#TGIT, because tomorrow is Friday – and we’re one day closer to a jam-packed weekend of theatre + music shows, festivals, baseball games + celebrating our moms. 💝If you’re able to, go ahead and devote both Saturday + Sunday to hanging with mom; she is the reason you’re here, after all. Saturday morning, drop into Soda City to try out Drip Coffee + Scoopy Doo Gelato’s new Mystery Bus ☕, then hop over to Rosewood Crawfish Festival for a few pounds of Louisiana’s finest crawfish 🦐, and end the day with Hairspray at Town Theatre. 🎶 Relax on Sunday; maybe take mom to a nice brunch, followed by Historic Columbia’s Second Sunday Stroll of the Robert Mills District + end with a Mother’s Day painting class at Studio Cellar. 🎨

See, no stress. We took care of the all planning for you – but you can take all the credit in front of your mom. 🙃

Have a great weekend y’all,

–Sam

Friday | May 11

MustDo: Comedy Night with Devon Gollinge hosted by Soda City Stand Up | 10-11:30 p.m. | The War Mouth | 1209 Franklin St. | $5

Local: Free Comet ride for Cola Bike Month | ride your bike to a bus stop + get a free Comet bus ride 🚲

Listen:

Saxophone Summit | 7 p.m. | Columbia Museum of Art | $35 or $28 for members/$5 for students 🎷
A Pre-Mother's Day Tribute with Dwayne Johnson & Soulfood Jazz | 8-10 p.m. | Chayz Lounge At Nonnah's | 923 Gervais St. | $17.89+

WaterCooler: Gamecock Baseball vs. University of Missouri | 7 p.m. | Founders Park | $9 🐔⚾

Show:

Bach Around the Clock | 12 a.m.-12 p.m. | St. Martin’s in the Fields Episcopal Church | 5220 Clemson Ave. | free (Colla Voce choral orchestral concert $15-20) | 12-hour concert series celebrating Bach
Bombadil & King Vulture | 8-11 p.m. | Infinite Room at Tapp’s Arts Center | $8
The Restoration’s Constance | 8-10 p.m. | Trustus Theatre | $25-35

Cause: Relay for Life | 6-10 p.m. | Doko Meadows Park | 171 Langford Rd., Blythewood | donate 👟

Arts: Encore! Black Light Paint Night! | 7:30-10 p.m. | Studio Cellar Columbia | 912 Lady St. | $36 🎨

AllWeekend: Hairspray The Musical | May 11-12, 8 p.m.; May 13, 3 p.m. | Town Theatre | $25 for adults, $15 for 17 and under

Saturday | May 12

MustDo: Rosewood Crawfish Festival | 11 a.m.- 8 p.m. | Rosewood Dr. | $10 | 10,000 pounds of fresh, Louisiana-grown Crawfish, live music, family-fun + more 🦐

TodayIs: Richland Recycles Day | 8 a.m.-4 p.m. | S.C. State Fairgrounds, Gate 12 | Richland County residents can load up their cars with unwanted household items, like tires, paint, old appliances + electronics, batteries, scrap metal, etc., and workers will unload them

Historic: Hampton-Preston Reopening | 10 a.m.-4 p.m. | Hampton-Preston Mansion & Gardens | 1615 Blanding St. | $5-8

Civic: Adopt-A-Highway Clean Up hosted by Gills Creek Watershed Association | 9 a.m.-12 p.m. | meet at the Intertape Polymer Group parking lot | 2000 S. Beltline Blvd. | reflective vests, trash bags, gloves + 'pickers' will be available

WaterCooler:

Columbia Fireflies: Video Game Night | 6:05 p.m. | Spirit Communications Park | $5-10 | celebrate your favorite video games at the ballpark 🎮 Ⓟ
UofSC Gamecocks Baseball vs. University of Missouri Tigers Baseball | 4 p.m. | Founders Park | $6+

Active:

Lake Murray Triathlon | 6-7:15 a.m. on-site registration | Dreher Island State Park | $15
Yoga with Rooted in Wellbeing | 9 a.m. | Athleta at Cross Hill Market | free | stay after class for a Mother's Day celebration
Riverside Align + Flow with Stacey Millner-Collins hosted by Congaree Riverkeeper and City Yoga of Columbia | 4:30-5:30 p.m. | Riverfront Park | free, but a $10 donation is suggested for non-members 🕉

Dish: Get Ready for Mother’s Day | Lowes Foods Community Table | 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at 2440 Augusta Hwy. + 1-3 p.m. at 5222 Sunset Blvd., Lexington | free | decorate a cookie or learn how to set up a Mom-mosa bar for Mother’s Day Ⓟ

Show:

E.Z. Shakes with The Mustache Brothers | 9 p.m. | State Street Pub | free
Saturday Night Jazz with Leisha J | 8-10 p.m. | Chayz Lounge At Nonnah's | 923 Gervais St. | $17.89+

ForKids: Cyber Saturday: LittleBits | 9 a.m.-12 p.m. | iT-oLogy | 1301 Gervais St. | $25 👩‍💻

ForTeens: Girls to the Front: Zine Making Workshop | 2-4 p.m. | Richland Library Main | free to register

Arts:

May Sketch Out | 10 a.m. | Boyd Plaza, in front of Columbia Museum of Art | free | bring your own supplies + sketch the sites of Soda City Market with Columbia Urban Sketchers; all skill levels welcome
Enjoy SC: Make Art | 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. | S.C. State House | free | collaborate with artists, conduct the S.C. Phil, build structures with KEVA planks, do the scavenger hunt + more

Sunday | May 13

TodayIs: Mother’s Day | take your mom (or any caring mother-figure in your life) out for a free entree at Hampton St. Diner (with the purchase of an adult entree); Mom-osas at Flying Saucer; Mother’s Day Dinner + African-Inspired Performance at the Lourie Center + more 🌸

Historic:

ColumbiaSC63 Civil Rights Walking Tour of Main St. | 4-5 p.m. | meet at the African American History monument on the State House grounds | free
Second Sunday Stroll with Historic Columbia | 2-3 p.m. | tour begins at the Gift Shop at Robert Mills | 1616 Blanding St. | $8 or free for members🚶‍

Active:

CycloFemme, part of City of Columbia’s Bike Month celebrations | 12-3 p.m. | Outspokin | 7601 St. Andrews Rd., Irmo | free | 22 mile ride (and shorter routes for beginners); plus snacks, margaritas + tattoos afterwards 🚲
Sundays with Lily: Rocky Shoals Spider Lily Kayak Trips | 1-4 p.m. | Riverfront Park | free to register

Arts:

Passport to Art: Impressions of a Journey | 12-3 p.m. | Columbia Museum of Art | free
Mother's Day Painting Class! | 5:30-7:30 p.m. | Studio Cellar | 912 Lady St. | $36 🎨

WaterCooler:

Columbia Fireflies game | 2:05 p.m. | Spirit Communications Park | $5-10 | autograph signing before the game, 12:30-1 p.m., and Splash Zone at the game 💦 Ⓟ
UofSC Gamecocks Baseball vs. University of Missouri Tigers Baseball | 1:30 p.m. | Founders Park | $6+ 🐔⚾

Show: A Night of Love & Laughter featuring Tyrese & K. Michelle | 7 p.m. | The Township Auditorium | 1703 Taylor St. | $50+

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