TempleLive at the Columbus Athenaeum

Consensus on Reddit was that the sound wasn't too great. I thought it was just fine. Very cool venue, although it could maybe use a little bit of TLC. Never been to a venue where the show space was on the third floor before, I don't think.

We saw HAIRBALL and Trauma Illinois 🎶😎🤘

It's historic, but that's about all it's got. I attended a wedding here. The venue was loud and creaky. The room we were in was filled with paintings from the crusades and iron crosses everywhere. The bathrooms need updated. The food at the reception was ok. Not bad not great. Parking is non existent. The groom said the company who runs it did a very poor job, especially for the price.

The Columbus Athenaeum was extremely accommodating when our original venue cancelled on us with 70 days before our wedding and made planning our event there as easy as possible! Their flexibility and willingness to adapt to our needs exceeded our expectations and helped to make our big day the best day of our lives. Their staff is professional, very responsive, and thoughtful when it comes to planning and execution and we couldn't have been happier with our experience. We worked primarily with Mark (the owner) and Samantha and loved every minute of it! Their attention to detail and willingness to go the extra mile made our night so much more special and memorable and we can't thank them enough for everything. We highly recommend this venue to make your wedding experience the best it can be!

We saw They Might Be Giants and were very impressed with the Venue. Even at the back of the theater sitting in the seats, everything was clear. A great view of the band and the slope allowed us to be well above the row in front of us. The staff was friendly and even joked around with us. I will be back to see more shows there.

Had our wedding here in November and it was such a perfect venue. Natasha helped us plan our reception and went above and beyond to make sure our day was perfect. The GRAND BALLROOM is absolutely beautiful and hardly needed any extra decor. Lots of in-house vendors to choose from so minimal stress on our part. We love this place and are so happy that we chose it!

Columbus athenaeum has a beautiful space, but the kitchen is disgusting. I was a sous chef there for a short period of time and the things I seen were crazy. They had a " bring your dog to work day" and dogs were running around the kitchen! Of course I complained and that stopped. Also, the kitchen is in the basement and it's very old with outdated equipment. They don't care about the food there. When you get a space there, the food is a part of the package. They won't let you cater your own event. Do yourself a favor and find somewhere else.