Go
RED
Columbia Day Party
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You're invited to participate in
the City of Columbia's Go Red for Women Day Party that will include a press conference, community photo op, health screenings and heart health information to help and support the women affected by heart disease, the number 1 killer of women. The event is free and open to the public. Come join us for a “party with a purpose”.
This year’s event will be held on National Wear Red Day, Friday, February 7, 2020. The Go Red Columbia Day Party will be hosted by Councilwoman Tameika Isaac Devine. The Go Red for Women movement encourages awareness of this issue and action to help save lives. Both men and women are encouraged to wear red the day of the event.
The public and media are invited to attend.
For more information, please contact the Public Relations, Media and Marketing Department at 803-545-3020
Where
: Charles R. Drew Wellness Center -1201 Walker Solomon Way
WHEN
: Friday, February 7, 2020
Time
: 12:00 PM -2:00 p.m.
Price:
FREE
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“I wonder where is all my relation – Friendship to all and every nation”. Quote by Dave the Potter.
Come and discover some African American Art you may not be aware of. Let’s explore the rich traditions of African American art together. In Dave the Potter tradition, create your own poetry on pottery with Eboni Ramm and Paul Moore.
Enjoy sweet grass basket presentation and display by Mary Graham-Grant, painting by Dominique Hodges and history of African American music from gospel to present day hip hop by Preach Jacobs.
When:
Thursday February 7, 2020
Where:
Columbia Art Center, 1227 Taylor Street
Time:
10:00 AM-5:00 PM
Price:
FREE
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TRIBE
A Celebration of South Carolina Hip-Hop Culture
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TRIBE examines the fluid story of Hip-Hop culture in South Carolina along with the shaping of the art form’s national identity, spanning four decades of historical events and individual contributions from around the state.
Including posters, graffiti, clothing, audio and video media, and photography, TRIBE brings together a creative compilation that celebrates the intergenerational connections of the genre’s creators and its lasting impact, evolution, and empowerment.
This project is a collaboration between the CMA; Love, Peace & Hip Hop; and Czar Records; and is supported by a grant from the Knight Foundation Fund and by a Connected Communities grant at Central Carolina Community Foundation.
For more information, visit:
CMA
When:
February 6, 2020-February 9, 2020
Where:
Columbia Museum of Art- 1515 Main Street
Time:
10:00 AM-5:00 PM
Price:
FREE
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Black History Month Movie Series Presents:
The Wiz
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Join us for a screening of The Wiz, presented by the Parks and Recreation Department! Limited seating will be provided. Bring your lawn chairs, blankets, etc.
For more info, call 803-545-3117
When:
Thursday, February 6, 2020
Where:
Busby Community Center- 1735 Busby Street
Time:
6:00 PM
Price:
FREE
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Broadway in Columbia Presents:
Wicked
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WICKED, the Broadway sensation, looks at what happened in the Land of Oz…but from a different angle. Long before Dorothy arrives, there is another young woman, born with emerald-green skin—smart, fiery, misunderstood, and possessing an extraordinary talent. When she meets a bubbly blonde who is exceptionally popular, their initial rivalry turns into the unlikeliest of friendships…until the world decides to call one “good,” and the other one “wicked.” From the first electrifying note to the final breathtaking moment, WICKED—the untold true story of the Witches of Oz—transfixes audiences with its wildly inventive story that USA Today cheers is “a complete triumph! An original musical that will make you laugh, cry, and think.”
When:
February 6 - February 9, 2020
Where:
Koger Center for the Arts - 1051 Greene Street
Time:
7:30 PM
Price:
$39-$139
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701 Center for Contemporary Arts Presents:
The Shape of Things
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The Shape of Things presents works of art that are defined visually by distinctive shapes and collectively occupy an area where abstraction and representation meet. Some of the work has clear representational elements but on certain levels reads as abstract. Other works are mostly abstract or even non-objective but can trigger associations with the representational world. The exhibition, therefore, plays with the relative nature of abstraction and non-objectivity on the one hand and representation and figuration on the other.
For more information, visit:
701 CCA
When:
Occurring now through March 1, 2020
Time:
Wednesday through Saturday 11:00 AM -5:00 PM
Sunday 1:00 PM -5:00 PM
Price:
Reception and exhibition free to attend. $5 suggested donation
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Piece by Piece: Quilts from the Permanent Collection
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The diverse and rich quilting traditions of the American South are on display in Piece by Piece, featuring quilts made in the 19th and 20th centuries. This new iteration of the popular exhibit features 16 brand new quilts from McKissick Museum's extensive collection.
When:
Occurring now through July 18, 2020
Where:
McKissick Museum - 816 Bull Street
Time:
8:30 AM-5:00 PM
Price:
FREE
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The International Exhibition of Sherlock Holmes
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The International Exhibition of Sherlock Holmes offers an interactive experience combining science with history and culture to bring to life the historic underpinnings of author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s rich and vibrant stories.
Museum visitors will learn how Sherlock Holmes, a scientific expert ahead of his time, used seemingly trivial observations of clues others missed to solve some of his era’s most puzzling mysteries. His practices and techniques, created in the mind of doctor-turned-author Conan Doyle, encouraged a change in the way police work was conducted, and remain in practice today.
Guests will be transported into Sherlock Holmes’ London to solve a mystery in a world newly introduced to his groundbreaking methods, and then transported back into present day with a pop culture gallery that shows Sherlock Holmes in all his manifestations from books to movies.
When:
Occurring now- March 2 2020
Time:
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Price:
$5-$17.95
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There's SNOW-place like EdVenture! BRRRR! Bundle up and head to EdVenture for snowy fun, featuring indoor snow-tubing, "sock" ice hockey, snowy science experiments and more!
Snowville is an interactive exhibit featuring the fun of playing in the snow all while learning about the different polar regions. Come explore the differences between the Arctic and Antarctica, how penguins and polar bears survive in the cold wet conditions, and the complexity of snowflake formations. With a simulated snowball fight, hockey rink and sledding hill, guests are sure to have COOL time.
When:
Occurring now through February 29, 2020
Time:
9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Price:
FREE with museum admission
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Notes from the Underground: Poster Design from the Hippie Era
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In the summer of 2017, the Columbia Museum of Art acquired over 100 rock posters from the collection of design historian Mel Byars. A
selection from this gift is on view.
Each of these ephemeral objects represents an event — a musical show at a venue that encouraged dancing, psychedelic light shows, and hallucinatory drug taking. The designers of these posters created complicated visual experiences with image mashups and vibrating color combinations.
When:
Occurring now through April 26, 2020
Where:
Columbia Museum of Art
Time:
10 AM to 5 PM
Price:
$10 General Admission
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Civil Rights Main Street Walking Tour
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Celebrate Black History Month by joining us on a Free Civil Rights walking tour in Downtown Columbia.
We will use Main St. as our classroom as we work to raise awareness and understanding of a truly pivotal chapter in American history.
Together, we will explore the remarkable accounts of strength, determination, and sacrifice that define how and why “Our Story Matters” – historically and for the future – to South Carolina and to our nation.
Walking Tour on Sundays in February 2020 at 4:00 p.m. Starts at the African American Monument on the SC State House Grounds in Columbia.
When:
Sundays in February 2020 at 4:00 p.m
Where:
African American Monument on the SC State House Grounds in Columbia -
1100 Gervais Street
Time:
4:00 PM
Price:
FREE
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Come by for the season's best produce, meat, dairy, flowers and baked items from farmers, bakers, gardeners and artisans in Columbia, SC!
When
: Recurring weekly on Saturday
Address
: 1500 block of Main Street, Columbia, SC 29201
Time
: 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Price
: FREE
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Come out and play on Boyd Plaza every Saturday with the CMA! Build and create with our big blue blocks, perfect for guests of all ages and abilities. Try a design challenge or use your imagination to tap into your engineering ingenuity.
When:
Recurring weekly on Saturday
Where:
Columbia Museum of Art , 1515 Main Street
Time:
10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Price:
FREE
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Cupid's Chase 5k takes place every February to celebrate the founding of Community Options in February 1989.
Cupid’s Chase raises both funds and awareness for Community Options’ mission of providing residential and employment services to individuals with disabilities.
Join us in our support of people with disabilities and our pursuit of Cupid!
For more information, visit:
COMOP
When:
Saturday, February 8, 2020
Where:
1806 Blossom St -Maxcy Gregg Park
Time:
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Price:
$35 To Register
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The Write Around Series Presents:
Lisa Hammond and Derek Berry
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The ever-popular Write Around Series, featuring original poetry and prose inspired by art on view in the museum, returns with the fresh voices of poets Lisa Hammond and Derek Berry, who will share new work sparked by CMA collection themes and individual works of art.
Hammond is the author of two chapbooks, Goddess Suite (Small Fires Press, 2018) and Moving House (Texas Review Press, 2007), which won the Robert Phillips Poetry Chapbook Prize. Her poems have appeared in Tar River Poetry, Southern Poetry Review, Calyx, Birmingham Poetry Review, The South Carolina Review, English Journal, storySouth, North Carolina Literary Review, and Literary Mama, among others. She is a professor of English at the University of South Carolina Lancaster.
Berry is the author of the novel Heathens and Liars of Lickskillet County as well as three poetry chapbooks: Skinny Dipping with Strangers, Glitter Husk, and Buggery, winner of the BOOM Chapbook Prize with Bateau Press. Berry’s poems and short stories can be found in Beloit Poetry Journal, ANMLY, Raleigh Review, Barely South Review, BOAAT Journal, and many others. Berry is the recipient of Broad River Prize for Prose, Emrys Poetry Prize, and KAKALAK Poetry Award, among other honors.
Free with membership or admission.
Literary TAP Tour
Designed specifically for functionality with mobile devices, TAP tours are the CMA’s free, online multimedia tours that allow visitors to experience the stories behind the art in person or virtually from the comfort of their couches. The museum has developed a new TAP tour corresponding to the Write Around Series — now visitors can tour the CMA collection and listen to writers responding in their own voices to individual works on view in the galleries. Tour stops include Doug Jeck’s 1988 sculpture Angel (“Angels Already Know” by McManus, “Whatever Happened Then Doesn’t Exist Now” by Ed Madden), Ralph Albert Blakelock’s late 19
th
-century painting Moonlight (“Moonlight” by Nathalie Anderson, “Misdirection” by Tim Conroy), and Renée Cox’s 1998 dye destruction print The Liberation of Aunt Jemimah and Uncle Ben (“The Emancipation of Aunt Jemimah and Uncle Ben” by Len Lawson).
Other upcoming CMA Literary Programs:
- Horror and Sci-Fi Writing Workshops
- Sunday, May 3 | 11:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
- Palimpsest Live!
- Sunday, May 3 | 3:00 p.m.
When:
Sunday February 9, 2020
Where:
Columbia Museum of Art- 1515 Main Street
Time:
3:00 PM
Price:
FREE with membership
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Battle at BullStreet Tickets
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The Columbia Fireflies, Experience Columbia SC Sports, the University of South Carolina Athletics Department and the Clemson University Athletics Department 'd tickets are now
ON SALE
for the Battle at BullStreet. South Carolina Baseball is set to face off against Clemson Baseball at Segra Park on Saturday, February 29. First Pitch is set for 3:00pm; gates will open at 1:00pm.
The Fireflies' ticket office will handle all ticket requests. When purchasing tickets, fans are required to sit on their team’s side of the ballpark. As Clemson is the home team, Clemson fans will purchase tickets on the third base side; South Carolina fans will purchase tickets on the first base side.
Ticketing links for the Gamecock Club and IPTAY members will be sent by the respective University upon the priority window opening. Gamecock Club members will receive a link with seating on the 1B side, and IPTAY members will receive a link with seating on the 3B side. Both links will include tickets behind the plate on the teams’ respective sides of the field. Fireflies Season Ticket Members will receive a link for their seats as well and are asked to align their seats with their respective university’s seating allocation.
Ticket prices for the Battle at BullStreet will be as follows:
Concourse Pass: $8/ticket Bojangles’ Berm Seating: $10/ticket Reserved Seating: $23/seat Palmetto Citizens FCU All-Star Seating: $28/seat Home Run Porch Seating: $28/seat On-Deck Seating: $40/seat
Scout Seating: $40/seat Bullpen Box: $100/table* 4-Topps: $120/table*
For more information visit:
Columbia Fireflies
, call the
Fireflies Box Office at 803 - 726 - 4487 or visit the Fireflies Box Office located at Segra Park.*
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Mayor Benjamin Partners with Columbia Parks and Recreation and Public Safety Agencies for Black History Month Basketball Tournament
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WHAT:
Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin, Columbia Parks & Recreation and several public safety agencies have joined together for the Black History Month Basketball Tournament in a regional approach to build strong, lasting relationships with youth and the community.
WHO:
Members with the Columbia Parks & Recreation Department, Columbia Police Department, Columbia Fire Department, Richland County Sheriff’s Department and the SC Highway Patrol will compete in a friendly game of basketball. The event will also feature a Hot Shot competition with youth.
WHEN:
Sunday, February 16 at 1 p.m.
WHERE:
Greenview Park, 6700 David Street
ADMISSION:
The event is free and open to the public.
For more information, contact the Columbia Parks & Recreation Department at 803-545-3100.
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10th Annual Columbia Lifesavers
Blood Drive
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The City of Columbia partners with the American Red Cross Board of Directors each year to join forces during an often critical time for blood collections following the holidays. Severe winter weather also impacts blood drives in other areas.
The community is invited to answer the call of patients in need by donating blood at the 10
th
Annual Columbia Lifesavers Blood Drive.
When:
Thursday, February 20, 2020
Where:
Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center
Time:
7:00 am to 3:00 pm
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Auntie Karen Foundation Presents the 2020 Legends of... Concert and Silent Auction
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The Auntie Karen Foundation created the Legends of...Concert Series to pay tribute to the contributions African American music has made to history. Each year during Black History Month, the series profiles a jazz, rhythm and blues, gospel or blues artist who has made a lasting contribution to the history of music. The series places a special emphasis on Jazz Legends.
This year's performances include Peabo Bryson and Stephanie Mills.
Where
: Koger Center for the Arts
WHEN
: Friday, February 21, 2020
Time
: 8:00 PM
Price:
$79+
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3rd Annual Black history
Heritage Ball
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T
he Columbia Parks and Recreation Department invites the public to celebrate Black History Month at its 3
rd
Annual Black History Heritage Ball on Sunday, February 23 from 4-7 pm at Greenview Park. The event will include live entertainment and dinner.
NO TICKETS WILL BE SOLD AT THE DOOR
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To purchase a ticket with cash or a debit/credit card, visit Greenview Park or the Parks and Recreation Department Administration Office located at 1111 Recreation Drive.
Who:
The Heritage Ball is open to all adults age 18 and older.
Where:
Greenview Park, 6700 David Street
When:
Sunday, February 23 from 4-7 p.m.
Price:
Admission to the Black History Heritage Ball is
$10
. Dinner will be provided.
DRESS:
African print dresses, shirts or pants, or semi-formal attire encouraged.
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