Nov 14, 2025 - Things to Do

Our weekend picks: An Edmund Fitzgerald play, Easton's Grand Illumination and more

Alissa Widman Neese

Illustration of a pattern of theater masks. — Illustration: Allie Carl/Axios

The wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald is memorialized in song and story — and now, a play brings the tragic Great Lakes legend to life.

🚢 Our pick: "The Witch of November" at Dublin's Abbey Theatre.

Zoom in: The new production from local playwright Vidas Barzdukas coincides with the 50th anniversary of the shipwreck.

It follows Capt. Ernest McCorley and his crew on their voyage's final day, and a reviewer says it kept him on the edge of his seat.

Stop by: 7pm Friday-Saturday and 2pm Sunday, 5600 Post Road, Dublin. $25.

What else is happening:

🛍️ Easton's Grand Illumination kicks off the holiday shopping season Friday night.

🤣 Two comedy shows are in town Friday night — "Saturday Night Live" star Leslie Jones is at Kemba Live and the Legends of Laughter at OSU's Mershon Auditorium.

🏈 OSU faces UCLA Saturday night in their first matchup since 2001.

🃏The Trading Card and Collectibles Show takes over Kasich Hall at the Ohio State Fairgrounds on Saturday.

💥 Buckeye Comic-Con comes to the Aladdin Shrine Center in Grove City on Sunday.

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Our weekend picks: An Edmund Fitzgerald play, Easton's Grand Illumination and more

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