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Bernard's Tavern - 614-223-9601
Mon 15: Excess Karaoke 9pm
Bernie's - 614-291-3448
Mon 15: Etana Caplin Showcase
Bossy Grrl's Pin Up Joint - 2598 N. High St.
Mon 15: Monday Mayhem: Sex Kitten Purr-lesque (free) 9pm
Clintonville Woman's Club - 614-268-5525
Mon 15: Vaughn Wiester's 21-piece Famous Jazz Orchestra 7:30-10:45pm
Due Amici - 614-224-9373
Mon 15: Derek DiCenzo, Jimmy Castoe 6-9pm
Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Mon 15: Open Stage (free) 9pm-1am
Lifestyle Communities Pavilion - 614-431-3600
Mon 15: Lindsey Stirling, American Authors, Andy Grammer (all ages) 6:30pm
Newport Music Hall - 614-431-3600
Mon 15: Jungle, Moxy Martinez (all ages) 7pm
Park Street Tavern - 614-221-4099
Mon 15: Songwriters Open Stage with Will Freed (free) 8pm
Porter's Pub - 614-436-4480 / 5225 North High Street
Mon 15: Open Mic hosted by Sarah Cooperider 7pm
Rehab Tavern - 614-220-5655
Mon 15: Open Mic Comedy with Chris Coen 7:30-8:30pm
Ruby Tuesday - 614-291-8313
Mon 15: Nerd Night
Scarlet and Gray Cafe - 614-291-2347
Mon 15: Service Industry Night with Open Mic
Shrunken Head (formerly Vic's) - 614-299-2295
Mon 15: Comedy Open Stage 9pm
Skully's - 614-291-8856
Mon 15: The Ohio Solo Artist Awards and Local Showcase: Robert Low3, Nathadeous, Mr. 3111's, Burd Manning, Straight Up Stellar, Brett Jones, MJ Chillin, Decarlo P, Lucky Sunday, Rhythm Ray, Tennessee Bobby, MJTHEDJ, CJ Pistols, TC Fly/Fly Paper Gang, B-Square The DJ, BK Scandalous (all ages) 6pm
Spacebar - 614-928-3808
Mon 15: Punk Rock Karaoke 9pm
Wild Goose Creative - 614-859-9453
Mon 15: Struck A Nerve: The Pop Culture Mixtape 8pm
Woodland's Tavern - 614-299-4987
Mon 15: Beat Box Workshop: Lethal FX 9pm
Bernard's Tavern - 614-223-9601
Tue 16: Trivia Night 8pm
Tue 16: Live Band Karaoke with Dirty Money 9pm
Bernie's - 614-291-3448
Tue 16: Jess Jones
Bossy Grrl's Pin Up Joint - 2598 N. High St.
Tue 16: Open Mic Tuesday with Heather 8pm
Brothers Drake Meadery & Bar - 614-388-8765
Tue 16: Daniel Amedee, Dallas Craft (free) 9pm
Cafe International - 614-421-2323
Tue 16: Acoustic Open Mic Night 7-10pm
Dick's Den - 614-268-9573
Tue 16: Bluegrass Jam
Hounddog's Pizza - 614-263-4058
Tue 16: The Best Karaoke in Columbus 10pm-2am
Kafe Kerouac - 614-299-2672
Tue 16: Songwriters Workshop
Tue 16: The Graduettes. An improv show
Ledo's Lounge - 614-263-1009
Tue 16: Live Band Karaoke with Dirty Money 9pm
Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza - 614-436-2625
Tue 16: Sanctuary: A Tribute to Miles Davis 8-10pm
Park Street Tavern - 614-221-4099
Tue 16: Jazz Jam Session: Pete Mills, Eric Augis, Andy Woodson, Cedric Easton 8:30pm
Porter's Pub - 614-436-4480 / 5225 North High Street
Tue 16: Strum Sessions 9pm
Ruby Tuesday - 614-291-8313
Tue 16: Writing Wrong Poetry 7-10pm
Scarlet and Gray Cafe - 614-291-2347
Tue 16: Open Comedy
Shadowbox Live - 614-416-7625
Tue 16: Holiday Lunchbox 1pm
Tue 16: Holiday Hoopla 7:30pm
Shrunken Head (formerly Vic's) - 614-299-2295
Tue 16: Trivia 7pm
Tue 16: Karaoke with Adrian X 9pm
Skully's - 614-291-8856
Tue 16: Jam for Athens: Electric Orange Peel w/ members of SassafraZ (ages 18+) 9pm
Spacebar - 614-928-3808
Tue 16: Tuesday Night Live Open Stage with Tommy Young 9pm
Woodland's Tavern - 614-299-4987
Tue 16: Colin John 6:30pm
A&R Music Bar - 614-224-2430
Wed 17: SoundOFF After-Party Series: DJ Lance
Ace of Cups - 614-262-6001
Wed 17: The Gong Show (Educational Film Edition) 8pm
Bernie's - 614-291-3448
Wed 17: Lyrxx Till II
Bossy Grrl's Pin Up Joint - 2598 N. High St.
Wed 17: Live Wax Wednesday: Shorty Allen & The Skirt Chasers, Burlesque (free) 8pm
Brothers Drake Meadery & Bar - 614-388-8765
Wed 17: Jazz Wednesday: Alex Schrock 8-11pm (free, all ages)
Bungalow Jazz - 614-397-5540
Wed 17: Holidays with the Bobby Floyd Trio 7:30pm
Dick's Den - 614-268-9573
Wed 17: Jim Maneri
Double Happiness - 614-220-5558
Wed 17: The Break - Weekly Hip-Hop Night 8pm-12m
Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Wed 17: DJ Ace Karaoke (free) 9pm-1am
Eleven - 614-225-9611
Wed 17: Jazz Gallery Project (free) 6:30-8:30pm
Fourth Street Bar & Grill - 614-291-1420
Wed 17: Excesss Karaoke
Hey Hey Club - 614-445-9512
Wed 17: Sue's Blues Open Blues Jam hosted by The Blues All Stars with Rick Collura (free) 6:30pm
Kafe Kerouac - 614-299-2672
Wed 17: Poetry Open Mic
Lifestyle Communities Pavilion - 614-431-3600
Wed 17: Dave & Jimmy's Jingle Ball: Fall Out Boy, The 1975, Echosmith, Todd Carey (all ages) 5pm
Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza - 614-436-2625
Wed 17: Lisa Clark-Augis & Friends 9-11pm
Park Street Tavern - 614-221-4099
Wed 17: Live Band Karaoke Hosted By Dirty Money
Porter's Pub - 614-436-4480 / 5225 North High Street
Wed 17: Comedy Open Mic with host Dave Burkey 7pm
Rick's Coaches - 614-476-4496
Wed 17: Chris Logsdon 8-11:30pm
Ruby Tuesday - 614-291-8313
Wed 17: Trivi-oke
Rumba Cafe - 614-268-1841
Wed 17: Kenny Lectro 9pm
Scarlet and Gray Cafe - 614-291-2347
Wed 17: Weird Wednesdays: Jam Bands 9pm
Shadowbox Live - 614-416-7625
Wed 17: Holiday Lunchbox 1pm
Wed 17: Holiday Hoopla 7:30pm
Wed 17: Hashtag Improv 8pm
Shrunken Head (formerly Vic's) - 614-299-2295
Wed 17: Acoustic Open Mic with Billy Zenn 8pm
Skully's - 614-291-8856
Wed 17: Midwest Artist Showcase (ages 21+) 9pm
Spacebar - 614-928-3808
Wed 17: Rock & Roll Trivia 8pm
Wed 17: Movie Night 10pm
Studio One, Riffe Center - 614-469-0939
Wed 17: A Christmas Carol 11am
Surly Girl Saloon - 614-294-4900
Wed 17: Open Mic Comedy with Sean Somerville 10pm
Tree Bar - 614-725-0955
Wed 17: Open Mic
Ugly Tuna Saloona - 297-TUNA
Wed 17: Brian Day
Woodland's Tavern - 614-299-4987
Wed 17: Ian Fitzgerald & Ben Stalets 6pm
Wed 17: Open Stage w/ host Molly Winters 8pm
Ace of Cups - 614-262-6001
Thu 18: Cannabis Corpse, Mammoth Grinder, Inanimate Existence, Locusta (ages 18+) 8pm
Bernie's - 614-291-3448
Thu 18: Will's Rougue Beer Tasting B Day Bash: Suicide Ghouls, Big Red Rocers, Mike Defendent
Bossy Grrl's Pin Up Joint - 2598 N. High St.
Thu 18: Thursday Night Karaoke 7pm
Thu 18: Freq (free) 10pm
Brazenhead Pub (5th Ave.) - 614-737-3738
Thu 18: Music Trivia/The Music Show hosted by Scoota 7-9pm
Brothers Drake Meadery & Bar - 614-388-8765
Thu 18: Sam Muccio & Dan Shaw, Mr. Anderson (free) 9pm
Cafe Bourbon Street - 614-268-9377
Thu 18: Film Night, DJ Bookworm 9pm
Dick's Den - 614-268-9573
Thu 18: Max Button
Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Thu 18: Ace Karaoke (free) 9pm-1am
Fourth Street Bar & Grill - 614-291-1420
Thu 18: Local Love (free) 10pm
Garden Theater/Short North Stage - 614-725-4042
Thu 18: Songs of the Season: Remembering Christmas at Lazarus 8-10:30pm
Kafe Kerouac - 614-299-2672
Thu 18: A Christmas Carol
King Avenue Five - 614-297-8060
Thu 18: Open Mic with Billy Zen 7pm
Lincoln Theatre - 614-469-0939
Thu 18: Mansion Day School Holiday Show 6:15pm
Little Rock Bar - 614-824-5602
Thu 18: Bummers, Damn the Witch Siren, The Girls! (free) 7pm
Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza - 614-436-2625
Thu 18: David Wong & Friends 9-11pm
Ohio Theatre - 614-469-0939
Thu 18: BalletMet Columbus: The Nutcracker 7:30pm
Oldfield's on Fourth - 614-291-5598
Thu 18: Karaoke
Park Street Saloon - 614-477-7255
Thu 18: College Night w/ Riff Raff 9pm
Rambling House Brewery - 614-468-3415
Thu 18: The Devil Doves 9pm
Rehab Tavern - 614-220-5655
Thu 18: Franklinton 10 For $10 Wine Tasting 6-9pm.
Rumba Cafe - 614-268-1841
Thu 18: The Spikedrivers Happy Hour Show 6pm
Thu 18: The Puzzled Pieces 10pm
Seventh Son Brewing Co - 614-421-BEER
Thu 18: DJ George Brazil and friends
Shadowbox Live - 614-416-7625
Thu 18: Holiday Lunchbox 1pm
Thu 18: Holiday Hoopla 7:30pm
Shrunken Head (formerly Vic's) - 614-299-2295
Thu 18: Trivia 7pm
Thu 18: Family Feud 9pm
Skully's - 614-291-8856
Thu 18: Ladies 80's & More Christmas Party (free for ladies, ages 18+) 9pm
Spacebar - 614-928-3808
Thu 18: Kelsey Cahoon's going away party: Nervosas, Mutant League, Dead Milkmen cover band, DJ Mikey Papageorgio
Studio One, Riffe Center - 614-469-0939
Thu 18: A Christmas Carol 8pm
Studio Two, Riffe Center - 614-469-0939
Thu 18: Available Light Theatre: She Kills Monsters 8pm
Three-Legged Mare - 614-222-4950
Thu 18: Devil Doves
Tree Bar - 614-725-0955
Thu 18: Seth Gray, John Bobo of The Slang, Patrick Buzzard, The Moving Parts
Ugly Tuna Saloona - 297-TUNA
Thu 18: DJ Joey Blayze
Woodland's Backyard - 614-488-2114
Thu 18: Paint & Drink
Woodland's Tavern - 614-299-4987
Thu 18: Ryan Smith 6pm
Thu 18: Whetherman, Zach Joseph 8pm
A&R Music Bar - 614-224-2430
Fri 19: Josh Krajcik, George Barrie (all ages) 7pm
Ace of Cups - 614-262-6001
Fri 19: It's BOOB Thirty 7pm
Fri 19: Comrade Question, Earwig, Miranda Sound 9pm
Alrosa Villa - 614-885-9125
Fri 19: Juggalo Mini-Gathering Christmas Extravaganza: 614 Villainz, King Buck, J Biz R, Pariah, Mock-C, Fraker 6pm
Basement - 614-224-2430
Fri 19: Mr. Gnome, If These Trees Could Talk, Bummers (all ages) 7:30pm
Bernie's - 614-291-3448
Fri 19: Ben Barr
Bossy Grrl's Pin Up Joint - 2598 N. High St.
Fri 19: Bossy Grrl's Comedy Night: Holiday Edition with Brook Cartus 9:30pm
Brothers Drake Meadery & Bar - 614-388-8765
Fri 19: Montezuma, She Bears, Room & Board (ages 21+) 10pm
Byrne's Pub - 614-486-4722
Fri 19: New Grass Station 7pm
Cafe Bourbon Street - 614-268-9377
Fri 19: Dr. Far, Weird Science. Band, 614 Percussion Collective, knots 10pm
Dick's Den - 614-268-9573
Fri 19: Randys X-mas Show
Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Fri 19: Still Wild 9pm-1:30am
Garden Theater/Short North Stage - 614-725-4042
Fri 19: Songs of the Season: Remembering Christmas at Lazarus 8-10:30pm
India Oak Grill - 614-261-9355
Fri 19: The Bug Hounds (free) 8:30pm-12m
Kafe Kerouac - 614-299-2672
Fri 19: First Draft Poetry
Little Rock Bar - 614-824-5602
Fri 19: Live Karaoke with Parker Paul and Keith Hanlon 9pm
Mint - 42 West Jenkins Ave.
Fri 19: Refresh; Giant Claw, Archer Archer, Conquest Tony Burr'son, Night Mode Sound System 6pm-2am
Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza - 614-436-2625
Fri 19: SpeakEasy 10-11:45pm
Newport Music Hall - 614-431-3600
Fri 19: Mayhem Like Me, Jamcity, PJ North, Prosper, Plain Old Henry, Skratchback, Yet To Fall, Stef Owens (all ages) 6pm
Ohio Theatre - 614-469-0939
Fri 19: BalletMet Columbus: The Nutcracker 7:30pm
Park Street Saloon - 614-477-7255
Fri 19: Earth Night: Papadosio Live PA set, EarthCry, Third Nature 7pm
Park Street Tavern - 614-221-4099
Fri 19: Forest and the Evergreens
Porter's Pub - 614-436-4480 / 5225 North High Street
Fri 19: Unplugged on High Street 7:30pm
Rambling House Brewery - 614-468-3415
Fri 19: Hickory Robot 9pm
Rehab Tavern - 614-220-5655
Fri 19: Jim Volk 9pm
Ruby Tuesday - 614-291-8313
Fri 19: Dr. Far
Rumba Cafe - 614-268-1841
Fri 19: Angela Perley Holiday Show, Noah Wortherspoon 9pm
Shadowbox Live - 614-416-7625
Fri 19: Holiday Lunchbox 1pm
Fri 19: Holiday Hoopla 7:30pm, 10:30pm
Shrunken Head (formerly Vic's) - 614-299-2295
Fri 19: Live Music Happy Hour 6pm
Fri 19: Drift Mouth, Bob Starker, Todd May, Tryin' Times: Uke Man's 70th B-day Bash 8:30pm
Skully's - 614-291-8856
Fri 19: CD102.5's Snow Much Fun Showcase: Damn The Witch Siren, The Pleasant Tense, Gelatinus Cube (ages 18+) 9pm
Southern Theatre - 614-469-0939
Fri 19: Jim Brickman - The Magic of Christmas 8pm
Spacebar - 614-928-3808
Fri 19: Emily & The Complexes 3 Year Anniversary Show!, Cliffs, Van Dale
Strongwater Food and Spirits - 614-928-3170
Fri 19: Damn Girl! 10pm
Studio One, Riffe Center - 614-469-0939
Fri 19: A Christmas Carol 8pm
Studio Two, Riffe Center - 614-469-0939
Fri 19: Available Light Theatre: She Kills Monsters 8pm
Tree Bar - 614-725-0955
Fri 19: Brooklyn Drinkers Union, Swim Team, Los Gravediggers
Ugly Tuna Saloona - 297-TUNA
Fri 19: DJ Rob Stylz
Victory's Live - 614-225-1577
Fri 19: Reddy Freddy
Wild Goose Creative - 614-859-9453
Fri 19: Best of the Underground 8pm
Woodland's Tavern - 614-299-4987
Fri 19: Cortney Gail & Joey R. 6pm
Fri 19: Music Loves Ohio Benefit Concert: The Winnie Cooper Project & Friends 8pm
Ace of Cups - 614-262-6001
Sat 20: FiggyFest/Mid-Ohio Foodbank Benefit: Figgy & the Scrooges, Hung Stocking & the Ginger Bred, Placenta Claus & the Human Santapede, Ebenezer Booze, The Bumble, Holiday Karaoke with Parker Paul 8pm
Alrosa Villa - 614-885-9125
Sat 20: Nonpoint, Hed PE, Dorothy (all ages)
Basement - 614-224-2430
Sat 20: Cat Turtle's Holiday Show: The Ark Band, Asadi, Personal Public, LadyBlazer, The Novas (all ages) 6pm
Bluestone (formerly BoMA) - 614-884-4646
Sat 20: Jon Pardi, Joey Hyde, Maddie and Tae, John King 6pm [SOLD OUT]
Brothers Drake Meadery & Bar - 614-388-8765
Sat 20: The Chicago Afrobeat Project (free) 10pm
Byrne's Pub - 614-486-4722
Sat 20: Yankee Celtic Christmas Consort 8:30pm
Carabar - 614-223-1010
Sat 20: Musket Hawk and Axebomber, Sardaukar, Black Antler, Siouxplex (free) 10pm
de-NOVO Bistro & Bar - 614-496-1002
Sat 20: Luxury Brown Lite Duo Featuring Meredith Evans (free) 7-10:30pm
Dick's Den - 614-268-9573
Sat 20: Chief Johnny Lonesome
Double Happiness - 614-220-5558
Sat 20: The Orphan, The Poet 7pm-12m
Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Sat 20: Willie Phoenix & The Soul Underground
Ethical Arts Collective - 614-233-1508
Sat 20: Midwest Fresh 2 Hour Solstice Slam: Funerals, Mike Amerine, Kevin Parrish, The Fallen, The Drowned, Toby Djpush Tope (ages 21+, byob) 6pm-6am
Garden Theater/Short North Stage - 614-725-4042
Sat 20: Songs of the Season: Remembering Christmas at Lazarus 8-10:30pm
Garden Theater/Stage Left Lounge - 614-725-4042
Sat 20: Swank - '20s through '40s vinyl cocktail party (free) 10pm
Haiku - 614-294-8168
Sat 20: Louise Salvador
House with No Name
Sat 20: Fake Grave, New Shoes, Victory City, Sam and The Barbers 8pm
Kafe Kerouac - 614-299-2672
Sat 20: Domes
Lifestyle Communities Pavilion - 614-431-3600
Sat 20: Earth Night Part II: Papadosio, Dopapod, Jimkata (all ages) 8pm
Little Rock Bar - 614-824-5602
Sat 20: Word Up, XMAS! 9pm
Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza - 614-436-2625
Sat 20: Nick D & The Believers 10-11:45pm
Newport Music Hall - 614-431-3600
Sat 20: Machine Gun Kelly (all ages) 7pm
Ohio Theatre - 614-469-0939
Sat 20: BalletMet Columbus: The Nutcracker 2pm, 7:30pm
Park Street Tavern - 614-221-4099
Sat 20: Tony Monaco Trio
Patrick J's - 614-784-0660
Sat 20: Arnett Howard 8-11pm
Rambling House Brewery - 614-468-3415
Sat 20: Old Hundred 6pm
Sat 20: The Wayfarers 8pm
Ruby Tuesday - 614-291-8313
Sat 20: Fletch, The Rye Notes 9pm
Rumba Cafe - 614-268-1841
Sat 20: The Floorwalkers Holiday Show 10pm
Shadowbox Live - 614-416-7625
Sat 20: Scrooge 2pm
Sat 20: Holiday Hoopla 7:30pm, 10:30pm
Skully's - 614-291-8856
Sat 20: LeBoom! - Caspa 500 Tour: Caspa, The Others, Attak & Carma, Hawstyle, Tronik Vission, Vexxe (ages 18+) 9pm
Spacebar - 614-928-3808
Sat 20: Big Shot, Pointe Break, Montauk Trash
Studio One, Riffe Center - 614-469-0939
Sat 20: A Christmas Carol 8pm
Studio Two, Riffe Center - 614-469-0939
Sat 20: Available Light Theatre: She Kills Monsters 8pm
Tree Bar - 614-725-0955
Sat 20: Husk, Orson Buggy, Scott Gorsuch 10pm
Victory's Live - 614-225-1577
Sat 20: Fox N Hounds, 710 Ashbury
Woodland's Backyard - 614-488-2114
Sat 20: 6th annual G$$H Tour
Woodland's Tavern - 614-299-4987
Sat 20: Royal Southern Brotherhood, Jem N Tonic 9pm
Ace of Cups - 614-262-6001
Sun 21: Karaoke! 10pm
Brothers Drake Meadery & Bar - 614-388-8765
Sun 21: C LA C I: A Rasta Revival (free, all ages) 5-7pm
The Crest - 614-261-7128
Sun 21: The Shaw Brothers 8:30pm
Dick's Den - 614-268-9573
Sun 21: Derek DiCenzo
Eldorado's Food & Spirits - 614-785-0030
Sun 21: Karaoke Junkie 9pm
Garden Theater/Short North Stage - 614-725-4042
Sun 21: Songs of the Season: Remembering Christmas at Lazarus 3-5:30pm
Kafe Kerouac - 614-299-2672
Sun 21: Winter Solstice Party
McCoy Center - 614-469-0939
Sun 21: New Albany Symphony Orchestra: Holiday Spectacular 3pm
Natalie's Coal Fired Pizza - 614-436-2625
Sun 21: Derek DiCenzo Trio 12n-2pm
Sun 21: A Celtic Christmas with The Kells 8-10pm
Ohio Theatre - 614-469-0939
Sun 21: BalletMet Columbus: The Nutcracker 1pm, 5:30pm
Palace Theatre - 614-469-0939
Sun 21: Mannheim Steamroller 8pm
Rambling House Brewery - 614-468-3415
Sun 21: Old-Time Jam 8:30pm
Rumba Cafe - 614-268-1841
Sun 21: The Hoodoo Soul Band 10pm
Shadowbox Live - 614-416-7625
Sun 21: Scrooge 2pm, 7pm
Skully's - 614-291-8856
Sun 21: The Flex Crew (ages 21+) 10pm
Studio One, Riffe Center - 614-469-0939
Sun 21: A Christmas Carol 2pm
Third & Hollywood - 614-488-0303
Sun 21: Erik Augis, Woodson, Tsamous 11:30am
Ugly Tuna Saloona - 297-TUNA
Sun 21: Karaoke with Rob Stylz
Union Bar and Food - 614-421-2233
Sun 21: Sunday Brunch: Debra Tucker, Richard Lopez 12n-2pm
Wild Goose Creative - 614-859-9453
Sun 21: Sunday Comix 3pm