#Weekender: March 23-25, 2018
Happy Spring, y’all. Who else is excited to finally start enjoying Cola’s best outdoor porches, arts + parks this weekend? I know I am. And to all you fellow dog lovers out there, today is National Puppy Day. To celebrate, head to Grill Marks’ Pups on the Patio adoption event (you may even end up bringing one home 🐶). On Saturday, you’ll find me at yet another event at City Roots: the Cream of the Crop Beer Fest – where you can enjoy an array of food + complimentary beer tastings. Whatever you plan on doing, keep us in the loop using the #COLAtoday hashtag.
Friday | March 23
MustDo: Arts & Draughts | 7-11 p.m. | Columbia Museum of Art | $9; cash bar | instead of featuring beers from a single brewery, the Whig will pour beers from Cottontown Brew Lab, Conquest + Bierkeller – part of Soda City Suds Week – plus food trucks, DIY art + more
TodayIs: National Chip + Dip Day 🥘 | celebrate with a Community Table tasting at both Lowes Foods Lexington locations Ⓟ
Pets: Pups on the Patio Adoption Event | 5-8 p.m. | Grill Marks | in honor of National Puppy Day, adopt a dog from PETSinc + get a free appetizer, Grill “Barks” treats + frisbee 🐕
WaterCooler: 2nd Annual First Tee of Columbia Golf Tournament | 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m. | Cobblestone Park Golf Club | 1298 University Pkwy., Blythewood | $25-400 ⛳
Arts: Shadows of the Gullah Geechee Exhibit Reception and Author Talk | 5-8 p.m. | South Carolina State Library | 1500 Senate St.| free to register
Show: Fun Home opening night | 8 p.m. | Trustus Theatre | 520 Lady St. | $25-35
Listen:
- AlarmDrum/Mighty/Lull/Skeleton/Paleshade | 7 p.m.-12 a.m. | Indah Coffee | $5
- Southern Exposure New Music Series: Yarn/Wire: Re/Actions | 7:30 p.m | USC School of Music Recital Hall | 813 Assembly St. | free | contemporary classical music ft. a quartet of two percussionists + two pianists 🎻
Show: Winter Jam 2018 | 7 p.m.-12 a.m. | Colonial Life Arena | $15 donation at the door 🎶
AllWeekend:
- 8th Annual Tartan Day South Celtic Festival | various venues, times + prices | 4-day festival with the main event on Saturday, ft. traditional food + drinks, swordplay + a Quidditch tournament 🤺
- Palmetto Sportsmen’s Classic | March 23-25 | South Carolina State Fairgrounds | $10-18
Saturday | March 24
Drink: Cream of the Crop Beer Festival | 12-5 p.m. | City Roots | 1005 Airport Blvd. | $50 🍻
Dish: Commissioner’s Cup BBQ Cook-Off and Festival | 11 a.m.-3 p.m. | S.C. State Farmers Market | 3483 Charleston Hwy., West Columbia | $5; free for children 12 and under
Show:
- Cleopatra presented by Columbia City Ballet | 1:30 + 5:30 p.m. | Koger Center | $20-$55
- Patti LaBelle | doors 7 p.m.; show 8 p.m. | Township Auditorium | $49-$109
ForKids:
- Easter Egg Hunt in the Gardens | 10-11:30 a.m. | Seibels House & Garden | 1601 Richland St. | $3 per child; free for adults 🐰
- 8th Annual Let’s Move! Easter Eggstravaganza | 2-5 p.m. | Finlay Park | 930 Laurel St. | free | for children ages 3-12; join Mayor Steve Benjamin + his family 🥚
- Families Forever Adoption Fair | 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m. | Richland Library Main | 1431 Assembly St. | free
Active:
- 2018 Midlands Heart Walk | 8-11:30 a.m. | Colonial Life Arena | free ❤🏃
- Zumba Fitness for Dads & Daughters | 1-2:30 p.m. | Downtown Columbia YMCA | 1447 Hampton St. | free
WaterCooler: Gamecock Softball vs. University of Tennessee | 3 p.m. | Carolina Softball Stadium at Beckham Field | $7 🐔⚾
Biz: Financial Modeling Boot Camp | March 24-25, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. | Darla Moore School of Business, Room 105 | 1014 Greene St. | $295 💸
Community: 2018 Gardening Symposium | 9-10:15 a.m. | Robert Mills Carriage House | 1616 Blanding St. | $60 or $50 for members
Sunday | March 25
Outdoors: One City, Two Canals & Three Rivers walking tour | 1-2:30 p.m. | Red Schoolhouse at Riverfront Park South | 312 Laurel St. | free | learn about Columbia’s waterways, the 2015 floods + pending construction of the Three Rivers Greenway
Show: Silver Screen Studies series: Persona | 2-4 p.m. | Nickelodeon Theatre | $9 📽
Arts: Praise Dog! Training “Paint Your Pet” Party! | 3-6 p.m. | Studio Cellar Columbia | 912 Lady St. | $46 🎨
WaterCooler: Gamecock Softball vs. University of Tennessee | 1 p.m. | Carolina Softball Stadium at Beckham Field | $7 🐔⚾
Active:
- Sunday Yoga with Lesley | 2:45-3:35 p.m. | Strictly Running | 2515 Devine St. | free
- Yoga at Conquest Brewery | 12-1 p.m. | Conquest Brewing Co. | 947 S Stadium Rd. | $10.75
Dish: Brunch at the Brewery | 11:30-1:30 p.m. | Swamp Cabbage Brewing Company | 921 Brookwood Dr. | $25
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