Tasting Tuesday; Holidays around the World, Dec. 17
December 12, 2016
Tasting Tuesday, Dec. 13
The State Museum is open late until 8 p.m. every Tuesday night for holiday shopping, South Carolina food product tastings, samples of local beer and wine in the Cotton Mill Exchange during Tasting Tuesdays along with live music from Steve Bennett and Tom Coolidge.
Free Tastings This Week:
- Savvy Foods (cook sauce)
- Gillespie Peanuts
- Olde Colony Bakery
- Mercer House Winery
- Cooper Horse Distillery
- Twisted Spur Brewing
- Windy Hill Orchard
Guests can also get in the holiday spirit with The Polar Express 4D Experience playing at 6:30 in the Rev. Solomon Jackson Jr. 4D Theater and Star of Bethlehem and Christmas Laser Fantasy: Mannheim Steamroller Christmas, now playing in the BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina Planetarium at 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. respectively. Observatory access is included with museum general admission, which is 2 for $10 and free for museum members during Second Shift Twosday nights. Please note: observatory viewing is dependent on clear skies. Visit scmuseum.org for a list of Second Shift Twosday activities.
Holidays Around the World; Santa Vists, Saturday, Dec. 17
Kick off the holidays with the State Museum during Holidays around the World, a special event focusing on international holiday celebrations like Kwanza, Hanukkah, Christmas, Chinese New Year and more. Enjoy international crafts, food and more. The celebration will be from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. with Santa visiting from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. Visit scmuseum.org to learn more.
Winter Break Camps Begin, Monday, Dec. 19
The State Museum is excited to offer a new line of winter camps for children aged 6-14 years old. Campers may register for the entire week or for individual days. Each day of the week is themed with a different focus. Each day of camp will feature: morning social time, museum exploration, hands-on and interactive activities, snack time and lunch time. Visit scmuseum.org to learn more or to register.
About the South Carolina State Museum
As the state’s largest and most comprehensive museum, the South Carolina State Museum, offers a unique, entertaining and educational experience to visitors throughout its 225,000 square foot facility located in the heart of downtown Columbia’s Congaree Vista. The State Museum is housed in one of its largest artifacts, an 1894 former textile mill listed on the National Registrar of Historic Places. In addition to beautiful meeting spaces throughout the facility, guests can explore outer space in one of the largest planetariums in the Southeast, watch an interactive 4D movie and look through a vintage telescope in a one-of-a-kind observatory. These exciting opportunities are all in addition to the four floors of South Carolina art, cultural history, natural history and science/technology. Visit scmu
