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#PlanAhead: April 16-20, 2018

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#PlanAhead: April 16-20, 2018

Still recovering from your Columbia Food & Wine food baby? Yeah, me too. Now that Monday has made its inevitable return, it’s time to buckle down + plan out all your #mustdo’s for the week. Between the Columbia Fireflies + Gamecock Athletics, there are plenty of opportunities this week to get your baseball cap ready + enjoy a brew by the field. The annual Artista Vista event is also coming to town this Thursday, which can only mean one thing: I’ll be tempted to buy a few pieces for my new apartment... maybe snag an ice cream from Marble Slab while I’m at it.

Lauren

Monday | April 16

Show: An Evening With the Eagles | 7 p.m. | Colonial Life Arena | $49.50 - $399.50

Learn: Community Connection Training | 5:30-8:30 p.m. | Richland Library | free

Cause: Percent Night at Cupcake DownSouth | 3-7 p.m. | Cupcake DownSouth | 1213 Lincoln St. | proceeds will benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

Community: Karaoke Kick Off | 7-11 p.m. | The GRAND | 1621 Main St. | free to participate 🎤

Discuss: Dinner with the Doc | 6:45-8 p.m | The Venue on Main | 1624 Main St. | free to attend | have Dr. Tom answer your questions about your health 👨‍⚕️

Tuesday | April 17

Community: Beautiful By Design - A Home & Floral Design Symposium | 10 a.m. | S.C. Department of Archives and History | 8301 Parklane Rd. | $150

Discuss: Reconstruction in the South: 1861-1895 | 5:30 p.m. | S.C. Department of Archives and History | $10-25

Civic: Chamber Conversations: Gubernatorial candidate Marguerite Willis | 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. | Palmetto Club | 1231 Sumter St.

WaterCooler: Gamecock Men’s Baseball vs. Presbyterian Blue Hose | 7 p.m. | Founders Park | $10 🐔⚾

Dish: The 48th Annual Bird Supper | 6-8 p.m. | S.C. Governor’s Mansion | $35 per person

Wednesday | April 18

WaterCooler: Gamecock Softball vs. Campbell University | 6 p.m. | Carolina Softball Stadium at Beckham Field | $7

Cause:

Network: LCAA’s Coffee & Connections | 7:30-8:30 a.m. | Blue Flour Bakery | 1210 Main St. | $0-5 | register

Show: Gramatik | 9 p.m. | Music Farm Columbia | 1022 Senate St. | $22

Active: Dash to the Draft 5K | 6-8 p.m. | Anytime Fitness | 2808 Devine St. 🍺👟

Thursday | April 19

WaterCooler: Columbia Fireflies game | 7:05 p.m. | Spirit Communications Park | $5-10 | half-off beer + soft drinks for Thirsty Thursday

Arts: Artista Vista | 5-9 p.m. | The Vista | free to attend | gallery crawl + lantern parade 🏮

Show:

UofSC: Sense and Sensibility by Kate Hamill | 8-10 p.m. | UofSC Drayton Hall | $15-22

Active: Yoga with Lesley | 6:30-7:20 p.m. | Strictly Running | free

Friday | April 20

WaterCooler:

Active:

Discuss: Reconstruction’s Legacy: History and Public Memory | 9 a.m.-3 p.m. | South Carolina State Museum | free

Show: Atlas Road Crew | 9 p.m.-1:30 a.m. | Main Street Public House | 1556 Main St. | free

UofSC: Carolina Crush Climbing Competition | 5-9 p.m. | Strom Thurmond Wellness and Fitness Center | $10 for students; $15 general | register

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