#PlanAhead: April 9-13, 2018
Baseball season is in full swing (lol, get it?) at Spirit Communications Park and there are so many cool events going on at the Colubmia Fireflies games to check out. Also, relive your middle school soundtrack at All Time Low’s Music Farm show Wednesday (I’m not crying, you’re crying), or see some incredible films at the Indie Grits Festival, starting Thursday.

-Nicole

Monday | April 9

Discuss: 2018 WREN Summit: Women’s Economic Empowerment | 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. | Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center | $50 Ⓟ

Dish: April Harvest Dinner | 6:30-9:30 p.m. | City Roots | $75; tip not included | French-inspired four-course dinner by Chef Frank Bradley (of Bourbon) + Chef Bertrand Gilli, with wine pairings + welcome cocktail

WaterCooler: Columbia Fireflies game | 7:05 p.m. | Spirit Communications Park | $5-10 | Every Monday game is Moe’s Monday – so if the Fireflies score 3+ runs tonight, you'll get $3 off a Moe's burrito tomorrow (redeemable through the Moe’s app) 🌯 Ⓟ

Active:

Hot Stone Restorative Yoga | 6:30-8 p.m. | Fit Columbia | 2002 Blossom St. | $35
UofSC Community Yoga | 6-7 p.m. | Green Quad Yoga | 1216 Wheat St. | free

Tuesday | April 10

MustDo: Indie Grits Labs’ Two Cities: In Process exhibit opening day | Columbia Museum of Art | free with museum admission

Workshop: Sip N’ Strum Ukulele Group Class | 7-8 p.m. | CRAVE Artisan Specialty Market | 2843 Millwood Ave. | $50/month for four 1/month classes

WaterCooler: Columbia Fireflies game | 7:05 p.m. | Spirit Communications Park | $5-10 | $2 hotdogs, fountain drinks + popcorn for $2 Tuesday Ⓟ

Show:

UofSC School of Music Richard Greener Tribute Concert | 7:30 p.m. | UofSC School of Music Recital Hall | 813 Assembly St. | free
Open Mic with Special Guest KATERA | 6-8 p.m. | Richland Library St. Andrews | free

Active:

Reggae Yoga with Jaz | 6:30-7:30 p.m. | Fit Columbia | $12
Yoga with Mackenzie | 6:30-7:20 p.m. | Strictly Running | free

Wednesday | April 11

Community: Enjoy S.C.: Share Tea | 1:30-3:30 p.m. | S.C. State House | enjoy tea from Charleston Tea Plantation and cookies from My Dessert Bar

WaterCooler: Columbia Fireflies: the first Wag Along Wednesday | 7:05 p.m. | Spirit Communications Park | $5-10 | bring your dog to sit in the Bojangles’ Berm with you 🐶

Show: All Time Low | 7 p.m. | Music Farm | $25

ForKids: Hip Hop Bounce Party! | 5-7 p.m. | EdVenture | free

Dish: Pearls Wingz & Thingz food truck | lunchtime | BullStreet Commons, in front of Spirit Communications Park

Workshop: Native Plants | 6:30-7:30 p.m. | Richland Library St. Andrews | free

Thursday | April 12

MustDo: Indie Grits Festival 2018 opening day | various times + locations | see the fest #MustDos from IG staff here 📽

Discuss: Honoring Our Living Civil Rights Legends | 7-8:30 p.m | Richland Library Main | free

Community: Moonlight Cemetery & Secrets From the Grave Tour | 7:30-9:30 p.m. | Elmwood Cemetery | $8-12

Art: Afrofuturism and Beyond | 6-9 p.m. | Columbia Museum of Art | $5

Active: Yoga & Beer | 6:30 p.m. | Columbia Craft | $10

Friday | April 13

Discuss: I Wanna Be Down: Women Claiming their Space as Entrepreneurs panel | 5:30-7:30 p.m. | Tapp’s Arts Center | free

Arts: Artist Salon: Exploring Seen & Unseen with Kathleen Robbins | 12 p.m. | Columbia Museum of Art | free with museum admission or membership

Cause: UofSC Relay For Life | 5 p.m. | Blatt Field | 1300 Wheat St. | $20

Active: Friday Night Beer Ride | 6:30-8 p.m. | Cycle Center Columbia | free | bring money for drinks after the 20-mile ride

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