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    Mega Weekend Spring 2016 – Vol. 2

    Looks like we have a nice weekend ahead of us! There are new contests live for Promowest contests, you can enter to win tickets to Kurt Vile, Dawes, and Andrew Bird. The new dog cafe Tail Wags Playground celebrates their Grand Opening all weekend.

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    Thursday
    Best Bites Pizza is sold out tonight at the Valley Dale Ballroom, thanks to everyone who is excited to try pizzas from our wonderful participating restaurants! Scandalous opens at Shadowbox Live. New York-based guitarist Yonatan Gat will play at Ace of Cups. Get your Pinchflat poster ideas in. Sick Weekend begins at Ace of Cups. Rowe is hosting their annual Botox event. Go chat about herbal teas. Blue Jackets battle the Hurricanes. Improv Wars begin round 1 at Big Room Bar. Kenny Owens plays at Tatoheads Public House. Catch The Ragbirds at Woodlands Tavern. Glenn Davis (Way Yes) has an album release at Brothers Drake. MadLab opens The NSA’s Guide to Sex and Love.

    Friday
    The Ghibli Studio movie this weekend at the Gateway Film Center is Spirited Away. BESA is gathering collections to fight childhood hunger. The Zoo starts their annual Easter events and will be open all weekend. There’s a new art show focused on gathering techniques at the Cultural Arts Center. The South Drive-In opens this weekend and will be showing Batman vs. Superman, Deadpool, Zootopia, and Star Wars. Hammond Harkins Galleries presents work by Paul Hamilton. Enjoy some dinner theater. Head to the Big Room Bar for a Great Lakes Brewing Co. Turntable Pils Release Party. It’s Free Friend Friday at Danceville, USA. Carrie Rodriguez will play the Wexner Center. Dance at Groove at Exile. See The Almighty Get Down at Woodlands Tavern. Restart returns to Avalon.

    Saturday
    Head to Schiller Park for their annual Egg Hunt. If you have a dog, don’t miss the 8th Annual Easter Begg Hunt, happening in the Short North. There’s an Adult Bicycle Scavenger Hunt taking place in Goodale Park. Hoot returns to the Gateway Film Center with a cookies theme. Make sure to catch the art of Jeff Lamb, on view at Rivet. Pick up a new cactus or succulent. There’s a charity ride happening at CycleBar Easton. It’s the final weekend to see The Passion of Christ: The Crucifixion in Art from the Sacred Art Pilgrim Collection at the Jubilee Museum. Help out at Mulch Madness at the Topiary Park. Enjoy another edition of Bloody Mary Bacon Brunch at Hills Market Downtown. Wolf’s Ridge Brewing hosts a Brew & Pour With One Line Coffee. Learn to make Whoopie Pies at The Seasoned Farmhouse. Swap seeds at Stratford Ecological Center. Celebrate Local invites you to try Akron’s NORKA beverages. Enjoy the Columbus Blues Revival in Dublin. The Commissary hosts ‘Too Good to Waste‘ a uniquely themed dinner. Go dancing at Red Club during Golf Clap. O-Gee’s going down at Copious. Nite Owl Theatre presents TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES at the Gateway Film Center. Have you tried Fukuryu Ramen yet? Tickets go on sale for concerts at The Ohio State Fair.

    Sunday
    Enjoy the Metro Parks and enter their photo contest. Blooms and Butterflies continue at Franklin Park Conservatory. Natalie’s Coal-Fired Pizza & Live Music brings in Derek DiCenzo Trio for brunch. See the powerful works of Melvin Edwards at the Columbus Museum of Art.

    There’s always more in the Events Calendar! If you have something you want to highlight, post it in the comments! Would you like to get this in your inbox and easily share with all of your friends? Sign up here:

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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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