Columbus weekend picks: Several shows on stage
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It's going to be a chilly, rainy weekend — who wants to go outside?
🎭 Our pick: See a show indoors.
The intrigue: It's a great weekend for the arts in Columbus, with multiple interesting on-stage performances to enjoy.
🤖 Broadway Columbus brings smash hit "Maybe Happy Ending" to the Ohio Theatre.
- The critically beloved musical about robots in love won six Tony Awards.
🏴☠️ Opera Columbus puts Columbus star Nina West on stage for "Pirates! The Penzance Musical" at the Palace Theatre.
- The performance is a reimagining of the classic opera "The Pirates of Penzance."
👑 Endeavor Theatre performs a modern retelling of "Hamlet" at Columbus Performing Arts Center.
😂 The Contemporary Theatre of Ohio brings Tony-winning playwright Jonathan Spector's "Eureka Day" to Studio Two at the Riffe Center.
What else is happening:
🎥 The Columbus Jewish Film Festival begins screenings this weekend and runs through Nov. 15.
🚲 Cranksgiving, an annual bike ride on streets and the Olentangy Trail, pedals around town Saturday buying food for the Clintonville Community Resource Center.
🎲 The Beers and Board Games Club of Columbus hosts its 12th annual 24-Hour Board Game Marathon Saturday, raising money for Nationwide Children's Hospital.
🏈 Ohio State football hosts a big game against Oregon Saturday afternoon.
🎻 ProMusica Columbus performs "Bach, Pärt, & Beethoven" at the Southern Theatre Saturday and Sunday.
🎤 Scottish comedian Daniel Sloss performs at the Davidson Theatre Sunday night.