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Special Events

• International Gem & Jewelry Show
  300 West Broad Street • Columbus, OH 43215
  Held at Franklin County Veterans Memorial
  301-294-1640
  Founded in 1967, in the Washington, D.C. area by Herbert A. Duke Sr., the renowned International Gem & Jewelry Show features exhibitors selling the highest quality loose gems, gold, silver, estate jewelry, beads, accessories and much more all at the best possible prices. This International Gem & Jewelry Show will last from March 12 to March 14, 2010.

• International Gem & Jewelry Show
  300 West Broad Street • Columbus, OH 43215
  Held at Veterans Memorial
  301-294-1640
  Founded in 1967, in the Washington, D.C. area by Herbert A. Duke Sr., the renowned International Gem & Jewelry Show features exhibitors selling the highest quality loose gems, gold, silver, estate jewelry, beads, accessories and much more all at the best possible prices. This International Gem & Jewelry Show will last from November 20 through November 22, 2009.

• Nationwide Arena
  200 West Nationwide Boulevard • Columbus, OH 43215
  Located in Downtown Columbus' Arena District
  614-246-2000
  Nationwide Arena is the home of the National Hockey League's Columbus Blue Jackets, Arena Football League's Columbus Destroyers, United States Hockey League's Ohio Junior Blue Jackets and a wide variety of sports and entertainment events. Nationwide Arena is the only building in the NHL that has the team's practice facility, Dispatch Ice Haus, attached to the arena where the team plays its games.

Cinema

• Arena Grand Theater
  175 West Nationwide Boulevard • Columbus, OH 43215
  Located in the Arena District
  614-486-7229
  This state-of-the-art cinema complex features eight individual cinemas with wall-to-wall screens and digital sound. The cinema is connected to its own parking garage and Reserved Grand Club Seating is available for those who wish to spend a night at the movies in a more upscale manner.

• Regal Georgesville Square 16
  1800 Georgesville Square Drive • Columbus, OH 43228
  614-853-0850
  Features critically-acclaimed films, alternative productions, restored classics and first-run foreign movies.

• Cinemark Movies 10
  5275 Westpointe Plaza • Columbus, OH 43228
  614-529-8547
  Office phone: 614-529-9462

• Cinemark Carriage Place Movies 12
  2570 Bethel Road • Columbus, OH 43220
  614-538-0400
  Office phone: 614-538-0403

• Crosswoods Cinemas & Imax
  200 Hutchinson Avenue • Columbus, OH 43235
  614-841-1600
  Enjoy featured motion pictures at this quality establishment.

Night Life

• Char-Bar
  439 North High Street • Columbus, OH 43215
  Located across from Columbus Convention Center
  614-225-9439
  This casual neighborhood bar offers a wide variety of beer and liquors to choose from, as well as a selection of premium beers on tap. The room adjacent to the bar includes a seven foot pool table, dartboards, and a jukebox filled with diverse classic rock.

• Funny Bone Comedy Club
  145 Easton Town Center • Columbus, OH 43219
  614-471-5653
  Open seven days a week, this comedy club and cafe features a steady stream of premier and fresh comedians and offers pre-show and show-time menus that revolve around American, Italian, and seafood dishes.

• Howl at the Moon
  450 South Front Street • Columbus, OH 43215
  Located in the Brewery District
  614-224-5990
  A downtown bar that features a sing-along, dueling piano bar plus serves an array of American cuisine. The facility is available for private parties any night of the week.

• Ludlow's Bar and The Patio
  485 South Front Street • Columbus, OH 43215
  614-224-3808
  Live music by local, regional, and national acts is featured Thursday through Saturday nights at this night spot that also offers a patio for entertainment beneath the stars that is open from May through September.

• Red Zone Night Club
  303 South Front Street • Columbus, OH 43215
  Located on the North Side of the Brewery District
  614-621-0416
  This mega night club is rated at the top as being one of the best dance clubs in Columbus and the club hosts special events and superstar guest DJs in an upscale, metropolitan nightlife atmosphere.

• Shark Club
  4077 Gramercy Street • Columbus, OH 43219
  Located in the Easton Town Center
  614-471-9548
  Featuring an Art Deco interior, this around-the-clock place is for those who love to play games, whether the urge overtakes them during the day or late into the night. There is plenty of room to accommodate those who love billiards and bowling, as well as a dance floor that features the sounds of top 40 tunes. Classic American soups, salads, and sandwiches are also served.

Concerts & Performances

• Columbus Symphony Orchestra
  55 East State Street, Fifth Floor • Columbus, OH 43215
  614-228-9600
  Professional performances of the best that the fields of classical, pops, and family programs have to offer is presented by this symphony orchestra that also offers education programs and hosts youth orchestras.

• Opera Columbus
  177 Naghten Street • Columbus, OH 43215
  614-461-8101
  The best in classical and contemporary opera is presented by this opera company that also hosts special events such as Opera Night at Martini, in which performances accompany dining at the Martini Italian Bistro the first Tuesday of each month. Educational and outreach programs are also available.

• ProMusica
  243 North Fifth Street, Suite 202 • Columbus, OH 43215
  614-464-0066
  "Columbus's premier chamber orchestra," this orchestra promotes chamber music through superb performances that were composed with the smaller chamber orchestra in mind, as well as through a number of educational and outreach programs.

Plays & Productions

• Theatre Lab, The
  1421 Olentangy River Road • Columbus, OH 43212
  614-783-2208
  A comedy-mystery dinner theatre. They do a lot of audience participation and add the audience into the show. They like to personalize their shows and private parties.

• 2Co's Cabaret
  790 North High Street • Columbus, OH 43215
  Located in the Short North Area
  614-437-2267
  Although this theatre serves food and alcoholic drinks, it reminds its patrons that it is first and foremost a theatre and a cabaret. The intimate atmosphere of the theatre offers a variety of entertainment Thursday through Saturday evenings including dramatic theatre, light theatre, monologues, poetry readings, and acoustic music.

• BalletMet Columbus
  322 Mount Vernon Avenue • Columbus, OH 43215
  614-229-4860
  Specializing in the best of classical, traditional, and contemporary ballet, this ballet company brings top notch performances to the Columbus area with seasonal favorites such as The Nutcracker being performed, as well as many other shows with themes such as Cinderella, Dracula, a Midsummer Night’s Dream, Don Quixote, Dance Days for Kids, and much more. Educational programs and dance classes are available.

• Broadway in Columbus
  10 West Broad Street, Suite 270 • Columbus, OH 43215
  614-224-7654, 800-294-1892
  This company presents national touring theatre productions of Broadway and Broadway style shows, musicals, and comedies at the Ohio Theatre and various other venues in Columbus.

• Cloak & Dagger Dinner Theatre
  1048 Morse Road • Columbus, OH 43215
  614-523-9347, 800-935-4548
  Along with fine dining, you will find that "mystery and comedy are always on the menu" at this dinner theatre that presents dramatic offerings in mysteries, comedies, and comedic mysteries.

• Columbus Children's Theatre
  512 North Park Street • Columbus, OH 43215
  614-224-6672
  Providing great family theatre for over 40 years, this theatre company performs a wide variety of plays and productions that are perfect for children.

• Contemporary American Theater Company
  77 South High Street • Columbus, OH 43215
  614-461-1382
  "Central Ohio’s only professional resident theatre company,” this theatre company brings seven shows each season to downtown Columbus with productions offered including the best in new American theatre, international, and American classics, as well as new works and woefully neglected works of wonderment from around the world that have been going unnoticed.

• Center Stage Players
  775 North High Street • Columbus, OH 43215
  Located in the Short North Arts District
  Central Ohio's only all-musical theatre company.

Antique Shows & Auctions

• Scott Antique Market
  717 East 17th Avenue • Columbus, OH 43211
  740-569-4112
  The Scott Antique Market features over 800 indoor booths with investment-quality antiques and collectibles. It is held monthly November through March every year.

Arts & Crafts Shows

• National Quilting Association Quilt Show
  400 North High Street - Hall C • Columbus, OH 43215
  Held at the Greater Columbus Convention Center
  614-488-8520
  Patrons of the National Quilting Association Quilt Show can enjoy special exhibits, classes, lectures, workshops, quilting product vendors and more. The annual NQA Quilt Show will be held June 17-19, 2010.

Sporting Events

• Scioto Downs
  6000 South High Street • Columbus, OH 43207
  614-491-2515, 800-723-6967
  This facility has been the home of harness racing for over 40 years. Races are featured Mondays through Saturdays from May to September. Two fine dining establishments, as well as casual patio dining options, are also on site.

• Columbus Blue Jackets, The
  200 West Nationwide Boulevard • Columbus, OH 43215
  Held at Nationwide Arena
  614-246-4156, 800-NHL-COLS
  The Columbus Blue Jackets are a NHL franchise hockey team that provides exciting, hard hitting, and fast paced hockey games from October to April.

• Columbus Clippers
  1155 West Mound Street • Columbus, OH 43223
  Held at Cooper Stadium
  614-462-5250
  The Columbus Clippers are a Triple-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals.

• Columbus Crew
  1 Black & Gold Boulevard • Columbus, OH 43211
  Held at Crew Stadium
  614-447-CREW
  Enjoy major league soccer at its best by this professional soccer team that plays exciting games from March to October.

• Columbus Destroyers
  200 West Nationwide Boulevard • Columbus, OH 43215
  614-431-3600 (Ticketmaster)
  The Arena Football League's Columbus Destroyers' home games are played at Nationwide Arena.

Parades

• Doo Dah Parade, The
  The Doo Dah Parade is the one and only 4th of July parade in the city of Columbus. The parade steps off at 1 p.m. at Goodale Park (Intesection of Park Street and Buttles Avenue) in the Short North. The Doo Dah parade is a satirical celebration of life and lunacy. There is no fee to enter just show up and show off. Prizes will be awarded.