the weekend warrior

Events Happening This Weekend:
Columbus Symphony - Dvorak's New World (February 3 & 4 at Ohio Theatre)
35MM - Imagine Productions at Club Diversity
Intimate Apparel - JCC Gallery Players (February 4 at JCC Columbus)
9 to 5 - CATCO (February 2-19 at Vern Riffe Center)
Slave Play - Short North Stage (through February 19 at Short North Stage)
First Friday - February 3 in Downtown Delaware
Gallery Hop - February 4 in Short North
Franklin Park Conservatory Community Day Celebrates Black History Month - February 5 at Franklin Park Conservatory

The Weekend Warrior for January 19, 2023

The Weekend Warrior for MLK Weekend:
Franklinton Fridays (January 13) - Franklinton Arts District
Columbus Symphony - RESPECT: The Music of Aretha Franklin (January 14) - Ohio Theatre

MLK Events:
Capital University (January 16) - http://www.capital.edu
Otterbein University (January 17 & 18) - http://www.otterbein.edu
Columbus State Community College (January 23-27) - http://www.cscc.edu
Streetlight Guild (January 16) - http://www.streetlightguild.org
King Arts Complex & Ohio History Connection (January 16) - http://www.kingartscomplex.com
The City of Columbus (January 16) - http://www.columbus.gov

TREE LIGHTINGS:
- Obetz (December 10, Lancaster Park; CORRECTION from recording)
- Clintonville (December 11, Whetstone Community Center & Whetstone Library)

FESTIVALS:
- Franklinton Fridays (December 9, Franklinton Arts District)

ARTS HAPPENINGS:
- White Christmas (Short North Stage; through January 1)
- CATCO New Works Festival for Young Audiences (CPAC; through December 11)
- The Happy Elf (CCT at the Lincoln; through December 23)
- The Nutcracker (BalletMet at the Ohio Theatre; through December 24)
- Dave Koz & Friends Concert (Southern Theatre; December 10)

Tree Lightings:
THURSDAY
Ohio Statehouse
Dublin - Riverside Crossing Park

FRIDAY
Canal Winchester - Downtown Canal Winchester
Delaware - Downtown Delaware
German Village - Frank Fetch Park
Grove City - Grove City Town Center
Otterbein University - Towers Plaza
Upper Arlington - Mallway Park
Westerville - City Hall
Whitehall - The Kelley Green at Norton Crossing (Bus - # 10, 24)

SATURDAY
Lancaster - Downtown Lancaster
Pickerington - Olde Pickerington
Plain City - Plain City
Reynoldsburg - City Hall (Bus - # 2 to Reynoldsburg)

SUNDAY
Bexley - Northeast Drexel Circle, Broad St & Drexel Ave. (Bus - # 10)
Groveport - Groveport
Hilliard - Hilliard Station Park

TUESDAY
Grandview Heights - Grandview Community Center

Holiday Festivals:
THURSDAY
Statehouse Open House

FRIDAY/SATURDAY
Canal Winchester - Christmas in the Village
Grove City - Christmas Festival/Mistletoe Market, Grove City Town Center

FRIDAY
Delaware - First Friday, Downtown Delaware
Upper Arlington - Winter Fair, Mallway Park (in front of Jones Middle School & Fire Station 95)
Whitehall - Whitehall Wonderland, The Kelley Green at Norton Crossing

SATURDAY
Downtown - Discovery District Trolley Hop
Downtown - Winter Fest, Bicentennial Park
Lancaster - Winter Fair
Plain City - Christmas Under The Clock/Route 42 Holiday Hop
Short North - Holiday Hop, High Street between Nationwide Blvd. & 5th Ave., Short North

SUNDAY
Clintonville - Holiday Ville!
German Village - Village Lights
Westerville - Sertoma Christmas Parade, State St. between St. Paul the Apostle Church and Electric Avenue

TUESDAY
Grandview Heights - Holidays in the Heights, Grandview Avenue between First and Third Avenue, Grandview Heights

WEDNESDAY 12/07
Worthington - Illuminating Shopping, High Street between New England and Stafford Avenue, Worthington

The Arts:
Jazz Arts Group Home for the Holidays at the Southern Theatre (through December 4)

Events This Weekend:
- Columbus Symphony presents Ghostbusters (October 28) & Halloween Spooktacular (October 30) at the Ohio Theatre (39 E. State St., Downtown; http://www.columbussymphony.com)
- Boo at the Zoo - FINAL WEEKEND! (through October 30; Columbus Zoo and Aquarium; 4850 W. Powell Rd., Powell; http://www.columbuszoo.org)
- All Hallow's Eve (October 29; Ohio History Connection; 800 E. 17th Ave., Linden; http://www.ohiohistory.org)
- Halloween Village (October 28-31; Streetlight Guild; 1367 E. Main St., Near East Side; http://www.streetlightguild.org)
- Halloween on the Square (October 31; 400 Square, Franklinton; http://www.400square.com)
- Boo on Broadway (October 29; Grove City Town Center; http://www.heartofgrovecity.org)