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Live stage lights and microphone ready for karaoke night

Excesss Karaoke at Ace of Cups

Ace of Cups, Campus

Sun, Sep 20 10:00 PM

Shit-faced Shakespeare Macbeth comedy theatre promo art

Shit-faced Shakespeare Macbeth at Southern Theatre

Southern Theatre, Downtown

Fri, Sep 25 7:30 PM

Arts & CultureNightlife

Bored Teachers Is It Friday Yet comedy tour promo art

Bored Teachers Is It Friday Yet Comedy Tour at Southern Theatre

Southern Theatre, Downtown

Sun, Sep 27 3:00 PM

NightlifeArts & Culture

Gary Gulman Misfit Stand Up Tour promo portrait

Gary Gulman Misfit Stand Up Tour at Lincoln Theatre

Lincoln Theatre, Downtown

Sun, Sep 27 7:00 PM

NightlifeArts & Culture

Chelsea Wolfe performing live on stage

Chelsea Wolfe at The Bluestone

The Bluestone, Downtown

Tue, Sep 29 7:30 PM

ConcertsNightlife

Buzzcocks performing live on stage

Buzzcocks at A&R Music Bar

A&R Music Bar, Arena District

Wed, Sep 30 7:00 PM

ConcertsNightlife

Nevertel performing live on stage

Nevertel at A&R Music Bar

A&R Music Bar, Arena District

Thu, Oct 1 6:00 PM

ConcertsNightlife

Ohio Brewing Company game room pub interior

Music Trivia at Ohio Brewing

Ohio Brewing Company, Short North

Thu, Oct 1 7:00 PM

NightlifeFood & Drink

Zolita at A&R Music Bar promo still

Zolita at A&R Music Bar

A&R Music Bar, Campus

Fri, Oct 2 7:00 PM

Grief Sucks one-man show by KevOnStage promo art

Grief Sucks by KevOnStage at Davidson Theatre

Davidson Theatre, Riffe Center, Downtown

Fri, Oct 2 7:30 PM

NightlifeArts & Culture

Blair Witch Project screening and cast Q and A promo art

Blair Witch Project Film Screening and Q and A at McCoy Center

McCoy Center, New Albany

Fri, Oct 2 8:00 PM

Arts & CultureNightlife

Tracy Bonham portrait

Tracy Bonham at Natalie's Grandview

Natalie's Grandview, Grandview

Fri, Oct 2 8:00 PM

ConcertsNightlife

Daft Disko at Newport Music Hall promo still

Daft Disko at Newport Music Hall

Newport Music Hall, Campus

Fri, Oct 2 9:00 PM

Mitchell Tenpenny performing live with guitar

Mitchell Tenpenny at The Bluestone

The Bluestone, Downtown

Sat, Oct 3 7:00 PM

ConcertsNightlife

Glaive performing live on stage

Glaive at The Bluestone

The Bluestone, Downtown

Sun, Oct 4 6:30 PM

ConcertsNightlife

Gabby Bryan at Columbus Funny Bone promo still

Gabby Bryan at Columbus Funny Bone

Columbus Funny Bone, Easton

Tue, Oct 6 7:00 PM

ComedyNightlife

Fall treats and evening crowd along Worthington High Street

Worthington Fall Crawl

Old Worthington, Worthington

Thu, Oct 8 5:00 PM

Food & DrinkNightlifeFestivals

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ButtTootKing at KEMBA Live

KEMBA Live!, Arena District

Fri, Oct 9 7:00 PM

Arts & CultureNightlife

Jo Koy Koy Meets World comedy tour promo art

Jo Koy Koy Meets World Tour at Palace Theatre

Palace Theatre, Downtown

Sat, Oct 10 7:30 PM

NightlifeArts & Culture

Lenny Pearce Toddler Rave at KEMBA Live promo still

Lenny Pearce Toddler Rave at KEMBA Live

KEMBA Live!, Arena District

Sun, Oct 11 11:30 AM

Failure band posing for a group photo

Failure at A&R Music Bar

A&R Music Bar, Arena District

Sun, Oct 11 6:30 PM

ConcertsNightlife

Laura Veirs performing live with José Medeles

Laura Veirs at Natalie's Grandview

Natalie's Grandview, Grandview

Wed, Oct 14 7:30 PM

ConcertsNightlife

KNOX Midwests Best Tour at KEMBA Live promo still

KNOX Midwests Best Tour at KEMBA Live

KEMBA Live!, Arena District

Thu, Oct 15 6:30 PM

Niko Moon at KEMBA Live promo still

Niko Moon at KEMBA Live

KEMBA Live!, Arena District

Fri, Oct 16 7:00 PM

Paris Paloma performing live at a festival

Paris Paloma at KEMBA Live

KEMBA Live!, Arena District

Sat, Oct 17 7:00 PM

ConcertsNightlife

Griffin House performing with guitar

Griffin House at Natalie's Grandview

Natalie's Grandview, Grandview

Sat, Oct 17 8:00 PM

ConcertsNightlife

Lilyisthatyou performing live on stage

Lilyisthatyou at A&R Music Bar

A&R Music Bar, Arena District

Sun, Oct 18 6:00 PM

ConcertsNightlife

The Rocky Horror Show stage musical promo art

The Rocky Horror Show at Garden Theater

Garden Theater, Short North

Thu, Oct 22 7:00 PM

Arts & CultureNightlife

The Army, The Navy performing live on stage

The Army, The Navy at A&R Music Bar

A&R Music Bar, Arena District

Fri, Oct 23 7:00 PM

ConcertsNightlife

Buckeye Fight Night at KEMBA Live promo still

Buckeye Fight Night at KEMBA Live

KEMBA Live!, Arena District

Sat, Oct 24 6:00 PM

SportsNightlife

Nateland Live Good Clean Comedy Tour promo art

Nateland Live A Good Clean Comedy Tour at Palace Theatre

Palace Theatre, Downtown

Sat, Oct 24 7:30 PM

NightlifeArts & Culture

Machine Girl at Newport Music Hall promo still

Machine Girl at Newport Music Hall

Newport Music Hall, Campus

Sun, Oct 25 6:00 PM

Jesse Welles at KEMBA Live promo still

Jesse Welles at KEMBA Live

KEMBA Live!, Arena District

Mon, Oct 26 6:00 PM

The Wrecks at Newport Music Hall promo still

The Wrecks at Newport Music Hall

Newport Music Hall, Campus

Thu, Oct 29 6:00 PM

Haunted Fest Columbus at KEMBA Live promo still

Haunted Fest Columbus at KEMBA Live

KEMBA Live!, Arena District

Fri, Oct 30 6:00 PM

Paula Poundstone stand-up comedy promo art

Paula Poundstone at Lincoln Theatre

Lincoln Theatre, Downtown

Fri, Oct 30 7:30 PM

NightlifeArts & Culture

Friko at A&R Music Bar promo still

Friko at A&R Music Bar

A&R Music Bar, Campus

Sat, Oct 31 7:00 PM

Fortunate Youth performing live on stage

Fortunate Youth at Newport Music Hall

Newport Music Hall, Campus

Wed, Nov 4 6:00 PM

ConcertsNightlife

Anthony Rodia at Columbus Funny Bone promo still

Anthony Rodia at Columbus Funny Bone

Columbus Funny Bone, Easton

Thu, Nov 5 7:00 PM

ComedyNightlife

Daniel Sloss BITTER comedy tour promo art

Daniel Sloss BITTER at Davidson Theatre

Davidson Theatre, Riffe Center, Downtown

Sun, Nov 8 7:30 PM

NightlifeArts & Culture

Weathers performing live on stage

Weathers and Ella Red at A&R Music Bar

A&R Music Bar, Arena District

Tue, Nov 10 7:00 PM

ConcertsNightlife

almost monday performing live on stage

almost monday at Newport Music Hall

Newport Music Hall, Campus

Wed, Nov 11 7:00 PM

ConcertsNightlife

Zoltan Kaszas comedy tour promo art

Zoltan Kaszas Worldwide-ish Tour at Southern Theatre

Southern Theatre, Downtown

Fri, Nov 13 7:30 PM

NightlifeArts & Culture

Palace at Newport Music Hall promo still

Palace at Newport Music Hall

Newport Music Hall, Campus

Sat, Nov 14 7:00 PM

Michael Kosta Big Dad Energy comedy tour promo

Michael Kosta Big Dad Energy Tour at Lincoln Theatre

Lincoln Theatre, Downtown

Sat, Nov 14 7:30 PM

NightlifeArts & Culture

Jinkx and DeLa Holiday Show Southern Theatre promo art

Jinkx and DeLa Holiday Show at Southern Theatre

Southern Theatre, Downtown

Sat, Nov 14 8:00 PM

NightlifeArts & CultureSeasonal

Chat Pile at Newport Music Hall promo still

Chat Pile at Newport Music Hall

Newport Music Hall, Campus

Wed, Nov 18 6:30 PM

STS9 at Newport Music Hall promo still

STS9 at Newport Music Hall

Newport Music Hall, Campus

Thu, Nov 19 7:00 PM

Daily Bread at KEMBA Live promo still

Daily Bread at KEMBA Live

KEMBA Live!, Arena District

Fri, Nov 20 7:00 PM

Kyle Kinane at Columbus Funny Bone promo still

Kyle Kinane at Columbus Funny Bone

Columbus Funny Bone, Easton

Fri, Nov 20 7:00 PM

ComedyNightlife

Charlie Berens Lost and Found comedy tour promo

Charlie Berens Lost and Found Tour at Southern Theatre

Southern Theatre, Downtown

Fri, Nov 20 7:30 PM

NightlifeArts & Culture

Ron White stand-up comedy tour promo art

Ron White at Palace Theatre

Palace Theatre, Downtown

Sat, Nov 21 7:30 PM

NightlifeArts & Culture

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