What’s Up: 2/19 - 2/25

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 this week. Click the title of any event for more info.

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

MUSIC AND PERFORMANCES

• Wednesday, Feb. 19
  • Fell Ruin // Flesh Warfare // Bog of Anguish 8 p.m. at Cafe Bourbon Street ($8)
  • Native Tongues ft. Zyirra 7 p.m. at Big Room Bar ($10)
  • Big Baby Comedy Show 9 p.m. at Columbus Funny Bone ($25)
• Thursday, Feb. 20
  • Radioactivity w/ Vacation & Good Shade 9 p.m. at Ace of Cups ($14)
  • Iration 6 p.m. at Newport Music Hall ($25)
  • Morning in May w/ I Fight Fail 7 p.m. at Ruby Tuesday Live ($5)
  • Fortunato // More Than Never // The Cunning Tongues 6 p.m. at Donatos Basement ($5)
  • Tender 7 p.m. at A&R Music Bar ($15)
  • Grayscale w/ Hot Mulligan 5 p.m. at Skully’s Music-Diner ($17)
  • Backstage at the Lincoln: Jason Leon Moncrief 7 p.m. at the Lincoln Theatre ($10)
  • The Premise with Dino Tripodis 8 p.m. at Up Front at Shadowbox Live ($10)
  • Modern Romance with Bria Skonberg 7:30 p.m. at the Southern Theatre through Sunday ($13.50)
  • Songwriter Night ft. Bruce Dalzell // Adam Remnant // Caitlin Kraus 9 p.m. at Natalie’s Coal Fired Pizza ($10)
  • Free TV’s play OK Computer 8 p.m. at Rumba Cafe ($5)
  • Jeff Hamilton Trio 7:30 p.m. at The Blue Velvet Room ($35)
  • Weird Wednesday ft. Mungion and Baccano 8 p.m. at The Summit ($10)
  • Platform Comedy Showcase 7:30 p.m. at Platform Beer Co (FREE)
• Friday, Feb. 21
  • Tim & Eric 7 p.m. at Express Live! ($50)
  • American Authors // MAGIC GIANT 7 p.m. at Newport Music Hall ($25)
  • SNBRN 9 p.m. at The Forum ($16)
  • Columbus Mardi Gras Festival 7 p.m. at The Summit Music Hall ($10)
  • Huntertones // Louis Cato 8 p.m. at Natalie’s Grandview ($20)
  • Stuyedeyed // Oregon Space Trail of Doom // Pale Grey Lore 6 p.m. at Dirty Dungarees Laundromat and Bar (Suggested Donation)
  • James Kennedy of Vanderpump Rules — DJ Set 9 p.m. at SeeSaw Columbus ($15)
  • Saint-Saëns Organ Symphony with Cameron Carpenter 7:30 p.m. at the Ohio Theatre ($10)
  • Cycle of Punishment w/ Fool’s Crown // Crucible Of Hate // Mercurial Void 7 p.m. at Big Room Bar ($5)
  • SeaGraves 8 p.m. at Ruby Tuesday ($5)
  • Rumspringa Rocks w/ Layaway // Guest House // mmhm 9 p.m. at Classics Victory’s Live (FREE)
  • Hello Emerson Album Release Show & CRIS Benefit 9 p.m. at Ace of Cups ($10)
  • The Floorwalkers 9:30 p.m. at Natalie’s Coal Fired Pizza ($12)
  • The Blue Stones 7 p.m. at A&R Music Bar ($12)
  • Phil Clark & The Soul 8 p.m. at The Blue Velvet Room ($15)
  • LIT AF Tour Hosted by Martin Lawrence 7:30 p.m. at the Schottenstein Center ($45)
• Saturday, Feb. 22
  • Winter Jam 2020 5 p.m. at the Schottenstein Center (Suggested Donation)
  • Joey Hendrickson & The Sleepless Nights 8 p.m. at The Parlor ($40)
• Sunday, Feb. 23
  • Black River Gypsies 3 p.m. at Wolf’s Ridge Brewing (FREE)
  • The Whitney Experience ft. Premium Blend & Danielle Carter 9:30 p.m. at Burgerim Gourmet Burgers & Bar ($10)
  • Embracing the Promise 3 p.m. at Columbus Metropolitan Library (FREE)
• Tuesday, Feb. 25
  • Patternist // The Candescents 7 p.m. at Big Room Bar ($10)
  • Dave Powers’ Fat Tuesday Celebration 6 p.m. at Natalie’s (FREE)
  • Gaelic Storm 7 p.m. at Newport Music Hall ($25)
  • Tchami 8 p.m. at The Bluestone ($26)

FOOD AND DRINK

• Wednesday, Feb. 19
  • Wine & Chocolate Tasting for Singles 6 p.m. at Winans Chocolates + Coffees($19)
  • Game Night 6 p.m. at North High Brewing (FREE)
  • Cakeskis & Brewskis 5 p.m. at BrewDog Franklinton ($25)
• Thursday, Feb. 20
  • Books & Brews 2020 5 p.m. at Land-Grant Brewing Company (FREE with RSVP)
  • Blurrday Dance Party 11 p.m. at TRISM (FREE)
  • Homestead/Outerbelt Collab 5 p.m. at World of Beer Easton (FREE)
• Friday, Feb. 21
  • Taste of OSU 2020 5 p.m. at the Ohio Union (FREE)
  • National Margarita Day Celebration 6 p.m. at Park Street Cantina ($13)
• Saturday, Feb. 22
  • Mardi Gras Bar Crawl 3 p.m. at Arena District area bars ($18)
  • Onesie Pub Crawl Columbus 2 p.m. starting at Callahan’s ($5)
  • Palmas Grand Opening 2:30 p.m. at Palmas Tropical Escape (FREE)
  • Kalamata’s Tasting Tour Noon at North Market (FREE with RSVP)
  • Massive Saturday 11:30 a.m. at Land-Grant Brewing Company (FREE)
• Sunday, Feb. 23
  • Getting Hygge with Watershed and Norden Collab Night 4 p.m. at Watershed Kitchen & Bar (FREE)
  • Stargazer with Kathryn D. Sullivan 1 p.m. at Land-Grant Brewing Company (FREE)
  • Bugs ‘n’ Brews 11 a.m. at Seventh Son Brewing (FREE)
  • February’s Three Queen Drag Brunch Noon at Natalie’s ($10)
• Monday, Feb. 24
  • National Tortilla Chip Day 5 p.m. at The Highline at Nine (FREE)
• Tuesday, Feb. 25
  • Bourbon and Tapas Tasting 6:30 p.m. at Grove City Brewing Company ($45)
  • It’s Mardi Gras At Our Haus! 6 p.m. at Hofbrauhaus Columbus (FREE)
  • National Pancake Day 6 p.m. at IHOP (FREE) 

ART AND FILM

• Wednesday, Feb. 19
  • February Green Drinks: Movie night — Living in the Future’s Past 5:30 p.m. at Studio 35 Cinema (FREE)
• Friday, Feb. 21
  • Does this matɔh? Opening Reception 6 p.m. at Columbus Cultural Arts Center (FREE)
  • Bad Movie Nite: The Final Season 11:30 p.m. at Studio 35 Cinema ($9)
• Saturday, Feb. 22
  • Pink Panther: A Shot In The Dark 1:30 p.m. at Studio 35 Cinema ($9)
  • 21&UP: She’s All That 11:30 p.m. at Studio 35 Cinema ($9)
• Monday, Feb. 24
  • Economics of Happiness Film 7 p.m. at Kafe Kerouac (FREE)

OTHER

• Wednesday, Feb. 19
  • Democratic Debate Watch Party 8 p.m. at Gateway Film Center (FREE)
  • Euchre Tournament 7 p.m. at The Corner: A Bar & Grill ($5)
• Thursday, Feb. 20
  • DnD Gaming Night with Matsuricon 5:30 p.m. at Tabletop Game Cafe (FREE)
• Friday, Feb. 21
  • LGBTQ+ Columbus History Reunion Happy Hour 4 p.m. at Stonewall Columbus Community Center (FREE)
  • Reincardnated – Play Testing Event 6 p.m. at Pretentious Barrel House (FREE)
  • Sneaker Soiree 2020 6 p.m. at The Columbus Athenaeum ($35)
  • Drunk PowerPoint 8:30 p.m. at Kafe Kerouac (FREE)
  • Monthly Ritual and Potluck 6:30 p.m. at WitchLab (FREE)
• Saturday, Feb. 22
  • Cinch World’s Toughest Rodeo 7:30 p.m. at Nationwide Arena ($23)
  • Columbus Ohio Record & Music Memorabilia Show 10 a.m. at The Eagles Club ($5)
• Sunday, Feb. 23
  • An Evening with Eagles Songwriter Jack Tempchin 7 p.m. at Natalie’s ($30)
  • Stargazer with Kathryn D. Sullivan 1 p.m. at Land-Grant Brewing Company (FREE)
  • 80’s Fitness Party! 5 p.m. at Candy Cane Party House ($8)
  • The 2020 Anatomy Fashion Show 3 p.m. at the Ohio Union ($5)
  • Death Cafe 1 p.m. at the Wexner Center for the Arts (FREE)
• Monday, Feb. 24
  • Permission To Rise Women’s Event 6 p.m. at Annie’s Wine Cottage ($20)
  • An Evening with Bestselling Author and Journalist Janice Kaplan 7 p.m. at Drexel Theatre ($10)
• Tuesday, Feb. 25
  • Author Talk: The Intellect, Ingenuity and Beauty of Black Women 7 p.m. at the Columbus Metropolitan Library (FREE)
  • Mardi Gras Celebration: Dinner, Dance, Live Music! 5 p.m. at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church (Suggested donation)