4
contents feature
Cool Parents!
calendar
Sharing Your Creativity with Your Kids, p. 17
29 Events and Programming
ctivities a 7 Kids Rock Out at Columbia Arts Academy 11 Karate for Kids 13 Listings
33 Getting Ready for Kindergarten 35 Girls Will Be Girls 39 Listings
health 21 Eating Well, Eating Local 23 Listings
Published by Portico Media SC 1534 Main Street, Columbia, SC 29201 (803) 765.0707 free-times.com
life & learning
media 41 Book Reviews 45 Music and DVD Reviews 46 Listings
EDITORIAL EDITOR: Dan Cook editor@free-times.com | ext. 133 LISTINGS EDITOR: Patrick Wall CONTRIBUTORS: Allison Caldwell, Heather Green, Kevin Oliver, Sean Rayford, Melissa Robinson, Katie Alice Walker, Rodney Welch
PRODUCTION PRODUCTION MANAGER: Lisa Willis GRAPHIC DESIGNER: Wilbert Fields GRAPHIC DESIGNER: Joey Ayer PRODUCTION INTERN: Austin Price
ADVERTISING ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER: Kerry Powers kpowers@free-times.com | ext. 128 ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES: Adam Cross, Zach Johnston, Ginny Kuhn, Richard Skipper, Brian Wingard ADVERTISING ASSISTANT: Melissa Kyzer CLASSIFIED SALES MANAGER: Cale Johnson CLASSIFIED ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE: Jason Stroman
DISTRIBUTION CIRCULATION MANAGER: Tammy Figurski DOCK MANAGER: David Alexander
BUSINESS OPERATIONS MANAGER: Jen Coody
Portico Media SC Frank Dubec, Group Publisher
Bill Chapman, Chairman