics the responsible way. The Kitchen hosts a Yoga Brunch with Native Cold Pressed. Warm up with a PopUp Brunch of new-wave comfort food served up by Lara Pipia at Ace of Cups. Whole Foods Market has a health and fitness festival. Go on Winter Hike #6 at Inniswood. EVO returns to Shadowbox Live for a short run. Listen to chamber music in Merion Village, or with ProMusica at the Southern Theatre.

    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!

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    Anne Evans
    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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