With Halloween only a couple weeks away, Columbus’ spooky-themed events are in full swing. Here are a few coming up this week that may interest you or your families.

Picture this: A play within a play. It seems easy, but it’s not as simple as it sounds. This is the case with this fall’s “Play On,”  a hilarious show involving a community theatre group putting on “Murder Most Foul.” Everything that can go wrong, however, does.

“35 distinct personalities, 1 incredible place,” is the motto of Columbus’s one and only North Market, located in downtown Columbus. Established in 1876, it is Columbus’ only remaining true public market. Over 30 merchants vend a wide variety of fresh, local, and authentic food.

If Chipotle were reincarnated into a pizza restaurant, Pizza Cucinova would be the result.

Filled with specialty toys and  stocked with over 400 varieties of eye-catching sweets, Fuzziwig’s Candy Factory has enamored children since 1995. The company claims to be recession-resistant, with over $23 billion in annual sales.

Northstar Café, a casual organic diner, has locations in Clintonville, the Short North, and the ever-so convenient Easton. Paying before the meal relieves the stress of scrambling to gather enough money from your wallet afterwards.

In Easton and Columbus, there is certainly no shortage of fast, casual restaurants. From places like Chipotle and Piada, the concept of building your own personalized meal quickly and efficiently has been tried and verified. Bibibop Asian Grill is the latest quick-eat restaurant to capture Columbus’s attention.

Paddington (Ben Whishaw) has taken the world by storm, again. Michael Bond’s book, A Bear Called Paddington, released in 1958, has finally been made into a movie with a cuddly feel to it as our favorite accident-prone bear is back and as lovable as ever.

“Those that have gone before us say, ‘No more! No more!’ That means protest. That means march. That means disturb the peace. That means jail. That means risk. And that is hard. We will not wait any longer. Give us the vote. We’re not asking. We’re demanding. Give us the vote!” These words are spoken…

It’s Monday, January 12. Just past midnight. The scene is Dallas’s AT&T Stadium. And college football has just been forever changed. The Ohio State Buckeyes have won the inaugural College Football Playoff National Championship game, beating the Oregon Ducks by a score of 42-20.