Your #COLAweekend guide | Nov. 3- 5, 2017

Halloween is officially over + November is here, so you know what that means… crank up the Christmas music + crack open the eggnog. Among things to do this weekend is the Craftsmen’s Christmas Classic Arts and Crafts Festival, which will surely get you in the holiday spirit – if you aren’t feelin’ it already.

-Anjali

Friday | Nov. 3

Weather: 83° | Sunny | 10% chance of rain

TodayIs: National American Beer Day | hit up these 8 local breweries to cheers to the occasion 🍻

MustDo: Historic Columbia Happy Hour Tour: Main Street | 5:30-7 p.m. | Gervais St. side of the State House | $20-25

Drink: Really Good Wine Tasting | 5:30-7:30 p.m. | Vino Garage | 2327 Main St. 🍷

Show:

• Jon Bellion: Human Condition Part III | 8 p.m. | Music Farm | 1022 Senate St. | $27.50-30 | doors 7 p.m.
• The Mothers Puppet Slam | 11:15 p.m. | Trustus Theatre | 520 Lady St. | $5-10
• Prettier Than Matt‘s “Uncover” CD Release Show | 8-10 p.m. | Main Street Public House | 1556 Main St. | free
• Syr album release party | 7-10 p.m. | British Bulldog Pub | 1220 Bower Pkwy. | free

ForKids: Homeschool Friday: Columbia Music History | 10-11:30 a.m. | The Gift Shop at Robert Mills | 1616 Blanding St. | $5-8

Arts:

• Speaker Series: Architect Reynolds Logan | reception 6 p.m.; talk 7 p.m. | Columbia Museum of Art | 1515 Main St. | free-$10
• Friday Night Laser Lights | 7:30 p.m. | S.C. State Museum | 301 Gervais St. | $8-10 | doors 6 p.m.

Film: The Florida Project | 7 p.m. | The Nickelodeon | 1607 Main St. | $11 | Skype Q&A with director Sean Baker to follow

Festival: City of West Columbia’s Fall Back Fest 2017 | 6-9 p.m. | 100-200 State St. | free | live mural art, food + drinks 🍂

Workshop: Bonnie Jones with the USC Experimental Music Workshop | 8-10 p.m. | Tapp’s Arts Center | 1644 Main St. | $8 or $5 with UofSC student ID

TheAlbum: King of the Boogie (Box Set) by John Lee Hooker | Blues | Stream or buy at johnleehooker.com, Deezer, Amazon, Google Play, iTunes + locally at Papa Jazz | rec by DJ Dr. P

PlanAhead: Delta Zeta Turtle Trot 5K | Nov. 12, 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. | Columbia Riverfront Park | 312 Laurel St. | $25 | benefits Starkey Hearing Foundation; post race event with guest speakers, food + music

Saturday | Nov. 4

WaterCooler:

• South Carolina vs. Georgia football game | 3:30 p.m. | Athens, Ga. | 📺: watch on CBS
• Benedict vs. Kentucky State University football game | 2 p.m. | 2047 Two Notch Rd. | watch online 🏈

Festival:

• 2017 Korean Festival | 11 a.m.-6 p.m. | 1412 Richland St. | free admission | see the menu
• Palmetto Luna Arts Day of the Dead Festival! | 7-9 p.m. | Five Points Fountain | 747 Saluda Ave. | free 💀
• 3rd Annual Bird Dog Revival | 10 a.m.-6 p.m. | Magnolia Farm Lodge | 631 Longtown Rd., Ridgeway | free | all day picnic with BBQ, live music + horseback riding; BYOB

Active:

• Heart Check Run/Walk | 8 a.m. | Finlay Park | 930 Laurel St. | $25/regular registration, $35/late or on-site registration
• Jamie Scott Fitness Pop-up | 9-10 a.m. | Athleta Cross Hill | Cross Hill Market | 4305 Fort Jackson Blvd.

Show:

• The Prevalent, Skymonk, Todd Mathis and his only friends left | 8 p.m.-midnight | Art Bar
• Ronald K. Brown’s Evidence | 7:30 p.m. | Harbison Theatre | 7300 College St., Irmo | $28

Historic: Reviving Historic Plaster and Masonry | 10 a.m.-12 p.m. | 1634 Main St. | $5/Historic Columbia members, $10/non-members

Cause:

• Carolina Kickoff for a Cure | 12 p.m.-midnight | Williams-Brice Stadium | 1125 George Rogers Blvd. | $65+
• Harmony School’s 11th Annual Oyster Roast and Silent Auction | 6-10 p.m. | Harmony School | 3737 Covenant Rd. | $30-35
• Finding HOPE in the Struggle Presents: Feed an Empty Heart | 5-8 p.m. | Hope Plaza | 2014 Main St. | $20-60

ForKids:

• Storybook Ball | 6-9 p.m. | EdVenture Children’s Museum | 211 Gervais St. | $25-35 👑
• Canned Film Festival: Moana Sing-Along | 3-5 p.m. | Richland Library Main, Auditorium | 1431 Assembly St. | bring healthy snacks that can be opened without a can opener to donate to local backpack programs

Arts: Subversive Art Festival Extravaganza (SAFE) 2.0 | 5-10 p.m. | Tapp’s Arts Center | 1644 Main St. | $7

Dish: What The Health and Vegucated Viewing Brunch + Discussion | 4:30-8 p.m. | Universal Love Vegan Cafe | 4622 N. Main St.

Biz: AIGA SC Inshow 22 | 6-8 p.m. | SOCO Bakery | 1721 Saunders St. | $15-30

Outdoors: Garden Tour for Gardeners | 10 + 11:30 a.m. | Hampton-Preston Gardens | 1615 Blanding St. | $15/HC members, $20/non-members

Sunday | Nov. 5

WaterCooler: Hoops 4 Hurricane Relief Gamecock Men’s Basketball Exhibition vs. Virginia Tech | 2-5 p.m. | Colonial Life Arena | 801 Lincoln St. | $10 🏀

Film:

• Goodbye Christopher Robin with Richland Library | 3:30 p.m. | The Nickelodeon | 1607 Main St. | $9
• 20th Annual Native American Film Festival of Southeast: Kickoff | 12:30-4 p.m. | Columbia Museum of Art | 1515 Main St. | free

Dish: Set Clocks Back 1st Sunday Potluck Cookout | 2-3 p.m. | Harriet Hancock LGBT Center | 1108 Woodrow St. | free

Cause: Woofstock | 3-7 p.m. | Jake’s on Devine | 2112 Devine St. | $10-45 | annual fundraiser for Humane Society Columbia

Active:

• SC Run For The Fallen 5K | 3-4 p.m. | S.C. State House; meet in the parking lot across from the McDonald’s on Huger St. | $25
• Yoga at Conquest Brewery | 12 p.m. | Conquest Brewing Co., Inc. | 947 S. Stadium Rd. | $10

Network: Women’s Toastmasters Demo Meeting | 2:30-4 p.m. | Richland Library Main | 1431 Assembly St. | free

AllWeekend:

Biz: Soda City Startup | Fri., 5-10 p.m. / Sat., 7 a.m.-10 p.m. / Sun., 7 a.m.-6 p.m. | USC Darla Moore School of Business | 1014 Greene St. | $15-50

Shop: Craftsmen’s Christmas Classic Arts and Crafts Festival | Fri., 10 a.m.-9 p.m. / Sat., 10 a.m.- 6 p.m. / Sun., 11 a.m.-5 p.m. | S.C. State Fairgrounds | 1200 Rosewood Dr. | $8/adults + $1/children 6-12 | admission good for all 3 days with free return pass 🎄

UofSC: CreateAthon@USC | Fri. + Sat., 24 hours | UofSC School of Journalism and Mass Communications | 800 Sumter St. | look for live updates on the GRACE billboard on the corner of Assembly + Gervais St.

Show: Repticon Columbia Reptile & Exotic Animal Show | Jamil Temple | 206 Jamil Rd. | Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. + Sun., 10 a.m.-4 p.m. | $5-10 or free for kids under 5 🐊

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