#PlanAhead: Nov. 6-10, 2017

COLAtoday plan ahead guide for November 6-10, 2017
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#PlanAhead: Week of November 6-10, 2017

Networking is the name of the game this week. If you’re looking for opportunities to advance or meet new people, Cola’s got something for you. Let’s get started.

-Anjali

Monday | Nov. 6

MustDo: Lexington Medical Center Foundation’s Campaign for Clarity Tip-Off: Featuring Coach Frank Martin, sponsored by Nephron Pharmaceuticals | 6:30-8:30 p.m. | Colonial Life Arena | 801 Lincoln St. | $75 🏀

Talk: Student Activism in The Civil Rights Movement | 6-8 p.m. | Antisdel Chapel | 1600 Harden St. | free | panel discussion hosted by Benedict College, Columbia SC 63 + UofSC Center for Civil Rights History

Film: Dance Scene series: Kiki | 6:30 p.m. | The Nickelodeon | 1607 Main St. | $11 | with performance by S.C. Black Pride

Show: UofSC Percussion Ensemble | 7:30 p.m. | UofSC School of Music Recital Hall | 813 Assembly St. | free 🥁

Arts: Paint Pour Abstract Class with Artist Rita Smith | 2-4 p.m. | Village Artists | 631-8 Promenade Pl. | $85 for 4 classes | must register via 803-699-8886

Network: Pharmacy Day | 9 a.m.-5 p.m. | Russell House | 1400 Greene St. | free with registration | open to UofSC students + alumni interested in pharmacy jobs

Tuesday | Nov. 7

Network:

  • COR Emerging Columbia: Economic Impact of Cola’s Local Art Scene | 5:30-8 p.m. | Tapp’s Arts Center | 1644 Main St. | $10/members of COR, Tapp’s, CMA, or OneColumbia; $20/non-members; $25/walk-ups
  • iTs|SC’s annual Careers in Insurance Mixer | 5:30-7 p.m. | USC Darla Moore School of Business rooftop | 1040 Greene St. | free to register

Discuss:

Show: CMA Chamber Music on Main | Happy Hour + galleries open 6 p.m.; concert 7 p.m. | Columbia Museum of Art | 1515 Main St. | $35/general public, $28/members, $5/students

Wednesday | Nov. 8

Workshop: Digital Marketing for Everyone seminar | 8 a.m.-4 p.m. | The Venue on Main | 1620 Main St. | $99 | use code COLA for 50% off through EOD Nov. 7

Health: Free Flu Shots | 11 a.m.-1 p.m. | Richland Library Blythewood | 218 McNulty St., Blythewood | free

UofSC: Off-Campus Housing Expo | 11 a.m.- 1 p.m. | Greene St. in front of Russell House | 1400 Greene St. | free 🏠

Lecture: Sid Bedingfield Guest Lecture | 7-8:30 p.m. | UofSC School of Journalism, Room 106 | 800 Sumter St. | free

Show: Shaping Sound | 7 p.m. | Koger Center for the Arts | 1051 Greene St. | $34-69

Thursday | Nov. 9

Shop: Devine Night Out | 5-8 p.m. | Devine St. | free

Network: AAF Oyster Roast & Auction | 5:30-8:30 p.m. | Robert Mills House & Gardens | 1616 Blanding St. | free/members; $25/non-members; $35/at the door

Discuss: I AM HER, Human Trafficking Prevention College Series | 6-8 p.m. | The Venue on Main | 1624 Main St. | free

Film: 20th Annual Native American Film Festival of the Southeast | 6:30-8:30 p.m. | Saint Peter’s Catholic Church | 1529 Assembly St. | free

Show: Staged Reading of “Hamilton: A Play in Four Acts” by Trustus Theatre | 6:30-8:30 p.m. | Richland Library Main, Auditorium | free

Friday | Nov. 10

Drink: Arts & Draughts | 7-11 p.m. | Columbia Museum of Art | 1515 Main St. | $9/general public, $5/members | get in free by volunteering 🎨 🍺

Celebration: Veterans Day Celebration | 7-10 p.m. | Blythewood Historical Society and Museum | 100 McNulty St., Blythewood | free 🇺🇲

Arts: U-Love Poetry Jam & Open Mic | 8-11 p.m. | Universal Love Vegan Cafe | 4622 N. Main St. | free 🎙

Theatre: Stephen Karam’s Speech & Debate | Nov. 9-12 | 8 p.m. | The Lab Theatre | 1400 Wheat St. | $10

BookWorm: Speaker @ the Center: James Everett Kibler, Jr. | 12-1 p.m. | S.C. State Library | 1500 Senate St. | free

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