What's Happening This Week: December 12 - 19 | Arts & Culture

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

9:30am - Mother Goose Storytime at RCPL
10:00am - Read-to-Me featuring Community Leader Reader at EdVenture
10:30am - Toddler Storytime at RCPL
2:30, 5:30, & 8:30pm - Anna Karenina at the Nick
3:30pm - Preschool Storytime at RCPL
7:00pm - Great Books Discussion Group at RCPL
8:30pm - Alex Scott at Comedy House
9:00pm - Frode Gjerstad Trio + 1 at Conundrum

Thursday, December 13, 2012

9:30am - Toddler Storytime at RCPL
9:30 & 11:15am - Holiday Celebrations Around the World with Columbia City Ballet
10:30am - Family Storytime at RCPL
11:00am - Arts To Cash: Crafting a Home-Based Business at RCPL
12:00pm - Young Sandlapper Singers perform on WLTX
2:30, 5:30, & 8:30pm - Anna Karenina at the Nick
5:00pm - A Devine Night Out
6:30pm - Theatre Rowe presents Every Christmas Story Ever Told (and then some)
7:30pm - Palmetto Mastersingers concert at the Harbison Theatre
8:00pm - Trustus Theatre presents [title of show]
8:30pm - Alex Scott at Comedy House
9:00pm - Space Idea Noisey Showcase at Conundrum

Friday, December 14, 2012

9:30 & 11:15am - Holiday Celebrations Around the World with Columbia City Ballet
10:00am & 1:00pm - One Room School House: Monotype Madness at Columbia Museum of Art
11:00am - Robert Mills Historic District Walking Tour with Historic Columbia
1:30pm - Museum & A Movie: Lost Kingdom of the Maya at SC State Museum
3:30pm - Afternoon of Puppets at RCPL
6:30pm - Theatre Rowe presents Every Christmas Story Ever Told (and then some)
7:00pm - Columbia City Jazz Dance Co. presents The Two Claras
7:30pm - Columbia Choral Society Winter Concert at St. Peter's Catholic Church
7:30pm - Village Square Theatre presents Best Christmas Pageant Ever
7:30pm - Columbia City Ballet presents The Nutcracker
7:30pm - Palmetto Mastersingers concert at the Harbison Theatre
7:30pm - Winter Student Showcase at Vista Ballroom
7:30pm - Town Theatre's Youth Theatre presents Bah, Humbug! Scrooge's Christmas Carol
8:00pm - Trustus Theatre presents [title of show]
8:00 & 10:30pm - Bruce Bruce at Comedy House
10:00pm - Outbreak (And I Feel Fine Series) at the Nick
Evening (TBD) - Hitchcock at the Nick

Saturday, December 15, 2012

10:00am - 12:00pm - Behind-the-Scenes Tour of the Bull Street Campus & South Carolina State Asylum Building with Historic Columbia
10:30am - Family Storytime at RCPL
11:00am - Museum & A Movie: Tasha the Polar Bear at SC State Museum
11:00am & 3:00pm - Columbia Marionette Theatre presents Hansel & Gretel
11:00am - 6:00pm - Crafty Feast: A Columbia, SC Independent Craft Fair
12:00 - 4:00pm - FNBC 135th Anniverary Old Time Bazaar
1:00pm - Women of Hampton-Preston Tour with Historic Columbia
1:00pm - Gallery Tour: Mark Rothko: The Decisive Decade 1940-1950 at Columbia Museum of Art
1:00pm - Films From MoMA: Vertical Roll 1 at Columbia Museum of Art
1:00 & 7:00pm - Columbia City Jazz Dance Co. presents The Two Claras
1:30pm - Museum & A Movie: Lost Kingdom of the Maya at SC State Museum
1:30 - 2:30pm - Nutcracker Tea with Columbia City Ballet
2:00pm - Family Holiday Fiesta at SC State Museum
2:00pm - Baker & Baker Art of Music: The Rothko Room: Journey in Silence at Columbia Museum of Art
3:00 & 7:30pm - Town Theatre's Youth Theatre presents Bah, Humbug! Scrooge's Christmas Carol
3:00 & 7:30pm - Columbia City Ballet presents The Nutcracker & Encore After Party
3:30pm - Paws for Reading at RCPL
6:30pm - Theatre Rowe presents Every Christmas Story Ever Told (and then some)
7:30pm - Village Square Theatre presents Best Christmas Pageant Ever
7:30 & 9:30pm - Bruce Bruce at Comedy House
8:00pm - Trustus Theatre presents [title of show]
8:00pm - USC Quartet Workshop Performance at USC School of Music
8:00pm - The Dark Cabaret
8:00 & 10:00pm - Tim Kidd at Comedy Zone
Evening - The Unawares, Tom Hall & The Plowboys, & Mason Jar Menagerie at Art Bar
Evening (TBD) - Hitchcock at the Nick

Sunday, December 16, 2012

11:00am - A Day for Dancing at Shandon Presbyterian
1:00 - 5:00pm - Dollar Sunday at Historic Columbia Foundation
1:30pm - Tour de Lengua Espanola al Museo del Arte de Columbia
1:30pm - Museum & A Movie: Lost Kingdom of the Maya at SC State Museum
2:00pm - Gallery Tour: Highlights of the Museum's Collection at Columbia Museum of Art
3:00pm - Village Square Theatre presents Best Christmas Pageant Ever
3:00pm - Town Theatre's Youth Theatre presents Bah, Humbug! Scrooge's Christmas Carol
3:00pm - Columbia City Ballet presents The Nutcracker
3:00pm - Yule Tea at SC State Museum
3:00pm - iPick Film Series: National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation at RCPL
3:00pm - Trustus Theatre presents [title of show]
4:00pm - SC Philharmonic presents Messiah at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral
4:00pm - Magnifiers Christmas Concert at Main Street UMC
6:00pm - Season of Joy: A Celtic Christmas Celebration at Cornerstone Presbyterian
8:00pm - Bruce Bruce at Comedy House
9:00pm - about.theWindow, Peacefrog Trampstamp, & Nathan Stewart & Kayla Breitwieser at Conundrum
Evening (TBD) - Hitchcock at the Nick

Monday, December 17, 2012

10:00am - Columbia Marionette Theatre presents Hansel & Gretel
10:30am - Hello Baby! At RCPL
11:00am - Museum & A Movie: Gullah Kinfolk Wish at SC State Museum
1:30pm - Museum & A Movie: Dawn of the Maya at SC State Museum
5:30 - 7:00pm - CCB Uncorked Series: Wine Tasting and Open Studio Rehearsals
6:00pm - Teen Otaku Association at RCPL
7:00pm - Sing-A-Long Messiah Performance with Sandlapper Singers
Evening (TBD) - Hitchcock at the Nick

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

9:30am - Hello Baby! At RCPL
10:00am - Ruthless Royalty: Richard II to Henry VIII at RCPL
11:00am - Museum & A Movie: My Christmas Soldier at SC State Museum
1:30pm - Museum & A Movie: Dawn of the Maya at SC State Museum
6:30pm - Reading Rumpus at RCPL
8:00pm - Conundrum Jazz Sessions
Evening (TBD) - Hitchcock at the Nick

Ongoing Events

Exhibits by the Trenholm Artists Guild
Ongoing arts, music, film and dance events for seniors at Capitol Senior Center
Secrets of the Maya Exhibit at the SC State Museum
Saturday Mornings - Soda City Market on Main Street with art, music, dance, and more!
Afternoons - Art, Dance, Music and more at City of Columbia Parks and Recreation
Afternoons and Evenings - Art classes and workshops at Village Artists at the Village at Sandhill
Wednesday evenings - Paint Your Bum Off Wednesday with HHuntArt Studio
Evenings - Ballroom Dance Classes at Vista Ballroom
Evenings - Le Cafe Jazz at Finlay Park
Evenings - Open Blues/Jazz Jam Sessions at Mac's on Main
Evenings - Linda's Carraoke
Through December - The Art of Dawn Faber, Paula Grookett, Pat McNeely, & Rita Smith at Village Artists Gallery
Through December - Sticks and Stones exhibition at City Art
Through December 14 - Get Cocky! The Significance of USC's Gamecock Culture
Through December 15 - Trenholm Artists Guild Holiday Market at Forest Park Plaza
Through December 16 - 701 CCA Prize Art Competition Exhibition
Through December 21 - Early Adventures: Santa's Little Helpers Program with Historic Columbia
Through December 22 - Historic Holidays Program for Scouts with Historic Columbia
Through December 22 - Mingle & Jingle at Anastasia & Friends
Through December 24 - if ART Gallery presents Dorothy Netherland: Velveteen at Vista Studios/Gallery 80808
Through December 24 - if ART Gallery presents Tom Stanley: Glossary - Untitled Paintings at Vista Studios/Gallery 80808
Through December 24 - Holiday Open House & Art Sale at City of Columbia Art Center
Through December 30 - Lights Before Christmas at Riverbanks Zoo & Garden
Through December 31 - Frog Frolic Call for Artists
Through December 31 - Holiday House Tours with Historic Columbia
Through December 31 - Holiday Lights on the River at Saluda Shoals Park
Through January 1 - Winter Fest at SC State Museum
Through January 2 - First Thursdays on Main
Through January 2 - S&S Art Supply presents: Flux, Paintings by Whitney LeJeune
Through January 2 - Wine Down presents the Collective Works of Andrew Thomas
Through January 2 - Suzy Scarborough - Interior Landscapes at Tapp's Art Center
Through January 6 - Main Street Ice @ Boyd Plaza
Through January 30 - FOM Series December 2012: Happy Holidays, Mother Earth!
Through January 31 - "A Sort of Brilliance in the Room": Two Centuries of Charles Dickens
Through February 23 - Conflict Zone: A Groundbreaking Look at War exhibit at SC Confederate Relic Room & Military Museum
Through February 24 - Snowville! exhibit returns to EdVenture