#PlanAhead: Week of August 21-25, 2017

The solar eclipse madness has come and gone (and with it, ~700,000 visitors), but there’s still plenty of stuff to do in Cola this week – here are some highlights. Let’s dive in.

-Anjali

Tuesday | Aug. 22

Cause: Light the Night Kickoff | 5:30-7:30 p.m. | Spirit Communications Park | 1640 Freed St. | free

Active: Fuse Krump Class | 8:30-10 p.m. | Columbia Music Festival Association | 914 Pulaski St. | free

Workshop:

• Free Small Business Workshop presented by Operation Hope | 11 a.m.-1 p.m. | Richland Library North Main | free
• Wedding Dance Group Class | 7 p.m. | Blue Moon Ballroom | 554 Meeting St., West Columbia | $15

Network: Trade Skills Career Fair | 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. | Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church | 95 Amicks Ferry Rd., Chapin | free

Wednesday | Aug. 23

Dish: CSA Cooking Class with Rachael Hartley | 6:30-8:30 p.m. | Farm to Table Event Co. | 1005 Airport Blvd. | $50 🍽

UofSC:

• USC Pep Rally | 3-11 p.m. | Wild Wing Cafe | 729 Lady St. | free
• Undergraduate Researchers: Ask Us Anything! | 4-6 p.m. | Office of Undergraduate Research | 902 Sumter St., Legare Suite 120 | free

Drink: WIP and Wine Wednesday | 5:30-8 p.m. | The Crescent Olive | 2901 Devine St. | 🍷

Cause: AR Workshop Fundraiser for Palmetto Health Foundation | 6-9 p.m. | AR Workshop Lexington | 5076 Sunset Blvd. Unit B, Lexington | $37.50-65.50

Thursday | Aug. 24

Show:

• Moon Taxi at Music Farm | 9 p.m. | Music Farm | 1022 Senate St. | $21-23 | Doors 8 p.m.
• Afro-Latin Night | 9 p.m. - 12 a.m. | Bricktown Bistro & Raw Bar | 4561 Hard Scrabble Rd. #108 | free
• Columbia’s Got Talent with Dee Dee Renee | 8-10 p.m. | Comedy House | 2768 Decker Blvd. | $10 🎤

Workshop:

• Getting Started Homeschooling | 7-8 p.m. | South Carolina Association of Independent Home Schools | 613 St. Andrews Rd. | free
• Free Small Business Workshop | 6.-8 p.m. | Richland Library North Main | free

Friday | Aug. 25

Show: Lexington’s Midsummer Festival (ft. Drew Holcomb) | 5:30-10 p.m. | Icehouse Amphitheater | 107 W. Main St., Lexington | $12-15

Workshop: Summertime Shag! | 7 p.m. | Blue Moon Ballroom | 554 Meeting St., West Columbia | $5-10

UofSC: Opportunity Knocks Part-Time Job Fair | 1-4 p.m. | UofSC Russell House | 1400 Greene St. | free

Art: More than a Home: The Influence of Mount Vernon | 11 a.m.-1 p.m. | Columbia Museum of Art | 1515 Main St. | $0-6 🏠

Network: SC CHW Association Statewide Meeting | 11 a.m.-2 p.m. | S.C. State Farmers Market | 3483 Charleston Hwy., West Columbia | free

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