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• Business Networking Happy Hour | Thursday, Feb. 29 | 5-7 p.m. | Hunter Gatherer Brewery and Taproom, 1402 Jim Hamilton Blvd., Columbia | Build beneficial relationships with with other business-minded Soda Citizens at Happy Hour.
• Stress Fractures, Newgrounds Death Rugby, Moving Boxes, Gamine | Thursday, Feb. 29 | 7-11 p.m. | New Brookland Tavern, 632 Harden St., Columbia | $5-$10 | Local indie punk band Stress Fractures headlines the night of rock music.
• Congaree Riverkeeper 15 Year Celebration | Thursday, Feb. 29 | 6-9 p.m. | 300 Senate, 300 Senate St., Columbia | $65-$75 | Celebrate 15 years of Congaree Riverkeeper’s work protecting Cola’s rivers with an oyster roast + live music.

• 41st Annual Craftsmen’s Classic Art & Craft Festival | Friday, March 1-Sunday, March 3 | Times vary | SC State Fair Grounds, 1200 Rosewood Dr., Columbia | $8 | Features original designs and work from hundreds of talented artists and craftspeople from across America.
• Live at Loveland | Friday, March 1 | 6:30-8:30 p.m. | Loveland Coffee, 7475 Carlisle St., Irmo | Free | Enjoy listening to talented musicians + connecting with the community.
• Gamecock Baseball vs. Clemson University Tigers | Friday, March 1 | 7 p.m. | Founders Park, 431 Williams St., Columbia | $20-$25 | Root for the Gamecocks as they take on the Tigers.
• Dropkick Murphys | Friday, March 1 | 7 p.m. | The Township Auditorium, 1703 Taylor St., Columbia | $47.75-$57.75 | Come rock out and bounce up and down with American Celtic punk band Dropkick Murphys.
• Parker McCollum: Burn It Down Tour | Friday, March 1 | 7:30 p.m. | Colonial Life Arena, 801 Lincoln St., Columbia | $24.50-$84.50 | Americana and country singer-songwriter Parker McCollum is joined by special guests Corey Kent and George Birge.

• The Main Street District expanded its clean and safe program to Cottontown and Elmwood Park, offering services like trash pickup and graffiti removal with added city funds. Operating daily, the initiative aims to help with public safety and cleanliness. (The Post and Courier)

• Columbia Presbyterian Church is relocating to a newly purchased building at 1700 Huger St., transitioning from 2244 Sumter St. to a larger space that includes a 700-seat sanctuary and additional parking. The $6.4 million project will be helped in part by leasing ~15,000 sqft of the property. (WLTX)

• Sir Big Spur’s family is growing. The official live mascot sired chicks this week. Head to Sir Big Spur’s Instagram account to get a peek at the expanded Gamecock family.

• Where can we find the very best BBQ in the Midlands? In case you missed it, we started a bracket challenge in which the top eight BBQ contenders — nominated by you — will go head-to-head here in our newsletter and on socials. Make sure your favorite spot is one of those eight.

• In a recent edition of Doctors’ Orders, we dined at Pasta Fresca, a family-owned Italian eatery on Forest Drive offering fresh pasta and sauces made from scratch. See what Dr. Krista P. Gressette, MD at The Columbia Medical Group said were her piatti preferiti.*

• Become a Friend of the Soiree. Together with the Cayce Festival of the Arts, Soiree on State returns to Cayce’s State Street on Saturday, March 23. Join the party + see sponsorship opportunities.*

• USC’s running back room is the deepest it’s been in decades. Go beyond the scoreboard and behind the scenes of the Gamecocks with Locked On’s daily, team-focused podcast.
  

• The secret to spotless furniture: ChomChom’s reusable lint roller, which picks up pet hair and lint like nobody’s business. Get it on sale for a few more hours.*