What's Happening This Week: November 28-December 4 | Arts & Culture

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

6:00pm - Vista Book Group at RCPL
6:00 - 8:00pm - Art School: Painting the Rothko Way at Columbia Museum of Art
6:00 - 9:00pm - Watercolor without Fear Workshop with Anne Hightower Patterson White at City Art
6:00pm - USC Dance presents Fragments of Light: Student Choreography Showcase
7:30pm - An Evening of Chamber Music with USC School of Music
8:00pm - Wideman/Davis Dance Co. presents "Based on Images"
8:00pm - The Comedy House Cabaret presented by Dorae Saunders
9:00pm - Mechanical River, Water Liars, & Outdoor Protestant Blues Band at Conundrum

Thursday, November 29, 2012

9:30am - Toddler Storytime at RCPL
10:00am - Columbia Classical Ballet presents The Nutcracker, Morning Educational Outreach Performance
10:30am - Family Storytime at RCPL
12:00 - 8:00pm - 12th Annual Midlands Clay Arts Society Holiday Sale at Gallery 80808
2:30, 5:30, & 8:30pm - Anna Karenina at the Nick
3:00, 5:30, & 8:00pm - The Sessions at the Nick
5:00pm - Stocking Stuffer Art Show at Saluda's Restaurant
6:00pm - Christmas in Cayce: 35th Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony
6:00pm - USC Dance presents Fragments of Light: Student Choreography Showcase
7:00 - 11:00pm - 701 CCA Prize Competition: Prize Celebration and Announcement of Winner
7:30pm - USC Jazz Combos Recital
8:00pm - Town Theatre presents The Winter Wonderettes
8:00pm - Wideman/Davis Dance Co. presents "Based on Images"
8:30pm - Big Mo Dixon at Comedy House
Evening - Bubbles! Sparkling Tasting with Cupcakes at Wine Down on Main

Friday, November 30, 2012

9:00am - 3:00pm - Public Archaeology Days at the Modjeska Monteith Simkins Site with Historic Columbia
10:00am - Columbia Classical Ballet presents The Nutcracker, Morning Educational Outreach Performance
11:00am - Museum and a Movie: Inside the Milky Way at SC State Museum
12:00pm - A Conversation and Book Signing with Christopher Rothko at Columbia Museum of Art
12:00 - 8:00pm - 12th Annual Midlands Clay Arts Society Holiday Sale at Gallery 80808
1:30pm - Museum and a Movie: Mountains of the Maya at SC State Museum
4:00 - 8:00pm - 5th Annual Festivus: Airing of Grievances Bar Tour in Five Points
7:00pm - Columbia Children's Theatre presents The Christmas Doll
5:30 - 7:30pm - Snowville Member Flurry at EdVenture
5:30 - 9:00pm - Girl Scout Gift-A-Paloo-Zoo & Holly Jolly Night Hike at Riverbanks Zoo
6:00pm - St. Paul's Players presents Once Upon a Christmastime
6:00pm - Carols Along the Riverwalk at the Cayce Riverwalk
6:00pm - USC Jazz Combo Concert
6:00pm - USC Dance presents Fragments of Light: Student Choreography Showcase
7:30pm - LCCS Sounds of Christmas Concert
7:30pm - USC Concert Choir Christmas Concert
7:30pm - Columbia Classical Ballet presents The Nutcracker
7:30p m - Eric Church at the Colonial Life Arena
7:30pm - So You Think You Can Dance at the Township
7:30 - 11:00pm - SMILE in concert at Capital Senior Center
8:00pm - Town Theatre presents The Winter Wonderettes
8:00pm - Wideman/Davis Dance Co. presents "Based on Images"
8:00 & 10:30pm - Sommore at Comedy House
9:00pm - Still Sweet, Silent Spring Ensemble, & Doomslang at Conundrum
11:00pm - Ghostbusters (And I Feel Fine Series) at the Nick

Saturday, December 1, 2012

9:00am - 3:00pm - Public Archaeology Days at the Modjeska Monteith Simkins Site with Historic Columbia
9:00am - 3:00pm - Santa's Market Craft Show at Seven Oaks Park
9:00am - 5:00pm - Bank of America's "Museums On Us" Weekend! At EdVenture
10:00 - 11:30am - Holiday Wreaths Workshop at Riverbanks Zoo
10:00am - 2:00pm - Carpe CMA at Columbia Museum of Art
10:00am - 2:30pm - Christmas Open House at Kensington Mansion
10:00am - 4:00pm - St. Nicholas Festival at Holy Apostles Orthodox Church
10:30am - Congaree National Park Storytime at RCPL
10:30am & 2:00pm - Columbia Children's Theatre presents The Christmas Doll
11:00am - Museum and a Movie: Inside the Milky Way at SC State Museum
11:00am & 3:00pm - Columbia Marionette Theatre presents Hansel & Gretel
12:00 - 4:00pm - 12th Annual Midlands Clay Arts Society Holiday Sale at Gallery 80808
1:00pm - Gallery Tour: Mark Rothko: The Decisive Decade 1940-1950 at Columbia Museum of Art
1:30pm - Museum and a Movie: Mountains of the Maya at SC State Museum
3:00 & 7:30pm - Columbia Classical Ballet presents The Nutcracker
3:30pm - TAB's Holiday Mixer at RCPL
4:00 - 8:00pm - 5th Annual Festivus: Art Vandelay Shop-N-Sip Tour in Five Points
5:00pm - New Life Productions presents To Touch God's Hands
5:30 - 9:00pm - Girl Scout Gift-A-Paloo-Zoo & Holly Jolly Night Hike at Riverbanks Zoo
6:00pm - War Between the States Lantern Tours with Cayce Historical Museum
6:00 - 9:00pm - Cayce Historical Museum's Christmas Traditions Holiday Open House
7:00pm - St. Paul's Players presents Once Upon a Christmastime
7:00pm - Maze featuring Frankie Beverly at the Township
7:30pm - LCCS Sounds of Christmas Concert
7:30pm - Theatre Rowe presents Two Rooms by Lee Blessing
8:00pm - The Dark Cabaret
8:00pm - Town Theatre presents The Winter Wonderettes
8:00pm - Gravitron, Dead Surf, The Get Wets, & The Berries at Art Bar
8:00 & 10:30pm - Sommore at Comedy House
9:00pm - Jordan Igoe & Mackie Boles, Mason Jar Menagerie, Hollerin River Talkers, & Noah Brock at Conundrum
9:30pm - Salsero's Holiday Party at Vista Ballroom

Sunday, December 2, 2012

9:00am - 5:00pm - Bank of America's "Museums On Us" Weekend! At EdVenture
12:00 - 4:00pm - 12th Annual Midlands Clay Arts Society Holiday Sale at Gallery 80808
1:30pm - Museum and a Movie: Mountains of the Maya at SC State Museum
2:00pm - Meet Congressman Robert Smalls at SC State Museum
2:00pm - Gallery Tour: Highlights of the Museum's Collection at Columbia Museum of Art
2:00pm - Pharaoh's Daughter from the Bolshoi Ballet screening at Carmike Cinema 14
2:45 & 4:00pm - Master Classes with Lauren Adams at Columbia City Jazz Dance Co.
3:00pm - St. Paul's Players presents Once Upon a Christmastime
3:00pm - Movie Premier: The Courage of Robert Smalls at SC State Museum
3:00pm - Town Theatre presents The Winter Wonderettes
3:00pm - Columbia Children's Theatre presents The Christmas Doll
3:00pm - The SC Philharmonic Holiday Pops: Ring in the Season at Harbison Theatre
3:00pm - Theatre Rowe presents Two Rooms by Lee Blessing
3:00pm - How I Became a Documentary Filmmaker at RCPL
3:00pm - Columbia Classical Ballet presents The Nutcracker
4:00pm - The Arpad Darazs Singers in concert at Seven Oaks Presbyterian
6:00pm - USC Concert Choir Christmas Concert
7:00pm - Sing Noel, Sing Hallelujah RHBC Christmas Concerts
7:30pm - Fall Trombone Night with USC School of Music
8:00pm - Sommore at Comedy House
All Day - Dollar Sunday at the SC State Museum

Monday, December 3, 2012

9:00am - 1:00pm - Toddler Takeover! Featuring Tales for Tots at EdVenture
10:30am - Hello Baby! At RCPL
5:30pm - Waiting for Superman at the Nick
6:00pm - Teen Otaku Association at RCPL
6:00pm - Governor's Carolighting at the State House
7:00pm - Sing Noel, Sing Hallelujah RHBC Christmas Concerts
7:30pm - USC School of Music presents Fan Lei, Guest Artist Clarinet Recital

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

9:30am - Hello Baby! At RCPL
11:00am - Woodrow Wilson Family Home: Hard Hat Tour with Historic Columbia
6:00pm - The Best of the Runway: International Collections Video Presentation
6:00pm - Urban Readers Book Group at RCPL
6:30pm - Reading Rumpus at RCPL
7:00pm - Silver Bells, Golden Harps, Brass Magic: Young Sandlapper Singers Concert
7:00pm - The Arpad Darazs Singers in concert at Incarnation Lutheran
7:00pm - Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol at RCPL
7:30pm - USC Wind Ensemble Concert at USC School of Music

Ongoing Events

Exhibits by the Trenholm Artists Guild
Ongoing arts, music, film and dance events for seniors at Capitol Senior Center
Secrets of the Maya Exhibit at the SC State Museum
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
Wednesday evenings - Paint Your Bum Off Wednesday with HHuntArt Studio
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 November - The Art of Karen Langley & Melinda Smith exhibition at Village Artists Gallery
Through November 29 - Historical Riverwalk Tours with Palmetto Outdoors
Through November 30 - Iraq - the World My Son Saw exhibition at Backman Gallery & Art Center
Through November 30 - Design the Sign Competition at the Nick
Through December - Sticks and Stones exhibition at City Art
Through December 1 - Dylan Critchfield-Sales Workshops at 701CCA
Through December 5 - First Thursdays on Main
Through December 5 - anastasia & FRIENDS: "The Narrative Figure" by Wayne Thornley and Lisa Gray
Through December 5 - Frame of Mind: Evelyn Wong "Finding Romanticism Among Grunge" & Terrariums by Shannon Purvis
Through December 5 - S&S Art Supply: Whiskers & Tails: Photographic Works by Forrest Clonts
Through December 5 - Tapp's Featured Artist: Suzy Scarborough [held over]
Through December 5 - Wine Down on Main: "SC American Indian Arts Project"
Through December 14 - Get Cocky! The Significance of USC's Gamecock Culture
Through December 16 - 701 CCA Prize Art Competition Exhibition
Through December 21 - Early Adventures: Santa's Little Helpers Program with Historic Columbia
Through December 22 - Historic Holidays Program for Scouts with Historic Columbia
Through December 30 - Lights Before Christmas at Riverbanks Zoo & Garden
Through December 31 - Frog Frolic Call for Artists
Through December 31 - Holiday House Tours with Historic Columbia
Through December 31 - Holiday Lights on the River at Saluda Shoals Park
Through January 6 - Main Street Ice @ Boyd Plaza
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