Your #COLAweekend guide | Dec. 15-17, 2017
As the fall semester + finals week at UofSC *sadly* draw to a close, it’ll probably be a lot quieter here in Cola over the next month, as thousands of college kids go back home for the holidays. This weekend brings many opportunities to kick off your holiday festivities – if you haven’t already – with Christmas concerts, carriage rides + of course, breakfast with Santa Claus himself.

Happy Holidays,

– Anjali

Friday | Dec. 15

Weather: 58º | Mostly Cloudy | 0% chance of rain

MustDo: Candlelight Tours & Carriage Rides | 5:30-9 p.m. | Robert Mills Carriage House | 1616 Blanding St. | tours $8-12 or free for members; carriage rides $8 🕯

Holiday:

Yule Jam 2017 | 8:30 p.m. | Music Farm | 1022 Senate St. | $15-20 | doors 7:30 p.m.
Soulful Sounds of Christmas featuring Will Downing | 8 p.m. | Township Auditorium | 1703 Taylor St. | $51+
Line Dance Christmas Party | 7:30-10 p.m. | Beyond Words Dance Academy | 300 Long Pointe Ln. Suite 120 | $5

Arts: Renée Cox: Soul Culture exhibit opening | 11 a.m.-5 p.m. | Columbia Museum of Art | 1515 Main St. | admission $2.50-6 or free for members

Show: Jazz After 5 with Jayy Reese & Beverly Crowder | 8-10 p.m. | Chayz Lounge at Nonnah’s | 923 Gervais St. | $12.61+ 🎷

Workshop: Proposal Writing Basics | 10 a.m.-12 p.m. | S.C. State Library | 1500 Senate St. | free to register

TheAlbum: Who Built the Moon? by Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds | Rock/Pop | Stream or buy via NoelGallagher.com, Apple Music, Deezer, Google Play, Amazon Music, Spotify + locally at Papa Jazz | rec by DJ Dr. P | bonus: The 10 Best Boxed Sets of 2017 by Paste Magazine

TheBuy: St. Pat’s in Five Points tickets: 12 Days of Christmas Sale | $15 🍀

Job: Community Ambassador for Yelp Columbia | 10-15 hours per week | must currently reside in Columbia and be 21+ | Apply

AllWeekend

Holiday:

Holiday Lights on the River | 6-10 p.m. | Saluda Shoals Park | 6071 St. Andrews Rd. | $15
Lights Before Christmas | 5-9 p.m. | Riverbanks Zoo | 500 Wildlife Pkwy. | $11/adults, $9/kids ages 2-12 ✨
Main Street ICE | 5-10 p.m. | Boyd Plaza | Corner of Main and Hampton St. | $5-10 cash-only ❄

Saturday | Dec. 16

Active: Harbor Side Lights 5K | 5:30 p.m. | Jeep Rogers Family YMCA | 900 Lake Carolina Rd. | $15-35

Drink: CottonTown Brew Lab Launch Party | 12-4 p.m. | Indah Coffee | 2238 Sumter St. | 6 taps of CottonTown beer + live music 🍺

Show: Janet Jackson’s “State of the World Tour” | 8 p.m. | Colonial Life Arena | 801 Lincoln St. | $29+

Pets: Soda City Adoption Day | 9 a.m.-3 p.m. | 1300-1500 blocks of Main St. 🐶

Holiday:

Celtic Christmas Celebration | 6 p.m. | Delaney’s Music Pub | 741 Saluda Ave. 🍀
Historic Columbia Breakfast with Santa | 8-11 a.m. | Robert Mills Carriage House | 1616 Blanding St. | $9-18

Arts: Holiday Trunk Show | 10 a.m. | Anastasia & Friends | 1534 Main St.

Sunday | Dec. 17

Holiday:

Brunch with Santa | 11 a.m.-1 p.m. | Grill Marks | 711 Gervais St. | bring non-perishable items to donate to the Salvation Army 🎅
Trustus Holiday Party | 6-10 p.m. | Trustus Theatre | 520 Lady St. | free
Lights, Cocoa & Sufganiyot | 5-6 p.m. | Katie & Irwin Kahn Jewish Community Center JCC | 306 Flora Dr. | free | menorah lighting at 5:30 p.m.
Jam Room Christmas Party | 8 p.m. | Art Bar | 1211 Park St.

WaterCooler: Gamecock Women’s Basketball vs. Savannah State | 3 p.m. | Colonial Life Arena | 801 Lincoln St. | $9+ 🐔🏀

Film: Elf | 3-6 p.m. | Richland Library Main, theater | 1431 Assembly St. | free

Show:

Columbia Celebrates! Featuring the Palmetto Chamber Orchestra | 3-4:30 p.m. | Richland Library Main, auditorium | 1431 Assembly St. | free 🎻
An Evening of Wine & Words | 7-9 p.m. | Chayz Lounge at Nonnah’s | 923 Gervais St. | $12.61+ 🍷

Volunteer: Volunteer with YLS at the Inclement Weather Center | 6:45-8 p.m. | 191 Calhoun St. | register

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