I don’t know about y’all, but sometimes I just get in the mood to dance, and this weekend seems like the perfect time to bust a move. Whether I’m trying to make the dance cam at every Fireflies game or moving to the beat at the Caribbean Carnival events, I’m going to be embarrassing myself with sweet dance moves in front of endless amounts of strangers… and I encourage all of you to join in.

-Katie

Friday | June 8

WaterCooler: Columbia Fireflies: Jake the Diamond Dog | 7:05 p.m. | Spirit Communications Park | $5-10 | watch Jake the Diamond Dog (baseball's most famous bat boy + golden retriever) fetch bats and deliver water to the umpires; also Fireworks Friday 🎇Ⓟ

Show:

Sister Hazel | 6-10 p.m. | Icehouse Amphitheater | 107 West Main St., Lexington | $28
Octeto Sicarú | 3-4:30 p.m. | Richland Library Main | live concert + lecture on the History of Mexican Guitar Making | free
Soda City Stand Up Presents Jamie Ward | 10-11:30 p.m. | The War Mouth | 1209 Franklin St. | $5

Arts: Arts & Draughts | 7-11 p.m. | Columbia Museum of Art | $5-9 | beer tastings, live music, scavenger hunts + art projects

Drink:

- Summer Wine Tasting | 5:30-8:30 p.m. | Bohemian Home | 2720 Devine St. | free to attend | rosés, whites, reds + hors d’oeuvres

Columbia Brew Tour | 6-10 p.m. | Columbia Brew Bus | 701 Gervais St. | tasting sessions at Conquest Brewing, River Rat Brewery, Swamp Cabbage Brewing Columbia Craft + Hunger Gatherer | $20-40

Festival: Beautiful Rooftop Party with South Carolina Carnival | 8 p.m.-1 a.m. | Tapps Art Center | $20

Saturday | June 9

WaterCooler: Columbia Fireflies: Country Night presented by AgFirst | 6:05 p.m. | Spirit Communications Park | $5-10 | dust off your cowboy boots and listen to some country classics at the game Ⓟ

Show: Smokey Robinson | 7:30 p.m. | Township Auditorium | $69-179

Dish:

Columbia’s Shrimp and Grits Fest | 6-10 p.m. | Columbia Conference Center | 169 Laurelhurst Ave | $25-40
Bovinoche | 4-9 p.m. | City Roots | music + fun while cooking whole animals over a fire | $50 🐖Ⓟ
Summer Shake Saturdays | 12-4 p.m. | Kaminsky’s Vista | 930 Gervais St. | $5 shakes with a new summer flavor every Saturday – this week is Banana Pudding

Volunteer: Keep the Midlands Beautiful Service Day | 8:30-10:30 a.m. | 1717 Gervais St. | free

Civic: Proterra Bus Soda City Market Demo | 10:30-11 a.m. | The COMET | 3613 Lucius Rd. | free

Cause:

Get Lei’d for Cystic Fibrosis | 4-9 p.m. | Swamp Cabbage Brewing Company | 921 Brookwood Dr. | raise funds for Cystic Fibrosis + drink the new WHITE IPA
Gala Dinner: SC Gay & Lesbian Business Guild | 7-10 p.m. | Capital City Club | 1201 Main St. Suite 2500 | $70 or $375 for a table of six

Festival : South Carolina Carnival Block Party | 12-8 p.m. | celebrate Caribbean Heritage Month with music, food + culture | free to register

Party:

Army’s 243rd and Fort Jackson’s 101st Birthday Celebration | 5-11 p.m. | Columbia Convention Center | $37.79 each for E7/GS7 + below + civilians, $53.55 each for MSG/GS8 + above
Sexy and Sassy Reggae Night w/ Tay | 6-7:30 p.m. | Tapp’s Art Center | $10

RoadTrip: 2018 South Carolina Ag +Art Tour | 9 a.m.-5 p.m. | Lancaster County | free

Sunday | June 10

WaterCooler: Columbia Fireflies game | 2:05 p.m. | Spirit Communications Park | $5-10 Ⓟ

Historic:

Civil Rights Main Street Walking Tour | 4-5 p.m. | meet at the African American History Monument on the State House Grounds | free
Second Sunday Stroll Waverly | 2-3 p.m. | First Calvary Baptist Church | 1401 Pine St. | $5-8

Show: Baker & Baker presents Latin Caravan | 3 p.m. | Columbia Museum of Art | Latin jazz, salsa, merengue, bachata, cumbia + R&B | free

Active:

Ladies Ride | 9 a.m.-12 p.m. | Harbison State Forest | 5600 Broad River Rd. | free to attend | helmets required 🚴‍
Nom’aste & Nourish-Yoga Brunch & Drinks | 10 a.m. | Main Street Public House | 1556 Main St. | $10

Health: Sound Healing Meditation Journey with Kennedy Oneself | 7-8:30 p.m. | Yoga Masala | 711 Bluff Rd. | $20

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