What
to do around Columbus 2/26/2016 – 3/4/2016
Featured
NITE OWL THEATRE: THE GOONIES
Date:
Saturday, February 27th Location: GATEWAY FILM CENTER
Hours:
@11:59pm (11pm preshow). Admission:
$5.46
Address:
1550 North High Street; Columbus, Ohio 43201
Details:
Late-night Columbus legend, Fritz The Nite Owl returns to host the
1985 Richard Donner film, The Goonies. To save their homes, a group of kids set
out in search of a buried treasure.The Goonies will be presented with
vintage-style commercial breaks including Fritz's Emmy Award-winning host
segments. Purchase tickets as soon as they become available!
Sports
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS VS. DEVILS
Date:
SAT FEB 27, 2016 Location: Nationwide Arena
Time:
3 PM Channel: Fox Sports Ohio
OHIO STATE BUCKEYES MEN'S BASKETBALL VS. IOWA
Date:
February 28, 2016 Location: Jerome
Schottenstein Center
Admission:
Starting at $10 Time:
4PM
Address:
555 Borror Dr.; Columbus, 43210
Arts
CINEMA REVIVAL: A FESTIVAL OF FILM RESTORATION/ BOY ON A DOLPHIN
Date:
February 28, 2016 Location:
Wexner Center Film/Video Theater
Hours:
Sunday 3:45-5 p.m. Admission:
$6-$8
Address:
1871 N. High Street; Columbus, 43210
Details:
Sophia Loren makes her English-language debut as a poor Greek sponge diver who
discovers an ancient statue at the bottom of the Aegean Sea and contends with
an upstanding archaeologist (Alan Ladd) and wealthy collector (Clifton Webb)
who have different ideas for what to do with the find. Shot on location in the
Greek Saronic Islands in stunning color CinemaScope, Boy on a Dolphin includes
Loren's unforgettable rendition of T'in'afto pou to lene agapi (What is this
they call love). (111 mins., 4K DCP)
50 SHADES OF SHADOWBOX
Date:
January 7 - March 19, 2016 Location: Shadowbox
Time:
Thursday 7:30-9:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday 7:30-9:30 p.m., 10:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.
Address:
503 South Front Street, Columbus, 43215
Admission:
$20-$40
Details:
This winter, forget about the rules. 50 Shades of Shadowbox. Are
you curious?
CURATOR TALK, LUNCHING AT LAZARUS
Date:
Saturday February 27th Location: Ohio History Center
Time:
2 PM Address:
800 E. 17th Ave.; Columbus,
Admission:
$10 (General Admission)
Details:
Join curator Lisa Wood to chat about the different places to eat in the
downtown Lazarus store, like the Chintz Room. View Lazarus commercials that ran
on WBNS-TV and see items from the museum collections purchased at Lazarus.
COSI
AFTER DARK - SPORTS
Date: Thurs, March 3rd Location: COSI
Time: 5:30 – 10PM Address: 333 West Broad Street;Columbus, 43215
Admission:
$14. Advance; $16 Door
Details:
It’s a wide world of sports and this month you will experience a side like no
other. Learn about how sports biomechanics researchers can use data to improve
the speed, balance and form of different athletes with The Ohio State
University Sports Biomechanics Lab. Find out what it takes to train some of our
most talented athletes with Rat Basketball shows throughout the night.
Challenge your friends to see who conquers the Endzone Challenge Course – an
adult sized inflatable obstacle course. Plus, explore COSI, ride the Highwire
Unicycle, get lost in Adventure, enjoy special themed activities, and a cash
bar including specialty cocktails concocted by our friends from Watershed Distillery.
The Quiz Box
Date:
Fri March 4th Location:
Shadowbox
Time:
8 PM Address:
503 South Front Street, Columbus, Admission: $5
Details:
THE QUIZ BOX is a hilarious game show where audience members get the chance to
team up with one of four comedian panelists to win prizes. The comedians
compete against each other answering outrageous trivia questions to gain points
for their audience counterpart, and all you have to do is sit back, laugh, and
win! Everyone in the audience has a chance to become a contestant to win
fantastic prizes.
Music
SOUL
SOUP (Rock, Soul, Top 40)
Date: Friday February 26, 2016 Location:
Hollywood Casino - Columbus
Time: 9PM Address: 200 Georgesville Rd, Columbus, 43228
Admission:
Free
The
Nashville-based band, Soul Soup, stands out with their versatility and
diversity of music, spanning from the 60's classics to today's current radio
hits. You just can't help but get your groove on and your mojo workin!
KEITH
JONES & THE MAKESHIFTS (50's Rock)
Date: Saturday February 27, 2016 Location:
Hollywood Casino - Columbus
Time: 9PM Address: 200 Georgesville Rd, Columbus, 43228
Admission:
Free
We
are Keith Jones and the Makeshifts! a 1950's swingy rock and roll rockabilly
group with an emphasis on Bill Haley's style from Cincinnati, OH. We pride
ourselves on quality live performances and our dedication to authenticity and
trueness to the original sound.
DUELING
PIANOS - ALL KEYED UP
Date: Wednesday, March 2nd Location:
Hollywood Casino - Columbus
Time: 7 p.m. – 10 p.m. Address: 200 Georgesville Rd, Columbus, 43228
Admission:
Free
Details:
Watch a live dueling piano performance by All Keyed Up and enjoy drink
specials! Ashton Wolf and Craig Wilson's dueling pianos and sing along is a
wild and wonderful, crazy and fun, highly energetic and entertaining show that
is sure to help make your Wednesday night unforgettable!
Upcoming
ARNOLD
SPORTS FESTIVAL
Date: March 4-6, 2016 Location:
Greater Columbus Convention Center
Time: Friday 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday
8:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Sunday 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
Address: 400 N. High St.; Columbus, 43215
Admission:
The 2016 Arnold Fitness EXPO will again feature more than 900 booths of the
latest in sports equipment, apparel and nutrition and a stage that hosts
unique, non-stop competitions and entertainment that combine to make the Arnold
Fitness EXPO the heart of the Arnold Sports Festival.