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    Columbus Mega Weekend – Winter 2012 – Vol. 14

    Happy Weekend Everyone! Have you started training for the Capital City Half Marathon? Tried the burgers Flip Side? Anyone heading to SXSW? As always, lots going on in Columbus.

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    Thursday

    Support Available Light Theatre tonight at Brothers Drake. The Fresh Beat Band brings their hits to the Palace Theatre tonight. Go to the first showing of Tim & Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie tonight at the Gateway Film Center. Dine Originals Week continues through Sunday. New Players Theatre’s GOD OF CARNAGE continues throughout the weekend. It’s opening night for ShadowboxLive’s new show Smoke & Mirrors, with shows on Friday and Saturday also.

    Friday

    BalletMet’s production of Sleeping Beauty opens Friday night and continues through Sunday. Enjoy a romantic French evening at J’Adore Paris. Join Short North Stage for their final Cabernet and Cabaret show on Friday and Saturday. Nearly Lear opens at the Thurber Theatre at Drake Center on Friday and has another show on Saturday. The butterflies are back at the Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens. How sharp are your Street Fighter II Turbo skills? NRG Gallery presents Walter Tore’s Spontobeat, a one-man band on Friday night. The Diamond Cellar is hosting a Bridal Show on Friday and Saturday. Studio 35 is closing for renovations and is having a Hibernation Party on Friday night. The Social is hosting Columbus Food Truck and Street Food Appreciation night on Friday. Happy 9/11! and Other Completely Non-Offensive Tales continues at MadLab on Friday and Saturday.

    Saturday

    The Ohio Roller Girls are having a Birthday Bash and Bout on Saturday. The Sleeping Beauty Princess Tea Party is Saturday. Catch the Winter Season Finale of PBJ and Jazz. The Malabar Farm Maple Syrup Festival continues on Saturday and Sunday. The Second City returns to Columbus for two shows on Saturday night. Join Ohio poet Stephen Haven for a poetry reading and workshop Saturday evening. The Columbus Crew has their first match of the season and Three-Legged Mare is hosting a viewing party. Go listen to some true stories told live at The Big Easy event. Go take a look at home -A Meditation On Suburbia. Meet with all of your favorite vendor at Ohio Market Day at The Hills Market.

    Don’t forget to turn your clocks ahead one hour for Daylight Savings Time!

    Sunday

    Join ProMusica for another edition of Rhythms, Rhymes and Fairy Tales at CML Hilliard Branch. See Rent at ShadowboxLive. The CS Gallery’s latest show The Figure in Motion, continues through the 13th. View the latest CAW exhibit: Creating Our History at the Fort Hayes Shot Tower Gallery.

    Enjoy your weekend!

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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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