What's Up: 10/2 - 10/8

Whether you are looking to rock out, appreciate some art or pig out at a festival, The Lantern has you covered. Here you will find a heavily researched — but still tragically incomplete — list of happenings around Columbus next week. Click the title of any event for more info.

Please note: Admission prices are listed before taxes/fees.

MUSIC AND PERFORMANCES

• Wednesday, Oct. 2
  • The Black Keys w/ Modest Mouse 7 p.m. at Nationwide Arena ($50)
  • The Queers 7 p.m. at Rumba Cafe ($10)
  • Sports 6 p.m. at The Basement ($10)
  • Huggy Lowdown 7 p.m. at Columbus Funny Bone Comedy Club ($20)
  • QueerProv 8 p.m. at Up Front at Shadowbox Live ($7)
• Thursday, Oct. 3
  • Of Mice & Men 6 p.m. at The Basement ($25)
  • Church Girls // Of Two Minds // Saltlick 8 p.m. at Spacebar ($5)
  • Mery Steel // Fellow Hollow 7 p.m. at The Oracle (FREE)
  • Magic City Hippies 8 p.m. at A&R Music Bar ($15)
  • Assia Ahhatt Live in Concert 7:30 p.m. at Lincoln Theatre ($30)
  • Ben Miller Band w/ The Devil Doves 8 p.m. at Woodlands Tavern ($10)
  • Deep Sea Diver 7 p.m. at Big Room Bar ($10)
  • The Midnight Hour Tour 2019 8 p.m. at Strongwater Food and Spirits ($20)
  • Fickle Hellcat w/ Honey & Blue 6 p.m. at Woodlands Tavern (FREE)
  • ProMusica Sessions: Double the Bass 7:30 p.m. at Wolf’s Ridge Brewing ($10)
  • Josh Krajcik 9 p.m. at Natalie’s Coal Fired Pizza ($12)
• Friday, Oct. 4
  • Lewis Black: The Joke’s on Us Tour 8 p.m. at the Riffe Center ($25)
  • Melvins 7 p.m. at A&R Music Bar ($22)
  • Fishbowl Improv & Backburner Sketch Comedy: THE FISH FRY 7 p.m. in Independence Hall, Room 100 (FREE)
  • Alyssa Edwards Midnight at Axis ($10)
  • Corey Holcomb 7:45 p.m. at Columbus Funny Bone Comedy Club through Saturday ($26)
  • The Quasi Kings // Roots of a Rebellion w/ Land of Panda 8 p.m. at Woodlands Tavern ($12)
  • CSC Presents: Tokyo Rose, 6th Circle, The Voids, p!nk heArtbrake 9 p.m. at Ace of Cups ($10)
  • The Spikedrivers Happy Hour Show 6 p.m. at Rumba Cafe ($8)
  • Jake Rose 8:30 p.m. at Tequila Cowboy Columbus ($10)
  • A Benefit For The Shock Family ft The Lost Boyz at Big Room Bar 7 p.m. at Big Room Bar ($10)
• Saturday, Oct. 5
  • Chnnll // Tango Moms // Thomas and The Workmen // The Broken Relic 8 p.m. at The Shrunken Head ($8)
  • Fables & Friends: An Acoustic Variety Show 8 p.m. at Brothers Drake Meadery (FREE)
  • Will Reagan (of United Pursuit) // Andrea 6:30 p.m. at Skully’s Music-Diner ($22)
  • Defeater // Mundy’s Bay // Cold Embrace // En Love 7 p.m. at Big Room Bar ($15)
• Sunday, Oct. 6
  • Mystery Science Theatre 3000: The Great Cheesy Movie Circus Tour 7 p.m. at the Riffe Center ($40)
  • Titus Andronicus w/ Control Top 6:30 p.m. at Ace of Cups ($15)
  • Well Wisher // Spowder w/ Nothin’ 7:30 p.m. at Dirty Dungarees Laundromat and Bar (Suggested Donation)
  • Andrea Gibson 7:30 p.m. at Skully’s Music-Diner ($18)
  • Suzanne Westenhoefer 7 p.m. at Columbus Funny Bone Comedy Club ($20)
• Monday, Oct. 7
  • Jake “The Snake” Roberts 7 p.m. at Columbus Funny Bone Comedy Club ($25)
  • Mistar Anderson Duo 6:30 p.m. at Strongwater Event Space (FREE)
  • Lagwagon // Face To Face w/ Makewar 7 p.m. at The Athenaeum Theatre ($30)
  • Free Tavern Show w/ Michael Batdorf 7 p.m. at Woodlands Tavern (FREE)
• Tuesday, Oct. 8
  • Bon Iver 7:30 p.m. at The Schottenstein Center ($40)
  • Zedd: ORBIT TOUR 6:30 p.m. at Express Live! ($50)
  • half•alive 7 p.m. at Newport Music Hall ($22)
  • Big Mermaid // Honey Spikes // CPR 7 p.m. at Dirty Dungarees Laundromat and Bar (Suggested Donation)
  • Orville Peck 8 p.m. at Ace of Cups ($12)

FOOD AND DRINK

• Wednesday, Oct. 2
  • Ampersand Asian Supper Club Grand Opening Noon at Ampersand Asian Supper Club (FREE)
• Thursday, Oct. 3
  • Hilltop Pinball Challenge 7 p.m. at Old North Arcade (FREE)
• Friday, Oct. 4
  • National Taco Day at Local Cantina 11 a.m. at Local Cantina Short North (FREE)
  • National Taco Day Tacos Tasting 6 p.m. at Park Street Cantina ($12)
  • Oktoberfest Beer Tasting 6 p.m. at Short North Julep ($10)
• Saturday, Oct. 5
  • Turkish Food Festival 11 a.m. at Bethel International United Methodist Church (FREE)

ART AND FILM

• Wednesday, Oct. 2
  • 2 COLORS 6 ARTISTS: A Celebration Of Black Art In Columbus 7 p.m. at TRISM (FREE)
  • Hispanic Heritage Month Art Exhibit 4:30 p.m. at the Franklin County Coroner’s Office (FREE)
• Friday, Oct. 4
  • Opening Art Reception / Day of the Dead Columbus 2019 Kick Off 6 p.m. at Global Gallery (FREE)
• Saturday, Oct. 5
  • The Masks We Wear, New Work by Paul Richmond 6 p.m. at Not Sheep Gallery (FREE)
  • GDEX Sidequest at BrewDog: Digital Gallery Hop / Gaming For Good 5 p.m. at BrewDog Short North (FREE)
• Monday, Oct. 7
  • Joël van Houdt – Kuja meri?: Afghan Refugees Across the Globe 7 p.m. at the Wexner Center for the Arts (FREE with RSVP)

OTHER

• Thursday, Oct. 3
  • Stories to Tell in the Dark 7 p.m. at Wild Goose Creative ($5)
• Saturday, Oct. 5
  • Diabolical: A Satanic Cocktail Party 7 p.m. at WitchLab ($30)
• Sunday, Oct. 6
  • Fall Flea 2019 11 a.m. at Seventh Son Brewing (FREE)