Hi, Cola. David here. It’s celebration time for two Midlands businesses this weekend, with Savage Craft celebrating its 2nd anniversary on Saturday and Loveland Coffee celebrating the big 1-0 on Sunday. Stop in, grab a drink, and show your support.
Here are eight more events happening in Cola this weekend, Friday, Jan. 27-Sunday, Jan. 29.
Friday, January 27
MR. BURNS | Fri., Jan. 27 - Sun., Jan. 29 | TK TIME | Trustus Theatre, 520 Lady St., Columbia | $35 | Anne Washburn’s imaginative dark comedy propels us forward nearly a century, following a new civilization stumbling into its future.
Ribbon Cutting: Crumbl Cookies - Harbison | Fri., Jan. 27 | 12 p.m. | Crumbl Cookies Harbison - 150 Harbison Blvd., Unit C, Columbia | Free | Celebrate the ribbon-cutting with Crumbl Cookies and the local community.
The Water Kickers “Winter Alone” Single Release Concert | Fri., Jan. 27 | 6:30-10 p.m. | The Living Room, 6729 Two Notch Rd., Suite 70, Columbia | $10 | A songwriter collaboration of Kelley and Brodie Porterfield, The Water Kickers celebrate the release of their newest single “Winter Alone.”
Saturday, January 28
CMA Contemporaries Ball: A Secret Garden Affair | Sat., Jan. 28 | 7-11 p.m. | Columbia Museum of Art, 1515 Main St., Columbia | $125 | You are cordially invited to one of the grandest events of the social season, a formal and fantastical evening among the flowers - A Secret Garden Affair, an annual fundraising ball presented by CMA.
Savage Craft 2nd Anniversary | Sat., Jan. 28 | 12-11 p.m. | Savage Craft Ale Works, 430 Center St., West Columbia | Free | Spend the day at Savage Craft Ale Works to celebrate the brewery’s second year of business with live music, a custom menu, and fun for the whole family.
Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition | Sat., Jan. 28 | 10 a.m.-3 p.m. | Spears Center for the Arts, Columbia College, 1300 Columbia College Dr., Columbia | Free | The Metropolitan Opera Company of New York sponsors the Laffont Competition in 42 locations in North America to identity young talented singers for the opera world. Singers from throughout the U.S.
Sunday, January 29
Freeman Sundays @3 | Sun., Jan. 29 | 3 p.m. | USC School of Music Recital Hall, 813 Assembly St., Columbia | $5-$15 | The ticket sales raise money for student scholarships.
Palmetto Opera presents Madama Butterfly | Sun., Jan. 29 | 3 p.m. | Koger Center for the Arts, 1051 Greene St., Columbia | $45+ | A classic tale of tragedy, Giacomo Puccini’s Madama Butterfly tells the story of a young Japanese woman who falls in love with a United States Navy Lieutenant.
Loveland Coffee 10 Year Anniversary Party | Sunday, Jan. 29 | 2-5 p.m. | Loveland Coffee, 7475 Carlisle St., Irmo | Free | Celebrate 10 years of Loveland Coffee with an afternoon of music, food, cake, and giveaways.
Rambo’s Fat Cat Biscuit opened a second location in the atrium of the Richland County Library Main this week. Check out our reel, and stop in for a book + biscuit. 🎥
History
Tickets are selling fast for Historic Columbia’s upcoming behind-the-scenes tour of The Babcock Building in the BullStreet District. The tour shows the rehabilitated building and teaches about life at the site over the last 140 years. 🎟️
Eat
The City of Columbia is continuing its Food Truck Fridays program, hosting trucks in the REI Co-op parking lot at the corner of Colonial Drive and Bull Street. Stop by today until 3 p.m. to grab lunch from Carolina Donut Diva, Chuckie Cheezz Steaks & Hoagiez, or the Come Back Food Truck. 🧀
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