#COLAweekend: February 2-4, 2018
Don’t have plans yet for Super Bowl LII? The GRAND is throwing a party with the big game on the big screen, tailgating food, games + bowling (perfect for those of you who can’t sit still through a 4-hour football game).

– Beth

Friday | Feb. 2

MustDo: State Street Art Crawl | 5-8 p.m. | State Street, West Columbia | free | parking available behind It’s The Little Things + along State St.; free valet at Terra 🎨

TodayIs: National Wear Red Day | support the fight against heart disease + stroke 💃

Workshop: Managing Gender Bias for HR Professionals sponsored by EngenuitySC | 12-3 p.m. | Richland Library Main | 1431 Assembly St. | $75

Show:

The Crucible | 8 p.m. | UofSC’s Longstreet Theatre | 1300 Greene St | $15-22
Ken Vandermark's Marker Concert | 8:30-10:30 p.m. | if ART Gallery | 1223 Lincoln St. | $15
Blue Dogs | 8 p.m. | Music Farm | $15 | doors 7 p.m.

Holiday: GROUNDHOG DAY PARTY | 5 p.m.-2 a.m. | Art Bar | 1211 Park St. | free

ForKids: Homeschool Friday: Columbia Civil Rights History | 10-11:30 a.m. | Gift Shop at Robert Mills | 1600 Blanding St. | $5-8

Job: Quality Visual Inspector + 36 other positions | Nephron Pharmaceuticals | Apply

TheAlbum: The Thread That Keeps Us by Calexico | Indie Country Americana | Stream or buy via Amazon Music, iTunes or Papa Jazz | rec by Dr. P

Saturday | Feb. 3

Celebrate: 14th annual Karamu Statewide Black History Parade and Festival | noon | corner of Harden + Gervais to MLK Park in Five Points | free

Drink: Villa Calcinaia Wine Tasting | 5-7 p.m. | Vino Garage | 2327 Main St. | with Count Sebastiano Capponi, the 20th generation of the Capponi family to run Villa Calcinaia 🍷

Opening: Garden Level Opening Celebration | 10 a.m.-12 p.m. | Richland Library Main | 1431 Main St. | free

Dish: Two Gals and a Fork Sites & Bites Tour | 4-6:30 p.m. | Columbia Convention Center | 1101 Lincoln St. | $43 🍽

Health: Community Meditation | 10:15 a.m. | Upstream: A Center for Mindfulness Practice | 2123 College St. | free

Shop: Junior League of Columbia Clean Sweep | 8 a.m.-1 p.m. | S.C. State Fairgrounds | 1200 Rosewood Dr. | $3

Active: Caribbean Style Hip-Hop Dance with Pret | 3-5 p.m. | Tapp’s Arts Center | 1644 Main St. | $15

Festival: ColaJazz Festival | 6 p.m.-12:30 a.m. | Music Farm Columbia | 1022 Senate St. | $25 in advance; $30 at door 🎷

Film: Black History Month Documentary: BaddDDD Sonia Sanchez | 3-4:30 p.m. | Richland Library Main | 1431 Assembly St. | free

WaterCooler: Gamecock Men’s Basketball @ Texas A&M | 2 p.m. | watch on ESPN2

Sunday | Feb. 4

SuperBowl:

GRAND Super BOWL Party | 6-10 p.m. | The GRAND | 1621 Main St. | free 🎱
The Big Game | 6:30 p.m.-12 a.m. | Main Street Public House | 1556 Main St. | free + a free pizza at halftime for anyone wearing a team jersey

Active: Yoga at Conquest Brewery | 12-1 p.m. | Conquest Brewing Co. | 947 S. Stadium Rd. | $10

Dish: Brookland Brunch | 10 a.m.-2 p.m. | West Columbia Riverwalk | 121 Alexander Rd. | free

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