We’ve made it to another weekend y’all. This weather makes me so happy, all I want to do is go outside and enjoy the fresh Cola air. This weekend is filled with excuses to do just that; the Back to the Roots Festival + 4th Annual South Carolina Food Truck & Craft Beer Festival are this Saturday — where you’ll find me snacking on just about everything I can get my hands on. And, as usual, Sunday is full of mindfulness + relaxation, with the first ever Yoga on the Patio at 1801 Grille + Full Moon Yoga to cap the weekend off.

Have a good one, Cola.

Friday | April 27

Show:

A Raisin in the Sun | 8-10:30 p.m. | Cottingham Theatre at Columbia College | 1301 Columbia College Dr. | $20
Gritty Flyright | 6 p.m. | Gervais & Vine | 620 Gervais St., Ste A | free 🎤
Corey Smith | 9 p.m. | Music Farm Columbia | $22+

Volunteer: Serve Lunch at Transitions | 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. | Transitions Homeless Center | 2025 Main St. | free

Workshop: Fuse Music: Vocalist Workshop | 9-10:30 p.m. | FUSE Artist Alliance | 914 Pulaski

St. | $9.45

Active:

Mee-Jean Bubbles & Bungee | 6-7 p.m. | Fit Columbia | 2002 Blossom St. | $30 🥂
Candlelight Yoga | 7:30-8:45 p.m. | LIfe Change Fitness | 3905 West Beltline Blvd., Ste #22 | $10
Beer Yoga with Laura Wentzky | 5-6 p.m. | Fit Columbia | $15

WaterCooler: Gamecock Softball vs. Mississippi State Bulldogs | 6 p.m. | Carolina Softball Stadium at Beckham Field | $7 ⚾

Dish: CISM Oyster Roast and Silent Auction Fundraiser | 6-10 p.m. | Columbia Museum of Art | $50

TheAlbum: Forever Changes 50th Anniversary Edition | By Love | available at rhino.com or locally at Papa Jazz | Rec by Scott Padgett Dr. P

Saturday | April 28

Cause: Stuff the Truck | 8 a.m.-2 p.m. | Sandhills Panera Bread | 631 Promenade Pl. | donation-based event

Learn: Fair Housing Conference | 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. | Centre Cristiano | 2632 Decker Blvd. | free

Festival:

2018 Sparkleberry Country Fair | 9 a.m.-10 p.m. | Clemson University Sandhills Research Center | 900 Clemson Rd. | $10 per vehicle + ride costs
Back to the Roots Festival | Saturday, April 28, 11:30 a.m.-6 p.m. | City Roots | $15 or free for kids under 12 | celebrate City Roots’ 10th growing season with farm tours, hands-on gardening workshops, live music, cooking classes + more 🌱
2nd Annual Taste of Africa Festival | 10 a.m.-6:30 p.m. | Village Green at Lake Carolina | 220 Eascott Pl. | $7
4th Annual South Carolina Food Truck & Craft Beer Festival | 12-5 p.m. | South Carolina State Fair | 1200 Rosewood Dr. | free 🌭

Play: Tapp's Invitational Mini-Golf Tournament | 12-7 p.m. | Tapp’s Arts Center | 1644 Main St. | $12

Shop:

Soda City Yard Sale | 9 a.m.-1 p.m. | Soda City | free to attend
Spring Plant Sale | 9 a.m.-1 p.m. | Irmo Middle School | 6051 Wescott Rd. | free

Outdoors: Planning a backpacking Trip Seminar | 1-2 p.m. | Sportsman’s Warehouse | 476 Piney Grove Rd. | free

Drink: Revelry Beer Tasting | 4-6 p.m. | The Vino Garage | 2327 Main St. | free 🍻

BookWorm:

Ainsley Earhardt “The Light Within Me” Book Signing | 2-4 p.m. | Barnes & Noble | 3400 Forest Dr. | free
Richland Library Friends and Foundation Spring 2018 Book Sale | 9 a.m.-3 p.m. | Richland Library Operations Center | 130 Lancewood Rd. | $1+ books

WaterCooler: Gamecock Softball vs. Mississippi State Bulldogs | 12 p.m. | Carolina Softball Stadium at Beckham Field | $7 ⚾

Network: Cola Makerspace Open House | 11 a.m.-3 p.m. | Cola MakerSpace | 4808 Colonial Dr. | free

Sunday | April 29

Shop: 11th Annual Greater Columbia Record Fair | 12-5 p.m. | Columbia Museum of Art | free admission (including art galleries) | largest local vinyl market of the year with music, drinks + food 💽

Active:

Intro to Pole Fitness | 2:30-3:30 p.m. | Fit Columbia | $30
Lyra 2.0 | 12:30-2 p.m. | Fit Columbia | $40
Yoga with Abby | 2:45-3:35 p.m. | Strictly Running | 2515 Devine St. | free
Full Moon Yoga | 7-8 p.m. | Fit Columbia | $12 🌚
Yoga on the Patio | 10:30 a.m. | 1801 Grille | 700 Lincoln St., Ste 200 | $10-$12 | first ever yoga + mimosa class; admission includes one free mimosa after class

Cause: GetYourGiveOn with The Soul of Philanthropy | 3-6 p.m. | Richland Library Main | free

Network: Enjoy SC: Make Connections | 1-3 p.m. | South Carolina State House | free

UofSC: Cockappella 10th Anniversary Spring Concert | 3-5 p.m. | UofSC Russell House | free

Show: Reggie Sullivan's Songs for Sunday Open Mic | 3 p.m. | Tin Roof Columbia | free

WaterCooler: Gamecock Softball vs. Mississippi State Bulldogs | 1 p.m. | Carolina Softball Stadium at Beckham Field | $7 🐔⚾

Community: Singo Night (Music Bingo) | 5-8 p.m. | The Casual Pint Vista | 807 Gervais St., Ste 100 | free

PlanAhead: Artisphere presented by TD Bank | Fri. May 11 - Sun. May 13 | Main St., Greenville, SC | free | Celebrate the visual, performing + culinary arts on beautiful Main Street in Downtown GVL | 200+ artists, 30 performances, 8 local restaurants + tons more | Check out some local Airbnb options + plan your weekend here | Ⓟ

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