Things to do in Columbus::Febrauary 27th Edition

Is anyone else getting tired of snow?  Just curious.  I can't remember a year when we had so much snow lingering on the ground for so long, turning to mush.  I feel we Columbusites say this every year, but does it seem as though this year we are being told we're under snow advisories when we're getting a measly inch of snow?  I think our restaurant lost half of our reservations last night because our brilliant local news folks made it sound as though the second coming of the blizzard of '78 was on our doorstep.  Thanks, local news - way to help the economy.  Here is a great letter on this subject, written by the AD of the Public Service Department.

But, as usual, I have digressed.  Let's talk about some things to do this weekend in our fair city, if you can dig your way out through your second story window.

As usual, if you have any events to add, please add them to the comments.

• First up, it's the convention of the year in Columbus: the Arnold Sports Festival.  It's the premier event for snapping up hundreds of dollars in supplements and revolting chocolate-flavored protein drinks and bars.  Or so I've heard.  I've never been.  That shouldn't surprise anyone who's seen me.  It is the time of year when the strangest people show up in the Short North.  In a part of town where 7-feet-in-stilettos drag queens are a typical site on the weekends, it's far more bizarre to see the neighborhood overtaken by meatheads.  No offense to anyone who goes to the Arnold, please.
• Speaking of the Short North, this Saturday is Gallery Hop.  Bundle up, throw on your cute Wellies and brave the elements.  Don't you need some culture?  If it gets too cold, you can always throw culture out the window and hole up by the fireplace at the Burgundy Room.
• The Orchid Forest continues at Franklin Park Conservatory though Sunday, at which time you can purchase or enter a drawing to win your very own orchid from the forest.
• Speaking of getting more culture into your life, this weekend you can see Rossini's Cinderella at Opera Columbus!
• Lots of great things are happening at the Wexner Center - many of them have been mentioned here before.  Click to their calendar to find something cheap and fun for you and your date!
• This week at Whole Foods: Thu 2/28 - Sharpen up your knife skills 6:30pm $35; Sat 3/1 - Seasonal Detox with Clinical Herbalogist Anya Syrkin - it's free!  Click through to their calendar for more information.
• Tonight (Wednesday) is another Columbus Underground Movie Happy Hour at Studio 35.  $5 gets you a ticket to see Juno and drink some cheap beers.

Comments

[Walker Evans]

Thanks for the shout-out on the movie happy hour! :D