#PlanAhead: Dec. 18-22, 2017

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#PlanAhead: Week of Dec. 18-22, 2017

The winter solstice is this Thursday, and along with it comes a brewery opening (🤞), lantern parade, networking events + plenty of holiday concerts. Let’s dive in.

-Anjali

Tuesday | Dec. 19

Show:

Film: OUT Here series: God’s Own Country | 7 p.m. | Nickelodeon Theatre | 1607 Main St. | $11

Arts: Moonshot! Exploring the State Art Collection | 7-8 p.m. | S.C. State Museum | 301 Gervais St. | free

Holiday: Christmas Party | 4-8 p.m. | Fit413 | 4350 St. Andrews Rd.

Wednesday | Dec. 20

Party: Congaree Riverkeeper 9th Birthday Bash | 5 p.m. | The War Mouth | 1209 Franklin St. | 10% of all proceeds will be donated to Congaree Riverkeeper

Active: Aerial Yoga with Melody | 6:15-7:15 p.m. | Fit Columbia | 2002 Blossom St. | $20

Show: Wild Out / Hip Hop Karaoke | 8-10 p.m. | Comedy House | 2768 Decker Blvd. | $10 🎙

ForKids: Cupcake Wars: Holiday Edition | 2:30-4 p.m. | Richland Library Eastover | 608 Main St., Eastover | free 🍰

Arts: Coffee & Canvas | 11 a.m.-1 p.m. | Painting with a Twist | 275 Harbison Blvd. Ste. R | $25 🎨

Thursday | Dec. 21

Holiday: Solstice Lantern Parade | 5-8 p.m. | Riverfront Park | 312 Laurel St. | free 🏮

Network:

Active: Winter Solstice 108 | 5:30-8 p.m. | Yoga Masala | 711 Bluff Rd. | $15

Show: Columbia’s Got Talent with Dee Dee Renee | 8-10 p.m. | Comedy House | 2768 Decker Blvd. | $10

Friday | Dec. 22

Holiday: Ugly Christmas Sweater Party | 5:30-9 p.m. | The Local Buzz | 141 S. Shandon St. at 2800 Rosewood Dr. | complimentary appetizers; beer, wine + coffee for purchase

Show:

Fundraiser: 2017 Holiday Party & Scholarship Fundraiser | 6-10 p.m. | Cobblestone Park Golf Club | 280 University Pkwy., Blythewood | $50

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