Comedy icons, local cinema and other weekend events
7:30pm Friday. $55+.
🎵 Hear the mesmerizing "Boléro" and other classical favorites performed by the Columbus Symphony.
7:30pm Friday and Saturday, Ohio Theatre. $38+.
😻 Embrace your inner Japanophile during Anime Night, with cosplay contests and a tribute band.
8pm Friday, Skully's, 1151 N. High St. $25.
🎥 Celebrate local cinema at Picture Lock 2025, featuring films created at or with the help of the Wexner Center for the Arts.
Showtimes through Saturday, 1871 N. High St. $5-10 per screening.
🐦🧠 Flaunt your knowledge at a "Birds & Brews" trivia fundraiser benefitting the Grange Insurance Audubon Center.
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