The South Carolina Orchid society has announced the 2023 South Carolina Orchid Show and Sale April 14 – 16 in the newly re-built Garden Council of Greater Columbia Building at 1605 Park Circle in Downtown Columbia- near USC. The show will feature thousands of blooming orchids, presented by societies andContinue Reading
The South Carolina Department of Revenue (SCDOR) and the South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs (SCDCA) are urging taxpayers to be on guard against tax-time identity theft and tax refund fraud, which is when a fraudster uses someone else’s personal information to file a false tax return to steal theirContinue Reading
The American Red Cross will be hosting a blood donation drive April 14 from 11 am – 4 pm at the Ballentine Community Center located at 1009 Bickley Road. To make an appointment visit www.RedCrossBlood.org, Code: IRMOCOMMUNITY. Donors who give between April 1-23, will receive an exclusive Red Cross andContinue Reading
In honor of Financial Literacy Month, the City of Columbia Community Development Department is partnering with Richland County to host a Home Buying and Financial Workshop for this session of All Access Columbia April 20 from 6 – 8 pm. Informational booths will also be included. Topics will include downContinue Reading
The Historic Melrose Art in the Yard (AIY) returns for the spring and will welcome art lovers and history buffs alike to the historic, downtown Columbia neighborhood. Artists and artisans will sell their original work and as an added bonus, Historic Columbia’s Palladium Tour coincides with the festival. The eventContinue Reading
The 9th Annual Pinot & Pearls— a ladies’ night out — will be held from 6:30 – 9 pm April 20, at Saluda Shoals River Center. Attendees will dine on hors d’oeuvres, sip on a sampling of wines and bid on silent auction items. The Lake Murray-Irmo Woman’s Club isContinue Reading
The South Carolina State Fair has announced its annual Spring Fair Food Drive-Through will return April 16 – 22. The week-long food event, featuring a wide variety of traditional fair food and drinks, will launch with a special Walk-In Kickoff Day April 15, and culminate with Movie Nights under theContinue Reading
Congaree National Park has announced the dates for the 2023 Synchronous Fireflies Viewing Event, which will take place May 13-16 and May 19-24, and will offer the public opportunities to observe the synchronous fireflies. Passes will be required to enter the park on event nights and will be made availableContinue Reading
Riverbanks Zoo and Garden will turn 50 April 25, 2024, and is launching a year-long countdown in April amid more zoo baby announcements, news for conservation, and a request for Richland and Lexington County councils to approve a bond in support of Phase Two of its Bridge to the WildContinue Reading
The South Carolina State Museum will bring campers back in 2023 with a new lineup of spring break and summer camps, presented by AFLAC, for children aged 6 – 11 years old. Each camp is themed with a different topic of learning and exploration. Registration is now open online atContinue Reading
The Irmo artist of the quarter is Jamie Drew. From Drew: “I’m an abstract expressionist painter using acrylic paint on cotton canvas. My name is Jamie Drew, but I go by just Drew professionally. Favorite subject is emotion! That’s what I focus on when I paint. There is no particularContinue Reading