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, Jan. 15
- Weird Wednesday — Cricketbows // Jesse Henry // The High Definition 9 p.m. at The Summit Music Hall ($5)
- Native Tongues ft. Mathias Jackson 7 p.m. at Big Room Bar ($10)
- Writers’ Block Poetry ft. Steve Abbott 8 p.m. at Kafe Kerouac ($5)
- Shel Shocked 7 p.m. at Up Front at Shadowbox Live ($7)
- Thursday, Jan. 16
- HH with Benny Coleman (The Quasi Kings) 6 p.m. at Woodlands Tavern (FREE with RSVP)
- Aubrey Logan 6 p.m. at The Refectory ($100)
- Acoustic Happy Hour- Just a Chill Affair 7 p.m. at Craft & Vinyl (FREE)
- Queer Mic’s January Show, ft. Vaiden Saints 7:30 p.m. at Wild Goose Creative (Suggested donation)
- RADATTACK // Yellow Paper Planes 8 p.m. at The Rambling House ($5)
- Birdshack ft. Eric Rollin (Mistar Anderson) // Parker Louis // Redsun 7 p.m. at Rumba Cafe ($8)
- 3rd Thursday Throwdown ft. Nothin’ // Dirtkid // The Confusions 6 p.m. at Used Kids Records (FREE)
- Stef Chura w/ Leggy 8 p.m. at Ace of Cups ($12)
- Mistar Anderson Shed ft. Freedom 10 p.m. at Rehab Tavern (FREE)
- Jared Mahone 8 p.m. at Natalie’s Grandview ($12)
- 4th Floor Live ft. Joey Skoch 7 p.m. at Jazz Academy (FREE with RSVP)
- Friday, Jan. 17
- The Honky Tonk Happy Hour ft. Andy Smith // The Zach Whitney Show 6 p.m. at The Shrunken Head (FREE)
- Phil Clark & The SOUL 8 p.m. at Natalie’s Grandview ($12)
- Tony Monaco and Friends 9:30 p.m. at Natalie’s Coal Fired Pizza ($12)
- Love & Special Sauce 7:30 p.m. at A&R Music Bar ($35)
- Ripe: National Tour 2020 7 p.m. at Newport Music Hall ($17)
- Fables Album Release Show w/ Mungbean 9 p.m. at Rumba Cafe ($10)
- SOOHAN w/ Tingari // Tangled Branches // S. MOSS 8 p.m. at The Summit Music Hall ($12)
- Les Délices “Songs About Hope” 8 p.m. at Huntington Recital Hall ($12)
- BC6 w/ Dr. Beat 9 p.m. at Brothers Drake Meadery ($5)
- Indigo De Souza 7 p.m. at Big Room Bar ($10)
- Trailer Park Ninjas 9:30 p.m. at Park Street Tavern (FREE)
- Shiba San 9 p.m. at Dahlia Nightclub ($15)
- Phoenix Rising 9 p.m. at Shaker’s Bar & Grille (FREE)
- Willie Phoenix 9 p.m. at The Walrus (FREE)
- Electric Orange Peel 8 p.m. at Woodlands Tavern (FREE with RSVP)
- Stan Smith & Friends 8 p.m. at Streetlight Guild ($8)
- Saturday, Jan. 18
- The 2020 ICCA Showcase 7 p.m. at Hitchcock Hall (FREE)
- BLOCKHEAD / Arms and Sleepers / il:lo 8 p.m. at The Summit ($15)
- We Banjo 3 7 p.m. at Newport Music Hall ($20)
- Songs of Struggle 7 p.m. at Maple Grove Methodist Church (Suggested Donation)
- Sluggish 9 p.m. at Kafe Kerouac ($3)
- Dogleg // Guest House 6:30 p.m. at Rumba Cafe ($5)
- Rock Potluck 15 9 p.m. at Ace of Cups ($5)
- Zachariah’s Red Eye Reunion ft. McGuffey Lane 7 p.m. at Express Live! ($20)
- James Taylor Night by Dan Heidt 7 p.m. at The Parlor ($40)
- TATTAT w/ Thomas & The Workmen 10 p.m. at Rumba Cafe ($5)
- The Powerful Pills – Phish Tribute 8 p.m. at Woodlands Tavern (FREE with RSVP)
- NYMH ft. Christian Bistany 10 p.m. at Brothers Drake Meadery ($5)
- fo/mo/deep 8 p.m. at Natalie’s Grandview ($12)
- Blues & Brews 7 p.m. at Craft & Vinyl ($5)
- Galen Tipton // Emotional Indulgence // Versioning 6 p.m. at Cafe Bourbon Street (Recommended Donation)
- Chase Duncan // Cheapshow // Charlie Darling // PFC Pierce // D L Burdon 8:30 p.m. at The Tree Bar ($5)
- Mojo Theory 7 p.m. at Craft & Vinyl ($5)
- Sunday, Jan. 19
- The Fairy Garden Presents: Summer In January II 8 p.m. at Cafe Bourbon Street ($5)
- Mista Flip aka Vegas Miller 3:30 p.m. at Skully’s Music-Diner ($12)
- January Live Music 6 p.m. at Snowden Gray Mansion ($5)
- Jenie Thai w/ Jeffrey Forrester Tobin 7 p.m. at The Rambling House ($10)
- Taproom Sunday Live Sessions 3 p.m. at Wolf’s Ridge Brewing (FREE)
- YOLA 6 p.m. at A&R Music Bar ($19.50)
- Sick In This Second 4 p.m. at Skully’s Music-Diner ($12)
- Ricky Glore – Spitting Image Tour 7:30 p.m. at Woodlands Tavern ($10)
- ZIGG 4 p.m. at BrewDog Franklinton (FREE)
- Monday, Jan. 20
- Mike Gordon 7 p.m. at Newport Music Hall ($25)
- YACHT 7 p.m. at The Basement ($15)
- Slow Violence // Sincera // The Knife Kickers // Big Mood 7 p.m. at Dirty Dungarees Laundromat And Bar (Suggested Donation)
- Tuesday, Jan. 21
- Black Pumas // Seratones 7 p.m. at Newport Music Hall ($19.50)
- Faye 6 p.m. at The Rambling House (FREE)
- Randy Mather Quartet: Tribute to Dexter Gordon 8 p.m. at Natalie’s Coal Fired Pizza and Live Music ($10)
FOOD AND DRINK
- Wednesday, Jan. 15
- Wolf’s Ridge – SeeSaw Brewery Dinner Series 01 5 p.m. at SeeSaw ($65)
- Wax & Wine 6 p.m. at Eleventh Candle Co. ($65)
- Thursday, Jan. 16
- Ecology on Tap: Disease and Vector Biology 6:30 p.m. at Brothers Drake Meadery (Suggested Donation)
- Friday, Jan. 17
- Columbus Beerfest 5 p.m. at the Greater Columbus Convention Center through Saturday ($45)
- Battle of the Beers and Columbus Winter Beerfest Pregame Party 4 p.m. at Brewcadia (FREE)
- The Big Bacon Bash 6 p.m. at The Hills Market Downtown ($35)
- Nat’l Ditch Your New Year’s Resolutions Day 11 a.m. at Combustion Brewery & Taproom (FREE)
- Saturday, Jan. 18
- Caffeine Collective 2020 10 a.m. at Platform Beer Co. (FREE)
- Boozin’ In Your Onesie Bar Crawl 3 p.m. at the Arena District ($25)
- Black Girls Wine Columbus 4 p.m. at Camelot Cellars Winery ($55)
- Sunday, Jan. 19
- 2020 DUDE A THON w/ Lagunitas Brewing Company 7:30 p.m. at Studio 35 Cinema & Drafthouse ($40)
- Dice and Doughnuts 2 p.m. at Community Grounds: Coffee & Meeting House (FREE)
- In Science We Trust – Winter Science 2 p.m. at BrewDog Franklinton (FREE)
- Cantillion Fou’ Foune Bottle Pour 2 p.m. at DogTap (FREE)
- Monday, Jan. 20
- Clean Water for Columbus Craft Beer 6 p.m. at Lineage Brewery (FREE)
- MLK Brunch 11 a.m. at Hen Quarter Dublin (FREE)
- Tuesday Jan. 21
- Barbecue & Bourbon Tasting Dinner 6 p.m. at Pecan Penny’s ($65)
ART AND FILM
- Wednesday, Jan. 15
- Anime Movie Meetup — Weathering With You 7 p.m. at Cinemark Stoneridge Plaza Movies 16 ($15.75)
- Thursday, Jan. 16
- Third Thursday Movie Night: Experimental treasures 7 p.m. at The Vanderelli Room ($5)
- Mesmerica 360 Columbus: A Visual Music Journey 5:30 p.m. at COSI Planetarium through Friday ($20)
- Friday, Jan. 17
- 2020 DUDE A THON w/Columbus Brewing Company 7:30 p.m. at Studio 35 Cinema & Drafthouse ($40)
- Saturday, Jan. 18
- Seasons 7 p.m. at 80 on the Commons ($35)
- Columbus Creative Industry Mixer 10 9 p.m. at 400 West Rich ($20)
- A John Carpenter Birthday Party w/ THEY LIVE 10 p.m. at Grandview Theater & Drafthouse ($9)
- Tuesday, Jan. 21
- Talks & More: Does Abstraction Belong to White People? 4:30 p.m. at the Wexner Center for the Arts (FREE with RSVP)
OTHER
- Wednesday, Jan. 15
- Arsenic and Old Lace Auditions 6:30 p.m. at Carriage Place Community Center (FREE)
- Thursday, Jan. 16
- Brothers Fashion Show 9 p.m. at Brothers Bar & Grill (FREE)
- Friday, Jan. 17
- SITE 2020 5 p.m. at the Student Academic Services Building ($31)
- Drunk PowerPoint 8:30 p.m. at Kafe Kerouac (FREE)
- Australian Rescue Fundraiser 7 p.m. at Camelot Cellars Winery (FREE with RSVP)
- CGS Winter Party 8 p.m. at TRISM ($10)
- Monthly Ritual and Potluck 6:30 p.m. at WitchLab (FREE)
- CreativeMornings Columbus: Roots 8:30 a.m. at Root Insurance (FREE with RSVP)
- Saturday, Jan. 18
- COSI Discovery Nights: Dangerous Science 6 p.m. at COSI ($20)
- Millennium Age Hosts: Silent Party Columbus “R&B, Trap, Afrobeats” 9:30 p.m. at Skully’s Music-Diner ($15)
- The Party 9 p.m. at The Forum ($5)
- Ravensburger Play Day 2 p.m. at Kingmakers (FREE with RSVP)
- Apocalipstick Latinx Party 8 p.m. at Slammers (FREE)
- Sunday, Jan. 19
- The ReDO MLK Weekend Edition 5 p.m. at The Avalon ($7)
- Support Australia Half Marathon & 5K 7 a.m. at RISE Fitness Community (FREE with RSVP)
- MLK – Sunday Dance party 18+ 9 p.m. at Big Bar (FREE)
- Red, White and Boots 8 p.m. at TRISM (FREE)
- MLK Adult Skate Night 8 p.m. at Skate Zone 71 ($9)
- Monday, Jan. 20
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day — Free Columbus Zoo and Aquarium Admission 10 a.m. at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium (FREE)
- $1 MLK Day Roller Skating 10 a.m. at United Skates of America ($1)
- Godspell Auditions 6:30 p.m. at A+ Arts Academy through Tuesday (FREE)
- MLK Day Open House Celebration Noon at King Arts Complex (FREE)
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day 10 a.m. at the Ohio History Center ($11)
- MLK Day Volunteering 2 p.m. at Wexner Heritage Village (FREE)
- Tuesday, Jan. 21
- Galley Book Club: Rest for the Justice Seeking Soul 6 p.m. at The People’s Mansion ($20)
- VGMX Cosmic Eclipse Season 3 Challenge 5:30 p.m. at VGMX ($5)
