• At this point, can we just consider Bojangles local? We would debate that this chain has mastered game day boxes. Grab a large Family Meals box, filled to the brim with fried chicken, fixin’s, and buttery biscuits.

• Known for its pimento cheese + any kind of salad you can think of, we recommend taking a look at DiPrato’s catering menu to pick up authentic New York deli-style food with Italian influence and Southern flare. Pro tip: You’re missing out if you don’t order a dessert with your meal.

• You have the choice between Family Style Combinations (feeding 10+), Boxed Meals (feeding 20+), or a Build Your Own method of catering for the big game.

• Order the Tailgate Special + choose between an eight-piece, 15-piece, or 20-piece chicken meal, outfit with a tray of fries, a pint of slaw, and rolls.

• Grab a Tub Of Chicken — 12 pieces including three breasts, three wings, three thighs, and three legs. Pro tip: You can order the tub of chicken with white meat (seven breasts + five wings.)

• Money Smarts For Teens: Credit and Fraud | Monday, Sept. 23 | 6-7 p.m. | Richland Library Main | Free | Participants will learn practical tools and definitions they need to know, along with warnings on how to protect themselves.

• Prosecco Tuesdays | Tuesday, Sept. 24 | Times vary | Grill Marks - COLA | Bring on the bubbly, COLA. Enjoy $2 glasses of Prosecco every Tuesday — perfect for a midweek treat or fun night out with friends.*

• Morning Yoga on Boyd Plaza | Wednesday, Sept. 25 | 9:30-10:30 a.m. | Columbia Museum of Art | Free | Begin your day with a gentle and restorative yoga session on Boyd Plaza.
• College Night | Wednesday, Sept. 25 | Times vary | Cantina 76 - Devine Street | Free | College night features $2 PBR cans, half off original house margs + house pitchers, and $10 Mi Campo Buckets.

• Book Donation Day | Thursday, Sept. 26 | 2-5 p.m. | Irmo Branch Library | Free | Books may be dropped off curbside at the side entrance to the library, where Friends volunteers will assist in unloading.
• Candlelight: Tribute to Queen | Thursday, Sept. 26 | 6:30-7:45 p.m. | Junction 800 | $31 | Get your tickets now to discover the music of Queen under the gentle glow of candlelight.
• Book Talk + Signing with Rickey Smiley: “Sideshow” | Thursday, Sept. 26 | 6:30-9 p.m. | All Good Books | Free | Join this book talk and signing with Rickey Smiley for his new book “Sideshow: Living with Loss and Moving Forward with Faith.”

• Bierkeller Oktoberfest | Friday, Sept. 27-Sunday, Oct. 6 | Bierkeller Columbia | Free | Enjoy festive fun at Columbia’s original riverfront biergarten, brewery, and restaurant.
• The Night Shift at Re•Find | Friday, Sept. 27 | 6-9 p.m. | Re•Find | Free | Browse this monthly night market in the Rosewood neighborhood, featuring local goods, antiques, food, music, and more.

• Alimentari Don Luigi, located on Whaley Street, will launch an Italian Wine Passport in October. The passport will feature wines from 20 regions of Italy + be stamped as participants progress through the wines. Those who complete the passport will get a surprise. Details to come.

• Venezuelan Good Food — a local food truck that’s operated in Cola for four years — will be closing on Sunday, Sept. 29. Until closing, you can find the yellow truck Friday through Sunday at 1400 Augusta Rd. in West Columbia. (The Post and Courier)

• SCDOT is requesting public opinions on the 2024-2033 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program which will include 32 intersections in 18 counties. The department will receive public input through Thursday, Oct. 10.

• Steel Hands Brewing is releasing new smoothie sour flights all weekend starting Saturday, Sept. 28. Flavors include cherry + vanilla, blue raspberry, orange, peach, banana milkshake, and strawberry cheesecake.

• Cayce Fall Fest is happening on Saturday, Oct. 5 at Granby Gardens Park. This family-friendly event will feature live music from Cash Money Experience, delicious food, and fun kids’ activities, including face painting, a petting zoo, and inflatables. Here are eight more free fall festivals.

• Clemson Tigers’ aggressive playstyle dominates NC State. Go beyond the scoreboard and behind the scenes of the Clemson Tigers with Locked On’s daily, team-focused podcasts.

• Shaboozey, a popular singer who has collaborated with Beyonce, will headline the inaugural, three-day Field + Stream Music Festival set to take place in Fairfield County on Friday, Oct. 4 through Sunday, Oct. 6. Other headliners include Eric Church + Lainey Wilson. (The Post and Courier)

• Ready, set, read. Help foster a lifelong love of reading by volunteering just 30 minutes a week to read with an elementary schooler through the United Way of the Midlands Reading Consortium. Learn more.*

• You’ve got a football watch party this weekend and you’ve been asked to bring an appetizer. We have a feeling this baked pimento cheese dip or taco crescent ring will do the trick.*

• Lyft’s Women+ Connect empowers women and nonbinary drivers. New drivers (of any gender) earn a $400 bonus for 40 rides in seven days. Terms apply.*

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