Columbia SC Arts Calendar 2016-17

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2016-17

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ou might not expect it, given its relative small size and the bad rap it sometimes gets as the capital of conservative South Carolina, but Columbia actually has a pretty big arts scene, with various events packing each fall and spring.

Indeed, it gets so busy this time of year that you can hardly keep up with it all.

That’s where the annual Free Times Cultural Season calendar comes in. Here, you’ll find listings for many upcoming artsrelated events, including arts exhibitions;

PERFORMANCE VENUES 701 Center for Contemporary Art 701 Whaley St., 803-779-4571 701cca.org, info@701cca.org

Opened in the fall of 2008, the 701 Center for Contemporary Art has established itself as the go-to local space for cutting-edge, contemporary art.

Colonial Life Arena

801 Lincoln St. at Greene St. Charge by phone: 1-855-456-2849 General Info: 803-576-9200 coloniallifearena.com, lmctix.com

Opened in 2002, the 18,000-seat Colonial Life Arena is the largest arena in South Carolina, hosting major concert and entertainment acts and serving as the home for USC men’s and women’s basketball.

classical, choral and opera performances; films; theatrical productions; dance performances; literary events; and more.

For further information about specific events, your best bet is to follow organizations’ websites and Facebook pages — and to check Free Times in print and online (free-times.com) regularly.

Some schedules will change — and more than a few events not listed here will be announced in the coming months — so be sure to check with the specific organization or venue as dates approach.

Columbia Music Festival Association

914 Pulaski St., 803-771-6303 cmfaonline.com, cmfa5678@aol.com

Founded in 1897 as an arm of local government, CMFA is an umbrella organization offering rehearsal and performance space at its ArtSpace in the Vista and support services to a wide variety of local arts groups.

Cottingham Theater www.columbiasc.edu

Located on the Columbia College campus in North Columbia, this 375-seat auditorium presents theater and dance performances.

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Newberry Opera House

1201 McKibben St., Newberry newberryoperahouse.com 803-276-6264

21 North Main St., Sumter sumtersc.gov, 803-436-2616

810 Lyttleton St., Camden, 803-425-7676, fineartscenter.org

Presents community-oriented theater, music, dance and exhibitions, as well as the annual Carolina Downhome Blues Festival.

Tapp’s Arts Center

1644 Main St., tappsartscenter.com info@tappsartscenter.com

Harbison Theatre

With studio spaces and regular exhibitions, the Tapp’s Arts Center is primarily a haven for the visual arts, but it also hosts theatrical performances, film screenings, readings and musical performances.

Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County

Koger Center

1051 Greene St., koger.sc.edu Info: 803-777-7500, Tickets: 803-251-2222

Township Auditorium

1703 Taylor St., thetownship.org Ticket Info: 803-576-2350 Charge by phone: 803-783-2222

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The Koger Center is operated by USC and has served as Columbia’s primary facility for the performing arts since 1989. Seats just over 2,000.

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C Originally built in 1881, the 409-seat Newberry Opera House was named Outstanding Theater by the League of Historic American Theaters in B 2008. Presents classical groups, dance ensembles,7 folk music, beach bands, big bands, bluegrass 8 and more.

B c Sumter Opera House o First built in the late 19th century and reopened in 1987, the 550-seat Sumter Opera House maintains an active schedule of cultural events, many of which feature Columbia-based artists and writers.

The 400-seat Harbison Theatre at Midlands Technical College presents a high-quality and eclectic array of performing arts events that diversify Midlands Tech’s offerings and strengthen its relationship with the local community. Also serves as a rental facility for local arts organizations.

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7300 College St., Irmo Info: 803-407-5003, Tickets: 803-407-5011 harbisontheatre.com

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Arpad Darazs Singers

adsingers.org

Led by Robert Neese, a student of founding conductor Árpád Darázs, this ensemble performs a varied repertoire of classical and contemporary works including sacred, secular, accompanied and a cappella.

May 12 May 15 May 17

(Church of the Apostles) (St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church) (St. Michael’s and All Angels’ Episcopal Church)

Arts at Ebenezer

1301 Richland St., 803-765-9430, ebenezerlutheran.org

All concerts are free, open to the public and held at Ebenezer Lutheran Church.

Oct. 29

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April 29

South Carolina Bach Choir Homecoming Concert Emmet Cahill in Concert for Celtic Christmas BBQ, Bourbon, and Blue featuring the Catfish Po Boys

Arts at Shandon

607 Woodrow St., shandonpres.org

Church hosts frequent artistic events.

Bill’s Music Shop

701 Meeting St. (West Columbia), 803-796-6477, billsmusicshop.com

Bluegrass and acoustic jam sessions on Fridays, classic country concerts on Saturdays, among other events.

Broadway in Columbia

broadwayincolumbia.com, 803-251-2222

Presenting Broadway-caliber touring theater productions in Columbia. All shows held at the Koger Center.

Nov. 27

Mannheim Steamroller Christmas

Carolina LifeSong Initiative

Mexican jazz band Troker performs at Harbison Theatre on March 10.

Oct. 21 Dec. 4 March 17 April 30

Columbia Baroque

803-777-1870

Sensory-Friendly Piano Concert Student Recital Sensory-Friendly Piano Concert Student Recital

803-727-8555, columbiabaroque.com Sept. 16 Oct. 28

Colonial Life Arena

801 Lincoln St., 1-855-456-2849 coloniallifearena.com, lmctix.com

Sept. 10 Maroon 5 Sept. 24 Carrie Underwood Dec. 10 Trans-Siberian Orchestra

Jan. 27 May 12

The Spanish Courts (USC School of Music Recital Hall) The English Court (Columbia College Spears Center for the Arts) The Palace of Versailles (USC School of Music Recital Hall) The Imperial Court of Vienna (USC School of Music Recital Hall)

Columbia Choral Society columbiachoralsociety.org Oct. 15

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Brahms and Beethoven with the South Carolina Philharmonic Orchestra (Koger Center for the Arts)

Romantic Era collaboration with Jacob Will (Incarnation Lutheran Church) March 26 Classical Era collaboration with chamber orchestra and musicians from District Two schools (Washington Street United Methodist Church)

Columbia Museum of Art

Columbia Community Concert Band

Oct. 27 Nov. 4

Nov. 13

cccb.bandlink.org

All-volunteer, adult, nonprofit band founded in 1981; now has more than 80 musicians. 2015-16 season will be announced Sept. 10; first concert is Oct. 30.

1515 Main St., 803-799-2810 columbiamuseum.org Sept. 16 Oct. 9

Nov. 11 Nov. 18 Dec. 9 Feb. 10 March 1

Jazz on Main Baker and Baker presents Opus Two Chamber Music on Main Baker and Baker presents Duo Cortona Arts & Draughts Jazz on Main Chamber Music on Main Arts & Draughts Chamber Music on Main continues on next page

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Columbia Museum of Art , continued March 24 April 8 May 2 May 12 May 19

Jazz on Main Baker and Baker Concert Chamber Music on Main Jazz on Main Arts & Draughts

Harbison Theatre at Midlands Technical College 7300 College St., 803-407-5011 harbisontheatre.org

dutchforkchoralsociety.com

Lucky Chops The Pops Series: Romantic Refrains The Texas Tenors: Deep in the Heart of Christmas Dec. 11 The Pops Series: Holiday Pops Feb. 4 Judy Carmichael Feb. 26 Ladysmith Black Mambazo March 10 Troker March 24 What’s Going On? April 2 The Pops Series: Daring Escapades

Formed in 2001, the Dutch Fork Choral Society is a community choir serving the Irmo/Chapin area.

Lake Murray Symphony Orchestra

Congaree Bluegrass Festival facebook.com/cayce.bluegrass Oct. 1-2

Dutch Fork Choral Society

Eastern Cherokee, Southern Iroquois, & United Tribes of SC Oct. 9

Peace in the Park (Saluda Shoals Park)

Famously Hot New Year famouslyhotnewyear.com Dec. 31

803-400-3540, lmso.org

Sept. 25 Beethoven and Broadway (Harbison Theatre) Nov. 20 ‘Tis the Season (Harbison Theatre) March 12 Spring Symphony (Harbison Theatre) May 21 Concertos and Cupcakes (Harbison Theatre) July 3 Star Spangled Symphonic Salute (Saluda Shoals Park)

(Main and Gervais, downtown Columbia)

Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County

803-425-7676, fineartscenter.org

Concerts held in the Wood Auditorium unless otherwise noted.

Oct. 16

Camden Community Concert Band Fall Concert Oct. 23 Dick Goodwin Big Band Oct. 28 Chamber Music 1: Ed Arron & Friends Nov. 10 Kershaw County Music Association Fall Choral Showcase Jan. 25 Chamber Music II: Chamber Music with Claire Bryant and Friends Feb. 3 The Pitchforks of Duke University Feb. 25 GospelFest March 31 Finally Friday Free Concert Series Kickoff April 20 Kershaw County Music Association Spring Instrumental Showcase April 27 Chamber Music Series III: Chamber Music Southeast featuring Phillip Bush & Claire Bryant April 28 Finally Friday Free Concert Series May 14 K Member’s Mother’s Day Concert May 26 Finally Friday Free Concert Series June 30 Finally Friday Free Concert Series

Five After Five

Five Points, fivepointscolumbia.com

Weekly outdoor concert series running April through October.

Sept. 22 Glass Mansions, Stop Light Observations Oct. 27 TBA

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Lexington County Choral Society

803-359-8794, lexcochoralsoc.org

All concerts at Saxe-Gotha Presbyterian Church.

Dec. 2-3 March 10-11 May 12-13

Christmas Concert Winter Concert Spring Concert

Heritage at Lowman

803-451-7414, theheritageatlowman.org

Retirement community hosts occasional concerts.

Jam Room Music Festival jamroommusicfestival.com

Judy Carmichael performs at Harbison Theatre on Feb. 4, 2017.

Nov. 12

Make Music Day

makemusiccolumbia.org June 21

Oct. 2 Oct. 4 Oct. 6 Oct. 7 Oct. 8

Music Farm

1022 Senate St., musicfarm.com Sept. 9 Atlas Road Crew & Brave Baby Sept. 10 The Phall Grand Ball featuring Runaway Gin: A Tribute to Phish Sept. 15 Waka Flocka Flame featuring DJ Whoo Kid Sept. 16 Blue Dogs Sept. 17 Elbow Room Reunion Sept. 20 Getter Sept. 21 Hippie Sabotage Sept. 23 Cherub Sept. 24 Cowboy Mouth Sept. 27 Corinne Bailey Rae Oct. 1 Cosmic Charlie: High Energy Grateful Dead Tribute Band

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Oct. 11 Oct. 12 Oct. 14 Oct. 18 Oct. 22 Oct. 27 Oct. 29 Nov. 2 Nov. 4 Nov. 10 Nov. 11

Oktoberfest Blue October Lettuce Drivin’ N’ Cryin’ A Night to Imagine/John Lennon’s Birthday featuring Abbey Road Live!: Beatles Tribute Lucero Dopapod/Pigeons Playing Ping Pong Yelawolf Big Gigantic HOT 103.9 / 93.9 Southern Bass Reunion: Homecoming Edition featuring 69 Boyz & Friends Moon Taxi 12th Planet Weird and Wonderful Tour featuring Liquid Stranger Trevor Hall Keller Williams Kawathro An Evening with Chris Robinson Brotherhood

Nov. 18 Dec. 6 Jan. 12

Papadosio SLANDER & NGHTMRE present: GUD Vibrations Zoso: The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Experience

Newberry Opera House

1201 McKibben St., 803-276-6264 newberryoperahouse.com Sept. 9 Gene Watson Sept. 10 Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives Sept. 11 John Wagner & Friends Sept. 15 The Quebe Sisters Sept. 18 Larry Gatlin and The Florida Boys Sept. 23 The Nylons Sept. 24 The Sicilian Tenors Sept. 25 Capitol Steps Sept. 29 Ambrosia Sept. 30 Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs

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USC Symphony Orchestra Donald Portnoy, conductor

2016–2017 Concert Season Sept. 13, 2016

The Russian Romantics

Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 4 in F minor Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor Marina Lomazov, piano

Oct. 18, 2016

John Williams Blockbusters!

Back by popular demand, more signature editions of the composer’s most beloved film score classics.

Clifford Leaman, saxophone

Marina Lomazov

Nov. 15, 2016

The Maestro’s Farewell Season Please join us this season to celebrate Maestro Donald Portnoy’s 31 years leading the USC Symphony Orchestra. His music leadership has drawn out the very best in thousands of young musicians.

Dr. Portnoy has received countless accolades throughout his years conducting the university’s top orchestra. The Ira McKissick Koger Professor of Fine Arts retires as director of the USC Symphony Orchestra and Orchestral Studies after this season.

Clifford Leaman

Hanson and Shostakovich Hanson - Symphony No. 1 in E minor Shostakovich - Violin Concerto in A minor Sandy Cameron, violin

Jan. 19, 2017

Maestro Portnoy and Friends Join guest soloists and friends of Maestro Portnoy as they celebrate his years of conducting and music making.

Feb. 21, 2017

Sandy Cameron

Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody Copland - El Salon Mexico Mozart - Symphony No. 35 in D Major Rachmaninoff - Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Joyce Yang, piano

Joyce Yang

March 21, 2017

Dvořák and the Historic Cello of Pablo Casals Dvořák - Cello Concerto in B minor USC Concerto-Aria Competition winners Amit Peled, cello

Koger Center for the Arts 7:30 p.m.

April 18, 2017

Call 803-251-2222 or Koger Box Office, corner of Greene and Park or online at kogercenterforthearts.com

Wagner - Prelude to Act III from Lohengrin Dvořák - Symphony No. 8 in G Major Tchaikovsky - Violin Concerto in D Major Vadim Gluzman, violin

Grand Finale: The Spirit of Romanticism

Amit Peled

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Newberry Opera House, continued Tim and Miles Thompson Adam Crabb and Special Guests A Night of Legends, A Tribute to Dolly, Conway, and Elvis Oct. 21 Tinsley Ellis Oct. 23 Chubby Checker Oct. 25 Concerto for Violin and Rock Band (with R.E.M.’s Mike Mills and Robert McDuffie) Nov. 6 Paul Thorn Nov. 11 Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience Nov. 13 Langley Winds — US Air Force Nov. 18 Shenandoah Nov. 20 Thom Bresh Dec. 1 Christmas with Emile Pandolfi Dec. 4 Christmas with the Celts Dec. 5 Mid Carolina Christmas Concert Dec. 8 Gibson Brothers Dec. 9 George Winston, Holiday Show Dec. 10 The Blind Boys of Alabama Dec. 11 Jingle All the Way — Dance Station Dec. 13 An Evening with Scott Bruce: Blue Suede Christmas Dec. 14 The Embers Dec. 15 The Willis Clan Dec. 17 Crystal Gayle Christmas Show Dec. 18 A Carolina Christmas — Doug & Bunny Williams Jan. 7 Atlanta Pops Orchestra Jan. 8 Music of Peter, Paul, and Mary and Simon & Garfunkel Jan. 13 Artegous Jan. 14 Caesar Entertainment with His All Star Band Jan. 15 Jimmy Fortune Jan. 20 The Lettermen Jan. 27 Balsam Range Jan. 28 Ride the Lightning — Metallica Tribute Jan. 29 The Tams Feb. 1 Janet’s Planet Feb. 2 The Stylistics Feb. 9 BeeHive: The 60s Musical Feb. 16 The Isaacs Feb. 19 Dailey & Vincent Feb. 21-22 Tommy Emmanuel Feb. 24 The Summit: Manhattan Transfer meets Take 6 March 2 An Evening of Irish Music with Ciaran Nagle March 3 Yacht Rock Revue March 4 NOH Guild. A Fair to Remember March 4 Delbert McClinton March 5 Teresa Walters March 19 Mallory Lewis & Lambchop March 21 Fabulous Equinox Big Band March 22 Face2Face, A Tribute to Sir Elton John and Billy Joel March 24 Black Violin March 25 The Clovers March 26 Three on A String March 30 Hotel California: Salute to the Eagles April 2 Kristi Hood and Jerry Simms April 6 Living Voices: Journey from the Dust April 9 Soloman Eichner

803-771-7937, scphilharmonic.com

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All concerts at the Koger Center except where noted.

Sept. 9 Oct. 15 Nov. 12 Feb. 4 March 11 April 22

Russian Fireworks Oktoberfest!

American Originals Up Close and Personal Beethoven in Blue Jeans Certified Organic

Southeastern Piano Festival sepf.music.sc.edu

Features internationally known guest artists and the Arthur Fraser International Competition, which brings outstanding young pianists from throughout the country to Columbia. Events held in the School of Music Recital Hall and the Johnson Performance Hall.

June 18-25

Columbia Baroque

sandlappersingers.org

St. Andrews Presbyterian Church

This is the final season for co-founder and artistic director Dr. Lillian Quackenbush.

Home to the Palmetto Artist Series.

Sierra Hull 3 Redneck Tenors Classic Nashville, Country Revue Rich Alviti, That’s the Way it Was: a Tribute to Elvis May 5-6 SC Music Clubs May 6 The Diamonds May 7 Doug and Bunny Williams May 12 John Conlee

The Sandlapper Singers

The Palmetto Mastersingers

Dec. 16

April 21 April 26 April 28 April 29

803-765-0777, palmettomastersingers.org

An all male chorus that performs everything from The Beatles to Beethoven and Mozart to Motown.

Richland Library

1431 Assembly St., 803-799-9084 richlandlibrary.com Sept. 16

Overdue: An Evening of Music & Art

Rhythm on the River

West Columbia Riverwalk Park and Amphitheater rhythmontheriversc.com

Spring and fall concert series by the river in West Columbia.

Sept. 18 Willie Wells & the Blue Ridge Mountain Grass Sept. 25 Donald Merckle and the Blacksmiths, Mississippi Kites Oct. 2 Whiskey Tango Revue, Kenny George Band Oct. 9 Stolen Hearts, Chris Compton Oct. 16 The Reggie Sullivan Band, Eric Bettencourt

Rooftop Rhythms

Richland Mall forestacres.net/rooftop-rhythms

Free music series hosted four times a year (twice in the spring, twice in the fall) on the rooftop at Richland Mall.

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Oct. 27 Oct. 28 Dec. 15

April 28 April 29

Fall Concert: Mentors (Shandon Presbyterian Church) Fall Concert: Mentors (Good Shepherd Lutheran Church) Christmas Concert: Legends (Spring Valley Presbyterian) Christmas Concert: Legends (St. Michael Episcopal Church) Spring Concert: Masters (Shandon Presbyterian Church) Spring Concert: Masters (Union United Methodist Church)

The Skipp Pearson Foundation skpfoundation.org

Produces shows at Le Cafe Jazz in Finlay Park.

All concerts held there unless otherwise noted.

Sept. 9 Grand Reopening Sept. 10-Oct. 29 Saturday Morning Jazz (Columbia Marriott) Nov. 3-6 Order of the Palmetto Weekend for Pops (various locations) April 1 National Jazz Appreciation Month opening concert April 7-8 Victor North and Friends April 14-15 The Harmer Family April 21-22 Mark Gross and Friends April 28-29 Open Jam Session

S.C. State Museum

301 Gervais St., scmuseum.org 803-898-4921 (weekdays) 803-898-4978 (weekends) July 26, Aug. 30, Sept. 27 Bluegrass Jam Sessions

803-732-2273, sapc.net

Sterling Chamber Players 803-252-2001, sterlingchamberplayers.org

All concerts held at 300 Senate.

Sumter Opera House 21 N Main St. (Sumter), 803-246-2500 Oct. 14 Oct. 21

The Legendary Soul Stirrers A Night with Patrick Davis and his Midnight Choir Nov. 11 Langley Winds Chamber Ensemble Dec. 9 A John Berry Christmas Dec. 17 John Cowan with Darin & Brooke Aldridge Jan. 13 When Swing Was King: The Benny Goodman Jan. 21 The Barefoot Movement Feb. 4 Pam Tillis Feb. 10 Resurrection: A Journey Tribute March 10 The Gothard Sisters April 7 Balsam Range April 21 Ran’D Shine

Township Auditorium

1703 Taylor St., 803-576-2350, thetownship.org Sept. 24 Oct. 16 Oct. 29 Nov. 4-5 Nov. 10

Chase Rice Jason Isbell Anthony Hamilton Columbia Winter Jazz Fest Bob Dylan and His Band

Trinity Episcopal Cathedral 1100 Sumter St., 803-771-7300 trinitysc.org

In addition to concerts, Trinity offers musiccentered services.

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Trustus Theatre

520 Lady St., 803-254-9532 trustus.org Dec. 20

Mark Rapp’s Jingle Bell Jazz

Unitarian Universalist Congregation Coffeehouse 2701 Heyward St., uucoffeehouse.org

Presents acoustic music including folk, blues, Celtic, bluegrass, jazz and international music.

Sept. 17 Oct. 15 Jan. 7 Feb. 18

Roy Book Binder Claude Bourbon Jack Williams Harpeth Rising

University of South Carolina School of Music 813 Assembly St., 803-777-4280, music.sc.edu

From its symphony orchestra to its many faculty recitals, the USC School of Music is a steady source of music programming. Most events are held at the Koger Center, the school’s Recital Hall (second floor of the music school on Assembly Street next to the Koger Center) and the Johnson Performance Hall in the Darla Moore School of Business.

Sept. 4 Sept. 20 Oct. 2 Oct. 3 Oct. 6 Oct. 20 Oct. 25 Nov. 4 Nov. 7 Nov. 12 Nov. 29 Feb. 2 Feb. 5 Feb. 23 March 17 March 19 April 3 April 4 April 14 April 22 May 29 June 7-12

Freeman Sunday Concert: The Soloists Jennie Brown Guest Artist Flute Recital Freeman Sunday Concert: Women in Music Clifford Leaman Faculty Saxophone Recital First Thursday on Main event: Concert Choir and University Chorus Concert Three x 3: Faculty Concert USC Chamber Orchestra Palmetto Pans Concert USC Percussion Ensemble Carolina Life-Song Initiative Sensory Friendly Piano Concert Palmetto Concert Band Concert — New Voices: USC Student Composer Concert First Thursday on Main: USC Concert Choir and University Chorus Freeman Sunday Concert: Mozart to Marimba Imani Winds Concert Carolina Life-Song Initiative: SensoryFriendly Piano Concert Freeman Sunday Concert: Music & Words USC Percussion Ensemble Concert USC Computer Music Concert USC Percussion Players New Voices: Music by USC Student Composers Palmetto Concert Band The SAVVY Musician in Action Workshop

Black Violin plays the Newberry Opera House on March 24.

USC Choral Music Vocal music abounds at Carolina, from the prestigious Concert Choir to the jazzy Carolina Alive to the uplifting USC Gospel Choir. Concerts listed are free.

Nov. 17

University Chorus Concert (Shandon United Methodist Church) Nov. 18 University Chorus Concert (Shandon United Methodist Church) Dec. 2, 4 USC Concert Choir Christmas Concert

USC Jazz Ensembles The music of Miles, Coltrane, Goodman and many others take center stage as jazz ensembles of all sizes — big bands to small combos — perform “America’s classical music” throughout the year. All concerts are free.

Oct. 4 Oct. 27 Nov. 16 April 6 April 19

USC Jazz Faculty Concert Left Bank Big Band Concert Carolina Alive Concert Left Bank Big Band Concert Carolina Alive Concert

USC Luise E. Peake Music & Culture Colloquium Series Sept. 20 Michael Pisaro with the USC Experimental Music Workshop (concert)

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USC Parker Quartet For the fourth consecutive year, the Grammywinning Parker Quartet is in residence at the School of Music.

Nov. 3 Nov. 6 April 6 April 9

Parker Quartet Concert Parker Quartet Family Concert Parker Quartet Concert Parker Quartet Family Concert

USC Symphonic Winds Under the baton of Cormac Cannon, the Symphonic Winds perform music that represents both traditional and contemporary genres.

Performances are free.

Oct. 9 Nov. 21 April 10

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USC Southern Exposure New Music Series A free concert series that presents some of the best contemporary classical music and musicians in the world? Yes, please.

USC Wind Ensemble The highly regarded USC Wind Ensemble is committed to new music and is conducted by Scott Weiss. Performances are free and take place in the Koger Center unless otherwise noted.

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Sept. 25 Oct. 23 Dec. 1 (Johnson Performance Hall) Feb. 10 March 30 April 23 (Johnson Performance Hall)

Dueling Guitars: FretX Duo (Mak Grgic and Dan Lippel) Oct. 28 Wind Power: Imani Winds Feb. 16 Brass Attack: SaVaSa Trio March 24 Percussion Beat-Down: Third Coast Percussion

USC Symphony Orchestra All concerts at the Koger Center.

Sept. 13 Oct. 18 Nov. 15 Jan. 19 Feb. 21 April 18

The Russian Romantics John Williams Blockbusters Hanson and Shostakovich Maestro Portnoy and Friends Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody Grand Finale: The Spirit of Romanticism

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Nov. 18 Jan. 12-March 3 March 16 April 4-May 5 May 16-June 15

Camden Art Member’s Fall Show Nicole Heere’s Real Housewives You Gotta Have Art Michael McGuirt Gallery Camden Art Honors Show

First Thursday on Main

facebook.com/firstthursdayonmain

Monthly art crawl on Main Street stretching from the 1200 block to the 1700 block and involving numerous business and organizations, including the Tapp’s Arts Center, One Columbia, Palmetto Luna, Anastasia & Friends Gallery, Arcade Mall, Nest, Carolina Hair Studios and more.

Gallery 80808 and Vista Studios

808 Lady St., 803-252-6134 vistastudios80808@gmail.com Through Sept. 12, 2016 Noelle Brault — Iconic Columbia

Gallery West

118 State St., 803-207-9265

Fine art paired with antiques and contemporary crafts.

HoFP Gallery

2828 Devine St., 803-799-7405 hofpgallery.com

The State Street Art Crawl happens on the first Friday of every month. Photo by John Carlos

ART & EXHIBITIONS 701 Center for Contemporary Art

701 Whaley St., 803-779-4571 701cca.org Sept. 1-Oct. 16 Again & Again: The Art of Repetition

About Face

803-799-2810

Artists’ group dedicated to portraiture and figural drawing. Meets at the Columbia Museum of Art.

Anastasia and Friends Gallery 1534 Main St, 803-665-6902 facebook.com/anastasiaandfriends

Presents diverse and eclectic exhibitions in the front of the Free Times office; a hot spot during the monthly First Thursday art crawls.

Artista Vista

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Benedict College Ponder Gallery

1600 Harden St., 803-705-4605 pondergallery@benedict.edu

Presents works by African-American artists.

Sept.-Oct. In The Folk Tradition (exact dates TBA)

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Oct.-Nov. Art Alumni Exhibition: Coming Home (exact dates TBA) Nov.-Dec. Fall Graduating Senior Exhibition (exact dates TBA)

City Art Gallery

Through Oct. 23 Nov. 18-Feb. 19 March 11-May 21

Eyes on the Edge: J Henry Fair Photographs the Carolina Coast CUT! Costume and the Cinema Salvador Dali’s Fantastical Fairy Tales

1224 Lincoln St., 803-252-3613, cityartonline.com

Columbia Open Studios

Presents local and regionally oriented exhibitions and artist talks, as well as art classes, art supplies.

April 1-2

Columbia College Goodall Gallery 1301 Columbia College Dr., 803-786-3899, columbiasc.edu

Aug. 22-Oct. 16 Critical Materiality: Three S.C. Women in Clay feat. Mary Carlisle, Glenda Guion and Ashley Puckett Oct. 31-Dec. 18 We Bleed Too: Mixed Media works

by Cedric Umoja Feb. 3-March 19 Iberis: Mixed media works by Gretchen Beck and Resurgo: A Suite of Prints by Kelley Lannigan (in the gallery loft) April 1-April 29 Annual B.A. Capstone Exhibition

Columbia Museum of Art 1515 Main St., 803-799-2810, columbiamuseum.org

Through Sept. 25 Spoken: Portraits in Black Through Oct. 23 Big & Bold: Selections from the Collections

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Studio Driving Tours

Crooked Creek Art League crookedcreekart.org

Meets on the third Monday of each month.

Features speakers of varied artistic backgrounds.

Dr. Sketchy’s Columbia

Established in 1967, HoFP Gallery offers custom framing and presents occasional art shows.

if ART Gallery

1223 Lincoln St., 803-238-2351 ifartgallery.blogspot.com Sept. 16-Oct. 18

Katie Walker: Alternative Timelines (solo exhibition) Sept. 22-25 Mary Gilkerson Painting Workshop Oct. 28-Nov. 19 Mark Flowers Solo Exhibition Dec. 2-24 Diane Kilgore Solo Exhibition and Michael Cassidy Solo Exhibition Feb. 17-March 4 Laura Spong Solo Exhibition March 24-April 15 Tom Stanley 1992 – 2017: Drawing in Paint

OneColumbia

onecolumbiasc.com

City-funded arts promotion organization.

Maintains cultural event calendar online. To reserve a square at the art festival, email info@onecolumbiasc.com.

drsketchy.com/branch/columbia, drsketchyscola@gmail.com

Nov. 12

Formed in Brooklyn, Dr. Sketchy’s is an “antiart” alternative art school where artists draw glamorous underground performers in an atmosphere of boozy conviviality. Contact for details.

Over the Mantel Gallery

Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County

Palmetto LUNA Arts

810 Lyttleton St., 803-425-7676 fineartscenter.org Sept. 15-Oct. 14 Robin Joseph’s From Camden to Charleston Oil Landscapes Gallery Oct. 23-Nov. 15 Jeremy Butler/Sculptor Gallery

ArtLinc

3142 Carlisle St., 803-719-1713 overthemantel.com

Art gallery featuring paintings by local artists.

1830 Henderson St., palmettoluna.org

Multidisciplinary organizer and promoter of Latino-focused arts. Active at First Thursday on Main Street. Henderson Street gallery is open by appointment only.

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Artista Vista, the Vista’s gallery crawl, is April 20.

The Skipp Pearson Foundation skpfoundation.org Oct. 2-Nov. 7

A Life Lived Through Music (Johnson Hall) (exhibition of images of saxophonist Skipp Pearson and friends taken over six decades)

S.C. Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum 301 Gervais St., 803-737-8095 crr.sc.gov Through Dec. 30 Through Feb. 25

Answering the Call: American Victory Posters from the First World War …make no Doubt we shall carry this post...:The History and Archaeology of Fort Motte

S.C. State Museum

301 Gervais St., 803-898-4921 (weekdays) 803-898-4978 (weekends), scmuseum.org Through Sept. 11 Through January Through April Ongoing

RACE: Are We So Different Art: A Collection of Collections (exact closing date TBA) App4That (exact closing date TBA) South Carolina and the Great War

State Street Art Crawl

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Monthly art crawl just across the river in West Columbia.

Sept. 2 Oct. 7 Nov. 4 Dec. 2 Feb. 3 March 3 April 7 May 5

Studio Cellar

912 Lady St., 803-929-0709 studio-cellar.com

Art and wine studio, no prior experience needed.

Also presents exhibitions.

Tapp’s Arts Center

1644 Main St., 803-609-3479, tappsartscenter.com

Participates in monthly First Thursdays on Main series with exhibitions and performances. Studio space available for artists.

Sept. 1-30 Figure Out 2016

Trenholm Artists Guild trenholmartistsguild.org

Members include amateur and professional artists who work in watercolor, oil, acrylics, pastel, sculpture, fiber and photography.

Meetings are held monthly September through May on the second Monday of the month.

University of South CarolinaHollings Library

Through July 15

803-777-3142 library.sc.edu/hollings

The Hollings Special Collection Library is accessible through the Thomas Cooper Library and is open weekdays, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Free and open to the public.

USC-McKissick Museum

USC Horseshoe (728 Pickens St.) 803-777-7251, cas.sc.edu/MCKS Through Dec. 3 Through Dec. 10 Through Dec. 17

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Salvador Dali’s Fantastical Fairy Tales is on display at Columbia Museum of Art March 11 through May 21.

75/40: 75th Anniversary of McKissick, 40th Anniversary of McKissick Museum From South Carolina to the World: Jimmy Byrnes and Political History Looking Back/Looking Ahead: Columbia’s Sesquicentennial Time Capsule

A Compass to Guide: South Carolina Cabinet Makers Today

USC-McMaster Gallery

USC School of Visual Art and Design, McMaster Building (first floor), 1615 Senate St., 803-777-7480, artsandsciences.sc.edu/art/ mcmaster_gallery

On view this season are several solo exhibitions and an exhibition dedicated to human anatomy.

Guest artists, faculty and student artwork will be featured.

Through Oct. 6 Oct. 27-Dec. 8 Jan. 12-Feb. 9

Fingerreisen, an exhibition by Elisabeth Pellathy and Lee Somers Soil, an exhibition

by Jarod Charzewski Drawing for Meaning, an Exhibition of SVAD Faculty Drawings

The Village Artists Art Gallery

631-8 Promenade Place (Village at Sandhill), 803-699-8886, thevillageartists.com

Showcases works from local artists through a variety of mediums including oil, acrylics, watercolor, photography, sculpture and more.

Vista Lights

803-269-5946, vistacolumbia.com

Annual free event serves as the kick-off to the holiday season in the heart of the Vista. The streets are closed for people to enjoy a tree lighting, open houses at local businesses and street entertainment. Galleries often feature artist demonstrations, too.

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The Columbia Museum of Art’s regular Gladys’ Gang tours and workshops are one way it engages children with the arts.

CHILDREN & TEENS Ann Brodie’s Carolina Ballet 914 Pulaski St., 803-771-6303 carolinaballet.net

A civic company for pre-professional dancers, Carolina Ballet alumni can be found in top companies throughout the country.

Columbia City Ballet

1545 Main St., 803-799-7605 columbiacityballet.com

All performances at the Koger Center.

Dec. 8-9

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (Koger Center for the Arts) Dec. 10-11, 17-18 Nutcracker (Koger Center for the Arts) March 16-17 Goldilocks and the Three B’s (Koger Center for the Arts) March 18 Beauty and the Beast (Koger Center for the Arts)

Columbia Children’s Theatre 3400 Forest Dr., 803-691-4548, (second level of Richland Mall) columbiachildrenstheatre.com Sept. 16-25 Oct. 14-16 Nov. 11-13

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Duck for President (MainStage) Bugsy Malone (YouTheatre) Sweeney Todd (YouTheatre Teens)

Dec. 2-11 Jan. 27-29 Feb. 3-5 Feb. 24–March 5 March 24-26 April 14-23 June 9-18 Aug. 4-13

Cinderella (MainStage) Once on This Island (YouTheatre) Midsummer Night’s Dream Miss Nelson Is Missing (MainStage) Legally Blonde (YouTheatre Teens) James & the Giant Peach (MainStage) Commedia: Sleeping Beauty (MainStage) YouTheatre Summer Show TBA

Columbia Classical Ballet

3823 Heyward St., 803-252-9112 columbiaclassicalballet.com

Performances at the Koger Center unless otherwise noted.

Dec. 2-4 The Nutcracker

Columbia Marionette Theatre 401 Laurel St., 803-252-7366, cmtpuppet.org Through Sept. 24 Oct. 1-Dec. 10 Dec. 17 Santa’s Jan. 7-April 29

Peter Pan in Outer Space Legends of Ancient Greece Christmas Party The Wizard of Oz

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May 6-Aug. 19

Little Red Riding Hood

Columbia Museum of Art 1515 Main St., 803-799-2810, columbiamuseum.org

From its regular Gladys Gang tours and workshops to its wide variety of summer camps, the Columbia Museum of Art offers many opportunities for children to engage with the arts.

EdVenture Children’s Museum 211 Gervais St., 803-779-3100, edventure.org

Sept. 10 Farmville Sept. 11 Grandparent’s Day Sept. 24 EdCeptional Kid’s Mini-Conference

FBN Productions, Inc. — Opera for Kids operaforkids.org

Bringing the joy of operatic storytelling to children of all ages since 1994.

Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County

803-425-7676, fineartscenter.org March 16-19

Lake Murray Symphony Orchestra www.lmso.org June 11

Koncert for Kids

Historic Columbia historiccolumbia.org Nov. 19 Dec. 17 April 8 May 7 June 19-23

Santa Signing, Saturday Breakfast with Santa Family-Friendly Easter Egg Hunt Family Day: Victorian Tea Party Summer Camp

Richland Library richlandlibrary.com Oct. 31

Halloween Stroll (Richland Library Main & Main St. businesses)

Township Auditorium

1703 Taylor St., 803-576-2350, thetownship.org Oct. 7

Peppa Pig Live!

Town Theatre

1012 Sumter St., 803-799-2510 towntheatre.com Nov. 11-13 Elf Jr. The Musical March 3-April 2 Disney’s Peter Pan Jr. March 25–26 Into the Woods Jr.

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Harbison Theatre presents Wiesenthal Jan. 20 and 21.

THEATER Arts at Shandon

Columbia College

Church hosts frequent artistic events.

1301 Columbia College Dr. columbiasc.edu

Broadway in Columbia

Sept. 26 Macbeth

607 Woodrow St., shandonpres.org

broadwayincolumbia.com, 803-251-2222

Presenting Broadway-caliber touring theater productions in Columbia. All shows at the Koger Center.

Feb. 28 March 7-8 March 22-23 May 9-10

Annie Cinderella Saturday Night Fever Dirty Dancing

Chapin Theatre Company

107 Columbia Ave., 803-345-6181, chapintheatre.org

Performances at Harbison Theatre at Midlands Technical College.

Sept. 9-18

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Hound of the Baskervilles Nov. 17-19, Dec. 9-11 Heck the Dolls With Chardonnay

Performances at Cottingham Theatre.

Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County

810 Lyttleton St. (Camden), 803-425-7676 fineartscenter.org Nov. 4, 6, 11, 13 Camden Community Theatre presents Footloose Jan. 12-15 Camden Community Theatre presents Steel Magnolias Feb. 14 Love Letters with Joy Claussen and Tony Scully

Harbison Theatre at Midlands Technical College 7300 College St., 803-407-5011 harbisontheatre.org Oct. 18

National Theatre Live Presents: Jane Eyre (live screening) Nov. 10 National Theatre Live Presents: The Audience (live screening) Jan. 20-21 Wiesenthal

Broadway in Columbia brings Annie to town on Feb. 28.

Jan. 24

National Theatre Live Presents: Les Liaisons Dangereuses (Dangerous Liaisons) (live screening) March 7 National Theatre Live Presents: Medea (live screening)

April 28-May 7

Newberry Opera House

Oct. 28

1201 McKibben St., (Newberry) 803-276-6264 newberryoperahouse.com Oct. 14

The Ugly Duckling and The Tortoise & The Hare, Lightwire Theatre Oct. 19 Shanghai Acrobats of the People’s Republic of China Oct. 26 Warehouse Theatre: Twelfth Night Nov. 4 Brown Bear, Brown Bear & Other Treasured Stories Nov. 9 Fame: The Musical Nov. 10 KamaKaze FireFlies Nov. 16 Letters Home Nov. 17 Church Basement Ladies: Away in the Basement Feb. 24 The Summit: Manhattan Transfer meets Take 6 March 7 Pump Boys and Dinettes March 12 Aquila Theatre presents Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Nile March 28 Newberry College Presents: The Miracle Worker

On Stage Productions

680 Cherokee Lane, (West Columbia) 803-351-6751 Sept. 30-Oct. 9

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Beverly Hillbillies

Sumter Opera House 21 N Main St. (Sumter), 803-246-2500 Twelfth Night

Town Theatre

1012 Sumter St., 803-799-2510 towntheatre.com Sept. 9-25 Dec. 2-18 Jan. 20-Feb. 5 March 3-19 May 5-28

My Fair Lady A Christmas Carol: The Musical You Can’t Take it With You Million Dollar Quartet Catch Me If You Can

Township Audtiorium thetownship.org Oct. 14

Love Jones the Musical

Trustus Theatre

520 Lady St., 803-254-9532 trustus.org Sept. 9-17 Oct. 7-Nov. 5 Dec. 2-17

Tail!Spin!

The Rocky Horror Picture Show The Great American Trailer Park Christmas Musical Jan. 13-23 Boy Feb. 3-18 Marcus, or the Secret of Sweet March 10-April 1 Grey Gardens April 21-May 6 Hand to God

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The Second City Hits Home

NTL: The Audience

Wiesenthal

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

JANUARY 20 / 21, 2017

Lucky Chops

Parsons Dance Company

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

The Texas Tenors: Deep in the Heart of Christmas

NTL: Les Liaisons Dangereuses (Dangerous Liaisons) JANUARY 24, 2017

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Valentine's Cinema: An Affair to Remember

Troker

FEBRUARY 11, 2017

Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Joel Sartore: Building the Photo Ark

FEBRUARY 26, 2017

MARCH 14, 2017

MARCH 10, 2017

Judy Carmichael

International Cat Video Festival

What’s Going On

DECEMBER 1, 2016

OCTOBER 16, 2016

Holiday Pops

FEBRUARY 4, 2017

MARCH 3, 2017

NTL: Jane Eyre

Tabitha Epperson: Home

Daring Escapades

DECEMBER 11, 2016

NTL: Medea

APRIL 2, 2017

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Romantic Refrains

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

OCTOBER 18, 2016

MARCH 24, 2017

MARCH 7, 2017

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June 2-July 1 July 7-15 Aug. 4-12

Rock of Ages Sex on Sundays Playwrights’ Festival winner

USC — Center for Performance Experiment 718 Devine St.

Established in 2009, the center is a unique performance space dedicated to actor training, presenting new and traditional works in exciting and experimental ways. All performances are free.

Sept. 22-25 Nov. 2-5 Dec. 2 Feb. 19-25 April 24, 26

Away No Exit Clearing Brayalance New Dances and Shakespeare Play (Title TBA)

USC — Lab Theatre Located in the recently renovated Booker T. Washington High School, 1400 Wheat St., between Sumter and Pickens streets, across from the Blatt PE Center.

Oct. 8-12 Nov. 17-20 Feb. 23-26 April 20-23

Grounded Almost, Maine Outlaw Song The Bald Soprano

USC — Theatre South Carolina 803-777-2551, artsandsciences.sc.edu/thea

Sept. 30-Oct. 8 A Midsummer’s Night Dream (Drayton Hall) Nov. 11-19 Cosi (Longstreet) Feb. 17-25 Mr. Burns, A Post-Electric Play (Longstreet) April 14-22 Animal Farm (Drayton Hall)

Village Square Theatre

105 Caughman Rd., (Lexington) 803-359-1436, villagesquaretheatre.com Sept. 23-Oct. 9 The Music Man November The Diary of Anne Frank (exact dates TBA) January Seussical, Jr. (exact dates TBA) March Guys and Dolls (exact dates TBA) May The Man Who Came to Dinner (exact dates TBA)

Workshop Theatre

803-799-655, workshoptheatre.com

WOW Productions

5816 Shakespeare Rd., 803-807-2969 wowproduction.org

www.acofhc.org/art-on-main

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FILM Harbison Theatre at Midlands Technical College 7300 College St., 803-407-5011 harbisontheatre.org Feb. 11

Valentine’s Cinema: An Affair to Remember

Oct. 25

Ghosts and Glitches: An Evening with Evan Meaney Oct. 30-Nov. 15 Columbia Jewish Film Festival Nov. 11-13 Daughters: Celebrating Emerging Female Filmmakers December Annual Holiday Series April 20-23 Indie Grits — Visiones

Richland Library, Main Branch 1431 Assembly St., 803-929-3457 richlandlibrary.com Oct. 29

The Big Picture: Rethinking Dyslexia (followed by open discussion)

Newberry Opera House

1201 McKibben St., 803-276-6264 Newberryoperahouse.com

Hosts frequent screenings. Stay tuned to website for dates.

Nickelodeon Theatre

1607 Main St., 803-254-8234 nickelodeon.org

Film schedule is updated continuously; see website for details.

Sept. 24 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 23-24

National Art House Theater Day A Face in the Crowd (October Nick for America Series) Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story (October Nick for America Series) The War Room (October Nick for America Series) Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (October Nick for America Series)

S.C. State Museum

301 Gervais St., 803-898-4921 (weekdays) 803-898-4978 (weekends), scmuseum.org Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing

Happy Feet: The 4-D Experience (4D Theater) The Great Escape: Life in 4-D (4D Theater) From Earth to the Universe (Planetarium) Earth, Moon and Sun (Planetarium) Two Small Pieces of Glass (Planetarium) Perseus and Andromeda (Planetarium) Live Sky (Tuesday nights) (Planetarium)

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington screens Oct. 23-24 as part of the Nickelodeon Theater’s Nick for America series.

Tapp’s Arts Center

Throughout Oct. The Wizard of Oz: The 4D Experience (4D Theater) Through July Laser Country (Planetarium)

1644 Main St., 803-609-3479, Tappsartscenter.com Oct. 14 Oct. 29

Second Act Film Festival Family Possessions (by Columbia Filmmaker Tommy Faircloth)

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Swan Lake with the S.C. Philharmonic January

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Emanuel April

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Harbison Theatre presents Parsons Dance Company on Nov. 18 and 19.

DANCE Ann Brodie’s Carolina Ballet 914 Pulaski St., 803-771-6303 carolinaballet.net

A civic company for pre-professional dancers, Carolina Ballet alumni can be found in top companies throughout the country. Presents several performances and events throughout the season.

Arts at Shandon

607 Woodrow St., shandonpres.org

Church hosts frequent artistic events.

Broadway in Columbia broadwayincolumbia.com, 803-251-2222

Presenting Broadway-caliber touring theater productions in Columbia. All shows at the Koger Center.

Feb. 14-15 Riverdance March 28 Stomp

Columbia City Ballet

1545 Main St., 803-799-7605 columbiacityballet.com

Performances at the Koger Center Oct. 27-29 Dec. 8-9 Dec. 10-11, 17-18 Jan. 27-28 March 16-17 March 18 April 7-8

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Dracula: Ballet with a Bite Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Nutcracker Swan Lake with the S.C. Philharmonic Goldilocks and the Three B’s Beauty and the Beast Emanuel 9

Columbia City Jazz Dance Company

columbiacityjazz.com, 803-252-0252

Highly acclaimed pre-professional jazz dance company. Also brings in guest artists for master classes.

Columbia Classical Ballet

3823 Heyward St., 803-252-9112 columbiaclassicalballet.com

Performances at the Koger Center Sept. 18 Preview Night (at Pavlovich Ballet School Studios) Oct. 14 Swan Lake Dec. 2-4 The Nutcracker Jan. 21 LifeChance: International Ballet Gala of the Stars Feb. 24 Oz

Columbia College

The Columbia City Ballet’s Nutcracker is Dec. 10-11 and 17-18.

Harbison Theatre at Midlands Technical College

1301 Columbia College Dr. columbiasc.edu

7300 College St., 803-407-5011 harbisontheatre.org

Performances are held at Cottingham Theatre.

Nov. 18 Nov. 19

Nov. 8-19 Fall Choreographers’ Showcase

Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County

810 Lyttleton St., 803-425-7676 fineartscenter.org Sept. 24 2016 Dancing With the Stars

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Newberry Opera House

1201 McKibben St., 803-276-6264 newberryoperahouse.com Dec. 2 Nutcracker Feb. 3-4 Newberry Ballet Guild — Jewel of the Stars March 8 Russian National Ballet Presents Cinderella March 14 Russian Season Dance Company Presents Celebration of World Dance March 18 Ailey II, A Modern Dance Company May 14 Dance Station May 20 DC Danceworks

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Palmetto Center for the Arts

Richland School District Two Auditorium 7500 Brookfield Rd., 803-699-2800 ext. 2832 palmettocenterforthearts.org

artsandsciences.sc.edu/dance

Various fine arts performances by artistically gifted high school students.

Nov. 10-11 Fall Concert (Koger Center) Nov. 29-Dec. 2 Student Choreography Showcase (Drayton Hall) Feb. 15-18 Spring Contemporary Concert (Drayton Hall) April 13 Student Choreography Showcase (Koger Center) April 14 12th Annual Ballet Stars of New York Gala Performance (Koger Center) May 19-20 Spring Concert (Drayton Hall)

The Power Company Collective thepowercompanycollaborative.org

Contemporary dance company based at Columbia College.

Oct. 4

The Jasper Project’s Marked by Water Event (Tapp’s Art Center)

Sapphire Moon Dance Company www.sapphiremoondance.org Sept. 17 Nov. 3

Presents ballet, modern and jazz works as well as innovative dance concerts and contemporary works.

Shooter Jennings

Del McCoury

USC Dance Conservatory

Celebrating Dance for All Time (Savannah Lakes Playhouse) First Thursday Performance Collaboration with Ebb: Flow Music Collaborative (Tapps Art Center)

artsandsciences.sc.edu/dance/ usc-dance-conservatory

The conservatory is an afterschool community outreach program committed to the training of young dancers from their first steps to advanced levels.

Unbound Dance Company unbounddance.com

USC — Wideman/Davis Dance

Kansas

Henry Cho

artsandsciences.sc.edu/dance/ about-widemandavis-dance

Wideman/Davis Dance is USC’s resident professional company, which presents innovative works.

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John M. Sherrer III West Fraser Stephen Chesley, Jim Casada, and Jacob Rivers

Tapp’s Arts Center

1644 Main St., 803-609-3479, tappsartscenter.com Sept. 18 The Incredibly Strange ABCs Book Launch, Children’s Reading & Party with Boo Hag & Los Perdidos

USC Libraries library.sc.edu Oct. 18-Nov. 1 Nov. 17 April 3-4

artsandsciences.sc.edu/theopenbook

Part book club, part lecture series and part community read. All talks and author appearances are in the Hollings Special Collections Library, which is accessible through the Thomas Cooper Library. A book signing and reception follow each appearance. Free to public.

Carolina LifeSong Initiative

Newberry Opera House

Sept. 15 Lecture: Autism and Piano Study, A Basic Teaching Vocabulary Feb. 15 Lecture: Music Creativity and Autism

Oct. 27

803-777-1870

Columbia Museum of Art

1201 McKibben St., 803-276-6264 newberryoperahouse.com

Red Rose Holiday Tour lancastercitysc.com December

Sept. 13 ArtBreak: A look at the Geology of SC Barrier Islands Oct. 11 ArtBreak: Peek at the exhibition Spoken with Curator Porchia Moore Nov. 8 ArtBreak: Catawba Indian Heritage with Archivist Brent Burgin Dec. 2 Artist Salon: Costume Design & Processes with Jean Lomasto Dec. 13 ArtBreak: An Investigation of Period Film Music with Julie Hubbert

Richland Library

facebook.com/groups/mindgravy

Weekly poetry and music series led by Al Black and held at Pizza Man.

deckleedgesc.org Feb. 24-26

Newberry College author Ed Madden

1515 Main St., 803-799-2810 columbiamuseum.org

Mind Gravy

The Deckle Edge Literary Festival

richlandlibrary.com

South Carolina Center for the Book

1500 Senate St., 803-734-8666 statelibrary.sc.gov Sept. 22 Tom Poland Oct. 12 Adam King Oct. 26 Tim Johnston

USC — Women’s and Gender Studies Program artsandsciences.sc.edu/wgst

Sept. 15 Adrenée Glover Freeman Memorial Lecture: Anita Hill

Sept. 22

Michel Stone (Richland Library Main) Sept. 27 Steal Like an Artist: Cultivating a Creative Community (Richland Library Main) Oct. 8 Jay Asher (R2i2 Conference Center) Oct. 21 Elizabeth Strout (TBD) Nov. 13 Sara Pennypacker (Richland Library Main) Nov. 17 Bryan Stevenson (TBD) Nov. 17-Dec. 21 Storycorps Van (Richland Library Southeast) April 2 Matt de la Pena (TBD) April 21-22 Augusta Baker’s Dozen

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Author Arthur Phillips closes out USC’s Open Book on April 26.

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Nov. 8

Opera Scenes

The Met Live in HD

The Metropolitan Opera’s Emmy and Peabody Award-winning series of live performance transmissions returns. Select shows will be broadcast at Sandhill Stadium 16 with IMAX and Columbiana Grande Stadium 14. Visit fathomevents.com or metopera.org for details.

FBN Productions, Inc. — Opera for Kids

operaforkids.org

Bringing the joy of operatic storytelling to children of all ages since 1994.

March

Spring Tour Opera at USC starts its new season on Nov. 4.

Newberry Opera House

1201 McKibben St., 803-276-6264 newberryoperhouse.com

Feb. 23

Opera at USC

Puccini’s Turandot

Opera at USC offers a truly comprehensive program for both graduate and undergraduate students, covering every facet of opera production, both on stage and behind the scenes.

Palmetto Opera

palmettoopera.org

Nov. 4-6 Sundays in the Park with George (Drayton Hall) Feb. 24-26 Later the Same Evening April 15-16 The Lanny and Sidney Palmer One Act Series

Columbia Classical Ballet Radenko Pavlovich

facebook.com/ColumbiaClassicalBallet

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Preview Night at Pavlovich Dance Studio Sunday, September 18, 2016 • 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Swan Lake

LifeChance 2017

Koger Center

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kogercenterforthearts.com

Friday, October 14, 2016 • 7:30 pm

Saturday, January 21, 2017 • 7:30 pm

Dec. 2, 7:30 pm • Dec. 3, 3 & 7:30 pm • Dec. 4, 3 pm

Friday, February 24, 2017 • 7:30 pm

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International Ballet Gala of the Stars

Tickets $5–$35

Season Tickets 252-9112

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March 3 International Cat Video Festival March 14 Joel Sartore: Building the Photo Ark

Historic Columbia historiccolumbia.org Sept. 8

Harbison Theatre presents The Second City Hits Home on Sept. 23.

OTHER EVENTS & PROGRAMMING Aiken’s Makin’

Crafty Feast Indie Craft Fair

Eau Claire Unity Festival

Sept. 9-10 Aiken’s Makin’ Craft Festival

Dec. 11

Sept. 10 All-Day Festival

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Columbia Museum of Art 1515 Main St., 803-799-2810 columbiamuseum.org Oct. 29 Feb. 11 April 1

Spooktacular Sweet on CMA CMA Gala

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Eastern Cherokee, Southern Iroquois, and United Tribes of SC cherokeeofsouthcarolina.com/

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Special K Kountry Wayne Black Diamonds, All-Male Revue Steve Wannamaker Clayton English Dominique Cabaret Celebrity Impersonator Show

Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County

803-425-7676, fineartscenter.org

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Sept. 24 Dancing with the Stars!

Oct. 6-8 20th Annual Carolina Downhome Blues Festival Dec. 2-15 Holiday Sales Show Jan. 21 FAC Fundraiser Gala and Auction Feb. 26 Heritage Tea March 2 Comedian James Gregory

This celebration of economic competitiveness also draws civic leaders, creatives, entrepreneurs and more.

Harbison Theatre at Midland Technical College

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Comedy House

2768 Decker Blvd., 803-798-9898 comedyhouse.us

Crafty Feast (Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center)

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Will Moreau & Cultural Arts Ensemble of ECSIUT Fine Arts Performance and Lecture Event (Wiles Theatre, Newberry College)

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Nov. 16

Ignite! 2016

7300 College St., 803-407-5011 harbisontheatre.org Sept. 23 The Second City Hits Home Oct. 11 Gayle Tzemach Lemmon Feb. 7 Tabitha Epperson: Home

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Moonlight Cemetery & Secrets from the Grave Tours Sept. 11 Second Sunday Stroll: Robert Mills West Sept. 17 Jubilee: Festival of Black History & Culture Sept. 18 Dollar Sunday: Woodrow Wilson Family Home Sept. 30 Happy Hour Tour: Five Points Oct. 9 Second Sunday Stroll: Arsenal Hill Oct. 13 Spirits Alive Cemetary Tour Oct. 16 Dollar Sunday: Robert Mills House & Gardens Oct. 20 The Palladium Society’s Bluegrass, BBQ and Bidding Oct. 28 Trunk or Treat Nov. 1 Remembering Columbia Series Nov. 8 Remembering Columbia Series Nov. 15 Remembering Columbia Series Nov. 13 Second Sunday Roll: Civil War Bus Tour Nov. 18-Dec. 31 Holiday Tours Nov. 19 Santa Signing, Saturday Nov. 20 Dollar Sunday: Mann-Simons Site Dec. 11 Second Sunday Stroll: Five Points Dec. 16 Candlelight Tours Dec. 17 Breakfast with Santa Dec. 18 Dollar Sunday: Woodrow Wilson Family Home Jan. 8 Second Sunday Stroll: Main Street Jan. 15 Dollar Sunday: Hampton-Preston Mansion & Gardens Jan. 20 Happy Hour: Presidential Trivia Jan. 28 Preservation Workshop Feb. 7 Remembering Columbia Series Feb. 12 Second Sunday Roll: Home Places Bus Tour Feb. 14 Remembering Columbia Series Feb. 18 The Palladium Society’s Annual Chili Cook-Off Feb. 21 Remembering Columbia Series Feb. 19 Dollar Sunday: Mann-Simons Site March 11 Preservation Workshop March 12 Second Sunday Roll: Lower Richland Bus Tour March 17 Happy Hour: Craft Brew March 19 Dollar Sunday: Robert Mills House & Garden March 25 Garden Workshop April 8 Family-Friendly Easter Egg Hunt April 9 Second Sunday Stroll: University Hill April 13 Moonlight Cemetery & Secrets from the Grave Tours May 7 Family Day: Victorian Tea Party May 9 Remembering Columbia Series May 11 Moonlight Cemetery & Secrets from the Grave Tours May 13 Preservation Workshop May 14 Second Sunday Stroll: Melrose Heights May 16 Remembering Columbia Series

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May 21 May 23 June 8 June 18 June 19-23

Dollar Sunday: Hampton-Preston Mansion & Gardens Remembering Columbia Series Moonlight Cemetery & Secrets from the Grave Tours Dollar Sunday: Mann-Simons Site Summer Camp

Newberry Opera House newberryoperahouse.com Oct. 28 Nov. 13 Dec. 31 Feb. 25

Second City – Comedy Newberry Opera House Guild Oyster Roast A New Year’s Evening at the Newberry Opera House James Gregory — Comedy

OneColumbia

onecolumbiasc.com

City-funded arts promotion organization.

Maintains cultural event calendar on website.

Sept. 16

Park(ing) Day

Richland Library richlandlibrary.com Oct. 19 Nov. 8 Dec. 15

Questions You Should Ask About Your Investments (Richland Library Main) Employment Opportunities within a School District (Richland Library Main) Marketing Your Small Business (Richland Library Main) Historic Columbia hosts Dollar Sunday at the Mann-Simons site on the third Sunday of each month.

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The South Carolina State Fair is Oct. 12 through Oct. 23. Photo by Kevin Kyzer

Rosewood Arts Festival rosewoodartsfestival.com

All-day festival with 100-plus artists, music, performances and more.

Sept. 10

SC Pride

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S.C. State Museum

301 Gervais St., 803-898-4921 (weekdays) 803-898-4978 (weekends), scmuseum.org Sept. 20 Kadampa Meditation Center Lecture Sept. 24 Fall Festival Oct. 27 Growl at the Moon

USC — Institute for Southern Studies

artsandsciences.sc.edu/iss

The Institute for Southern Studies is sponsoring a series of presentations that explore public health in the American South. All presentations are free and open to the public.

Sept. 22 This Place of Death: Environment as Weapon in the American Civil War

State Fair

scstatefair.org Oct. 12-23 State Fairgrounds

Burlesque and vaudeville shows organized by Frame of Mind owner Mark Plessinger.

Sept. 29-Oct. 1 Spooktacular Dec. 16 Salon Feb. 10-11 Salon’s Love and Lust

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USC McKissick Museum

USC Horseshoe, 803-777-7251 artsandsciences.sc.edu/ mckissickmuseum

McKissick Museum tells the story of Southern life — community, culture and the environment.

Sept. 16-17 Behind The Scenes Parents Weekend Tours Sept. 20 The Nature of the Fall with Rudy Mancke Sept. 24 Folk Fabulous Oct. 8 Political Collecting: Individuals, Archives and Museums Nov. 10 Around the Table: Furniture and Family Nov. 12 Remembering Pop Byrne Dec. 13 The Nature of Winter with Rudy Mancke Feb. 2017 White Bodies/Black Medicine Interactive Experience Feb. 11 In Search of the Hunter Family Furniture Tradition

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Coming to the Columbia Museum of Art

Eyes on the Edge: J Henry Fair Photographs the Carolina Coast

CUT! Costume and the Cinema

November 18, 2016 – February 19, 2017

Enduring Spirit: The Art of Tyrone Geter March 3 ‑ June 11, 2017

August 19 – October 23, 2016

Salvador Dalí’s Fantastical Fairy Tales March 11 – May 21, 2017

ReTooled: Highlights from the Hechinger Collection June 2 ‑ August 27, 2017

1515 Main Street in downtown Columbia, SC | 803-799-2810 | columbiamuseum.org

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