Your #COLAweekend guide | November 17-19, 2017

This weekend offers several opportunities to get active, like the Shandon Turkey Trot + Riverbanks Run, in preparation for the inevitable weight gain that comes along with Thanksgiving + the holidays. But if you’re like me, and prefer to watch others be active rather than actually exercising yourself: the Gamecocks’ second-to-last home football game is this weekend, and college basketball season is officially in full gear. 🤙🐔

Happy running + go Gamecocks,

– Anjali

Friday | Nov. 17

Weather: 64° | Sunny | 0% chance of rain

MustDo: SC Comedy Showcase | 8-11 p.m. | Tapp’s Arts Center | 1644 Main St. | $5-8

Show:

• Southern Exposure New Music Series: Vicky Chow: Surface Image | 7:30-9 p.m. | USC School of Music Recital Hall | 813 Assembly St. | free
• Those Lavender Whales | 8 p.m. | New Brookland Tavern | $6-10
• Jazz After 5 ft. Dwayne Johnson | 8-10 p.m. | Chayz Lounge at Nonnah’s | 923 Gervais St. | $11.54 🎷
• Five Way Friday | 9 p.m. | Main Street Public House | 1556 Main St. | $10
• ET Anderson / Contour / Alarm Drum / Platonic Bae | 7 p.m. | Indah Coffee | 2238 Sumter St. | $5

Cause: Stilettos and Beaus with proceeds benefiting the Jack and Jill foundation + local charities | 8 p.m. | Spirit Communications Park | 1640 Freed St. | for tickets, call 803.920.9339 or email sharonearle21@gmail.com 👠

Gala: 2017 Apartment Association of Greater Columbia Brilliance Awards | 6-10 p.m. | Embassy Suites by Hilton Columbia Greystone | 200 Stoneridge Dr. | $75 | must RSVP

Shop:

• Birchwood Annual Warehouse Sample Sale | 5-8 p.m. | Birchwood Trading | 718 Maryland St. | free | home goods, clothing + more
• 2017 Annual Holiday Sale: School of Visual Art and Design | 8 a.m.-6 p.m. | McMaster School, first floor | 1106 Pickens St. | free 🎨

Dish: Community Table event: Saucy Holidays | Lowes Foods | 2-4 p.m. at 5222 Sunset Blvd. + 4-6 p.m. at 2440 Augusta Hwy., Lexington | free

Workshop: WOW Acting Workshop: Character Development + Improv | 6-9 p.m. | WOW Performing Arts Center | 5816 Shakespeare Rd., Suite A | $30 🎭

Film: 3rd Friday Movie Night | 7-10:30 p.m. | Harriet Hancock LGBT Center | 1108 Woodrow St. | free

Historic: Historic Holiday Tours | Nov. 17-Dec. 31 | The Gift Shop at Robert Mills | 1616 Blanding St. | free/HC members, $8/adults, $5/kids

TheAlbum: Boxing the Moonlight by Mister Heavenly | Rock/Pop | Stream or buy at misterheavenly.bandcamp.com, Amazon, iTunes + locally at Papa Jazz | rec by DJ Dr. P

AllWeekend

Festival: 28th Festival of Trees | Fri.-Sun. | Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center | 1101 Lincoln St. | prices vary by day 🌳

Shop: 50th Annual Gem, Mineral, and Jewelry Show | Fri.-Sun. | Jamil Temple | 206 Jamil Temple Rd. | $5/adults, free/ages 16 + under 💍

Saturday | Nov. 18

Volunteer: COR’s Keep The Midlands Beautiful Service Day | 8:30-10 a.m. | meet at COR | 1717 Gervais St., Suite 103 | free 🌷

WaterCooler: South Carolina vs. Wofford football | 4 p.m. | Williams-Brice Stadium | $25+ 🏈 🐔 | watch on SEC Alternate Channel

Festival:

• KegFest 2017 | 1-6 p.m. | Icehouse Amphitheater | 107 West Main St., Lexington | $50 🍺
• Holiday Craft Fair | 5-9 p.m. | Riverbanks Zoo & Garden | 500 Wildlife Pkwy. | $11/adults, $9/children ages 2–12

Show:

• SUSTO | 8 p.m. | Music Farm | 1022 Senate St. | $13-15 | doors 7 p.m. 🙌
• Midlands Technical College Playwright Festival | 7-10 p.m. | Harbison Theatre at Midlands Technical College | 7300 College St., Irmo | $10 | includes admission for all 6 plays + refreshments after the show

Active:

• Riverbanks Run | 7:30 a.m. | Riverbanks Zoo & Garden | 500 Wildlife Pkwy. | $45+ for on-site registration | kicks off annual Lights Before Christmas
• Shandon Turkey Trot | 7:30/7:45 a.m. | Hand Middle School | 2600 Wheat St. | $15-40 for pre-registration or $20 day-of for Family Kid’s Run only 🦃 👟
• Run For Our Troops | 9:11 a.m. | W.M. Rish Riverwalk Park & Amphitheater | 121 Alexander Rd., West Columbia | $25-35 | must register

ForKids:

• Santa Signing Day | 10 a.m.-2 p.m. | The Gift Shop at Robert Mills | 1616 Blanding St. | free | register: reservations@historiccolumbia.org or 803.252.1770 x 23
• Santa & Grinch Holiday Bazaar 2017 | 9 a.m.-1 p.m. | Wingate by Wyndham | 108 Saluda Pointe Ct., Lexington | free 🎅

Workshop:

• Mindful Eating Workshop | 9:30-11:30 a.m. | St John’s Lutheran Church | 213 Saint Johns Church Rd., Lexington | free
• Gardening Workshop: Starting Seeds | 10 a.m. | Earlewood Park Community Center | 1113 Parkside Dr. | free
• Ornament Painting Class | 4-6 p.m. | Blush Boutique and Home | 5175 Sunset Blvd., Lexington | $60

Health: Free flu shots | 2-4 p.m. | Richland Library Sandhills | 763 Fashion Dr. | free

Film: Sound & Vision series: Soul Power | 10:30 p.m. | The Nickelodeon | 1607 Main St. | $11 | presented in partnership with Drip (records)

Historic:

• Lantern Tour: Native American History | 6-8 p.m. | Cayce Riverwalk 12,000 Year Trail | 1120 Fort Congaree Trail, Cayce | free 🕯
• Echoes of the Past, Present, and Future: An African Experience | 6-8:30 p.m. | Lourie Center | 1650 Park Cir. | $12.50/in advance, $15/at the door

Dish:

• “Chopped” Date Night for Couples | 6-8:30 p.m. | 6729 Two Notch Road #E | $100 | must register
• Community Table tasting: Cranberry Apple Stuffing | 12-2 p.m.| Lowes Foods | 2440 Augusta Hwy, Lexington

Sunday | Nov. 19

Festival: SC Oyster Festival | 11 a.m.-6 p.m. | Robert Mills House & Gardens + Hampton-Preston Mansion | 1616 Blanding St. | $5/in advance, $10/at the door | plus $2 Historic House Tours

WaterCooler: Gamecocks Women’s Basketball vs. Wofford | 3 p.m. | Colonial Life Arena | 801 Lincoln St. | $9 🏀🐔

Show:

• Freeway Music Showcase | 1 p.m. | Music Farm | 1022 Senate St. | free | doors 12:30 p.m.
• Brings Back The Beats: Kickback Volume II | 4-7 p.m. | Indah Coffee | 2238 Sumter St. | $5
• “Classics in Time” by the Lake Murray Symphony Orchestra | 3:30 p.m. | Harbison Theatre at Midlands Technical College | 7300 College St., Irmo | free

Active:

• 1-Year Celebration | 10:30 a.m.-6 p.m. | Lululemon Columbia | 4840 Forest Dr. 🎉
• Yoga on the Patio! | 10:30 a.m. | 1801 Grille | 700 Lincoln St. | $12 or $10/with Carolina Card

Dish:

• Columbia ThanksLiving | 6-8 p.m. | The Hampton Room at Michael’s | 1620 Main St. | $35
• Community Table event: Holiday Entertaining Ideas | 1-3 p.m. | Lowes Foods | 2440 Augusta Hwy., Lexington | free

Historic: Dollar Sunday: Mann-Simons Site | 1-4 p.m. | 1403 Richland St. | $1 for Richland + Lexington County residents

Film: CinéCola Closing: Ma Vie de Courgette | 2 p.m. | Columbia Museum of Art | 1515 Main St. | free

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