Lexington/Columbia, S.C. Things to do April 5 - 11, 2013
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April 5 - 11, 2013
First Thursday on Main Street & One Month Kick Off | Downtown ColumbiaThursday April 4, 2013 First Thursdays on Main is helping to kick off One Month – April 2013 – is when arts and history come to life! Caroline Lewis Jones of Unbound Dance Company has pulled together nearly every dance company in the area to kick things off. There will be 4 solid hours of dance performances on a stage at Boyd Plaza and also at Tapp’s Art Center. Bring your friends and stroll up and down the street. Merchants will be open throughout the night with different art shows and music and more! Click here for more on First Thursday events. |
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The Color Purple : Workshop Theatre | Held Over!!!
Due to popular demand, three performances of The Color Purple have been added at 8:00 p.m. on April 4, 5 & 6! |
Tartan Day South
Thur, April 4 & Sun, April 7, 2013 | West Columbia Riverwalk Join us for the third annual Tartan Day South celebrating all things Celtic. Enjoy music, dance, athletic competitions, pipe bands and demonstrations including herding, swordplay & birds of prey. Learn more about Celtic heritage from special organizations in attendance and trace the roots of those Scots, Irish, Welsh and other Celts that settled in the region. Shop for unique items in the Celtic marketplace and check out the vehicles on display from the British Isles. And of course you will see plenty of big guys in kilts! Find out more and check out each day's schedule here! Spring Nature Walk: Sesquicentennial State ParkFri, April 5, 2013 | 10-11:30am Join us at Sesquicentennial State Park as we explore Sesqui's sandhills and learn about this unique and delicate Carolina ecosystem. Participants will also find out what animals and plants call the park home while enjoying the sights and sounds of the forest. This program is designed for ages 5 and older. Adults must accompany children 15 and under. Pre-registration is required (by Thur, April 4, 2013). To register call -803-788-2706 or e-mail sesqui@scprt.com. Find out about registration fees and what to bring here! Dogwood Festival: Main Street, Denmark, SCFri, April 6-Sat, April 7, 2013 This two-day, family friendly event celebrates the arrival of spring and the debut of the dogwood blossoms in Denmark, SC. Held along Main Street (Carolina Highway), the Dogwood Festival offers live entertainment, vendors, food and drink, and rides! Bring a blanket or grab a lawn chair and head on out to the square for this beautiful celebration! There will be a prayer breakfast at 9am Friday morning in the Voorhees College Gymnasium (corner of Vorhees Road and Porter Drive, Bamberg, SC) and a walk for diabetes that night at 6pm! The parade begins Saturday morning at 11am along Main Street and the festival continues throughout the day and evening. For more information, call the Denmark, SC Town Hall at 803-793-3734! |
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Clifford | EdVenture Children's MuseumNow - May 5, 2013 Come out to EdVenture Children's Museum and board the Birdwell Island ferry and journey to the world of Clifford™, America’s beloved big red dog with a heart to match. See Emily Elizabeth™ and many of the residents of Birdwell Island. Inspired by Scholastic Entertainment’s top rated TV show Clifford The Big Red Dog™ on PBS KIDS®, the exhibit offers numerous immersive “paws-on” adventures that reinforce “Clifford’s Big Ideas”- ten simple tangible life lessons designed to help young children navigate their world: Share, Play Fair, Have Respect, Work Together, Be Responsible, Be Truthful, Be Kind, Believe in Yourself, Be a Good Friend and Help Others. Visit a colossal nine-foot high Clifford and slide down his tail, just like Emily Elizabeth does on TV. Help fill Clifford’s dog bowl, discover “bone”-fide treasures at T-Bone’s Beach, play Clifford’s Xylobone, and browse the Norman Birdwell Art Retrospective and see 40 years (that’s 280 dog-years!) of artwork and stories by the creator and award winning author of Clifford The Big Red Dog. More at the EdVenture website. |
Opera at USC presents The Tender Land | Longstreet Theatre
Fri, April 5-Sat, April 6, 2013 | 7:30pm Aaron Copland's 1954 opera is set in the Midwest during the 1930s, during a time of spring harvest and high school graduation. Two strangers, Top and Martin, show up at a homestead where Laurie and her family are preparing to celebrate her great success. This opera is a story of young and disappointed love, but also of determination and the promise of tomorrow. Call 803-777-5369 for tickets and find out more at the Opera at USC event page! |
SC State House TourSat, April 6, 2013 Strategically centered in downtown Columbia, the South Carolina State House is the seat of state government in South Carolina. Free guided and self-guided tours of the are available Mon-Fri. The State House is also open for tours the first Saturday of each month. Tours are given at 9:30am, 10:30am, 11:30am, 1:30pm., 2:30pm, and 3:30pm. Doors open 10 minutes prior to each tour on Saturdays.Visitors may enter the State House through the public entrance which is on the Sumter Street side of the building. To reserve your tour time, or for more information, please call 803-734-2430. Find out more about the SC State House, its history, and access a state house packet here! |
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