COLAtoday Weekender | March 2-4, 2018
If you’re in the giving spirit this weekend, Saturday brings two events that put the fun in FUNdraising. For a $50 ticket that includes an open bar + all-you-can-eat hors d’oeuvres, spend the evening at a silent auction at Tapp’s Arts Center, benefitting Beginnings SC (a nonprofit that works with the parents of children who are hard of hearing or deaf). PAALS is throwing a Jurassic Park-themed un-gala at the S.C. State Museum Saturday evening – costumes are encouraged.

And Sunday is my 24th birthday – come grab a beer with me at River Rat’s (hopefully open) rooftop bar.

–Beth

Friday | March 2

MustDo: UofSC School of Music presents Bernstein's MASS | 7:30 p.m. | Koger Center | $30, $10 for students 🎼

Arts: Soul Culture: The Life and Times of Renée Cox | 1:30 p.m. | Columbia Museum of Art | free to register

Show: Green Solo Cup Party with Russell Dickerson | doors 6:30 p.m.; show 7:30 p.m. | Music Farm Columbia | $7+

Drink: Swamp Cabbage Beer and Chocolate Pairing | 6 p.m. | Swamp Cabbage Brewing Company | 921 Brookwood Dr. | $16

WaterCooler: Gamecock Baseball vs. Clemson | 7 p.m. | Founders Park | $28+ ⚾🐔

Show: Jazz with Eric Hillman & A Step Up Band | 8-10 p.m. | Chayz Lounge at Nonnah’s | 923 Gervais St. | $15-20

Party: The Woody Turns 7 | 6 p.m.-2 a.m. | The Woody | 808 Lady St. | free

Saturday | March 3

BookWorm: Deckle Edge Literary Festival 2018 | 9:30 a.m.-10 p.m. | Richland Library Main | free 📚

Cause:

Wine Down with Beginnings Benefit & Silent Auction benefitting Beginnings SC | 6-9 p.m. | Tapp’s Art Center | 1644 Main St. | $50+ | ticket includes open bar + all-you-can eat hors d’oeuvres
PAALS Un-Gala at the SC State Museum | 7 p.m. | South Carolina State Museum | 301 Gervais St. | $85 | Jurassic Park-themed - come dressed as a dinosaur, giant fern or caveman + help raise $30,000 for PAALS 🦖

Historic: Historic Columbia’s Saturday Stroll through Five Points | 2-3:30 p.m. | Five Points Fountain | $8/adult + $5/youth for non-members | meet at the Five Points fountain + learn about Cola’s first major commercial district

Arts: Indigo Silk Scarf Workshop | 10 a.m.-1 p.m. | Columbia Art Center | 1227 Taylor St. | $45

Show: Diplo | doors 8 p.m., show 9 p.m. | Music Farm Columbia | $30

Film: New Classic Cinema: The Princess Bride | 2 p.m. | Harbison Theatre at Midlands Technical College | 7300 College St., Irmo | $10

Workshop: Friends & Family CPR | 1:30 p.m. | Richland Medical Park 14 | 14 Medical Park Rd. | $10

ForKids: Whoville | 10 a.m.-4 p.m. | EdVenture Children’s Museum | free with admission | hourly readings of Dr. Seuss classics + character appearances

Dish:

The Big Belly Burger Contest | 6:40 p.m. | Hampton St. Diner | 1840 Hampton St. | $45 | first to finish five pounds of beef, two pounds of toppings, two milkshakes and one basket of fries wins $150 cash 🍔
Richland Co. Sheriff’s Foundation Inaugural Oyster Roast & Pig Pickin’ | 1-5 p.m. | Hay Hill Events | 1625 Bluff Rd. | $55 | ticket includes all you can eat + live music from the Blue Dogs

WaterCooler: Gamecock Men’s Basketball @ Auburn | 3:30 p.m. | watch on SEC Network

Sunday | March 4

Active:

Riverfront History Series: 1820s Columbia Canal | 1 p.m. | Granby Park | 100 Catawba Cir. | free
Yoga at Conquest Brewery | 12 p.m. | Conquest Brewing Co. | 957 S. Stadium Rd. | $10.75

Show: Red Carpet Awards Party | doors 7:30 p.m., show 8 p.m. | The Nickelodeon | $40 for members; $50 general admission | watch the Academy Awards in your fanciest get-up, with drinks + local food from spots like Tallulah 🎬

ForKids: Columbia Children's Consignment Sale | 12-3 p.m. | Leaside | 100 E. Exchange Blvd. | free

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

AllWeekend:

Show: Home & Landscape Expo | March 2-4 | varying times | Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center | free

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