Other options: Music, movies, theater and family events, including Santa abound
CLASSICAL MUSIC
• Capital University’s Christmas Festival: “Break Forth Into,” 7:30 p.m. Dec. 2-4; 3:30 p.m. Dec. 5, Mees Hall, College Avenue at East Main Street, Bexley; $35, or $20 for students and senior citizens; www.capital.edu/christmasfestival
• LancasterChorale, “Sing Noel,” 7:30 p.m. Dec. 4, St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 2151 Dorset Road; $30, or $25 for senior citizens, free for students; www.lancasterchorale.com
MOVIES
Gateway Film Center, 1550 N. High St.; tickets: $5 to $12, or as noted; 614-259-7182, www.gatewayfilmcenter.org:
• “Benedetta,” various showtimes starting Dec. 2
• “C’mon, C’mon,” various showtimes starting Dec. 2
• “It Happened on Fifth Avenue,” 1:30 p.m. Dec. 3; 7:30 p.m. Dec. 4-5
• “The Shop Around the Corner,” 4:30 p.m. Dec. 3; 1:30 p.m. Dec. 4; 4:30 p.m. Dec. 5
• “Sword Art Online The Movie: Progressive — Aria of a Starless Night,” 7 p.m. Dec. 3; 1 p.m. Dec. 5
• “Christmas in Connecticut,” 7:30 p.m. Dec. 3; 4:30 p.m. Dec. 4; 1:30 p.m. Dec. 5
COMEDY
• Funny Bone Comedy Club, Rob Little, 7:45 and 10:15 p.m. Dec. 3, 7 and 9:45 p.m. Dec. 4, 7 p.m. Dec. 5, $20; Easton Town Center, 614-471-5653, https://columbus.funnybone.com/
• The Nest Theatre, Anonymous, 8 p.m. Dec. 3, $15 to $16; comedian Ben Palmer, with opener Big Chevy, 8:30 p.m. Dec. 4, $20; ComedySportz, 8 p.m. Dec. 11, $12 to $16; 2643 N. High St., 614-929-5545, www.nesttheatre.com
THEATER
• Curtain Players, “Women Playing Hamlet,” 8 p.m. Dec. 2 (pay-what-you-can preview), Dec. 3-4, Dec. 10-11, Dec. 17-18, 2 p.m. Dec. 12 and Dec. 19, 5691 Harlem Road, Galena; $17, or $15 for students and senior citizens; 614-360-1000, curtainplayers.org
• New Albany Community Playhouse, “Irving Berlin’s White Christmas,” 7:30 p.m. Dec. 3, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Dec. 4, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 10, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Dec. 11, Five14 Church, 5744 N. Hamilton Road, "pay what you wish" (minimum $10), with 10 percent of proceeds benefiting New Albany Food Pantry; 614-333-3333, www.newalbanycommunityplayhouse.org
• Ohio Wesleyan University Department of Performing Arts, “We Barely Talk: A Festival of One-Acts,” 7:30 p.m. Dec. 3, Chappelear Drama Center’s Main Stage, 45 Rowland Ave., Delaware; free; 740-368-3855, www.owu.edu/PerformingArts
• Eclipse Theatre Company, “2 Across,” 7:30 p.m. Dec. 3-4, 2 p.m. Dec. 5, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 9-11, 2 p.m. Dec. 12, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 17-18, 915 Schrock Road, $20, $10 on Thrifty Thursday, "pay what you can" Sundays, 614-987-5731, www.eclipsecolumbus.com
• Palace Productions, “Christmas at the Palace 2021,” 7:30 p.m. Dec. 3-4, 2 p.m. Dec. 5, Marion Palace Theatre, 276 W. Center St., Marion; $22, or $12 for children; 740-383-2101, www.marionpalace.org
• Imagine Productions of Columbus, “Second to Sherlock,” 8 p.m. Dec. 3-4, 3 p.m. Dec. 5, 8 p.m. Dec. 9-11, Columbus Performing Arts Center, 549 Franklin Ave.; $23; 614-859-0457, https://www.imaginecolumbus.org/tickets.html
• Pickerington Community Theatre, “Magic Tree House, A Ghost Tale for Mr. Dickens,” 8 p.m. Dec. 3 and 10, 2 p.m. Dec. 4-5, Dec. 11-12, The Violet Township Community Theater, 10190 Blacklick-Eastern Road NW, Pickerington; $19, or $17 for senior citizens and children (12 and younger); 614-508-0036, www.pctshows.com
• Otterbein University Theatre & Dance Department, “The Launch: A Senior Cabaret,” 2 p.m. Dec. 5, Cowan Hall’s Fritsche Theatre, 30 S. Grove St., Westerville, $30; 614-823-1109, www.otterbein.edu/drama
POP MUSIC
• Islands, 8 p.m. Dec. 2, Rumba Cafe, 2507 Summit St., $20; 614-268-1841, columbusrumbacafe.com
• The Aces, 7 p.m. Dec. 3, Newport Music Hall, 1722 N. High St., $22 to $50; 614-461-5483, promowestlive.com
• Yngwie Malmsteen, 6:30 p.m. Dec. 3, King of Clubs, 6252 Busch Blvd., $25; tkoc.live
• Over the Rhine, 8 p.m. Dec. 4, Davidson Theatre, Riffe Center, 77 S. High St., $37; 614-469-0929, www.capa.com
• Sgt. Peppercorn's Marathon, noon Dec. 4, Columbus Athenaeum, 32 N. 4th St., $35; 614-286-2954, www.columbusathenaeum.com
• The Shootouts and Steel Blossoms, 8 p.m. Dec. 5, Natalie's Grandview, 945 King Ave., $20; 614-436-2625, nataliesgrandview.com
Polo & Pan, 7 p.m. Dec. 7, Newport Music Hall, 1722 N. High St., $25; 614-461-5483, promowestlive.com
FAMILY
• CCAD Art Fair and Marketplace, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 4, Loann Crane Center of Design, 112 Cleveland Ave., $7 in advance, $10 at the door; www.ccad.edu
• Breakfast with Santa, 8 to 11 a.m. Dec. 4 and 5, Wells Barn, Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, 1777 E. Broad St., $10 for those older than 12, $15 for those 3 to 12, free for those 2 and younger, timed pre-registration required; 614-714-8000, fpconservatory.org
Note: Check venue websites for COVID policies.
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Other options: Music, movies, theater and family events abound
