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. 5
- Jazz Wednesday with Sicquan Gibson 8 p.m. at Brothers Drake Meadery (FREE)
- Thrice 6 p.m. at Newport Music Hall ($25.50)
- J Roddy Walston Presents: A Single Dose Of Strangeness 7 p.m. at A&R Music Bar ($20)
- Slap Frost Revue 8 p.m. at Ace of Cups ($15)
- Weird Wednesday – Natural Born Leaders 8 p.m. at The Summit Music Hall ($5)
- Shen Yun 2020 7:30 p.m. at the Ohio Theatre ($83.50)
- TAUK w/ Conscious Pilot 7 p.m. at Woodlands Tavern ($15)
- Thursday, Feb. 6
- Rat Motel // Boy Shorts // The Wastemen 7 p.m. at Ace of Cups ($5)
- Daniel Presents: Chrysalis Epoch 7 p.m. at King Arts Complex (FREE)
- Thomas & the Workmen // The Borders // Inoculus // Chartreuse Caboose 8 p.m. at Ruby Tuesday ($5)
- Red Velvet 7:30 p.m. at Roy Bowen Theatre ($20)
- The Esteems // Rachel Clemente 6 p.m. at Savor Pint (FREE)
- Acoustic Local Showcase 7 p.m. at Big Room Bar ($5)
- didi 6 p.m. at the Wexner Center for the Arts (FREE)
- El Camino Acid w/ Hydrone 8 p.m. at Cafe Bourbon Street (FREE)
- Reggae Night w/ The Ark Band Acoustic 8 p.m. at Platform Beer Co (FREE)
- Sarah Shook & The Disarmers w/ Jake Dunn & The Blackbirds 7 p.m. at Rumba Cafe ($12)
- Happy Hour ft. Jacob Riley 6 p.m. at The Summit Music Hall (FREE)
- Friday, Feb. 7
- DMVU and TVBOO – EAT MY SASS TOUR 8 p.m. at Skully’s Music-Diner ($15)
- Mick Broderick & Josh Franck 9 p.m. at The Rambling House ($8)
- Nest Presents: Player’s Nightmare 8 p.m. at The Nest Theatre ($10)
- Cunning Tongues // Lustkill // Dissolver 9 p.m. at Classics Victory’s Live (FREE)
- Here Here // Sandy Ewen // Mike Shiflet // Hudson Ensemble 7 p.m. at Dirty Dungarees Laundromat and Bar ($5)
- February 2020 Frequency Fridays 7:30 p.m. at The Fuse Electronic and Digital Arts Lab ($10)
- Max Boyle (The Voice) 7 p.m. at Big Room Bar ($12)
- Andy Shauf w/ Molly Sarle 9 p.m. at Ace of Cups ($18)
- Clark Manson 8:30 p.m. at The Summit ($10)
- Saturday, Feb. 8
- Teeny Tucker 7 p.m. at Natalie’s Grandview ($20)
- Cutler Station // Wayne Graham // Jake Dunn & The Blackbirds 9 p.m. at Classics Victory’s Live (FREE)
- Flogo Shaggins 10 p.m. at Dick’s Den ($5)
- Hydrone // Ignorados Comediantes // Tetnis // Bribed Fuzz 7 p.m. at The Midden (Suggested Donation)
- Headcleaner w/ Dru Ruiz 10 p.m. at The Summit Music Hall ($10)
- Extraterrestrials Tape Release Show w/ Bridesmaid, Ipps, Sadie 7 p.m. at Dirty Dungarees Laundromat and Bar (FREE)
- Sunday, Feb. 9
- MC Freeman // Neill Maccaullum // Whipped Dream 8 p.m. at Cafe Bourbon Street ($5)
- Battle of the Sexes 6: The Love Below 6 p.m. at The Pelican Room ($10)
- Lordship // HELL is HERE // Coelacanth 8 p.m. at Legion of Doom (Suggested Donation)
- Three Roses: Kyleen Downes // Mery Steel // Erin Mason 6 p.m. at Kafe Kerouac ($5)
- Bleed the Sky // Skinlab // Arise in Chaos // SourBlood and more 5:30 p.m. at Big Room Bar ($15)
- Monday, Feb. 10
- Whitney 7 p.m. at Newport Music Hall ($25)
- Alex Burgoyne Quartet 6:30 p.m. at Strongwater Food and Spirits (FREE)
- King Princess 7 p.m. at Express Live! ($27.50)
- Lindsay Jordan Tour Kickoff w/ Shane Sweeney 8 p.m. at The Rambling House ($10)
- Tuesday, Feb. 11
- Elliot Moss 7 p.m. at The Basement ($13)
FOOD AND DRINK
- Friday, Feb. 7
- Snowed in Winter Participatory Dinner Party 6 p.m. at The Kitchen ($75)
- CBC Tap Invasion (w/ infused Bodhi) + Cousin’s Maine Lobster 5 p.m. at The Daily Growler Upper Arlington (FREE)
ART AND FILM
- Thursday, Feb. 6
- Conversations & Coffee: Ashley Williams Noon at Columbus Cultural Arts Center (FREE)
- Friday, Feb. 7
- Does Not Compute: An Exhibition from Tyler Bohm 7 p.m. at 934 Gallery through March 14 (FREE)
- Saturday, Feb. 8
- Embodiment 5 p.m. at Open Door Art Studio & Gallery through March 6 (FREE)
- Sunday, Feb. 9
- Knock Down the House Screening w/ special guest Morgan Harper 2 p.m. at Studio 35 Cinema & Drafthouse (FREE)
OTHER
- Thursday, Feb. 6
- COSI After Dark: Dinosaurs 6 p.m. at COSI ($20)
- Speak Easy: My Big Crush 7 p.m. at Wild Goose Creative ($5)
- Friday, Feb. 7
- Onesie Party 10 p.m. at Axis ($6)
- Columbus Fishing Expo Noon at the Ohio Expo Center through Sunday ($10)
- LIVE Podcast Interview + Democratic Debate Watch Party 7 p.m. at Gateway Film Center (FREE)
- Orange Soda Vintage: 2000s Hip-Hop and R&B Party 9 p.m. at The Guild Athletic Club ($10)
- Saturday, Feb. 8
- Dahlia 4 Year Anniversary Party 9 p.m. at Dahlia Nightclub (FREE)
- Sunday, Feb. 9
- Auditions: Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog 2 p.m. at MadLab (FREE)
- Monday, Feb. 10
- Race, Power & Belonging in African and the African Diasporas 5:30 p.m. at African American and African Studies Community Extension Center (FREE with RSVP)
