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🍷 Columbia Food & Wine Festival | Experience chef collaborations, wine-paired vinyl dinners, and a music and craft beer showcase April 22-27, Tuesday through Sunday, at Columbia Food & Wine Festival.
📚 Gray Collegiate Academy is expanding | The academy will be opening its new satellite campus in Irmo this August, initially hosting ~600 students, grades six through 10.
Events
Events
Saturday, Feb. 1 Savage Craft Anniversary | 11:30 a.m.-11 p.m. | Savage Craft Ale Works, West Columbia | Free | Join the brewery to celebrate their fourth anniversary with an unforgettable day of games, live music, Club Savage featuring DJ StingRay 803, a mechanical bull, and more.
12th Annual Pig and Oyster Roast | 12-4 p.m. | City Roots Farm | $65+ | Enjoy a relaxed afternoon featuring steamy oysters, a savory pig roast, and even better company.
The Annual Lize Wessels Ye Olde Pub Night | 6:30-10:30 p.m. | CMFA - Columbia Music Festival Association | $25+ | From classic ales to refreshing ciders, there’s something for everyone at this annual fundraiser for the Columbia Music Festival Association.
$52,100. That’s the median annual pay in South Carolina (as of December 2024). Compare that to the median household income in Richland County — $59,850. (ADP Pay Insights)
Eat
Now may be the time to consider a new pet — egg prices are expected to increase ~20% in 2025 due to a strain of avian flu and inflation, according to the US Department of Agriculture. Allow us to give you a refresher on the city’s regulations surrounding backyard chickens. (CNN)
Drink
Costco is going back to Coke. After switching to Pepsi in 2013, Costco will flip-flop back to Coca-Cola products in its food courts this summer. But which do you drink? Let us know. (USA Today)
Outdoors
It will soon cost $15,000 to climb Mount Everest when Nepal raises its permit fee by over 35% in September. Or you could hike one of our perfectly good trails right here in the Midlands. (Reuters)
Holiday
Tomorrow is Groundhog Day, when Punxsutawney Phil will emerge and predict whether or not we’ll see an early spring. If you don’t trust Phil’s judgement, feel free to consult our seasonal weather forecast through March.
Sports
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City Guide
City Guide
🎭 Four February shows you can’t miss
Ben Folds at the Newberry Opera House on his “Paper Airplane Request Tour.” | Photo by COLAtoday
Grab your calendar, text your crew, and take your mark for these four must-see February performances.
“Steel Magnolias” | Friday, Feb. 7–Sunday, Feb. 16 | Times vary | Town Theatre | Tickets coming soon | The Southern classic unfolds in Truvy’s salon, celebrating friendship, resilience, and laughter.
Harlem Nights: 40 Years of Misbehavin’ | Friday, Feb. 7 | 7-11 p.m. | South Carolina State Museum | $100+ | Step back into the glitz and glamour of the Roaring Twenties at this gala for an unforgettable evening hosted by the Trustus Board of Directors.
South Carolina Ballet presents “Romeo & Juliet” | Saturday, Feb. 8 | Times vary | Koger Center for the Arts | $35+ | With stunning choreography by William Starrett, this production delves deep into the heart of Shakespeare’s tragic tale.
“Six the Musical” | Thursday, Feb. 27-Friday, Feb. 28 | 7:30 p.m. | Koger Center for the Arts | From Tudor Queens to pop icons, the six wives of Henry VIII take the microphone to remix 500 years of historical heartbreak into an exuberant celebration of 21st-century girl power.
Click below for the rest of COLAtoday’s Plan Ahead, a list of some of the biggest events taking place throughout Columbia each month.
I think Rush’s social media team deserves some kudos for the rollout of the new crinkle cut french fry. Launched yesterday — on a Fryday — you can see the old fry hitting the weights, lying in the tanning bed, and even doing some self-reflection in the mirror. Some people in the comments were excited, while others had some strong opinions.
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