Lexington Columbia, S.C. Things to do January 13 - 19, 2012

Posted By Craig Summerall @ Jan 13th 2012 12:34pm In: Local Events

January 13 - 19, 2012

Restaurant Week Begins Tonight!

Now - January 22, 2012

Restaurant week is an eleven day celebration of the cuisine scene in South Carolina at hundreds of participating restaurants from January 12 through 22, 2012. Click here to see the Midlands' establishments and their offers!

Gallery Talks: Columbia Museum of Art

Friday January 13, 2012
Walk to the Art Museum at lunchtime today and enjoy a gallery talk with USC adjunct painting professor Blake Morgan as he responds to the works on display in the Nature and the Grand American Vision galleries, giving new insight to these exceptional works. Visit the Columbia Museum of Art's website for more info.

Jeremy Kittel Band: USC School of Music

Friday, January 13, 2012
Jeremy Kittel, (viola) is rapidly earning a reputation as one of the nation’s most creative young musicians. The 2000 US National Scottish Fiddle Champion and Junior National Champion of 1998 and 1999, Kittel also qualified for international competition in Irish fiddle four consecutive years. In 2003 he competed in the first ASTA Alternative Styles Competition, winning the Alfred Award for Best Improvisation, the Mark O’Connor Award of Merit, and IAJE Award for Best Jazz Performance. He'll be performing in the School of Music's Recital Hall at 7:30pm. Sit back and enjoy a fiery blend of jazz, Celtic fiddling, and sultry world grooves. Admission is free. USC School of Music website.

SCARAB Gaming Convention: Scottish Rite Center

Friday January 13, 2012 - Monday January 16, 2012

SCARAB is the South Carolina Area Roleplayers and Boardgamers. They are a goup of gamers based in Columbia who travel to retalilers, conventions and meetups to demo a variety of games. Scottish Rite Center. 7230 Garners Ferry Road. Visit the SCARAB website.

Soundscapes | South Carolina Philharmonic: Koger Center for the Arts

Saturday, January 14, 2012
Repetoire for the evening includes

Jonny Greenwood: Popcorn Superhet Receiver
Brahms: Double Concerto for Violin & Cello
Yosuke Kawasaki, violin
Edward Arron, cello
Sibelius: Valse triste
Sibelius: Symphony No. 3

"The spacious and timeless landscape Greenwood creates in his piece forms a perfect companion to two works by Jean Sibelius: Valse triste and his Third Symphony. Inspired by the landscape, weather, birds, legends, dances, and music of his native Finland, Sibelius takes you on a beautiful sonic journey.” Morihiko Nakahara | Music Director
Visit the SC Philharmonic's website for details.

Take advantage of a free one-hour consultation.

May I Recommend:

Occasionally I pick up one of those "Better Homes" magazines and flipping through it, I get the feeling that no one really lives within the gorgeous rooms that grace its pages. Those pictures are in the magazine to sell ads around,,,, nobody really lives like that. Then last month, I got an invitation to attend a Chili Luncheon at Gigi Willett's home in Camden, and as I walked in through her back door, I felt like I had stepped inside of one of those magazine photographs. Gigi knows how to decorate. She invited me to look around, and it was truly a treat. Would you like a new look for a room in your home, or are you wishing for a total home do-over? Gigi owns a Decorating Den franchise, which means she is in the business of transforming drab to fab! And she offers a free one hour consultation where she'll meet you in your home, listen to your ideas, learn about your budget and give you tips on what it will take to make your surroundings beautiful, usable and within budget. Call her today at (803) 699-5252 or visit her website for more info.

USC's Men's Basketball vs University of Florida Gators & USC's Women's Basketball vs University of Kentucky Wildcats: Colonial Life Arena

Saturday January 14, 2012 and Sunday January 15, 2012
The Gamecocks added a wealth of young talent to their men's team this season. Head Coach Darrin Horn put together an aggressive and challenging non-conference schedule which continue his philosophy of nationally competitive schedule.

Under the direction of 4th year head coach Dawn Staley, the 2011-2012 women's basketball team brings a core group of upperclassmen and six talented newcomers into the season. The top two scorers and top two rebounders are back from last year's WNIT team that finished tied for fifth in the SEC.

Experience the excitement of USC Basketball - inexpensive entertainment and great fun! Visit the USC Gamecocks' website for times and ticket info.

Click and have a listen!

A Troop of Echoes / PAN / Appalucia / 2013 Wolves: Conundrum Music Hall

Sunday January 15, 2012
A Troop of Echoes shelves the self-important melodrama and delivers finely-crafted rock songs with addictive melodies, informed by exploratory harmony and the noisy experimentalism of Providence, RI. The bizarre meets the beautiful. Spend Sunday afternoon at Conundrum in West Columbia and experience A Troop of Echoes. 11am - 3pm. Visit Conundrum's facebook page for info.

Discover South Carolina: Lake Wateree State Park

The obvious draw of any lake is its boating and fishing opps but Lake Wateree State Park also offers a newly opened playground with a spiral slide, a dual wave slide and climbing activities; a walking nature trail with plenty of bird-watching opportunites including the chance to spot a bald eagle; geocaching (if you don't know what geocaching is, click here) and bicycling along its roads and trail. Take a drive up the road to 13,800-acre Lake Wateree this weekend!

Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus : Colonial Life Arena

Thursday January 19, 2012 - Monday, January 23, 2011
Don't miss Fully Charged, the all-new surge of circus entertainment from Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, where megawatts of thrills explode off the arena floor with breathtaking dare-devilry, amazing stunts and never-before-seen performances that energize children of all ages! Visit the Colonial Life Arena website for info and tickets!

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Dreams - Alternacirque: CMFA Black Box

Thursday January 12, 2012 - Saturday January 14, 2012
Alternacirque, with assistance from the CMFA and a grant from the South Carolina Arts Commission, is a professional circus specializing in variety shows and full-scale themed productions. They are currently in their fourth full season at Art Bar and preparing to tour nationally. Starting on Thursday and running through Saturday, Alternacirque has expanded their annual festival to three days, five events and two venues. Proceeds from the festival go towards local circus arts company Alternacirque's production fund to pay for lighting, costuming, sets, equipment, insurance and circus arts training. Please support your hometown, built from scratch in the backyard circus kids. Visit their facebook page about the festival for more into.

Spring Awakening: Trustus Theatre

Now - January 21, 2012

Winner of 8 TONY Awards, including BEST MUSICAL, "Spring Awakening" celebrates the unforgettable journey from youth to adulthood with a power, poignancy, and passion that you will never forget. Set to a rocking score by Duncan Sheik, "Spring Awakening" explodes onto the Trustus Main Stage this winter. All tickets are $25. Visit the Trustus website for details.

Save the Date! Dirty Rotten Scoundrels at Town Theatre!
January 20 – February 4, 2012

Based on the popular 1988 film, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels focuses on two con men residing on the French Riviera. Meet Lawrence – a suave and sophisticated type who makes his lavish living by talking rich ladies out of their money. Then there is Freddy – a small-time crook, who more humbly swindles women by earning their compassion through his fictitious fables about his grandmother’s failing health. Lawrence and Freddy soon discover that their small French town is only big enough for one of them. With neither swindler willing to depart without a fight, they agree to a contest. The first con man to extort $50,000 from Christine Colgate, a young female heiress, wins the right to keep hustling the residents of the Riviera. The loser must leave town.

Stealing the stage (pun intended) as our two thieves are Kyle Collins (Plaid Tidings, South Pacific) and Doug Gleason (White Christmas) as Lawrence and Freddy. Heiress Christine Colgate is played by Giulia Dalbec-Matthews (Damn Yankees, Gypsy). Other women falling prey to our conniving cons are Kathryn Seppamaki-Milliron (The Wizard of Oz) as the sophisticated Muriel Eubanks and Rene Little (in her Town debut) as Oklahoma’s oil heiress Jolene Oakes. Throw in the local chief of police portrayed by Charlie Goodrich (Annie, The King and I), and you are sure to be entertained by this clever battle of the cons.
For tickets or more information, please visit the Town Theatre website

Religion In The Civil War Symposium Coming to Columbia
Saturday January 28, 2012
The South Carolina Confederate Relic Room & Military Museum in partnership with the South Carolina Department of Archives and History and the South Carolina Historical Society will host a one-day symposium exploring the topic of Religion in the Civil War.

This event invites the public to join historians and scholars in an in-depth discussion regarding how faith and religion impacted both sides of the conflict. Participants will examine the Protestant, Catholic and Jewish faiths from both the Northern and Southern viewpoints and explore the extent to which soldiers and chaplains leaned on their faith during the Civil War. The day’s events will feature a Keynote presentation from Dr. George Rable, professor at the University of Alabama and author of God’s Almost Chosen Peoples: A Religious History of the American Civil War
Lectures will also be given by W. Eric Emerson & Karen Stokes authors of Faith, Valor, and Devotion: The Civil War Letters of William Porcher DuBose, and John Brinsfield author of Faith in the Fight. A guided tour of Columbia’s most significant Civil War era churches, Elmwood Cemetery and of the South Carolina Confederate Relic Room & Military Museum’s newest exhibit, Through Fiery Trials: Religion in the Civil War will also be a part of the day’s program. The day’s program will begin at 8:30am and conclude at 4:00pm. Registration is $30 in advance and $35 the day of. Lunch is included.

To register, visit www.crr.sc.gov or contact Kaela Harmon at 803-737-8094 or

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