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• Richland Baseball Presents - “Baseball & Music” | Wednesday, May 29 | 6:30-10 p.m. | 701 Center for Contemporary Art, 701 Whaley St., Columbia | $60 | Enjoy an evening with Nashville Recording Artist Xan Dubose and Blake Weinbach to raise funds for the Richland Baseball Inc. nonprofit.

• The Mark Rapp Funktet Presents Motown Meets Jazz | Thursday, May 30 | 7-9 p.m. | Chayz Lounge, 607 Meeting St., West Columbia | $30 | Come experience an evening filled with your favorite Motown and popular tunes infused with elements of jazz by The Mark Rapp Funktet.

• The Night Shift at ReFind | Friday, May 31 | 6-9 p.m. | ReFind, 718 S. Edisto Ave., Columbia | Free | A monthly night market hosted at the new Re•Find location in the Rosewood neighborhood features local goods, antiques, food, music, and more.

• Soda City Market | Saturday, June 1 | 9 a.m.-1 p.m. | Main Street, 1300-1600 Main St., Columbia | Free | Find everything to satisfy your brain, body, and belly — and made with love by local vendors.
• Drift Jam - Flotilla Music Festival on Lake Murray | Saturday, June 1 | 11 a.m.-5 p.m. | Lake Murray | Free | The world’s largest floating music festival takes place just off Spence Island.

• SC Philharmonic presents Chamber Crawl | Sunday, June 2 | 2 p.m. | Steel Hands Brewing, 2350 Foreman St., Cayce | $20 | Chamber Crawl brings chamber ensembles to your favorite neighborhood watering holes.

• The opening of a new exhibition, “Shared Sacrifice: South Carolina in World War II”
• Live performances by the 282D Army Jazz Band + ColaJazz Foundation
• “D-Day and the Moon,” an exclusive planetarium experience
• Local eats

• Gamecock baseball earned a No. 2 regional seed after a 3-2 SEC Tournament showing. The Gamecocks will head to Raleigh for NCAA Regionals, facing No. 3 seed James Madison at 2 p.m. on Friday. (Gamecocks Online)

• Speaking of that 2 p.m. game, a recent survey found that SC ranks No. 4 for skipping work to watch sports, with 65% of folks admitting to doing so. The survey of over 2,000 Americans revealed Utah leads with 78%. Football is the top sport people miss work for. (ABC Columbia)

• The restaurant lineup for Taste on the River is here and tickets are available. Prepare for a night of culinary delights from some of Cola’s favorite restaurants on Tuesday, June 11, from 5:30-9 p.m. at Stone River, 121 Alexander Rd.

• Councilwoman Tina Herbert + staff will discuss adding buffered bicycle lanes at a public information meeting about the River Drive bicycle lane project this afternoon from 4 to 6 p.m at the Earlewood Community Center. Public input will begin at 5 p.m.

• Cool down at one of Columbia’s pools. Swim season is underway at Greenview Park and Maxcy Gregg Park. Purchase your swim passes, lessons, and season passes.

• Congratulations to Molly A., you’re the lucky winner of our Riverbanks Zoo Golden Ticket giveaway. We’re looking forward to you scratching the ticket to reveal the prize.

• Could a high-profile transfer be a sign SC Women’s Basketball is willing to change their offense? Go beyond the scoreboard and behind the scenes of the Gamecock women’s basketball with Locked On’s daily, team-focused podcasts.

• Support local farms and markets at the Richland County Ag + Art Tour, a free, self-guided event happening Saturday, June 8-Sunday, June 9, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. See local art, meet artisans, enjoy live music, and learn more about rural life. Preview the full list of tour sites.*

• Sleeping well helps you function during the day — but it’s also important to your overall health. To round out Better Sleep Month, hear from the experts on how to improve your sleeping habits.*

• Did you know you could finance your fixer-upper with home equity? You could get up to $50K with a HELOC — calculate your payment.*

• Cozy Earth’s best-selling bamboo viscose sheets — featured on Oprah’s 2018 Favorite Things list — are temperature-regulating and keep you cool on even the hottest summer nights.*