Sam here. 👋 Even though the Gamecocks have a less than 10% chance of beating the Bulldogs, I’ll be heading to Williams-Brice this Saturday at 12 p.m. If you don’t feel like cooking or prepping food for a day game tailgate, order local tailgate food and pick it up on the way to the stadium.
Friday, Sept. 16
Columbia’s 35th Annual Greek Festival | Fri., Sept. 16-Sun., Sep. 18 | Columbia | The Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral welcomes you and offers our hospitality for the annual Greek Festival. 🥙
PARK(ing) Day 2022 | Fri., Sept. 16 | 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. | 1600 Main Street Block | Free | PARK(ing) Day is an annual open-source global event where citizens, artists, and activists collaborate to temporarily transform metered parking spaces into PARK(ing) spaces – temporary public spaces. 🚙
The Vegabonds | Fri., Sept. 16 | 8 p.m. | The Senate, 1022 Senate St.| $23 | Listen to the Nashville-based American new southern rock band from Alabama + The Stews. 🎶
Saturday, Sept. 17
2022 Fall Arts and Crafts Market Extravaganza | Sat., Sept. 17-Sun., Sept. 18 | 9 a.m.-4 p.m. | 3483 Charleston Hwy., West Columbia | Free | The Midland’s Crafters Association in conjunction with the SC State Farmers Market presents the annual 2022 Fall Arts and Craft Market Extravaganza with Silent Auction to benefit Harvest Hope Food. 💐
Jubilee: Festival of Black History and Culture | Sat., Sept. 17 | 11 a.m.-6 p.m. | Mann-Simons Site, 1403 Richland St. | Free | This event is a free outdoor festival that brings musicians, artisans, dancers, and storytellers together to celebrate South Carolina’s Black history and culture. 🎉
Sunday, Sept. 18
The Music Man at Town Theatre | Sun., Sept. 18 | 3-5:30 p.m. | Town Theatre, 1012 Sumter St. | $15-25 | When a con man tries to swindle an entire town out of their money to start a boys’ band, it leads to an old-fashioned love story. 🥁
Drive-In Movies at The Big MO | Sun., Sept. 18 | 7-11 p.m. | The Big Mo, 5822 Columbia Highway North, Monetta | Enjoy a unique movie experience with three double features each weekend during March–November for the price of a single movie. 🍿
Classic Cars Cruise In! | Sun., Sept. 18 | 12-4 p.m. | Steel Hands Brewing, 2350 Foreman St. | Check out as many as 30-50 classic cars on site. 🚙
Going to The Big Mo(5822 Columbia Highway North Monetta) is a classic fall activity. Now that the air is cooling down, I may just have to recreate this movie experience before it gets too cold. Spend $10 and catch two outdoor movies. See what’s playing this weekend, here.
In case you missed it
Columbia’s local skateshop, Bluetile(621 Harden St.) has been open 21 years next week. Celebrate the 21st anniversary of the shop on Wed., Sept. 21 beginning at 7 p.m. Bluetile is hosting a freestyle game of “SKATE,” a blue punch, other drinks, and a DJ. See how this community of skaters has impacted Columbia over the last 21 years. 🛹
Perfect weekend activity
If you don’t really want to make plans this weekend but are still looking for an activity, why not do some thrifting? Check out this reel for inspiration and a list of seven thrift or antique shops around West Columbia.
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