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    Mega Weekend – Fun Concerts, Craft Shows, Rocking Dead Closes

    Welcome to the weekend! Sew to Speak announced their holiday softie contest – sheep. We have ticket giveaways running for An Evening With Chris Robinson Brotherhood, Kip Moore’s Plead the Fifth Tour, and Clutch, from our friends at Promowest.

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    Thursday
    Head to Park Street Saloon for the party ‘Winter is Coming‘ to support Directions for Youth & Families. Pandora and Express put on a Pregame Party Featuring Bleachers & Bishop Briggs at Newport. Waitress is at the Ohio Theatre through the weekend. Available Light brings back How We Got On. Skully’s 16 Year Anniversary Celebration continues. Dreamgirls continues at Short North Stage. New exhibit Suzanne Silver: Codes and Contingencies opens at CCAD’s Beeler Gallery. Pecha Kucha has their 43rd event. Check out a brew review at Strongwater. Attend Simply Living’s fundraiser, Gift to be Simple. Valley Dale Ballroom opens up for a concert with Soul Derivative. The OSU Faculty Club hosts an Opening Reception for Watercolor Imagination Panorama. Learn hand-lettering. Brothers Drake Meadery hosts an Acoustic Happy Hour. See ‘The Last Days of Martin Luther King, Jr‘ at the King Arts Complex. Columbus Science Club returns to Shadowbox Live’s Backstage Bistro. Experience Front Row at BalletMet’s performance space.

    Friday
    Check out Fuzzy’s Taco Shop. Modo Yoga hosts a pet adoption event. Le Meridien Columbus, The Joseph invited you to a cocktail class. Go watch Two Old Black Guys Just Sitting Around Talking. Shop the Junk Bash Vintage Market. Blue Jackets take on the Hurricanes. This weekend’s Cult 101 feature is Fight Club. Friends of Bexley Library start their book sale. Fourth Home hosts a holiday open house. The Cultural Arts Center starts their Studio Sale. Lindsay Gallery hosts an opening reception for artist Ashley D. Pierce. Try an Alt Eats Tour. See a glassblowing demo at Glass Axis. See the classic 90s film Singles at Grandview Theater and Drafthouse. It’s Franklinton Fridays. It’s opening weekend for The Florida Project at the Drexel. Chromedge has an open house. The Rocking Dead continues at Shadowbox Live, only through Saturday! Shiba San djs at TRISM. Catch Wade Ellis throwing down the tracks at Little Rock. Terror From The ’80s #3 is Killer Toys at Studio 35.

    Saturday
    Head to Craftin’ Outlaws to find those perfect holiday gifts (and stuff for you!). Ray Ray’s is opening at Land-Grant with a celebratory party. Have you tried new Clintonville cafe BLunch? Or tasted Bareburger’s new vegetarian Impossible Burger? IKEA hosts a special holiday event. Head to the Gateway for The TailGateway: OSU vs. Michigan State. Year of Yay invites you on a birding themed bike ride. Shop the Live Local Market for more gift ideas. Go talk to Councilmember Stinziano. Rivet is hosting a special last sale in their Short North space. Go on a Columbus Craft Cocktail Tour. Chamber Music Columbus presents the Acropolis Reed Quintet. Dance at Tilt Shift at Victory’s Live. Or check out Lost Kings at Dahlia. Comedy Death Sports presents Panic at the Bistro!

    Sunday
    See Cindy Sherman’s Imitation of Life at the Wexner Center. Craftin’ Outlaws is back for another day of shopping. Take a listen to what’s happening at Shadowbox Live. Shop the Gifts of the Craftsmen Holiday Sale. Donate to the 2nd Westside Community Baby Shower. BQIC hosts Back to Our Roots: Building a Community Pride. PACT shows Cinderella (Brandy and Whitney) for free at the Lincoln Theater. Grandview Theater and Drafthouse hosts Planes, Trains & Automobiles Beer Tasting. Too Many Cooks Holiday Edition presents It’s all about the sides at Wild Goose.

    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 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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