What to do around Columbus 1/29/2016 – 2/5/2016
WORLD'S TOUGHEST RODEO
Date:
January 30, 2016 Location:
Nationwide Arena
Time:
Saturday 7:30-11:30 p.m. Admission:
$23-$78
Address:
200 West Nationwide Blvd., Columbus, 43215
Details:
World's Toughest Rodeo stampedes back into Nationwide Arena! Thirty
professional cowboys will harness a double dose of guts as they battle it out
against the rankest Bull and Broncs in Ohio. World's Toughest Rodeo features
the top cowboys testing their grit in bareback riding, saddle bronc riding and
bull riding. The cowgirls show off speed and style in the barrel racing event.
Back by popular demand is the world's most famous pint cowboy, Whiplash the
Monkey atop his Border Collie mount, Boogie, as they round up wild Barbados
sheep.
Sports
FIRST RESPONDERS NIGHT WITH OSU MEN'S HOCKEY VS. MICHIGAN STATE
Date:
January 30, 2016 Location: Jerome Schottenstein
Center, Col, OH
Time:
Saturday 3 p.m. Game 7 p.m. Admission:
$14
Address:
555 Borror Dr. Columbus, 43210
Details:
Come and join Apex Fire Services and the International Fire Fighter Cancer
Foundation for a night of hockey at the Schott! A charity hockey game between
Columbus Police and Columbus Fire will kick on the celebration at 4 p.m. Also
enjoy drink specials, a gourmet buffet available, equipment and apparatus
display, performance by the Columbus Police & Fire Pipes and Drums and
post-game meet and greet and open skate. There will also be a reception
beginning at 10 p.m. after the game.
Wine, Dine and More!
COMFORT FOOD CRUISE
Date:
January 30 - February 7, 2016 Location: Hocking Hills
Time:
Saturday-Sunday 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Admission:
$15
Address:
13178 State Route 664 S., Logan, 43138
Details
Craving a tasty treat? Come celebrate the Thanksgiving season by
enjoying the perfect pairing of 3 tasty Camelot wines and 3 locally crafted
chocolate bark flavors! The chocolate is provided by Eagle Family Candy
Company,fourth generation chocolatiers who take pride in creating delicious
candies. The Eagle family will be selling their famous chocolates on site!
Check out the link to Eagle Family Candy Company LCC on Facebook. $2 of your
ticket goes towards Colony Cats & Dogs for needed supplies!
Arts
DIE, MOMMY, DIE
Date:
February 4-21, 2016 Location: The Garden Theater
Time:
Thursday-Saturday 8-10:15 Sunday 3-5:15 Address:
1145 N. High Street, Columbus, 43201
Admission:
$25-$30
Details:
Charles Busch's outrageous adult comedy romps the audience through his absurd
and hilariously twisted lens. Die, Mommy, Die tells the story of fading
Hollywood movie queen, ala Joan Crawford or Lana Turner, and her emotionally
unbalanced adult children. Evoking both Greek tragedy and Hollywood kitsch, she
unleashes a barrage of laughter as she schemes to murder her husband and run
off with a much younger gigolo.
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?
The Quiz Box
Date:
Fri Feb 5th Location: MadLab
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.
GROUNDHOG DAY AT GFC -- THE 7TH ANNUAL 24 HOUR MARATHON
Date:
JANUARY 30TH 2016 Location:
The Gateway Film Center
Time:
11:59PM Address:
1550 N. High St., Columbus, 43201
Admission:
$20-25
Details:
Join the 24 Hours of Groundhog Day Marathon at GFC, Saturday night, Jan. 30
through Sunday night, Jan. 31. Watch the Bill Murray classic 12 times without
devices, books or sleep and get GFC tickets for a year ... and bragging rights
for life.
Music
Stalley
Date: January 29, 2016 Location:
A & R Music Bar
Time: Friday 7 p.m.-midnight Address: 391 Neil Ave., Columbus, 43215
Admission:
$15
Details:
Numerous trailblazers call Ohio home. The state boasts a musical
lineage that includes artists as diverse as The O'Jays, Bootsy Collins, Roger
Troutman, Heatwave, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, and Kid Cudi, most recently. Hailing
from the tiny Ohio town of Massillon, Stalley proudly upholds that tradition of
artistic innovation on his aptly titled full-length debut, Ohio. [Maybach Music
Group/Atlantic Records.
Growing
up in a city of 30,000, the rapper gravitated towards music at a very young
age, immersing himself in multiple genres. His grandmother would clean the
house to country songs playing on Massillon's sole radio station, while he
would spin everything from Nas and Outkast to Bruce Springsteen and Travis
Tritt in his bedroom. As a result of those diverse influences, he developed an
inimitable style.
Soul
Express
Date: Saturday Jan 31, 2016 Location:
Hollywood Casino - Columbus
Time: 9 p.m. Address: 200 Georgesville Rd, Columbus, 43228
Admission:
Free
Details:
Soul Express is a Dayton, Ohio-based dance band specializing in Motown and
Memphis soul classics from the 1960s and early 70s. We live to play good music,
have fun and get people up on the dance floor.
DUELING
PIANOS - ALL KEYED UP
Date: Wednesday, Feb 3rd 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!
Active
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS' WINTER PARK
Date:
January 22 - February 21, 2016 Location: McFerson Commons
Hours:
varies Admission:
$5
Address:
218 West St., Columbus, 43215
Details:
An NHL-sized ice rink returns to McFerson Commons Jan. 22 through
Feb. 21. At Winter Park, enjoy ice skating for $5, hockey games and more. A
heated tent serves food and beverages and houses entertainment, including a
replica Blue Jackets locker room. Blue Jackets games will also play on a video board.
SEASONAL WALKS AT GREEN LAWN CEMETERY
Date:
January 31, 2016 Location:Huntington
Chapel @Green Lawn Cemetery
Hours:
Sunday 2-4 p.m. . Admission: $10-$15
Address:
1000 Green Lawn, Columbus, 43223
Details:
Columbus Landmarks Foundation and Friends of Green Lawn Cemetery
are pleased to announce seasonal tours that focus on both the art of Green Lawn
Cemetery and the botanical features of this very special park. Green Lawn is
Central Ohio's preeminent 19th century cemetery, reflected in roots to the
Cemetery Beautiful Movement in New England. Green Lawn Cemetery encompasses
more than 200 years of Columbus history, stories, and architectural
preferences, and is home to champion trees, diverse old growth species, and
wildlife. Tours are co-led by a naturalist and historian. Join us for our
winter tour, the first in the series. We will meet at the Huntington Chapel,
located past the office at the end of the road.
