Best Bets: 9 can't miss things to do in Columbus, including Craft Beer Week, Bieber
Listen. Can you hear it?
It's the sound of the weekend calling, and it wants you to have fun.
What's on tap this weekend? For starters, if you are a fan of craft brews you will want to get your tickets to "Six One Pour," which is featuring 55 breweries.
But that's just one idea, and we feature many in our weekly lineup so there's bound to be something that speaks to you.
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Whether you are a music lover or a theatergoer, a fan of art or into movies, it's time to map out how to spend your free time for the next few days.
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Six One Pour in the 614
Aren’t we lucky that our area code has a number that rhymes with “pour”? As part of Columbus Craft Beer Week, COSI, 333 W. Broad St., will host “Six One Pour.” From 8 to 11 p.m. Saturday, visitors can sample beers from 55 craft breweries throughout the state, including the Columbus Brewing Co., Edison Brewing Co. and Seventh Son Brewing. Live music — and, of course, the various wonders on view at COSI, including the Marvel exhibit — are sure to enhance the experience. Limited to those 21 and older, tickets cost $55 in advance, or $65 at the door ($65 in advance, or $75 at the door or admission at 7 p.m.) (www.columbusbeerweek.com)
Can’t get enough ABBA?
For fans of the Swedish pop group ABBA, there’s probably no wrong time to watch “ABBA: The Movie,” but there’s surely no better time than when the 1977 feature film returns to the big screen this weekend. On Saturday, a 2K restoration of the movie will be shown at these theaters in Greater Columbus: Easton 30, 275 Easton Station; Gateway Film Center, 1550 N. High St.; Crosswoods, 200 Hutchinson Ave; and Polaris 18, 1071 Gemini Place. (www.abbamovie.com)
MadLab shorts festival commences
Unicorns, lumberjacks, Furies, and bears (oh my!) are just some of the subjects of the comedies, dramas and quirky theater hybrids among the 21 short works from playwrights across the country in MadLab Theatre’s annual shorts festival. Theatre Roulette 2022 will offer three rotating “Red,” “Green” and “Black” nights, each with seven short plays, at 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays from May 12 through May 27, culminating with all three bills at 2, 4 and 8 p.m. May 28 at 227 N. 3rd St. Tickets, suggested for mature audiences on the “Red” bill because of references to rape and violence, cost $18, or $15 for students and senior citizens, $13 for members. (614-221-5418, www.madlab.net)
Pulitzer-winning drama 'Wit' to be performed
“Wit,” Margaret Edson’s acclaimed off-Broadway and Broadway drama, revolves around the valiant cancer fight of a renowned and now-hospitalized English professor, known for her probing rationality and her brilliant teachings of the difficult sonnets of John Donne. eMBer Women’s Theatre will present the Pulitzer-winning one-act drama, directed by Michelle Batt, at 8 p.m. Saturday and May 20-21 at the Columbus Dance Theatre, 592 E. Main St. Tickets cost $20. (www.emberwomens.com)
Shadowbox Live to host theater celebration
Shadowbox Live will host the Theatre Roundtable’s Annual Celebration of local theater, with awards, tributes and live entertainment by Shadowbox’s house band with an opening “Aquarius” production number from Shadowbox’s upcoming “Flower Power” show. Recognizing outstanding theater achievements, with a focus on both 2020 and 2021 after a pandemic-driven hiatus, the Roundtable, representing more than 30 area theaters, will present Harold awards and new award categories for theater educators, emerging leaders, collaborations and innovations. The Central Ohio Theatre Critics Circle will also present citations, including the Roy Bowen Award for lifetime achievement. The awards show will begin at 7 p.m. Sunday, with a pre-show reception at 5:45 p.m. Sunday with refreshments and a cash bar, at 503 S. Front St. Tickets cost $15. (614-285-6390, https://www.theatre-roundtable.org/roundtable-awards)
Standing with Ukraine exhibit on view
A selection of works by contemporary Ukrainian artists and Ukrainian artists of the early 20th century is on view through May 29 at the Columbus Museum of Art, 480 E. Broad St. “We Stand with Ukraine” features works from the Columbus collection of Edward Khodorovsky. Among the artists: Kazimir Malevich, born in Kyiv; Vladimir Tatlin, born in Kharkiv; and Wassily Kandinsky, born in Russia but grew up in Odesa. The painting “Lost Childhood” by Mariupol-born Iryna Fedorenko is a centerpiece of the exhibit. It was created this year after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Museum admission costs $18, or $9 for senior citizens, students and children; $5 Thursday evenings and free for members, age 3 and younger, veterans and active military and their families, and free to all on Sundays. (614-221-6801, www.columbusmuseum.org)
Hookahville happening at Legend Valley
Hookahville will celebrate the music of Columbus' long-time jam band ekoostik hookah and Ohio University-born progressive rock band Papadosio on Friday and Saturday at Legend Valley, 7585 Kindle Road, Thornville — with an option to start the party early by arriving on Thursday night. Music will start in the early afternoon Friday and continue well into the wee hours, with the two main acts performing both nights, and joined by many others, including Dopapod and Tauk. Camping is an option. Tickets start at $110. (hookahville.com)
Check out remodeled homes on NARI tour
Thinking about remodeling your home? Get inspired on a tour of recently remodeled homes during the Home Improvement Showcase presented by the National Association of the Remodeling Industry from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Check out two additions to a home in Upper Arlington, a kitchen renovation in Dublin, an addition and a renovation to a Queen Anne-style home in Olde Towne East and an entire house renovation in Blacklick. Tickets are $3 for a single site or $10 for the entire tour. (trustnari.org)
Justin Bieber concert fast approaching
Justin Bieber will be making an entrance at Value City Arena at 7:30 p.m. Monday as part of a long-postponed 116-city tour promoting his No. 1 album “Justice.” Expect spectacle — including a performance on top of a plane and circling LED drones — peppy dance moves, familiar songs and fans frantic to see Bieber after all these years. The singer will be joined by young rapper Jaden, best-known as the son of Will Smith; Colombian singer Teo; and Australian singer-songwriter Eddie Benjamin. Tickets are exceedingly scarce. (614-688-3939, www.schottensteincenter.com)
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This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Best Bets: 9 things to do this weekend in Greater Columbus
