Get out and do something this weekend in central Ohio, April 11-14

David Rees
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Get out and do something this weekend in central Ohio, April 11-14

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — From rapper Nicki Minaj’s “Pink Friday 2 World Tour” at the Schottenstein Center to murder-mystery comedy “Clue” at the Ohio Theatre, here are things to see and do this weekend in central Ohio.

‘Clue’

Ohio Theatre through Sunday

  • The murder-mystery comedy inspired by the Hasbro board game and adapted from the cult favorite film comes to Columbus for eight shows.

<em>Sarah Hollis as Miss Scarlet, Alex Mandell as Mr. Green, Kathy Fitzgerald as Mrs. Peacock, Donna English as Mrs. White, Michael Kostroff as Professor Plum, and John Treacy Egan as Colonel Mustard. (Photo by Evan Zimmerman/MurphyMade)</em>
Sarah Hollis as Miss Scarlet, Alex Mandell as Mr. Green, Kathy Fitzgerald as Mrs. Peacock, Donna English as Mrs. White, Michael Kostroff as Professor Plum, and John Treacy Egan as Colonel Mustard. (Photo by Evan Zimmerman/MurphyMade)

Nicki Minaj | Pink Friday 2 World Tour

Schottenstein Center at 8 p.m. on Friday

  • The Columbus concert will be the only one in Ohio but she will have other stops in the Midwest in Detroit and Chicago. The hip-hop star is the first woman to have 100 songs featured in the Billboard Hot 100 list, which includes three different No. 1 songs.

<em>Nicki Minaj performs onstage during her Pink Friday 2 World Tour at Madison Square Garden on March 30 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images)</em>
Nicki Minaj performs onstage during her Pink Friday 2 World Tour at Madison Square Garden on March 30 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images)

‘Unextinct’

Columbus Zoo and Aquarium on Friday [Adults-only night] and Saturday

  • Enter a world where 70 extinct and endangered species come to life using tech-driven theatrical illusions, allowing guests to learn about the importance of conservation and the role we all play in species survival.

Fury vs. Mojo

Nationwide Arena at 7 p.m. on Friday

  • The Columbus Fury face the San Diego Mojo.

Blooms and Butterflies

Franklin Park Conservatory through July 7

  • Celebrating its 30th anniversary, Blooms and Butterflies has returned featuring various butterflies from around the world inside the largest indoor biome at the conservatory.

<em>Approximately 12,000 butterflies will be a part of the exhibition this year, with 700-800 butterflies arriving each week. (Courtesy Photo/Franklin Park Conservatory)</em>
Approximately 12,000 butterflies will be a part of the exhibition this year, with 700-800 butterflies arriving each week. (Courtesy Photo/Franklin Park Conservatory)

Top spring central Ohio events

  • This spring in central Ohio is packed with highly anticipated festivals and shows, from the reimagined Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey at the Schottenstein Center and Disney’s “The Lion King” at the Ohio Theatre to the Columbus Arts Festival.

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