Our weekend picks: Celebrating the Blue Jackets

Stop by: Friday night, O.A.R. headlines a special concert at Kemba Live before the season starts next week.

Plus: Sunday, the band hosts the "Crazy Game of Hockey," a celebrity match featuring musicians and athletes.

• Proceeds from the game and a charity auction benefit the John and Matthew Gaudreau Foundation, named after the late Jackets player and his brother.

Context: O.A.R.'s members got their start while attending OSU from 1997-2001 and have remained Columbus regulars.

• Opener The Orphan The Poet is a fellow local band.

What else is happening:

🎸 Much more music, including Parker McCollum Friday at the Schottenstein Center and AFI Saturday at the Bluestone.

🏈 A primetime Buckeye game as OSU hosts Minnesota Saturday night.

• They're huge favorites, so you can snag a resale ticket for under $60.

🍻 New Albany celebrates Oktoberfest all Saturday long with music and the Buckeyes on TV.