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    Mega Weekend: Pelotonia, Sports + Jorts, Film Festival and more!

    Happy Weekend! Here’s what we have going on for fun. Get a preview of some of the tacos at next week’s Taco Festival. Pelotonia weekend is here! Enter to win tickets to the Breakaway Music Festival. It’s the final weekend to get a meal in at the original Max & Erma’s in German Village. It’s also the last weekend for CAPA’s Summer Movie Series. Have you been voting for your favorite food truck?

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    Thursday
    Columbus Museum of Art invites you to Think Like an Artist and enjoy art and craft beer. Spring Awakening opens at the Columbus Children’s Theatre. The Ohio State Fair continues through Sunday. Breakfast with Nick celebrates 10 years! Heritage Music series continues in Mayme Moore Park. Outdoor movie series Nightlight614 is showing Bridesmaids. Seventh Son x Land-Grant invite you to Sports + Jorts Release Party. Pushin’ Pedals release is going down at Platform Beer Co. Join Speak Easy at Wild Goose for Don’t Forget Your Lunch: Back to School Stories. Enjoy another round of Columbus Science Pub this time on Hops, Water, and Yeast with Actual Brewing’s Fred Lee. Tantrum Theater has shows of Into the West.

    Friday
    The Columbus Black International Film Festival begins and goes through Saturday. Tickets for Jerry Seinfeld’s November show go on sale. A group exhibition of Latino artists is at the Cultural Arts Center. Enjoy Art: From Here to Havana at the Sharon Weiss Gallery. Pelotonia starts. Funk and Soul Party Footwork is back! Cleopatra by Charles Busch continues at Short North Stage. Shop the Pearl Market. The Gateway Film Center’s From Book to Film series movie for the weekend is Iron Giant. Watch Jurassic Park outside. Stop by the State Library: The Bicentennial Celebration open house. Natalie’s 5th Anniversary Celebration begins with Paul Cebar Tomorrow Sound. Wizard World Comic Con Columbus is in town. Tax Free School Supply weekend begins. Check out The West Grandview Fringe Festival 2017. Watch Song of the Stars on WOSU at 10pm. The Dublin Irish Festival begins.

    Saturday
    Try Paddle in the City. Rivet presents Monster Fabrik – The Art of Jeff Lamm. Alternative Fashion Mob invites you to Next Gen Kids’ Fair. Lobster Days are back at Hills Market Downtown. The Smithery hosts a BONUS Make & Take Metal Stamping Event! The Pizzuti Collection hosts another Family Day. Black Out and Proud hosts their first event. It’s Gallery Hop in the Short North. Stop by Rouxpert’s Cajun Catering Pop Up at Da Levee. Dance at Get Right. Craftin’ Outlaws Day of DIY week begins! Head to The Rice Paddy for Auction of Japanese Motorcycles and Parts. It’s the 7th Annual National Mead Day. Wild Goose opens Gallery Night: Ten by Three, a b*dass portrait series. Meet artist Tracy Greenwalt at Studios on High. Learn how to teach a cooking class. Head to the zoo for another edition of JazZoo. Modern Tiny Living hosts a party close to Columbus. Indirect Audio Presents: Dnbbbq 2017 PT. III feat DJ Bailey. Hippie Fest is in Hocking Hills. At the Grandview Theater and Drafthouse check out Blazing Saddles & Possum Posse (aka Guy on A Buffalo) Beer Tasting. See The Death of Louis XIV at the Wexner Center. Enjoy a Rainbow Stew Family Dinner Party at The Kitchen. Sarob will be In Pursuit with a free concert. See Shall We Dance at the Ohio Theatre. It’s the Grand Opening of Jolie Occasions in the Short North, as well as Bishops in Clintonville.

    Sunday
    Vote on a project to fund at Summer SOUP ’17 themed on Neighborhood Revitalization. Sharknado 5 is at Studio 35. Foraged & Sown has a popup farm stand. See Rock of Ages at Shadowbox Live. Possum Posse & Blazing Saddles Beer Tasting shows again at Studio 35. Summer Flea returns to Seventh Son. Find out what this weekend’s Summer of Bond movie feature is. Enjoy Balanced Yoga & Brunch. The Kitchen hosts a Bacon Brunch. And there’s Brunch Punch at Shadowbox Live. Goodale Park Music Series continues with Counterfeit Madison. The Ohio Statehouse displays a model of the Ohio State Fair from times past. Shop the Peddler’s Picnic at North Market. Last day to donate a backpack to Operation Backpack.

    Make sure to check events for weather delays/cancellations! 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
    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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