COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — From Cirque Du Soleil’s “Crystal” at the Schottenstein Center and comedian Matteo Lane at the Palace Theatre to the Columbus Clippers’ six-game series, here are things to see and do this weekend in central Ohio.

Blue Jackets vs. Islanders

Nationwide Arena at 7 p.m. on Thursday

  • The Columbus Blue Jackets face the New York Islanders.

Cirque Du Soleil ‘Crystal’

Schottenstein Center Thursday through Sunday

  • With seven jaw-dropping traditional circus acts all thrillingly adapted for Cirque du Soleil’s first foray into a brand-new creative territory, the ice, ‘Crystal’ takes audiences on an unforgettable journey into the vivid and whimsical world of imagination.

Clippers vs. Storm Chasers

Huntington Park Thursday through Sunday

  • The Columbus Clippers face the Omaha Storm Chasers in a six-game series.

Pianist Sara Davis Buechner with the Columbus Symphony

Ohio Theatre at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday

  • Buechner appears for the first time with the Columbus Symphony in concerts featuring Beethoven’s delightful and virtuosic first piano concerto.

Matteo Lane | The Al Dente Tour

Palace Theatre at 7 p.m. on Saturday

  • Lane is a New York-based comedian whose stand-up special can be seen on Netflix’s “The Comedy Lineup.”

Blue Jackets vs. Flyers

Nationwide Arena at 7 p.m. on Saturday

  • The Columbus Blue Jackets face the Philadelphia Flyers.

Crew vs. United

Lower.com Field at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday

  • The Columbus Crew face the D.C. United.

‘The Prom’

Short North Stage through Sunday

  • ‘The Prom’ follows a group of Broadway actors who travel to a conservative town to support an LGBTQ+ teen’s fight to attend her high school prom with her girlfriend.
‘The Prom’ follows a group of Broadway actors who travel to a conservative town to support an LGBTQ+ teen’s fight to attend her high school prom. (Courtesy Photo/Short North Stage)

Top spring concerts and shows

  • From the reimagined Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey at the Schottenstein Center to Olivia Rodrigo and Bruce Springsteen at Nationwide Arena, more than two dozen top artists and shows are performing in central Ohio this spring.

For more events, view NBC4’s community calendar.