#PlanAhead: Week of September 4-8, 2017

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#PlanAhead: Week of September 4-8, 2017

September is finally here, and it’s bringing plenty of opportunities to network, donate to worthwhile causes, and hopefully some autumn-like weather. Let’s get started.

-Anjali

Tuesday | Sept. 5

Talk: Chamber Issues Forum | 8-9 a.m. | Columbia Chamber, Palmetto Room | 930 Richland St. | free for partners

Film: Whose Streets? | 6:30-8:30 p.m. | Nickelodeon Theatre | 1607 Main St. | $11

Network:

Workshop: Hand Building Pottery Basics | 2-4 p.m. | Columbia Parks & Rec Art Center | 1928 Calhoun St. | $80

Wednesday | Sept. 6

Arts: Jan Swanson exhibit: The Way I See It | 10 a.m. | City Art | 1224 Lincoln St. | free 🎨

Cause: Wine Tasting Benefit for Sexual Trauma Services of the Midlands | 6-8 p.m. | The Aristocrat | 1001 Washington St. | $5 🍷

UofSC: Make Research Work For You: Marketing Your Research Experience | 4-5 p.m. | UofSC Career Center, Thomas Cooper Library | 1322 Greene St., Level 5 | free

Job: Manufacturing Job Fair | 9 a.m.-4 p.m. | Goodwill Job Connection | 6642 Garners Ferry Rd. | free

Workshop: Wine Wednesday Workshop: FALL | 5:30-7:30 p.m. | Carolina Cottage Furniture | 4346 Fort Jackson Rd. | $35

Thursday | Sept. 7

Cause: Bowls for the Hungry | 5:30-8:30 p.m. | The Hall at Senate’s End | 320 Senate St. | $35-45 🥣

Workshop: Grants Research: Finding a Funder for Your Nonprofit Organization | 10 a.m.-noon | S.C. State Library | 1500 Senate St. | free

Network: Columbia Chamber Partner Engagement | 5-7 p.m. | EdVenture | 211 Gervais St. | free for partners, $10 for non-partners

Arts: First Thursday on Main at the CMA | 5-8 p.m. | Columbia Museum of Art | 1515 Main St. | free-$6 | tour at 6 p.m.

Show: Priest Tyaire Presents “Momma’s Boy” | 7:30 p.m. | Township Auditorium | 1703 Taylor St. | $60.60+

Friday | Sept. 8

Drink:

Read: Literacy and Laughter with Sharon Draper | 6:30-8:30 p.m. | Richland Library Sandhills | 763 Fashion Dr. | free 📚

Festival: Aiken’s Makin’ 2017 | 9 a.m.-6 p.m. | Park Ave., downtown Aiken | free

Job: Job Fair | 10 a.m.-2 p.m. | Richland Two Institute of Innovation | 763 Fashion Dr. | free

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