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    Columbus Mega Weekend – Winter 2013 – Vol. 9

    Happy Weekend! I hope you are making it through this cold-snap okay! I saw some tulips poking out of the dirt, so hopefully that made them change their mind. Have you been to cheer on the Columbus Blue Jackets? Enter our Promowest Ticket Giveaways to The Vaccines and Yonder Mountain. Don’t forget the Columbus Zoo has half off admission this month! Have you registered for their Polar Plunge?

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    Thursday

    Tonight begins the Downtown Dodgeball league. Get a look at what the Long Street Bridge Cultural Wall is going to look like, tonight at 6pm. Shadowbox Live begins their new show Best of Stage 2. Short North Stage has Comedy Tonight. Do a Wine & Cheese tasting at Hills Market in Worthington. OSU’s Department of Dance has performances through Saturday. Folk rocker The Wrong Omar plays at Vinyl Frontier. CATCO is Kids’ performance of Beauty and the Beast continues through Sunday. Go Backstage at the Lincoln Theatre with Sabrina Tutstone.

    Friday

    There’s a site visit at the Franklin Park Trolley Barn at 2pm. Stay downtown this weekend with amazing deals on Downtown hotels. Grandview Theater has a karaoke night. The Jazz Arts Group and the Columbus Jazz Orchestra is performing a dance and music tribute to Rosa Parks with Suite Rosa on Friday and Saturday. Shadowbox Live continues Between the Sheets. Ace of Cups has the Dick & Jane Show. Squared’s Final Fridays return to Victory’s Live. Sway has a Little Black Dress party. There’s a Fuck the Facts Show at Carabar. See Twelfth Night or What you Will by the Columbus Civic Theatre.

    Sacrifice and Bliss on view at the Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens.

    Saturday

    Mozart’s Bakery is celebrating the birthday of Mozart with their annual open house taking place from noon to 10pm. HOOT returns to the Gateway Film Center. Farmer’s Market is back at 400 West Rich. Go on a hike at Clear Creek. MadLab has Girls, Gags, and Giggles. See Murder Mystery’s Totally 80s Totally Murder. Promusica has performances Saturday and Sunday. The Columbus Blue Jackets take on the Blackhawks. Alive has their Bands to Watch party at Skully’s. Mindbender Mansion & Amazing Mazes opens at COSI. Nexus by Rewind 614 is happening at Oldfields on North Fourth. MadLab is holding auditions on Saturday.

    Sunday

    The Wexner Center opens their new exhibit: Christian Marclay: The Clock. The Grandview Theatre is screening Downton Abbey. Do a Rocket Yoga at the Hyatt Regency Columbus. Shadowbox Live has Chicago. Go on a hike at Inniswood Metrogardens. Help out a good cause at Party for Prom at the Bluestone. Sign up for some classes at the Columbus Idea Foundry. See Sacrifice + Bliss at the Franklin Park Conservatory before it is gone!

    Enjoy your weekend!

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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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