Whoever said that you can’t teach an old dog new tricks hadn’t reckoned with the Shepherd’s Center of St. Andrews. The Columbia-area all-volunteer, interfaith learning program for senior adults completely disproves that adage. When the Covid virus struck in the spring, most Midlands centers for senior continuing education went dark,Continue Reading
Lexington County 4-H is offering virtual events along with their regular 4-H club meetings. They will be having a Christmas cookie party December 16 at 6 pm. You do not have to be a current 4-H member to participate, but all youth in attendance must be supervised when using kitchenContinue Reading
Buses from the Salvation Army will be on hand at Lexington Medical Center in Irmo to support of the Salvation Army’s Angel Tree Program and honoring the memory of Brandon Bird Salvation Army. Buses will be in the front parking lot at the Lexington Medical Center receiving toys from noonContinue Reading
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer shines in an all-new 4-D experience at the South Carolina State Museum this holiday season. The museum will offer holiday shows, socially distanced events, new exhibitions and special shopping opportunities in the museum store, The Cotton Mill Exchange. “Our spacious building and exhibition galleries mean weContinue Reading
William Starrett and Columbia City Ballet are bringing holiday magic to Columbia with their 60th-anniversary professional socially distant production of Nutcracker. Executive and Artistic Director, Starrett, has created a performance for this unique holiday season. The production will waltz onto the stage of the Koger Center for the Arts forContinue Reading
Begin your Christmas celebrations by visiting Union United Methodist Church’s annual drive-through nativity, The Living Christmas Story. The free pageant will be held this Friday through Sunday, December 4 – 6 from 6:30 to 9 pm each night at Union United Church located at 7582 Woodrow Street in Irmo. TheContinue Reading
The Capital City/Lake Murray Country regional tourism office will host a Jingle & Mingle holiday drop-in event December 10 from 4 – 7:30 pm. Several local vendors including Bill Hastings Photography, the Purple Tuteur Farm, Evan Williams Creations and Jake Moore will have items for sale. The Lake Murray SouvenirContinue Reading
The South Carolina State Fair will usher in the holiday season with its second annual drive-through holiday light show, Carolina Lights, December 5 – 27, at the South Carolina State Fairgrounds. The drive-through light experience will feature more than 100 individual LED light displays along a mile-plus stretch in theContinue Reading
Columbia’s New Year’s Eve celebration is going virtual for its 10th anniversary. Famously Hot New Year is bringing communities together from near and far for a free virtual celebration this New Year’s from 10:30 pm – 12:15 am. S.C.’s virtual party of the year will be filled with fresh newContinue Reading
Columbia Baroque will hold a free online concert, Home for the Holidays, December 4. Peter Hoyt will host this program featuring music for solo instruments and chamber music. The concert opens with music from Paris, as Gail Ann Schroeder performs a Prelude by virtuoso viol player and composer Le SieurContinue Reading
Admission will be free at state parks in South Carolina this Friday, November 27, as the Park Service joins the national #OptOutside initiative. The promotion, sponsored by REI, encourages people to spend some time in the great outdoors the day after Thanksgiving. “State parks are some of the most beautifulContinue Reading