• Open Mic with Sam and Illia | Monday, June 26-Monday, Aug. 7 | 8-11 p.m. | The Venue, 1626 Main St., Columbia | Free | Bring your instrument and test out some new tunes at this open mic night in the Main Street District.
• Bombadier, Trevor & the Travelers, Middletooth, Olympic Goal | Monday, June 26 | New Brookland Tavern, 122 State St., West Columbia |$10 | Local band Bombadier plays a mix of folk and indie rock.

• Smoked Oyster Series | Tuesday, June 27 | 6:30-8 p.m. | Smoked, 1643 Main St., Columbia | $60 | Learn to appreciate oysters like a fine wine, and discover the nuance of flavor by the climate of origin, taste, texture, and salinity.
  
• Yoga on Tap | Tuesday, June 27 | 6-7 p.m. | The Grand on Main, 1621 Main Street, Columbia | $10 | Take a yoga class and enjoy a beer with a quick bite on The Grand’s beautiful back patio.*

• Broadway in Columbia • Dear Evan Hansen | Wednesday, June 28-Sunday, July 2 | 7:30-10 p.m. | Koger Center for the Arts, 1051 Greene St., Columbia | $38 - $88 | DEAR EVAN HANSEN is the deeply personal and contemporary musical about life and the way we live it.

• Beach Blanket Bingo | Thursday, June 29 | 7-9 p.m. | Columbia Museum of Art, 1515 Main St., Columbia | $28-$210 | Drag Queen extraordinaire Patti O’Furniture, recently featured on HBO’s We’re Here, calls the numbers and leads guests through a wild evening filled with laughs, bingo, and fine art.

• Drive-In Movie Night - Top Gun: Maverick | Friday, June 30 | 6:45-10:30 p.m. | Saluda Shoals Park, 5605 Bush River Rd., Columbia | $15 | Watch the newest installment of Top Gun from the comfort of your own car.

• Ridge View High School standout and former Gamecock, GG Jackson, was selected as the 45th pick by the Memphis Grizzlies in the NBA Draft last week. GG is the first Gamecock to be selected since Sindarius Thornwell in 2017. (Sports Illustrated)

• Irmo Mayor Barry Walker secured a $500,000 state grant to construct a 10,000-sqft town hall, replacing its current 1920s building. Additional federal grants will bridge the $3.5 million funding gap, ensuring zero burden on the town’s budget. (WISTV)

• While doing renovations at the new Moxy Marriot Hotel at 1200 Main St., a construction crew uncovered an entrance to an underground tunnel. The crew found it while working on the hotel’s new speakeasy underground bar.

• Celebrate July 4 with Loveland Coffee’s new summer drink, red, white, and Boba. Combining blackberry jasmine tea, lemonade, and strawberry- popping boba, it’s refreshing on a famously hot afternoon.

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• Support skin elasticity, joint health, bone strength, and muscle growth with NativePath’s Certified Grass-Fed Collagen Powder. Bonus: It contains 18 grams of protein per serving.*

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Pools

• Hours: 5:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturdays, 2-6 p.m. Sundays
  
• Price: $6 for adults, $5 for seniors, $3 for youth (memberships available)

Splash Pads + Spray Pools

• Hours: 6 a.m.-10 p.m.
• Price: Free

Lakes + Rivers

• Hours: Dawn to dusk, daily
• Price: $3 for adults, $1.50 for seniors, $1 for children (ages 6-15)

Water Parks

• Hours: 3-6 p.m. Tue.-Fri., 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturdays, 12-5 p.m. Sundays
• Price: $3 per person + $5 parking fee (Splash Pass available)