What's Happening This Week in Columbia: February 6-12, 2013
February 7, 2013
What a week ahead!
COLUMBIA, SC – February 6-12, 2013 – Don’t miss the 13th annual Columbia Jewish Film Festival showcasing Jewish movies at the Nickelodeon, starting this Saturday. This is a chance for great education and entertainment! Also coming to the capital city this weekend is SHE Columbia, a weekend-long event for women featuring food, crafts, shopping, and lectures. Gallery 80808 has its second Uptown Girls exhibition featuring six local artists opening on Thursday. And as always, don’t forget to check out our ongoing events at the bottom of this list.
9:30am – Mother Goose Storytime at RCPL
10:00am – Wee Wednesdays: Zig Zag! Curly! Wiggly!
10:00am – Family Storytime at RCPL
10:30am – Chinese New Year Storytime at RCPL
10:30am – Hello Baby! At RCPL
2:30, 5:30, & 8:30pm – Silver Linings Playbook at the Nick
3:30pm – READ to a Dog at RCPL
7:00pm – Bad Art Night: My Bloody Valentine at RCPL
7:30pm – USC School of Music presents Michael Heald, Guest Artist Violin Recital
Thursday, February 7, 2013
10:30am – Toddler Storytime at RCPL
11:00am, 1:00 & 6:00pm – Sew Divine: A Gathering of Crafters at RCPL
12:00pm – Film: Art of the Western World
2:30, 5:30, & 8:30pm – Silver Linings Playbook at the Nick
4:00pm – Teacher Appreciation Event at Robert Mills House
4:30pm – US Army Band Clarinet Quartet
5:00pm – Uptown Girls at Gallery 80808
5:30pm – Art with a Heart Fine Arts and Crafts Sale
6:00pm – Walking in the Past Lane at RCPL
6:00pm – FOM presents Martha Epps: A Retrospective
6:00pm – Voices of Our People at RCPL
6:00pm – Kristyn Larsen at Wine Down on Main
7:00pm – V-Day Speak Out: Break the Silence, End the Violence
7:30pm – The Palmetto Mastersingers’ Festival of Choirs
8:00pm – USC Lab Theatre presents How I Learned to Drive
8:30pm – Black Kasper at Comedy House
9:00pm – Mama C. Jams with Skipp Pearson at Hunter Gatherer
Evening – The Palmetto Opera’s Opera Thursday at Villa Tronco
Evening – First Thursdays on Main
Friday, February 8, 2013
10:00am & 1:00pm – One Room School House: Botanical Batiks
11:00am – Robert Mills Historic District Walking Tour
1:00pm – Mama C. at Columbia College
12:00pm – Artist Salon Series: Columbia Classical Ballet
2:30pm – Chinese Film Fest at the Nick: A Simple Life
5:30pm – Chinese Film Fest at the Nick: Dragon
6:30pm – Theatre Rowe presents Murder Rides Again
7:00pm – Columbia Children’s Theatre presents A Year with Frog and Toad
7:00pm – Baba Seitu and Mama C. Jam Session
7:00pm – Elise Testne of American Idol at SHE Columbia
7:30pm – Connie James Coming Home with the Sandlapper Singers
8:00pm – Trustus Theatre presents The Motherfu_ker with the Hat
8:00pm – Stuart Davis at Conundrum
8:00pm – High Voltage Theatre presents Night of the Living Dead
8:00pm – USC Lab Theatre presents How I Learned to Drive
8:00 & 10:30pm – Black Kasper at Comedy House
8:30pm – Chinese Film Fest at the Nick: Let the Bullets Fly
All Day- SHE Columbia
Saturday, February 9, 2013
9:30am – Figurines: Saturday Morning Figure Drawing for Youth Artists
10:00am & 3:00pm – Ready Animator Lab for Teens at RCPL
10:30am – Finding Your Unsung Heroines at RCPL
10:30am, 2: 00 & 7:00pm – Columbia Children’s Theatre presents A Year with Frog and Toad
11:00am – Inspire Your Heart with Art at RCPL
11:00am – Musical Strings and Stories at RCPL
11:00am – Family Storytime: Celebrate Black History Month
11:00am – African-American Storytelling at RCPL
11:00am & 3:00pm – Columbia Marionette Theatre presents Beauty and the Beast
12:00pm – Chinese Film Fest at the Nick: The Three Swordsmen
1:00pm – Sweet on CMA
1:00pm – Film: Art of the Western World
2:00pm – Chinese Film Fest at the Nick: Love in the Buff
2:30pm – International Film, Fare, and Discussion at RCPL
2:30pm – Voices of Our People at RCPL
5:30pm – Girl Scouts Night Out: Cupids for Critters at Riverbanks Zoo
6:30pm – Theatre Rowe presents Murder Rides Again
7:00pm – The REEL Black Pix 3 Round Knockout SLAM
7:00pm – Columbia Jewish Film Fest: Hava Nagila Screening at the Nick
7:30pm – SC Philharmonic presents Eternal Love
7:30pm – This Is Carolina Ballet
8:00pm – USC Lab Theatre presents How I Learned to Drive
8:00pm – High Voltage Theatre presents Night of the Living Dead
8:00pm – Trustus Theatre presents The Motherfu_ker with the Hat
8:00 & 10:30pm – Black Kasper at Comedy House
9:00pm – Cover of Afternoon live in the Fountain Room
All Day- SHE Columbia
Sunday, February 10, 2013
12:00pm – Passport to Art: Love Bugs
2:00pm – Second Sunday Strolls: Waverly
2:30pm – Columbia Jewish Film Fest: Freedom Writers at the Nick
3:00pm – Columbia Children’s Theatre presents A Year with Frog and Toad
3:00pm – Trustus Theatre presents The Motherfu_ker with the Hat
3:00pm – Baker & Baker Foundation presents: Art of Music: Opus Two Performs George Gershwin?’s Porgy and Bess
3:30pm – SC Philharmonic presents Youth Orchestras II
5:30pm – The Suffering Grasses at Conundrum
6:00pm – Columbia Jewish Film Fest: Saviors in the Night at the Nick
6:30pm – Theatre Rowe presents Murder Rides Again
8:00pm – USC Lab Theatre presents How I Learned to Drive
8:00pm – Black Kasper at Comedy House
8:00pm – Columbia Jewish Film Fest: Nora’s Will at the Nick
All Day- SHE Columbia
Monday, February 11, 2013
10:30am – Toddler Storytime at RCPL
6:00pm – Columbia Jewish Film Fest: A Matter of Size at the Nick
6:30pm – Pajamarama Storytime at RCPL
6:30pm – Reading Rumpus at RCPL
8:00pm – Columbia Jewish Film Fest: The Concert at the Nick
Evening – Trenholm Artist Guild Meeting with Featured Speaker: Mary Gilkerson
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
9:30am – Toddler Storytime at RCPL
10:00am – International Book Club for Beginners at RCPL
10:30 & 11:00am – Family Storytime at RCPL
11:00am – Be My Valentine Storytime at RCPL
11:00am – Sew Divine: A Gathering of Crafters at RCPL
3:30pm – Psst, Bear is Sleeping! at RCPL
6:00pm – Architecture of Segregation Lecture
6:00pm – Portrait Painting Class with Brian Rego
6:00pm – USC School of Music presents Discovery and Praises Lecture and Recital
6:00pm – Columbia Jewish Film Fest: Kaddish for a Friend at the Nick
6:30pm – SC Contemporary Dance Co. presents Heart Fever
7:00pm – Book Banter at RCPL
7:30pm – Sandlapper Singers with the USC Symphony Orchestra
8:30pm – Columbia Jewish Film Fest: Saviors in the Night at the Nick
Evening – The Session Live! Spoken Word at Art Bar
Ongoing Events
Exhibits by the Trenholm Artists Guild
Ongoing arts, music, film and dance events for seniors at Capitol Senior Center
Tapp’s Arts Center Presents: Pictorial Gallery
Secrets of the Maya Exhibit at the SC State Museum
Saturday Mornings – The Market at Whaley
Saturday Mornings – Soda City Market on Main Street with art, music, dance, and more!
Afternoons – Art, Dance, Music and more at City of Columbia Parks and Recreation
Afternoons and Evenings – Art classes and workshops at Village Artists at the Village at Sandhill
Monday Evenings – Portrait Painting Class with Brian Rego
Tuesday Evenings – Conundrum Jazz Sessions
Wednesday Evenings – Mind Gravity Poetry at Drip Coffee
Wednesday Evenings – Paint Your Bum Off Wednesday with HHuntArt Studio
Thursday Afternoons – Painting Flowers in Watercolor with Barbie Mathis
Thursday Evenings – Basic Drawing and Painting for Everyone with Mark Conrady
Evenings – Ballroom Dance Classes at Vista Ballroom
Evenings – Le Cafe Jazz at Finlay Park
Evenings – Open Blues/Jazz Jam Sessions at Mac’s on Main
Evenings – Linda’s Carraoke
Through February – Early Adventures: Celebrating African-American Heritage in South Carolina with Historic Columbia
Through February 6 – First Thursdays on Main
Through February 6 – Resolution: Art by Alex Smith at S&S Art Supply
Through February 6 – Airbrushed: The Art of Morey Weinstein at Anastasia & Friends
Through February 6 – FOM Series January ’13: Green and Blue Extended, Featuring Kirkland Smith & Chris Carney
Through February 12 – Uptown Girls Exhibit at Gallery 80808
Through February 16 – SC Governor’s School for the Arts & Humanities Faculty Exhibition at Columbia College
Through February 23 – Conflict Zone: A Groundbreaking Look at War exhibit at SC Confederate Relic Room & Military Museum
Through February 24 – Snowville! exhibit returns to EdVenture
Through March 2 – Marge Loudon Moody: Made in America 1983 – 2013 at City Art
Through March 3 – Cash Crop by Stephen Hayes at 701 CCA
Through March 3 – Married in Style at the Hampton-Preston Mansion
Through March 17 – Patchworks of History: The Quilts of Historic Columbia Foundation
Through March 31 – Impressions of Youth
Through April 7 – For Us the Living: The Civil War Art of Mort Kunslter
Through April 7 – Anxious Visions: The Art of Michael Northuis at Columbia Museum of Art
Through April 21 – Impressionism from Monet to Matisse at Columbia Museum of Art
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