Able South Carolina is offering a one-day class on dating and relationships for people with disabilities this Wednesday, February 18 from 2-4pm:
Click here for more information!
Looking for some free music to accompany your Memorial Day Celebration? Come to the Palmetto Concert Band performance!
Sunday, May 25 at 4 pm
Koger Center
1051 Greene St, Columbia, SC 29201
(Photo credit: sc.edu)
Check out the Indie Grits Film Festival Opening party TONIGHT from 6-11 PM in the back Parking Lot behind the Nickelodeon Theatre (1607 Main St. Cola).
Admission is FREE! There will be live music, tasty food and drinks for purchase, and other activities at this FAMILY FRIENDLY event!
Photo taken from Free-times.com
For a full list of events (including FREE and FAMILY-FRIENDLY activities) happening as part of the Indie Grits Festival over the next 2 weeks, check out indiegrits.com!
Details:
930 Laurel ST Finlay Park
Columbia, SC 29201
More details click here!
Join us at the Bark to the Park Walk and Festival for the Animals and help us raise money to save homeless pets in the Midlands! Each year over 11,000 dogs and cats are euthanized in the Midlands’ shelters due to lack of space and resources. You can help make a difference and literally save lives by participating in the Bark to the Park Walk and Festival.
All of the proceeds from the event go directly to the mission of saving pets from death row. Get involved today by raising money to walk or even form a team. Every dollar helps and there are great prizes to be won by top fundraisers! The walk will be followed by a festival where there will be fun for the whole family, including contests and prizes for you and your four-legged friend and entertainment by K-9’s in Flight, a fantastic disc-dog team made up entirely of shelter dogs!
Interested in art?
Check out the FREE Columbia Open Studios Tour April 5-6!
From the event website:
From http://www.namiwalks.org/midcarolina :
Every journey begins with that first step! As NAMIWalks celebrates our 12th Anniversary in 2014, we are proud to be the largest and most successful mental health awareness and fundraising event in America! Through NAMIWalks’ public, active display of support for people affected by mental illness, we are changing how Americans view persons with a mental illness. This is leading to ensuring that help and hope are available for those in need. Please join us as we improve lives and our communities one step at a time
When: Saturday, April 5th, 2014
Where: Historic Bull Street Campus
Go to http://www.namiwalks.org/midcarolina to sign up!
From the Free Times website:
The struggles of the Meechams in The Great Santini are familiar to many current and former military families. Counselor Jennifer Miller, whose own experiences in Iraq left her suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, will speak frankly about the difficulties facing those with PTSD and their families.
Date(s): Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014
Hours: 6:30 p.m.
Cost: Free
Venue: Richland County Public Library, Main Branch
Address: 1431 Assembly St., Columbia, SC 29201
Telephone: 929-3478
Website: facebook.com/OneBookOneColumbia – See more at: http://www.free-times.com/events/listing/one-book-one-columbia-ptsd-and-the-great-santini#sthash.Gqu5iy3P.dpuf
[Columbia, SC] – Riverbanks Zoo and Garden is kicking off its celebration of a milestone year and an exciting new chapter in Zoo history with the return of Free Fridays.
Beginning, January 3, Riverbanks will once again offer complimentary admission to residents of Richland and Lexington counties every Friday during the months of January and February with proof of residency. (A valid ID or property tax statement will be accepted). All other guests will be charged regular admission.
Also this year, Riverbanks will observe its 40th anniversary. The Zoo first opened its gates on Thursday, April 25, 1974. In addition to the return of Free Fridays, a number of wild activities are planned to commemorate this landmark occasion including a 40-day countdown to the big birthday beginning on Monday, March 17.
Stay up-to-date on events leading up to the Zoo’s anniversary and the latest “Hard Hat Happenings” at www.riverbanks.org and on Riverbanks’ Facebook page at www.facebook.com/riverbankszoo.
Have you checked out the Richland Library’s Classes & Events page? They have a list of events and group meetings happening at libraries across the area–anything from computer classes and job interview practice sessions to family story time and crafting groups.
The website is easily searchable, too: on the left side of the page, you can use keywords to search for something you’re interested in or use the “filter” system to narrow down the location, age group, and event type.
A Starry Night in Five Points (FREE!)
Saturday, Dec. 14, 2013 from 4-7 p.m.
From the Free Times website:
Holiday fun: Meet Santa; hot chocolate and holiday treats at the fountain; music at the fountain by DJ Scott Padgett; pop-up Christmas tree farm; Make A Wish Foundation Win-a-Star; performances by Unbound Dance Company and the Benedict Choral Group; roaming photography by Alexis Schwallier; drop-off location for the Tripp’s Coats for Kids Campaign.
the COLA guide 