#Weekender: March 30-April 1, 2018

Hoppy Easter weekend, y’all. Take advantage of this warmer weather + enjoy all of the events Cola has to offer. I’ll be spending my weekend competing at the 2018 SEC Equestrian Championship. If you’ve never been to an equestrian meet, come check it out + support your Gamecocks! And you can’t forget about all the good eats that come with Sunday’s holiday – good thing Cola is home to some of the best brunch spots in the state. Treat yo’self to a few Peeps + chocolate covered bunnies this weekend – and of course a few mimosas at this year’s 84th Annual Carolina Cup.

Enjoy your weekend, Columbia.

-Lauren

Friday | March 30

Active:

• Friday Night “Beer-Ride” | 6:30-8 p.m. | Cycle Center Columbia | 1001 Harden St. | free 🚲
• Candlelight Yoga | 7:30-8:45 p.m. | LIfe Change Fitness | 3905 West Beltline Blvd., Ste #22 | $10
• $5 Fridays | 12:30-1 p.m. | Bend + Barre | 715 Saluda Ave. | $5

ForKids: Disney On Ice presents Dream Big | 7 p.m. | Colonial Life Arena | $18-19

Show:

• Fun Home | 8-11 p.m. | Trustus Theatre | 520 Lady St. | $25-$35
• Late Night Improv Show! | 11:15 p.m.-12:15 a.m. | Trustus Theatre | 520 Lady St. | $10 at the door, $5 for students 🎭

Listen:

• Skeleton, The Boomtown Waifs, E.Z. Shakes | 8 p.m. | Pastor’s Study at Lula Drake | $10
• An Evening of Smooth Jazz with Reggie Codrington | 8-10 p.m. | Chayz Lounge at Nonnah’s | $15-20 🎷
• The Mobros, Barnwell, George Fetner and the Strays | 8 p.m. | New Brookland Tavern | $8
• Soda City Brass Band | 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m. | Pearlz Oyster Bar Columbia | 936 Gervais St. | free entry 🥁
• Seventy-Six and Sunny | 10 p.m. | Tin Roof Columbia | 1022 Senate St. | free

WaterCooler:

• Gamecock Baseball vs. Tennessee Volunteers | 7 p.m. | Founders Park | $10
• 2018 SEC Equestrian Championship Semi-Final: Gamecock Equestrian vs. University of Georgia | 1 p.m. | One Wood Farm | 1201 Syrup Mill Rd., Blythewood | free 🐴

Cause:

• St. Jude Up ‘Til Dawn at UofSC Main Event | 12-6 a.m. | Strom Thurmond Wellness & Fitness Center | free | stand up against childhood cancer for a night of music, games + food
• LIUB-Dye the Fountain Blue with AASC | 4:30 p.m. | Five Points | free | celebrate Autism Awareness Month by dying the Five Points fountain blue

Saturday | March 31

DayTrip: 84th annual Carolina Cup | Camden | see our guide to Cup here 🏇

Drink:

• Bierkeller Kölsh Party | 12-8 p.m. | Swamp Cabbage Brewing Company | free entry 🍻
• Post-St. Pat’s Beer Tasting | 5-7 p.m. | The Vino Garage | 2327 Main St. | free entry
• NE IPA Release! Collab with River Rat and Hazelwood Brewing | 11 a.m.-10 p.m. | River Rat Brewery | free entry

Active:

• Karate classes for children + adults with special needs | various times every Saturday | Capital Karate | 2728 Rosewood Dr. | 9:15 a.m. for ages 3-6, 10 a.m. for ages 7-12, 10:45 a.m. for ages 13-adult; call 803-212-7111 or email chris@arcmidlands.org
• Yoga for Restoration & Stress Relief | 3-5:30 p.m. | City Yoga | 2121 College St. | $30-35

Show: Aag Ki Raat: Night of Fire hosted by The Indian Cultural Exchange of UofSC | 5:30 p.m. | Koger Center | $15

Listen:

• Off With Your Radiohead | 9 p.m. | New Brookland Tavern | $10
• Slim Pickens, The Witness Marks | 8:30 p.m. | Infinite Room at Tapp’s Art Center | $7

WaterCooler:

• Gamecock Baseball vs. Tennessee Volunteers | 2 p.m. | Founders Park | $10
• 2018 SEC Equestrian Championship: Gamecock Equestrian vs. Auburn or Texas A&M | 9 a.m. or 1 p.m. | One Wood Farm | 1201 Syrup Mill Rd., Blythewood | free 🐴🐔

Dish: Crawfish Boil | 4-8 p.m. | World of Beer | 902 Gervais St., Suite F | free entry

Festival:

• BBQ & Blues | 11 a.m. | Icehouse Amphitheater, Lexington | $15-20 ($15 advance) | blues music + samples of BBQ from Hudson’s, Old Mill Brew Pub, Roy’s Grille, PK BBQ, The Kingsman and Keg Cowboy
• 2nd Annual Soda City Fitness Festival for Camp MATES | 9 a.m.-1 p.m. | Boyd Plaza | 1501 Main St. | free entry or join the Fitness Festival Challenge for $15 💪

ForKids:

• Eggstravaganza | 10 a.m.-4 p.m. | EdVenture Children’s Museum | free
• Disney On Ice presents Dream Big | 1 p.m. | Colonial Life Arena | $15-19
• Kinetic Derby Day soapbox car builder’s workshop | 10 a.m.-12 p.m. | EdVenture | free with admission to EdVenture ($11.50) | learn from Lenny Spears, soapbox car-building master, before West Columbia’s first annual Kinetic Derby Day, April 21

Film: Sound and Vision series: Purple Rain | 10:30 p.m. | Nickelodeon Theatre | $11 | pre-movie performance by local group Skeleton

Sunday | April 1

TodayIs: Easter Sunday and April Fool’s Day | see where to take the kids on an Easter Egg hunt here 🐰

ForKids: Disney On Ice presents Dream Big | 2 p.m. | Colonial Life Arena | $15-17

Dish: Chicken & Waffles | 4 p.m.-12 a.m. | The Whig | 1200 Main St. | free entry 🍗

Active:

• Aerial Yoga Class with Brandy | 4-5 p.m. | Fit Columbia | 2002 Blossom St. | $8
• Aerial Class with Jessica Jeter | 2:30-3:30 p.m. | Fit Columbia | 2002 Blossom St. | $8
• Restorative Yoga & Yoga Nidra | 4-5:15 p.m. | Amsa Yoga | 140 Pelham Dr. | $12 🧘‍

Show:

• DJ Blake Karaoke | 6 p.m. | Tin Roof Columbia | 1022 Senate St. | free 🎙
• Reggie Sullivan’s Songs for Sunday Open Mic | 3 p.m. | Tin Roof Columbia | 1022 Senate St. | free

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