No need to consult with a weather-predicting groundhog — spring is just around the corner. These are the top events to be excited about in March 2024.
Friday, March 1-Sunday, March 10
Super Saturdays | Saturday, March 9 | 10 a.m.-4 p.m. | Columbus Metropolitan Library | Free registration required | This educational day is geared for adults, offering insights into space travel, black holes, and the moon.
Columbus Crew vs. Chicago Fire | Saturday, March 9 | 7:30 p.m. | Lower.com Field | $35-$504 | Don’t forget to grab tacos and margaritas from Condado, the newest local vendor inside the soccer stadium.
Mamma Mia! | Tuesday, March 12-Sunday, March 17 | Times vary | Ohio Theatre | $40-$140 | Watch and sing along to this smash hit musical featuring songs like “Dancing Queen” and “Honey, Honey.”
Anthony Jeselnik | Friday, March 15 | 7 p.m. | Palace Theatre | $49-$325 | Laugh along with this clever comedian known for his unpredictable style of humor.
St. Patrick’s Day Party | Saturday, March 16 | 12 p.m. | Flannagan’s | Free until 5 p.m. | Drink green beer, take green Jell-O shots, and listen to country music at this party presented by WCOL 92.3.
Monday, March 18-Sunday, March 24
Candlelight: A Tribute to Taylor Swift | Thursday, March 21 | 7-10 p.m. | Short North Church | $49 | Enjoy a multi-sensory experience while listening to hits like “All Too Well” and “Anti-Hero.”
Have you been to a Columbus Fury match yet? | Photo via @columbusfury
Monday, March 25-Sunday, March 31
Columbus Fury vs. Orlando Valkyries | Friday, March 29 | 7 p.m. | Nationwide Arena | $25-$150 | This is your last chance to see the Fury at home in March.
Word: Live Lit & True Tales | Thursday, Feb. 29 | 7:30 p.m. | The Nest Theatre, 2643 N. High St., Clintonville | $10 | Listen to six local performers tell a variety of personal stories.
Friday, March 1
Ashley Gavin | Friday, March 1 | 10 p.m. | Columbus Funny Bone, 145 Easton Town Ctr., Easton | $32-$52 | This comedian will perform four shows in two nights, but act fast because all other performances are sold out.
Ohio State Men’s Ice Hockey vs. Penn State | Friday, March 1-Saturday, March 2 | Times vary | Schottenstein Center, 555 Borror Dr., Campus | $16-$25 | Cheer on the Buckeyes as they face the Nittany Lions in a double header.
Saturday, March 2
Total Solar Eclipse Photography Class | Saturday, March 2 | Midwest Photo, 2887 Silver St., Columbus | $50 | Learn how to capture the perfect photo of the upcoming total solar eclipse.
Opening Night: “MUSED” | Saturday, March 2 | 5-8 p.m. | The Mansion 731, 731 E. Broad St., Downtown | Free | Be one of the first in the city to experience this solo exhibition featuring a classically trained oil painter that will be on display all March.
Sunday, March 3
Ohio State Men’s Basketball vs. Michigan | Sunday, March 3 | 4 p.m. | Schottenstein Center, 555 Borror Dr., Campus | $16-$61 | We always root for the Buckeyes a little louder when TTUN comes to CBUS.
The Columbus Downtown Development Commission is now working with the city + Edwards Cos. to plan the Capital Line, a two-mile pedestrian and bike path downtown. According to current plans, the path would be a loop, starting and ending at Gay Street with crosses along Broad, Rich, and Belle Streets. (Columbus Business First)
Civic
The city of Westerville and Harlem Township are planning to merge, pending approval from voters in each region. Harlem officials called this a proactive plan to protect and preserve the township’s relationship to nature and wildlife amid Intel’s rapid growth. (The Columbus Dispatch)
Opening
Lucky’s Market, a Clintonville-based grocery store, will open a new location sometime this spring. The grocer will be in the Victorian Village inside the Thurber Village development at 717 Neil Ave. (614now)
Edu
COTA is breathing new life and opportunity into an old bus with “The Big Bus.” This former city bus is now a mobile learning lab for immigrant and refugee students in middle and high school. Additionally, the bus will be able to teach parents English so they can help kids during learning sessions.
Answered
We asked what construction projects in Columbus would you like to know more about, and you all came to the job site prepared.Here’s the top question you all asked:What is going on in Grandview near 5th Avenue? We’ll find out more.
Sports
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Read
📚 Good reads, better eats
Former owner of “Little Eater” releasing new book in March
Cara Mangini is an award-winning author, chef, restaurateur, product developer, teacher, and speaker. | Photos provided by Cara Mangini
A former Columbus chef + author is proving plants can be the centerpiece of your plate with her new cookbook.
Cara Mangini, award-winning author and former owner of “Little Eater,” is ready to release “The Vegetable Eater: The New Playbook for Cooking Vegetarian.” The book is jam-packed with 100+ plant-based recipes broken into 33 sections, and it will be available for purchase on Tuesday, March 19.
Mangini is returning to Columbus at the end of the month to talk about her skills in the kitchen and on the keyboard, but those conversations are sold out. It’s for good reason, too. The talented author previously published “The Vegetable Butcher,” which received critical acclaim from TIME Magazine, Epicurious, and The Washington Post.
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We hope you were safe on Wednesday morning. I started my day like many other Columbusites — hunkered in my basement, watching the 10TV weather report on my phone. Luckily, myself and my neighborhood left the storm unscathed.
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