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| Event Month/Day(s)/Year:: |
Throughout August |
| Event Name: |
Forgotten Stories: South Carolina in the Great War |
| Website Address: |
www.crr.sc.gov/exhibitions/current/ |
| Place: |
SC Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum |
| Time: |
Tuesday - Saturday 10 am - 5 pm; First Sunday 1 - 5 pm |
| Description of Event:: |
Exhibit focusing on the often overlooked aspects of South Carolinians in WWI, including involvement of African-Americans and women. Learn about warfare technology, aviation, and artillery. Explore a simulated trench and interactive kiosks. 21 + $4, under 21 free. (803)737-8095
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| Event Month/Day(s)/Year:: |
Throughout August |
| Event Name: |
Hollywood Comes to South Carolina: A Century Filmmaking in the Palmetto State |
| Website Address: |
www.museum.state.sc.us |
| Place: |
SC State Museum |
| Time: |
Tuesday - Saturday 10 am - 5 pm; Sunday 1 - 5 pm |
| Description of Event:: |
This exhibit showcases the significant number of movies produced in South Carolina over the past 100 years. Explore the complexity of moviemaking while enjoying photographs, movie clips, filmmaking equipment, costumes, props and other artifacts. Free with museum admission. (803)898-4952
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| Event Month/Day(s)/Year:: |
Throughout August |
| Event Name: |
TET: The Turning Point of the Vietnam War |
| Website Address: |
www.museum.state.sc.us |
| Place: |
SC State Museum |
| Time: |
Tuesday - Saturday 10 am - 5 pm; Sunday 1 - 5 pm |
| Description of Event:: |
This exhibit, marking the 40th anniversary of the Tet Offensive, will explore the turbulent events, both overseas and on the homefront, surrounding the biggest single battle of the Vietnam War. Free with museum admission
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| Event Month/Day(s)/Year:: |
Throughout August |
| Event Name: |
20th Anniversary Juried Art Exhibition |
| Website Address: |
www.museum.state.sc.us |
| Place: |
SC State Museum |
| Time: |
Tuesday - Saturday 10 am - 5 pm; Sunday 1 - 5 pm |
| Description of Event:: |
This exhibition celebrates both the 20th Anniversary of the State Museum's opening and the diversity of South Carolina art. The first juried art exhibition hosted exclusively by the State Museum, the show features the work of a large number of artists from across the state.
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| Event Month/Day(s)/Year:: |
Throughout August |
| Event Name: |
Congaree River Paddle and Canoe |
| Website Address: |
http://www.adventurecarolina.com/Home.html |
| Place: |
Adventure Carolina |
| Time: |
Saturdays |
| Description of Event:: |
Our local rivers and waterways include the historic and scenic Congaree River, the cold clear Saluda River with its rapidly changing water levels and three miles of whitewater rapids, the Broad River with its unspoiled natural beauty and Lake Murray with its over 620 miles of shoreline, offer many canoe and touring kayak adventures.
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| Event Month/Day(s)/Year:: |
Throughout August |
| Event Name: |
Catch of the Day: Recovery of the Lake Murray B-25 |
| Website Address: |
www.museum.state.sc.us |
| Place: |
SC State Museum |
| Time: |
Tuesday - Saturday 10 am - 5 pm; Sunday 1 - 5 pm |
| Description of Event:: |
See images of the recovery process of a World War II bomber that had been at the bottom of Lake Murray, South Carolina for more than 62 years until it was finally recovered in 2005. Photograhs, artifacts from the plane and a computer with multiple images of the entire recovery process will be on display.
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| Event Month/Day(s)/Year:: |
Through August 14 |
| Event Name: |
RCPL Summer Reading Clubs |
| Website Address: |
www.myRCPL.com |
| Place: |
Richland County Public Library |
| Time: |
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| Description of Event:: |
RCPL is offering Summer Reading Clubs for all ages—children, teens and adults—systemwide. Stop by any RCPL location to register. Questions? Call 929-3434 or visit www.myRCPL.com. |
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| Event Month/Day(s)/Year:: Through August 19, 2008 |
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| Event Name: Vista Studio Artists present 80808 |
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| Website Address: http://www.gallery80808vistastudios.com |
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| Place: Gallery 80808/Vista Studios |
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| Time: 10 am - 4 pm |
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Description of Event:: An Exhibition.
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| Event Month/Day(s)/Year:: |
Through August 20 |
| Event Name: |
Letterboxing at your library |
| Website Address: |
www.myRCPL.com/teen |
| Place: |
Richland County Public Library |
| Time: |
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| Description of Event:: |
Can you find the clues hidden at RCPL this summer? Follow the clues to find the hidden boxes and collect a stamp from all 11 RCPL locations! Questions? Call 929-3434. |
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| Event Month/Day(s)/Year:: August 1, 2008 - August 7, 2008 |
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| Event Name: "Mr. Lonely" |
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| Website Address: http://www.nickelodeon.org |
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| Place: Nickelodeon Theatre |
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| Time: Friday, Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 6 and 8:15 pm; Saturday, Sunday and Wednesday 3, 6 and 8:15 pm |
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| Description of Event:: After the success of indies GUMMO and JULIEN DONKEY-BOY in the late 1990s, writer-director Harmony Korine's follow-up is this dramedy. Diego Luna (Y TU MAMA TAMBIEN) stars as a Michael Jackson impersonator who follows a dead ringer for Marilyn Monroe (Samantha Morton) to a Scottish commune filled with celebrity lookalikes. Adults $6.50; Students & Seniors $5:50; Members $4.50 |
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| Event Month/Day(s)/Year:: |
August 2, 2008 |
| Event Name: |
Brew at the Zoo |
| Website Address: |
www.riverbanks.org |
| Place: |
Riverbanks Zoo & Garden |
| Time: |
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| Description of Event:: |
Join beer lovers from across the Midlands at Riverbanks Zoo and Garden for an evening of entertainment, excitement and beer, of course! Brew at the Zoo is a guaranteed good time; visitors can explore the Zoo after hours while sampling a variety of specialty beers and microbrews along the way with a 4-ounce souvenir tasting glass.
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| Event Month/Day(s)/Year:: |
August 2, 2008 |
| Event Name: |
South Carolina Railroad Museum |
| Website Address: |
www.scrm.org |
| Place: |
South Carolina Railroad Museum |
| Time: |
9:30 & 11 am, 1:30 & 3 pm |
| Description of Event:: |
How would you like to take your children or grandchildren for a ride on a real passenger train, visit a red caboose or an authentic dining car, or even a Pullman car that once ferried earlier generations across the country?
YOU CAN!
Come spend an afternoon at the South Carolina Railroad Museum. There's something for everyone! Come see freight cars, passenger cars, and even a real steam engine on display.
And best of all, you can ride the train!
We're just minutes from the Interstate, so come join in the fun at the South Carolina Railroad Museum, the official railroad museum of the state!
ALL ABOARD!!! Adults $10, Children (Age 1 - 11) $7, First Class - if available (All ages) $15, Caboose - if available (All ages) $12.
(803)635-9893 or (803)635-4242
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| Event Month/Day(s)/Year:: |
August 2-3, 2008 |
| Event Name: |
Art School • DIY Skirts |
| Website Address: |
www.columbiamuseum.org |
| Place: |
Columbia Museum of Art |
| Time: |
August 2 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. August 3 1:00-4:00 p.m. |
| Description of Event:: |
Learn how to draft a skirt pattern using your own measurements, cut patterns and assemble them using a sewing machine. The end result is a self-designed, personalized skirt from your own imagination! Instructor Tina Helbing began sewing in middle school under the guidance of her mom. Over the years, she has continued to find joy and relaxation in the sewing process. $110 or $75 members. Supplies not included. To register, call 803.343.2208, e-mail lpierce@columbiamuseum.org or visit columbiamuseum.org.
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| Event Month/Day(s)/Year:: |
August 3, 2008 |
| Event Name: |
Carolina Jazz Society Concert |
| Website Address: |
www.scrm.org |
| Place: |
Capital Area Senior Center |
| Time: |
2:30 - 5 pm |
| Description of Event:: |
Featuring early jazz, the jazz that developed in the South, and especially in New Orleans, shortly after the turn of the last century and then spread throughout the world. It captures the joyous and adventurous spirit of America better than its descendants. (803)432-1504
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| Event Month/Day(s)/Year:: |
August 3, 2008 |
| Event Name: |
SCETV Heritage Dance Series: Highland Dance with Rathkeltaír and Tori Anderson |
| Website Address: |
http://www.columbiamuseum.org |
| Place: |
Columbia Museum of Art |
| Time: |
7:00-8:30 pm |
| Description of Event:: |
The Museum partners with SCETV to present a series of music and dance performances in conjunction with the exhibition Carolina Collects. Highland dance is an athletic form of solo dancing included in most modern Highland games competitions. Tori Anderson demonstrates Highland dance as the Celtic band, Rathkeltaír, performs a set of traditional Scottish music. Free with admission or membership.
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| Event Month/Day(s)/Year:: August 7, 2008 - August 9, 2008 |
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| Event Name: Pelion Peanut Party |
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| Website Address: http://www.scpeanutparty.com |
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| Place: Pelion,SC |
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| Time: |
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| Description of Event:: This family festival features arts and crafts, food vendors, a carnival, entertainment and lots of boiled peanuts. |
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| Event Month/Day(s)/Year:: August 8, 2008 |
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| Event Name: Film: New Ways of Seeing: Picasso, Braque, and the Cubist Revolution |
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| Website Address: http://www.columbiamuseum.org |
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| Place: Columbia Musum of Art |
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| Time: 1:00 pm |
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| Description of Event:: Like “mountain climbers roped together”, Picasso and Braque defined the concepts of Cubism. Fundamental differences in technique, vision and temperament fueled their joint exploration. This film documents the extraordinary exhibition mounted by the Museum of Modern Art and presents a rare, provocative view of Cubism and this inspired collaboration. Free with admission or membership. |
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| Event Month/Day(s)/Year:: August 8, 2008 |
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| Event Name: Family Fun Night |
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| Website Address: http://www.coumbiamuseum.org |
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| Place: Columbia Museum of Art |
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| Time: 5:30-8:00 pm |
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| Description of Event:: Create Art, explore the galleries, and enjoy exciting, interactive performances! The Kid’s Café provides dinner and snacks for purchase. Featured performers include Lunch Money, Hobey Ford, Doug Berky and NiA Theater Company. Free with admission or membership. |
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| Event Month/Day(s)/Year:: August 8, 2008 |
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| Event Name: Music at Sandhill |
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| Website Address: http://www.villageatsandhillonline.com |
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| Place: Village at Sandhill at the Town Center Commons |
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| Time: 6 - 8 pm |
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| Description of Event:: An annual summer concert series performed outdoors by area bands. Tonights performance features Square Roots. |
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| Event Month/Day(s)/Year:: August 9, 2008 |
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| Event Name: Summer Concert Series 2008 |
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| Website Address: http://www.columbiaactioncouncil.net |
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| Place: Finlay Park |
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| Time: 7 - 10 pm |
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| Description of Event:: Come listen to a diverse lineup of South Carolina's best musicians! Come to the park for a free concert including blues, rock, beach, reggae, jazz, big band, salsa and more! Sponsored by the Columbia Action Council. Tonight - The Dick Goodwin Band - Jazz. |
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| Event Month/Day(s)/Year:: August 9, 2008 |
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| Event Name: Loss and Recovery of the Lake Murray B-25 |
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| Website Address: http://www.museum.state.sc.us |
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| Place: South Carolina State Museum |
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| Time: 2 pm |
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| Description of Event:: B-25 Lecture “The Loss and Recovery of the Lake Murray B-25.” Dr. Bob Seigler discusses the 60-year history of the B-25 Mitchell bomber lost in 1943 and the historical significance involved in raising the aircraft from Lake Murray in the 1990’s. |
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| Event Month/Day(s)/Year:: August 9, 2008 |
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| Event Name: Southeastern Toy Soldier Show |
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| Website Address: http://www.museum.state.sc.us |
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| Place: South Carolina State Museum |
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| Time: 10 am - 4 pm |
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| Description of Event:: See, buy or trade toy soldiers or other military miniatures from various periods of history. Also see a living history presentation by the 20th South Carolina Volunteer Infantry Regiment and view the new diorama created by the South Carolina Military Miniature Society. |
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| Event Month/Day(s)/Year:: August 9, 2008 |
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| Event Name: Sitting Down: The Art of the Chair |
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| Website Address: http://www.columbiamuseum.org |
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| Place: Columbia Museum of Art |
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| Time: 2:00 pm |
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| Description of Event:: For sheer functionality, what piece of furniture is more essential than the chair? In this film six leading designers discuss their technical and aesthetic approaches to making pieces for people to sit down; featuring stylishly filmed interviews about many examples, such as Alberto Meda’s aluminum injection technology chairs and Antonio Citterio’s ecologically-minded business furniture. Free courtesy BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina. |
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| Event Month/Day(s)/Year:: August 11, 2008 |
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| Event Name: Dutch Fork Choral Society |
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| Website Address: http://www.dutchforkchoralsociety.com |
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| Place: Dutch Fork High School music room |
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| Time: 6:30 pm |
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| Description of Event:: Dutch Fork Choral Society rehearsals for fall/winter concert season begin on Monday, August 18th from 6:30 - 9:00 pm in the music room at Dutch Fork High School, Old Tamah Rd., Irmo. New Members Welcome!!! Come and enjoy singing with this community choral ensemble directed by Marjorie Turner. Concert(s) scheduled for weekend of December 12th. For information contact Lill Mood at 345-3460. |
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| Event Month/Day(s)/Year:: August 12, 2008 |
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| Event Name: "A Little Summer Music" |
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| Website Address: http://www.sainttimothyscolumbia.com |
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| Place: St. Timothy's Episcopal Church |
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| Time: 12 Noon |
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| Description of Event:: A free lunch time summer concert series sponsored by St. Timothy's Episcopal Church featuring "The Three Baritones", Marc Rattray, Jacob Will, Hal MacIntosh. Box lunches available for $7.50 by reservation. Lunch reservations must be made by Monday AM before the Tuesday concert. Please call 414-7803. (803)765-1519 |
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| Event Month/Day(s)/Year:: |
August 12, 2008 |
| Event Name: |
Family Night at EdVenture |
| Website Address: |
www.edventure.org |
| Place: |
EdVenture Children's Museum |
| Time: |
5 - 8pm |
| Description of Event:: |
Each month, you can visit EdVenture in the after-hours for only $1 per person.
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| Event Month/Day(s)/Year:: August 14, 2008 - August 17, 2008 |
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| Event Name: FLW Outdoor's Forrest Wood Cup presented by Castrol |
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| Website Address: http://www.flwoutdoors.com |
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| Place: Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center |
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| Time: Thursday - Friday 2 - 8 pm; Saturday - Sunday 10 am - 8 pm |
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| Description of Event:: Free |
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| Event Month/Day(s)/Year:: August 15, 2008 |
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| Event Name: Music at Sandhill |
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| Website Address: http://www.villageatsandhillonline.com |
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| Place: Village at Sandhill at the Town Center Commons |
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| Time: 6 - 8 pm |
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| Description of Event:: An annual summer concert series performed outdoors by area bands. Tonights performance features Jessica Cayne Urick Band. (803)419-0235 |
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| Event Month/Day(s)/Year:: |
August 15, 2008 |
| Event Name: |
SCETV Heritage Dance Series: Highland Dance with Rathkeltaír and Tori Anderson |
| Website Address: |
http://www.columbiamuseum.org |
| Place: |
Columbia Museum of Art |
| Time: |
7:00-8:30 pm |
| Description of Event:: |
The Museum partners with SCETV to present a series of music and dance performances in conjunction with the exhibition Carolina Collects. Highland dance is an athletic form of solo dancing included in most modern Highland games competitions. Tori Anderson demonstrates Highland dance as the Celtic band, Rathkeltaír, performs a set of traditional Scottish music. Free with admission or membership.
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| Event Month/Day(s)/Year:: August 16, 2008 |
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| Event Name: South Carolina Railroad Museum |
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| Website Address: http://www.scrm.org |
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| Place: South Carolina Railroad Museum |
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| Time: 9:30 & 11 am, 1:30 & 3 pm |
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| Description of Event:: How would you like to take your children or grandchildren for a ride on a real passenger train, visit a red caboose or an authentic dining car, or even a Pullman car that once ferried earlier generations across the country? YOU CAN! Come spend an afternoon at the South Carolina Railroad Museum. There's something for everyone! Come see freight cars, passenger cars, and even a real steam engine on display. And best of all, you can ride the train! We're just minutes from the Interstate, so come join in the fun at the South Carolina Railroad Museum, the official railroad museum of the state! ALL ABOARD!!! |
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| Event Month/Day(s)/Year:: August 16, 2008 |
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Event Name: Sabbath Conference
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| Website Address: http://www.sensibleliving.org |
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| Place: SC Archives & History Center Auditorium |
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| Time: 6:30-8:30 pm |
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| Description of Event:: Which day is the Sabbath of the Bible? Sunday or Saturday? Did God change it? What about Sunday blue laws and religious liberty? Bring your questions to the Sabbath Conference, a free lecture regarding the change of the Sabbath featuring a panel and audience discussion, on Saturday, August 16 from 6:30 until 8:30 p.m. at the SC Archives & History Center Auditorium, 8301 Parklane Road. Hosted by Sensible Living. For more information, please visit www.sensibleliving.org or call 1.800.837.3139. |
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| Event Month/Day(s)/Year:: August 16, 2008 |
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Event Name: American Cancer Society Fund Raiser |
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| Website Address: |
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| Place: Overlook at Golden Hills in Lexington |
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| Time: 5:00 - 8:00 pm |
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| Description of Event:: Courtney Roberts, a student at USC, will be celebrating her 21st birthday raising money for a disease that has affected so many members of her family as well as numerous Americans. "I am really aware of this disease and I would love for nothing more than a cure to be found. However, without strong support that is not possible. I just want to do something special and I am asking for as much support as possible." Roberts said. Contact Courtney at robertc6@mailbox.sc.edu for more information. |
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| Event Month/Day(s)/Year:: August 16-17, 2008 |
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| Event Name: South Carolina State Museum 20 Hour Birthday Bash |
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| Website Address: http://www.museum.state.sc.us |
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| Place: South Carolina State Museum |
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| Time: 9 am - 5 pm |
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| Description of Event:: To celebrate the State Museum's 20th anniversary, they will host 20 hours of FREE fun starting at 9 am on August 16 and continuing through 5 pm on August 17! Free admission to the museum, amusement attractions, a giant five-hour beach music concert, great food, children's activities, fireworks, astronomer-guided star gazing, a family bicycle tour and much more will make these 20 hours ones that you don't want to miss. |
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| Event Month/Day(s)/Year:: |
August 16, 2008 - January 31, 2009 |
| Event Name: |
Generations: African American Camp Meetings in the Carolinas |
| Website Address: |
http://www.cas.sc.edu/MCKS/ |
| Place: |
McKissick Museum |
| Time: |
Monday - Friday 8:30 am - 5 pm; Saturday 11 am - 3 pm |
| Description of Event:: |
This exhibit tells the history and captures the spirit of camp meetings through photographs, video and artifacts. It features photographs and oral histories by University of South Carolina art professor Minuette Floyd. Free
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| Event Month/Day(s)/Year:: |
August 17, 2008 |
| Event Name: |
Gallery Lecture: Looking for Clues, Discovering the Hidden Life of a Painting |
| Website Address: |
http://www.columbiamuseum.org |
| Place: |
Columbia Museum of Art |
| Time: |
2:00 pm |
| Description of Event:: |
Craig Crawford discusses ways of determining the condition of a painting in order to help collectors make informed decisions about purchasing art. The lecture will be held in the auditorium and museum galleries. Craig Crawford graduated from the University of South Carolina and has conserved the work of masters such as Henri Rousseau, Charles Wilson Peale and Lucas Cranach the Elder. Free with admission or membership.
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| Event Month/Day(s)/Year:: |
August 20 |
| Event Name: |
Art School • HOT! Exploration in Contemporary Fiber Arts |
| Website Address: |
http://www.columbiamuseum.org |
| Place: |
Columbia Museum of Art |
| Time: |
6:30 – 8:30 p.m. |
| Description of Event:: |
This series is an introduction to heat-activated processes for contemporary embroidery. Experiment with painted adhesives, metallic foiling, hand stitching and free motion machine embroidery, and a variety of novelty fibers. Instructor Susan Lenz studied under several internationally renowned fiber artists from Great Britain and her work has been juried into numerous national exhibitions. $205 or for $175 members. Supplies included. To register, call 803.343.2208, e-mail lpierce@columbiamuseum.org or visit columbiamuseum.org. |
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| Event Month/Day(s)/Year:: |
August 23 |
| Event Name: |
30th Annual Jubilee: Festival of Heritage |
| Website Address: |
www.HistoricColumbia.org |
| Place: |
Mann-Simons Cottage |
| Time: |
10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. |
| Description of Event:: |
Celebrating 30 years of cultural heritage and living history, Historic Columbia Foundation will present JUBILEE on the grounds of the historic Mann-Simons Cottage and at the neighboring Modjeska Monteith Simkins House. Enjoy music, vendors, hands-on children's activities, tours, and more. Admission is free. For more information, call 803.252.1770, ext. 33. |
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| Event Month/Day(s)/Year:: |
August 23 |
| Event Name: |
Film: New Ways of Seeing: Picasso, Braque, and the Cubist Revolution |
| Website Address: |
http://www.columbiamuseum.org |
| Place: |
Columbia Museum of Art |
| Time: |
2:00 pm |
| Description of Event:: |
Like “mountain climbers roped together”, Picasso and Braque defined the concepts of Cubism. Fundamental differences in technique, vision and temperament fueled their joint exploration. This film documents the extraordinary exhibition mounted by the Museum of Modern Art and presents a rare, provocative view of Cubism and this inspired collaboration. Free courtesy BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina. |
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| Event Month/Day(s)/Year:: August 23, 2008 |
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| Event Name: Summer Concert Series 2008 |
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| Website Address: http://www.columbiaactioncouncil.net |
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| Place: Finlay Park |
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| Time: 7 - 10 pm |
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| Description of Event:: Come listen to a diverse lineup of South Carolina's best musicians! Come to the park for a free concert including blues, rock, beach, reggae, jazz, big band, salsa and more! Sponsored by the Columbia Action Council. Tonight - Second Nature - Beach Music. Free. |
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| Event Month/Day(s)/Year:: |
Through August 25, 2008 |
| Event Name: |
Purple Martin Cruises |
| Website Address: |
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| Place: |
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| Time: |
7:30 pm - 10 pm |
| Description of Event:: |
A phenomenon you have to see to believe. This 2 ½ hour cruise takes you out to historic Bomb Island, where hundreds of thousands of birds (Purple Martins) circle and roost on the largest Purple Martin sanctuary in North America. During this cruise you will hear narration about the Purple Martins and about the historic significance of how this island was used for bombing practice by Jimmy Doolittle prior to his raid on Tokyo during WWII. Light refreshments will be served. $27.00 Per person. (803)749-8594
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| Event Month/Day(s)/Year:: |
August 27 |
| Event Name: |
Art School • HOT! Exploration in Contemporary Fiber Arts |
| Website Address: |
http://www.columbiamuseum.org |
| Place: |
Columbia Museum of Art |
| Time: |
6:30 – 8:30 p.m. |
| Description of Event:: |
This series is an introduction to heat-activated processes for contemporary embroidery. Experiment with painted adhesives, metallic foiling, hand stitching and free motion machine embroidery, and a variety of novelty fibers. Instructor Susan Lenz studied under several internationally renowned fiber artists from Great Britain and her work has been juried into numerous national exhibitions. $205 or for $175 members. Supplies included. To register, call 803.343.2208, e-mail lpierce@columbiamuseum.org or visit columbiamuseum.org. |
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| Event Month/Day(s)/Year:: August 28, 2008 |
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| Event Name: USC Football vs North Carolina State |
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| Website Address: http://www.uscsports.com |
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| Place: Williams Brice Stadium |
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| Time: |
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| Description of Event:: (803)777-4274 |
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| Event Month/Day(s)/Year:: |
Through August 29, 2008 |
| Event Name: |
After Work Canoe Kayak Trip |
| Website Address: |
http://www.adventurecarolina.com/Home.html |
| Place: |
Adventure Carolina |
| Time: |
Tuesdays, Thursdays, & Fridays 6 pm |
| Description of Event:: |
Our local rivers and waterways include the historic and scenic Congaree River, the cold clear Saluda River with its rapidly changing water levels and three miles of whitewater rapids, the Broad River with its unspoiled natural beauty and Lake Murray withits over 620 miles of shoreline, offer many canoe and touring kayak adventures.
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| Event Month/Day(s)/Year:: |
Through August 30, 2008 |
| Event Name: |
Summer Concert Series |
| Website Address: |
www.columbiaactioncouncil.net |
| Place: |
Finlay Park |
| Time: |
7 - 10 pm |
| Description of Event:: |
Come listen to a diverse lineup of South Carolina's best musicians! Come to the park for a free concert including blues, rock, beach, reggae, jazz, big band, salsa and more! Sponsored by the Columbia Action Council.
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