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ENTERTAINMENT & EVENTS

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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.

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