What's Up: 1/8 - 1/14

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. 8
  • Goth Dad // Small Disco // Godrays // Malibu Stasi 8 p.m. at Spacebar ($5)
  • Weird Wednesday — Aaron Kamm and the One Drops // Rockstead // Higher Education 8 p.m. at The Summit Music Hall ($10)
  • Jim Masters Quartet 7:30 p.m. at The Blue Velvet Room ($15)
  • Sound GODZ 7 p.m. at Wild Goose Creative ($5)
  • Venison Whirled 7 p.m. at Dirty Dungarees Laundromat and Bar (Suggested Donation)
  • Wolves Not Men 8 p.m. at Brothers Drake Meadery (FREE)
  • Declassified (Brand New, Unreleased, Secretive Hip Hop) 10 p.m. at Classics Victory’s Live (FREE)
  • Bobby Floyd Trio 9 p.m. at Natalie’s Coal Fired Pizza ($10)
• Thursday, Jan. 9
  • Ellis Paul 9 p.m. at Natalie’s Coal Fired Pizza ($20)
  • The Winery Comedy Tour 7 p.m. at Via Vecchia ($16)
  • Andrews’ w/ Former Vandal // Lvrboy 7 p.m. at Big Room Bar ($10)
  • The Safest Ledge w/ Tango Moms 8 p.m. at The Shrunken Head ($8)
  • Weird Brother // Sunwave // Victoria 8 p.m. at Brothers Drake Meadery (FREE)
  • Hybrid ft. Bent Spectrum // foi oi oi 8 p.m. at Duecento IV (FREE)
  • Happy Hour w/ Jesse Henry 6 p.m. at Woodlands Tavern (FREE with RSVP)
  • Jon Eshelman’s B3 Bash 7:30 p.m. at The Blue Velvet Room ($15)
  • Morgan, MacDonell & Maneri 7 p.m. at The Refectory Restaurant and Wine Shop (FREE)
• Friday, Jan. 10
  • BODY FARM Record Rel. Show 2 — Killer of Sheep // Minority Threat 9 p.m. at Legion of Doom (Suggested Donation)
  • Jan10 Farseek // Laguna Scuzz // Crush Culture // Yer In Laws 8 p.m. at Cafe Bourbon Street (FREE)
  • Jeff Dunham: Seriously 7 p.m. at the Schottenstein Center ($48.50)
  • Comedy Town 7:30 p.m. at Kafe Kerouac ($6)
  • Kai Wachi w/ Sam Lamar 8 p.m. at Skully’s Music-Diner ($15)
  • Monahgahide // Sharwahl 8 p.m. at Ruby Tuesday ($5)
  • Russian Winter Festival I: Natasha Returns 7:30 p.m. at Ohio Theatre through Sunday ($10)
  • January Traditional Night w/ General Guinness & Friends 8 p.m. at Tara Hall (FREE)
  • Whisky Driver 9 p.m. at Eldorado’s Food & Spirits (FREE)
  • Garbage Greek // Boy Shorts // Cory Landis & The Finer Things 9 p.m. at Rumba Cafe ($5)
  • Ghost Soul Trio w/ Sam Goodwill // Playing to Vapors 9 p.m. at Brothers Drake Meadery ($10)
  • Flashback Friday 10 p.m. at Axis ($8)
  • Willie Nelson Mandela 9 p.m. at The Walrus (FREE)
  • Sunny Sweeney w/ Erin Enderlin 7 p.m. at Woodlands Tavern ($15)
  • BODY FARM Record Release Show 1 – Nukkehammer & Slutbomb 6 p.m. at Used Kids Records (Suggested Donation)
  • Women Rock in Winter show 8 p.m. at Craft & Vinyl ($5)
  • Erica Blinn 9:30 p.m. at Natalie’s Coal Fired Pizza ($10)
  • Molotov Trio, Reflex Machine, Zeroth Ones 9 p.m. at Spacebar ($5)
  • Happy Hour w/ JT Hillier 6 p.m. at Woodlands Tavern (FREE with RSVP)
• Saturday, Jan. 11
  • Burning Bright // Fashion Week // The Typical Johnsons // Kyra V 7:30 p.m. at Rumba Cafe ($8)
  • Night of 100 Drag Queens 7 p.m. at Axis ($10)
  • Lil Durk 7 p.m. at Newport Music Hall ($40)
  • Howling Commandos // Aggro or Die! // Toxic Warlord // Crowtalker 8 p.m. at Ruby Tuesday ($5)
  • Woodlands Annual Grateful Dead Tribute ft. Arrows of Neon 7 p.m. at Woodlands Tavern (FREE with RSVP)
  • Comedy For The Masses 8 p.m. at Big Room Bar ($5)
  • Chamber Brews & Friends 10 p.m. at Dick’s Den ($5)
  • Arterial Mist // Indespise // Church // Domestic Terror 8 p.m. at The Shrunken Head ($8)
  • The Serfs // Bruised // Son of Drib // Kneeling in Piss 6 p.m. at Cafe Bourbon Street (Suggested Donation)
• Sunday, Jan. 12
  • Homesafe 6 p.m. at Donatos Basement ($12)
  • Dolphin Pal // Drobakid // Radattack // The IID 8 p.m. at Cafe Bourbon Street ($5)
  • Hoodoo Soul Band 10 p.m. at Rumba Cafe ($8)
  • Acoustic show w/ Aaron Buckley // Hunter Lepi 8 p.m. at Craft & Vinyl ($5)
• Monday, Jan. 13
  • Clarence White & the Johnny Appleseed 6:30 p.m. at Strongwater Food and Spirits (FREE)
• Tuesday, Jan. 14
  • Machine Girl // NAH // Ghosh // Deionyx 6 p.m. at Dirty Dungarees Laundromat and Bar (Suggested Donation)
  • The Adicts w/ The Last Ones 8 p.m. at Ace of Cups ($25)

FOOD AND DRINK

• Wednesday, Jan. 8
  • WINE DOWN with YJC 6:30 p.m. at Fireproof Columbus (FREE)
  • Whiskey Tasting 101 ft. Maker’s Mark 7 p.m. at Bristol Republic ($30)
• Thursday, Jan. 9
  • Aloha, Beaches! Tiki Pop-Up 6 p.m. at Ace of Cups (FREE)
  • 2020 Sweet Wine Tasting 6 p.m. at Serendipity Labs Short North ($30)
• Friday, Jan. 10
  • German Village 60th Birthday Party Cake Contest 6:30 p.m. at German Village Meeting Haus (FREE)
  • Stardust to Stardust Release Party 6 p.m. at North High Brewing (FREE)
  • Free Outerbelt Brewing Tasting Noon at The Barrel and Bottle (FREE)
• Monday, Jan. 13
  • A Scotch Whisky Tasting 6 p.m. at Barcelona Restaurant ($25)
• Tuesday, Jan. 14
  • Lights & Flights with The Candle Lab and Wine on High 5 p.m. at The Candle Lab ($30)

ART AND FILM

• Wednesday, Jan. 8
  • Lunch & Learn: Examining the Refugee Crisis with Art 11:30 a.m. at Martin de Porres Center (FREE with RSVP)
• Thursday, Jan. 9
  • Smoky Brown & Friends: The East Side Canon 6:30 p.m. at Streetlight Guild (FREE)
• Friday, Jan. 10
  • Exhibit Reception and Program: Ladies First 5:30 p.m. at the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum (FREE)
  • Jacob Mason-Macklin: PURE HELL 6 p.m. at No Place Gallery (FREE)
  • Last Call: Friends of Spaceboy curated by Hakim Callwood 7 p.m. at Close Quarters: Social Gaming Club (FREE)
• Sunday, Jan. 12
  • Acting in Columbus Screening 6 p.m. at Gateway Film Center ($10.50)
  • Creative Workshops 2 p.m. at Pizzuti Collection ($70)
• Monday, Jan. 13
  • On Board(hers) 7 p.m. at Urban Arts Space (FREE)

OTHER

• Wednesday, Jan. 8
  • Climate Watch Info Session 6 p.m. at Grange Insurance Audubon Center (FREE)
• Thursday, Jan. 9
  • Columbus Science Pub: “The Birth & Death of Stars” with Dr. Todd Thompson 7:30 p.m. at Up Front at Shadowbox Live ($3)
  • COSI After Dark: Wizard School 6 p.m. at COSI ($20) 
• Friday, Jan. 10
  • Ohayocon 20 Noon at Greater Columbus Convention Center through Sunday ($70)
  • The Amazing Cat Show 6 p.m. at 400 West Rich (FREE)
  • Idea Foundry Open House Franklinton Friday 7 p.m. at Columbus Idea Foundry (FREE)
  • Knitting and Night Caps 7 p.m. at Columbus Idea Foundry (FREE with RSVP)
• Saturday, Jan. 11
  • January Swank 9 p.m. at Two Truths (FREE)
  • Buckeye Mela’s Roaring 20s 10 p.m. at Callahan’s Nightclub ($8)
  • HIPS RnB Dance Party 10 p.m. at Brothers Drake Meadery ($10)