1. Columbus Symphony Orchestra presents Masterworks 7: Romeo & Juliet (Feb. 14-15)
Ohio Theatre, 39 E. State St.
Guest conductor Michael Stern leads the symphony through Berlioz’s Love Scene from Romeo and Juliet, Bernstein’s West Side Story Dances and Prokofiev’s ballet music from Romeo and Juliet. http://www.columbussymphony.com
2. Fiery Foods Festival (Feb. 15-16)
North Market, 59 Spruce St.
The North Market’s annual celebration of all things hot and spicy features fiery foods from a variety of vendors as well as from the market’s usual merchants, as well as live music, children’s activities and hot pretzel, hot dog, pizza, meatball, peanut butter and jelly sandwich, and wing eating contests. http://www.northmarket.com
3. Passage (Feb. 15 – March 13)
Hayley Gallery, 270 E. Main St., New Albany
This solo show for Baltimore, Ohio painter Karen Rumora features landscapes and pet portraits. http://www.hayleygallery.com
4. From Russia with Love (Feb. 19, 7 p.m.)
Garden Theater, 1187 N. High St.
This show, the second in Short North Stage’s New Music Salon series, features a quartet of Columbus classical musicians performing music by composers with connections to the Soviet Union during the Cold War. http://www.shortnorthstage.org
5. Evolution Theatre Company presents Kate ‘n’ Spence (Feb. 20 – March 1)
Columbus Performing Arts Center, 549 Franklin Ave.
This work by local playwright Robert Cooperman centers on two estranged friends making one last attempt to reconnect in a mostly empty establishment. http://www.evolutiontheatre.org
