#COLAweekend guide: February 9-11

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#COLAweekend guide: February 9-11, 2018

This weekend is packed with tons of rad things to do. From a Prince tribute show at Music Farm (in case JT’s halftime show wasn’t enough for you 🎸💜) to an Oyster Roast at River Rat, there’s no way you can go wrong. Catch me forcing my friends to wake up early and go to Brookland Brunch with me this Sunday. 🍳

-Nicole

Friday | Feb. 9

MustDo: McNair Entrepreneurship Showcase | 1-3 p.m. | UofSC Alumni Center | 900 Senate St. | $20 or $10 for students | featuring Alli Webb, founder of Drybar (listen to her episode of How I Built This and you’ll want to go) and young UofSC alumni showcasing their startups

TodayIs: National Pizza Day | Try one of these <$10 slice deals for lunch 🍕

ForKids: Night at the Museum: Mystery! | overnight; 5 p.m. check-in; 10 a.m. departure | S.C. State Museum | 301 Gervais St. | $28-35 | families can help solve The Case of the Purloined Pendant

Dish: River Rat Oyster Roast | 6-9 p.m. | River Rat Brewery | 1231 Shop Rd. | $40

Shop: Columbia Boat Show | 10 a.m. | S.C. State Fair | S.C. State Fairgrounds | $8; $5 parking

Drink: Valentine Wine Tasting | 5-9 p.m. | Bohemian Home | 2720 Devine St. 🍷

Show: Off the Wall & Onto the Stage: Dancing the Art of Jonathan Green | 7:30 p.m. | Township Auditorium | 1703 Taylor St. | $26+

Community: Valentine’s Dance with Heart n’ Soul | 7-10:30 p.m. | Lourie Center | $25

Saturday | Feb. 10

Drink: Soda City Craft Beer War | Senate’s End | 11 a.m.-5 p.m. | free admission; 3 oz. pour tokens for $1 | 20+ breweries from S.C. + beyond

Active: Cupid’s Chase 5K | registration 8 a.m.; start 10 a.m. | Maxcy Gregg Park| 1806 Blossom St. | $40

WaterCooler: Gamecock Men’s Basketball vs. Florida | 12 p.m. | Colonial Life Arena | $8+ | watch on CBS

ForKids: Girl Scout Badge Clinic | 10 a.m.-1 p.m., 2-5 p.m. | S.C. State Museum | free

Film:

Show: Eddie Bush and the Endorphin Machine: A Virtuoso Tribute to Prince | 8 p.m. | Music Farm | 1022 Senate St. | $10-15

Arts: Opening Celebration: Giving Back: The Soul of Philanthropy Reframed and Exhibited | 7:30-9 p.m. | Richland Library Main | 1431 Assembly St. | free

Sunday | Feb. 11

Art: CMA Global Sunday | 3-5 p.m. | Columbia Museum of Art | 1515 Main St. | free

Active: F3 FIA Open House | 3-5 p.m. | River Rat Brewery | 1231 Shop Rd. | free

WaterCooler: Gamecock Women’s Basketball vs. Florida | 1 p.m. | Colonial Life Arena | 801 Lincoln St. | $5-50

Drink: Yoga at Conquest Brewery | 12-1 p.m. | Conquest Brewing Co. | 947 S Stadium Rd. | $10.75

Dish: Brookland Brunch | 10 a.m.-2 p.m. | 121 Alexander St. | free admission

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